The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-25
az, ALpaoNsUs GIRLS SCHOOL.


ST. ALPHoNsUs GIRLS SCHOOL.
The annual examination of st. Alphonsus
iris School took place, ss previously an
ounced, on Monday and Tuesday of the past
week, in st. Alphonsus Hall. Rev. Fathers
.eimgruber, Girardey, Gleeson, Neithart, Col
mel and Heidenreich were present. Several
the parents of the children came in during
be exercises, but if all bad responded to the
Invitations issued to the parents of the chill
rem and the other friends of the institution"
J would not have been easy to seat the guests,
nee the children alone were almost numerous
nough to fill the vast hall.
All the classes were examined in order, be-
Timing with the Junior Department. The
<ercises were interpreted with music, songs
I'D dialogues. From till 81 P NJ. was devoted
the young ladies of the High Glass, several
whom expect to graduate. They under
rent very creditably searching examination
Christian Doctrine, History, Natural Phil
sopby, Astronomy, Grammar, Arithmetic and
lgebra. In the latter branches they showed
parked proficiency; their exercises on the
blackboard were simply perfect.
The chorus singing was very good. 1t is a
voices Of several hundred children, and
hen the chorus includes a strong alto, as in
MS instance, the effect is greatly enhanced.
he pupils of this school wear the bright,
ealthy, spirited look that one loves to observe
the young Occasionally in some of the
asses the responses were almost inaudible,
ut modesty and tinge of bashfulneDs are
articulsrly charming in these days of Woman's
ights lecturing; and that most acute. and
Perefore most appreciative, observer of the
Px, Shakespeare, has written that low voice
good thing in a woman.
We have been inform ed that the conduct of
be pupils of St. Alphopsus Girls School
faught by the Sisters of Mercy) is so uniform
good, that the various Rolls of Honor would
u the STAR. The number on the roll on the
st day of school was $40, making st. Alphon-
pc Girls School by far the largest school in
be South.
DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AT ST. MARY's
ACADEMY, MOBILE, ALA, JUNE 80, 1873.
Inc programme, though not of varied
oaraoter' bore evidence, in the selections, of
300 taste and judgment. We shall not enter
pom detailed criticism, but will only give
names OF those who received irst premiums.
Hor having passed through the entire aca-
0"i' course with success, magnificent crowns
III go'o medals were awarded to Miss Julia
ommlngs' Miss Josephine Brown and Miss
larry F. Mcclure.
FIRST donors for department. and FIRST pre-
nuns lor excellence in lessons-Misses 2. and
nefpln' M. and J. Finn, J. xitcoe, r. Do
unique E. Olsen, c. Lebanon, A. Dabm, L.
NOVefn' N, Moore, ]. Natalie, A. Horst, II.
s"Ooey and N. Costello.
special Premiums for having passed the ex-
As"ons-Misses N. Tauart, J. Cummings,
onu L. Herpin, j. xitcoe and L. McGovern
punctual attendance-NisSes J. Brown
.nm Observation-Disclosures Mary F. Mcclure, j.
ngS, z. Herpin and NJ. Paliser.
ma ~ Afts-Misses L. and 2. Herpin, N. Touart |
nOuey. '''e' a. lam" Nou d. Oe-
.. 'OGaL Music-R DOmenique, E. Olsen, J. Kit.
IT,. collins and A. Horst.
'umental Music-R Domenidue, B. |
AZ Hermann and r. Mcdonald.
N. the distribution of premiums followed |
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