New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-25
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1861.


same high praise with which it has been honored
in years past.
The Washington Girls School. on Moreau street,
near Plety, was examined on Wednesday. The
DrlncIpal Is Mrs Jenkins the assistants are Mrs.
Burrows, Miss Eulalie Deletra, Mrs. Baumgarte,
MISS Topping, and lime Calongne, the latter being
the French teacher The school s a very large
one, having an attendance of over $50 girls. The
school-house, though clean and well whitewashed,
IS the same rlckety and shaky old barrack as ever;
1t Is in no respect fit for scho0l-house The
teachers are afraid of it when a large crowd getr
on its galleries. as on Wednesday. The chief
room, IN which the classes were examined, was
prcttily decorated, and the girls looked their
From the abe class of Miss Coming up to the
head class Of Mrs Jenkins, the examination showed
a uniform degree of excellence proportonate to
the grades. The head class, in all their studies,
showed themselves equal to any head class we have
yet seen. If they were preeminently excellent in
anything, it was in their reading Mrs. Jenkins
speciality we may say is the culture of her girls in
this important branch of education. Wenever heard
better reading or recitation in any school, Mime
Calongnes class in French acquitted themselves
admirably, just as they were expected to do under
so excellent teacher. A large crowd of visitors
witnessed the examination of this and the various
other classes, and awarded just need of praise
to the teachers
At the close of the examination, some twenty or
thlrty girls, representing different flowers, spoke
and acted that beautiful dialogue, " The Flower
Queen Little Miss Ray was very sweet as the
Queen. Three pretty little cherubs next recited
in chorus, a little poem called "The Excuse" and
they did 1T it charmingy; especially little Mary
frances whitney,, who stood in the middle. The
last and best of all was " The Muses. a poetic
and floral tribute to Florence Nightingale. The
larger girls acted this, and recited their parts in
the most charmingly correct and musical manner.
The reciting of pretty Miss Williams pleased us
most. The exhibition concluded with the singing
OF song by the same young ladies. The Wash
ington Girls School and its Principal received
ful REPETITION of the commondation bestowed upon
1t IN former years.
The Fillmore Boys School, on Bagatee street,
was examined on Friday. This, being school
for both the Seventh and Eighth Wards is the
largest in the city. Between 800 and 700 boys
are taught by II teachers, as fellows: Principal,
Mr. T. McConnell first assistant, Mr. J. Fahy
second assistants, Miss GirouX and Miss Barnes !:
third assistants, Miss Gavin and Miss Page ;
fourth assistants, Mrs. Piles and Miss Adam fifth
assistants, Mrs. Bell and Miss Pitard French
teacher, Mrs Darcantel, assisted by Mr.. Soutra
Numerous visitors were in attendance. and the
examination passed off satisfactorily. We were
present long enough to see several of the classes
exercised and were pleased to note the evidence
that neither teachers nor pupils had been throw
ing their time away. The class of Mr.. Fahy the
first assistant, reflected especial credit upon that
young gentleman, himself graduate of the Third
District Schools. MIR. Mcconnell, the Principal
holds no sinccure, with such host of boys and so
many teachers to overlook. The examination
lasted all day, so numerous and large were the
classes. Mr.. Lombard, the Superintendent the
n,
ports that all the teachers have done well during
the year.
A notable feature of the Third District School
examinations has been the ue3Y great interest
taken in them by the gentlemen of the School
Board. Judge Piles was the only Director we met
at any of the examinations we visited, and we met
him but once. In no District of the city do the
Directors appear to take so little interest in the
schools under their charge as in the Third Dis
trct. Mr.. Lombard has had no assistance at all in
conducting the examinations.
The Girls High School Of the Third District was
examined first of ALL some four weeks ago, in con-
sequence of the resignation of Miss Chase, the
Principal, and her anxiety to leave. Since then
some trouble has been experienced in procuring
another Principal. We are gratied to state that
at last Principal has been procured in the per-
son of Miss R. Chevaer, so long the first assistant
of the school. This accomplished and industrious
young lady was offered the promotion some time
ago, but declined it on account of the responsible
ties attaching to it. That she has accepted it a
last is just cause Of qualification to all whose
daughters attend the school. We know she vii
give good report of herself as Principal of the
Girls High School.
The only remaining examination is that of the
Boys High School, to take place on Wednesday
We have reason to believe that Mr. Gordon and
his boys will make the best kind of showing.