The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-08-08
, ST. Alnhonsus School,,

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4 greatest eclat and honor. The city dailies
have been SO full of details as to these
i exercises that it would be rather late for us
4 to reproduce them now, after lapse of two
weeks They We're SO varied, numerous
and Interesting, moreover, that we could
not afford the space in our Issue to do JUS
tiee to the talent and accomplishments OF
! the young ladies and gentlemen who par
ticipated in them, or to the taste ana COM
petence of the able corps of teachers who
prepared the display. mere list OF the
pieces and performers, with the names OF
pupils receiving premiums and other
honors, would I'LL a column.
! A principal trait observable throughout
the performances of the young ladies was
the purity of their diction and their ele-'
gance of pronunciation. Many words,
which are SO often murdered, even by in
| telGgent people, We're delivered with a
classical correctness that showed high cul-'
tularre. OF coarses this was principally re-
marked ina rtAes1morei advanced young
ladies' probably those of the hig. hest class
! land they will always have cause to be
thankful to their &C complished teacher,
Miss Cheyalier, for the unwearying pains
she must have taken to bring themlto this
point, Mi ,4osa Fl ;, sf.,g 81 10, ..
This institution is one ia which every
Catholic in New Orleans takes the greatest
pride. 1t. numbers its pupils by the thou
sand, and is ns distinguished for excellence
as for size. Net only St. aAlphansus parish
but the whole South, and all Catholieity in
the. United States, are undef, obligations to
Father Daffy an his Rev. brethren of the
Redemptorist Order, for showing them what
can be done in the way of schools in q Ca
thoIic population, and what maryels can
be done for religion by those schools. God
grant shat 1T and others of the same kind
may prosper until not a Catholic child in
the city shall be found inside the -proselyt-
! ing establishments called common schools,
where the souls of Catholic children are
bought, hot exactly with free soup, as in
ireland, but with the hrihe of free school
ling. For those who need free schooling
the, paroehial schools can afford to give it,
I whiie our Catholic population is abundantlJ
able to support them, besides being forced
TO support the common schools, which win
then be, as they ought now to be, exclu-
siyely filled with children of no religion.
Though having NO, space for details of
the exhibition referred to, We will conclude
by appendiDg the farewell address, as de-
livered by Mr.. Edmsud j. Davis, one of
the young gentlemen who concluded his
| --...-sI~s scnOeb wish the highest
honor liz the way of diploma which it
can confer: ....-r-
Beloved Fathers, Relatives aH.sFriepSs;,.I -
The exercises of the e~ening are completed.
.Nought now remains but 10 pronounce in behalf
4 OF myself and fellow gr:s'iuates the sad word
I'VE havo looked forward to this evening with
bright, anticipatious of happiness. Are they
trehiizet? All. no! On Shts evening, the last
BOZ our schOnl boy life; ave look bfDck with re-
,gret to the many yalnal'le 1nqlHents we, haye
lost, which now, alas! cannot be recalled. We
are about to Separate Ourselves from the many
familiar faces aud scenes which greetct tliIs
iby day in and around our be 10 we'd Ina Mater
t. the parochial sehosl of st. AlehOnsus. Faces
and scenes which haYsF as sits were, bcc0me.
Istrt-of OURSELVES nudtsEr joys are sadly .nlqd
hed-tlie more so. that one, Mllo WAS the sgAl
OF soc nes like the plossnt is hot here to receive
eur farewell s. aEl4l>s -y.-s.g,.-.f... O..
y But all temporal. tisipgsi must have an end.
Onr time of parting is rapidly approaching
I.ohr regret or sorrow cannot prolonl it q single
tmoment. The word must he spoken, bat ere
4 the sad word isutte7sd, must in behalf of my
companions and myself, express heartfelt
! thanks to those to whom WE are i4ttlebted.--
Kind fathers, -whn have instructed AS in
holy rellglon, and tau Sht as howrto live that
! we might one day be numbered among those
! who are externally blessed, thank you. Yes,
! kind Fathers, we thank you from our heart of
hearts for all You have done for ust We thank
Yea also, dear, kind Father Duty, though you
are far away, for all your kind and fitherly in
structiOns, and pray that God in his Providence
may again restore yOu to us. ..s.
| Dear teachers, We thank yoa for all the pains
Hnn have to hrin S 10 aiss
| career.
Dear friends, we thank you for your presence
and encouraging appreciation. .,l,,..
Dear schoolmates, thank You for the
patience with which you have borne many
imperfectons and We now crave pardon for
whatever injuries We may have inflicted
you. But, alas! tho time has come to part!
Farewell, dear Pastors, who have guided our
youthful footsteps in the way of truth Fare
dear teachers, who have taught us SO many
| things useful for us i'll our journey through
life! Farewell, dear friends, who have assem-
bled to see rs united for the last time Fare
well, dear schoolmates, who've shared