New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-11
City School Board.

An adjourned meeting of the City Board
of School Directors took place last evening,
commencing at the regular time-half- past
seven o'clock. The president, Judge Dib-
BILE, occupied the chair, and the following
members were present: Messrs. Boothby,
Clay. Cooper, Joubert, Jackson, Longstreet,
Lynne, Matlack, Pierce and Toy Absent
Messrs. Pinchback and Hahn.
Rules came up in order, and, on motion
of Mr.. Lynne, the matter was postponed
until the next meeting
| The report of the committee on text
books was then called up, and, on motion of
Mr.. Clay, seconded by DR.. Cooper, the re-
port was adopted.
The adoption of the various text BOOKS
recommended by the committee was then
considered. and after somewhat lengthy
debate, in which an effort was made to post
pone the consideration of the text book
question, the following books were adopted
in SUGGESTIONS:
Wilson's Primer, First Reader, Second
Reader, Third intermediate Reader, Fourth
intermediate Reader, Fifth intermediate
Reader, Primary Speller, Larger Speller;
Woods Object Lessons; Jarvis Primary
Physiology, Physiology and Laws of Health
Geology; Smiths Etymology; Robinson's
Progressive Table Book, Progressive Prima-
ry Arithmetic. Progressive Intellectual
Arithmetic, First Lessons in Mental and
Written, Rudiments of Written Arithmetic.
Progressive Practical Arithmetic, Progress
sive Higher Arithmetic New Elementary
Algebra, New University Algebra; New Ge-
orr ~,
and Navigation; Quackenbos' Elements of
Composition and Rhetoric; Bryant & STRAIT
toms Common School Bookkeeping; Will
sons Primary American History, United
States History, Outlines of General His
tory; Grays How Plants Grow; Spencer
ian Writing Books, Common School Series
Nos. /, 9, 3. 4 and 5, Business Series Nos.
else Series Nos. 10, IL, II, and Intermedi-
ate Book; Bailey's Scholars Coppanion
hiitchelPs First Lesson, New Primary
Physical; Harvey's Elementary Grammar,
English Grammar.
On the several questions of adoption the
yeas and nays being called for, General
Longstreet and Mr.. Toy voted in the affir-
native, and gave notice that at the next
regular meeting of the board they would
move for the reconsideration of the ques-
ton.
After the foregoing series had been
adopted as far as the series on bookkeeping,
the president called Mr.. Toy to the chair,
when Mr.. Pierce moved to defer the further
consideration of text books until the next
meeting.
On the motion to defer being put there
was tie, and the chair decided in faver o1
postponement.
After the president resumed the chair,
Mr.. Boothby moved to reconsider the ques-
ton to defer the matter of text books, and
the motion was carried, when the remainder
of the books recommended by the committee
were adopted, Guyot's Geography being ex-
cepted.
Mr.. Pierce offered o report of the COM
mittee on teachers, which was adopted.
The committee on finance reported ad-
versely to the claim of Miss NJ. Mills, on the
ground that no services were rendered in
the time for which compensation is claimed
An invitation from the Gravier school to
attend their picnic was received.
The committee on teachers reported
recommendation to transfer Miss Alice
Briengne from the De Soto to the St. Philip |
school, and to transfer Miss Marshall to
the position heretofore occupied by Miss
Briengre.
The board adjourned to the next regular |