New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-03
For tn Crtsc cent.
The Exhibition and Distribution at Mr.
Macaulay's Female Institute

This interesting ceremony took place Of
tuesday evening, before large and intelligen
audience, composed mostly of relatives an,
friends Of the pupils, and though the room
were densely crowded and exceedingly warm
or properly speaking, hot, we would not hay
been absent for great deal
little band of musicians surrounded til,
piano as we entered, and were lust FINISHING
that beautiful song, Home Again. Their per
tormanee was very pleasing. When the ap.
plause which succeeded the song was over, 8
number of little girls, tastefully dressed, to re.
present different flowers, spoke dialogue called
'An Uproar among the Flowers" The Sun.
flower and Rose seemed rather more animated
than their companions, but all did remarkably
well and their clear enuncation and correct
emphasis reflected much credit on their instruct.
ress. Then followed two dialogues in French.
also well recitea Some of the youthful per
formers entered so completely into the spirit Of
the author, that il was difficult to realize that
they were merely repeating the words of others.
The next exercise consisted of a French song
very well performed, and followed by an English
one sung with much taste and correctness
After the music, and Introductory to the distri-
button OF prizes, speech was made by our wor-
thy tellow-eitizen, Mr. Duncan He commenced
by informing the audience that though speech
making had been a business and habit of his for
some years past, his listeners had usually been
OF his own sex; and though he had once made \
successful speech to a lady, he felt strongly in
Inundated by the array Of beauty surrounding
him lie compared the blooming pupils TO n
parterre OF flowers which the most fastidious
might call a perfect bouquet ENLARGED on the
great improvement in educational matters
which has taken place lately in Louisiana
congratulated the citizens of NewOrleans on
possessing such an institution as that of which
he was speaking; and finished by happy al
fusion TO the charter recently granted To the
temale Institute by the State Legislature His
address, which was characterized by all the
Varletes OF information and gesticulation usual
on sueh occasions, was received with great ap.
plause. ~
The prizes were then distributed, accompanied
hy lew appropriate remarks to each pupil,
I = young Lauy' whose name regard for her
uiIl Sold locket as reward for her unwearied
ana successful pursuit of knowledge, and
crown for amiability.
poem, which the Doctor informed us was
" home made, on the subject of the charter
recently conferred on the Institute, was recited
oy one OF the young ladies' and closed the regu-
lar exercises for the evening. The company
were afterwards entertained by anecdote, comic |
and sentimental songs, ventriloquism, etc, by
gentleman whose name we did not learn We
ana not wait for the close Of his performance |
which lasted, We were told, until eleven o'clock |
but those who did remain, assure us that itw was |
well worth listening to-a high compliment con
sldering that the Thermometer must have stood |
near boiling point.
On the whole, the evening was very agreea-
bly, spent; and We think the principles of this
Institution richly deserve the patronage which
S so freely extended towards them Acc.