The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-12
N e w ORLEAN..,.
FRIDAY MORNING. July -

MEETING or THE Bo ann on sruoor o.
TORS The first bus, ,ess was ,ha ~
seInafnual iePof.s from the Teachers al the Az
Ieisn' pehoo's' 1t appears that the number of
1orS s'a,s " alien ance on July LIST 1864 The
lal sesl humber is in March. when h was 30oI
Teachers, So " Vi ieniale
Mr' carter moved for leave of absence till the
h'ss o. October, with salary, to Mrs. -.
tbasah LINDSAY objected to paying salary during
Mr. hennedy replied that the lady was a meri-
soiious teacher. She was in bad health and tte
SSaaiafy lor three weeks was great matter to- he
Municipality. '" the
mr.: BEL had voted against every previrrs ~,
plioatlon for the payment Of SALARY durino dp
performance OF duty, and he must vote 40 go, ,S
part ot the resolution He asked d;s' IS '1 ase
question. AL were unanimous in favor If rant;ns
the yeas and 49, 'ne question of the salary,
SSEAs-sMIaers Carter, Hi man, y .nn.d, -, witt
oOa Lindsay es and SHE sf1 P.a jennings Jones, Lin
MIR. Garter offered r, aus
tee on the Library esoiu'ioh tnat the commit
The last meet;n,, of the Board. He said that at
less Jiscussc ! hurried, and perhaps thought-
Library n, arose the condition of the
he had bee e thought he had been misunderstood !;
and he q charged with hostility to the Library
more Lyceum. On the contrary, no one was
but b hendly to the formation of a public library :.
the e thought the present library did not deserve
ir praises bestowed on it. Since the last meet
y ne mad given the Library an examination, and
ms previous opinions were confirmed The first
invoices bore date in 1916. w thin five wears
there had been collected Sj45 volumes Under
the head OF Theology were 1900 volumes of Pres.
nyterian sermons, old stuff and trash. They might
interest the iiitle New England villages where
they were printed, or a Scotch Parish hut thew
Were not suited to this community. We did not
want to educate clergymen-that was not the OBJ.
9ect Of the Library More than one-eighth of the
eYoks We're OF tins class He deemed this a waste
tnl expenditure OF the public money He would
dothe justice to Mr.. Peters to say that the selec
Mons made by him, were the best books in the
Library. " ''''
In the department of Jurisprudence, were slI
volumes, and they not the best works
Under the head of Geography. History and
Biography, were 1882 volumes of travels. selected
without judgement 7N'''''O
Under the head of Bellies Letters are 3111i
100 81 gsou portion the rawlings of women
lSlS volumes are novels.
IN Science and the Arts are 1894 volumes
ol9 OF which are ordinary works on Mathematics
re objected TO the purchase of books until time
hau TESTED their merit He spoke of Wilkes's Ex
piorhg Expedition as work tuli of errors xvhicb|
every day was correcting He criticised he Inv
hiie Department and thought the prices WERE aI,o-
gether too high. He wanted a sion mn, ,os,k;
InJudlcious expenditure He wished a GOOD II,
NJ ~ 10 " valued oy the quality not the quantity
MI Jennings said that the remarks of the gentls-
man seemed directed to him, and he felt il his Jutv
as one Of the committee during the last year ana
as member now, to reply. He would refer the
seh3'ehldh 10 TACT stated in the preface of the
catalogue that within the tv,o first ,,sars I
had been purchased that since he - - - ~ ~
S9inmittee, less than 1000 had been nurcbased
ne aoilItted that the re were hooks he would M,
n,,,laea nave selec' ed but the only mode was tol
., ~ fiI- These attacks were injurious
W tue bIoldi they tended TO degrade it in the
PIotc eStlinat ion. Il had been well remarked
ia'se yo,.t friends openly, but advise them sc
Gteuy fhis was the first attempt to establish al
uel"'y institution in NewOrleans, and to encouraged
mem Al culture and all friends of learning should
toSG leniently on errors OF judgement. To show
the elect Ji the unfavOrabe structures on the pub
iic mind, he would give an instance. gentleman
had accosted him in the street. and taken him to-
TASK l9r the selection Of so many theological books
ana all hostile TO the Catholic reli gion. Now. hel
would say It would be found there were "a man vi
Gathoie works as those of any other Denomination
/ mere were only $50 volumes on theology THERE
Ahaq n peer, expended, fos books, $l2,922 In ls49
quo w, only s'9O5 had been spent As to the
tickets ~ ~ ~ "
Last winter. Al o,o
For The for the benefit Of the Iycenm IS
iA~ -aditurs for Lectures and ncidenals 1854
Thus the income had exceeded the expense and
lhe public bad enjoyed a series of lectures, extend
ing through five months. As to native talent
about which much was said-last winter &c
enTes had been delivered by Messrs. Mitchell and
Iarand who are foreigners, and by Messrs. For
shey and Rlddell who are residents
The committee would prefer to obtain lecturers
here, If possible, but it was well known that the
men OF education capable of giving lectures, would
not take the trouble to do so, They could not
afford the time TO prepare a series of lectures This
was the reason only the committee had gone
abroad. If lecturers could be procured here at
home, he for wonld be glad to engage them
Mr.. Carter disavowed any intention TO reflect on
the present committee. or on any previous com
mlttee He wished to bring the Library into credit
by the adoption of some rule, by which books should
be selected with more care
The resolution was then modified so that the
committee are to submit to the &C ion of the Board
all booAs proposed to be purchased, and passed
without oil lection.
After some unimportant business, the Board ad-
iourned to Wednesday evening.