The New York herald., 1871-05-26
FRASeO-AMERICAN INSTITUTE.

sixth Annual Remuion 1T Lyric Hall.
Lyric Hall WAS last night crowded by the pupils d
Professor Jules Roussel and their friends The 0cca
sion OF the reunion was the sixth annual commence
ment Of the Franco American Institute, which was
Completely successful. The hall was brilllsntly
lighted, and over the platform
FRENCH AND AMERICAN FLAGS
were festooned. In addition to the pleasure which
the audience were to derive rom the exercises or
the pupils musical treat had been prepared by the
pupils of Professor Mollenhauer's Conservatory, who
contributed some excellent songs aud pleasant
musical pieces. Professor Molenhauer played .
soo-"The Dance of the Fairies'-on the viOlin In
which he displayed great powers OF execution. The
exercises OF fthe evening almost entirely confined
TO exhibitions OF the elocutionary talent Of tho
scholars IN English and French. Il Is not too much
to say that the performance OF rhe pupils much
above the average or this class OF exhibitions, the
younger boys especially distinguishing themselves
by precocious talent for stump oratcry. At the
same time 1t Is only just TO remark tnat there was
noted a0SenSg SaS e SCIENCE OF pn,s.rrr
for while the bows spoke with freedom, and even
bodness, they were decidedly awkward, seeming
sadly puzzled TO KNOW what to do with their legs
an1 arms. Some OF the motions In speaking were
Inappropriate and all were ungracetul. SUFFICIENT
attention is not paid in the institute TO asthetio
gymnastics, or the pupils would exhibit more grace OF
movement than At present The Importance OF
graceful and appropriate motion In speaking
cannot be too orcibly urged upon the minds of the
youths. IL Il perhaps much the habit In school
exhibitions to look at everything cOueu IT. and
to slur deIects that but too apparent Good
natured papas and mammas are so hugely faCtered
to their Interesting offspring acqult themselves
moderately we'll that tney tail TO perceive or easily
forgive whatever
FAULTS or STYLE
or execution may be committed. No one Is inclined
to he over CRITICAL and hence the same mistakes are
constantly being repeated when little attention
and care on the part OF those charged
much 10 eradicate bemishes OF style that
often do serious injury to the pupil In
alter LIE. Great attention has been paid to teach
Ing the proper pronunciation or French TO the
scholars, and In this particular the exhibition WAS
very cieoitaDle 10 the institute. french poetry u
dnicut even for Frenchmen, and Is especially try
ing for foreign students
During the evening the "Marse1aise" was re-
cited by Master a.. Britain, the boys singing the
refrain AUG arrnes citOyens ~ with great spir1t
ana effect to the immense delight OF the audience,
which contained large French element. One
unpleasant feature deserves to be men,
pupil buVng bouquets and throwing them
10 their youthful friends Without any regard to the
merit OF the pupil 80 nonored Few people are so
simple as To be imposed upon by this kind 0f trick
and 1t Is a most offensive exhibition OF
BAD TASTE
II friends wish to present marks OF appreciation
to a student let them do so, by oil means; bullet
there be no rau; or false pretence about It. The
proceedings were bro. Rht to close by the dlstri.
button OF the prizes to the successful pupls and q
duo-piano and violn-from ''William Tell" by the
Messrs. Mollenhauer after which the audience DIS
persed well pleased with the progress Of the pupils