New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-24
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| seemed lacking spirit and energy which
| in former days characterized its annual
ceremonies. Visitors were few in number
| until after midday, and then no unusual
audience assembled. Among the visitors
| we noticed Administrator Emley, Superin'
| tendent Carter, George CrOnan, Messrs.
Jacobs, Noise, several clergymen, and
many former pupils, also many ladies.
The first pupil called to the platform was
George Cade, who recited Mr.. Webster's de-
fense of New England. His effort was
The Calumniator was fine indeed, and he
delivered it with a degree of enthusiasm
that gained him applause. George Wrights
composition, the subject of which was
Improvement, revealed the fact that the
author had studied to some real practical
purpose, and branched off into an apos-
trOphe on woman.
Stuart took the platform to repeat dia-
logue, portion Of the "Poor Gentleman"
So we'll had they rehearsed their parts that it
seemed they might have appeared in public
on the stage previously. They acquitted
themselves so satisfactorily that they re-
ceived a round of encouraging applause.
T. Parham's composition took up a heavy
subject, Truth, but he handled his para
graphs and divisions with considerable
knowledge of that one important word. He
was listened to with especial interest, as he
is one of the youngest and smallest scholars
there. His time at school was not wasted.
Master Hardee delivered his piece, God, d,
with evident feeling and impressiveness.
His gesticulation was quite very pleasing.
J. Gomez declaimed an original piece on
America, and evidently knew the tull mean
IS tko xuhi oh ho NIT
Although the subject is an endless one, yet
in his short speech he embraced volumes.
elouuently "America stands monument
to the fame of Columbus"
NJ. Lehman recited trying piece, Address
to the Caledonans, and SO finely did he
acquit himself, that the need of applause
was vOuchsafed.
Master Lowenstein's subject for a COM
position was Effort, and he did not lose
sight of that encouraging word from the
beginning to the end Of his finely worried
argument.
The prize composition was by John Nc
Lean-subject, Gravity and. Importance OF
Learning.
Master Cronan's "Death OF Friend" was
spoken of as superior. 1t is apparent that
he possesses capacity OF no mean order, and
only time is needed to place him with the
foremost.
There we're other portions of the days
exercises worthy of mention, but baser
topics demand our attention. Glasses in
drawing and writing indicate an unusual
amount of refinement and proficiency.
Masters q. Wolf, J. Gomez and S. Tufant
may be mentioned as among the most for.
Callongne, Mclean, Edwards, Mcdonald
and Stern. Bookkeeping, William Ker-
naghan, L. L. Lowenstein, Job CronaD, II.
| n Etter and E. Gamier.
FacuNy-John Percivsl, Esq, Principal;
J. V. Calhoun, Professor OF Creek aud
Latin; J. Lambert, Professor Of French; w.
| T. Bell, Professor of Natural Sciences; j. E.
quet, Professor of Commercial Sciences.
Number of pupils, 2OS; average attend
ance, $50.
Graduating Glass Joseph Anderson,
! George Cade, John Daubert, Louis A. David
| son, Thomas j. Flanagan, George Hart,
John Holmes, Moses Lehman, William Pet
| tingill, James J. Schmidt, Christopher Will
| liams, Henry Wolf, George Wright.
ROLL OF HONOR.-DepOrtment
Lehman, Ridgely, Somerville. Warren,
Whellahan, Riddle, Cogne, R. Davey, Eel
| lon, Jones, Mclean, Anderson, BRAY, Ba-
con, Booth, Baumgardner, Dupas, Fonda,
| Gerault, Henderson, Kelsey, Keeling, Low
| ensteln, Leahy, Liebert, Ringle, Sliger,
| Leniback, H. Smith, Soaring, Thomson
! Heymap, Gouiu.
Girls High School First and Fourth Dis
This institution should be. and doubtless
| is, the best school of the kind in the city.
The building in use is the only one that was
put up for use by school, and, defective
though it may be, in more particulars than
one is the best we have. There are four
recitation rooms, besides the main assembly
| hall, which is of circular or hexagOna
shape. The girls who attend here are gen
orally composed Of the material out o
| which scholars and accomplished ladies are
made. We saw enough yesterday to satisfy
us that there will be no foundation
in the future for the cynica
and very often groundless sneel
that the young ladies of the present day
| have degenerated from the lofty dignity, the
maidenly graces, the bright intelligence O
which their grandmothers could boast
We as sure the reader there will be no foun
| datiOn for such a Censure. On the con
trary, the good old ladies may have to lool
we'll to their own laurels, or they will b.
dimmed by comparison with those o
their daughters and grand daughters.
| When we arrived at the sch Dol, Mrs
Shaw, the principal, was exercising the Sc
niors, who, by the way, are about Two year
older on an average than school girls ough
to be in Intellectual philosophy. The.
were answering imprOmptu as called upon
written questions, which had previousl.
been placed in basket and drawn out, no
by a blind boy (at least We saw none, though
Cupid may have been near), but by one o
| the young ladies'. This exercise Wa
genuine, intellectual treat. Whil'
all the young ladies were exceedingl,
prompt, clear and correct in their disquisi
| lions, we must take the liberty of re
marking that Miss s. McEnery, who bear
the envlable reputation of not having lost ;
single credit mark of any kind during tn
term, Miss 3. Cox, young lady OF rare
talent and noble ambition, Miss N. Nc
Culloch, Miss Henrequez and Miss S. For
shee were remarkably so. Passing on, al
the time was short, we came to Miss Arm
| strong's room. This capable and eXperl
enced teacher was exercising the JUNO
class in history. Promptness and accurac!
characterized the whole examination, whlcl
lasted about forty minutes. 1t seemed t.
US as though a condensed edition OF Ap
pletoR.s Encyclopedia was being read to u
in remark ably clear, sweet voices. Durln!
the whole examination, but one mlstak
| was made, and that was almost immedlatei
corrected by the fair delinquent.
Miss Seymour teaches the young ladle
mathematics, and as she has been at it fol
several years, her conversation, while Oh
this duty, sounds like leaves from a Voium
of Dabat.
The seniors were examined in geometry
literature, French, chemistry, and intel
lectual philosophy. The juniors in natura
philosophy, rhetoric, algebra, history an
French. The first year class in history
French, physical geography, elements o
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