New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-08
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

PUBLIC SCHOOL ExAMlNAT1ONS.
Yesterday our public schools-those In
the Sixth and Seventh Municipal Districts
opened for examination, and the success
was fiattering indeed. 1t was pleasant to
see that there vas but little effort at I'm.
usual display, ard it was pleasanter to note
that both teachers and pupils gave close
attention to the work before them. As a
general thing. parents and friends Of the
scholars failed to attend or show proper
interest in the examinations.
NAPOLEON AVENUE school,.
One Of the best in the department Is the
Napoleon avenue school for girls. and the
only disagreeable feature is that the build.
ing is altogether too small for the number
Of children-l4s. It is not asserting too
much to say that discipline here is nearly
perfect; all ia orderly, and the several
classes perform their duties without the
least confusion. There is no hating. and if
class jealousies possibly exist the girls pos
sess sufficient address to conceal their pas
sion. The first and second classes are very
forward in their lessons. and a dozen mem.
bers of the first class will strive hard to
enter the High School. During the exer.
cises some Of the scholars displayed pro.
1iciency beyond their years. 1t must be 70
membered that this building is in the neigh.
borhood Of largo private schools.
The teachers are: Miss +. 3. Rossner,
principal; Miss N. l.. Moody. first assistant;
Miss L. Wall. adjunct first assistant; Miss
G. Young, second assistant.
BERLIN-BoYs AND GIRLS.
This primary school is back OF the Napo.
leon avenue car station, and only buildings
are between it and the swamp, which fact
makes the children appear smarter than if
in q moro favored locality There are
eighty -four children. and they are making
good progress in their books. Miss 4. NJ.
Narr, principal; Mrs NJ. E. Washington
assistant. Buildings and furniture very
good.
fINCOLN-BOYS AND GIRLS.
Here are ll9 children, and closely packed.
in q tolerably good building, have passable
furniture. 1t was apparent that both boys
and girls have given strict attention TO
their books, and they are confident in re.
spending to interrogatories not taken from
regular lessons. There will be ten ap.
plicants for promotion to the high schools,
and it is likely that all will succeed. The
neighborhOod, Dufossat and Carondelet
streets, is q pleasant one, surrounded by
pretty homes, but the parents are to be
blamed for not occasionally visiting the
school. The teachers are: Mrs. H. F. Clark,
principal; Misses L. Prest and S. NJ. Duffy.
assistants.
COLLrsEUA-BOYs AND GIRLS.
Only one room for three teachers and $50
pupils, but even with this disadvantage
everything moves along in fne order. All
the classes have advanced since the last
examination and . disposition TO aspire is
evident. The Sixth District may certainly
boast of this institution.
Teachers-Mrs. M. Jerolleman. principal:
Misses H. Woods and l.. Huston, assistants.
LEONTINE-BoYs AND GIRLS.
Only tolerable building with poor furni.
ture but bright children. The next school
in the order Of the progra nine calls our at
tention to the LeOntine-a school situated on
Live Oak, between Leontine and Valmont
streets, of 1873 pupils: eighty four boys and
fifty four girls.
The morning exercises were verbal tx.
aminations and reading. etc. In tho after
noon the children assembled in one room
where their attempts at recitativ Q literature
were represented on a neatly erected stage.
nicely decorated with flowers and ever.
greens, quite lavishly supplied in this ioral
region of the Crescent City, where flowers
bloom and grow in poetic seclusion from
the dust and influence of the city's breath.
At one o'clock the bell was rung summon
ing the pupils to the afternoon exercises.
when the pupils, headed by their respective
teachers, Mrs. L. G. Aucoin, principal: Miss
L. Thiel, fret assistant, Miss NJ. Ferguson,
second assistant; Miss S. Evans. third as
sistant, took their designated places to pre-
pare for the coming exercis es.
ANroINE-BoYs AND GIRLS.
This primary school is located on Maya
zine, between Chestnut and Walnut streets
A. Baby, is doing uncOmm only we'll. The
principal is assisted by Miss X. Kelly and
Mrs. c. Gould, who have their rooms in e1
cellent condition. Some of the scholars are
ambitious, and some can vic succ essfully
with others who make great pretensions.
The condition of this school is satisfactory.
JERsEY-BOYS AND GIRLS.
The surroundings of this school are any
thing but proper. On one side is a public
pound, where noisy boys congregate and
annoy the scholars by using bad language
and breaking the windows. Opposite is
lumber yard and saw mill, but notwith-
standing this the school is in thriving
condition. Indeed, the children are very
forward, and make their studies pleasure
There are ID! boys and eighty one girls on
the rolls.
The teachers are X. Railton, principal;
Miss L. Wheelwright, first assistant Mrs.
A. Gannier, second assistant; Miss Il. Frye,
second assistant; Misc N. Mulligap. third
assistant.
AUsTERLIYZ~BoYs AND GIRLS.
This school is now located on Tchoupitou
las street, three squares above Louisiana
avenue, and is in fiourishing condition, as
teachers and children comprehend the du-
ties before them. Parents make frequent
visits, which encourage the children. Each
room is conducted in an uncOmmOnly cred
table manner, and there has been consider
able improvement.
Teachers-Mrs. NJ. F. Baptiste, principal;