New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-08
: OFFICIAL.
OF THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION.
Day.

VE 1lRE SIAAE DVhAAD OE l
EDUCATION.
Second Day.
New ORLEANS, December !, 1870. |
The State Board of Education reassembled |
at the rooms Of the State Superintendent at |
II A. M. The president, Hon. I. w. Con
Superintendent Carter, Wyly, Diossy and
StOddard.
The minutes of the previous day were
read and approved.
The Committee on Bonds and Claims be
ing called on for Il report presented the fol
lowing resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
l. RESOLVED, That the State Board of
Education do not concur in the conditions
prescribed for bonds Of Ward Board Treas
urcrs, by the Board of Administrators OF
the city of New Orleans.
.. ResoIped, That each bond of treasurers
of ward boards be in the sum of ten thou
sand dollars, with two or more bondsmen'
| with the conditions and qualifications pre-
scribed in the Civil Code of Louisiana, act
leach of said bonds to be approved by
the State Board Of Education and the
| Board of City Administrators OF New Or
leans. -,
| 8 Resolrcd, That this board respectfully
suggest to the Board Of Administrators
| whether the acceptance and approval OF the
| bond Of w. Van NOrden, former Treasurer
of the City Board Of School Directors, on
one set Of conditions favorable to him and
the Requirement of entirely different condi-
tions from the respective treasurers OF ward
boards is not unreasonable on their part,
especially as said conditions are unusual IN
their character, almost impracticable and
entirely unprecedented; and that the Presl-
dent be requested to communicate this ac-
ton to the Board Of Administrators, and to
use his best endeavOrs to have such mutual
action between that body and this board as
will tend to harmony OF action and the ac-
complishment of the ends aimed at by the
Legislature in the creation Of the Ward
Boards.
The president of the board was added to
the Committee on Amendments to the
School Law.
The reports Of the several Division Super
intendents being in order, cOpious and IN
terestiny reports were read from the various
divisions of the State, embOdying much sta
tistical information and containing many
valuable suggestions The discussion which
followed the reading Of these reports was
participated in by Superintendent Carter
WHY. StOddard aud DiSssy.
1 Superintendent Stoddard presented the
5 following resolution. which was adopted
Resolrcd, That the employment of counse
by the president of this board, in cases Ia
t volving the proper enforcement ., th'
, school system in New Orleans, and the OBJ
servance of the rules of this board be ane
the same is hereby approved.
Superintendent WHY moved the appoint
i | e =, .,,o,;.I cp,nu,;ttaa pf three n re
1 port to the State Board in reference TO thu
i conflict between the City Board and tn
Il Ward Boards.
;. The chair appointed as that COMMITTEE
Superintendent Wyly. Diossy and Nc
Celery.
S Superintendent Carter inquired of tn
State Superintendent. whether, under sec
h ton fifty three of the school law. which pre-
Ii vides that in case the Ward Boards shoul
: fail in duty by December !. the State Super
y intendent. at his discretion may, upon til
I, notification of the Parish Board of the fac
direct the State Treasurer not TO pay tn
t funds to the Ward Boards. he could nc
y now consider it proper to order the pay
- ment of the funds to the City Board. Th
:" State Superintendent replied that he ha
lega! advice to the effect that he could nc
:, lawfully do so under the circumstances, an
" by reason of the disabilities suffered by III
- Ward Boards i'll consequence of the cours
:, pursued by the City Board: and that. flu
thermore, doing so would be to recogni2
"a the right Of tutor to assassinate his pup
-, so as to appropriate his estate.
"a The following resolution, was presentc
- for the consideration of the board
The undersigned respectfully propose IL
ala the following resolution for adoption by IL
a State Board:
&c Resolred, That it is the desire of the Stat
Board Of Education. acting on the presum
ton that the Supreme Court will decide IL
school suits now before 1t in favor of Il
. Ward Boards, that the treasurers of sal
boards shall promptly pay all arrears II
d. salaries to teachers in the public schools
is New Orleans, waving all questions OF Il
legality of the actions of the City Board
T. School Directors.
III State Superintendent of Public Educatio
~. J. Il. CARTER,
IN Superintendent of Division of New q
~ leans.
al The above resolution was unanimous
u adopted by the board, the State Superb
a. a. tendent explaining that the teachers shou
~ not suffer, though the City Board may hay
O. acted in defiance of the law, aad i'll disr
Is gard of the State Board.
+ The minutes of the meeting were re;
= and approved, when the board adjourn'
n to the regular meeting on the first Mond;
CT Of January.
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