New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-15

TRE SCHOOL EAasIfAIToKs
FssAssa.ls nsarss scasnoss @Talis school, ID ~.
Charles street. between slroa aua Julia Vas eSesrt
iness yesterday. ii Ii large school, the number
\ IL girts now attending being Aas-
rhe prsncipaf III siis school u Mr.. Julia BaltF
Jill. a. oa aid noaered teacher. she having been
taaessr il, Hill Firss Dastret schools for nineteen
sasrs ~ sisea f,e Hid AZ The pubic
schools IL she pisfrict ii Municipality y lsal and
haifs INV tac sgniof teacher II The District Ae
4 l.snsrea nos oal ibr Iii iong and faithful ser
MN I'LL III Hi ability she has ever displayed IL
framing lid enligh tening All minas of the hosts
n eirls Who have from year ~ scar been under
I'LL kiasl as.a noaherI eare.
Ths asslstasE teachers are Mr.. M &. Whitney,
Ma hass aarsl Mis- Anna Casswei, Mrs. II, War
ssla ind Mil. i. r. wall. AL are competent
tsashsf, esteemed alike ~ he Directory and The
parents Of fae children III their charge.
What time W. had Is spare yesterday Nc ocsu-
pied ii she room of tle Principal, Mrs, BARTLETT 4
ane AMI bright crowd u girls here made hi admir-
!abie display III their proficiency ii grammar and
geography. All the available space ii the room
Sheing crowded with spectators. some Of The young
ladies saccnmbesl ID i difsaenea which narred
thei fcrInances without, however leasiag II I'd
more composed class mates.
Hi. Lusher. WHO. u usual, ms presnef, took his
usual active part Iii the eSamInation, and tested
the girls thoroughly Hi subjected them, 81 VA
e variety ia The extra test Of receiving sentences
ingeaously anllaatieal and rendering them n
proper form This wss Tie first test Of The Kind
applied Iii any 81 the District Schools Tins year;
and, though some of tile girls faltared once III
white, they succeeded il general and II most n
sHalces tsiansp Iii history, arithmetic, read
jill, stc., they fnIly sustained the good name of
their school and teachers.
a number of very good original compositions
were read. THAT If Miss Clark, sn q Fashion, Y
aal slas IL Miss Van Hcetsn, entitled 4 Vsriety's
ths snies al Llfs, we're particularly sensible and
We1wristen, ID wen IL prsttiIy rea1, Miss Me-
Quaia reaa i composition on \ Perseverance,, 81 and
Mis- Iiattrell one on GET, Misses Black, Nyc,
Word, Gluly, Dodge Hurts and DeI.assier also
road cFeditablc specimens of original writing.
The Principal i and First Assistant rooms we're
prettly decorated fur the day will hangIngs Of
flags and festoons of evergreen and flowers The
girls 1t intervals displayed their musical training
III tie vocal IL, with pleasure to ihe spectators
fhe songs being very sweatly given.
Gl9Ls' Hon scHooI..--The annual examination
HILL ~ far been witnessed hy large and a,imiring
crowds 1t spectators.
Il Monday ysls occupied with Tho examination Of
the First Course. under Mis- Abbott. The girls were
exercised critically and at III rhetoric French,
physical geography, history, algebra and eoano.
sisior The compositions were illtle shape Of little
school journal entitled The Rambler and edited
bY Misses Isekey and RaineF gay and sparkling
ing of which MAS extremely pleasant to hear.
Yesterday tic Second Course under Mrs Rich
asdson. we're examined ii aige bra history, natural
philosophy rhetoric and chemistry also III French,
under ahe French teacher Miss Lothsre. The ais-
play ii all branches was good, and particularly
excellent Ii history 50 far, the examination has
been highly gratif til the visitors asyyel Dis Is
those whose special business it II To crsiese.
To-day, THO Third Course. under miss Perry, VIII
he examined III history and physiology. ana ii
French nnder Miss Luubere and the Second Course
will be examined III botany and il composition,
consisting Of readings from the little school journal
called The Casket 4
# Roys' HieH SesH8oI..--The examination of this
school began yesterday MI YIN Metsragor il
Till Principal. sr, John McNair the Assistant, and
Prof. Roux tie French teacher The examination,
Nenlen had not been lille with their boys during the
rear.
The exercises Of tic First Course were III rheto-
lie and history: of the second Coarae, III rhetoric
and OF the Third Gnufse. mental philosophy and
astronomy. No one who was present yesterday,
We should think, could behold the noble perform
ances If ths boys ii these branches Of study with
cut feeling how great and how useful il the public
school system 81 this city, and how incidentally
important i 70 the rising generatonRn to the flu
ture of The commonwealth.
To-day the First Course win be examined in ]
Latin, the Second Course IN chemistry, and tile
WhoIe school ii French.
! LycEuM HALL-In consequence Of the damage
To Lyceum Hall, and the repairs now going On,
the High School gradnations will not take place
there, as heretofore announced. The reading Of
compositions BY the graduates presentation Of
diplomas, etc, will take place at The respective
schools; ut the Bays School on Friday, and at the
Girls School ON Monday next.
ss-w9444--
THE FAsiEf1Hs Benefit If MI. eotaaock.-ro-
night Mr. 6. W Gouldoek, leading man Of the va
rieties company In the heaviest lines Of business,
i thorough and excellent artist-in fact, one III The
finest actors On the stage has his benefit, and the
habitues of the Varieties should give him the brin.
mer that BIC deserves. He will appear as DE- Yer
MI, ii The play entitled The Advocates Last
Cause and the very entertaining and popular
3eonedy, & Eyerybody's Friend,f viii also be per.
formed.
MR. D. q. MoRPHY auetioneer, publishes d card
to the effect that he continues % give his attention
10 all business In the auction line, az be has done
for twelve thirteen years. Notwithstanding cur.
#rency has been somehow given to an impression
that he no longer engages in transactions in real
estate--a department id which bic has large ex-
sperisnee.
JAcgsos HENENoIEsT AsspetaTIos.--4Th Asso-
ciation Intends giving . grand fancy dress and
mask ball at Armory Hall on next Tuesday night.
The managers haYe our thanks for invitations.
rss--7~945-444
] Y0ENG MESss sodIETY DAALs.--The managers Of
THE Young Mems Society Balls have our thanks Tor
tickets % their last grand ball If The seasa, which
II To take pace ii Odd Fellows Hall on Mardigras
night. This ball, NE opine, viii Be a regular
sumner II
I BALL oIs TINT NGW LtsIrANfa The grand |
dress hail of The New Lusitanos Benevolent ASSOC
chiffon night before last was brilliant and truly
aatt