New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-21
HIt;N SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

This school, under Mrs. X. K. Shaw as
principal, assisted by Mrs. L. N. Richard
son, Misses II. Seymour, f. Armstrong, and
NJ f. Brown, maintains its high rank and
eminently proud position. Nine. l.. Riquet
has charge Of the French classes, and has
proved herself very competent to impart
instruction.
The total number Of pupils in this school
is about one hundred and sixty, and their
friends were numerous at the examination
Yesterday. The number of graduates the
present year was thirty-three.
This was the order of exercises:
French cOnposition-Miss Bridget Rich
arason.
English recitation-"By the Alma River"
Miss Hannah Henriques.
Journals-Misses K. jackson, IL. Henry,
and S. Forshee.
English composition" sFis Distance
Lends Enchantment;' Miss Sallie Sturgess.
English recitation-"The Wasted FOun-
tains;" Miss Bell Curry.
French compositiOn-Mss Nellie Buckley.
English rec,tatiOn-"The Death of
| Queen" Miss Beverly Cox.
English composition-"No Rose Without
| Its Thorn" Miss Dolores Bostick.
French recitation-Miss Ella Hodges.
English composition-The Study of Intel
! lectual Philosophy" Miss Edith McCerren.
English recitation-"The Children" Miss
| Willie Vessel.
English emposition-"Farewell:" Hiss
| Sallie McEnery.
The recitatiOns and compositions reflected
! credit on both teachers and pupils.
Superintendent Carter, with Governor
| Nr pf
the School Board, were present, and the
pupils were complimented by the former in
a few well chosen words.
| The diplomas were delivered by Mr.. Van
Norden to Misses Sally McEnery, Edith
McCerren, Dolores Bostick. Ella Hodges,
Beverly Cox, Willie Vessel, Nellie
Buckley, Saliie Stursess, Belle Arm
strong, Mary Wilkinson, Bridget Rich
ardson, Hannah Montgomery, Eta Jack
son, Salle Forshee, Mollie Lee Henry,
Mary Kearney, Ellen Barrett, Sallie
Mouchon, Lizzie Wall, Hannah Hen
riques. Mary J. Donmon, Belle Curry,
George Jay, Maggie Grimes, Katie
Jourdap, Ocean Roy, Fannie Collayannie,
Ella Kcarnes, Lizzie Keeling, Cecilia Way
mouth Virgie Hardy, Julia Frankfort and
Mary Hagan.
The first eleven Of the graduates named
were honored with the compliment OF
"Al,' they having attained in all their
classes the maximum of one hundred.
| Mr.. Van Norden made an appropriate
! presentation speech.
Governor Hahn. who, was called
upon by Mr.. Van Norden, made an
| impressive though brief speech, suggesting
! to the graduates that, although they had
that day received those diplomas which
! told them that they had reached the age
when they should go into the world and
take their share of its trials, their school
| days were mot ended. The world was to
them school on a broader and larger scale.
! The great lesson to be learned in it was
that of progress-always to be aiming at
improvement-never to falter under any
circumstance in clinging to the right and
to virtue.
| A dance followed the exercises Of the
school.
A beautiful gold watch enclosed in box,
accompanied by the following note, was
presented to the principal, Mrs. Shaw,
during the morning. The note read thus:
Will dear Mrs. Shaw accept this light
| token of the affection and the gratitude of
~ SENIORS OF TO-"
Girls High school. Second and Third
| Districts.
| There was very pleasant reunion at
! the Girls High School, for the Second and
Third Districts, yesterday; the occasion
| being the commencement exercises at the
| close of the term.
At the early hour OF nine o'clock the
| room began to be filed with visitors, the
scholars were already in their places, and
| the pleased and e1pectant faces of the
| visitors, with the hopeful and intelligent
faces of the pupils, gave the scene unusual
! attraction and interest
Tho exercises commenced with the song
| "Gentle Zephyr" sang by the pupils i'll
| chorus. Tho execution of this, and the
| several other musical pieces by the young
ladies, WAS very pleasing, and highly credit
| able TO Professor CurtO, who, we learn, has
had charge Of the vocal music in the school.
I Tho various recitatious, compositions, and
| French dialogues were, without exception.
| we'll recited; and the more entitled to
| praise from the short time allowed the
| pupils to mako tho requisite preparations.