New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-18

Dy the uTet CLASS was IaU, anu sHOWcu Suot
the pupils have improved their time. There
was also some creditable singing. Miss
Cumberland is assisted by Miss E. Hunt.
The Perdido Street School
Is entirely for colored girls. There are one
hundred and eighty-four on the roll, and we
found one hundred and fifty present. The
teachers are Miss II. A. Trainor, Miss &. II.
Stanislaus, Miss Ellen Carolan and Miss J.
Whidden. The building was once used as a
private residence, and is very well adapted
to the purpose tor which it is occupied.
The rooms are large enough, and there is an
air of neatness about the premises which we
do not. unfortunately, observe in all the
schools.
The 3ravier Street Boys and Girls Sehool
is located in low, old, badly ventilated
building, nearly opposite a sash factory.
There are two hundred children on the roll,
and the average attendance is about one
hundred and fifty. The principal is son
of Professor Williams, of Straight Univer-
sity. He is assisted by Miss NJ. 81. Williams
and Mrs. r. N. Williams. The principal
numbers, among other accomplishments, q
talent for music. He has piano, in which
he leads his school in a variety of pieces.
For correct time, full, melodious notes, and
generally pleasing effects, we have not heard
a musical performance in any of the schools
that exceeded the one we heard in the
Gravier street school. Elocutipn has not
been neglected. Master Henry Rafferty,,
young mulatto, declaimed Rienzi's address
to the Romans in q most feeling and artistic
manner. He is probably the best orator
we have in the public schools. From twenty
to twenty-five pupils from the Straight
University were present at the examine
ton.
The Fisk school.
h,,;l fov %hay
pose, and is we'll attended. The teachers
are: Mr.. Thomas ". Dyer, principal; Miss
Carrie Kasson, first assistant; Miss A.
Shemwell, Miss n. H. Watson, Miss NJ. Fin
lay, Miss Anna Shean, Miss N. J. o. Neil,
Mrs. Agnes Connors, Miss Maria Mulvey,
and Miss Emma Webb. We have never
seen the Fisk School show to better advan-
tage, at least not since the war, than it did
yesterday. As we arrived late, the scholas.
tic exercises had closed. and Mr..
Dyer was giving the boys an opportunity to
show their. oratorical and histrionic powers.
The Fisk School boasts band of music of
its own. Several young gentlemen, Of con-
siderable talent, have practiced on the ac-
cordeon, bones, ETC., until they have
achieved good degree of proficiency. In
the programme Emusic by the band, there
fore, means their own amateur performers;
and these variations were not the least in
teresting portion of the exhibition. The
following programme was given:
Music by the nd-Introductory Medley.
Song-My Country, tits of Thee.
Dialogue-Grief too Expensive-By E.
Young and E. Alexander.
Recitation-Five Minutes Too Late
Charles EichOrn.
Recitation-John Fabian.
song-Kitty Wells-selections by the
Recitation-The Ceiphan-Edmond Kur.
Recitation-Three Black Crows-George
Daily.
Recitation-By and By-Willie Hainer.
Song-Daisy Demonstrations by the
band.
Recitation Hope, Love-H. La.
dage.
Recitation-A Good Rule-v. Sabaday.
Recitation-A Good Merchant-John Med
Song-shoo Fly-Patriotic selections by
the band.
Recitation Wish 1 Was an Edito--W.
Cain.
Dialogue-Hogan and Medley.
Recitation-Good Example Hyatt.
Song-Captaln Jinks-Selections by the
band.
Recitation-Rienzi's Address to the Ro-
mans-G. w. Dryden.
Dialogue-John Steady and Peter Sly
O'Connor Bonart.
Master Dryden's declamation-Rienzi's
address to the Romans-was worthy of the
applause it received. and would compare
rather favorably with that by Master Henry
Rafter, in the. Gravier Street School, which
we had heard few minutes before. Master
Willie Wallace Cain, when called on for his
piece walked manfully up to the platform
and recited the following in loud, clear
voice:
"I wish was an editor,
1 really do, indeed;
It seems to me that editors
Get everything they need.
They get the biggest and the best
Or everything that grows,
And get IN free to circuses
And other kinds Of shows.
"When the mammoth cheese is cut
They always get slice,
For saying Mrs. Smith knows how
To make it very nice.
The largest pumpkin. largest beet,
And other kinds of stuff,
Is blown into the eanctum
By an editorial puff.
The biggest bugs will speak to them,
No matter how they dress;