New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-17
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SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER IL, 1859.
LOuBvILLE CORRESPONDENCE.
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LoUrsyILLE, December 6, 1859.
nj. Crescent During nv stoppage here, have
several times yielded to what has been a business
habit IN New Orleans. il, visiting the
Girls, Hon SCHOOL
Il Louisville. need mot state what pleasure
and novelty il was 70 recognize among the blush
inc dynites 81 the instuton now at the top Of the
ladder. and preparing for the triumphs Of gradua-
Hon t5av SONG whom when last saw them were
II their little pantalets and little abe books. The
school u under the direction Of Mr.. Holyoke,
gentleman in whom seems to be happily united the
energy Of the teacher and the kindly demeanor OF
Y The gentleman. The girls think much Of him, and
show their scholastic progress in manner highly
gratifying to their parents and honorable TO them
and their teacher They are divided into three
grades or courses, as in New Orleans; their studies
consisting Of grammar. rhetoric, English literature,
history, chemistry, algebra, geometry, and the
French and Latin languages. Of the different
studies in which / saw them exercised non pleased
me SO much as that Of their extempore composition.
"A portion of one day each week is devoted to this
exercise. On that day, the teacher names to each
class subject for composition; all the girls of
each class have to write on that one subject; one
hour of time is given them for the task; Of the end
of the hour they are allowed q few minutes to con
fer with each other; and then all have to stand up
in turn and read out what their pretty heads have
suggested and their fair fingers scrubbed on the
States or sheets Of paper. heard the graduating
class treat the subject Of I. Fame" under these
circumstances, and the next class that Of "Thc
Senses" The twenty Or more illusions on each
subject were in general good, for the brief time
allotted, and some Of them were really excellent.
There was one in particular, by young lady, who
j. getting 4 name in Louisville for her literary and
poetcal talent, which struck me as the finest thing
ever heard from girl Of her age The readings
and Rotations Of some Of the girls were spirited
and perfectly charming Altogether, derived
much pleasure from these visits to the High School,
and from the courtesy shown BY Mr.. Holyoke and
ms apie ana equaly popuiat assls'anes.
The ARrEsIAN WELL
is the chief curiosity Of Louisville, and is visited
BY all strangers. It is enclosed near the foot of
Ninth street, opposite the head of the canal, there
being charge Of dime to see it and quaf its
waters Entering the yard, through large and
elegantly fitted up batl-house, smell of sulphur,
amounting almost to a stencil, salutes your nos
trils and satisfies you at once that the artesian
water is mineral water indeed From a fanciful
iron fountain the water jets up to hight Of twenty
81 thirty feet, and, by mechanical appliances, is
made to fall into cascades of ever-varying form.
It is really most beautiful and interesting thing
Il, III, -, 49,, "a ~ ,,a+ j,
~, fro1, e,,tb y oose fact tbaro be;nr on,
three deeper wells than this in the world. The
water in the pool has pale green color, and to