Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-03-23

hNtNNHt MAUI W ine many NolhN
of public improvement made here within
the last few years, not one IL Of more solid
and lasting utility than that now going
forward under the direction Of the con
solidated board Of Public School Directors.
The old court building In the First Ward is
being renovated and repaired for the pub
lie high school. The partitions In the
buiidinv have been taken down. throwing
the lower story into large lecture room
and Concert Hall whilst tbs upper story
has been admirably arranged for higher
aud duishing branch of the We,d schools.
The boys aud girls afe to be instructed IN
the ssme room. This Is y very welcome
return TO the old plan of the forefathets Of
the Republic n is right aud proper and
mutually advantageous. A popular writ
er on this subject, speaking Of the Normal
Schools Of Glasgow, Scotland, where this
system ofeducat,on has never been depart
ed from. says
We may repeat, that ~ is impossible 10
raise gifls intellectually M high without
boys rs with them; aud II is impossible 10
raise boys morally as high without the
presence bf girls. The gitls morally ele-
waite the boys. aud the boys intellectually
elevate the girls. But more than thls.
girls themselves are morally elevated by
the presence Of boys. aud boys ate intel
lectually elevated by the presence Of girls.
Gitls brought NJ with boys are most pos
itively moral. aud boys brought NJ In
school with girls are mcst positively intel
lectunl by the sUitening Influences OF the
female character.
In the Normal Seminary NJ Glasgow.
the must beneficial effects have resulted
from the more natural course. Boys and
girls. from the age Of two aud three years
70 fourteen aud ilneen, have been trained
In the same class room. galleries, and play
grounds, without improperly.
Does not the new Interest awakened In
this place by the energy of Messfs. Fay,
Hart and Bnfk. Of the consolidated beard.
inaugufate new era in the educational
interests Of this cityi We thinksc, and feel
that OUT fellow citizens above mentioned,
are public benefaetors They will receive
the cooperation Of all who with liberal
views, extending beyond their own house
hold. can see that the pleasure aud happi
mess Of the entire community depends on
the education aud proper mental training
of those coming up .round US.
Arrival or IdEur CuArnAN.--
Lieut.. Robt I. Chapman, U. $. n,
in cammand Of the L. s. prize
steamer Marques dc Ia lIabans,
now at The bar, came mp to the city
this morning, and has taken quar-.
ters at the 81. Charles.
Lieut.. Chapman received this
morning dispatch from the Seore-
tary Of the Navy, ordering him to
remain at New Orleans until furth.
or orders, anu to forward his dis-
patches for the Government by
mail. But the Department is ig
norant of the fact that Lieut.. Chap
man also IL the bearer of dispatches
for the Department of State from
Mr.. 'Elgec, U =. Secretary of lie.
cation, aud dispatches also for the
British Minister at Washington.
Capt Jarvis, commanding the
American forces ut Vera Cruz, was
informed sometime previous by Mr.
Helm, American Consul General nj
Havana, of the fitting out of the
Mexican vessels, and there is no
doubt Of their Mexican Nationality,