The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-02

and Sundays excepted, until al applicants shall
have been txamshed.
10. The order Or examination will be as fol.
| lows
For academic gradss4=1 English language and
literature ., natural philosophy and chemistry;
| 3. mathematics, algebra and geometry 4. Latin
and French Languages.
For grammar grsdes-l. Descriptive and ply
ecal geography: Q. English grammar, with ele-
ments Of composition; D. Arithmetic, complete;
q. History OF the United States TO present ad-
minlstration.
For primary grades-t. Descriptive geography.
q. History Of the United states to civil war; D.
Arithmetic, through cube root; 4. English gram
mar, with logical and grammatical analyses.
IL. The committee will aim to give plain ques
tions, % ,h az involve Knowledge Of general
principles. without requiring exact verbal CON
torinity to rules or propositions Of any text bots.
OrtheErephy. peninAnHhip, rules Of grammar
will be noted Ia ell papers handed In by the APP
plieaptH.
IL. Ihe maximum mark for certificates will be
100, the minimum ~. From 10 inclusive to 30
will be graded ~ certificate D. From SO inclusive
to 100 will be graded az certificate A. And this
will apply 10 all the classes before named.
ORDER or EXAMINATION.
Monday, Sep ssniber a. applicants for teach
erships, oral or written examination, az the aisefe
ton Ut the committee.
Tuesday and Wednesday. September 10 and
M applicants for grammar departments, prih-
Thursday and Friday. september ~ aud 3D.
Applicants for second and third assistants.
This, after IL Was read WAS adopted.
The following resolution was adopted
Resstred That the State Treasurer be request
ed to present 10 the board statement showing
each and every payment made by the State 70 the
School Board for the city OF New Orleans from
The interest due tile township and the two-mill
tax from the year 1869 to the present time. that
he be requested 30 make the statement, wing
the date and number III tbe warrant upon which
the payment was made. the person to whose or.
which IL was drawn; the amount of the warrant.
the day Of payment aud the person TO whom
paid.
Resoiped. That The secretary Of this board be
requested TO present to the board ststement OF
all warrants issued by the State Auditor, from
ana paid BY the State Treasurer, and statement
OF theI sums received by this board by reason OF
said warrants.
This resolution was also adopted.
The committee on
ACADEMIC AND NORMAL SCHOOLS
the following report. which was, after
d lengthy discussion, adopted by the board The
following 10 q synopsis OF the report
The committee on academic aud normal schools
report q communication from superintendent
Rogers Recommending
i. That the schools heretofore known ne high
schools be designated AZ academic departments
Nos. /, q and . respectively.
2. That the course OF study 10 these academic
departments be limited TO two years, and be EN-
braced IN four departments, 10 be known 40 the
departments af Englieh lsnguage and book.
keeping, of physical science, OF ancient and
modern Languages.
D. TeAchers In each department TO be limited
10 four--one principal and three ASSISTANTS.
The board then adjourned.