New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-11
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EOuRTH DISTRICT HIGH SCHot

teaching the fourth graduating course, of pu-
pills, and the third course of pupils and Mr..
Chandler teaching the second course Of l6 pupils,
| and the first course of Is pupils. Tae worthy
| teachers and the boys made an excellent and most
gratifying exhibit Of their labors during the year.
On Monday the exercises were as fol!ows A
defamation on % Bonaparte," by john Rainey, of
the second course. Examination of the first course
in Physical Geography. Composition, :" Green
Fount Cemetery, read by boy OF the first course.
Examination of the graduating course in Astrono.
my. Defamation, " Loss of a National Charac-
ter,' by Henry Johnston, of the second course.
Examination of the second course in Latin. Com
position, knowledge is Power,' by q pupil of the
second course. Defamation Euiogy on Lafay-
ette," BY FL. E. Upton, of the third course. Ex-
animation of the third course in Philosophy and
Natural History. Defamation, " John Adams on
the Declaration Of Independence" by c. Lindaur,
of the first course. Examination of the second
| course in Natural Philosophy. Composition, d" Edi-
toral,' read from the School Journal of the third
course. Examination of the third course in Latin.
And a defamation, g The Famine in Ireland" by
| G. B. Buddecke, of the third course.
On Tuesday the exercsesAWere as follows: Ex-
animation Of the fourth or graduating course in
| Mental Philosophy. Composition, "Edtorial,' -
read from the journal of the first course. Exam-
nation Of the first course in Latin. Defamation,
''The Hunters Last Ride" by Ed. Cotton, of the
second course. Examination Of the fourth course
in Trigonometry and Surveying. Composition,
"Home,n by pupil of the second course Deca
nation "Webster on the Trial of the murderer
| Knapp" by S. Gordon, of the third course. Ex-
| animation of the second course in Algebra. Decla-
nation calhoun on the Force BILL by G. Bar
nett, of the first course. Examination of the third
| course in Geometry. Composition, "The Scholars
Hope,' by pupil of the third course. And de-
| clanation from 'The Lady of the Lake, by Mas
| ters Garrett and Walker, Of the first course.
The display in all the branches of study was hon
orabIe alike to the teachers and the young gentle
men, and afforded the highest satisfaction to the
| Directors and the numerous spectators who were
| present. Several of the declamatons were splen-
didy rendered, and many of the compositions,
read from the school journals, showed high de-
gree of literary culture in the young writers. All
goes well in the Boys High School of the Fourth
District.
| GIRLS HIGH SCHooL.-The examination of this
school began yesterday, in the school-house on
| Jackson street. We have before described the
| large and beautiful octagon-shaped school-room,
and the penciadnt of the young syphs of the
Garden District for decorating their school-rooms
on examination days. The lovely presence of the
| High School girls this occasion, and the floral
and pictorial decorations of their room, far ex-
ceeded anything of the kind we have yet seen,
even in that beautiful and favored portion of our
city.
The large chandelier in the center, and the side
chandeliers, looked as if they had been dipped in
a sea of live-oak moss covered with foam of
sweetest flowers each was concealed in q drip of
moss and flowers, the perfection of taste and
beauty shedding the most delicious spring time in
cense through the room. The whole circuit of the
| hall was heavily festooned with arborvitR, whilst
| other large festoons of the same swung from the
ceiling in the center to the different sides of the
room. The clock, the pictures, the piano in the
center, the teachers forum, everything, offered
the most charming evidences of the poetic taste
and delicate bandiwork of the troupe of fairies
who now sat so demurely on their side of the hall,
adding the finishing touch of beauty to the whole
scene. Among the pictures were the framed Or
dinance Of Secession of Louisiana, and portrait
of Washington; and the flag of Louisiana waved
over the front of the schoohouse. The President
of the Board, Mr. Mount, with number of the
| Directors, and large assemblage of ladies and
gentlemen, were present; and the evidence of
|
This School contains IS pupils, divided into four
| classes, Or courses. Miss Mary Burr, the Prnci-
pal teaches the fourth or graduating course, of
pupils, and the third course, of II pupils. Miss
Annie Cornelius. the first assistant, teaches the
second course, of 20 pupils Mrs. NJ. L. Smith, the
second assistant, teaches the first course, of 80
| pupils. And Mrs. Bernos teaches the whole school
in French. The exhibit made yesterday was equal
| IN hat AND in
superior. It was so pronounced by competent
Judges visitors who had no interest in the Fourth
District Schools.
The exercises of the day were as follows: Read
ing of Compositions Twilight" by Miss Nettie
Mann, of the first course; The Village School,"
by Miss Kate L. Bradley, of the same course ;
'Lifes River" by Miss Margaret McLin, of the
second course ' The Imagination, by Miss Wini-
fred Silk, of the third course; and Life is but
Shadow" by Miss Maria Foster, of the graduating
course.
| Examination of the first course in Physical
Geography. Song, with piano accompaniment,
| Lone Rock by the Sea-" Compositions" The
Yellow Leaf" by Miss Cornelia Wales, of the first
course, and Sunshine and Shadow y by Miss Vir-
| ginia Hale, of the second course. Examination of
the second course in Physiology. Compositions
g God Loves no Heart to others Ieed' by Miss c.
| Bertel, of the third course, and Hours with
| those we Love-" by Miss e. Auvray, of the gradu-
ating course. Song, :" When Night comes DER the
| Plain.n
Compositions" Born to Die,'' by Miss Annie
Allan, and the % Confessions of an Unlueky School
Girl" by Miss NJ. Engmann, both of the first
course; Search for Happiness,' by Miss Mary
Finerty, of the second course. Examination of
the graduating course in Natural History. Song,
the duett Evening Song to the Virgin" Com
| positions Into a Broader Road,' by Miss A.
Jolles, of the third course; "Still One Bright
Star" by Miss NJ. Pierson, of the graduating
| course; and a recitation, The Progress of Lib
| erty,' by Miss B. Whttemore. Examination of
| the graduating course in Astronomy.
Here recess was taken, and the young ladies
| waited upon the visitors with refreshments
After the recess the exercises were resumed with
| the song, Sc Near the Banks of that Lovely River "
number of lively and well-written articles in
The Garland," the school journal of the third
COURSE were read by Miss Martha Wells Exami
nation of the second course in Algebra. sono
| Home to our Mountains" Readings from The
| Garland" by Miss Gertrude Cornelius, one of tbe
editresses. Examination of the graduating course
| N Geometry. Song, The jiipsey Countess. -
Readings from {" The Garland" by Misses Josie
Henderson and Julia Kendall.