The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-06-05

9 FAINTER, Of it's once lOud-vOiced artillery
9 Those echoes at last were stilled, and ther
r we stood, beside the Marist Fathers, til
: dumb struck witness of the last agony, tn
final struggle, the CONFUSION, the collapse
and fond, lingering, farewell gasp of tn
!, Lost Cause.
, st. Joseph's Parochial School for Boys
, This institution has long since become
one of the most important educational es
adjustments in this city. The great mum
/ Der of children to whom it has been The
, means of imparting an education since the
} date OF its foundation, and the excellent
character of that education, makes it an OBJ.
Joct both of pride and of affection to nearly
every body in the parish.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings of last week, the annual public
examination of the pupils took place, in
the presence of numerous and interested
auditors, who were not to be deferred
from being present by the oppressive heat
OF the weather. Though many of the male
sex were prevented from attending by the
fatigue and exhaustion consequent on
though mere examination of classes in
dry sciences is decidedly uninteresting to
most persons, yet the attendance at St.
Joseph's Hall on the occasion referred to
was full enough to show the lively interest
taken by the parishioners in the great and
noble work of the parish school.
The exercises were of character to
show that the pupils had made much salts
factory progress in their studies and to
repel the ISLANDERS that certain persons are
SO fond of circulating against the efficiency
OF such schools. We would willingly see
fair comparison between the children of |
ibis institution and those of any public
school of the same grade, either as to the
general intelligence indicated by the
appearance of the pupils, or as to their
progress in studies
Various little episodes in the wav of
defamation and songs were introduced to
relleve the tedium of the occasion and in
Inherent ways the good brothers showed
lhelr tact in Interesting the audience while
displaying the proficiency of their pupils. y,
so many were those who distinguished ,
themselves in these various exercises that
{ would be invidious to discriminate and :.
90 long to give full list.
Before the close of this month, the exbi- :,
'itlon OF this school will probably take =,
lace, when no doubt the character of the
2erclses will be such as to justify de-
cription more in detail.
In the meantime let us wish God speed :.
the good work which, next to the :,
hurch, is the most important adjunct to -
ehglon that can exist in parish. With =;
ut the parish school how impossible it -;
ould be to instruct at least one half of our l.,
atholic children in the mysteries of their =,
18th Look at those parishes where thew -
not exist. The constant complaint of M
g pastor, reiterated Sunday after Sunday ~.
oughout the whole year, is that the chill On
en- will not come to Catechism. They are -,
ming around the streets dirty and ~
gged; learning every bad habit. Their ali
rents either cannot or will not control or
EN-, In this respect, and they grow up lie
,orant of the principles of their RELIGION.
ehout eyer having participated in the sa-
'ments OF their Church, a disgrace to an
ristianity and generally scourge to So 49,;
ty. 81
Institute good efficient parish school in 49,
IA place, and see wnat change takes -
ce. All the children who attend it learn ~,
If catechism, make their first commu- 49,
n and generally become more or less o;.,
nest in their faith. The priest has no Wv.
'ortunity, in many cases where the h,,s
cher can have all. -.
ct, even many Catholics are found -
intelligent, and liberal ones, too, in NJ,
II own estimation,-whoc can't, to save
m, see the use of these establishments. &c.
" find the public schools good enough. e-a
say {" let children be taught catecbism 49,
the Sunday School," Such Catholics n .
Int to be sent out once or twice into the I'd
ways and highways to hunt up these Che
dren and bring them into the Sunday -h,
DOL. One or two days of such experience 7,
lid open their eyes to the utility of par COLI
al schools.
The Queen of May. ltw
mas been the custom from time imme- axn,