New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-03
Official.
SECOND DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

HOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sitting OF FRIDAY, APRIL so, 1852,
The Board met this day at the request of the
Superintendent.
In the absence of the President, Hon A.
Derbes was called to the Chair
The members present were Messrs. Derbes.
Blake, Richardson, Sigur, Beverages, Bouny and
Fabre, Superintendents. s-.lfo + sat
The reading of the journal was dispensed,
and the President pro tem authorized to sign
the same.
The Superintendent presented the following
report. which was accepted after being read:
To the President and Members Of Board of Public Schools
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES our last meeting, have deemed it
my duty to make several changes In intermediate
schools and to appoint certain number Of supernuera
res in consequence of the large increase which has taken
place in the number of our scholars That number
over twentysiX hundred and it becomes my duty to
inform you of the have been compelled to
make in order to provide for this order things and
ask your concurrence therein. ~
The school-hOuse Bienve street is now occu-
pied by the pupils Of the Boys Primary School, formerly
Mareis street and of tho Girls Primary School on
Canal street. The house lately rented on the Bayou
Road also occupied the 1s instant by the scholars
from that section of the District.
The large accessons to the number of the pups in at
tendance at the above schools rendered absolutely
cessary that they shoue organized the plan of
intermediate schools, have accordingly divided each
school into four departments and placed each department
| under the charge of special teacher.
Mrs. NJ. e. Dubois and Mrs Rebouche. the Principal
and first teacher of their respective schools ap-
pointed to similar situations in the Girls School
| Benvillc street.
Mrs Kerr was retained as Principal of the new school
on Bayou Road. and Mrs Carey, formerly of the St
Ann street school, appointed to the situation
of first English teacher in the former school, Miss Louisa
Kline being promoted to that Of first teacher in the ST.
Ann street school, left vacant by the transfer of Mrs
| Carey
The Boys school Bienve street yet fully or
ganzed but remains under the control of colleague
r. Richardson ESQ, who has volunteered to act Prn-
cipl of the school until permanent appointment be
made The other departments under the charge of
| Mr. Toulouse and Miss Ann Karr
The primary department. of the Benyille Girls School is
under the charge Of Miss Wagner and of Miss Mullen
The same department in the Bayou Road School man
aged by two supernumerares, Miss Emina Vignaud and
| Miss Adele Bare.
Mrs DCbOSta the former Principal of the Canal Street
Primary School, transferred Miss Coopers situation
| in the Boys School, on Rampant street-Miss Cooper
taking the situation Of assistant in the Sixth
| Ward School
| trust that the arrangements and transfers will,
meet with your Appreciation and that in filling the va
cances thereby created well in eleeting techsr to
succeed r TheDnette Miss Wiltz Miss Saiilar who
have resigned their respective Offices the claims of our
present Supernumerares will not be overlooked by the
Board.
deeply regret that unforeseen difficulties should have
prevented the removal Of the Girls School Louis
street to less delapdated and more comfortable and
extensive building than the one it now occupies No
efforts should be spared to induce the Council to provide
for the erection purchase of large and substantial
school house for that portion of the district The build
ing now occupied by the scholars is totally inadequate to
the wants of the ward and its condition is such as to
cause serious apprehension for the health and safety of the
pupils,
Important repairs required in many the other
| schools especially the building St. Philip street. in
which the High School. Night School and Sixth Ward
intermediate School kept Iresprctfnly recommend
that si cia committee be appointed with power take
| Immediate action upon the subject.
Since the organization of city have not been able
to procure several articles of Indispensable necessity and
Of daily use in the schools. hope that the Board viii