New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-16
Meeting OF the school Board.

At a meeting of the school board, called.
last evening by the president, there we're
present: Alfred Shaw. H. c. Dibble, John
K. Clay, c. W. Boothby, j. B. Cooper, j. I.
Jackson, James Longstreet, W. G. Neon
nell, C. L. Sweet and J. B. Carter. superin-
tendent.
The meeting wa. called to orde. at quar-
ter to eight o'clock. the president. h. Z.
Dibble in the chair.
Reports Of regular committees being III
order, the chairman Of the committee on
teachers, G. w. Boothby, reported. suggest
ing the following changes:
Miss NJ. II. Clincby, second assistant,
Vallette school. vice Mrs. 3. johnson, re-
signed.
Mr.. Paul Bethencourt. principal, Tunis
burg school, vice sIr. Z. Rattegsn resigned
Miss,M. f. Rogers, to be third assistant, as
an additional teacher, Chestnut school.
Miss NJ j. Williams, first assistant, Me
D0noghyille school. TO fill an original
vacancy.
Mis-. Z. A Hunt, first assistant, Oryades
school, vice Miss S. +. Hitch, resigned.
Miss Clarke, to be third assistant of Nc
earthly school-an additional teacher.
Miss y. A. Wade, third assistant, Perdido
school, vice Miss SmallwoOd. resigned.
The following named teachers were recon-
mended tor approval for the Hancock school:
Mrs. S. G. Thayer, principal, vice Miss t
Kennedy, resigned; Miss Ellen Kennedy,
third assistant. vice Mrs. S. G. Thayer. pro-
NOTED.
After some debate the report was adopted.
The committee ,on finance offered the
following resolution:
Resolred. That the Administrator of
Finance treasurer of the board) be in
structed 10 pay the following accounts:
New orIean, Printing and Publishing Com
oS %
Amounting to. 5000 95
upon warrants drawn by the president of
the board, countersigned by the secretary.
Adopted.
The committee on schoolhouses and dis
tricts reported the securing of suitable
building in place of the De Soto school
house. at rental of 800 per month. Ac'
ton sustained.
On motion of Mr.. Boothby. twas resolved
that hardness by any teacher for five days
in any one month shall be deemed sufficient
cause for suspension.
On motion of Mr.. BoOthby, it was
Resolced, Tha. the pay roll for the month
of January of all teachers elected at the
last general election of teachers on the
eleventh of January, be made to date from
January |, 1873.
Judge Dibble stated that there was now
sufficient money in the treasury TO pay q
ers for the month of January. and offered
| the following:
Resolred, That the secretary be instructed
to prepare the rolls for the month of Janu-
airy for payment of the salaries of teachers
and portresses to the extent of tive-sixths
OF the amount due. as near as practicable.
Adopted.
The secretary was instructed to notify
teachers that payment would be made at
the office of the Administrator of Finance
on Saturday. March -.
On motion of Mr.. Boothby it wa. resolved
that the finance committee. with the divi-
sion superintendent anu eoulnlIIto oh
teachers. be empowered to make report
modifying salaries. except for the months
OF January. February and March.
Judge Dibble stated that without hold.
ing out any false hopes he would say that
he had expectations of being able to pay
| cash for the balance of the year. The debt
had been disposed Of by the provision for
funding it.
The board then went into executive ses.
sion and afterward adjourned.