New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-22
Circular.


Office State Superintendent Of Public Education, Z
New Orleans. November 81, 1907
To Ward Boards OF School Directors Of theCity OF
New Orleans
The Injunction and mandamus asked for
in the Eighth District Court by the city
against the State Superintendent of Edu-
cation having been refused, and injunctions
having been granted by said court as
prayed for by the Third Ward District
Board of School Directors of this city, and
by the State Superintendent OF Public Edu-
cation, restraining the City Board from en-
forcing the following resolutions adopted in
defiance of law at a meeting OF said board
held on the ninth instant, to wit:
Resolre0, That ne public schools of New
Orleans be opened on Monday, the four
teenth instant.
Resolced, That the Committee on Teach
ers be requested to report to the Board at
its next meeting list Of names Of suitable
teachers for the public schools
Hesolred, That all new applications for ad-
mission to the public schools shall be made
at the Office Of the Board, No. 80 Burgundy
street, or at such convenient place as the
President may direct.
That committee of one. who may call on
any other member Of the Board when neces-
sary, be appointed by the President, who
shall be Mt the place designated as above, at
least once a week, at o convenient hour of
the day, and to whom all applications shall
be made.
That all applicants must be accompanied
by parent or guardian, and they shall be
assigned by said committee to a school in
the vicinity of the residence Of the scholar.
That no one shall he received into the
public schools without an order from the
committee above appointed.
1t therefore becomes necessary for the
State Superintendent Of Education. in view
OF the grave responsibility imposed on him
by law. to make the following announce
ment:
l. The Ward District Boards will now
take charge of the public schools in their
respective wards.
. The treasurers of the Ward District
Boards may, rs soon as they have filed copies
of their bonds as required by law, apply to
the State Superintendent OF Public Ednca-
ton fer certificates of appOrtiOnment OF
school funds now in the State treasury and
due 10 the respective districts.
g. Each Ward District Board, through its
president, OF otherwise, will at once notify
the City Board OF its perfected organization,
and ask for the transfer of all school prop
erty, keys, books, records, furniture, appa-
ratus, etc. now in its keeping, which may
properly belong to their respective ward
boards.
4. The public schools of New Orleans,
when their respective ward boards shall
have assumed control and management OF
them, shall be open to al children residing
in the district in which said schools are es-
tablished. and no ward board or any other
authority shall issue any rule, resolution or
regulation by which any child, entitled I'M
der the law and under the constitution OF
the State to admission into the same, shall
be excluded because OF race or color.
The State Superintendent will use his
best endeavors to have all the teachers now
employed in the public schools. and who
have proved worthy of their positions, re-
tanned under legal contracts with the re-
spective Ward District Boards rs required
BIZ law, aud he VIII, SO far as his authority
and influence VIII enable him. secure for
them an early and equitable settlement OF
all salary now due.
5. The following republication OF the
amount of school funds heretofore app0r-
toned to the respective wards of this city,
is made for the information Of all concerned:
CIRCULAR.
The Treasurers of District Boards OF
School Directors for the several ward dis
tricts of the city Of New Orleans, when
qualified according to law, with authentic
copies of their bonds on file i'll this office,
can call at once and draw the amounts here
matter apportioned to their respective dis
tricts.
Amount apportioned the first Monday in -
Amount apportioned the FIRST Monday in stpteln.
Der, as follows: