New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

Scheel Beard.
The Board Of 6cbool Directors met in I'D
journed meeting last evening.
Presentation. 81. C. Dibbls, president;
Supsridtendent Boothby and Messrs. Du-
mont, Bourges, Gardner, Glaudin, Heath,
Lopgstreet, Lynch. Marks, Mssicot. Nc
Carthy, Pinehback, Rey, Stamps, Tracy and
Wsples.
Mr.. Marks read . statement from Mr..
Keller, in which he detailed HE original in
tention of building two schoolhouses; the
boards acceptance of the proposition for
one only; his understanding that it was to
be for the Keller School; the contract of
building made with the board; his PROPOSE
ton to erect . larger schoolhouse for the
ST. Andrew School, and his readinessto to do
90 now.
Mr.. Marks moved the adoption of the re-
port presented at the last meeting recon-
mendipg the removal Of the Keller School
to the building provided for it.
General Longstreet asked permission to
withdraw that report and submit the fol-
lowing:
Resolved That the president of this board
be authorized and requested to move the
Keller School into the schOOlhouse built by
Ar. j H. Keller for the use of that school,
and that the rent of that building be com-
puted from the fifteenth instant; provided.
that the St. Andrew School be allowed the
use of the building now occupied by the
Keller School till it is otherwise provided
for. at tine same rent nov paid for its use.
Resolved, That the president OF the
board BE- authorized and requested to enter
into . writtOn contract and agreement with
Mr. j. H. Keller for the erection and con-
structiOn of schoolhouse for the nee of the
St. Andrew School, the said schoolhOuse
to be . duplicate in all of its parts, and
amounts to be paid - the new scho0lhouse
called the Keller School, said contract and
agreement to be submitted to this board
for final approval
Mr.. Pinchbsck made few brief remarks.
He did not seek, a. was charged, to mako
political capital, and never had when ad-
dressing the board on matters of policy.
The portion of the people he represented
desired to raise NO question Of color. But
this was . question commencing itself to
the sober second thought of every one on
the board. He sympsthized with Mr.. Kel-
Ter, and had an interview with him at tho
first of the controversy. He had asked the
board to settle the question. The board twice
overruled Mr.. Keller and ordered the St. An.
drew School into the building. 1t seemed
to him the efforts of the board shOull be
directed to prevent injury to either class.
The St. Andrew School was in . worse con-
diiion than the Keller School. 1t should
have equal accommod atoms. In justice it
should be put into the new building. If
the Keller schoolhouse is not good enough
for the Keller School, how can it be good
enough for tho st. Andrew SCHOOL, 1t 10
humilisting. He had reasoned with the
teachers of the St. Andrew School. and they
said if the board refused to put them into
Keller building, don't submit them to
the humiliation of being put into school
that 10 confessed not to be good
enough for white children. The colored
people are peaceable, and would submit.to
. violation of the constitution that there
might be quiet with'equal advantages. Had
the board sustained Mr.. Keller first, he
would have nothing to say. He disclaimed
all desire for faotious opposition, and said
there were NO political or personal motives
on the question. The board ought to sus-
tain its previous action, maintained by two
votes.
Mr.. Marks thought Mr. Pinchback had
conceded the case and admitted Mr. Keller's
statement was correct. He reviewed the
case and showed whom tho misundezstand-
ing had arisen He had visited both schools
and found them in . miserable condition,
but the st. Aodrew School would certainly
be improved if removed to the building
now occupied by the K. lIer School - pro-
vided for in tho resolutions.
Mr.. Bourges desiring 10 eut OF further
debate moved the previous question. He
considered the board might put in any
school it chose.
President Dibble stated it was not ususl
to call for the previous question, and there
was no ruls requiring it.
General Longstreet said Mr. Pinchback's
remarks were calculated to mislesd. In
answer to Mr.. Pinchbaok he said he be-
lieved Mr. Keller would resist the putting
in of the St. Andrew School if the pupils
were white. Tho proposition was simply
whether, now that tho colored children
could not be put into the new school, they
should keep the white children out too.
Mr.. Stamps said if members of the board
had made tho verbal syreement with Mr..
Keller they had dene it in d. fsnoe of law.
Tho board had NO right to mako contract
that it could not remove any school it
wished.
Mr.. Glaudin moved to table General
Longstreet's resolutions.
Messrs. Bourges and Stamps wished to
come to direct vote without motion to
table.
Mr.. Pinchbsck seconded the motion to
table.
The motion to table was lost by the fol-
lowing vote:
= Yess-Messrs. Glsudin, Lynch, McCarty,
Pinchbsck, Rey, Stamps, Wsples-7.
Nsys-Messrs. Bourgee .Dumont, Gardner,
Heath, Longstreet, Marks, Masicot, Tracy
-8.
Mr.. Dumont moved to strike out the por-
ti0n relative to tho St. Andrew School con-
tract; there was NO necessity to contract
with Mr.. Keller; there was school from
the MoDsuogh fund that could be used:
General Longstreet withdrew that por-
ton.
Mr.. Dumont moved to strike ont the por-
tiOn relative to moving the st. Andrew