New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-07
4otal Sntelligellre.

MEETING OF THE DIRECToRs OF THE PUELIc
SCHooLs.-The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Public Hall was held
last night Glendy Burke, Esq, in the Chair, and
Is members present.
Mr.. McCoard, of the Finance Committee, re-
ported balance on hand Of 1915 SO.
mttee, read report. the receipts for the past
month were Sill Is. Mr.. A. Hennen had pre-
sented rare work to the library. Mr.. W. T.
Hodge, of the Treasury office, Washington, COM
the books officially published since 1860, as they
| would fill schooner. He promised to give atten-
ton to the request far as future publications are
concerned. Thrty.fve new subscribers were re-
ceived last month, four times larger number than
during the preceding month. An application from
Mr.. Calhoun to increase his salary to $4,000 pei
| annum, was approved
The Supervisory Committee of the Second Dis
trict, through DR.. Perry, reported the schools il
| that section as being in a fourishing condition
Two of the schools had been DISMISSED on Mard
| Gras day by authority of a member not OF the com
mittee. The committee thought it would not have
good effect to allow the children to be about on
such occasions.
The Supervisory Committee of the Third District
Complaints however had reached them, that some
parents were acting indscreetly in not enforcing
| more regular attendance of their children. The
committee recommended the expulsion of three
boys of the Washington that had recently behaved
in very insubordinate manner, and recommended
that an order be issued in regard to the matter,
which should be read in every school. Report
| adopted.
investigation relative to the law recently passed
regulating the terms upon which cadets should be
| received into the State Seminary at Alexandria,
made a brief report. The parents of those elected
must be really INDECENT and the cadets, when their
education is completed, must teach for two years.
Messrs. Jewell, Goldman and Augustn were APP
pointed a special committee, to, whom applica-
tions are to be referred.
Mr. levi n rnpard
lectures to be delivered at Lyceum Hall. Several
gentlemen had offered their services. The first
lecture would be delivered by the Rev. DR..
| Palmer. The subject, Conversation" The
committee previously were charged with attend
| ing to all matters connected with the course.
The superintendent reported that 726 pupils had
| been admitted during the month The average at
tendance had diminished on account of ailments
now prevailing. marked Improvement was OBJ
servable in the exercises that took place every
Friday between half-past O'Clock and O'Clock
in the Girls High School. Those interested in i the
schools would derive much pleasure by attending
on these occasions. Mr.. Rogers suggested the ad
visibility of engaging q teacher to instruct the
| singing classes of both high schools for the re
| mainder of the term. He referred to the eXcellen
state of the primary school on Clio street, ant
wished that Others could be established. He re
ferred very earnestly to the necessity OF parent
sustaining the efforts of teachers to maintain disci
pline in the schools. The presentation of prizes a
the next examination was urged by the superin
tendent.
On motion of Mr.. Jewell, the Lyceum Commtte
was instructed to apply to the city authorities 70
Sll3O, which had been deposited IN 1864 with tn
| Treasurer
MIR. McCoard offered resolution authorizin
the Finance Committee to apply to the city Al
thorities for payment OF the appropriation 10
1866, under ordinance GAO, approved June
1868, of $1,000 per annum for the special benefit
the library. Adopted.
The President on motion of Mr.. McCoard, wa
authorized to draw s5523, which had been d
| cd in tha Marc ptS) Ran in bv
Fourth District School Board, the amount to
used on certain school houses. ..
, The design for new certificate for teacher
presented by DR.. Goldman to be suitably 9
graved, was referred to the Finance Committe
besides that portion of the Superintendents r
: port in relation to prizes for the pupils.
@ The resolution offered by DR.. Perry, to make Il
supervisory committees permanent, was lost b
one vote, it requiring majority of the board
change the rule
l. The report of the Committee on Teachers, whic
l. was presented at the special meeting last Weei
and which was the order of the day, was read al
adopted the only change made being the erasn .
IS of the word permanent" IN relation 10 lhe si'
II ing of certificates. ,
t, Mr.. Jewell offered resolution 20 pace u
" teachers who had not reached the standard, n u
supernumerary list, and appoint in their stea d ne
& applicants who had passed the examination
h Judge Augustin thereupon moved % 10 10 dionr
which was seconded by MIR. ker. lie flealine
w;,hdra wing the motion and the majority of Il
'g Board supported him, and an adjournm eat toe
E. place.
N der.mGeorge A. Storm wasyesterday piaced up
,d his trial for the murder Of ha. Wmc eavir ont
O. sailed and struck on the head with mineral wal
o. bottle, which produced compress ion of the br,
l. and death; Hon. N, A. Fouts Vas requested
= the court to defend the accuse'i. He was assis,
by Mr.. williamson and anothe'. member of the b
r Hon. Andrew s: Heron, .ttorney General,
peared on behalf of the State The follow
r. iurorsl were empaneled TO try the case: Char
Lombard, g. ID. Eitman, Jules Montamat. Zero
Of reux, John Ward.s E. Berthelot, Glen
Ramos, Numa Adgustin, Frank J. An
T. The evidence developed the following fac
ia The prisoner carried on the drug business on Ca
" street. DIR. Harrison who had the principal in
s' est in the stpre, having an Office in the same bu
j inn On .hn eua o. .afS Sln...uL.r