New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-09
state Board of Education.

The board met yesterday pursuant to ad
journment, the president in the chair.
Members present-Superinten Loud,
Boothby, Chester, Keeting and Stoddard.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
Superintendent BoOthby reported that
the case of Miss c.. O'Rourke, whose petl.
tiOn was referred to him at the last meeting
for examination aud report, was before u6e
city board of New Orleans, and that no re
port could be made until the action of that
board.
The State Superintendent presented to
the board for confirmation the folio wing
named appointments OF schOOl directors
made since the last regular meeting:
Avoyelles-C. G Murray.
Bossier-N. A. Dun6in, T. II. Hutton.
East Baton ROuge-M. f. Johnston, Rob
ert Morris.
Grant-Thoma johnson. Albert Dean,
j.. K. Gray, J. c. Cuny, W. e. Harris.
Iberville--William Harris, Ged Butrick,
Thomas II. Nolan, vice james l.. Roche, not
confirmed.
Jefferson, right bauk-Lson Defournan.
Latou rche-S. T. Grismore.
Natchitoches-Louis Duplex.
Oueans-l. n. Marks, +. Heath, Rufus
NAPLES, James Long street, I. g. Tracy, II.
l.. Rey, +. b. 5. Pinchback, Paul Travlgne,
c. l.. Walker.
Rapides-J Madison Wells, Jr, ames
W. Osborne, James NJ. Barnett, A. Hilton.
Red River-J. w. Harrison.
St. James-RichFd Simms, Victor Miles,
John Kerrigan.
Vermilion-Fcreman Patten, David Lyon
f. T. King, C.. H. Remick, vice Solomon
Wise, removed.
vernon-E. E. Smart, Philip Koonce,
William P. Cain.
West Baton Rouge-T. Landry.
Winn-JOhn T. Milan.
Superintendent Keeting, under the head
Of unfinished business, called up the reso-
luton offered by Superintendent Loud, at
the meeting of the board held November g.
1875, by which the State Superintendent
was authorized to place the accumulated
funds to the credit of any parish back in
the current school fund for reapportion-
ment. After discussion on an adopted mo-
ton the State Superintendent was request
ed to indefinitely postpone action.
Superintendent SIOddard called the at
tention Of the board to section fifteen of act
No. 6, extra session of 1870, making provi-
sion for partial payment of the expenses Of
the Teachers destitute.
The president informed the board that
this was not subject for their cOnsidera
ton, but belonged to the office OF the State
Superintendent, and that the matter would
be taken under consideration, and every
possible help rendered the superintendents
In developing these invaluable auxiliaries
of school work
By permission of the board additional
papers in the case of the Madison parish
school directors were received, and given
to the special compittee having the case in
charge, to which committee MIR. Loud was
appointed by the president. The commit
tee then retired, and the board took a re-
cess.
At two O'Clock the board reassembled.
and superintendent Stoddard, chairman of
the committee, stated in q verbal report,
that a thorough examination of the evidence
presented does not sustain the charge OF
contempt Of the authority OF the State
board as made against Messrs. c.. Pollard
J. II. Crawford, A. " Brown. w. w. John
son. P. J. Watson, w. H. Dinkgrave and
Luke Madden, and recommended that the
charges be dismissed.
Ga motion, the recommendation was
adopted.
Mr.. w. II. Dinkgrave ct al. presented a
protest against Charles w. Crawford serv-
ing longer as school director of Madison
parish.
This, by direction OF the board, the presi-
dent referred to Superintendent Chester
for examination and report.
On recommendation of Superintendent
Stoddard the charges made against G.. Pol
lard ard P. j. Watson Of incompetency
were dismissed.
Papers in the case of P. J. Donnell. ask
ing the aid of the State board, were re-
ferred TO Superintendent Chester for ex-
animation and report.
On motion the board adj journed subject to
the call of the president.