The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-12
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
designations The Financial CUES.
tion In Considered.

ullur,lm being found present. Superintendent
fsnHutR read The following report.
urrtrH untHp STIR ruettu HeHurta.
New utlAana. uet hsf IA, 1879.
Ito The Huatd 81 Directors 81 The Public srhuols,
Nlts Ill Nav 1rlsnna:
tirnttetnrn The Superintendent respect
fully Anl,inlts ths following. rrnu,t
The average attniidahea fut ahpthtnbel was
1hsHBas ayelare daily roll " Bau lh'a,
flpHitaa are exclusive If the Barracks anh
Laurel whlHl eebuula vete not OPENED until
The Efficiency III pnr higher nlaasea II Of
tnntel BY NH impression that the .sehoola are
iii BIZ rluaAd during Tho month VI November
and December, AMI that The high anhouls afe
iii BIZ Jlanpntinunh after the nsnlratinl, 81 the
napHrnt saat. The financial acknowledgements
under which tsHrhefp ma lahDt AND the doubts
width hasn been thrown upon the rolls FOR
Il NnvpinEnr nnd Dprnl,nAr arc of nature IN
fsttnlin the consideration Of the board. y "a
slatts III the teachers and other employees ~ tho
huarh that thla matter sl,puld be put Ia a
Thp nlassea ID The academic departments
ats t,ftaainR forward tu the rlosa of the Hehn-
lastln year. To them, as to all other snhuals
iii whatever grade, tho suspension VI organ
ined and ssstema.lc work curing, The i'm
ssttftnttt tnuhthH uf November and Drcenhaf
Ia d question Of grave lh,pottahte, affecting
alike The efficiency III the sehuula and the In
aeipHta VI the very large number Of pupils IN
ii'hn erection Of The McDonogh school
hns,Hps during the past few ears, anl the 70
cent ehataaa ny which these buildings have
hntn filled with pupils. have Developed raaiilta
which require tha uuiistiatattnn Of the board
Many uf uur sehprla NOW have over son chill
sireti I'm daily Attendance. and IN aeerla! IN
plAnraa The number r,ifla na high ~ inn and
ailp. liz fairgrounds are limited. nttat fro
tl,ipntly confined ~ ,he hnsa,nant and 4 few
i.at ar,,,.ti Tho building. When aaap,nhIe.l III
lluaa restricted afpnn,is lha children ara
crowded tn MI unhealthy degree. AZ
tive play In dangerous, II npt lWpaaahn
The care 10 he constantly ezetciaed
NV teachers Ia aiming the mnat
hiirtlpnauine and tnoet resnonelble duties nf
The day. a., fat ~ recreation, involving com
Portable rect, or freedom Of fSerpaa OF tteah
nlr. HI impp liant II, tho health nf the arhunl.
tho sounlay recass In the majority 81 nnr
@phapls IN fnilnre. Time II necessarily con
a,a,nn,i In Diminishing tho childien and IN
forminu ranba, and thla time is taken from
The ,pceaa. During III. fifteen or twenty min,
utea left tp Theses pupils. they bolt the meal
brought with them iron, home. endure dis
tsyrni,fta during all aurta ~ weather and ac-
sl,lire uhhealthfnl habits IN many whya. lt
ii respectfully submitted that the urngramme
uf tha daily session might be modified ~ fol
i, frhe work Of the school to commence nj
a4b al III. inatpni 1T a. ~. M herrtnf,re
4 All departments 70 have a ieress from
usan II. III to ~ 40 q. m Pupils VINO ~ not
wiah to pass Into tile yard ehal ha allowed
freedom, III conversation nlsnn matters com
npctesi with their studies, In their respective
arhunl4faunfa.
# a. children living At convenient distance
from the pelnol tp he allowed to Au home tn
thpir t,uonday meal.
perIcis III attendance to embrace both
morning anH afternoon Haaelai. half day
being allowed fnt each;
Az tia already evident TINT Dut primary
departments will fpr iva mora applications
FIR atiniesin than nuf limited accommodate
llunn Will allow, ~ II further recommended
ahAt the following regulation he attnltad, VIZ:
IT no prluary department. shall the attend
anrn exeeed sisty arhalata, as teaniiad Ivy
Jaw. Applicants III anneas Ut that number
atall eetla.itutaa separate class for the after
" mssptl saastun, whu shall I'LL tho plarAa nf mn
equal number Of children who shall be dis-
nlisaed Eur the day at the cluaa Of the morning
aeeaiun.
the division ns tha day Into two anHalona
Mill faeer this regulation. which haa already
been partially adopted III .xtreme cases by
the superintendent. but which II ia Important
III make uniform ~ atanihg rule fpr tho
government vt ell the arhoula.
Respectfully submitted.
WM q. RpuTRs
Chief Superintendent Public Schools VI New
Orleans.
The report was received and. al the request
nf the superintendent, that portion relating to
fhe chanuea of tho rules waa referred To tho
committee on rules. 10 report ut the next
meeting.
The treasurer reported a balance on hand.
applicable to the Auguat roll. III Sla 05a, With
The Recommendation that haf Of the Augnst
roll be paid The tinauce committee was an
lhnrlzed to act according to Tho recommends
lion. .z
The following report waa presented:
New NRLrANs. October A. 1870.
10 the poara 81 Directors # The Public hrhoola
Ut NV nrl,hn
f3enfietne ,=-Your committee beg leave to re-
uort that AZ the competitive examination held
IN Tho eighth and ninth Of September iftean
candidates out af twenty paeaaa III tho gram
mar grade and thirty one out Of iifty five IN
the urinary grade. and in,tyesiS rortiiirat,
nj qualification were signed hv the committee.
The resignation IF Mlsa Rcn"ict ma nrst
nngistant uf Webster, 10 take Elect on the
Nret VI September, waa received, and Msa
Tank, Of Laurel School, temporarily assigned
III I'LL the place
Mrs. Dohis, third assistant NJ the pau1dins
was directed to change place with Miss B~ssie
WArtt, at same Rohhal
Miss a. Kern. third assistant Madison. and
Miss Stokes. THIRD aaastant Bpnvlle were
permitted To change places ut their mutual
neNsn ,as t,.ors,a Johp.on om,,t,a ,r,m N,
roll Of teachers through clerical error, was as
alaued III Mepanogh M. VA second assist
ant In place Of Miss Writ, Resigned
TheIoIluwinE supernumcraies were APP
pontesS
Mics Theresa McUreery. to PaulhinK.
Mias Aunle kirwan, to Franklin
Mss =. u. Harris, to IT. Philip.
M.ss Armanee Briianlt. to Magnolia.
The following resolution IL respectfully
recommended for adoption:
ResotGed. That teachers absent from the
nity mt the time appointed for opening the
schools shall not receive pay during s,lch att
senee their salary 70 begin from the day they
report for duty.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. X. GuTnEIM,
l.. A. MARTINEZ,
PAUL GArpEyIELLE,
Tnos. Il. HANDY.
RonT. I'll. BARTLEs
Tho report was received and the resolution
appended adopted.
Various standing committees reported. but