The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-25

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ton, their number is increasing so rapidly
that additional buildings must be put up
for their accommodation. Our public
know we'll the village of schoolhousee
already existing, with the churches of the
good Redemptorist Fathers as a nucleus.
One would naturally suppose that the i'm
mense building known as the &" Haln build
ing, the two large school houses on the
same square with the German church, and
the splendid new edifice on the next square
above, would be sufficient for the wants of
heparish in the way of class rooms, but
such is not the case,.,eiAo new building is to
be put up on. st. Andrew street, opposite
the Hall, and Of the same colossal proper
tons as that structures Attached to this,
viii be convent residence for the Sisters
of Mercy, who hepceforth take charge of
the girls department. of the .parochial school.
These good Fathers understand full well
that education is the next most important
thing to religion, and that the next best
arena for influence over the human mind,
after the pulpit, is the school room. There
fore they will never consent TO the divorce
of the school from the Church, but will
struggle with nearly as much zeal for estab
fishing the former as the latter.
This parochial school is as istin guished
for its excellence as for its extent, and its
reputation has been fully maintained by
the public exercises of the past week. The
reports given by our city contemporaries
will satisfy any one of this, and it would
hardly be worth while to enter into any
details of proceedings previous to those of
of the last day {Friday.) We will simply
mention the names of few of the pupils
who principally distinguished themselves
in several of the preceding examinations.
In the boys department there We're three
,graduates--Messrs. George Goodwin, Ed.
Davis and Thos Doherty. Each of these
ably and honorably sustained the credit of
the institution which had educated him.
Their responses in the higher departments
of algebra, history, mathematics, etc, were
more satisfactory credentials of intelli-
gence and capacity than any diploma could
have given =.
In the second section of the same class,
also under the charge of Mr.. Heslin, prin-
! cipal, the same thoronghness and intelli-
gence were displayed. Messrs. John Kane,
Thos. Graham, VIM. Hennessey and John
McKenna appeared TO distinguish them
selves, If any distinction can be made
where merit was SO general.
In Mr.. Wards class, among those who
seemed most conspicuous for loud, prompt
answers, we gathered the names of Masters
Jas. Murphy, NJ. Birmingham, Frank Bad
ger, Jos. Hughes, P. Boland, John German,
Thos. banning, NJ. Urban, John Alexander,
| Peter Kennedy, - Doherty and Charles
Monaghan. as...-.. -...
| Special commentator for their style of
answering was merited by the third class,
both of boys and girls--the former taught
by Miss Alice Noonan, the latter by Miss
X. Cowan. Their responses were made in
loud, confident tones, that carried a con-
viction of correctness even to those who
may not have comprehended their mean
ing. This is point that cannot be too
strongly impressed upon the attention Of
teachers. Let pupils speak with such loud
ness to be heard throughout the apart
ment and, if their answers are correct, the
impression made on the audience is in
creased tenfold. We heard, even at the
examination under consideration,
| some of the best answers that we have ever
known to be givena any school-explana-
tons of acoustics, optics, the steam engine,
etc.-which from the modesty of the young
ladies responding, were totally lost to the
whole audience except, perhaps, dozen or
two in the most favorable proximity.
On Friday evening we entered during
the examination of Miss ChevaIier's class
the highest for young ladies-and were
gratitied at the performance on the part of
her pupils, which placed them at once on
the footing accomplished young ladies.
1t was not merely the fiuency of answers
and the clear comprehension of profound
problems of science which they manifested,
but the clearness and elegance of their pro-
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