New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-31

those Of law, medicine, or literature II sHV .
thnk, be classed as an acquired taste ior Alhs,S
cans to like French students, for tney arc pei
liar set Of beings and we know that peculaTllles
are not always agreeable,
The Cnartier Latin is and has been for very
lon time past their favofite place Of residence
and il consequently marked by all their peculiar
;pss f1utre IN dress, the student is easily recog
nizabIe ,,y his long hair, high crown SLOUGH nat
| ma sIouchey appearance in general. Not being
troubled with very strict principles, he takes the
world as he finds it, or rather as he hunts for IT.
and although in general fair students, yet finds
plenty Of time to make visits, and go to theaters
ana students balls.
+ Among them you win find men Of 80 or IS years
Of age, men who, by nature formed for very fair
farmer, are sent by their families to Paris to be-
come second and third rate lawyers and doctors,
or more probable, to return without any success,
to follow the trade or profession Of their fore
fathers, or some one for which they are more fit
| ted by nature.
/ They are a noisy, clamorous set, much
| given to signing, smoking, and disputing very
lvehemently, and calling each other all sorts OF
names without any hesitation, and which are re-
ceiyed without any attention, except by strangers,
lwho in general have strong inclination to treat
the utterer to something more decisive than words
They are, however, patient students, and generally
succeed after the lapse of sufficient time This is
, what is complained Of American students by
French professors. They come here say thelatter
not understanding our mode of doing things, ane
want to do in d few moments what our boys take
/ wears to get through. They work very well at thu
commencement, but not being willing to be closely
confined as students, they soon suceumb to dstrac
d tions around them, and rarely succeed as well
q their intelligence entities them to do. Therefore
if a Young man comes te-Europe, and more espe
cially to Paris, as a student, he must make up hl
mind sto he one in real earnest if he would aehiev
any success, and consequently must have but It'll
!, ia do with the outside world if not, so far a
real learning goes, he might as we'll have stayte,
at home; although / think that an eSperieennssle
another part Of the world than ss 9fes and t.
IS lated TO bf6prehensiys1 IDEAS.
s. give Tor girls schools cemeteries for young la
dies, as Mrs. Partingtonhas rendered it--they are
almost as numerous as those for the other sex
and although they have nosystem of Iycees, etc.
yet their standard is very good, and female educa
ton here may be said to be very thorough. Thi.
is in some degree obligatory, since woman i:
called on to fill so many positions in this country
where she has need of good sound education
In many instances their course in the mathema
teal sciences is carried almost too high but ordi
nariIy they have an excellent knowledge of his
: tory, geography (of Europe1, literature, besides
the usual mplshments; only they include one
Accomplishment which, though not quite so orna.
mental as some others, is vastly more important
viz that Of good needle work. I do not mean
fancy work, but good ordinary sewing darning,
J etc; for before young lady can get public
] diploma here she must prove, before jury Of
her peers, that she is duly qualified in these ac-
complishments. As general thing-yery general
indeed-the daughters of the nobility are educated
at home by professors and goYernesses, but when
forced to place them at school they generally
choose convent, though many are prevented
from attending these on account Of the rather
rigid discipline. Among, however, the large
number of institutions here, there are some to
suit all tastes and requirements, and it is their
very number that makes it difficult to select one.
As for price, it ranges from 1000 to 6OO0f accord
ing to the quality, style, etc., Of the school. Cd
Al 10 sum up French education in general, it is
pursued with great deal Of system, ana each
part Of it is thoroughly treated before being left
moreover, the student is not too much hurried.
They think a certain amount of time necessary in
order to comprehend well his studies. One thing.
however, is very noticeable: everything relating
to France is most thoroughly ineulcated; to the
restof Europe less attention is given and America
is almost ignored. They consider the big pond
too big to trouble themselves about countries on
the other side of it. Adios.
Pr ETA.