The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-21
THE SCHOOL HOARD.


The School Board met last night at No. 80
Burgundy street. Present. President semmes,
Tourne, Craig, Fayerweather, Mitchell, Coleman.
Barley, Collins. Ferguson, .Gutheim, Handy,
Mclean, Martinez, Perkins, Seaman. Bwarbrick
and O'Brien.
Rev. Mr.. Gutheim asked for the reason of call
ing the special meeting, and Col. Collins re-
sponded that Ii had been impossible for him to
secure meeting Of full finance committee and
he had no written report to make. He said that
ID was necessary to have an apportionment for
iS77-7S, and hence the call.
Mr.. Seaman said that ne thought the way out
OF the matter was for the finance committee to
raake out budget and present 1t ct the regular
meeting In October.
Col Collins said that It was impossible for the
finance committee to make up report without
the assistance of the board. budget had been
made up by joint committee, but this was not
fnal.
PRESIDENT semmes said that it was doubtless
correct that the committees should assist the
finance committee in the work Of forming the
budget.
Rev. Mr.. Gutheim thought it unnecessary.
Until the teachers appointments to teaoherships
had been made it was impossible to make up
budget
President Semmes said, that inssmuoh as the
city budget was not made up before December,
there was plenty Of time. He said that 1t was
understood that the chairmen of the several
committees make up q statement of their neces.
sary expenditures.
Rev. Mr., Gutheim said that besides the object
Of the meeting there were several other subjects
necessary for consideration. and one was the ex-
animation Of applicants for teacherships. He
moved that the committee on teachers have the
privilege of changing the day Of examination OF
teachers. Adopted.
MIR. Seaman asked whether or not this change
would not be detrimental to the teachers.
Rev. Mr. Gutheim said the object as that ap-
plcauts should not be examined two days in sue
,cession, thus giving them rest.
He desired to call the attention Of the board to
another matter, aud that was the committee was
composed Of Ave members, and he did not know
that all could give six hours day for that pur-
pose; no wonld move that an additional number
OF Ave be appointed to assist the committee on
teachers
Messrs. Swarbrick, Collins, Ferguson, Mitchell
and Seaman were appointed.
MIR. Ferguson desired to be excused, and was
accordingly. and MIR. Handy was appointed in his
place.
Rev. Mr.. Gutheim informed the gentlemen ap-
pointed as well as the committee on teachers, that
. meeting would be held at the superintendsnt's
office on Saturday.
MIR. Seaman said that the State Board had
adopted a set OF text books, and he saw
from comments made that the action of the State
Board was hnality. He said If the parents OF
pupils were compelled to adopt new series the
question is, what would be the effect Of it? He
asked the superintendent what he had to say
about it.
superintendent Rogers said that he had seen
in the papers that the State Board had made sew
eral changes but not o sweeping change He
understood however, that the State Board had
provided q certain amount of books necessary for
those children whose parents were unable to pro-
cure them. He said the law was that the Estate
Board shall have the right to designate the books
Co be used in the schools" He said that several
OF the books have been used for some time. The
previous boards have changed the books several
times. One instance was in the matter of gram
mars, there being now three in the schools The
State Board now desired to go back and use one.
Mr.. Seaman thanked the superintendent for
his information.
superintendent Rogers further stated that he
thought suitable arrangements might be made
with the publishers to furnish at o small cost to
the board books for the poorer scholars.
The president asked whether or not it would
be well for committee to be appointed on text
On motion of Mr.. Gutheim, himself. Mr.. Sea-
man and Mr.. Capdevielle were appointed.
MIR. Ferguson then said he had had a lot Of
furniture in the McDonogh School repaired, the
bill amounting to more than the sum allotted for
that purpose. 1t had been in use at the State.
House during the late troubles, and was in de-
piorable condition. He desired that the bill
should be put on the July pay roll. The bill was
for $256 when the sum allotted was $3.50.
Col. Collins suggested that the bill be divided
in equal parts, half on the July and half on the
August pay roll. He said that he had heard from