New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-07
NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY, JULY d 1871
THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD.

H. THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
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The regular monthly meeting of th,
Board of Directors of the public schools o
New Orleans took place on Wednesday
evening, July 5; at the Council chamber il
the City Hall. .s ~
| The committee on schoolhouses offered
the following report: v
To the President and Members of the Board
School Directors, city of New Orleans:-s
GENTLEMEN-Your committee accom-
panied by an architect, visited the school
houses owned by the city, for the purpose
OF ascertaining the wants in said buildings
beg leave to report as follows:
Franklin SchOol-Keys'to DOORS
Marshall School-Keys to doors and tin
| conductor to cistern .-. . =
Fisk School wants fastenings on doors and
windows; roof and ceiling need repairs.
Madison School-The lead conductor to
patent water closet out of order
Jackson (girls) wants black boards, and
| outhOuses want repairs. 4
! Jackson (bOysj-Partition out of order
| Paulding SchOol-ROOf in very bad order,
and wants cistern for this use of the school.
| Laurel School wants eistern of 5000 gal
| Ions capacity.
McDonogh-Roof leaks and locks in
doors to fix.
Girls High School-Roof leaks, and locks
| want fixing.
| Live Oak (girls)-Floor fallen down in
one of the rooms.
Live Oak (boys)-The schoolhouse not in
condition to recommend repairs until such
| time as the house burns.
Magnolia (girls and bOys)-We recon-
mend that its use as a schOolhOuse be dis
continued until such time as the house is
secured against falling down; also wants
locks on the gates.
| required, and sliding doors to be repaired.
| Webster SchOOl-Same as Jefferson in re-
| gard to repairs.
| Clio Street School-Gutter spouts leading
to cistern want repairing.
Bienville street (girls school-Roof of
building in such condition that wen, it
| rains each room in the house receives the
benefit of a shower; sills rotten, and build
| ing promises to fall into the street at an
early day.
/ Claiborne street school wants sash fas-
| Jennings.
St. Ann street school-No repairs.
st. Philip street schOOl-Roof leaking,
and plastering required.
Barracks (girls) sehoOl-Some stating on
roof required.
Fillmore school wants cistern and some
| LIE Breton school wants the well in the
yard suitably covered.
De Soto, branch school-Repairs on roof,
| sash cords and fastenings on doors.
Washington schoOl-Fence wants little
repair.
Mccarthy school wants six pairs glazed
sash in the dorment window openings.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
THOMAS LYNNE,
p B. S. PINCHBACK,
j. B. COOPER,
Committee on Schoolhouses.
New Orleans July 5, 1871.
The foregoing report was received and
approved, and copy ordered to be trans
mitted to the Administrator of Public
Buildings, with the request that the neces-
sary repairs called for be made, at the ex-
pense of the city.
bill for painting blaekboards was ap-
proved and ordered to be paid.
bill, reported by the committee on
music, for piano tuning, was referred to the
finance committee.
The committee to which had been referred
the affair of the principal of the Live Oak
school reported progress.
Leave of absence until October / was
granted to Professor Percival, Principal of
the Boys Central High school; also to the
Misses Roxborough, of the St. Andrew
school.
A communication from the owner of the
building used as a schoolhouse on Spain
street was referred.
A communication from Colonel Boyd,
Superintendent of the State University,
in relation to six vacancies for beneficiary
pupils, was received and referred to the
committee ON high schools.
An elaborate report from Mr.. j. B. Carter,
Division Superintendent, was received and
ordered to be printed for the use of the
board.
The president called Mr.. Longstreet to
the chair, and, taking the floor. offered the
following resolutions:
ReSoloed That the sch elastic year of pub
lie schools of New Orleans shall commence
on the first Monday after the first day of
January. The schools shall then open and
continue in session until the last Friday in
June, when the summer vacation shall COM
mence. The schools shall reopen on the
first Monday in September, and continue in
SesSlou uHtlI tHo IWeHIy-lourJu Udy OI De-
cember. The annual examinations and all
graduations shall take place Immediately
preceding the December adjournment, un-
der such regulations as may be established
by the division superintendent.
Resolved, That the present corps of
teachers be temporarily reappointed from
and after the first day Of September, until
the annual election in December, subject to
such changes as may be from time made
upon the recommendation of the committee
ON teachers, and in conformity to the rules
of the board
Resolped, That the annual election of
teachers shall take place at the meeting
Immediately preceding the opening of the
schools in January.
ResolUed, That the committee on teachers
be requested to report, at the next meeting
of the board, the names of such changes of
teachers as the several directors may deem
proper in their respective districts, previous
to the opening of the schools in September.
The resolutions were adopted after some
debate.
resolution giving leave of absence to
the secretary of the board was adopted
Judge Dibble offered the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
Resolred, That the Division Superintend-
ent be requested to extend the limits of the
Paulding school to st. Joseph street.
Resolued, That the school now known as
the Erato school be transferred into the |
building now occupied by the Clio school,
and be hereafter called the Clio school.
Resolved That the committee on school |
houses be instructed to provide suitable |
building in the vicinity of the Webster and |
Jefferson schools for the primary school |
now occupying the Clio street building; |