New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-11

communications which are to them directed,
and shall entertain and decide all appeals
taken from the decisions of District Boards
Of School Directors.
He shall organize and conduct, once in
each year, for his own division, at such
time as, after conference with the Superin-
tendent of Public Education, may be desig.
mated, a teachers institute, at some central
locality In the division, to which access ls
convenient, and where the teachers will
receive the encouragement of hospitality.
In this work the Superintendent will be
aided by a professor from the normal
school, or by some practical teacher ap-
pointed by the State Superintendent.
He shall also encourage and assist at
teachers associations, to be convened four
times each year, if practicable, on the last
Saturday of some month in each quarter, in
each parish or in several parishes united,
urging the attendance of the teachers OF the
same, for the purpose of mutual conference
and instruction in their duties.
He shall also report the number of private
schools, academies and colleges in the
| female; and all other information, in such
form as the State Superintendent may pre-.
scribe, so as to present full view of their
educational facilities.
He shall perform such duties and make
such reports, in addition to those required
in this act, as the State Board of Education
may determine.
Ia section six of the House bill, strike
out all after the word " Office in the
twenty-second line, to the end of the sec
ton, and that section six, so amended, shall
be section eleven.
That section seven, OF the House bill, be
| section twelve.
To amend section eight, of House bill, in
line seven, by striking out the word s. two
| <t,n ayt6u trity
ing out the figures 10000 and inserting
the figures 10000
And that section eight of the House bill,
so amended, shall be section thirteen.
The 70 lowing shall be section fourteen:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the Su.
perintendent of Public Education shall be
charged with the general supervision of all
the Division Superintendent, and all
the common, high or Normal Schools
of the State: and he shall see that the school
| system is, as early as practicable, carried
into effect. and put in Uniform operation.
| With a general view to these special duties,
he shall meet the Division superintendent
at least once in eacn year, in each division,
at such time and place as he may appoint,
giving due notice OF such meeting; and it is
hereby made the duty of the said Division
Superintendent to attend each meeting, the
object OF which shall be to accumulate valu-
| able facts relative to common schools. to
compare views, discuss principles. and in
general 20 listen to all communications and
suggestions, and to enter into all discussions
| relative to the compensation of teachers
their qualifications, branches taugnt
method of instruction, text books, division
libraries, apparatus, and of all other matters
| embraced in the common school system. He
| shall visit such schools as he may have it in
his power to do. and witness the manner
in which they are conducted. His
| travelling expenses incurred in such
| visits shall be paid by the State Treasurer
out of the public school fund, upon his war
rant: Provided, That the same shall not ey-
coed the sum of one Thousand dollars in any
| one year. The Superintendent of Public
| Education shall cause as many copies of this
act, and all other school acts in force, with
| the forms, regulations and Instructions
| herein contemplated thereto annexed, to
| be, from time TO time, printed and distributed
among the Division Superintendent. as he
shall deem eypedent, directing the latter to
! distribute the same among the several school
divisions of the State. He shall also pre-
| pare. and cause to be distributed to the sev
| eral Division Suterntendents, torn of GER
! tiicate in blank, to be granted to teachers ::
also. all other blank forms necessary to be
used in carrying out this act, and all other
acts. He shall annually, on the first day of
| January, report to the Auditor of Public
| Accounts, the number of persons in each
parish of the State between the ages of six
| and twenty-oEe years. He shall make re-
port to the General Assembly and the State
| Board Of Education at each session thereof,
| which shall embrace
| First-A statement of the condition of the
common school divisions therein, the num-
Der of schools in the state, the number of
| scholars between six and tWenty-one years
| of age. and also the number in each parish
VINO have attended school the previous
year, as returned by the several Division
| superintendent, the mum Der of books in the
| division libraries, and the value of all appa-
ratus in the schools.
| Second-Such plans as he may have ma
4, tured for the management and improvement
of the common school fund, and for the bet
| ter and more perfect organization and
efficiency of common schools.
| Third-All such matters and things re.
| Iating to his office, and to the common
| schools, as he shall deem expedient to COM
munlcete.
| Fourth-He shall cause his report to be
| printed, and shat, present five hundred
! copies thereof to each body, on or before the
second day of their session, for distribution.
The following shall be section fifteen;
. Be it further enacted, etc, That whenever
| reasonable assurance shall be given by the
Division Superintendent of any division to
the Superintendent of Public Education,
! that q number of not less than thirty teach
ers desire to assemble for the purpose of hold
ing teachers institute in said division, to re-
main in session for a period of not less than
six working days; he shall appoint such time
and place for said meeting and such lectures
as the said teachers shall suggest, and shall
give due notice thereof; and for the purpose
of defraying the expenses of said institutes
there is hereby appropriated out OF any
moneys in the State treasury not otherwise
appropriated, a sum not exceeding fifty dol.
lars annually, for one such institute in each
division held as aforesaid, which the
said Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton shall Immediately transmit to the
Division Superintendent in whose division
the institute shall be held, who shall pay out
the same as the institute shall direct, provi
ded that a like sum shall be.coAtributed by
the division.
The following shall be section sixteen:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the State
Board of Education shall appoint for each
INCORPORATED city or town in the State, eX-
cept in the city OF New Orleans, directors Of
not less than three (5l nor more than five
(5) members; who shall exercise all the
powers and duties herein conferred upon Dis
trict Boards of Directors, and shall hold
their Offices for two years, and until their
successors shall be duly elected and qualified
according to law.
That section nine of the House bill be
stricken out.
That section ten Of the House bill be
stricken out.
In section eleven, of the House bill
strike out all from the second to
the eighth lines, inclusive, and
have the powers and duties Of. and be gov
erned by the regulations herein provided
for District Boards of School Directors in
other parishes, and that the remaining part