New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-02-17
Nsh Orltans Dailu Grtstsnt.


Public School ExaminatIons, First District.
GIRLs' HraH SCHooL.-Yes yesterday was the third
day Of the examination Of the pupils Of this school,
and the hours preceding the recess devoted
to the exercises OF the "third in the studies
OF French, history and natural philosophy, in which
oil displayed considerable requirements and several
acquitted themselves with brilliant success. After
recess the second course was practically examined in
botany, flowers being handed to pupils which they
inspected and described scientifically. After this
came the reading Of The Arrow" school paper
edited by this 1t read by Misses Leonora
Jones, Lizzie Hllman, Julia Travick and Sarah Chap
pell-most excellent readers all, their elocution being
fluent, clear and melodious. The contents Of g The
Arrow were varied and interesting, number of the
articles possessing merit unusual in the department
OF " schoolgirl literature" We succeeded in secur.
ing the loan Of this edition Of The Arrow" and il
we find on looking over that the compositions are as
interesting and well written as they seemed when |
read aloud shall favor readers with selections
at the earliest convenience Of our columns for they
must be consulted when there is such quantity and
variety Of matter, advertising and otherwise appeal
ing for admission to them as at this time. We shall
be chagrned il we do not find space for at least one
Arrowy fight Of the genius of the second course.
We inclined to think that at the next examination
this course will shine and will furnish number Of
scholars who will do honor to the Girls High School
There IL good material in it.
The examination concludes to-day, the whole Of
which will be occupied by the exercises of the third
course-the graduating class-which is to show that
it is qualified in intellectual philosophy geometry,
astronomy and English literature "The Wave"
the senior paper, edited by this course will be read
at the conclusion of the examination exercises proper
| Boys HIGH ScHooL.-Yesterday was the second
day of the examination at this school, and the youth
Of the junior class were put through the drill in
rhetoric and algebra, and the second course ditto
in geometry. After recess the whole school was ex
amined in French. As the principal interest Of an
examination at the High School attaches to the pro-
ceedings of the graduating class, which had nothing
to do yesterday other than taking part in the French
exercises of the school at large our report is brief
The examination will be continued today, when
the progress of the second in chemistry and
Latin will be looked into, and the ability Of its pupils
in composing and decaiming will be displayed. The
third course, also, will be exercised in astronomy
The MARSHALL (Boys) ScHooL.-We found the
Marshall School and its near neighbor the Franklin
School, fairly alive with young and vigorous human
ty, there being an average attendance of over six
hundred and fifty girls and boys at the two, and
when this swarm gushes out of the hives and over
flows the play ground for recess frolic he who sees
and hears comes to realizing sense Of the impor-
tance of the Young America element of the popua-
ton. So we and heard.
Mr.. W. R. Fish, thorough and successful teacher,
is the Principal of the Marshall School Mr.. E. D.
Craig first assistant Miss L. j. Driscoll second as
sistant; Miss L. ]. Cauter, third assistant Miss H.
Myers fourth assistant Miss L. Ridgely, fifth assist
ant The average attendance of pupils is three
hundred. There are two courses in the Principals
department, and from the higher ten pupils were
passed to the High School. The second class wa:
yesterday examined in geography and history, il
which it is well versed also in arithmetic and
grammar in these giving evidence that the labors
a competent and careful teacher had due result. i
numbers among its members some pretty clever lad
in the way of composition writing and declaiming
and Of these we may mention Masters Blanc, Pal
frey, Clay, and Shute who considerable in th,
, You can scarce expect one of my age" line-noi
that any Of them recited this somewhat familiar
poem, though for they SO much further advanced
in the business as to incline to the rotundo thun
dering forth of parliamentary and senatorial denun
ciations-as to which see U. s. Speaker and latel
school clnsscs Of the defamation branch of educa
tion.
The first class of the Principals department. wa
examined in geography and history, in arithmetic
and in grammar, and analysis, in which latter they
displayed such unusual proficiency as to properly
demand this commendatory notice. They were alst
exercised in defamation and various compositions
the usual order were read.
The FRANKLIN (GIRLs) ScHooL.-Mrs Bartlett il
Principal Miss Brugnens, first assistant Mrs. Whit
ney second assistant Miss Caswell, third assistant
Mrs. Warfeld, fourth assistant Mrs. VIAL fifth assis
tant. The average attendance is three hundred ant
ifty.eight. This whole school has the reputation o
being conducted in very satisfactory manner, an,
the exercises in the Principals room-in which, Q
course, the features of regular examination are NOR
marked than in the minor departments, where ttl
more than the every day routine can be pursued Oh
such an occasion-were characterized by commenda
be readiness the part of the pupils in the studie
y of geography, history, grammar aud arithmetic.
geography and history they were particularly ap
The reading of compositions, reading lessons an
rectatons very agreeaby diversified the proceeding
and rendered the examination very pleasant ente
tainment for the visitors present.
To-day the examination of the Webster and Jehe
son Schools, on Dryades street, will occur.
ELoPEMENT-We understand that an elopemen
the parties of which are both married persons toe
place from Amherst county short time since. TT
worthy wife and three children, and the woman
- Sally Turbett, who leaves five children. They mat
/: their departure for parts unknown, and have n
since been heard from.