New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-03
SCHOOL BOARD.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board OF School Directors occurred las;
evening
Presentation. Henry C. Dibble, presi
dent; superintendent Boothby, and Messrs.
Billings, Bourges, Carey, Dumont, Gaudet
Glaudin, Hartzell, Ingraham, Longstreet,
| Lynch, Masicot, Mccarthy, Pinchback,
Shaw, Stamps and Tracy.
The minutes were read and approved.
| The report of the treasurer was read,
| showing balances on hand of the different
years as follows: 1871, $53S2 Co; 1873,
S1l, ,533 35; 1874. sl3, 1886 GA; 1875, s3l,l77 AZ:
Carrolton, 1874, Sl92 81.
This amount tor 1875 is clearly sufficient
for the month Of March.
The reports Of visiting committees were
| next in order
Judge Lynch, of the First District, re
| ported some repairs necessary; that Mr..
Moses Hamilton be appointed porter pro
| tenn of the Fisk School, in place of Mr. }. E.
| Oglevie, removed: and that Alfred Wilson
| be appointed porter of the Mason School.
| Adopted.
Mr. Dumont, OF the Second District made
| a favorable report on the condition of
schools, and recommended the giving up of
| the Orleans School house, the lessees
exercising too much control, and sometimes
| keeping the principal out till ten O'Clock.
Mr.. Tracy, chairman Of the Third Dis
trict, reported generally satisfactory con
! difon.
Nv ha nG ho too
| reported, recommending leave of absence
| be given to Mrs. Wharton, principal. and
| Mr.. louis Bourze, first assistant of the
! Franklin School; Mrs. Jones, second assist
ant of thu Eallette School, and Miss Van
| Osten, third assistant of the St. Philip
School. for the rest OF the term. And also
| the following changes: Miss Woods to act
| for Mrs. Wharton during;absence, and Miss
| Hero to act as first assistant for Miss Woods,
| Professor Willis to be assigned as first as
sistant to the MoDonogh School No. 3, vice
L. j. Leche, suspended, and Mr.. Kelsey
| transferred to his duties at the Central
Boys High School; Miss Kennedy to be
promoted from third assistant to second
| assistant, vice Miss Fannie Dunn, resigned.
| Miss Patton to be appointed supernu merary
| to the Paulding School, and Miss Eliza
O'Meagher to the Jackson School. Adopted.
Mr.. Ingraham, chairman of the committee
| on finance, reported favorably on bills
amounting to $l008 %. On the claim of T.
Moroney for books furnished the ninth ward
school commit zee, in 1872, the report says
there was no such committee in that year
| and that the claimant was paid $3O4 that
year, and recommended delay for further
evidence. Adopted
Mr.. Carey, chairman OF the committee on
furniture reported favorably on the bills Of
Messrs. Heath & Lara and A. H. Wilkins
and asked to have authority to have 100
benches made for the primary departments,
not to cost more than s. each. Adopted
with the exception Of the appropriation for
benches and repairs.
Mr.. Tracy, from tne committee on pur-
chase and supplies, reported sending $3.50
worth of furniture to the McDonOugh School
and that i. was insufficient, but the commit
tee were limited to $500.
The committee to whom was referred the
subject of reducing the expenses made the
following report:
To the Honorable Board of Directors of the Public
Schools of New Orleans
GENTLEMEN-Your committee to whom
was referred the consideration of petition
from teachers. asking that the resolution
adopted by the board relative to vacation
pay be reconsidered, have the honor to
report as follows:
The total tax levied for the support of the
arhDOIa for the hot
State and city, is $432 535 60. The estimate
of expenditures made by the board, as
shown by the books of the secretary, is
$.56 500, making deficiency of $685. 10.
To meet this deficiency your committee,
after various consultations, have decided to
recommend the adoption of the following
measures:
First-To gradually reduce tie present
number of teachers to 400.
Second-To make the following reduc-
tons in other items of the budget:
On repairs to rented buildings. s. 600