The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
me Regular Monthly Meeting Last Mig

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Rev. Mr.. Gutheim In the chair. and Messrs
Mitchell. Bwarbrick. Seaman. Collins. Martinett'
BARLEY, Capdeviele Mclean. Administrator
| Isaacson, Fayerweather. Perkins. ONeil. HANDY
Ferguson. Coleman and Butler present.
| The report .of the treasurer was received.
showing amount of the fund Of 1879 On nanu
on April 30 was s22711 10. and out OF tnls Tue
April roll was being paid. There was due by
the hoard on the December roll OF 1877. 900.
and on the December account OF 1878. $40 500.
Favorable reports from the visiting commit
tees OF the several districts were received. to-
oether with suggestions Of necessary repairs
and supplies.
| Mr.. Gutheim, however. had one complaint.
and that was that the methods OF instruction
pursued In some Of the schools was In his
opinion, too mechanical. being confined 10
memory and Rotations.
specIal attention was called by Mr.. Collins to
the condition OF the Mccarthy school and the
necessity Of repairs to rid the building OF an
| immense number Of bats. -sma@@
Mr., Swarbrick stated that It was the intention
of the committee on school houses to put the
required repairs ON the building during vaca-
ton. @M+.m5. 5m-
| The Committee on Teachers reported the
following changes and transfers: Mrs. O. M.
| Keppard from Sumner to first assistant posi-
tion lin the Edmonia. vice Miss Williams. re-
signed Mrs. +. v. Miller to be first assistant In
Sumner. vice Mrs Keppard, transferred: Mrs. Il.
Allen from Short Street to Keller, vice H. o.
Blum; Miss Harrison. promoted to second as
sistant In McDonogh No. q. vice Miss b. Lynch.
resigned. and all the third assist nts were pro-
seeopa ssssant Sumner sshoo
Ter, promoted: Mrs. Thezan transferred
from Elmira to Sumner; Miss q. MsManus. ~
vice Miss A. Mort, resigned, and the other third
assistants were moved up accordingly.
RESERVATIONS.
Miss M III. Williams. first assistant sumner
Ms1 M1 ny n F seDGnn f hrd assistant RAM
part No. I: Miss A. Mort. second assistant Le-
ontine. ,rax,.rx,-.
Miss A. M. Dart. nominated by Mr.. Ferguson
as third assistant In Short street.
Il Miss Agnes u. Boyee. nominated ~ MT =. j.
u third assistant II ~ NJ
/ third assistant Ia LeOntlne.
Miss J. Wrigley In Elmira School, vice Mrs.
Thegan. transferred.
suPERNUMERARIEs.
Mrs. Sarah McCord. to Robertson: Miss e. M.
M. Coleman, chairman Of the committee on
rules and asen tbs Fak seba ns aar
recommending that the retention or expulsion
of the offending pupils be left TO the discretion
the
| committee had receded from Its determination
to suspend the pupils. because additional facts
had come, to its knowIedge, which impressed I,
some OF the members with the BELIEF that per-
haps the committee had erred.
Mr. Handy thought the chairman was mis-
taken. The committee nag not erred ana .he
superintendent was because OF the appeals u
the parents Of the children. and their amends
Mr.. O'Neil desired to know whether o.. not the
boys had been punished for the ofense 81
which they had been convicted: II they had. II
seemed to him very hard that they should DC
expelled. III it was Il case for expulsion, tha'
should have been the punishment and none
MI. Barley agreed with Mr. O'Neil and thought
that the boys should have another trial. Their
parents we're entitled to, some consideration
| He thought the boys could be reinstated with
out much detrimentto discipline.
Mr. Handy stated that the committee had ex-
amined the boys. and were perfectly well salts,
fled that they had not been punished any more
severely than. they should have been when the
nature Ct their offense was considered.
Mr.: Mitchell considered thatthe report snonlo
tion to refer to the Superintendent. and the
boys should Be expelled. He made a motion to
Ing ing pupils yi,; we're ,rt, declared suspended.
The committee on school houses was author
lied BY resolution to rep lir the roof OF the Jack
The committee on school teachers was in
srncted to assign Mrs snlaaosk to nosIi9n
some some ii little discussion the resolution was
adopted by a vote Of 8to7. --a,
Mr. Ferguson gave notice that at the mex
meeting Of the board he would move recon
! sideratlon OF the vote adopting the report o.
the committee on rules and discipline.
The chairman announced the following Visit
Ing committees:
Fayerweather.
. Second Dstrict-Messrs. Ferguson Hand,
and Lanaux.
> Third District Messrs Barley. Swarbrick ant
: Martinez.
I Fourth DistrIct-Messrs. Seaman. Collins ant
Buhler.
Q Fifth District Messrs. Coleman and Mclean
d Sixth Distriet-M essrs. Mitchell and Capde
9 vielle.
: Seventh Distrct-Messrs. Perkins and Capde
9 vielle.
n his motion TO reconsider at the present meet
d ing.
:. give the parents of the children an opportunit
l. to produce before the Superintendent any TACT
Q or circumstances they might have tending 7
/. establish the business OF mitigation OF tn
It sentence. The Superintendent could report q
i the next meeting. and then he would make hi
:. motion.
" Tho Roard than adiourned