School Board Proceedings, Rapides Parish Louisiana
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Alexandria Weekly Town Talk, 26 Jan 1884
School Board Proceedings.
Alexandria, Jan. 21, '84

The Parish Board of School Directors met pursuant to special call:
Present:  B. Turner, President; Jonas Rosenthal, J.J.
Ferguson, Chas. Owen.
Absent:  E.W. Laird, J.A. Cruikshank, Sam Blum.
The following schools will be opened on the 1st of February, and continue for three months from that date.
The location of said schools and appointment of 
teachers is as follows, to wit:
Alexandria; white and colored schools.  Same teachers as last session.
Pineville; white and colored schools.  Same teachers as last session.
Pineville; white school, O.F. Hudley, teacher.
Pineville; colored school, C.L. Roberts, teacher.
Loyds; white school, Miss Ella Foster, teacher.
Lecomte; colored school, H. Tarver, teacher.
Bayou Rapides; white school, T. Spence Smith, teacher.
Bayou Rapides; colored school, U. Tarver, teacher.
Lamothe's Bridge; white school, Miss D. Lewis, teacher.
Cotile; colored school, Thomas D. Webster, teacher.
Tramway; white school, B.F. Scott, teacher.
Hammock; white school, J.T. Blackwell, teacher.
Lairds; white school, C.M. Carruth, teacher.
Lower Spring Creek; white school, R.H. Dabney, teacher.
Hineston; white school, same teacher as last session.
Calcassieu Ward; white school, Solomon Knapp, teacher.
Hemphill; white school, Dan. E. Sorrel, teacher.
Avoca; colored school, Bowman H. Johnston, teacher.
Oakland; colored school, L.L. Porter, teacher.
Inglewood; colored school, J. C. Berry, teacher.
Bayou Flagon; Morgans white school, teacher to be appointed.
Beaver Creek; Heads white school, M.L. Bryant, teacher.
Bay Spring; white school, Dan. Roberts, teacher.
Teachers are required to call at the office of the Secretary of School Board, in Alexandria, and procure blanks for Monthly Reports, and are hereby instructed 
to send in their reports promptly at the end of each 
month.
The Board adjourned until net regular meeting 1st 
Saturday in April next.
                  B. Turner,
			   President.
Chas. Owen, Acting Secretary
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Feb. 14, 1885
Alexandria Town Talk Weekly
Meeting of School Board
The Rapides School Board met Monday as per adjournment, with the following 
members present:  Jonas Rosenthal, President; and Messrs. Hargrove, Stafford, 
Waters, Ferguson and Owens:
   The principle business done by the Board was the appointing of teachers 
as follows:
   Bayou Rapides, white, T.S. Smith.
   Bayou Cotile, white, Mrs. J.W. Roberts.
   Sleets Store, white. T.D. Henderson.
   Bay Spring, white, Mrs. A.A. Miller.
   Cotile, pinewoods, white, to be appointed.
   Bayou Rapides, colored, U.P. Tarver.
   Cotile, colored, H.B. Crupp.
   Hineston, white, W.T. Crawford.
   Paul's Store, white, P.A. Swann.
   Philadelphia, white, JK.T. Blackwell.
   Spring Hill Ward, three schools allowed, teachers not appointed.
   Alexandria Schools, same teachers as last session.
   Lamourie Ward, white, B.T. Scott.
   Burnt Down, colored, John Lee.
   Bayou Clear, white, Mitchell Neal.
   Cheneyville, white, R.H. McGimsey.
   Cheneyville, colored, Charles Roberts.
   Waverly, white, Lynn Tanner.
   Loyd, white, teacher to be appointed.
   Lecompte, white, teacher to be appointed.
   Pineville, white, J.R. Waters and Mrs. Armstrong.
   Pineville, colored, F. Porter.
   Nw Hope, white, Mrs. D. Hope.
   Avoca, colored, J.B. Johnson.
   Rigolette, white, Mrs. Brazille.
   Sullivans, white, teacher Miss Griffin of Pineville.
   Holloways Prairie, teacher Miss Watkins of Pineville.
   Ten Mile, Mercer School House, Spring Hill and Randolph, teachers to 
be appointed.
   Flaggon, colored, John Whye.
   Mount Zion, colored, teacher to be appointed.
   The amoungt necessary to bear the expense for Schools appointed, is 
$1,355 per month.
   The teachers not examined yesterday, are required to be in Alexandria 
on Saturday, the 21st inst. and appear before the Examining Board.