New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-08

eses,t, Thagsslau Npstlll QtJ,
zen assurs wifi some SATISFACTORY results. The
iincipas of our schools. under the present organ
iation. occupy very important positions. and
iiust in great degrees be heldresp etesfpT the
Enforcement Of rules, the preservation OF good or
eer, and the general prosperity and progress of
aer respective schools lit is a source of gratu.s
Alton that our principals are, with scarcely an ex-
eepaon in akrespects qualified for their positions.
ind, to all appearances, earnest and faithful in
the interests confided to their care.
The labor devolved upon them in the supervision
II their schools, and the advancement Of their
Swn classes, exceeds the amount of work exacted
RON the other teachers. Yet, SO far as my obser-
yation has extended, they cheerfully perform that
Iabor, and in no instance has there appeared to be
lack of zeal of willingness to cooperate with
the superintendent and the Beard Aany effort to
promote the efficiency Of their schools. |
A decided improvement has also been manifest !
ed in the zeal and industry of the assistant teach
ers, among whom many are accomplished and ca
pable. Quite number of designations have taken
place during the past month. Among these are
some good teachers who have done faithful SER
Those Mo were Selected By the Board to fll1
these vacancies were either experienced teachers,
,or those who displayed the necessary degree Of
scholarship, as tested in the examination of new
applicants Many of these appointments are
graduates of our High Schools. 4
Efforts have been made to reduce the absence of
pupils to the psrinanna standard; An examination
into the causes of absence has led to the belief
that much of the irregularity of attendance is due
tothe fact that parents of pupils detain their chill
dren at homes or permit them to remain from
school for slight and insufficient causes. There
are also absences unknown to parents. The evils
resulting from this irregular attendance the
individual pupils as also upon the classes to which
they beong-need not to be enlarged upon. A
circular has been prepared for distribution to the
~ dad h,y
the principal to any parent whose child is absent
from the school-stating the fact Of such absence,
the extent of the same, and drawing attention to
Rule IiXI adopted by this board, which prescribes
the penalties for absences and tardness not salts
factoriy explained. ~. -sly,tJI -, y
The deficiency for school accommodations is not
confined to the Third District. In the Jefferson
School there are four hundred and forty three
pupils; in the Webster, five hundred and ninety
four, and in the Fisk School the attendance has
largely increased that have found it necessary to
organize two new departments, and request the
appointment Of two additional teachers, There
are now eight teachers in that school, while the
rooms properly accommodate but six, and the
average number of pupils to each teacher is about
sixty. -
The Jackson School-house is surrounded by
cotton presses, and the locality has become in
| many respects unsuitable foraschool purposes,
apart from the exposure of the building.
| In the rear Of the Washington Girls, School,
| Third District and Immediately ADJACENT to the
school premises, are some small buildings occu-
pied by d crowd Of negroes. These buildings
have several times taken fire, with great danger
| to the schoo-house. But two nights since they
were again fired, and have been assured that it
was only BY tie greatest efforts Of police officers
and others that the fire was kept from the school
in the Third District, and the loss of any of oul
large schoolthouses, would be severely felt at the
| present time, when there is so great demand for
additional buildings. Respectfully submitted.
! s,ARREsTs.-William Peters and John Close, two
/ youths, were arrested on Jackson square by spe
cial officer Morrison for having fourteen pairs o
gloves, which. the officer believes to- have beer
i stolen. ~ E,a-,a ISL, ta437rs p ls.rEa gests7s a@&
A VIM Burns, soldier, was arrested on charg'
Of stealing wagon. He was transferred to Pro
I Yost Judge Benedict. H srs ,sg.. ". asst,s 3.g.t
Charles Young was taken up on charge o
having robbed John Banuon of sao0.s1T
Charles Williams, coored, was arrested on
charge of shooting at Sam'l Haughton with inten
to kill. HF Egy., .sEe ,ss5t7A
, Jackson Roberts was arrested on charge Q
entering the store Of Mr.. Ernest Buck and attempt
ing to steal from the money drawer. Il. *. i
3 NJ. Nelson, VIM. Brown, Martin Hopper, JOSEF
y Oliver and Thomas Williams were arrested at
late hour last night, in the Third District, on
, charge Of waylayiig and attempting to rob Nj
, O'Connor. aasH a'4sa SS sHabsT't @a%
Frank Lebar, LIST United States Infantry was al
! rested on charges Of larceny and assault and ba
: terry preferred against him by j. II. sigger.
John Clarke, coored was arrested at II o'cloc
last night on charge of robbery made agains
him by W. P. Roux:a . ~ - - NJ
DRIVEN OvER.-Mr. J.. J. Berringer was yer
seriously injured last night, having been drive
over by cab at the corner of, ST. Charles an
Poydras streets. He was conveyed to his res
dence,,5 An officer endeayored to arrest the ca
driver, but the fellow drove off rapidly and mad
his escape-that is, for the time being.
> PROVOST CouRr.--The United States vs.. Cap
> dolph--Violaton of General Order No. s.
Fined S25. 81 J
United States vs. Madame Baahilire--Fiolatio
of General Order No. S. Fined $25.
United States VS.. John Hall, 24th Indiana reg
ment--Drunk and disorderly. Two months in
> prisonment in the police Jail.
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