The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1921-08-06
SPECIAL MEETING OF SCHOOL
BOARD OF HANCOCK COUNTY.

Be it remembered that special
meeting of the school board of Han
cock County, was held Monday, Aug
ust 1st, 1921, with members present
as follows:
w. G. Thigpen, Beat 2.
Piere Saucier, Beat 8.
Theo. Necaise, Beat 4.
Geo. C. Firsching, Beat 5. .st
! A. s. Weston, absent. s.. :
The meeting was called to order at
1890 a. m. and after the Chairman
had appointed George G.. Firsching,
Secretary Protein, the following work
was disposed Of: s
| 1. A petition of the patrons of
Amer School District asking that the
| school be located on the sixteen sec
tion school, was presented, and after
full and free discussion it was de-
cided to send a committee to investi-
gate and to decide upon location for
said school. Mr.. Geo. G. Fnsching and
Mr.. Theo. Neicase were appointed to
investigate and report said location.
| 2. A petition of the majority of
the qualified electors asking that the
Aaron Academy Consolidated School
that was established last year. but
had not been in operation be discon-
tinued. A motion was made, seconded
| and carried that said district be and
the same is hereby discontinued.
3. The tife for the starting of the
school term for 1921 and 1922 was
fixed for the first Monday in August
fixed for the first Monday in August
or as soon thereafter as convenient. j
A.. The compulsory school period for
the schools of Hancock County OUT
side of the separate school districts,
was set and all schools will take no.
tice that said compulsory period will
start September 18th, 1921 and will
be enforced from that date. 81
/ 5. There comes on to be heard
the petition of the qualified electors
of the following sections and claims,
| to-wit:
The Thomas Smith Claim, Sections
II, IL, 13, IA, %, %, IS, 26, 35 and
36 including part of John Shave
Claim. Township z, South Range IT
West and sections 6, z, 8, ~, 18, 10,
20, 90, 80, and part Of John Shave
Claim No. 13 and Michael D'Conner,
| No. IL, Section SO, including Little
berry West Claim Township z, South
Range 16 West, containing 20 square
| miles, more or less, asking that the
| Aaron Academy School District be
created into separate school district
and the board having heard both sides
to said petition, and having examined
the various petitions filed with the
| Board. The Board doth find that the
petition asking that said school be
erected doth contain a majority of
the qualifitd electors of the said pro-
posed School District, and the Board
doth further find that the said area
above mentioned doth contain more
| than 6 square miles, and the Board
finding that all had been done that
could be done in law and in facts and
| the Board being Of the opinion that
| the above described area should be
| or created into separate school dis
/ trict; .4.a e s.a-sz, -
1t is ordered by this Board that the
following described territory, or that
is the land in the following described
territory, to-wit: 80 Is
The Thomas Smith Claim, Sections
II, 12, 1s, IA, %, "a, Is, 26, s5 and
36 including a part Of John Shave
| Claim, Township z, South Range, Il
West and Sections. 6, Z, 5, II, 18. 10,
20 29 and 80 and part of John Shave
/ Claim No. 13, and Michael O'Conner
Claim No. 12, Section 80, including
Little Berry West Claim Township z,
South Range is West, containing 22
square miles more or less, be and the
same is hereby created into q separ-
ate School District and shall be known
as. the Aaron Academy Separate
School District. Ali members voting
in the affirmative and for the crea-
ton of said district and none voting
against said district the same was un-
animously carried. saa SCI q aaes
The petition asking for the levy for
| the support and maintenance of said
-
/ school for reasons shown to the board
i was continued for the time being and
no action taken on the same at this
meeting. 1a a5aasa sa79Fs8 ssss 10 ssss
There being no further business be-
fore the Board on motion duly made
and seconded the Board adjourned hts
meeting in course.
ke g T. e. KELLAR, 8
ss Chairman.
Geo. C. Firsching, ah gs
aa Secretary Protein. raf nsaiaasss