The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-26

1 b1uCg DufFe, H. NUdTtOH, y. nOOVe, a. W lars
| ton, A. Zebender, G. Pasteur, L. Walsdorff, B.
Young and l.. Wilson, and Misses Hannah White.
| Ann Pitcher, Maggie Bridgins, CelestiDe Heiden-
helm, May Werlen, Louise Johnson Josephine
| Oppenheimer, Lena Heyman, Caroline Rebentish
| Mary M. Lin and Pauline Gilman in the class of
| the principal, Mrs NJ. s. Page. Miss, or Little
FLORIDA Henry, as she unpretendingly styles her
| self on slip attached to the pretty bouquet
| which she kiId ely presented to us, would have
| been included 10 the "list of honor" as her
teacher Informed the audience, but that she has
not been in attendance at the school a sufficient
length of time TO entte her to the privilege. The
| teachers of the McDonogh school are Mrs. NJ. M.
Thornton, Misses NJ. Moody, E. Quick, Harriet
Hoffman and J. Dunbar. We noticed that the dis
ciplne at this school was perfect. fact which We
are pleased TO mention. Miss Moody will pleaes
accept our thanks for her kind attentions.
In The room of Miss Pattison, first assistant Miss
Nevs Nelson rected Longfellow's Hiawaths in a
manner that surprised everybody present. Her
enlnclation was certainly as fine as anything we
have heard from the lips of young girl entering
her teens, and many cider young ladies' would
have been very proud TO receive the marks of
appreciation which Miss Nelson received on all
sdes. In this room Miss Mary Govan stood at
the head of the roll Of honor in the first class, and
Miss Jessie Noble in the second. OF Miss Males
pupils, occupying the room next TO that of Miss
PsttisOn, Misses Florence Flower and Z. Loessr
headed the list in the first and second classes.
THE MAGNOLIA (BOYsO SCHOOL,
high as four hundred pupils, and which now has
three hundred and seven, occupies the lower floor
of the same building, and is under charge of MIR.
L. II. CrsWell, principal, Misses FenerIy, Jolls,
Chandler. ColayaDni, and Mrs johnson, assist
ants. The exercises here consisted Of examina-
tious Of the classes in the various branches, to
getber with declamations, recitatiOns, dialogues
and compositions.
BRANCH or THE MAGNOLIA (BoYsD SCHOOL.
Upon the same street, between Third and
Fourth, is branch school, accommodating forty.
Two pupils, and presided over by Miss Chandler
One or two of the boys declaimed before US quite
cTeditably, and the general air of order and DIS
cipiine peTvading this little school convinced us
that ere another year has passed it will take rank,
IN number as well as importance, among those
now in advance of it. From here we wended our
way to the
LAUREL BOYS SCHOOL,
Situate in the shady bowers on the corner
of Laurel AID Philip streets. Mr.. B. L.
Brown, principal, has his department fully
up TO the standard, if we may be permitted
animation made by him, and subsequently by
Mr.. Kelly, who propounded all manner OF COM
pick questions in compound fractions, square aud
cube root, decimals, etc. Next came parsing ex-
ercses, reading and mental arithmetic in all
these branches the boys answered with that quick
pTomptness which at once established that they
we're not only masters of the theory, but had
proper and accurate conception OF the nature Of
llt hdtltf ulGeT cOQ3lQerhLlOQ. Mr. brown lQ-
ouced us TO remain moment longer to hear his
boys, or rather young gentlemen, reading in con-
cert "ByrOn's Dream of Darkness, - Pity the
Sorrows of Poor Old Man - aud Hoods Song
of shirt " was read in this style, and we think
il ell calculated to Impress the reader with the
nature and effect of the matter. Misses G. Reed,
@. COchI ane, Mary Writ NJ. A. Warner. Z. Mar
tin, L. DeblieuX and Mis- S. Silk are the other
assistants. We were unable to visit them ALL but
Mr.. Rogers assured Us of their very creditabe
nprU ~ u1off a.
LIVE OAK tGIRLsD SCHOOL,
MrE. J. W. Egsn principal. The exercises opened
bere with the sweet song of " Her Bright Smiles
Haunt Me SuN,' which not only carried US back
30 O'n Virginia bat 70 the tall palms of Seven
fints, where We hoard IL, {" lust before the bat
tie" The general muster roll of this school had
over 325 pupils in March last, and has 275 regu-
lsrly attending at present Rebecca and Ella
Wilson head the roll of nonor. We were
favored with composition by the former, en-
Titled, "Who Are Our Frends,n which is OF such
unusual merit that we contemplate publishing it.
g The Grave of the Greyhound" " was well spoken
by Miss Fanny We'll. " The Everlasting Talker"
was very well got up, but badly conceived. Try
sgain, young ladies', you can easily do much
better. The "Spectacles' was very well done by
very small miss in Miss NJ. r. Campbell's depart.
ment, where the children are so small that we
saw one in q cradle-it was asleep-so we did not
examine il, but we did hear little dialogue here
which reminded US of a small 0pheliA, coming
are Misses E. Woelper E. 0'Brien, G. Knight,
and M. Wilkinson. We did not examine their
pupils. as several Of the directors had expressed
themselves fully satisfied with their proficiency.
We then paid short visit to Mr.. A. B. Gambler,
principal of
THE LIVE OAK (BoYs') SCHOOL,
Who run his boys through a very rapid and
very satisfactory examination of the several
branches taught, followed by compositions and
recitanOns, etc. The defamation on the death of
Mark Anthony by Walter Kepton, was remarka-
bly good. The history of a coat during the late
unfortunate difficulties" was a very amusing lit
tie sketch, and particularly when the said coat
attempted to 60 the dead head on D. Bidwen of
The Academy Of Music. This school is in a very
prosperous condition, and sadly in want of better
accommodation. The muster roll numbered 3l4,
and had 2SS present at examination. We were
particularly attracted by a vacant desk hand
sCmely decorated with Grape and evergreens the
names Of "EEgene and Charlie " we're neatly set
on Grape within circle of silver stars, aud our
informant advised us that this desk was promptly
selected one day by two pupils, and they suose-
quenty took i'll Of the yellow fever died, and we're
buried almost at the same hour. Their cOmpan-
ions have not forgotten them, and commemO.
raed the sad event in the manner described
tablisbed schools are suffering for want of sata-
bic sGhOOEoOm. we resolved 10 see the condition
Of the colOred schools; so we turned up to
THE SIXTH STREET CoLoRED SCHOOL,
Miss S. g. Mort, principal, and Miss L. Knox, as
sistant. We are so much pleased with this school,
in it's moral and intellectual training, that we
would be pleased 10 visit it again-if we had the
impeachment managers here Just to show them
good manners and little pOliteness taught by
Miss Mort and Mrs. Knox. We made an eXsmina-
lion OF the pupils in first geography and must con-
tess ourselves astonished; and why should we
not be so, as Professor Dimitry expressed his
smszement at the progress of this school. The
Board of Directors started this school with only
ore scholar, and we counted seyeRty.twO on the
roll yesterday.
THE DRYADEs STREET SCHOOLS
Were also taken under our observation, and we
cannot too warmly recommend Miss Palmer and
her staff of assistants for the great care
taken to instruct the pupils under their charge.
This school came under the beard in December
last, transferred $50 children to other schools by
reason Of their parents removing to other dis
tricts and has q standing muster roll of present
attendance of l73. The boys and girls are well
informed in fractions, and first geography read
ing, spelling, writing, etc.
We paid the penalty for neglecjng TO visit Miss
NJ Kilgore and Mrs. E. Mckay, at the
ERATo CoLORED SCHOOL,
~ TaIIxy cauoht ne and nflOtpd ha NAV 70 Mias