The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

president fer the tear years begin
ziRs July l, 1921.
d. Guidry, daily seconded. ReTsa
taV collection Of Ar. i. l.. FSIrGd.,,
as vice presIGG--4 e the board for
term Of four yS&rs, beginning Juiy /,
1921. Unanimously carried
Mr.. Baltic, duly seconded, mOVOd
that the following members be TO
elected members OF the executive CON-
mittes OF the board for q term of
four years, beginning July /, 1921;
DR.. o. P. DAILY, Mr.. G. HOraist and Mr..
J. A. Durio. Unanimously carried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, nominal
superintendent OF the parish OF st.
Landry, to succeed himself, for a
term Of four years, beginning July l,
1921
Mr.. Durio, duly seconded, moved
| that the nomination be closed.
Motion to close nominations unan-
| imously carried and the vote on the
election Of Superintendent w. B.
Prescott follows:
! For-Durio, Perrault, Larcade, Hor-
afst, Guidry Meche, White, Hawkins,
! Fogleman, Baltic, Stage and Ber-
| trand.
! Against None.
| Unanimously elected.
A petition was presented asking the
board to continue a second school at
/ PitreVille for the balance of the SEES
sion
/ After discussion Of said petition, Mr.
/ Bertrand, duly seconded, moved that
/ the school be continued for the bal
} ance Of the session and the board
make an appropriation for half Of the
4 pay or one teacher for said school.
/ Vote on motion was as follows:
/ Yes: Bertrand and Baillio.
No: Durio, Horaist, Guidry, White,
Hawkins, Fogleman, Stage.
Motion lost.
Petition was presented by the peo-
pie living on the AtchafaIaya river,
1 below Bayou Current asking that a
transfer route be established to the
Bayou Current school
4 DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
that the petition be filed and acted
upon as soon as the board was in a
4 position to consider the establishment
OF additional transfer line.
i Carried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
that the building committee of the
4 Opelousas school be authorized and
empowered to select an architect and
decide upon the plans Of said building
and further that the superintendent
at his discretion be authorized to ad
! vertise for bids for construction to
!. be awarded by the board at it's meet
ing IN April, and the superintendent
be authorized to advertise for bids FOL
: the sale of the bonds Of the Opelousas
school district.
Unanimously carried.
On motion OF DR.. Guidry, duly sec
: onded, the superintendent was auth
oriZed to have map made OF Schoo
District Number OF the second Do
lice jury ward, and that he be furthel
authorized to advertise for the sale o
bonds Of said school district, to b,
awarded at the next meeting of tn,
board in April.
Unanimously carried
Mr.. Durio, duly seconded. move,
that an appropriation of three hundre,
and seventy-five (S375.00) dollars b.
made from the unexpended approprfa
ton OF the demonstration agent fund
to be supplemented by an appropris
ton of two hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
(S22500) dollars from the contingen
fund, for the purpose Of PURCHASING
a moving picture outfit for the school
OF the parish, and that the superir
tendent be authorized to make sal
purchase.
Unanimously carried.
Mr.. White. duly seconded. move
the appointment of the of the follow
ing trustees for the Melville coIore
school: Clayton Williams, James f
Williams and William T. Brown.
Carried.
Mr.. Hawkins duly seconded. move
that the people of the Meyer CON
munity be given relief either by tn
re-opening Of the old school at tina
point and the appointment of a teacl
er, or by being given transportatio
to the Palmetto school as soon as tn
board Is in position to act in til
matter. Carried.
Mr. Hawkins, duly seconded, move
that the action Of the trustees of tn
Bayou Current colored school in seIlin
the old colored school building an
applying said proceeds to the improv
ment Of the new school be approve,
the building thus disposed of bein
the property Of the board.
Unanimously carried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, move
that the superintendent be authorize
to pay eleven ($1100) dollars DC
month rent for the remainder OF tt
session, for the use of the building
Melville now used as a coIored schoo
Carried
On motion of Dr. Guidry, duly Sc
= onded, the board adjourned.
L. L. PERRAULT,
Vice-President Of School Board.
W. B. PRESCOTT,
Secretary.