The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-04
! St. Joseph,s, P,arlo.chial SCHOOL.

%. St. Joseph's Parochial School, algl
The examination of this school took place
on the evenihgs.o last Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, at the st. Joseph's Hall, on
Common street. This room is very large,
yet it was completely filled from end to end
and from side to side with spectators, who
watched the proceedings with the iveliest
interest. It was evident that oil expected
the boys to give a good account of them
selves, and they were certainly not disap-
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The popularity of promptness and rap
idity in giving answers, which we have
previously remarked in this school, was
again apparent this year. This enabled
the examiners to get over much more
ground than usual in the same length of
time, especially as they were as expedite
Gus in proposing new questions as the boys
were in answering those asked In arith-
metic the clatter of pencils on the states,
and the speed with which correct solutions
of problems in vulgar fractions were pro-
dnced was amusing as we'll as gratifying.
In bookkeeping we saw several boys jump
off the platform to exhibit to spectators
their entries ready made by the time the
last words of the transaction had been pro-
nounced by the gentleman proposing it.
Some of the young gentlemen distin-
guished themselves SO signally by their
evident familiarity with the topics present.
ed that we had noted their names for
special commentator, bnt unfortunately
have mislaid our programme. We chance
to remember the names of Messrs. Ward,
Hart (son of our old friend, VIM. Hart,
ESQ., Ford, Canon, Munroe, Lohmuller
and kaufman. Some of these boys will
make leading men in the city and State
yet, if they remain with the Brothers a few
years longer, and continue true to the
moral training acquired with them.
One charming feature of the entertain
ment was the music. We were truly sur
prised at the excellent performance of the
MORNING STAR Band, as lead by Professor
Eckert In one piece the boys played ex-
without any other assistance
from the leader than his regulation of time.
He did not touch an instrument through
out the piece, and consequently the music,
which was very sweet and correct, was en-
tirely that of the boys. Mr.. Hartung pre-
sided at the piano, and youth, whose
name we cannot recall, sung "The Last
Rose of Summer" beautifully.
We wish that all our Catholic population
could have seen this examination. They
would have seen that simple parochial
schools, where many of the children pay
nothing, and none pay more than trifie,
can be made equal to the most expensive
academies in all the essentials of school.
They would have noted the quick inteIli-
gence of the children, the rapid play of
their minds and the extent of their infor-
nation. They would have been witnesses
Of their rapid progress in manners and ac-
complishments, and they would have noted
as the most pleasing, feature of all, the
mingled air of gaiety and modesty, of free
dom and docility, which predominated in
their demeanor. There were plenty of
bold, manly boys there, but they were boys
still; there was no "young America