New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-06
MONTHLY SCHOOL ROARD MEET
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CO1Ored sehOel Special COmmIttee-Tho
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les sAbolished--Judge C0lIens ON French
Teaehers-MayOr Heath 30 be Visited.
At the calling of the roll last evening
nearly all the members answered to their
names.
Messrs. John Paisley and F. NIGHTMARE
were elected and were introduced to the
board to supply vacancies created by the
resignation OF Messrs. Massicot and Stick
ney.
Mr.. Bermudez, from the supervision com.
mittee for the third district, reported
against the claim of citizen of that dis
trict for the admission of his SON into the
De Soto school, acknowledged by the father
to be colored, but declared by him not to be a
'contraband.n He was answered that there
were colOred schools from which white
children were excluded, and white schools
to which colored children were not ad.
mitted. The committee refused to admit
the pupil to the white school. The report
was received, approved, and spread upon
the minutes.
The committee on normal schools made a
report that already considerable progress
had been made in the organization of nor.
NAL schools. The report was accepted.
MIR. Thieneman, from the special com.
mittee on colored schools reported verbally
that the city council having failed to make
an appropriation for the support of colored
public schools, the committee find "Othel-
los occupation gone.n (Laughter,) The
expenses of the colored schools that have
been established have been paid from the
mittee, without money, thought it wise to
suspend the organization of other colored
schools.
Mr.. Shields, of the same committee, pre-
sented resolution to the board for the
discharge of the special committee on col
ored schools, and that such schools already
established be turned over to the several
standing committees,
Mr.. Sambola thought special committee
on this subject necessary, though this par
ticular committee might be discharged.
Mr.. Cronan said cne gentleman declares
that the herculean task Of organizing these
schools hiss been completed, while another
gentleman thought the work was not all
done, and there was need of q special com
mittee. In his district these coiored schools
were badly cared for. The special com
mittee had big thing on ice.Y They were
winning honors. He favored the abolish
ment Of the committee, which he regarded
as tu INCUBUS, toE tne Wofk could De done
as well By the committee on white schools.
Mr.. Paisley thought that the city treasurer
ought TO be impeached for paying money
for the support OF colored schools which
was appropriated for white schools. He
thought il great wrong 70 educated col
ored children at the expense Of white
children.
Mr. Kelly thought the request Of the
special committee TO be relieved from their
lahers WAS reasonable, and ought to be
granted, since they had organized the col
ored schools, hired school buildings, and
secured teachers.
Mr.. Thienemhn said the duties assigned 20
the special Committee are not completed, for
schools are not yet organized in such num-
hers as was Contemplated
Mr.. Shields said the committee had been
stayed in their work bg the aStl0n or the
council in Withholding the ssneNn Of war;
Mr., Ccllens, Of the cammissee, thought