New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-15
SCHOOL BOARD.

Directors was held last evening.
Present. II. C. Dibble. president, and
Messrs, Russell, Thompson, Clay, Rey,
Carey, Longstreet, Ingraham, Tracy, De-
klyne, Gaudet and BoOthby.
The president stated that he had called
the meeting at the request of the Superin.
tendent and some of the mem bers to con-
slider proposed change in the teachers of
the High School, and other matters con-
nected with it.
The report Of the committee on High
Schools being in order, on motion of Mr..
Tracy, the board Went into executive SEES
sion.
After raising of executive session, the
following special repoH. of the committee
on high schools was read:
To the Board of Directors of Public Schools OF the
Sixth District:
GENTLEMEN-At a meeting OF the commit
tee on high schools, held January ~, the
following recommendations to the board
were unanimously adopted:
l. That the position of principal of the
New Orleans Central High school, which
will become vacant on the thlrty-hrst
instant, in consequence of the resignation
of Rev. John Percival, be filled by the pro-
motion of the present Vlce-prlnclpal. Prof.
John T. Seaman, said appointment to take
effect February /.
2. That the department OF English Htera-
ture continue as heretofore, under charge
of the principal, and that the vacancy in
the department of classics caused by the
promotion of Professor Seaman be filed by
the reinstatement of DR.. James Burns,
lately removed.
3. That Mr.. Kelsey be appointed tutor in
the New Orleans Central High School, at
a salary of salary of SIS per month
4. That Miss Rachael Woodleigh be ap-
pointed associate teacher in the Girls High
School for the Second, Third and Fifth Dis
trictz, and that she be assigned to duty by
the principal.
5. That Nine. Latosse be appointed super
nrmerary TO the department OF French IN
the Girls High School for the First, Fourth
and Sixth Districts, and Nine. Blancy u
the same position in the Girls High School
for the Second, Third and Fifth Districts.
s. Thet the study Of mythology be added
to the curriculum of the High Schools, and
that the .'Daight Mythology be used as
the text book; and finally, that Peabody's
moral Philosophy" be substituted for Alb
ercrOmbie's, now in use.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A communication was Enclosed from Miss
A. G.. Pitkin, principal. stating the number
of admissions for 1874 being greatly in ex'
cess of former years. another assistant was
needed.
On motion of Mr.. Tracy, the name OF w.
C.. Willis was substituted for that of James
Burns, in the department. Of English ltera-
ture.
On motion of DR.. Thompson, the name Of
Professor A. S. LechP, was added to the re-
port as vice principal. it having been mad
vertently omitted.
With these exceptions the repor. was
adopted.
The committe. on text books reported,
recommending Dwight's Mythology, Pea
bodys Moral Philosophy, and that LOOMS
series of mathematics De substituted ter
Robinson's in the Boys High School. and
the report ives adopted.
The Third District committee. Mr.. In
graham. chairman. reported. recon-
mending the following: Mrs. nj. +.
Stevens. first assistant Fillmore School, TO
be principal Marigny School; Miss >. l..
Easton, second assistant Beauregard School,
to be first assistant Fillmore School, vice
Miss Stevens, promoted; Miss Barrow.
third assistant Beauregard School, to be
second assistant, vice Miss Easton, pro-
noted; Miss 4. Hart 20 be third assistant
Beauregard School. vice Miss Barrow. pro-
NOTED.
The report was adopted.
The Fourth District committee Submitted
the following changes in the Dryades school:
Miss Hunt, first assistant. girls; Miss
Mckay. second assistant. girls; Miss Clapp,
third assistant. boys. Abe repos: was
adopted.
Mr. DeKiync Of the fifth district, recon-
mended that Miss Ellen Hayden be made
trst assistant OF the McDonoghviile school.
and his report was adopted.
Mr.. Gaudet. from the Sixth District com.
Iuittee. recommended that Miss l. 4. w all.
first assistant. Magazine School. be trans.
ferred to the Napoleon Avenue achooi as
adjunct first assistant. and that Miss A. ).
Torrey, second assistant. Magazine School.
be promoted to first assistant.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Ingraham in the chair.
Judge Dibbls presented a ;udgmen: OF
the Superior Distric: Court against the
board tor 1886 and COST. which, Oh his
motion, was referred 10 the finance COM
mittee.
Mr.. Thompson stated that Miss Dawson,
who had been elected music teacher, but
subseGuentl, removed. had seldom attended
to the duties of the position. He, however,
recommended that her salary be paid from
November Is, 1873, to January ID. 1874. and
the recommendation was adopted.
Mr. Boothby desired to present ques-
ton in relation to the Chalmette School.
Some changes would soon take place. and
it was desirable to decide whether the
building, which was defective, should be
retained. The matter was referred 10 the
committee on schOolhouses.
The board then adjourned.