New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-28

| " Faith"
| ''Love-Truth 4"
"Step by step we gain the victory
The gas chandeliers, the archway of tn
| doors, the windows and the halls wer
wound round about with evergreens no
| unmixed with flowers, uniting grateful
odors with artistic taste and colors.
The auditorium was filled almost exclu
sively with ladies whose beautiful toilets
the fluttering of many fans, the buz of con
versation, and the grace combined tt
make fascinating picture.
A copy of "The Garland" journal con
Quoted by the High School, was shown, ex
hibiting the classic compositions of the
| young ladies, as well as the chirography
which could not be excelled.
The exercises commenced at twelve
o'clock, and were conducted according tt
the following schedule, the only variation
however, being in the order of the different
recitations and songs:
PROGRAMME
Song. Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer
School.
Words of Welcome-Miss L. Littleiohn.
French Dialogue-Misses Ellmann and
Young.
Song, The Grave of Washington, Solo
Miss j. Thomas.
English Composition, A Smile, Blush
and Tear-Miss d. Currey.
English Recitation, The Color Sergeant
Miss NJ. Bourdet.
Song, The Lover and the Bird-School
English Recitation, The Widow of Glen
coe-Miss j. Thomas.
English Composition, knowledge In
creases our Admiration of the Works of
God-Miss l.. Leahey.
Song, Will Be-School
English Recitation, Fidelity Unto Death
Miss l.. Parker.
French Composition, La Bibliotheque-
Miss E. Prayer.
Solo, II raviata-Miss S. Henriques.
English Recitation, Remember Me--Miss
McAllister.
English Dialogue-M Philips, Shields,
Brown, WOolley, Henriques, Warren, Bre-
dow, Branthley, Peyton and Childress.
Song, The Vacant Chair-SchOol.
English Composition, A Hundred Years
Hence-Miss NJ. Vessel
French Dialogue-Misses Landry, Tallieu,
Gerson and Kearney.
Song, What Are the Wild Waves Saying
School.
Extracts from "The Garlands"-Paper
Edited by Seniors.
English Recitation, Our Dead-Miss S.
johnson.
Duet, Sous les Palmiers-School.
English Composition, Thoughts on the
Blind-Miss f. Curran.
Duet, Piano - Misses Littlejohn and
Strange.
English Dialogue-Misses Green, Pitcher,
Bridge, Goodrich, Mccullough, Stafford,
White, Brown. Prayer, Flanagan and
Medd
Chorus-Hail Us Ye Free
The song Sweet Spirit Hear MY Prayer"
the choir being conducted by Professor
Curto, was heard as if by one soul, the
effect of so many sweet voices, finely
skilled, being indescribable
Miss LittlejOhn, having rendered the au-
dience welcome in a charming manner, gave
place to lie Mendiant ct POiseau," a
French dialogue, by Misses Ellmann and
Young, the course of which was agreeably
delivered.
The song, "The Grave of Washington"
following Immediately, was well received.
The composition, "The Smile, Blush and
Tear" was written in a vein more analytic
than narrative, and the delivery was pointed
and emphatic.
The young lady who recited the "Color
Sergeant" identified herself with the mother
in the poems action, who, bewailing the
loss OF soldier son, is still proud of his
heroic achievements and in self-denial
truly Spartan, triumphs over her own
broken heart The great beauty of the
poem was evidently appreciated by the
whole assemblage.
And now the ''Widow of Glencoe" was
recited in the full strength of Aytoun's
great inspiration, and the widow seemed to
stand hafOre the audience in all tho furv of
her wrongs. She tells her children, "Why
should have tears to shed p and also tells
them to "leave the blood upon his BOSOM"
and in full keeping with the unquenchable
spirit of this Scotch widow, was the recita-
tion of the young lady that brought out an
applause. In a philosophical
spirit the composition on knowledge" also
out or taught the hearers all the
beauties of the subject. The happy chorus
'"Twill Be, Twill Be. Twill Be-" following
the solo of Miss Thomas, showed the high
choral development which Professor Curto,
himself composer and musical genius, has
been able to bring about.
The recitation of the "Light Brigade"
spoken by request, excited thrill in the
audience. and the battlefield seemed to
open out before the fiery mien and impas-
stoned spirit of the fair speaker.
The composition on Farewell was SYM
pathetic, and written in a vein of pure SEN
timent natural to the female heart.
The song "Vacant Chair was sung with
the usual melody.
The spirit of the poem Fidelity Unto
Death" though difficult to render, yet was
displayed with great skill, and the French
"Bibliotheque," as far as the
mere original expression of thought in the
French language is concerned, was good.
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