The daily crescent., 1851-01-25
Board of school DIrecto

Ihe Board of School Directors G) met last night
Present, Messrs. Garter, Hall, Hillman, Jones
Monaghan, Levy, Seweli
DR.. Jones, from the Committee of the Lyceum
reported in favor Of the reduction of the price o
family tickets to five dollars each, and AUTHORIZING
each of the Directors to sign the tickets, and
account to the Treasurer. The Recorder was in
bad health, and complained of the labor of signing
SO many tickets. The report was adopted. So
tickets can now be had at reasonable price. We
are gratiied to find that the Directors took our
remarks in good part, and have followed out our
suggestions. We hope Dr. Smith will not turn up
his nose at cheap audience
arrangements were made for the examination on
the 9th, and the exhibition on the Goth Invita-
tons were extended to the State, City and Munici
pal officers. The Auditor and the State Schoo
Superintendent were omitted from the invitation
Mr. Monaghan introduced a resolution that al
| the next meeting, the Board should proceed tt
vacate the seats Of all non attending members.
The Committee the Franklin School were
authorized to procure room for the use of the
scholars who have heretofore occupied the base
ment of the Poydras street Church.
Mr.. Hall, acting as President pro tenn, appointed
committee for the examination of the schools,
which consisted of every Director present, except
the President, who was then added. So that all the
active Directors are on the committee. We wish
the majority would come back. These small meet
ings are very dull affairs This unanimity of SEN
tlment makes the meetings very inspid
Mr.. Hillman read from the rules, the duties of
the Superintendent. One of these, is to report the
number Of scholars and condition of the schools.
As the Superintendent has neglected this duty, he
would ar ha
the list. Mr. Carter suggested that the Superin-
tendent was suspended Mr.. c. then offered a reso.
luton that the Principals of each school perform in
their schools the duties now performed by the
superintendent. He was in favor Of abolishing the
off1ce OF Superintendent. He thought the schools
got along just as well without that officer
MI Carter is evidently not aware that the Super
intendent has continued to take supervision of the
schools 1t is not great while since that gentle.
man reported the improper closing Of a school which
he supposed was under his charge, and it turaed out
to be aptUate school, So the fact that in spite of all
the confusion and dsorganization of the Board, the
schools have gone on so smoothly is owing to the
superintendence Of Mr.. Shaw. The same gentle.
man offered another resolution, that when com.
mlttee give any orders to teacher, who neplects
to obey them, they shall have the power to sus.
pend such teacher and fill the vacancies tempor,-
rily, reporting the fact to the Board
All OF this batch was passed without objection
So, now, the power to remove and appoint teach.
ers, and to make rules, will rest with each com.
mittee, and not with the Board. Uniformity of
discipline, Of course will no longer exist For nine
years, the schools have prospered, without any
trouble or i'll feeling The tyrannica power now re.
qulred for each committee was never before thoupbt
Of Certainly there must be something wrong
when the old organization is broken up, and new
and arbitrary powers are given to dozen com.
mittees, authorizing them to establish as many
different systems, and enforce their peculiar no.
tons with the most despotc power.
AT the coming elections, in May, we trust the
conduct OF the present Board will enter into the
canvass, and the people decide for themselves on
these new-fangled projects.
Mr.. Carter offered a resolution that the exb;bi.
ton shall be in each school room, and not, as here
toiore, In the general meeting. Mr.. Carter would
not allow his school to take part in any such non
sense. The motion to adjourn, however, was
carried while Messrs. Carter and Heman were
discussing the matter. So that one vestige of the
old system remains.