New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-25
PUBLIC sonOOL ExAMINATIoxs.
Third DIstrict.

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Third District
By all odds the Washington school for
girls, corner Of Moreau and Louisa streets,
is the finest and most cheerful of the public
schools in almost every particular. The
building is an extensive one, located near
the river the yard prettily interspersed
with shrubbery and neat paths, and beyond
the din of business. With these advantages
the children should advance in knowledge.
There are eleven departments, at the head
of which is Mrs. NJ. jenkins, who has devo.
ted twentyeight of her years to teaching
youth in this city. Her experience was
plain yesterday, as she marshaled her little
village of neat scholars. In the morning
formal exercises were passed through, but
in the evening there was an exhibition that
was c-editable to any class as an exhibition; I;
| but we think the children's minds are too
apt to indulge too much on the idea Of
appearing in public tobe beneficial. Great
preparations had been made for the o,ca-
sion, and the house was tastefully decorated.
The eleven rooms contain 4S3 scholars,
many of whom, it was plain to see, were Of
French descent, and still prefer the Ian
guage. The visitors were numerous and
fair, and as fair as numerous.
The Hancock is on the levee, near the
United States barracks and On its roll are
sixty lads and lassss of an intelligent order,
all successfully taught by Mrs. Collerton
alone. She prides herself on the rapid
progress her wards have made during the
past winter, and indeed she well may, for
the promptness and correctness with which
answers were given would be creditable to
schools where greater pretensions are made.
The children are mostly of Creole families,
and some of them have had to learn En-
glish besides their daily lessons.
Fillmore, for boys, on Bsgatelle between
Morales and Goodchildren streets, is not
only useful institution, but is an ornament
to the third district. The house, construct
ed especially for a school, accommodates
nearly 500 pupils in its ten rooms. The boys
in the principals room seem not to have
found grammar dry study, for they have
proved. themselves, proficient beyond ordi-
nary, and Mr.. Betteson showed us speci-
men map made by the skillful penmanship
Of Walter Brown, who is only fifteen
years old. Another, equally well executed,
by Sidney Cslongne, twelve years old Visit.
ing the room of Mrs. Butler, we discovered
that most of the boys were excellent pen
men for such youthful heads, nor
are they poor in elocution, and have
much affection for their teacher. Miss
Coils room had its attractions, and
all the visitors were surprised at q
little fellow, Washington Baum, who is
young body with an old head. He pos,
sesses more than ordinary ability, and when
be recited Three Grains of Corn" the
audience expressed pleasure. The young
| gentleman who stands at the head of this
school is Arnold Edmunds.
Macarty, boys, Pauline street. is a bee
hive of little humans, all seek king the glory
pertaining to the path of knowledge. Here
are four hundred children, divided among
ten airy rooms, with abundance of play.
ground Well.thumbed text books testify
to their assiduity, and a class in arithmetic
deserves praise for its proficiency. The
roll of honor shines with lustre. P. W.
Kleinpelter is the principal, and'has worthy
assistants, who devote more than the usual
number Of hours to their charges. Disci
pline excellent.
Beauregard, for girls, corner Esplanade
and Rampant Streets is one of the most
homelike, especially so, perhaps, because
the building was but recently private res
idence of a refined family. The young La
dies are well advanced in their books, and
certainly pride themselves on their deport.
ment. There is an average attendance Of
two hundred, and we are informed that day
after day the rooms are quietly filled with
ambitious misses who seldom reply in error
The teachers are competent, and fully ap
preciate their positions.
There are 439 colored boys and girls IL
the neat school corner Esplanade and Char
tres streets. Rapid progress has been made
by the children, who possess qualifications
, of aptness and memory that are surprising.
Little ones that few weeks ago knew NJ
bet can to-day not only read
| but write. Miss Nora Kilgroy,
! is principal, assisted by Misses Kilgore
Eudora, and Tilda Williams. Master l.
f Thompson delivered salutatory in a style
, ! that should have been complimented any
I where. The copy books contain fair speci
mems of handwriting.
Having failed to make mention of the
, Fisk (boysD first district, we now recur Il
J this school. Number of pupils on roll 5S2
which is too large for even such teachers a
, j. c. Pierce, Misses Carrie KassOn, A Shem
well. N. Watson, NJ. A. Finley, A. A. Finch
: A. Shean, aud Miss Copper, who are un
ceasing in their endeav0rs to forward thei
! scholars. In Mr.. Pierce's room the lads arr
{ we'll up in grammar, logical analysis
and penmanship. while Miss Kassou
{ pays unusual attention to penmanship ant
Z reading, and the boys have fairly entered
. into her advanced ideas of these branches
They are endeared to her, and she therefor
has complete control over all. The day
examination closed with an exhibition Ii
the principals room. Delegations from tn
4 several apartments sustained dialogues in
fair style, much to the qualification Of crit
: ioal visitors. There were nineteen name
q on the roll of honor of the first division an
r eighteen in the second. The perfect mar
/. Is $40, and these lads scored 420 out of that
To-day the schools of the fourth distric
will undergo examinations, and it is e1
# pected parents will visit the houses in thei
section, ,.-...- s.- d.. ...... .-
The Cincinnati Gazette of the ffteent
: says:
v We sent a boat out for New Orleans tn