The St. Landry whig., 1845-07-24
IcoMmgNIoArED.
ST. COLLEGE,

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The annual commencement oil this College
took place Tin accordance with the announce
ment given in your paperl on the 18th inse I'D
was an exhibition highly creditabie to tReaAh.
%stitution.
At an early hour in the morning Of the 18th,
the n{rnber of persons on horseback and III car
riages who poured into the usually quiet village
Of st. Charles, gave token that soplething more
than usual was to happen on that day; and at
ten o'clock, about 500 Hnfssns, Of whom about
one fourth were of the Rsveiier sex, had assem-
bled TO witness the ceremonies of the day
There being no room in the college building ca
pablo OF accommodating this assemblage with
any degree of comfort. a large pavilion had
been erected in front OF the west facade OF the
college, one end of which was arranged as a
Stage, very neatly fitted up and supplied with all
the necessary theatrical appurtenances.
| Abaut half past 10 o'clock, the performances
commenced with a dialogue, blythe younger stu.
dents, designed to exhibit the proficiency attain
ed by these juvenile lingnists in the various Eu-
ropean languages, in the course Of which Latin,
Greek, English, French, Spanish, &c. were ut.
tered with a fiuency which might we'll induce a
listener to conclude that the speakers were per-
fact cosmopolites, or, at least, that they were not
dissatisfied from becoming SO on account of any
barrier which q variety of language might OPP
pose to such d contamination. With what de-
gree of correctness most of these languages
were spoken ON this occasion, the ignorance OF
the writer of this sketch prevents him from de-
elaring, Of his own knowIedge-bnt II ne Is !,
to credit those more deeply versed than himself
in lingual lore. natives of the countries whose
languages were used, would scarcely have per-
ceived that the speakers were not their country
men.
10 the dialogue succeeded the performance
Of Moliefe's comedy of"L' Aware (the Miser.)
The particular utility of cultiyating, among the
students, i talent for the histrionic art, the wri'
ter confesses that he cannot very clearly per
ceiye; but, inasmuch as he suPposes that tn.
learned members Of the faculty of "St. Charles
understand these matters better than himself, HI
will not attempt a discussion of its propriety
but content himself with remarking that tn
piece was well played, and that the character
Of the Miser and the Servant were delineate
with a correctness and fidelity to the conception
Of the author which would have dong credit t
regular members Of the s.sock and b&skin'' pre-
~fession.
The valedictory address of Mr.. Louis 1t
! strapes was a hands me piece Of composition
i gracefully delivered. Wills subject was the Sin
~portance Of Mental and Moral Education al
we trust that his excellent advice to his late fe
n low students will be treasured up in their m
mories, and steadfastly followed.
d The distribution of premiums and the delivs
! of addresses TO the students by Biahop Blanc1s,
New Orleans, and Rev. Mr.. of S
= Martinsyillc, concluded the exercises Of The da
The performances of the day we're int
I! spersed with music, executed in q very supert
style, by the members of the Phiiharnonic !
c;ety. NJ.