New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
Down TOWN GIRLS, HIGH SCHOOL.

The closing exercises of the Girls High
School of the Second, Third and Fifth Dis
tricts, under the control of c. Collerton,
took place yesterday in the Boys High
School, No. 80 Burgundy street. The ex.
ercises followed were simply those which
usually take place the last Friday in every
month, and this being the last before vaca-
ton, 1t was thought advisable to give them
in more public manner No one who saw
and heard yesterday will regret the man.
agement came to this determination.
Accordingly, the big room at the Central
School was filed at an early hour, and
about one o'clock the ball began to roll.
The following is the programme:
Comedy Of LA Fee
Summer Vacation, a composition by Miss Ohlsen.
: The Voice" recitation by Miss Kohlen.
- People win Talk a recitation by Miss LeFavre.
AnticipatiOns," a composition by Miss K. Smith.
Modern Education, a composition by Miss F.
The Duchess of Mansfeldt," extract from a come
aNono dyx by the s,t first yer class. .,..o
by Miss X. Dalton.
Hymn to Mont Blanc" a recitation by Miss E.
Blum.
Influence" a composition by Miss L. Howard.
Monologue dAuguste," recitation by Miss R
''who Is to InhertF ?" scene by two young ladies'
g Charles I. and Louis XVI" parallel by A. Hart.
Parrhasius," a recitation by Miss L. ZeBal.
THE Queen" composition by Miss V. Smith.
Selections from COwPer, recitation by Miss K.
Chinster
" National Luxury, composition by Miss J. Yenni.
" Perki7 "9rbeek," dialogue by two you ladies:
AR re- a composition by Misses Hart and
Murphy.
--o comedy of LA Fee" was followed by
an earnest composition on vacation, and the
recitation, 1.-THE Voice, served to show how
much of truth and beauty lay hidden in
this usually looked upon as quite an Ordi-
nary affair The composition, leading the
hearer to the idea that without effort there
was no gain, was didactic, and, Invested of
the usual and excusable school girl senti-
ment, there was still enough left to show
merit and good sense. The newspaper
poetry, "PeOple VIII Talk" was given in
the true humorous vein in which the author
conveyed his sensible ideas of the world,
which ought to inculcate a consolation for
the evil of scandal-mongering, under which
so many Of the good and true have suffered
These Rotations were mixed up with
music, which was well played, and songs
well sung.
"The Duchess of Mansfeldt" was recited
in character, SO as to show to the large au-
dience the excellent training in elocution
which the young ladies had received, as
well as the appreciation in which they were
educated to hold the beauties of comedy
and the excellence of suiting the word to
the action. This was accomplished by the
first year class. The piece is one well cal
culated to bring out the humor either of
the hearers or the readers.
The music which followed this was a
chorus "Good Night and the time kept
was regular in its rise and fall.
The composition about money not max
ing the man was true to sentiment and
language, but not true to fact.
The recitation of the "Hymn to Mont
Blanc" showed careful attention to the
glories of emphasis on the part of the
young lady.
The composition on influence breathed
a spirit of research, and showed power of
analysis rather than plain matter Of fact.
The "Monologue d'Auguste" was recited
in French by native.
The composition on philosophy was
spirited and lively, showing, besides an ac-
quaintance with the facts of the study, a
lively and animated idea of the subject, and
the essay was treated with appreciation.
The scene fWhO is to inherit" telling the
story of will case, in the course of which
virtue is triumphant, and hard, selfish peO-
pie get the worst of it, was recited very
well. 1t contains prosecuted widow and
daughter, an old servant, and landlady,-
who all took their parts with great vigor.
The extract was rather long and served, as
such pieces usually do, to show the devO-
ton of the old servant, as well as the prY
ing, gOssiping natures Of friends, who turn
out enemies when fortune deserts the hero
ines of the affair MHgery, or the old ser
want, was, as far as the reading went, de-
cidedly good piece of acting. The reading
of the will, where the widow and daughter
get the lions share after a short disap-
pointment, was well done by all partici-
pants.
The interludes of music to the recitations
and compositions consisting OF OueJS OF
chOruses, were well executed by the young
ladies, who seemed more at home here than
in any other role. The instrumental accom-
paniments on the piano met with the favor
of the audience.
The parallel between the two historical
characters was composition IN the French
language, and was very well drawn, and
but for too great nicely as regards dates,
would have been equal to any formed by
the masters.
The reading of Parrhasius was done well,
the voice being loud, the words well articu-
lated and the spirit of the verse cOuched in
a warm fancy. If one does but think of it,
the idea of this poem is simply horrible; but
this was lost sight of in the reading. A
painter standing by model writhing in
torture under his eye could not had he
sympathy, do justice to his subject; but the
movement of the poem, regarded as a gem
of authorship, was rendered in all its rug
gedness in such manner as would win ap-
plause from the creator.
The compositions following this were
brief and consequently to the point, were
read so as to reflect the sentiments of the