New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-15

ficiency. No less surprising, however, VA
the examination in arithmetic, of which w
saw enough to satisfy US that the teacher
had done her duty we'll. and that the boy
had responded. Miss NJ. K. Palmer, frs
assistant, teaching boys, and Miss E. @. Car
penter, same grade of girls, have classes O
intelligent, well dressed and bright children
of whom any teacher may well be proud. The
other teachers, Mrs. Dicks and Miss Mary
smaller growth, who are coming on well
and seem to be imbued with the
ambition and docility of the senior
classes. The larger. girls in this
same school have looked we'll into
their books, and are familiar with their
contents. They were all dressed in the I'M
eXceptionable, neat style, peculiar to the
cultivated of their race, and presented a
very pleasing picture indeed. For thOroug b
discipline, and attention to the slightest
wish of the teachers. the Fulton School
has no superior. The main hall was decor
ated with the stars and stripes, wreaths and
boughs of evergreen, and the word ''wel-
come" in large plain letters in the centre.
We would willingly have remained longer,
much to do. From the Fulton, We visited
Tke Laurel school.
at the corner OF Laurel and Philip streets.
Situated nearly in the middle of spacious
grounds, ia a cluster of old implanted, half
rotten buildings, which has been for num-
Der of years called by cour-
tesy schoolhouse. Most of the seats
for the smaller boys are about as convenient
and suitable for the purpose as the toy
benches and chairs used by little girls for
their dolls. The rooms are cramDed, and
have dingy and disheartening look.
The principal of this school, Mr.. B. L.
Brown, has been in the service several
years. In his room we passed few min
utes, long enough to see few examples in
arithmetic. II there is any one thing ia
which the boys of the Laurel School may be
said to excel, it is in penmanship. MIR.
Brown has in his room natural artist,
young Master Feldner, who manifests pro-
iigiOus genius for drawing fancy letters.
They are not copied from any thing, but are
by the lad, and would be credit
10 many men who are employed at high
wages to invent new styles of type. For
elegant script bands, We noticed that the
ads Adams, Bradley and Smith greatly
excel.
But for an additional polishing and extra
balm taking in the dress of the boys, we
should not have supposed it was examina-
ion Gay. Here and there might be seen
ond parent, waiting for his or her boy to
De called upon to show what had been made
If him; but as rule, the teachers were left
alOne with their classes.
Miss Reed the first assistant, has class
If boys who might be made something of if
ne surroundings were little more cheerful
The other teachers are Miss c. G. Cochraue,
Hiss Mary Wirz. Miss H. H. Warner, Miss
:. Martin, Miss S. Debiieux, and Mrs. S.
iannam, known to US some years ago as a
most excellent teacher in the Magnolia
school. Her name was then Miss Keltv,
Had she continued in the service she would,
10 doubt, by this time, have achieved high
'osition.
The Dryades School
This is most wretched old structure,
ituated on the corner of Dryades and
fashiDgton streets. No description of ours
ould do the subject justice. But we ask
ne committee on schoolhouses to 20 out
nd take a look at 1t and then try and relieve
he city from the burden of paying 500 a
lonth or SO for a crazy old ediice that
Tould not bring SIS if put up at auction to-
borrow. The building is divided into two
)ng narrow rooms, the benches arranged so
hat the little boys are deceived into sup
oslng they are not public stocks. The
.alrs are narrow and steep, and remind
ne OF the little steps which sailors
sc to climb Up the sides of tall ship.
he principal, Mr.. Schneider. who has had
barge only few weeks, appears to be
conscientious little gentle
Ian, who tries to pu: as good a
ice as possible on the thing. At
Il events, his classes show good discipline,
he rear half Of the building is devoted to
ne girls, under the tuition of Mrs. Miller: |
liss Conner, Miss Lou Vogt, Miss Y. Kuntz,
[iss E. B Morton and Mrs. X. +. Fernald |
re the other teachers. They appear to be |
cry superior ladies and would, under more !
circumstances, make their mark |
3 teachers. They have most excellent |
lasses, and but for the wre:ched quarters
/ which they have been crowded bv the |
tie school board, would have one of the |
est schools in New Orleans The exercises |
this school yesterday. consisted of some !
ecltatlons, determinations and singing, |
hich were credtable. The bright |
tile colored children appear to be |
heerful and happy, and very devoted |
, their teachers. But the old tumble |
own shell IN which they sit all dav |
augh! Leaving this place, well pleased |
18th the teachers and their pupils, we next |
roceeded to
The Live Oak Schools.
The buildings devoted to the use Of bows |
ere are but a trifle better than the Dryades |
,hool above noted. The male department is
nder the charge of Mr.. W. T. Houston, who |
without doubt young man possessing the |
est characteristics of good teacher. He |
highly spoken Of by Mr.. Carter. who
Gems to know all the teachers under his |
large as well as though he had been their |
lperintendent for dozen years. But BY |
le time We reached the
Live Oak Boys School
Re examination liz the studies had been
,mpleted, and the boys had gone
,er to the girls school, where we
und them assembled in the principals
om, in the midst of histrionic exercises.
his school is under the principal charge OF
rs. j. ". Egan, who is at once good
hOlar herself and mistress of all the
male graces. The schoolhouse is very
lie one, and we found much to commend
ID little or nothing to censure. Before
lssiDg to the principals room, we stopped
few minutes to see Miss II. c. Knight,
DO showed US the pleasant picture of sUme
ven beautiful little girls Growing one of
cir number tine prettiest little thing of
urse) Queen of May. The speeches on
e occasion were first rate. Miss Woelper,
e first assistant, also had nearly similar
enc on hand, which was neat aud pleasant.
Mrs. Egan's room we found large num-
r of visitors assembled. The two Drinci-
Is had joined their forces, and the resyec-
We pupils were striving to do their best,
lch was far from being common place.
The programme was rather long, but all
0 short for the ambition of the wide.awake |
tie children. There has been deal OF
re bestowed upon both the boys and
rls of the Live Oak School, for which the
achers deserve the thanks OF narents |