The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-24
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
rrsruNs, or THE STATE BOARD YRs.
TEROAY - DISPOSITION OF
SCHOOL PROPERTY.

MEeT1NG OF THE sEAAH """
TEROAY = DISPOSITION OF
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
rne Late Radical A Administration GObbled
enc school Funds, which Occasions De-
lay In opening the Parish schools.
The State Board OF Education met yes terday in
Che office Of the Superintendent Of Public Eduoa-
zion "a the State House. Present, the ex-offieio
president, Gov. Nichols, Lieut.. Gov. Witt, sec-
xstary Of State Strong. the superintendent OF
Public Education and John. r. Oazelar.
on motion, the board confirmed the sppcsnt-
snents made TO gil vacancies on the parish boards.
The secretary laid before the board for con-
firmation his action relative TO the Franklin COL
lsge, at Opelousas, in
APPOINTING A COMMITTEE
of gentlemen to assume con troll OF the repairs to
that building
The college, under sot No. 65, approved March
Al. 1871, WAS. with all It's grounds and sppurte-
nAnoes plaoed under the control Of the State
Board Of Education, for the purpose, as the act
specifies, OF establishing therein normal or high
school, and BY tbs same act $1,000 WAS appro-
priated 10 keep the build ngs, etc., in repair.
Mr.. Lusher stated that this appropriation had
been drawn 10y previous administration, but
thst he had succeeded in recovering about $4,000,
and might get the balance. No repairs had been
made to the building by the previous adminstra-
tions and he therefore had appointed as CON-
mittee to take charge Of the building and SUPER
intend that work Messrs. Joseph M. Moore, Chas
II. Ealer JAS. Fl. Houston, q. q. Bwaysie and
Or. Donald.
Lieut. Gov Wtz inquired II the repairs had
already been commenced.
Mr.. Lusher replied that they had. and that
about $1,000
HAD BEEN EXPENDED.
Whereupon Lieut.. Gov. Wiltz moved that the
action OF the State Superintendent be ratified
Carried.
The secretary read the resignation of Prof J.
W. Nicholson as q school director Of the parish Of
Claiborne, he having been appointed to q chair in
the State University at Baton Rouge.
On motion the resignation was accepted and
Vacancy In the Claiborne parish board.
The secretary desired also to know the pleas
ure OF the board In relation TO thr four lots
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT,
bounded by Baronne, Clio, Erato and Dryades
streets, Nos. 10, 49,, " and Is, and each 80 by
These lots were placed in possession of and
under control Of the State Board OF Public Il 1u-
cation by act No. 124, approved April 30 1877.
tho lots having been purchased by the State Ii,
September and October, 1860, for the location Of
3 state normal school.
Section Of the last act quoted authorizes the
appropriation by the State Board of the lots, or
th0 revenues derived therefrom. to the mainte-
nance OF such Normal school or schools ne may
be established by the City Board Of School D-
rectors. In furtheranoe Of the act to regulate
public education, etc., the same act authorizing
Che State board to
SELL Oh LEASE THE LOTS
and directing that the proceeds Of sale or lease
shall be deposited with the Administrator Of
Finance OF the city and shall be held BY him az q
special fund for the support Of normal schools.
Inquiry being made the State superintendent
stated that the lots were at present used by the
city ~ = depository for carts, tools, etc, for
repairing the streets. He said, further, that he
had addressed letter to the Mayor rendering
che site ~ location for school house, but that
The tender had been declined, the city admins
traticn deeming that the Third District was more
IN need OF schools than the First.
He suggested further that he be authorized
TO LEASE THE LOTS
% the best rates obtainable. and upon motion Of
Lieut.. Gov. Wilt the desired authority was
granted.
The question Of opening the Schools in the
parishes was then taken up. The State Supern- |
West Felicians, Iberville, st. Helena and ST. |
Tamrnany had been heard from, and In those |
parishes the schools would be opened on the lat |
81 January next. He had written several letters |
% the boards in East and West Felicana upon the |
subject. when Lieut.. Gov. Wilt suggested that |
no write another.
Tho Secretary OF State thought the parish |
schools should be open In the summer az then |
- would give the aboring class of children bet
tsr opportunity TO attend but he supposed that The
parish boards had
NOT SUFFICIENT MONEY
% open them.
Gov. Nichols thought that matter should be
left with the parish boards. In explanation of
the delay In opening the schools, Ii was stated
chen that the reason they had not been opened
VAS that the old boards (Kellogg's) had
ABSORBED ALL THE MONEY.
that IL the apportionment even up to and inoud- |
ing the last quarter Of last year, and in some in
stances including the first quarter Of the present
year, leaving the new boards without a dollar to
begin with. Hence the idea WAS to accumulate
sul1acient funds to start with before opening.
In East Felicians there had been, it seemed,
u0me opposition to the system Of free public
schools, but that WAS fast disappearing, and it |
Was now seen that there was
NECESSITY FOR THE SCHOOLS,
Ia that parish the court was now endeayoring
- secure settlement from Weber, who was
charged with the emb zzement Of about $16 900
school funds, and his case comes up for trial on
the 9th inst.
: Gov. Nichols suggested that the board should
meet hereafter once week.
Lieut.. Gov. Wilt moved that when the board |
adjourn IL be to meet on every Monday. Carried |
and the board adjourned.
THE MOFEETT REGISTER AGAIN.