New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-15

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Tae annual resiew Of the Public Schools of the
Second District began on Tuesday last, with the
Bayou Bridge School, This school, as may be in
ferred from the name, is situated In scattered
suburban district, and numbers about 60 pupils
boys and girls. Nine Andry is the Principal and
French teacher, and Mrs. Flora White the English
teacher. These ladies' being the only teachers in the
school, gave an excellent account Of themselves for
their little flock passed the examination with triumph,
In all the branches taught
On Wednesday, the Bayou Road Girls School was
examined. This school is on the Bayou Road, or
Hospital street. near Claiborne, and has an average
attendance Of $50 girls. Mime Blanc is the Principal
and first teacher in French Miss vignaud, second
| French Miss Icard, first English; and Miss l..
Moreau, second English. The different classes ac-
quilted themselves with credit and proved that the
young idea of the Bayou Road girls is shooting as
becomes this enlightened and progressive age.
On Thursday was examined the Claiborne street
Boys School, at the corner Of Claiborne and ST.
Peter streets. Here assemble daily to sip from learn
ings fount, three hundred and fifteen boys Of all the
European and American nationalities hard crowd
to manage, we should judge, but who appear to be
kept In admirable discipline, and well taught in
French and English. The Principal and first teacher
IN French is Mr.. B. De LaBretonne, gentleman of
high qualifications, who has yielded the pen.editorial
with pleasure to the Frenchreading community and
with honor TO himself His assistants are four young
ladies' whom we know 10 be held in high and deserved
esteem by the multitude Of parents whose children
arc under their care Miss Agnes Whitby, first
English teacher; Miss H. Wood, second English
Miss $. Delery, second French and Miss w. Fargo,
third French. The number Of boys in this school is
very large for the number of teachers yet, upon
examination, they made good showing as if their
number had only been half as great
The st. Ann street Girls School was examined on
Friday. Here assemble multitude Of girls, as varied
IN nationality as the boys of the Claiborne school.
Their number is two hundred and fifty. The Princi-
pal and first teacher in French is Miss Piehot Her
assistants are, second French, Nine vsinier third
French, Miss Boon first English, Miss Armstrong
second English, Miss Andry and third English,
Miss oemichon. Persons who were present unite in
assuring us that the examination exhibited proofs Of
the most commendabe energy and industry on the
part OF all the lady teachers EACH by the triumph
OF her class, showing herself worthy leader in the
fairy wing of the educational army
Yesterday, the BenyiIle Boys School, at the cor
ner Of Bienville and Robertson Streets passed its
annual review. The boys in this school, numbering
three hundred and three, embrace types Of all the
white transplanted nations well as native Amer-
cans and Creoles. Mr.. A. G. Wacott is the Princi-
pal and first English teacher and his assistants are,
Miss N, Queyron, second English Miss ]. Mettexa,
third English; Mr.. Dewint, first French Mr.. G.
Escotier, second French and Miss A. Meunier third
French. We were present whilst Mr.. Dewint's class
In French and Mr. Walcott's class in English were
exercised. The boys showed very creditable train
ing and passed the trial to the evident satisfaction of
the Superintendent and those Of the Directors who
were present, and 10 the qualification of as many of
their parents and friends as were present We heard
high compliments paid to Miss Queyrons class whose
examination finished before we arrived.
The school teachers of the Second District, and in
particular those of the part Of the District are
entitled to extra credit for their success ia battling
extra obstacles, not experienced by teachers in other
parts Of the city, This trouble is altogether lineuaI
one arising from the Heterogeneous character Of the
pupils. It Is comparatively easy matter to teach
American children French, and French and Creole
children English but when, in addition to this. there
are German, and Spanish, and Irish children, to be
educated in both English and French, the difficulty
Is such as might well nppal any but these who have
become used to il by growing up and being educated
IN the midst Of it. 1t difficulty which is mastered
only BY patience and unremittng toll on the part Of
the teachers, year in and year out and is one of
those things which leads us to believe that school
teachers, for their actual merit are the worst paid
and east-honored class of public servants within the
whole broad circle of our republic.
The Bienville Girls School, adjoining the school |
last mentioned above, at the corner of Bienye and
streets, is to undergo examination to-day