New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13

The treasurer presented the following re
mort of taxes collected to the credit OF the
school fund:
The balances of 1871 and 1873 were trans
ferred to the fund OF 1874.
io-S ,,aIanca ...... 81 O53 s.
i87t CayroIiton ......,......, 1888 81
Total of all funds. EQUALS 81
Out of the fund of 1874 and the balances
OF 1871 and 1873 q roll has been paid.
Mr.. Ma ks, chairman of the committee on
finance, reported favorably on bills amount
ing to $ll79 30, and the report was adopted
Other standing committees made no re-
/ port.
Mr.. Tracy presented the petition OF Miss
! Kelly, of the jefferson School (girls) that
she might receive pay for the week in April
/ n which she was absent, her duties being
4 performed by pupils. Her request was
I granted, and her name ordered to be placed
lon the June roll.
Bills to the amount of 5000 79 were pre-
Bented by the secretary.
A communication of Mr.. c. Hubbard,
ecretary of the Teachers Association, con.
aimed thanks of the association to the
board for the donation of 5000.
Mr.. Bourges moved to reconsider the
RESOLUTION of the June meeting relative to
be competitive examination of teachers,
nd the letter of Superintendent Brown,
boye referred to, was read, az follows:
OFFICE OF THE STATE SuPRRIETRNDENT OF }
Public Education,
New Orleans July IL. 1876.
on T. c. Dibble, President School Board New Or
leans, Louisiana:
DEAR SIR-By reference to the report Of
be proceedings of the June meeting OF the
ew Orleans School Board, perceive that
be following resolution was introduced
bd adopted, viz:
Resolred, That the annual competitive
Examination required by law for applicants
br teacherships shall be prior to the
ending election for teachers, and ali ap-
licants, including present incumbents,
hall be examined, except those who have
lready passed such examination, or have
aught three years in the public schools OF
lew Orleans.
The proposal to restrict to your board
The almost exclusive power to examine and
&pualify teachers. is so palpable violation
f6f sections four and eleven of act No. l23
i
httention of your board to these provisions
before any attempt is made to carry out
&y our resolution. Respectfully,
WILLIAM G. BROWN,
Il State Superintendent Public Education.
Mr. Tracy favored the reconsideration.
Mr.. NAPLES, the author Of the resolution,
opposed it. He thought Mr.. Brown in error
as to the law. There must be competitive
examination. The teachers were a noble
body, but some were incompetent. Mr..
Brown could not examine all to whom he
gave certificates. Directors could not ex-
anime every teacher, and he cited many
other evils the resolution was calculated to
overcome.
Mr.. Trevigne defended Mr.. Brown, being
confident he had examined all to whom he
had given certificates.
Mr.. Stamps spoke in favor of reconsidera-
ton.
Mr.. Hartzell favored the examination,
but was very anxious that nothing should
be in the resolution that would interfere
with Mr.. Browns privileges in giving cer-
tificstes, and wished to amend it.
Mr.. Dumont thought there was an easier
way of getting rid Of bad teacher than by
examining AGO others. He considered the
resolution unjust.
Mr.. NAPLES said all the resolution looked
for was information as to the qualification
of teachers and the improvement Of the
schools.
On reconsideration, the vote stood:
Yeas-Bourges, Dumont, Glaudin, Hart.
zell,. Masicot, Trevigne, Rey, Stamps,
Tracy-9.
Nays-Walker, Heath, Marks, Waples-
The resolution was then referred to the
committee on teachers, motion by Mr..
Hartzell to amend not receiving second.
{Mr. GlaudIn in the chair.
Mr.. Dumont offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolyed, That the public schools of this
city be reopened on Monday, September
lS 1876.
The matter of election of teachers was
left over to future meeting.
president Dlbble in the chair.
Mr.. NAPLES stated that he noticed in the
hlNHttC AHOHuty tudl IuO SoAOOAo Va VI
ginia were supported by the Peabody fund.
at least 80 Of them, and that it also sup
ported newspaper. He inquired how
much benefit the public schools of Louisi-
ana derived from it.
n The president said not any.
Mr.. Tracy offered the following:
ReSolyed, That the decision of all ques-
tions arising from the examination of can
didates for the High Schools held lately be
committed to the committee on High
Schools.
Mr.. Tracy said there were some scholars
whose percentage had been so near the
that he considered they were en-
titled to another examination.
Mr.. NAPLES said the standard had been
fixed at seventy for the minimum, and 100
for the maximum, but it had been deter
mined in several instances that at the fall
examinations those coming near it should
have the privilege of trying again.
Tke resolution was adopted and the board
adjourned.
List of passengers per steamship Knick- |
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Mrs. A. Mettaxs, Miss j. N Mettaxa, Mrs,