New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-22
Third District Schools.

The annual exhibition Of the pupils of the Public
Schools Of the Third District came off yesterday in
the Fillmore Schoolhouse, on Bagatele street. Inc
building, large as it is was not able TO contain the
two thousand pupils Of the District and nearly all
the smaller ones were dismissed after going there in
| procession leaving the exhibition hall crowded with
the pupils Of the High Schools and the crowd of spec
| tatols that attended.
The exhibition passed off to the high satisfaction
Of every body present The declarations of the boys
were generally excellent, and the readings and sing
ing Of the girls charming We append d list Of the
/ performances. Ss 55ss Will E54 555
3isI. Song, s Yankee Doodle" q. Introductory
Address by Miss u Proseus, of the Girls High School,
81" Women's Rights" by the young misses Of Mrs.
Jenkins school-a most entertaining affair, in which
all the participants displayed excellent evolutionary
training. A. Song, & Old Dog Tray 5. The Vii
age School, another very pleasant dialogue or rather
piece of acting, by the young misses of the Eighth
Ward School 6. Original address on the Declaration
of Independence, by Master Mark Goodwin, of the
Boys High School. 4 Song" Hail Columbian s.
French composition, e Les Vacances,' by Miss NJ.
Infants, Of the Seventh Ward School, g. Compost
tion Abum Of the Heart, by Miss Z. Smith, of the
High School; a pretty thing, prettly read. 10.
Robert North and Frank Goodwyn-a most excel
lent performance. II. French Composition, " La
Vie" by Miss Adam, Of the High School. u. Song,
" Uncle Sans Farm given with great spirit and
sweetness. Is. Composition, Advice to Ladies, by
Miss Mary Wheelwright, Of the High School, well
written piece Of sarcastic humor most charmngly
read II. French recitation, " LIE jour des morris by
Miss P. Audler, Of the High School This same young
lady subsequently gave g Marco Bozzaris, Gin Eng
lish) with dramatic efect-her face voice, and ges-
ture suitng themselves to the poem admirably. Is.
Humorous dialogue, !" Sick in his own despite, by
Masters Fahy, Pitt1naH, and Collins. l6. Song,
There is no home like my own.'' II. French dia-
logue, La Rissole ct Merlin,'' by Miss E. Matthey
and L. Maillot, of the High School, 1s. Composition,
:" The Young Ladies and Gentlemen Of 1867 spicy
assault upon hoop dresses, shanga coats, ETC., by
Miss Flanders, of the High School. 10. "Eulogy on
DEBIT an extremely humorous thing, rendered with
full justice, by Master John Fahy. 20. yaledctory
composition, by Miss Lucy Whitmore, of the High
School in the delivery Of which considerable feeling
was displayed 81. Song, g When shall we all meet
| again
Mr.. Massicot, one of the Directors, made peril
nent address to the spectators, after the exhibition
over; and after that, several little pupils enter
tanned themselves and their friends with displays of
their accomplishments that of the pretty little Mas
ter Pierce being particularly charming There were
graduations, or delivery Of diplomas to the pupils
Of the High Schools, those institutions not having
been sufficiently long in existence.
The liberality and good taste of the Directors
manifested in tile shape of bounteous supply of
freshments, spread out in the upper rooms of the
building to which the spectators invited at the
conclusion Of the exhibtion invitation that it is
needless to say was most cordially accepted.