The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-11
Tofal Jntelliaenre.

Mr.. Xavier Lambert Jan old wine aud liquor mer-
| chant, formerly Of this city, died at Gourgeon,
France, on the 18th of December last.
1t is probable that, at its present rate Of pro.
gress, the Dryades street convention will adjourn
within ten days to come. Day and evening ses-
sions were held yesterday, resulting in the adop-
tion of twenty three additional articles. Seventy
| two out Of one hundred and fifty have thus far
been adopted.
In order that planters from Plaquemiues may
attend to.day's exercises at the State Fair, the
steamer A. G. Brown has postponed her regular
trip until tomorrow at 8 o'clock AN.
The temperature yesterday, shown by @.
Dubsmel's thermometer, corner Bienville and
Chsrtres streets, was, at 6 O'Clock A. NJ, 36 de-
grees; IL AN. 40 degrees; 8 F. NJ, Al degrees; 6
The Public School Board have revised the Nor
NAL School, they have also passed a resolution
appointing music teacher for the high schools
A negro man was found dead, on the leyee, at
post No. 26, about IL O'Clock on Thursday night.
The city officials are to be paid to-day.
Messrs. B. s. Harrison and John Bietry have
purchased the right of way of the Dauphin and
Dumaine street railroad.
BOARD OF PUBLIC scHooL DIREcroRs.-The
regular meeting Of this board was held last even
ing at the Central High School building.
President W. S. Mount in the chair, and the
following members present: Messrs. Baker. Ber-
mudez, Collens, Cronan, Huyghe, Leefe, Kelly,
Macon, 0'Neie. Philips. Parham, Ellison. Sam
bola, Shields, Stickney, Thenemsn, Watkins and
ZebeDder.
The minutes of the last meeting being read and
approved, the chair read letter from N. I. N.
Robinson, in which he tenders his resignation as
member of the board.
Mr.. Robinson's resignation was accepted. Mr..
Joseph Ellison was nominated to fill the vacancy
and unanimously elected. A committee was now
appointed TO wait upon the newly elected member
ard invite him to take his seat in the board. Mr..
Ellison being sworn, took his seat, and the board
proceeded to transact its regular business.
The finance committee presented their report
approving OF the pay.rolls for the months Of Nov
ember and December, amounting to $35,s33 35
for November and s52,6l3 04 for December leav-
ing balance to the credit OF the white schools of
$40 43l 9S and debit of s4l70 % against the col
orsd schools, which will have to be deducted from
the balance to the credit of the white schools
leaving balance to the credit of the board, De,
cember 9lst of $626l IS. Report received
The committee also presented report Of the
expenditures Of the schools for white children
from January lst to December 3lst, 1867, amount
ing to s349 56S OF, against appropriations of
$500 600, leaving balance of $l0,43l SO to the
credit of the white schools.
The report of the expenditures for the colored
schools for the three months ending December
3lst, shows pay rolls amounting to s2l $40 2S,
against appropriation tl7 500 05.
The above reports were also received and
ordered to be spread on the minutes.
On the motion of Mr.. j. B. Leefe, copies of the
two last reports lwere ordered TO be forwarded to
the joint finance committees of the Common
Council.
The report of the committee on teachers re.
ported the following designations Miss Alice
DOlton, third assistant, McDonough School, and
tir. VIM. F. Mead, principal of Jefferson school,
That certificates Of examination have been
awarded to the following applicants: Mr.. John
Scott second assistant Miss G. Dimitry, third as
sistant DIR. VIM. T. Bell, first assistant Mark
keynier; third assistant ii. G.. Adams, second
assistant d. Irwin Rost, second assistant Miss
Nsry MsgrRth third assistant Mrs. Mary j.
Cheek, third assistant. That the following ap-
pOiLtments as supermumeraries, have been made,
most Of whom are graduating members of the
late graduating class Of the girls high schools I:
Miss B. Nolan and Miss Ann Mccarthy, st. Philip
School, Misses F. Tones and Provie Tanner,
Fillmore School; Miss G. FIemeaux, st. Ann
School Miss N. J. O'Neile, Robertson School ::
Miss ]. f. Luisler, Claiborne School; Misses
Sarah Harris, ]. Nugent and Ann Crooks,
Rampant School Misses Louisa A. Sey-
mour, Francis Stewart, Celeste Neely,
A. Baumgartner and Belle Connor, Magnolia
school; Misses Laura Tricou and Nera Collins,
Jackson school; Miss Marcelle Cusack Franklin
and Marshal schools; Miss Mary Donoghue,
Psuding school; Miss Ardie Harris, Washington
school; Misses Caroline Forer, Josephine Hill and
Jennie Mcconnell, Webster and Jefferson schools
Misses Caroline Burner, Matilda o. Brien and Cath.
crime johnson, Live Oak school; Misses Alice
Wilson and Ida Purcell, Laurel and McDonough
schools; Miss Louisa Peres, Barracks school +;
Misses NJ. A. King and M. J. 0'Ne, Bienville
school; Miss NJ. f. Keene, DeSoto school. The
committee, in making the appointments, followed
the rule Of selecting no one under Is years of age.
That upon the recommendation Of Mr.. Cronan they
have transferred Miss Mettoxa, principal of the
Barracks school, to the principalship of the ST.
Ann school; and Miss Marie Queyron, principal Of
the latter school, to the principaship Of the former
school.
The committee present the following applicants
for election Miss Julia Dunbar, to vacancy in the
MscDonough School; Miss Mary King to a va.
cancy in the Rampant School made by the pro-
motion OF Miss Ludwig.
The committee recommend the following per
mutations; Dir. Read, principal Paulding School,
10 the'principaship of the Jefferson School; Mr..
Thos. NJ. Dyer, first assistant Jefferson School, to
be promoted TO principslsbip of the Paulding
School; DR.. W. 7. Bell to the position of first
assistant Jefferson School; Miss Mills to be pro-
NOTED 10 the position of first assistant Paulding
School; the other assistants in the Psuding
School TO be promoted in accordance with the
above changes, and Miss Mary A. Nugent ap-
pointed to the vacancy thus made in the pimary
department. The report and the letter of resgna.
ton Of Mr.. VIM. F. Mead were accepted by the
bosId.
The committee on text books reported favora-
bly, upon the bid Of Mr. Goetzel for furnishing text
books TO the schools, submitting at the same time
8 list of prices Of the party offering to contract
with the board; favorably on the substitution of
Richsrdson's prof. Holmes) for Parker & Wat
sons spelling books, and Venable's arithmetic to
1Ieenleaf & Towns.
The committee recommend that, in view Of the
Strengthened circumstances of the city, the pupils
Of the high schools be required to supply them
selves with text books during the annual scholas.
tic year.
motion to postpone indefinitely that portion
OF the report relating to text books, was lost
motion TO postpone the same portion until the
next meeting, was also lost
After great deal OF discussion, and an attempt
to refer tie matter to the superintendent of pab-
lie schools a motion to vote on each book sepa-
rstely, was adopted.
Judge Collens gave notice that he would move
a..