The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-30
4. Jossph's Convent Corner II D.. Philip ana
Calves Streets. ~

lion, on 81 fhilip street, conoocso~ - .
Sisters of st. Joseph, closed its regular session
Of ten months with tho usual exercises OF reci-
tation, music and distribution of premiums.
There were several features in these dinetens !
parts of the days entertainment which deserve
special mention. First, the very moderate
time occupied by the entire exhibition-in-
cludins only three hours from the opening nd
dress to last farewell cong Second, the time
and place /; the time being from to P. NJ
and the place an agreeable, cool pavilion, In
the open air, admitting all the breeze, but ex-
Guiding the SUMS glare and heat. And third,
the sensible and expeditions manner in which
the premiums were distributed to the several
aspirants for knowledge. In connection with
each name the entire list Of rewards merited ny
each pupil was read out, SO that the young
lady presented herself but once to receive I'm
many cases) an armfull of handsome books,
and then retired laden with the trophies she
had won.
The crowns for good conduct were lew
showing how carefully the Sisters discrim'-
| nate between earnest efforts and indiferentism
in the acquisition of the Zone thing neces-
sary." There were also a few golden wreatns'
| premiums Of success-awarded to those scnoi- |
ars " no had uniformly given satisfaction in all
their studies.
| The names entitled to these honors were those
of the Misses Gauthreaux, Queen, Scailen'
Gaudet, Haskell, Loubet, etc.
In regard to the Rotations, the French COM
positions read by five young candidates for
literary distinction, displayed depth OF feel
ing and refinement of taste which we are con-
scious of finding only in pupils Of such institu
t;ons-the result of system combining
knowledge of the world with the charms OF
home and the sanctity of the oloister.
An English drama, entitled 1.-THE Chinese
Mother" was performed in lively and most
effective manner. The story, though at times
prosy. vet rises in certain passages to the very
+ heirhts of beauty, aud then again penetrates
, the heart with feelings Of exquisite pathos.
f The two Chinese ladies, the real moth or and
4 the one by adoption, acted their parts almost
Z to the life, rendering tho emotional passages
with more than ordinary feeling
The tremulous tones of the childless motheI
y were so natural as to awaken in the hearts o.
the audience a sadness akin to her own WINE
the angry eagerness of the widowed LADY wa
i SO real as to arouse both sympathy ana lear
g BidJy McGrath, whose name no less tnal
q whose unbounded charity, implied her nation
b atty personiied the character entrusted W no
n in truly Irish spirit, minglinG the nasty wore
q the kind deed, the impulsive manner inc VI
ID wavering faith, the devotedness OF woman III
es one perfect ideal, which all OF us mao An'"
30 of at some time of our life.
a, The abandoned, adopted, lost, restored "a
oan. Christian child, whose life forms tn
grand work of the drama, was, in every +
90 snect. the gentle and beautiful type OF wh'
"e we naturally expect from one consecfa.eo
'rs and miraculously preserved by her who I'll
I'LL uu conventions OF I
I'D male purity and grace.
,er The role par excellence, however. was tnat
ip- the Mother Superior of the Sisters of Chart
,oh 1,,a,a was no acting heret-there was no aut
b;s enee before those gentle syas-there was
,;,;c stage on which those tender footste
trod. All was real-the thought fixed on Ge
~ The charity that endureth all things, the sc
" t1.ress that wins the rudest hearts to gra
tho +.nder manner that tells it's own sweet u
TO +orv of entire abnegation Of self and compi
but conservation to his service, the clear ana
ism ,;.h+ened mind that has learned and perfec
one ,omnrehends that science for which phiio
the -,bars have searched during lifetime In va
,an. These made the persouation of this charac
40, mora than an ideal, it became reality, and
49, felt ourselves in the presence OF perfect sp
tual life, which, like an exqnisise pics'
0Se charmed the eye, and, like heavenly Pc
70 to ..,,-. A.. heort with q sense of the II
lolic ~, ca the Beautiful!
It of Ut T,s large number of premiums awarde"
After the Young ladies betokened generosity on
en- ,art Of the Sisters which cannot fail to ava
holic regard and gratitude in the manner Oh
children and parents. A few of the pupil
oe;yed as many as twelve handsome voiu
Con- while ten, eight, six were awarded to man
:, Fa- 1;ttla maidens Carried off one or two be
according as they could just spell, or wei
lgust, "''o "a to be able to spell and
after accon MONA at all-proof
ns' the victory is to the one who comoats
-, laurels to the one who wins.
80; Father Moynihan closed the exercises
by his few cn"'aos .to,5.noo a. ST. Josepb,s
hortly was MS NOV 20 mark his genuine
ployed tute' IL ""' - =, o~,,;b;tion in =