New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-10
TIE ANNUAL ELECTION OF SCHOOL
TEACHERS.

The REPUBLICAN and Times published O.,
Thursday morning the names OF the sue
cessful candidates 70. positions in the pub.
lie schools for the ensuing scholastic year.
We observe that nearly all the old teachers
have been Reelected, and our information
is to tue effect that the changes. for NIL
reasons. including designations. amount
to forty odd. We presume that the board
acted in the matter Of appointments ac-
cording to the best information before
them. The law explicitly names the
class Of persons from whom the selec-
tons may be made. and We have
not heard Of any violations of the statute
by the board. l. Those who have passed
successful competitive examination be-
fore the committee on teachers. 9. Those
who have received certificates Of qualifca.
ton from the State or division superin-
tendent. 3. Those who have taught for
three years in the public schools in the
grade for which they are candidates. The
usual time for the annual election is the
first of September, but circumstances with
which we are all familiar conspired TO
postpone it about month later this year.
We notice that the Picnyune and Bull
'e,i,,. with lamentable disregard for ac-
curacy. agree in stating that the school
board has recently dismissed a number of
teachers. II would be as correct to say
that the recent Democratic parish con.
vention had ''dismissed' Mayor Witt.
the seven city Administrators. the two
she1iffs. coroners. ETC.. because they chose
to nominate other gentlemen for election
to fill their places when their terms expire.
AL the teachers positions expired by
operation Of law and custcm on the
thirty.frst of August. They continued,
however. to discharge their duties
until thei: successors were chosen. The
list CT applicants was very large. Nearly
every one OF the directors. it is reported.
had from fifteen to twenty candidates,
eininently we'll qualified to teach. whom
be wished to place in the schools. TIE
rule was adopted, however. to re-elect, as
a general rule, TIE teachers o. last year
This left but two new appointments each,
and resalte; in bitter disappointment. 70
hundreds Of anxious eSpec.ants who have
Leen waiting 70. more than Il yea: in the
hope that their friends would be able to
succeed III ticdin: then. place. With the
reasons that influenced the directors in
making their selections We have nothing 20
do. Theyare responsible :or their otticia:
conduct to the law alone. and il j. shall
appea: that they have appointed ineligible
persons j. vii! doubtless be corrected.
Tia, there were not places in TIE schools !
for ali the applicants is 10. tie fault of
the directors. Tha: they preferred :heis
persona! acl-aintances and political
friends to strangers and open political
enemies. is natural enough and entirely
proper. We are no: informed to what ex-
ten. roiitica! tests were applied. nor are
we aware tn: purely political consiiera-
ion determined any particular case. /:
is. however. we'll known that the majority |
IF the successful candidates are in sy,nra-
ny with the Den: csats. and have al
Ways been SO. No political tests have
,vss been applied by the present school
BOARD. In 1866, when the returned Con.
ederates obtained control, very clean
weep was made Of ali tie teachers who |