New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-23


THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
| BaYa' HIGH SCHOOL.-At this School, on Wed
nesday, Mr.. McEair examined the first course in
Algebra, the second course in Geometry, and the
third course in Surveying All three Of the classes
showed how well they had received the Instruction
Of this able and most industrious teacher. As q
teacher of the sciences Mr. McNair is preemnent;
the First District School Directory and the parents
of boys going 70 this school, may well fecitate
themselves upon having the services Of this gentle
| man. On the same day, Mr.. McGreg0r, the prnci-
pal examined the first and third courses in Latin
the latter course in Virgil and Cicero. I'VE will
| here correct an error we made in reporting Mon
DAYS exercises. 1t was Mr.. McGregOr, and not
| Mr.. McNair as we stated, who examined the sec
ond course in the newly introduced study Of Greek.
| Mr. NcNair attends to the sciences; Mr.. McGrcgor
to the classics Mr. BIrford to English Literature
| Composition and Elocuton; and Mr.. Rouen 10
French.7 The majority Of the boys i'll all the class
es passed splendid examination; the only thing we
| regretted was the scarcity Of spectators. During
the exercises, Master H. D. Coleman, of the first
course, delivered English defamation in excel
lent style. NJ. e. Beck, of the third course de-
claimed eloquently upon GO The Art of Printing !"
and Z. G. Fcnour OF the same course, delivered
welLconceiyed address upon " The Results Of Edu'
cation' The chief feature of this days exanina-
tien was the manner in which the first course came
up to their Latin under Mr.. McGregor. Old School
Directors and gentlemen of Judgment from the
other Districts declared enthusiastically that they
never before saw class Of that grade so prof
cient in Latin. The minute one boy would hesitate
or make q stumble (and the stumbles we must
say were very few nearly all the other boys
would snap their fingers at the teacher in their
anxiety to give the correct answer. Little bits OF
fellows too, some Of them: one would have thought
, they were hardly large enough to master English,
let alone French and the classics. The exhibition
of this class in Latin really great one; the
exhibition of all the classes was general triumph
Before going further, we will step back little
and mention some things which we have omitted in
{ our previous reports. On Monday, Master J. O.
Nixou of the first course, recited an extract from
, ''Itegulus before the Roman Senate, III spirited
l and excellent style. This is perhaps the most
= promising boy in the school; for he IS nearly two
" years the youngest OF the first or youngest class
yet he stands at the head of that class in nearly
every study.
On Tuesday the examination of the whole
school In French, by Prof. Rouen reflected thl
= highest credit upon that teachers ability and il
% dustry Between the exercises several Of the boy
|
D Font gave The Passage of the Alps" Vim. J
l. Wright, "The Last Address of Napoleon to hi
u Guard: F." Julian s. Levy, 'Spring- time in Greece;
and Charles I. Buck, The Shade of Fabricus t
:, the Romans D. Blanchard gave an original ad
dress in French on 'The Advantages of the Frenc
SC Language"
III The same day number of the boys decaime
> excellently in English. 0. W. Rogers acquitte
! himself finely; and S. 0. Welsh's recitation of
recent newspaper editorial on "The Wrongs Of tn
u South" stamped him as perhaps the best orator i
nd the school.
ns Yesterday was the greatest day of all at tn
81 Boys School; for, after triumphant exhibit {
the second course in Chemistry and the third cours
O in Natural Philosophy and Latin, the young gentle
s men of the third course graduating class deivere
their final addresses and received their dipOmt
from the Board of Directors. The building WI
greatly crowded, especially by the ladies': and
band Of music discoursed sWeetly from the CALLER.
Master Jules Font led off with saluat0ry
English; VIM. J. Wright followed with salutat0l
or Latin VIM c. Gii1tn delivered an address upt
uu 4" Law and Wealth, and their social iniuGnCc.'
was full of happily worded argument, and mo
e' gracefully spoken. Julian S. Levy addressed Il
IT. audience on the " Influence Of Education UpI
i'd National Prosperity" This also was an able col
'hs position, deliberately and elegantly spoken. III
, olora G. Uhlhorns address upon q The Causes
an. our National Disruption was model OF conpo
nta, ton, and in its delivery shade two better
Iic, more effective than the others.
M The diplomas were next presented TO The grad
~. ates by Mr. r. NJ. L1sher, Of the School Board, AZ
ea. ing in the absence OF President Lindsay. lie g
use companicd the presentation with a feeling spec
ov, of congratulution, and the young gentlemen !
turned to their seats amid the hearticst applause
the audience and their schoolmates, whom tn
were about to leave behind
,. Eleven young gentlemen received diploma
They were Charles +. Buck, Morris G. Beck, Gt
,io D. Crawford, Edward c. Feinour, Jules Font, W
ny G. GifIen, Julian S. Levy, Theodore G. Uhlho
re- VIM. j. Wright, Robert ". Young, and DAVIS
ae Blanchard.
Mr.. Mcdonnell, Of the School Board, next
rss dressed the audience and the graduates, expa
1T ing to the former the merits of this High Scho
ess the introduction of new studies, and the des
iii of the School to fit bays for business well
), 5I for entering upon larger and more exalted fl
,od II of learning and usefulness He maintained, q
lsto we think with much force, that in this Scho
.isd whilst the boys received as full aud complete
aEes education as they could possibly receive in
stoF same time at any college, they had the super
benefit Of constant and friendly Intercourse W
i their teachers, who, by their Kindness and ca