New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-03


toward the conclusion tat there is nothing
upon earth so useful andneeessary as school
government, the subjeetOf the essay. There
is no doubt but many trths were sprinkled
throughout the body of 5he "thesis," as the
programme has called it, but they were
rendered by the fair reaier in such dicta-
torial style as would ouse one to doubt
that they were true. The essay spoke of
"the child" in a manner undisputed and ex
cathedrG, as if the doctrines laid down were
infallible. The entiret! of the essay con-
sisted only of commOnpaces, to which was
given the correct bias, put the ungenerous
and unmerciful application of military dis
cipline to the education # ehildren-happy,
dimple-faeed, ingenuoB children. There
was too much of the stRight line, too little
of the easy curves of nature; the 'thesis"
was too long and the to.ches of sentiment
in it too short, while tn expression ''there
may be some among U whose places we
will be called upon to FILL" The reader
said that they could corioIe themselves, and
then withdrew.
The composition on teaching was read,
and contained, besides he usual platitudes,
an account of the realer's Miss E. S. L.
own experiences as apupil, wherein she
thought her teacher kew everything. A
pious appeal, in which IL teaching was de-
clared inferior to the Ious instruction of
Jesus.
The 'Day is Done" apoem, as reeited by
MISS K. j., revealed NV beauties, hitherto
undiscernible in the orginal.
The composition, ia Meillure Methode
pour rEnseignement e la Langue Fran
caise, was read in diactic spirit.
The composition on "Object Teaching"
lay the origin of this PECULIAR and modern
method with Aristotl, obIgingly saying
the children of those dys were just as at
tentive to their lesson as our own. Yet
the style was pleasant and readable, was
devoid of misapplied phrases and repeti-
tions, and entertained he hearers by drag
ing them along in the ;urrent of reasoning.
An example of objectteaching was given,
which won the sympathy of all within ear
shot
The recitation, "Jeane D'Arc," by Miss
NJ. McC., was RENDERED in the correct en-
phasis. The poem commences in the true
exacerbating style, rom which 1t drops
down into melancholy and plaintive des-
cription, and ends in apotheistieal burst.
During all these liteary exercises music,
vocal and instrumental, occupied the inter-
ludes, commencing with the song when
the Morning Brightly Breaking" )" in which
the whole school joined. Then followed
solo by Miss B. H. a duet, "Drift, My
Bark" and another solo by Miss B. H.
During the latter, thunder storm having
broken, the artillery Of heaven played an
accompaniment, whid sounded fierce and
bloody compared witt the sweet voice of
the singer.
A composition (refsshing to see things
called by their right names in the pro-
gramme), so styled. m the mandate "Be
Noble" was read by Mss f. MEG, 1t was
full of fine sentiments, for which there was
room, the composition being very long.
The poem on the ''Veb of Life" by Miss
S. NJ. F., was as full ofsent iment and fancy
as the Arabian NightsEntertainments and
deserves a further vier.
Miss B. C---y, who recited the extract
"God,' invited the attntion of the hearers,
and received it. Thevoice was loud and
plain, the articulation remarkably distinct.
At times the reader ppeared like one in
spired.
At the close of tbes literary exercises a
bell tinkles, and the members of the gradu-
ating class arise and gracefully form hoI-
low square around ne grand stand, and
DR.. Zehender then delivers to the following
ladies each diplom, attesting the usual
thing normal schoO diploma is supposed
to attest, and DR.. ZeBnder says something,
to which everybody ays yes, and nobody
hears:
Mrs. Fannie McGew, Miss Sallie Nc
Emery, Miss Cora G. Davidson. Miss Eva S.
Leslie, Miss Beverly Cox, Miss Emily n.
Turner, Mrs. E. johnson, Miss Fanny De
Lacy, Miss Isabelle I. Curry, Miss Katie
JOurdan, Mrs. Ava Hilterbrand, Miss Lizzie
A. Wall, Miss Julia r. Frankfort, Miss Belle
Armstrong, Miss A. B Francisco, Miss B.
Miss Emma S. Dolan, Miss
Marcella Curley, Miss elisa G.. Badon, Miss
Arriana Hungerford, Miss Nellie Durham,
Miss Ella A. Davis, Mrs. Charles G. Lar :
dry, Miss Rebecca Nendes, Miss Bridy
McGrath, Miss Gracede Pima, MIssdth.
J. DOrnan, Miss Cecilia Kate WeHoline
Miss Anna Adele Narcotic, Miss
E. Burner, Miss Julia White. aalifeation /
The following certificates oadies named
were granted to the yOug
and for proficiency deioEiiticism. rhetoric, |
Miss Bessie H. Ham,
geometry and algeb5rew, criticism and
Mrs. Fannie
rhetoric. -. criticism and rhetoric.
Miss Maria s5 M Murphy, criticism, 5
Miss Margnmanship. ii
rhetoric eI. - Ianetta Southmayd, criticism and !
aigeDraaatie Atkinson, rhetoric.
ssttiEsClara Miller, rhetoric.
rs Louisa Lynch, rhetoric.
diss v. Defrasse, rhetoric, algebra and
Miss Diana Duval, geometry and algebra {
Miss B. Nolan, algebra and penmanship.
Miss Rosa Murphy, algebra and penman-
Zip.
Miss B. Fardet. algebra
Miss Ella Davis, algebra and peRmanship'