New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26
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a. JouRkAL OF NEW ORLEANS
Local Intelligence.

MARSHALL SCHOOL, FIRST DISTRICT
This school IS one Of the best in the depart
:nent, is located on Church street, between
Grod and Julia, not far from Lafayette
square. The average attendance is about
80. and the pupils will compare favorably
with those in any school inside our limits.
TIE boys are of the better class, many of
chem SONS of parents who move in refined
society. They are Invariably neatly attired.
well behaved and intelligent above the
average. During school hours they apply
themselves to their studies with com
!nendable zeal, ambitious to shine in the
estimation of their teachers. Of course
snnch of this excellent condition OF things
j. due to the untiring efforts OF the instruct
Crs, who naturally pride themselves on
their accomplishments. TIE standing Of
:he school, in the estimation of the direct.
ore. is as fair as any, and perhaps IS some
:hing superior as to general advancement.
The building, city property, is in woful
condition. Windows, doors. plastering,
galleries and fastenings are all miserable,
and the entire inside should be whitewash-
cd. Many of the doors have no fastenings
Of anv kind. Three of the rooms are, or
soon will be, tolerably well furnished. The
other rooms are sadly neglected and shah
by. The authorities should at least make
an effort to make the place comfortable.
Mr.. Golden, the principal, has PROPOSE
furnished the reporter in writing:
The Marshall School has now more pu-
pile on the roll than at any previous time
during the past four or five years, and if
boys continue to apply tor admission as
they have for the last four or five weeks it
will be necessary to establish another de-
partment One of the strangest and most
encouraging features is that a great many
Of the admissions are in the higher depart
1nents. Therefore, if another department
be added one OF an upper grade will be
needed most. The one great difficulty that
is to be met is the want of suitable room.
There is, however, small room, which,
with little alteration, could be converted
into very good recitation room.
In order to promote the efficiency OF the
school, and at the same tine obviate the
above named difficulty, the principal sug-
gests the following plan: He would have
.te present first assistant take charge Of
She. second division, Of what IS now the
principals class. This, with his own first
division, would make good number. Let
another first assistant be appointed, Tor the
second division Of the second department,
together with such as may be promoted in
December. The principal can then instruct
his first division, or the high school, class,
IN the small recitation room, and between
:ecitations allow them to retire to their
eeats in the room presided over by the first
assistant. AS IL ID, Iho principal Q tiuuo 10
inonopol;zed in teaching his two divisions,
and he often finds himself pressed for time
Cor even this; he has no time whatever to
devote to the other departments. Besides
giving him much more time for the high
school class, this plan will enable him to
give some of the benefits of his experience
to the other rooms, and will save the ex-
pense of another apartment and furniture.
The principal has adopted daily pro.
sramme of recitation, which he has had
printed and pasted in the pupils books
BY this means much more is accomplished.
The boys, by looking at their programmes
and the clock. know just when a lesson is
coming. and are generally prepared for it.
The following is list of the teachers, all
OF whom have good records: Mr.. +. A.
Golden, principals; Mr.. j. Weber, Miss A.
Mayer, Miss S. b. Redwood, Miss NJ. A.
Porter, Mrs. F. Palmer, assistants.
Mrs. Palmer is at present in very bad
health SO serious that she is compelled to
remain at home. Mrs. E. c. Earhart has
her position temporarily.