New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-08
school Board.

The Board of School Directors held their
regular monthly meeting last evening, Hon.
Henry C. Dibble, president, in the chair.
Present-Messrs. Russell, Dibble, Thomp-
son, Clay, McCarty, Rey, Cooper, Carey.
Longstreet, Dumont. Billings, Ingraham,
Tracy, Gaudet and Boothby.
The minutes Of the two previous meetings
were read, and that of the regular meet
ing adopted, with the exception of the
resolution of General Longstreet, re-
lative to the appointment of newly elected
members to committees in the place of the
member who had resigned, which was taken
up on q motion to reconsider BY Mr.. Thomp-
son.
Mr.. Tracy said the resolution had been
passed in the absence Of the president to
relieve the board of the embarrassment
caused by bus not being present to designate
the places
General Lon gstrees said substantially the
same.
Mr.. Thompson said he moved to recon-
slider because the action was unusual 1t
was placing new member in place for
which he might not be fitted, and great
damage might result from his want of
knowledge. If any particular gentleman
is wanted for the position of chairman, why
not say SO, and let the president appoint
hims He did not want the position of
chairman on text books, but he wanted to
call tie attention of the board to the irreg-
ularity of the action.
General Longstrset moved to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider ON the table. Lost by Q
vote of six yeas to seven nays.
The motion to reconsider was then car
ried, and the resolution amended by au-
thorizing the President to designate the
place ON the committee the newly appointed
| members should I'LL.
On the minutes Of the special meeting
! Mr.. Thompson moved to reconsider the re-
| port of the committee from the fourth dis
trict.
MI. Gaudet inquired the reason. SO that
he might vote intelligently.
Mr. Thompson said his reason was that
| when the report was adopted he had no
idea that fifteen or twenty teachers had
been removed. He wanted to know the
| reasons for the removals.
! Mr. Gaudet differed from the doctor. lie
! said. when the list of teachers was reOr-
! ganized the Fourth District had no repre-
sentation. General Longstreet being absent,
! and no changes were made, with the tacit
| understanding that when the district was
| represented the changes might be made.
| When General Longstreet returned, no did
not deem it advisable to make any changes
until the end of the year. At the last meet
| ing he did what all had previously done in
! September last. He reorganized his district,
and appointed the teachers he wanted. We
can not debar him Of the same right we ex.
| ercised. We have no more right to inter.
| te-e in the Fourth District than he has in
! the others.
! Mr. Thompson sAid no teacher could be
! dismissed without cause. Us wanted to
| have a cause assigned for these disDissals.
| General Longstreet moved. as an amend
! ment, to reconsider all the appointments
! made at the special meeting.
! Mr. Ingraham said the cause Of complaint
| was that while the Fourth District pre-
1 sented list of teachers to he confirmed, it
did not give list Of the changes. Some of
! the teachers who had been remosed had sp-
! pealed to the symp pafhies of the members
| and they would like 70 know The causes.
General Loags,r.es though. it wa. little
| singular the attack was only made on the
Fourth District. He moved, rs an amend
ment, that the reports of all the committees
| be reconsidered. which was carried.
J Mr. Gaudet's motion to table was lost by
| q vote of nine 70 four
! Mr.. Gaudet asked the board how 1t was
| possible to discharge q teacher by recon-
sidering the appointment after it had been
| confirmed. 1t was an unwarrantable pro
ceeding. He didn't believe any member
! could explain how it could be legally done.
! The motion 30 reconsider was carried by
| vote of seven TO three.
| Mr.. Ingraham called for executive session.
| AT the conclusion Of the executive session
the minutes OF the special meeting. as
amended. were adopted.
The reports of the standing committees
| were then read.
From the division superintendent, treas
! urer and librarian, and the committees of
the second. fifth and sixth districts there
! were no reports.
The reports Of the other districts were al
! follows:
! :IRsr DISTRICT.
! Edmonia and Samner schools to be raised
| from grammar Is to grammar A.
Miss H. Black, third assistant, Fisk
School, transferred to Marshall School, vice
| Miss Maggie Bridgins, transferred to Fisk
| School; Miss E. Kearns. third assistant,
| is transferred to Paulding School, vice Miss
] Hattie Brooks, resigned; MNs Fannie Col
/ lyanni being appointed to fill the vacancy.
THIRD DISTRICT.
John Pinson appointed principal Of the
| FOrtihcation School, from January 4, vice
1 4. Clifford, abandoned the school; Miss
! Harris. third assistant Chalmette School,
| promoted to second assistant
I Miss Watson, first assistant, MarigAy
| School. transferred to Iaharps School. vice
Miss L. Mccarthy, first assistant, trans
feyred to Marigny School.
J FOURTH DISTRICT.
! An additional room to be procured for The
| Live Oak Girls School.
Miss Ella Shaw Is appointed to the Live
Oak School 8s third assistant; Miss Shields,
Fulton School. is transferred to Kellar
| School, vice Mrs. L. Ward. transferred to
Fulton School; Miss Me.ora Allen, third
| assistant, Kellar School, is removed, and
| Mrs. E. Vaughn reinstated.
| The Fifth District submitted q vefbal re-
port. Miss M. Woody, associate teacher,
Lower Girls High School, is transferred to
! Marigny School as principal, and Mrs. C.
n A.