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

full culture Of the personal feelings whilst teach
Ing, made them gentlemen as well as scholars |
His parting advice to the graduates, warning |
them Of the danger Of being led a9tray with the |
idea that they lad advanced any further than
tie Hern threshold Of the temple Of learning, |
was gensjb!c, emphatic and feeling. We have |
heaTd Mr.. Mcconnell speak often bat never as
eoquautIy as 1pOn this occasion. II is quite |
evident that his whole soul is Interested iR83tF 2t
sysjem Of pnhje ~G2d1tiG8tion; and it is well that
we have such men among us.
Mr., Mcdonnell then explained and read to the
audience the annual table, prepared from dinrnai
notes throughout the year by Mr.. M2t5regor, the
PRINCIPAL showing the relative excellence Of the
eraduates IN their studcs No. 100 being set down
as the maximum of excellence, Charles F. Buck
came up to the identical mark he achieved in the
second course last year. that is, 995 The next best
boy was six seven degrees lower. Buck was
greatly cheered, az the acknowledged lion Of the
school.
The honors to Master Buck did not stop here.
lie received the honor (and it is considered one OF
| the very highest honors) for department.
| Mr.. Mcdonnell then, on behalf Of the committee
appointed to award the prentiss prize for the best
elocution reported that sixteen boys, representing
all the classes had appeared in competition before
| the committee and that Of the sixteen, three were
80 nearly even in excellence, that the prize had
| been divided into three. The first was awarded to
| Theodore G. Uillhorn the second, to Jules Font; +;
and the third to Charles F. Buck. The prizes were
beautifully bound volumes Of Homer, Shakspere
and Burns. Bucks rJappearance was greeted
with another storm Of applause.
After another musical interval the vaiedictory
address was delivered by the lion Of the day-We
needn't name him again. The address was mas
tery like all the other efforts Of this noble youth
During five or six years visitation at our city
| schoo! examinations, we never saw any boy come
off with such wholesale triumph as this Master
Buck His teachers say he can master any Ian
guaCe, ancient or modern, in few months. AZ
we stated the other day. he is the elect OF the FRS
District to send to the State Seminary at Aie&an
iria. lie is the most diffideut and awkward look
ing of all the graduates though he has fine intel
liccnt countenance and an Enthusiastically pOWerlp
brain.
After the delivery of the valedictory the dsmis
sal took place and we left the crowds Of admirint
! spectators shaking hands with and congratuatn&
the young gentlemen with the parcnments unde
their arms.
GIRLS HIGH ScH0oL.-The third or graduating
| class III this school was examined on Wednes
day, by Miss IildelI, the Principal, in Universe
t History, Astronomy, Geometry, and Mental an
: Moral Philosophy. Misses Earhart, Cooper, Kane
!. Tobin and Barry read pretty compositions O
r their own in a correct and highly gratifying man
, ncr. The readings from % The Casketn by tn
0 different young ladies, afforded much pleasure t.
j. the numerous assemblage of ladies and genteme
e present. Yesterday the graduating class wer
Z exercised in English Literature, and the Who'll
t school in French. We were not able to attend til
: examination of this school as much as we shoul
= have liked to. The Superintendent and Director
y tell u.s. however, that the labors of Miss Ldde
a and her assistants have been crowned with a
l. the success which has characterized this admirabl
l. school in years past.
e The final exhibition of this school, and deliver
81 of diplomas to the graduates, will take place c
o Monday, beginning at 10 O'Clock. We shall
y present, with the view of taking particular motto
j. of the young lady graduates and their scholast
e achievements.