St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-11-20
Supt. Lyon Instructed To
Sell Colored School
Site At Sun.
OF
THE MEETING
Mr.. John L. Haller and Mrs.
J. G.. Burns Trustees
Covington School.
Covington, La, Nov. II, 1920.

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The st. Tammany Parish School
Board met in the Office of the Super
intendent on the above date with Mr..
N H. FitZSimons, president, in the
| chair, and the following members
present; T, j. O'Keefe, Ward 2;
N. H. FitzSimaps, Ward 3; W. w.
TaLey, Ward 5; Dave Evans, Ward
6; /. H. Keller, Ward 7: Geo. F.
Bancks, Ward 8; ". ]. sebastian,
Ward 8; VIM. Oswald, Ward 10, and
a quorum was present.
| ON motion OF Mr.. sebastian, sec
onded by Mr.. Keller, the minutes OF
the last meeting were approved as
printed in The St. Tammany Farmer.
! The Superintendent read his re-
| port and also report for the Ela-
| mentary Supervisor, and upon mo-
| ton by Mr. Oswald, seconded by Nj.
| Sebastian, they were approved aa
| read,
Moved by Mf. Sebastian, seconded
| by Mr.. Talley, that the superintend-
| ent and president be instructed to
sell the ten acre Sun colored schoo-
house site for cash. Carried.
Moved by Mr. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Keller, that the superintendent
be instructed to pay the railroad
transportation of the Lacombe child
rem to Mandevi.le for five months, or
for the term, out of the general fund,
it being understood that this is done
instead of placing a second teacher
in the Lacombe school. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Oswald, seconded by
! Mr.. Evans, that the superintendent
be authorized to pay for cups and
cash prizes won by public schools
and school children at the 1920 Par
ish Fair, provided an itemized list
of all winners be furnished showing
exactly what was won, and for what
purpose. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Talley, that the uperintendent
be authorized to pay for silver cup
to be awarded the Savannah Branch
school as an award for the best score
made in the school parade at the
Parish Fair by any rural school.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Bancks, seconded by
Mr. Talley, that the superintendent
and Executive Committee be request
ed. to prepare an amended budget
showing estimated revenues and eX-
penses for the school year 192O-21,
and that this budget be presented to
the Board at their meeting to be
held on the first Friday in January,
1921. Carried,
Moved by Mr. O'Keefe, seconded
by Mr.. Sebastian, that the following
trustees be appointed for the Tall
sheek school, with request that
they shall have their regular meet
ings on the last Friday of each
month: Warren Thomas, A. G.
Parker and Hardie Richardson. The
motion was carried unanimously,
Moved by Mr.. Bancks, seconded by
Mr.. O'keefe, that Mr. John Haller
and Mrs. J. G. Burns be appointed
as trustees of the Covington school
to fill vacancies caused by the death
of Mr.. j. E. Smith and Mr.. T. E.
Brewster. Carried.
A letter was read from J. L. Cop
ing, of the Audubon school neigh
borhood, asking for assistance for
the purchasing of school books for
his children. Upon motion by Mr..
Oswald, seconded by Mr.. O'Keefe, 1t
was voted that the request be tablet
until the Sixth Ward Director have
time to investigate the merits of the
case.
On motion of Mr.. Talley, second
ed by Mr.. Sebastian, the following
trustees were appointed for the Sun
white school: T. M. Talley, N. W.
Watts, M. Otzenberger, l.. Cooper
and w. w. Hays.
On motion duly seconded it was
voted to adjourn until l o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was called
to order by Mr.. N. H. FitzSimons,
president, with the same members
present as in the morning session,
with the addition of Mr.. George K.
Dutsch, Of the First Ward.
A bill from Mr.. J. E. Blackwell,
for storing of the Folsom school
transfer during the summer vacation
of 1920 for $500 was presented.
Moved by Mr. Sebastian, seconded by
Mr.. Evans, that the School Board
nav $3.50 for the storing, and that
for all new contracts written in the
future, it shall be specifically stated
that the successful bidders shall care
for and store the transfers owned by
the School Board until the next con-
tract for that same route is award
ed. Carried. L
Moved by Mr. O'Keefe, seconded
by Mr.. Keller, that the school re-
Gently opened in the Poplus neigh
borhood in the Second Ward be
known as the Mansfield school, ana
that the following shall be appoint
ed as trustees. William Mansfield,
Richard Antheny and Thomas Pop
lus. The mcsf6n vas carried.
Moved by M; Oswald, seconded |
by Mr.. O'Keefe, Mis- Grace Post be
reimbursed for che. 81 paid by her