New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-23

should not in any manner be made to suffer;
and, were it not for that controversy the
school funds now il the State treasury
would ere this have been available both for
the payment of salaries and the supply of
all the incidental wants OF the schools.
"eS TiHoMEs w. CONWAY.
State Superintendent OF Education.
Circular.
STATE Op LopIsIAyAl
Office State saper.nte naent OF Public Education.
New Orleans. EoveuDer q, 1870
To Ward Boards Of School Directors Of thtCity OF
New Orleans:
The Injunction and mandamus asked for
in the Eighth District Court by the city
Board OF School Directors for this city
against the State Superintendent of Edu-
cation having been refused, and iniunctions
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:
Resoired, That the public schools Of New
Orleans be opened on Monday, the four
teenth instant.
Resolred, That the Committee On Teach
ers be requested to report to the Board at
teachers for the public schools.
Resolred. That all new applications for ad
! mission to the public schools shall be made
at the office of the Board. No. g Burgundy
street, or st such convenient place rs 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 at the place designatedts above, at
least once a week. at a convenient hour OF
| the day, and to whom all applications shall
be made.
That all applicants must be accompanied
by parent OF guardian, and they shall be
| assigned by said committee to q 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
bv law, to make the following announce
ment:
/. The Ward District Boards will now
take charge OF the public schools in their
respective wards.
,. The treasurers of the Ward District
Boards may, as soon as they have filed copies
Of their bonds as required by law, apply to
the State Superintendent OF Public Educa-
| ton fer certificates Of appOrtionnlent OF
school funds row in the State treasury and
due to the respective districts.
3. Each Ward District Board, through its
president, or otherwise. will at once notify
| the City Board of its perfected organization
and ask for the transfer Of all school prop
| ertv. keys, hooks, records, furniture, appa-
| ratus. etc, now III 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 mana cement of
| them. shall be open to all children residing
| in the district IL which said schools are es-
! tablished. and DO 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 tie public schools, and who
have proved worthy of their positions. re-
tanned under legal contracts with the re
| spective Ward District Boards as required
| by law. and he VIII, so far as his authority
! and influence will enable him. secure for
| them an early and equitable settlement of
! all salary now due.
! ). The following republication Of the
! amount Of school funds heretofore appor-
toned 10 the respective WdltS OF luls Guy,
| is made for The information of all concerned:
| CIRCULAR.
| The TreasurerS OF District Boards OF
| School Directors for the several ward dis
! ..iots u the city Of New Orleans. when
| qualified according to law. with authentic
| copies Of their bonds on file in this Office,
| can call at once and draw the amounts here
matter apportioned to their respective. dis
| tricts.
| Amount apror..oned the FIRST Monday in
| JLnta-
| Amount spp"rtionetl the first Monday il septetu-
Der, 90 follow:
! ORLEANS: