New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-06
The mail failed yesterday from beyond Mobile.
Public schools-First District.

The Beard of Directors of the Public Schools of the
First District met last nghtthrtcen members present
The minutes of the two previous meetings read by
the Secretary, and approved by the Board After the
usual reports communication from the Superintendent
was read.
Upon portion Of it, recommending that certain named
teachers should be dispensed with ensued
number of the members commended that the supcrin
tendent had overseppe the legitimate boundaries of his
official duties ia naming certain parties for dismissal and
that fully respecting and fully determined to support him
in the regular discharge of his duties they conceived he
usurppg the proper functions of the Board and more
especially Of the Committee on Teachers.
After debate and numerous and contradictory
motions, which made confusion confused,' the
report was sent TO that silent seep-whch is formally
announced as laid on the table,
The Superintendent, very deserving and intelligent
gentleman has already had large amount of patronage
andinfnence placed at his disposal Some Fifty Thousand
Dollars per annnm almost absolutely his order and
the members of the Board plainly insposed to aug
ment singular and probably irregular assignment of
poweror the of which the entire Board is fully and
incontrovertbly responsible Those who Justly lit
was argued) should properly take The responsibility.
Communications from sfr. Barnes (of NewYork) and
from Messs Morton Griswold of Louisye) the former
offering furnish Wiards History and the latter But
er's Grammar upon very liberal terms, were fayoraby
received.
The compensation of the Secretary of the Board after
the rejection of propositions for $500 $500 and $3.50 per
per annum. was finally fixed at 5000
DR. Hart brought up the question Of rccedng from the
resolution requiring those who able to pay the
books used by their children in the Public Schools.
very irregular debate ensue and the whole Board nolu
ding even the President, became rather excited
than the patrarchal dignity position warranted Votes
couuervotes, motions to reconsider motions to adj
iourn and various as the coors of
Kaleidoscope By eight yeas and three yeas finally
decided that education should be entirely free NewOr
leans Even those voting ''nayn spoke literally and
assigned strong (but to far from conyncing) reasons
for their position. This firing and firing was me of
the veest episodes ever known in body with so little
provocation to excitement Once twice, there were
even calls to order.
However the victory achieved the shadows passed from
every brow The essential principle of free scboos-no
special charge upon any individual no invidous snc-
ton between rich and poorhayng been fully indicated
the Board turned to other subjects.
The Porter of the Franklin and Marshall Schools with
all necessary assistants placed at the command of
the Committee on School Houses The other porters are
by necessary implication dispensed with for the yaca-
TONS
The use of the Lyceum Hall was granted to the CLAY
Monumental Association of NewOreans with the under
standing that lights. porers etc. should be the ex
pense of those organizing the Association The Board
then adjourned.