New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-15
Meeting of the Sch sl Board.

Meeting of the School Board.
The school board met last night il &C
cordauoe with Adjournment.
| .Present-H. C. Dibbie, president. ant
Nessrs Thompson, McCarty, Rev, Carey
Langstreet, Mcconnell, Sweet. Clark. BIZ
| lings, Ingraham. Casey, Gauiet and Booth
by.
| Minutes read and approved
| General Longstreet, of the finance com
mittee. reported several bills presented al
the last meeting as correct, and offered a
resolution to pay then. Adopted.
| Also communication from Administration
Schneider to compensate book keeper.
Laid over under the rules.
Also bill for repairs from y. Hamiin,
| adversely. Adopted.
| The Treasurer reported balance on hand
| sl0,6OS o. to the sixth Of Nay. with tul!
| items Of the account.
lie also made special report shown
| the amount of school tax OF 1871, for ex-
penses of 1872, collected by the city, and
| the amount of public school warrants of
! 1871, paid theretrom under the provisions
| of the present school law. viz: school tax
collected to May &, which give sll ,0S9 -;
| public school warrants, same time, 80.
| IA 81; balance Of school tax Of 1871 remain
ing on hand, 1884, s.. Referred to tAe
| finance committee.
| Several petitions were presented and ap-
IropTlalety referred,
Miss Armstrong and Mrs. Dean applied
| for leave Of absence on account OF Ill health.
| Granted.
Ga motion Of Captain Boothby, Miss
Falkner was appointed supernunerary to
| perform Mrs. Armstrong; duties during
| the latter absence.
General Longstreet moved that Mrs.
! Armstrong be allowed t. draw her salary
for the months OF March and April.
Carried-Ieas I; nays 4.
A communication from E. A. Spoorer,
| principal, stating collections On account of
| the Ealence school, showing that the re-
ce;p.s were $40 50, less by $l33 so than
| his salary, and asking to be paid tie bal
ance, was referred to the Finance Com
| r.:rtee.
Several bills were similarly referred.
Mr.. Ingraham in the chair
The adoption OF TIE rules was taken up,
| members shall be necessary to constitute a
quorum. The second. third and fourth
rules were adopted without alteration. TIE
| subsequent rules underwent slight changes
| and, as altered, were severally adopted.
Mr.. Boothby offered the following:
Resolred. That in conformity with the
provisions of section time. article thirty six
OF 1873, an examination OF applicants for
positions as teachers in the public schools
VI 1OC DIVWVliOu IA lUC csSHCs DC slCIu d.
az Lyceum Hall, on the twenty-second.
twenty.third and twenty-fourth instants.
beginning at 9 A. NJ On Thursday. the
twenty-second instant, said examination to
be conducted by the di,tric: superintendent
and the committee on teachers: applicants
required to register their names at the
office of the division superintendent on or
before the twenty first instant.
The resolution was adopted, and the sec.
inst tef 70 his IN tta rcSOi II <iND
BY Mr.. Boothby:
Resolred, That each OF the public schools
shall be entitled to one day during the pres
ert session for the purpose Of holding pic.
mic should any school desire the privileges;
each school to designate any day desirable.
Aported.
government of the schools be taken up, and
tne report of the committee upon the sub.
iect be made the special order of the day
tor a meeting Oh Wednesday next, at :
P. NJ. Adopted.
Judge Dibble moved to appropriate s 400
to pay MIR. Earhart tOg lega. services in
behalf Of the board.
Judge Dibbe in the chair.l
Mr.. Ingraham moved the appointment Of
special committee Of three to report a
plan TO equalize the salaries of the prin.
cirals il and grading of the public schools.
The motion was adopted. and Messrs. In.
graham, Lorsstreet and Clark appointed.
Division Superintendent. Boothby was, on
motion. added.
Mr.. Boothby offered resolution in rela.
tisn to renting Of school houses, looking to
al Improvement of location and reduc.
ton in cost. and asked its reference to tie
committee on school houses.
The resolution was adopted.
The presiGen: announced tie following
committees:
On Teachers-Jul;u. S. Clark. V. f.
Mccarthy. James Ii. Ingraham. James +.
Casey. 7. w. DeKlyne and W. &. McCoI.
nell; &. W. BoOthny, ex-otiici0 a member.
On Finance-Cyrus Bussev. John r.
Clay. Ii. L. Eey. j. Is. Cooper. Charles II.
Thompson.
Ca L:b-ary-C. l.. Swee::. II. L. Rey. W.
G. Mcconnell.
On School Houses-T. ". DeKiyne. J.
b. GaUdet, Thomas Carey.
Ga Text Books-James +. Casey, Cyrus
Bussey. Charles II. Thompson.
On Furnituro-J. Il. Cooper. James Long.
On High schoos-E. c. BilIings. james
Longstreet, Juiius S. Clark.
On Euies-p. B. S. Pinchback. Z. {.
Billings, c. l.. Sweet.
Adjourned to Wednesiy mex: at 7:3, P.
NJ.