The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-04
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
PEABODY EDUCATIONAL MATTERs-A
BOARD or REG ENTs Appointed.
weber Anxious tn Close UD His west Fe.
'iciana school Matters-Ix Reports
Of state Officers

weber Anxious to Close Up His west Fee
'iciana school Mntters-Reports
Of state Officers.
One or two unimportant appointments were
made by the Governor yesterday. but beyond
that nothing worthy Of note sranspired The
Governor received during the day the opinion OF
the Attorney General relative TO tho legality OF
any member Of the Board of Health holding the
position Of secretary and treasurer the substance
Of which was given In
YESTERDAY MORNINGS DEMOCRAT.
The transcripts In the cases Of Westley Turner
alias Degree and Aleck Brown, convicted Of muir
der in the parish Of 81. Mary, are still in the
hands OF the Auornty General and will be passed
upon during the next cay or two.
Turner, IL seems, killed q msn named Frede-
rick Erhardt, on September .. 1870. and was tried
and convicted, and Brown killed one VIM. Dudley,
in the Same parish, on January IL, 1877. and bis
case west through the courts, resulting In CON
viotion.
The state Superintendent OF Public Education
has issued The following:
Orr1en or THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT or
Public Education and oil the Agent Of the Pea-
b, dy Education Fund FOR Louisiana. J
New Orleans, La. November 3, 1877.
Under and by virtue Of authority vested in
the undersigned by the Rev Barney Scars. D. D..
general agent Of the Peabody sduca ion fund the
Rev. J. X. autheim, Messrs. Paul Capdevelle,
Jos. COLLINS, Louis A. Martinez and JOS A. Craig.
Of the
CRY SCHOOL BOARD,
and VIM. q. Rogers, Esg., Chief superintendent
OF the CITY Public Schools, are hereby appointed
an xeoutive committee for the establishment OF
q frea normal department for the professional
training OF auGh eolort graduates Of high schools
or other institutions Of learning, ana other nd.
vapced students over sixteen Years of age aud OF
proper taental aud neral qualifications, o, shall
subscribe = written declaration that IL Ia bona
Ode their desire and intention TO exercise the
teachers vocation for NJ least two years after
their completion u the normal course, to be al
tested by
CERTIFICATE on DIPLOMA
granted BY the CITY Board Of School Directors or
awarded bv the officers Of The Board VI Regents
hereinafter constituted.
Said normal department will DO under
tho control and direction OF the state Bu-
Herin.endent and the executive ccmmitttee here.
inbefore appointed, constituting board Of seven
regents, who shall draft rules Tor their own gov
ernment and for that OF the department, provid-
ing expressly that said department shall include
junior and senior course 10 its curriculum, and
that Y shall not admit 70 its senior conrso more
than thirty competent students, domiciled In the
city OF New Orleans and shall be open to at least
twenty such students from
THE RURAL Parishes
OF the State.
Said board Of regents will meet in the Office of
the State Superintendent OF Pablo Education
for organization on Thursday, November q, at
the hour Of noon, and thereafter ut such time "a
shall be fixed by it's rules.
ROBT. M. LUsHER,
State Superintendent of Publio T. iuoation aud
Agent Of the Peabody Education Fund for
Louisiana.
The State superintendent OF Public Education
has information that Weber, late school treasurer
OF the parish Of West Feciana. who has upward
Of $4,000 school funds charged TO him, IL now
desirons OF
MAKING A SETTLEMENT,
but would prefer 10 present his books and
here rather than to 20 TO the parish ard
settle with the board, Weber. according to the
statement OF one OF his friends, Ia willing TO dc.
fray the expenses OF two members OF tho parish
board TO this city and return. and will meet them
here with two Of his advisers, when, II there be
my deficit in his accounts. he lis ready to settle
The balance.
At his request the matter has boon referred TO
The parish board. and 9 reply was expected yes
terday; but none arriving. one OF his friends went
up 10 the pari h to interview the board upon the
subject, aud will return early this week.
Several Of the State oficals have commenced
their annual reports 10 the Legislature, included
among the list being the Secretary OF State, State
Auditor and superintendent OF Public Educ alton,
and from present indications each report will DO
interesting.