New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-08
STATE BOARD or EDUCATION
Meeting and Organizations
Appointment OF Committees,
School Directors, Etc.

School Directors, Etc.
The first meeting OF the State Board OF
Education, appointed under the new school
law, was held yesterday, in the rooms OF the
State Superintendent. Tie whole number
OF Division Superintendents were present,
Hon. Thomas W. Conway, President. in the
chair, making full board. The Division
Superintendent are as follows:
First DiWsion-R. G. Richardson, Super
intendant. This division comprises the par
ishes Of PlaQuemines, st: Bernard, Washing
ton. St Tammany, ST.. Helena, Livingston
and Tangipahoa.
|, Second Dsyis5on-E s. Etoddard, Superin'
tendent. Parishes of Jefferson, left bank,
Jefferson, right bank, st. Charles. st. James,
St. John Baptist, Lafourche and Tefre-
bonue.
9Hla.d .Dioisson-R. K. Diossy. Snperin-
tendent. Parishes of st. Mary, Iberia. Cal
casieu, Vermilion, Cameron, st. Landry,
Lafay cite, Assumption, Ascension. Iberville,
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge and
| p 4st Feliciana.
Foslrth Dioas;on-General James Nc
Cleery, Superintendent Parishes OF West
Feliciana, DeSoto, Grant, Rapides. Natchi'
toches, Avoyelles, Winn, Bossier, PoiIte
! COnpee, C9ddO ana SaOlne.
! Fifth Dictsion-R.. C. Wy!y, Superintend-
! ent. Parishes of Concordia, Tensas, Madi
son, Carroll. Morehouse, Union, Caldwell
Franklin, Richland, Ouachita, Catshouls
| Bienvilie. Claiborne and jackson.
Sixth Dirision-J. B. Carter, SuperiDtend
! ent. This division comprises the city O
New Orleans.
! The State Superintendent, who is presi-
dent of the board, on taking the chair spoke
rs follows:
, Gentlemen OF the Board Of Education
| 1t gives me unusual pleasure to welcome
| You TO the honorable and responsible posi-
| lions to which you have been appointed
| The interests entrusted to your care are no
! nferior in Importance to any which CLAIM
! the attention of the statesman or legislator
they embrace the education Of the people
! irrespective OF race, and their elevation II
| intellectual and moral worth, and am per
| suaded that You will bring to the prosecu-
| tion of your great work the whole power O
your energy, intelligence and patriotism.
In al your duties you Will be ntrCiiec
! by the provisions of the constitution and Law
under which you act. Deriving all you
authority therefrom, you can not TRANSCEND
| its powers nor deviate from its requirements
That law extends the advantages OF educa
/ ton to all alike, and with the strictest i'm
Partially. 1t will be yours to act in the
| spirit and within the limits OF the law, 60 g:
to extend as promptly and as rapidly as posi-
! BILE, the advantages OF education to the peO
| pie of this State, and while the doors ar
| thrown open to all, without distinction, yot
may safely trust to the good sense and dis
| cretion of the people, TO avert unnecessar,
| embarrassment. Accept, gentlemen, th'
| pledge of my hearty cooperation with yot
IN your responsible duties. In whatevel
way l can facilitate your work, whether by
| my personal aid, or through my official In
| duencP, you may depend on such assistance
| while |, in turn, look confidently TO you to
| g similar corporation in the work to which
We alike are pledged. Let Us each and al
/ proceed with our work, with such devotion
| and energy as to make success a certainty
Rev. William Robinson was elected Secre
| tary of the board, he having offered to serv,
| without pay.
The President appointed the followin!
| standing committees:
On Rules and Regulations - McCleery
Richardson and Wylv.
On Text Books-Diossy, McCleery snt
Richardson.
On City Schools Garter, Richardson ant
Dossy.
On Claims and Bonds Of School Officers
Stoddard, Carter and Wyly.
The President of the board was authorized
during RECESS Of the board, in order tt
facilitate sad expedite business, to issuecom
missions to parish, city or town Distric
School Directors, subject to confirmation by
the board.
The following gentlemen were appointed
Directors on the Roard of the city of New
Orleans:
H. C. Dibble, Eugene Staes, Michae
Hahn. Fsbius Dunn, A. A. Fsyerweather
C. G.. Packard.
School Directors were elected for the city
of Shreveport, as follows:
Samuel II. Smothers, j. H. Reynolds
Samuel Armsted, George L. Smith, DR.
Peterson.
Some other appointments Of Parish Boards
of School Directors were made-one full
board for Tensas; the seal of the former
State Board was adopted as the official sea
of the new board and of it's members, snt
after the transaction of some miscellaneous
business, the board adjourned until to- day
at II NJ, at the office of the State Superin-
tendent.
The proceedings Of the board were or
dered to be printed in the REPUBLICAN and
the Journal Of Education.