New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-19
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Fifth Days Proceedings.


Fifth Day's Proceedings.
| The board met pursuant to adjournment.
| Present-Hon. William G.. Brown, presi-
| dent; Superintendents Williams, Stoddard,
| Loud, Keeting, Brewster and Boothby.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
ana approved.
The president submitted the following
communication. which was read by the
| secretary:
New ORLEANS, July IL, 1879.
Gentlemen ofthe State Board of Education:
Ny attention having been called by Sena-
| tor +. C. Anderson to an item in the State
Auditors report for 1872, in the condensed
statement of outstanding warrants OF the
year 1872 viz: appropriation for repairing
| and reftting Franklin College, at Ope-
lOusas, Louisiana, $4,000, and on his state
ment that no repairs had been made on the
college, proceeded to investigate the mat
ter. and I find that, under act No. IS, of
1871. $1,000 was appropriated out OF the gen
eral fund. ITO be used by the State Board
of Education in repairing and retitting said
| college," The records of this office do not
contain any action by the State board other
than the following preamble and resolution,
adopted March, 1872:
WHEREAS. Warrants have been issued
under act No. 65 of the session Of 1871 for
the establishment Of high school on the
grounds occupied by Franklin College. in
the town of Opelousas; therefore be it
| ResOlred. That the president of this
board and the superintendent of the third
division are hereby empowered to enter
into contracts with parties for the con-
structiOn or repair of buildings agreeably
| to the provisions of said act.
Upon inquiry at the Auditors office l
find that on August IL, 1871, there were is
| sued to Mr.. Conway six warrants, num-
bered 643l to 6436 inclusive, for $1,000 each.
From the Treasurer's Office find that
| on July l, 1872, warrants Nos. 6434 and
6336 were registered and bonded by third
| parties. who then held them. find, also,
that on May "a, 1873, warrants Nos. 643l,
6432 and 6433 were paid in by Mr.. n. c..
FOlger, tax collector. il settlement with
One warrant for $1,000 is still unpaid by
| the Treasurer.
As it is importan: that the State board
should not occupy false position in this
affair, recommend some specific action in
WILLIAM G. BROWN.
State Superintendent of Public Education.
Superintendent Stoddard submitted the
following resolution:
Resolred, That the president be and is
hereby instructed to take such legal meas
ures for the carrying into effect of act No.
IS of the General Assembly of 1871, and
the protection and recovery of the apprO-
priation named in his communication of
this date as may be found necessary.
Superintendent Brewster, chairman Of
the committee on finance. claims and bond !,
reported as follows on the communica. on
of the attorney of the State Board. Hon.
E. Filleul:
New ORLEANS July 18, 1873.
To the President and Members of the State Board
of Education
Your committee on finance, claims and
bonds respectfully report on the cOmmuni-
cation from Hon. E. Filleul, referred to us
for examination and report. and recommend
that the president of the board be author
lied to issue a warrant for $500 in payment
of legal services for the period of eight
months, ending July l, 1873
JAMES BREWSTER, Chairman;
CHARLES w. KEETING.
Superintendent Loud, chairman Of the
committee on text books. submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was read by the Sec
retary:
OFFICE SrArs BOARD or EDUCAri0S, I
New orleans, July 10. 1875 )
Gentlemen Of the State Board Of Education:
Your committee on text books and school
| furniture respectfully submit the following g
report:
In selecting series Of text books for use
| in the public schools Of the State we have
kept constantly in mind for our guidance
i. Books adapted to the peculiarities of
| our educable population as found to-day.
=. To make only such changes as expe-
| rience had taught were necessary.
8. The recommendation of such text
books for adoption as would produce the
| least inconvenience, with the best results
| to school boards and the children, and in
| volve the least expense.
In the performance Of our duties, so deli
cate and responsible. you will readily ap-
preciate the difficulties which embarrassed
| US from the large number of meritorious
text books from the various publishing
houses in the country that have been sub
mitted to us for examination, and Of which
any one series might be selected. and the
action of your committee merit at your
hands approval.
Upon review OF the list herewith pre-
sented and recommended, you will perceive
that very few changes have been made
and only such As were deemed absOlute!y '
essential.
After mature deiiberatiOn, and with pro-
found convictions as to the interests involv-
ed. and the effect of our action on our own
administration Of the educational interests
the State. we respectfully submit for your
Endorsement and approval the following
list Of text books for recommendation to
the various school boards throughout the
State for their adoption. believing that such
action will secure harmony, efficiency. uni
formity and economy in our school system
and permanently establish it IN the aifec
tons of the people.
Readers-Willsons series Of readers or
Harper's United States Readers; Wilson's
reading charts. Wilson's object teaching
charts.
Spellers-Wilisoa's series. consisting Of
primary and larger spoilers.
Observation-Disclosures series OF arith.
metics, algebras and higher mathematics.
consisting Of Progressive Table Books,
Progressive Primary Arithmetic, Progress
sive Intellectual Arithmetic, First Lessons
in Mental and Written Arithmetic, Rudi-
ments of Written Arithmetic. Progressive
Practical Arithmetic, Progressive Higher
Arithmetic, New Elementary Algebra. New
University Algebra, New Geometry and
Trigonometry. New Surveying and Nsvisa-
ton.
Grammars- Practical Grammar,
Marchs Parser and Analyzer Browns
Grammar and Grammar OF Grammars.
ographies-Mitchell's series, consist:
ing Of: Mitchells First Lessons in Geogra-
ply. Mitchelrs New Primary Geography.
Mitchell's New intermediate Geography.
Mitchells New School Geography and
Atlas, Mitchells New Physical Geography,
Mtchells New Outline Maps and hey.
large and small series.
Histories-Barnes' United States History.
hysiologies-Cutter's series, consisting
of Cutters First Book of Analytic Anatomy.
Physiology and Hygiene, Cutters Analytic
Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene, with
Questions, Cutter Physiological Charts.
Composition and Rhetoric-Kerls:
Book & StrattOns.
Bottany-Gray's How Plants Grow.
Woods Object Lessons.
Writing Books-Harper's series and Pay
son, Denton and Scribner's.
Etymology-Butler's Scholars Compan-