New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07
OFFICIAL.
MEETING or THE STATE BOARD or
EDUCATION.

the rooms of the State Superintendent.
Hon. T. w. Conway, President of the Board.
in the chair. Members present were Super
intendents WHY, Carter, McCleery, Stod-
dard and Diossy. DIR. K. c. Richardson, Of
the Second Division, absent on account of
sickness.
After the reading Of the minutes of pre-
ceding meetings, the report Of the Secre-
tary was presented, showing that during
the recess Of the Board. three hundred and
sixty-two school directors have been APP
pointed, which, added to those appointed
at the first meeting of the Board, makes
total Of four hundred and sixty-seven school
directors who have received an appoint
meat under the State Board. These com
prise the boards of forty-ive parishes, and
of thirty-two cities and incorporated towns.
Only nine of the parishes of the State re-
main unorganized. :
The bonds Of one hundred and nine Treas
urers of School Boards have been approved
and filed in the Office of the State Superin-
tendent
That portion Of the Secretary's report re-
lating to appointments made by the Presi-
dent. during the recess Of the Board. was
laid over until the regular meeting in Janu-
airy.
The Secretary laid before the Board
schedule Of claims against the school fund,
chiefly those of teachers for past services,
which were referred to the respective Divi
sion Superintendent to examine and report
to the Committee Oh Claims.
The Committee on Rules and Regulations
reported, recommending that rule thirty
eight be stricken from the list. This rule
had reference to the union of districts under
one Board. which the law did not warrant.
Superintendent Carter reported AS to the
condition Of the public schools in the city Of
New Orleans.
Superintendent Stoddard from the Com
mittee on Claims and Bonds, presented the
following report:
To the Honorable State Board OF Education, State
of Louisiana:
GENrLEMEN-Your Committee on Claims
| and Bonds have the honor to submit their
| report Of progress as follows:
The first business which claimed the
| attention of this committee under authority
| Education. adopted April 8. 1870. was that
| of fixing the amount of bond to be required
| of the Treasurer of the Board of School
| Directors for the city of New Orleans.
| After due consideration. said bond was
| fixed at S25, 900 and said action was referred
| to the Board OF administrators in the fol-
! lowing communications, asking their con-
currence:
| p, OYpiCE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PC3Iic EDTcATioy,
| New Orleans, Louisiana, April Is, 1870.
| To the President and Members OF the Common
Council, city of New Orleans
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to respect
fully inform you that the State Board OF
Education, acting i'll compliance with sec
| ton sixty, act number six. extra session.
approved March l6, 1870. to regulate public
education, has fixed the amount Of the bond
required of the Treasurer OF the Board of
School Directors for this city, at twenty
/ five thousand dollars. and beg leave TO re-
quest your concurrence.
| l am, gentlemen. very respectfully.
| THOMAS W. CONWAY,
| State Superintendent, President State
Board of Education.
This action was readily concurred in by
tho Administrators, and the Treasurer 8
bond, approved by them. was duly filed in
| the Office of the State Superintendent Of
| Education.
| Next in order. your committee were
called upon to establish the bond Of ward
| district treasurers for the city of New Or
leans. Considering that $4,000 was COM
| mensurate with their responsibilities. that
sum was fixed upon and communicated to
| the Administrators as follows:
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC EDrcArtoS.
| New Orleans Louisiana, September y, 1870.
| Hon. B. F. Flanders, Mayor:
| SIR have the honor to inform you
that the State Board of Education,
through its committee. duly appointed for
that purpose has fixed the amount of the
bond required Of treasurers of ward district
boards OF school directors for the city of
New Orleans at ten thousand dollars each,
| with the usual conditions, and respectfully
request the concurrence of the Board of Adj
illustrators at as early moment as practi-
'"' THHoMAsw. CONWAY,
President State Board of Education.
This action was cOncurred i'll by the Adj
ministratOrs as to the amount ($lO,OOO), but
not as to the conditions, which have been
/ made unprecedented, and SO stringent that
very few, or none, of the treasurers have
been able to qualify and enter upon the
| performance of their duties. In this condi-
ton the case now stands, your committee
having taken no further action in the mat
ter. Very respectfully,
f. S. STODDARD,
| CHAIRMAN VOlumlttee.
The presentation of this report was fol-
lowed by an earnest discussion of the I'M
usual requirement made by the Admins
traitors in regard to the bonds of treasurers
of Ward Boards in the city of New Orleans.
The State Superintendent expressed his
| regret that conditions imposed on no other
| officers intrusted with the custody Of pub
lie money should have been made in this
case, seeming to have been prompted less
| by regard for tue safety of the school
| funds than by desire to defeat the p,,r-
pose Of the constitution and law, by render
ing impracticable the organization Of Ward
Boards in New Orleans. 1t was his wish to
give the law fair trial according to the in
tent Of the Legislature, and should it then be
found impracticable, it could be altered by
the power which had enacted the law; but
to Illustrate its intent before trial of its
merits had been secured would but offend
the friends of the law, and render them
more determined to maintain it in opera
ton. He had simply observed the meaning
of his oath of office and the legal duties re-
quired of him. After further discussion the
report Of the committee was adopted.
On motion Of Superintendent Diossy. a
committee was appointed to consider and
propose any amendments which may be
deemed advisable to facilitate the working
of the present school law.
The president named Superintendent