The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-14

Edward Phi Hips, Esq., President etc..
| Your undersigned CONT ittee appointed pur-
New Orleans, in mass meeting assembled on
l-- the - day -, 1873, to demand
| the designations of the members of the Board Of
| City School Directors and q reorganization OF
said Board, respectfully report that they have ex-
| hausted all means in their power to attain The
object of said meeting, and beg leave to make
| this formal return that the subject m after may
be recommitted to the mass OF the PEG,
pie for such further action as may be determined
| upon hereafter.
| The members of the School Board, with one or
two exceptions, insufficient to affect the main ls-
| sue, treated with con umely and contempt the
| wish OF the peope, and your committee resort7d
to the expedient OF preferrings peciic charges OF
VOCATION of duty against the members OF the city
School Board, the tenalty for which, as provided
| by law is removal from the board. These
charges were sent to the State Board Of Educa-
ton and your committee confidently hoped that q
re- Organization OF the ity Board would be effect,
ed, because officials most directly concerned and
possessed of power and influence sufficient to have
| made good their promises, had given assurance,
after they had themselves admitted the popular
demand for a reorganization 10 be just, that any
member of the Board who would be found dere
lict in the discharge of duty, however technical
would be removed and, that mode OF adjusting
the matter was even encouraged by the officials
themselves as q solution OF the controversy,
without subjeo ting the members to the inglori-
to be threats and COERCION. Under these in
PREF sions the charges were sent to the proper
body, as has been heretofore made known
through the public press.
The State Board was convened for the 4th
inst. and on the Both ult. your committee re-
ceived communication from State Superintend-
ent Brown ~ asking US to be presene; appear
as prosecutors furnish the evidence, etc. his
seemed to your committee the Yer est mockery.
The man who is by his oath Of Office bound ex-
otficlo to take cognizance OF any lrregularlty or
wrong that can be called to his notlce-Who has
control of the schools, scholars and teachers, we
might say, and to all official records, calls
upon committee OF citizens to furnish the
proofs which he has already in his possession!
To prove that which each member admitted to
be true to himself. 70 prove irregularities
which appear on the public records and minutes
OF the City School Board, and to which he has
access Your committee never contemplated an
appearance in person before Brown, Boothby
and Chester to prosecute Pnchback Dumont
ct ais Apart from PEI sonal assurance, they
were justified in entertaining the presumption,
though contrary to practical experience, that d
sworn official would perform plain duty.
Your committee feel authorized to say that the
action OF the state Board Of Education is but the
GROWING insult in this scheme to make our
public schools the means OF our degradation, and
must submit, in conclusion, that the evil COM
planned Of, remains unrepaired and the Board OF
City School Directors is to-day as unfairly, lille
galy unity constituted, and persists In the
same course Oh INSTRUMENTATION, outrage ana
disregard of the will of the people as on the day
when the people of New Orleans raised their pro-
test. Your committee has used all means at it's
command to accomplish the object of its appoint
ment, and respectfully ask to be dlscharged-as
a consequence 'of which the m after will stand
recommitted to the people.
PAGE NJ. BAKER,
b. J WEST,
l. N. SToUTEMYER,
VIM. l.. CUSHING,
CHAS. T. BUCK