New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
CoIored school Exhibition.


of,whica Miss Edmonia G. Highgate is the
teacher, was held yesterday afternoon at
ST. James chapel, Roman street. This |
school is composed of about one hundred
and twenty-five INDECENT pupils, supported
by the funds of the Louisiana Educational
Relief Association, of which Rev. John Tur
uer is president.
The appearance of the scholars was eX-
cellent. They were neatly attired and gave
evidence that the doctrine had been incul-
Gated into their minds, that cleanliness is
next to godliness.'
Miss Glarkson was there with quite
number of the pupils OF her school, the eX
hibition of which was reported short time
| since.
Among the others present were DR.. Har-
| rison and Mr.. Brennan, of the freedmen's
bureau, Rev. John Turner, Rev. J. b.
| Smith, DR.. c. NJ. Wicklitfe, Captain Lewis,
and J. W. Menard.
The exercises commenced with singing
by the whole school, followed by the recta.
ton of the " Lord is my shepherd"
Miss Victoria A. Martin, a monitress of
the school, then read the following:
OUR SCHOOL.
"Our school is a very pice school, and we
| have very kind teacher who loves US very
| much and we all love her very dearly. Our
school was very small, but now we have
improved very much in appearance, order,
and also III our studies, and we have in
| creased very much in our number. Our
| school has all appearance of an improving
school. And all this we owe to those good
friends who SO kindly opened our school.
Those friends form the Louisiana Education.
al Relief Association. The president of that
association is the Rev. John Turner, who
has so often visited our school and always
has some good advice to give us, and surely
if we follow his advice We will grow up
good men and women aud be respected by
| Lii In "a
deal about being neat and clean. He
, told us that when he was a very
; little boy he had no one to care for him, and
that he had often taken off his coat and
/. washed it at night and smoothed it down
with his hands, in order to be clean. He
advised our boys to do the same.
We have recently received two maps
f from the association, for which we are
! very grateful, We are also indebted to the
! freedmen's bureau for the rent of our school
r building, and the furniture of the same.
{ We have received from Professor Crutten
: den, of Cold Water, Michigan, an arithmet
! ical chart, which greatly benefits us.
) "Our school is the only free school in thu
! city at present to which colored children
are admitted, but hope before the time o.
falling leaves there will be many supported
J by the city public school fund.
o "Some Of our greatest men and womel
were educated in public schools, includin!
3 President Lincoln, Senator Wilson, Mr.
/. Horace Greeley, Miss Anna Dickinson, an
. | Judge Kelley.
II "Our school has been in existence littl
if more than three months. Our reception tc
a | day is, therefore, our first quarterly celt
Il bration. We hope our friends will not eA
r pect too much of us, and will excuse all {
s our mistakes, as we have had but littl
time for preparation. The next time W
hope to do better, as great ending5 oite
come from small beginnings Our mottoc
are Try and Excelsior We hope, Go
IT. assisting us, to succeed"
y This essay is, certainly, well written for
v girl of thirteen, and deserves the commend
=. ton it received.
- The "Child's prayer by Francis Bank
- dialogue by seven little girls Good an
bad girls, composition by Mattine DiXor
dialogue, How not to get an answer"
two girls the Lost lamb" a recitation
1T Cornelia Taylor; dialogue, the Etal
}. society," by six boys original composition
Id Flowers" by Olivia Eunice, of CarroltoI
Or the Psalm of life, by Victoria A. MartiI
er dialogue, " Bevy of Is" by. eight NY
e lee Fine Fine Car. dialogue, the Little phi
lg osopher,n by two little girls; recitation
~ the "Old clock by Olivia Eunict
er dialogues, 1.-TWO ideas of life," by two girl
a song, "The civil rights bill, recitation
at THE dying girl,n by Cornelia Taylor; ret
M tation, ''Red riding hood, )" by Sarah Wilsol
re three girls; recitation, Flag of the free,n
Vict 1rine Carr; recitation, Barbara Erie
ch cher by Victoria A. Martin; dalogu
d. Faith, hope, and charity by your
in ladies, private scholars, but not members
nd the free school.
ed An hour ANA u half was passed in the
1y exercises which were very creditable
ro both teacher and pupils.
eft Brief addresses were made by Miss Hig
lie gate. DR.. G. NJ. Wicklfle Rev. j. B. Smit
lis J. w. Menard, Rev. John Turner, J. z. Wi
iv- gard, and the representative OF the REPr
ir. LIcAS.
re At the close Miss Highgate, in behalf
he the children, thanked their good frien
of who were there for their presence, the
he speeches, and the ten dollars and ten ceI
he contributed for the picnic at the City Pa
to-day, where the scholars of three color
oil. scholars-Miss Bells, Miss Clarksons, a
he Miss Highgate's-will enjoy themselves a
| roam at pleasure in the open air.
Ike "Mueh Ado About NothIng"-"A Gre
Cry and Little Wool"
Such were the general expressions of thu
who yesterday evening witnessed the acti
in the case of the State VS.. Jacob Barker,
alleged embezzlement. The case was
ub- before Judge Ahern, of the first recordt
court, on an affidavit of Patrick Cummin
The prosecutors attorney was Mr.. Leml
who was early in court. At six L. NJ,
up hour set for hearing, Mr.. Barker entered
sh, court on the arm OF his son.in-lt
ay, Mr.. Hunt, and took his seat at the
at with Randell 1iunt, ESD, on one side q
be- the venerable Alfred Henncn on the 9th
un- with such eminent counsel as Judge Spoil
or and others gathered around. Whether
by these ornaments of the Louisiana bar W
the engaged to manage their friend and relat
or not, they made fine showing, fully eq
Dm- to that of the celebrated firm OF prosecut
col In the Pickwick trial. 1t was an inter
airy ing, dignified, effective scene, without |
,tly reference to the appearance OF the ba
ground of the picture, where sat many
lub the poor men and women, of all nations
ng colors, who being losers of their hard ear
,rly savings by the closing of the bank OF
ier, principal figure in the foreground, "
D as anxiously listening to learn II anyth
favorable to their interests would proc