The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-19

fault lies NOT with the board. but with the
the city schools and In favor Of the country
Your committee would therefore submit that b
for the support Of the City schools. instead Of
the four mills now paid. two to. the city and two
to the state. would. II promptly paid. sustain,
= reduction Of the taxes paid BY the property
4 g22sRPH gokkhIHs. ohatrman'
l.. W. PERKINS,
Committee on Finance Board Of School Diree-
tors,
The report was adopted and spread on the
minutes.
The Rev. Mr. Gutheim the vice president Of
the board, coming In after the report Of the
finance committee. took the chair which was
vacated by Mr.. Mitchell
The committee on teachers reported pro-
gross.
COMMITTEES on supplies reported having pur-
A petition asking for the establishment of 9
colored school on Frenchmen street. beyond
Claiborne. was referred to the committee on
The resignation Of Prof. Fl. des Bordes was
Superintendent Lusher informed the board
that Mr.. Eyrich had been awarded the contract
for tn. the furnishing Of books to the public
It was resolved that the opening of the public
schools, appointed by resolution Of this board
to take place on October l, be postponed until
By Robert BERT Il. Barley
ReeoIoed, That the treasurer Of this board be
and portresses Of Tie public schools one BALI Of
their salaries for the month of August, 1878, out
Of such funds in his hands belonging to the
school fund.-
Adopted.
Ry r. Fl. Barley
That the, treasurer OF this, board, be and y
0f7fhnYfyaf n n Il,
GUS bills. contracted for painting, piastering
and repair on the several schooi-houses EMU
school houses. presented to the board at Ito
regnliar meeting IL Ju1y WhsnSyer there e
school fund. Adopted
BY j. J. O'Brien-
whereas, greet anxiety exists among the
aurns e Of SCHOOLS and II orde
that all anxiety may be allayed, and that the
TEACHERS e may BE- be to negoade loans upon
tieg now, therefore. be II
Iseso1eed That the teach9rs be paid their sal,
t5 r In m bs nggd hH n y Of ghoos sHa
which the. they become DUE
Resolped, That the committee on furniture be
authorized to advertise In the official journal
for proposals to, furnish the necessary school
the children Of the late Madison School (now
No. IL me s h to be paced &C. III 10
committee on school houses.
Adopted.
BY MIR. Mitchell
Whereas, 1t Is undeniable that the questions
submitted to the candidates for leadership at
the competitive examination in December last
were less difficult of solution than those sub
mittad to the competitors of the primary class
on the September previous; and
Whereas. the candidates who In the Deeem~
Der examination received rs per cent and up-
wards are entitled to rank In the grammar
grade. whilst those who passed in the more
difficult examinations Of September. however
high, can attain to no higher position than O
second assistantship therefore. to do away with
this manifest Injustice. be it
Resolpea, That those candidates. who In the
primary class passed on examination In Sep
tember last and obtained So per cent and up
wards, be entitled to take rank in the grammar
grade.
Referred to the Committee on Teachers.
The board then went into executive session,