New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-21
FEBRUARY 21, 1860.
THE SCHOOL EXHIBITION YESTERDAY.

The exhibition of the Girls High School of the
First District, and the presentation of diplomas to
the graduates, took place yesterday at the school
house on Clio street. All the spare space in the
room was filed with spectators, and a much larger
place would have been Just as crowded
The young ladies Of the graduating class were
still better on this occasion than during the exami
nation last week; the best of their compositions
and the sweetest of their songs having been re-
served for the reading and singing on graduation
day. M
We give the order Of exercises, as they were
rendered TO the qualification and delight Of the
spectators:
| Song" Come DER the moonlit sea-
| Statutory address, by Miss Clara Salomon.
| Song-"What are the wild waves saying?'t
Composition" The Ruins of Time" by Miss
| Rosa Fell.
| Song-"Fye wandered in dreams,
Compesiton,-,' The Uses of Poetry" by Miss
| Sarah Chappell.
| Song" Where arc the Flowers?n
| Composition Charity" by Miss Mary New
man.
Song-"In In the starlight''
| Composition. Minor Writer'S" by Miss Eliza.
beth Hillman.
song-"I would that my love would silently
| flow"
Compostion-"G Go Forward" by Miss Georg
4 ana McCerren.
| Song Twilight is closing the last beam Of
| day. ssssss-s
Presentation Of diplomas by Mr.. Lushef:, Of The
| Board of Directors. s5
| Song" May Bells.n
| Valedictory address, by Miss Leonora - Jones
| Parting song.
The intellectual strength and finish of the com
positions, the clear and correct manner In which
they were read, and the sweetness and correctness
| of the singing alike commended themselves to the
heads and hearts of the audience, and together
afforded an amount Of pleasure not often enjoyed
at school exhibition.
Mfr. Lusher, after presenting the diplomas, read
to the graduates parting and congratulatory let
ter from Dr. Lindsay, President of the Board, now
in Baton Rouge; letter, the reading of which
was pleasant and grateful not only to the gradu
ates, but to all who were present.
The young ladies were not permitted to depar
with these, the customary honors of graduation
day. The Rev. DR.. Palmer, of the First Presby
terrain Church, was present, and in compliance
with an invitation from the Directors, he rose ant
made an address to the graduates and spectators
1t was full of the sense, feeling and true eloquenct
which always mark that gentemans orations, ant
was to many the most interesting feature of th,
day.
The following are the young ladies who came of
viii the honors, in the shape Of diplomas and com
plimentary addresses: Misses Sarah Chappell
Georgiana McCerren, Margaret Feltz, Celestint
! Feltz, Louisa Grant, Irene Rondeau Eliz. Himan
Margaret Newman, Clara Solomon, Leonora B
Jones, Margaret Hillman, Eliz Wasson, Rosa Fell
! Ann Call, Eliz. Mix, Azeta Nader, Alice Brown
Mary Cuggy, Eliz. Moran, Amelia Kelly, Frances
Doyle, G. Warner, Sarah Hyams, - Harris, Mar,
Warner, Ga. Labatt.
We have ON hand some Of the literary produc
tons Of these young ladies' which we shall offer tx
our readers from day to day, as our space permits
Miss Perry, Principal of the school, quits til,
school with her graduates Her long service as
teacher in this city, and the eminent ability which
she has displayed and the success she has achieved
as Principal of the Girls High Schools in both thu
Second and First Districts, have been such as tt
render her resignation matter Of sincere regret
not only to the School Directors, but to all whs
have daughters in the public schools, and desir,
for them the full benefits Of the public schoo
system. In her retirement Miss Perry carries will
her the esteem and the lasting remembrance Of al
who have known her as teacher.
The last Of the school displays of the First Dis
trict will be that Of the Normal School, of which
due notice will be given.
tsI'LL TELL Pa WHEN He CONES HoME.n-Ont
of our citizens who has taken some pride for seve
raj years in cultivatng full crop of hair on hi