The Opelousas courier., 1873-08-09
Commencement Day at tlae St.
Charles College.

Being unable to attend the commencement
exercises at this excellent institution, we beg
ged q friend te furnish us with u report of
the proceedings, and upon his kindly acceding
to our request, we dubbed him special re-
porter for the COURIER for the occasion. How
web be has performed the ito himl new role,
we leave it to The reader to Judge:
We, with number of our low-townsmen,
attended the annual commencement of Sit.
Charles College, last Tuesday, the 5th. We
arrived after the exercises of the day had be-
gun. Before arriving at the village, and
whilst vending our way slowly through nearly
mile of mud, that lay spread out In the main
and, TO travellers from Opeloasas, only road
into town, we heard the lively strains of music
from the College band, and we knew that we
we're late, and then of eonrse we indulged in
q little bit of bitterness against these Grand
C0teau roads; but we were little consoied
to ind that 0pelousas was not the only town
where the worst part of the road was near the
corporation
All things have an end here, however, and
VIC finally ended cur pilgrimage through this
mile of mire. We spedon then until we reach
ell the College grounds aud rested under the
outrageous trees of one of the most delight
ful retreats that IL has been our good fortune
% visit for many years. When we arrived at
the College building in which the exercises
were being held, we found IL packed with
Torrance Of sDer tanker = : German dialogue.
We were net aware that the German language,
was mach taught at this institution. and were
tneEaf0re sosne that surprised when we heard
=. .4x Fassy % opeieusaas as 'Bastian,r L. Bas-
sttt, q Srana Coteau, as $ Der Doetor Tun-
per- and j. Montreuil as ssDer AfivoSTat Sa.Tg.
kin, earring III AM animated sstalb will NH
the distinguishing features in that wav M
genuine Dukehmen. What they said was verse
than Greek to us but we wondered how these
American and Creole youths had come to pro-
nonnoe German, as IL seemed To our untaEared
ear, 50 well, end make such Germanie ges-
tures that we thought, once or twice, that we
had got the thread OF their discourse. The
instrumental mnsic WIS very good, and the
class reflected great credit on the youthful
professor whe conducts the musical depart
meHt. Al Tailor Become q Gentleman of
kashion,n ii comedy In three aets, was per-
formed with success. II Wiikina, of the par
ishof ST. Martin, as Mr. Fertex; Il. Posey, ef
DpeIpHsas, as Old Rapid @. Sigur, of St. Mary
gafzshs as Young Lapid and &. Bassets, as
EFank, Farmer Oatiand's son. acted Ileir
leftA with spaFit, and gave evidence " his
tf1sHie talent of no email degree.
Then followed this distribution Of praminms
MAlsh ~ always we'll conducted in this insti-
~ Safian This being dome, the Rsr. Father y !.
s aaaEs President Of the College, announced
4 s.sz = zae next session will open on Monday,
5sAR s6lSof October next, which was received
w w eAeefs ff3En the stnslsnts, who came gath
49, 49, the " TauIlg gentlemen at 8 DR.. kiim-
III reeeived the announcement from the
sSs AA the end 0f every session, that ssth6y
ss.ss ms:.1a Fss'llns their Studies on the DC next
{. III Il Aapa 70 see larger class IN attendance
NJ ff;ss ~ Viii EharIes College next session. No
ss gas 1fle extreme poverty of our people
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