New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-20

PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS.


The rigid and impartial examination in
the categorical system having been for the
most part completed in the public schools.
the closing exercises and exhibitions began
yesterday, attended by the parents and
families of the scholars, who viewed the
efforts of their children in the declamatory,
musical and pseudo-histrionic line with
gratifed pride. The schools first in the
order of exhibition were those of the newly
consolidated Sixth District, otherwise JEFF
ferson City. These, or the majority of them,
are yet in rural condition--that is, where
boys and girls both go to school under the
same roof. For all details of the proficiency
the reader must look at the written returns
and rolls, which are classified somewhat
like election returns, in the Office of Super
intendent Carter. In these the number,
grade and capacity of every pupil, his alb
sence and habits are all found in admirable
order. While examinations are source of
| pride to the teacher, the exhibitions cause
the positive exultation of parents and in
terested parties.
bud Austerlitz school,
Situated on Austerlitz between Live Oak
| and Magazine streets, is OvercrOwded, and
though in good and roomy building, yet
much larger structure would be required
for the number of children. The school at
| present contains about two hundred pupils,
many of whom are nearly grown, and in
the recitations the scholars participated
with great eagerness and detained choice
| extracts in clear pronunciation and well
mon to grammar schools were examined, the
| first class being as far advanced as latitude
and longitude in arithmetic. The following
| are the names of the teachers: Miss Eudora
| Williams, principal, assisted by Miss Nj. Z.
Golden, Miss C. X. Brisbane, Miss M. +.
Baptiste.
Berlin Street School.
This school was, for the purpose of exhi-
bition, removed to the church on Marengo
| street, where the principal, Miss A. Nj. Ma
har, and assistant, Mrs. M. +. Washington,
were engaged in the usual exercises. 1t APP
| pears the great distance of the school in its
| present location from the houses of the
| parents has given rise to complaints, even
going so far as to pass resolutions that they
would not send their children so far to the
school; but this will be remedied In the
| proper quarter. The recitations were well
delivered, and the pupils are well behaved
| and decorOus. .
| Dryades Street School,
Situated at the corner of Sixth and
| Dryades streets has at present 3o5 pupils
Mrs. X. X. Flernald. First assistant, boys,
| Mrs L. b. Morton second assistant, Miss
Adde Condrain; third assistant, boys, Mrs.
| NJ C.. Jenkins. The school was organized
| in 1868, in the fall, and has been prosperous
and growing ever since. The management
do not like the small house in which the
young have to assemble, and so pOpulous
| is the vicinity that five hundred would
throng to this institution, if at any time a
| large building could be had. One of the
rooms has as many as ITO pupils. The
| school furniture here is by no means
| adequate to the demand. The children are
very well behaved and orderly, and there
| is no complaint The first assistant i. the
girls department of this school is Mrs.
Louise Vogt second assistant, Mrs Mary
| l.. Case; third assistant, Miss Gabrielle
| Marvel There are about one hundred and
thirty-three girls in all. They seem to get
along quite well. The branches taught are
| those usual in grammar schools, and the
| first class of the boys are advanced as far
| as division of fractions in arithmetic.
Magazine. Boys and Girls.
A pleasant little exhibition came off in
| this school. attended by the gratitied
parents. The dialogues and recitations
were recited with great deal of taste,
the words being well pronounced and en-
phatic. The principals room was tastefully
| hung with festOons of evergreens, and here
the boys and girls were assembled for once
in the same room. The song of the whip
poorwill' was sung with very fine effect.
and the music as well as the singing was
decidedly fine, if we except some slight
variations in regular time.
The following are the names of the
teachers: Miss j. Harris, principal, assisted
| bv Miss Nellie Guide, Mrs. Lizzie Hale, Miss
| Ella Tomlin.
The Greenville school for boys and girls
| is well conducted by the teachers, who have
in their several departments the number OF
pupils attached:
Miss J. Kelly, principal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 70
Miss J. bore, first assistant. 50
1t is in building used as church, and
the pupils are orderly and industrious.