The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-08
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Monthly Reports and the Financial
Condition OF the Schools.


Condition of the Schools.
The regular monthly meeting 81 the School
board was hold last night. President u. j..
Semmes In tho chair and present. MeaaIe.
rrados O'l}ren, Collins. BARLEY. Seaman
hover, McElroy, Mclean, anthein, Capde-
vale ard Fayerwenther %
Superintendent Rogers submitted his
monthly report. and II was formally received.
lie represented the condition Of the schools
III be most satisfactory. and pronounced the
advance In the scholarship shown by the De-
ocmber examinations 10 be very crafty Ing.
lie recommended TINT In order that there may
I'D fuller opportunity for local supervision
tho principals Of our largest schools should
TIC required 10 teach ono class only. and not
two, He alao called the attention Of tho board
and tho committee on schoolhonHea &C. the
condition uf the Eimunia aud Metairie Ridge
sehools. aud RECON- tneuded. II better build.
nga ulh not b. obtained that these schoola
to abolished
MIR. Collins, chairman OF the finance com
mittae reported that sinpa the last meeting
half III the September roll IT 1870 had been
paid, and that there was now on hand $4,000
towards naN ing the other hHf. There was
also on hand from the tax 81 1876, $685. from
tho Tux Of 1876. s6336 81 1877. 1912, and Of
tBTa, ASUaI.
Tho COMMITTEES on Academic Schools,
through MIR. Cnpdevielle. chairman, reported
thut. ut the competitive examination fur adj
mission to the academic department, NJ hoy =
and 13n aiils wera pNatninsH, out q Whlon
number ~ boys and lia girls we're admitted
There are now In Academic No. liz pupils
and IA Academic No t6T pupla
The committee recommended reduction
of teachers In Academic No. J from seven 10
five and alao II reduction Vt the salaries Of
Lhese teachers.
The report was received.
The resignation or Mr.. Lloyd II, Coleman
IA member OF tho board was received and
accepted, i,
4 petition from number of citizens asking
for The reonenng ot tho Jersey School was
received aud referred IL the committee on
teachers.
On motion of Mr., Seaman the grade Of the
Fillmore School was changed from Grammar
II & Grammar A.
The finance committee was authorized TO
confer With the city authorities aud sndeavpr
TO arrange some method by which the board
could draw against the amounts duo the
schools by the city. IN order 10 avail them
selves of the provisions OF the new constitu-
ton.
In accordance with the recommendation OF
the committee on academic schools the mum
Der of teachers I'm Academic Ne. was re-
dueed to five. and the salaries OF the principal
and vice principal were reduced to $1,000 and
$1,000 n year respectively, the reduction 10
date from March 4 next.
The recommendation regarding tho reduc-
tion of the number Oh teachers was postponed
until next meeting.
That portion of the report Of Superintend-
ent Rogers referring to the Edmcnia and Me-
tairie Schools was referred To the committee
on srhool-houseS.
Tho chair announced the following visiting
committees:
First District Messrs. Seaman, Capde-
vielle and Martinette,
Second District-M essrs. Handy, Collins
and Bartlay.
Third Dstrct-Messrs. Prados, MeElroy
and Fayerweather.
Fourth District -Messrs. Gutheim, Lanaux
and Buhler.
Fifth District Messrs. Mclean and Gut
helm.
Sixth and Seventh Districts Messrs. Bower
and O'Neil.
The board adjourned until next Wednesday
evening.