The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-21

INV erL1A4s. sUxnAxs JULY 81. ,s7a.
1Ezrss sselk eEtlcaH:
PLAoUEMINE, July 10TH, 1872.
1d,tsr Ncrninx Star End ossAsuc Messenger. II 4
TIM annual exhibiiioa and distrtbution Of
premiums at tho Acadeany of St.. Basil (the
Conventl Of this piece VA. fSrpuite number
who attnnded last Tnesday these closing exer-1
cises Of the year Soip In general praise of what
they saw and .heard. on that occasion, and
heartily wish the academy the return of many
This institution, as you are aware, is under
the direction of the Sisters of Holy Cross, and
sse has Sss nsmssr
scholsrs the, good Sisters have instructed. not
only II the rndimsnts and principles contained
in books placed IN thsir hsnds Int Also !,
devolye upon them as leading members of so
ciety and Christian matrons. in g manner
truly worthy Of their oeaseless efforts and
The exercises of Tuesday last began at nine
O'Clock in the morning and did NOT tefmi nate
untn three in the afternoon. Addresses, giays.
vocal and ina4rR1nentat music were the order OF
tho dsy,anAsWete carried on in mnnnef truly
@editable TO all concerned. *. 4
The leading play. .The M.rtsrdom q g.
caste, ee on" sisStesh pupils Of the
academy, and, for dramstical effect in every
particular, ELECTED the admiration of all pres
lovely Cecilia to her Rrey-bearded father, from
tho slAve to the veteran captain, had Its cor
rect and appreciat,ye conptergsIt ;;d IN the
French drama ' in sve' acts, sass attracted
Underwood the beautiful tongue of the
Frank, unbOunded satisfaction and delight.
Rev. Father Blanc. darin, Of east Baton
upon the necessity Of good, practical, Christian
his satisfaotion at the noat uumistakable evi.
dences Of success which Drowned the labors OF
the good Sisters during the year just closed
Sugar Panter, addressed the assemblage, In
English, upon tho Importance of education,
and, like his friend, Father Blanc Garin, spoke
dent 1 zeal s Of the Sisters in the work Of their
vocation in terms Of the highest praise.
The next academic ReaE will begin sometime
n not tho instisution VII humber one hundred
pupils. ..o., .s. 1ohn,. +. ..,u;,.+.a
it's scholastic year last Saturday by distf t
ceived, during tie past year, the encourage
mont il deserves, 1t is hoped better fortune
awaits It next year. ....., no, n,asr oo,-
sideration by our citizens this last week, and
that is q scheme for the encouragement Of i'm
migration to our beautiful and rich common
been under consideration for some time, and is
now pretty fully developed by Mr.. Tiger
Lauye citizen Of this parish for many years
a resident of your city, where he is well known
as q gentleman of ability and persevering
energy.
Mr. Lauve proposes to form joint stock as
ISOLATION, to be known as 1.-THE Peoples Inn
migration Company of louisiana" to be man
aged by q board of directors, composed of mem
'1bers of the association from every parish in
the State, (which will subscribe certain
amount of stock,-say ten or fifteen thousand
dollars worth, and to be worked system
atically in the interests of all concerned, and
especially the great object in view of securing
shale of the intelligent, thrifty people flock
ing to our shores every year, and settling
q little information about the genial cline and
unlimited resources of our more favored SEQ
ton.
The shares in the association are fixed at
500, and payable in three observation-disclosures
third cash whenever the company may be or
thereafter. Subscribers can subscribe either
in money or in land, for, to carry ont the OBJ
ject in view properly, good quantity Of land
should be in the hapds of the association to
DO disposed Of on reasonable terms, either i'm
proved OF unimproved as may he desired by
tho settler.
The plan proposed is an excellent one, and
deserves the most favorable encouragement.
Mr.. Lauve is, in every way, fully competent to
carry out his plan in general and in detail,
and, in the tour which he proposes to mako of
tho State this summer and fall, there is no
doubs ba will be kindly received and encour-
aged by all having at heart the welfare of the
"Pelican State" We need labor, and, by D
little concert of action, can get our full share
Of ,rhite laberers to contribute to the develop
should gladly hail any enterprise tending to
that end. PELICAN.
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