New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-09

Public School Examination

Public School Examinations.
Public schools in the Fourth Municipal
District made their annual examinations.
meeting with even more than Usual success.
Teachers. scholars, parents and friends
seemed to forget. for the time, al! other
subjects. Several schools closed the day by
giving exhibitions. which gra,ihed not only
the pupils but their guardians.
HAGNoLIA-GIRLs.
This ss one Of the best of the eleven IN the
Fourth District. and has for yeare held that
position. There are 1863 children in regular
attendance. and twenty-five of them expect
to reach the High School without trouble,
in o few days. No one will dispute the
assertion that this school stands in the
front rank a. to merit in discipline. which
fact 10 probably quite unknown to parents
who should be deeply interested in such
matter. as their visits TO the building are
lew aud far between. However. last even'
ing goodly number Of parents and sela'
tlyes Of the pupils attended to witness an
exhibition. and we're welt pleased. The
children acquitted Themselves admirably in
dialogues and recita,ions. and had we space
we would detail the most prominent.
Teachers-Miss N. A. Wicks. principal;
Miss b. Cenas. first assistant: Miss A. NJ.
Hero. fret assistant; Miss r. McEnery,
second assistant; Miss R Howard. eecond
assistant; Miss C. Beecher, third assistant;
Miss u. Vessel, third assistant
oAGNOLIA-BOYs.
Four hundred and seventeen a. bright
looking boys as can be found in any school
here find every means to tit them tor higher
grades. Since the last examination the
scholars have made good progress, so that
to-day there are seventeen lads who intend
to pass muster to enter the High School.
As to regular attendance they rank we'll.
and their discipline is excellent.
Teachers Warren Easton, principal; Miss
NJ. Finerty, Miss B. Cox, first assistants;
Miss o. Woodwork. Miss n. E. Rees, sec.
ond sssistants; Miss Kate Lee. Miss N.
Grice, Miss n. Ice. Miss e. Brooks, third
assistsnts.
LAURKL-BOfs.
Au0 I'D 0VOut Ju0 A0IkCO6 OCAOOb IN tAC
District-46O scholars. The teachers state
the attendance is as regular as can be ex.
pected and the discipline superior. The
progress made in each book is apparent,
and the result is that twelve boys will lind
desks in the High School. After the morn.
ing hours the children and teachers from
the McDonogh. girls, and from the St. Mary.
boys and girls. Joined and presented .
pretty exhibition. Several Of tho pieces
were rendered with excellent taste and
great fidelity. Parents. as . general thing,
seldom yisit this school. but yesterday
there was not sufficient room to &ccommo.
date them all.
Teachers-Mr. n. n. Lowe. principal;
Miss N. 5. C.iswell and Miss NJ. E. Tank,
first assistants; Miss NJ. E. Purcell. Miss ..
8. McEnery and Miss o. E. Westerfeld,
second assistants: Miss NJ. e. Lyons, Miss
s. Kundert and Miss J. Williams, third a.
sistsnts.
A'pONO0H AND sr. MARY.
These two schools. mentioned above. are
thriving to the entire satisfaction Of all
CCuCCAuCOe OuV AuC SCPOAa aCS OuAy %" SAVAAs
when they had joined the Laurel. The class
for the High School is composed Of twenty
young ladies. who have applied Themselves
diligently during the past two or ahree
years. The number in attendance is 500.
Teschers-Mrs. N. NJ. Taylor, principal:
Miss E. L. Anyray. Miss A. e. Thompson.
first assistants; Miss S. y. McEnery. Mise
N. 2. Rogers. Miss Z. Wheaton. second ss'
sistants; Mice l.. Whitaker, Miss II. C.
Wharton. Miss n. Whiteside, Miss u.
Blac kaddef. third assistsats.
rCLrON-Boys AND GIRLS.
This school is located in an old farm
house, at the corner Of Fulton and Jose.
phine streets. and although roomy is not
calculated to make the children cheerful
The pupils number 2s6. and many Of them
would surprise old teachers at theis accu.
racy in the several branches. Parents Oc
casionally pay visits, and invariably assist
the teachers in cases where scholars prove
Indifferent or refractory. In three Of the
rooms the classes excel in arithmetic.
Teachers-Miss E. C. Carpenter. princi.
pal: Mrs. J. X. Dicks. Miss H. L. Garrett.
tirst assistants; Mrs. J. J. IDgraham. Miss
L. f. Lambourne, second assistants: Mise.
H. Schwartz, Miss II. Ward, third assist
ants.
KEILER-BOYs AND GIRLS.
Three hundred aud ninety children are
taught there with all the advantages that
other public school scholars possess. Every.
thing moves along systematically and satis'
factorily. 1t is due to the teachers to say
that they have exerted themselves to come
her first class for the High School.
Roll Of honor for attendance and punctu.
ality-Julia Naber. Albert Werlein. Eliza
King, Caroline Kaiser, Peter Kelly. NJ.
O'Mala, NJ. McGoey, Clara Smith. Emma
McManus, Cecilia Peters, Clara Wallis.
Teac hers-Mrs. c. Reese. principal: Miss
K. NJ. Cooney. Mics D. I. Pickene, first
assistants; Miss A. L. Beecher. Miss 8.
Schriever. second assistants; Mise +. G.
Forshey. Mrs. E. Vaughn. Miss H. q.
White. Miss n. w. Cream. Aisa A. Shields.
third assistants.
pRYADEs-BOYs AND GIRLs.
In this echool are found 1913 girls and 132
boys, all making fair progress. displaying
disposition to apply themselves with dill
gence. The attendance is regular. which is
probably not due to vigilance on the part
of parents, who are seldom eeen near the
building. As general thing this school is
in q good condition. The building is only
.asAahla for its nresent nse while most of