Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-05-06
PROCEEDINGS
or THE
Board Of School Directors
TENSAS PARISH, LOUISIANA


BE 1T KNOWN AND REMEM-
BERED, that the Tensas Parish
School Board met in it's office in the
Court House in the town of st. Jo-
seph, La, in a session fixed by the
Board, at eleven o'clock May 9Th,
1921.
There were present, Hon. d. F.
Miller, President, M. w. Bland, j.
H. Netterville, G. N. Clarke, ]. D.
Guthrie, A. B. Knowles and Guy N.
Hunter, members, and Thos. M.
Wade, Supt.
On motion, the minutes of the
meeting held April 21st, 1921, were
adopted.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Be 1t Resolved, that the President
of this Board be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered, in the
name of the Board, to draw a note
in favor of Mr.. Henry Kaufman,
Agent, for $554.40 with $50 interest
from date and payable on January
18th, 1922, for the purpose of pay
ing the premiums on fire and storm
insurance on the new brick school
building in the town of Newellton
in school District No. 1.
Mr.. Knowles asked that the School
Board establish a white school in the
Fifth Ward.
On motion, duly seconded, the
President of this Board be and is
hereby authorized to appoint COM
mittee of four to investigate the con-
ditions that Ward and ascertain if
in their opinion, school house could
be built to serve all the pupils and
to report their findings to this Board
at the meeting to be held in July.
The President appointed on this
committee Messrs. Knowles, Bland,
Netteville and Barrow, the super
intendent-elect.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol-
lowing readjustments in teachers
salaries were authorized and by the
adoption of the following resolution,
which in no sense increases the sala-
ries but shortens the time for teach
ers to attain the maximum salary.
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the salary
Of elementary teachers, Normal Grad
yates or teachers who hold first grade
certificates, those teachers who teach
from the first to the seventh grades,
be fixed as follows to begin with the
session of 1921 and 1922, to-wit
for the first year $4,000 per month
for thesecond year $4,000 per month
for the third year $105.O0 per month
for the fourth year $1,000 pei
month, and for the fifth year and uI
$4,000 per month.
Be It Further Resolved, that the
salary of teachers who hold a second
grade certificate be fixed at $SO.Ot
per month with no increase until they
secure a first grade certificate.
Be It Further Resolved, that the
salary of teachers who hold a thiro
grade certificate be fixed at $7o.ot
per month with no increase until
thew secure a higher certificate.
Be It Further Resolved, that pr
mary teachers in the high schools be
given FIVE DOLLARS above the
schedule for grade teachers, to-wit
for the first year $4,000 for second
year $105.00, for third year $1,000
for the fourth year 1880 and fol
the fifth year $125.O0.
Be It Further Resolved, that tn
salary Of high school teachers, those
who teach from the Sth to the It'll
grades, be fixed as follows to begir
\ with the session Of 1922: FRS
year, $4,000 per month, second veal
$4,000 per month, third year 1925.
90 per month, fourth year $4,000
per month, and the fifth year and NJ
1000 per month.
Be It Further Resolved, that stand
ard college graduates that teach il
the high school department of thu
high schools shall receive $1,000 pc
month additional as per the schedule