New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-29
EXAMINATION AT. THE HIGH
SCHOOLS.

with the system of public education in New
Orleans-one for boys and two for girls.
That for the boys is called the Central"
being centrally located and intended for the
boys of the whole city. Those for the girls
are towal d the extremes of the city, on Cas-
acalvo, in the lower part Of the city, and
Chestnut street, in the upper. Yesterday
the exhibition, from A. NJ till l., first given
was at the girls high school OF the second
and third districts. This high school is in
the basement of the Third Presbyterian
church, on Casacalvo street, fronting Wash
ington square, and is rented at Sl200 per
annum. 1t is very agreeable SChool-room,
light and ventilation good.
Everything was tastefully decorated for
the occasion, and large number Of visitors,
including many officers of education and
reporters from the press, were present. AS
the exercises consisted entirely of reCita-
tions, compositions, and music, no other
opportunity was given for testing the quail
ity of instruction or the proficiency of each
pupil. The excellent principal, Miss E. A.
Mills in her recent report to the superin-
tendent, says of her school:
Z" In every department of the school the
children have exhibited those qualities
which ever command success, and their
efforts have been rewarded. l must partic-
ularly call your attention to the progress of
those pupils admitted after the examination
in December. They have pursued the pres
ent arrangement of studies with zeal,
thanks to the cordial cooperation of my
associate teachers, and the encouragement
you have ever been ready to extend
The attractivcness of the exhibition eX-
erciscs left no doubt of the truth of
spectators. A number of compositions,
composed and read by the young ladies,
proved the care with which they have been
taught and that they "are possessed of
1 those qualities which always command sue
cess If possible to make room, two or
| three Of these may have place iu the Re.
| PUBLICAN tomorrow. having been kindly
furnished for that purpose. That entitled
| the "Sprig of Geranium was eXcellently
read by Miss Robertson, and several of the
pieces reci.ed in French and English We're
well rendered among those which
so was "Nobody," by Miss Savini,
and the "Caudle Lecture" recited
with wonderful naturalness by Miss l..
| Goodwin. A number of beautiful hcrbari
ums, the tasteful work Of the botany class,
were exhibited; one by Miss Georgiana
Besumgarte was beautifully arranged, and
| others not shown us may shave equaled it.
| Specimens of journalism or the getting up
of newspapers by the girls Were also shown,
| the editorials and arrangement Of articles
| showing fair proficiency. Speaking of this
exhibition, the leader" in one OF them
reads thus:
"At last! After weary weeks of patient
waiting we are at liberty to don our white
dresses, look as pretty as we can, and ap.
pear before you at that most delightful of
| all things our exhibition and don't we
look sweet. But it is nonsense to ask such
a question" And so it is. Indeed it is not
fattery to say that the young ladies at all
| ba snbpplS lnpl- and that flp &
dress remarkably neat and with good taste
and judgment.
A very neat yalcdictory in the shape Of a
composition by Miss Lizzie Egnew was read,
entitled Words before Parting" After
which and Just before tho closing song Miss
Ballard, on behalf of all the pupils, pre-
sented to the principal beautiful copy OF
Mrs. Jamison's characteristics of Women
in neat little speech with the love and
gratitude Of all the pupils" 1t was done SC
quietly that few noticed it, and Miss Mill:
was so taken by surprise that she could moi
find words to respond.
/, The music was very good throughout the
exercises. In the songs, Forest NympEs,
when Night Comes Ger" etc, there was
good solo singing, and two or three tint
Contralto voices aided materially in The
music. President Mount rendered some en-
couraging and congratulatory remarks tC
the school, which closed the exercises. The
associate teachers are the Misses 5. c
Weiss. L. Thornton, and A. Watson, anC
Mrs. +. A. Coiron.
Central High school-Boys.
This is on Burgundy street. near Custom
house, in q building recently leased for fiv'
years, at $4,000 per annum; but portion 0
the building is used for offices OF superin
tendent, board of directors, central deposit
!, ory, etc. John Percival is principal; ant
to Judge by the little that could be seen IL
, the exhibition yesterday afternoon, the re
port of the examiners was not exaggerated
when "they pronounced the general con
dition of the school to be excellent, and IL
the subject of classics and sciences superior.
, The nHmber of pupils under instruction
when the principal made his recent report
was but twenty-seven.
There were ihirty.six admitted from tn
grammar schools last Decembers. OF thes
{ the principal says in his report: "Thei
knowledge and mental culture are ia
beyond the average for the past years, an'
accordingly degree of excellence highe
than any hitherto reached may be reason
l ably looked for"
The hall is good one for a school eXhibi
tion, but not well adapted to experiment
in chemistry, although Dr.. Hopkins, th
/ professor of natural sciences, had his clas
give few therein for the entertainment
E the visitors yesterday. Making drummon'
thing for such time and place. The hal
t was thronged with ladies and gentlemen;
r large portrait of Washington graced one en-
t of it. and Excelsior in living green, tn
I other. good portrait of Humboldt hun
in one corner, and busts OF Frankll
e and of Clay, and artificial globe
/ ornamented the sides, all decked wit
e evergreen and flowers. Music upo
C the piano, aided by the violin i
# the hands of pupil-young Master Simon
: diversified the entertainment. There was
y very lengthy programme of exercises OF tn
/ usual kind, recitations, compositions, etc
# Oft former, Excelsior" may be said wit
truth. They were very generally, good
5 from the opening "Ball at Brussels, D
e Master Schwartz, TO the dying Alchemlst,
" by young 0platek. But There were Two 2
IS three of them, the "Maniac" and the 'Folls
Boy" by Masters Delesdernier and Crane
l. better declaimed than has been our PRIV
lere ever TO witness in school. They wer
perfect specimens of acting. If this be whit
e Is intended to be taught in the high schoo
,s then is it a success. These boys show then
selves to have been peculiarly well traine
u in elocution. "Chatham on the America
Wsr." the Execution of Montrose," an
n. other pieces were recited with great enere
Is and power. The "Charcoaf' boy is pc
n feet mimic. Some pieces in French WEI
"a well recited also, barring, OF course, IL
/ slight English or rather American accent.
A. The professor of commercial science an
70 drawing entertained visitors with some e.
ts cellent specimens of erayon and oth.
% sketches from his pupils In the principal
Z last report it Is stated that ut was az IN
~ date. the session of 1866, the studies
s drawing and bookkeeping were added a,