New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-22
Third District school denominations.

The Seventh Ward Girls School had its annual
examination yesterday. 1t is in eramped-up frame
building OF the od-ashioned kinda residence
much too small for its present purpose the girls
over three hundred in number, being crammed in it
like figs in drum. We were pleased to see a fair
attendance OF ladies', mostly mothers Of the pupils
and some OF the most charming representatives Of
the school interest from the First District but the
attendance oil gentlemen, or Of those gentlemen who
should have been present, was lamentably sm--n
TACT, nothing at ALL At none of the Third District
School examinations, far, have we had the pleas.
nre Of seeing more than one Director; and this Di.
rector we have met only on one OCCASION Mr.
Bourges, the Superintendent has had to sustain the
whole burden of the annual review, so far-though.
in Justice to the teachers must say that they have
shown themselves fully prepared for the most critical
visitation and that Mr. Bourges' burden has eonse-
qnently not been a very heavy one.
The Seventh Ward Girls School is under the charge
OF Mrs. Ptman, lady whose long experience in
teaching eminently qualities her for the important
and honorable post she now occupies. She teaches
the first class in English. She has four assist.
ants; Madame d. Turgeau French teacher Miss
NJ. L. Rapier, second English teacher Miss Mary
Finley third English; and Miss Ernestine Nco
mede, fourth English. The abe class of Miss
Nicomede, contains the very respectable number Of
one hundred and thirty children. The great mass of
the girls are Creoes the Germans rank next in num-
Der; and there some Americans and Irish, with
sprinkIng of Spanish and Mexicans. The school is
situated in suburban district and the larger portion
OF the pupils are the children of poor parents-those
to whom the public schools are a special blessing,
aud will be to the end of life.
Whilst we were present. the class of Nine Tur.
geau, In French, and the classes of Mrs pitman and
Miss Rapier ia English, passed the ordeal of exami.
nation with the highest credit. Now aud then girl
would tumble, but the readiness Of their recovery
showed the fault to be that of confusion and not re-
missness in study. Grammar, geography, reading
and arithmetic were the exercises and in the inter
walls, songs were very pleasantly gvena lady visitor
nom the First District volunteering preside at the
piano, and leading the music with becoming grace
Quite crowd Of young gentlemen were unable to
obtain admission, sayeinto the backyard aud on the
back-gallery. Whether their presence was owing to
platonic enthusiasm In the cause of education. or
to gallant interest in the young lady teachers we
were unable to determine but we rather suspected
the latter was the case. We do not, however, offer
any objection to it. We would on the contrary, CON
slider it libel upon the gaantry OF our young gen
temen IL some OF them, at least, did not attend
school on examination day, when the beautiful and
accomplished young ladies who constitute the rnk-
and-he Of the teachers army are submitting the
results Of their noble labor to public inspection.
To day, the Washington Girls School is to be ex-
aHained. Il is at the corner Of MORGAN and Piety
streets