New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-26
High School Exhibition.

Yesterday the annual exhibition OF the
Boys Central High School, was given at
the school building on Burgundy street.
Every seat was of course filed by the pa
rents of the boys and the many loving
friends that such occasions gather together.
The exercises were opened by feeling ad-
dress by the principal, Mr.. John E. Seaman
whose care and ability have done so much
for the reputation Of the school
The usual exercises in composition, de.
clamation, recitation and reading, inter.
spersed with music followed. Each per.
formance was pleasing and awoke warm
piaudits from friendly hands. AL are
worthy Of commentator for the study and
effort displayed, but particularly am ong
them may be mentioned few of the most
excellent.
The French composition. by j. r. Hya ms.
was correct aud ldiomatic in expression.
The comic defamation of Ed. w. Hunter,
Socrates Snooks," and the more earnest
Georgia Volunteer of Eugene Stern, were
very good, indeed. The Latin composition,
"Glorie Aviditas," of Charles Eckhardt,
was an evidence of scholarship which he
may well be proud OF. Voltaire's snort de
| rAmiral de Col,gny" was we'll declaimed
by Henry Desbordes, aud so was Mil
tons "Belial Dissuading War;" by
Joseph A. Flanders. Cremation was
| attended to in a controversial dla-
logue at the hands Of Masters Hansel,
| Zelnicker, Byrnes and Smith. The two
students who most undoubtedly distin-
guished themselves above the rest were
Henry Reggie and James j. McLou ghlin.
The former had for his suojec. the compo-
sitions of his schooimates for the pre- cedirg
year, and analyzed them with a fidelity and
painstaklng care which should, and per-
haps does. make him the best scholar of the
school! Master Mclaughlin selected "The
New Orleans Press" to discourse upon, and
in the short tins allotted him, reviewed the
history of journalism of this city, described
with great perspicui.y the characteristic:
of all the journals, and did not fail tt
| clearly set forth the merits and defects Of
| each.
The exercises OF the students closed
with a general criticism by John Waldo
In this he departed from the usual cours'
of giving general summary and criticised
each production il its own language
French articles were treated of in French
and Latin orations were commented OF
with freedom in the dialect of Cicero an,
, Cesar.
f The young ladies of the Upper Girls
! High School were present and lent tn
the charms Of their music and songs, an
when the exhibition was over danced wit
, the light heels and merry hearts tina
6 health, youth and beauty always con
, | mand.
Other guests wers present. Ex- Mayo
Q | Flanders made pleasant little speech, d.
) servedly compIimenting Mr. Seaman an
o Messrs. Shaw, Mccarthy, Calhoun and Su
: perintendent Boothby, of the board {
@ education, who also said few words.
b In addition to the praise due to Mr.. Sc:
j. man, for the excellence of the schollarshi
displayed by the young charges whom b
g watches with such fidelity. not one {
a whom required a word Of prompting durin
!. the exercises, he and the vice priucipa
q Mr.. A. S. Lsche, ara entitled to credit fl
q the excellent order observed by the boy
6 That the school under his management is
= model of studous decOrum was apparel
to all who attended the exhibition Of Il
y results of the first year OF Mr.. Seaman
;, principalship.