New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
Literary Exercises II the CDper Girls
High School.

50 much occupied with their duties in At
tending the numerous congressional COM
mittees that have broken ont in epidemic
form IN this city, that they were unable to
attend the closing literary exercises In the
Upper Girls High School, which took place
last Thursday. Fortunately, however,
there is q very ably conducted journal
called Stray Leaves published at the school,
and as the REPUBLICAN is favored with en-
exchange, we are able to lay before our
readers q we'll prepared report, which we
copy from our fair contemporary, as fol-
lows:
The closing exercises for the winter term
of the Upper Girls High School took pIace
yesterday, December 81, at II NJ. A large
aud appreciative audience were IN attend
ance.
The young ladies were summoned into
the main room by q beautiful march. per
formed ON the piano by Miss NJ. b., which
was very well executed.
The exercises commenced With the song,
Beautiful Venice" by the school.
One of the most amusing features OF the
occasion was the reading of an "lrish Let
ter" by Miss A. G. L. was certainly very
we'll rendered.
The French recitation of Miss NJ. s. was
splendidly given. The young lady certainly
reflected great credit on her teacher, as we'll
as herself.
The dialogue, Popping the Question:
by members of the junior class, was very
interesting and caused great mirth.
One Of the prettiest sOpgs was the "Echo
SODg," the music of which was composed
by Professor Card0na, and the words by
Mise NJ. w.
The dialogue between Misses A. B. and L.
McC was very fine and effective.
Miss E. B: appeared in the operetta; and
also recited q beautiful piece called the
burial March of Dundee" with her usual
success.
Among the compositions, We must par
ticularly mention the one entitled "Visit0rs
in the School-room," by Miss C. N.
The following was the programme OF ex'
ercises on the occasion:
Opsning March. Miss Minnie Baranco
song Beautiful Venice. :schoel
STRAY Leaf from Stray Leaves Mise y.ssie Wilson
Rec talion-irish lie; ter . :. :. Miss Amy GEuneberg
sscs,t.siouMF5sres Sesi5s% % but One Pair Of stockings
stray issf iroa ss9sy aatid.
sessoS as s Mort DE- jeanne
Symmetry of zhythn-nu'io and *s;y IT,. uo.7
''''- Miss Amelia Holderith
Misses Cox Wall, Beer, Brown. zorn. Murphy
Miss.s Benedict. zorn, spearing. Murphy. wie-
Stray Leaf from stray Leaves :. . Miss Addie Oter
Dialogue-Scene from the Siege of Valencia,
Duet-La Norma. ...... Muses. Helfick and shearer
Misses Beer, wielmsp, Beach, sherer. Spear.
oh EDhro hap orniu
Porteous. Jackson and Murphy.
RecitAtion-Buria March of Dundee
Song Soiree en- Italie. school
We also copy from Stray Leares the fol-
lowing original sketch:
VISITORS IN THE sCHooLROOM.
1t is hot, sultry day. We are all in the
schoolroom. half dead with the heat, and
half crazy over our moral philosophy les
son. The teachers are painting and fan
ming. and we are tanning, painting and
groaning in spirit, and wishing all moral
| philosophers were at the bottom Of the sea.
Suddenly loud step is heard in the hall,
and in walks the superintendent. 1mme-
| diately every eye is fixed anxiously on the
| lesson, and we begin to study as if for lite
or death for, perhaps, he may stay to hear
| it, you know. and then how terrible if we
should fail! Oh, if he would only 20 !
| Why ia our teacher 80 cruel as to take his
hat! And Just watch her while she smiles
| so sweetly and offers him chair! Pres
emily she says, "Wouldn't you like to hear
the class recite, Mr.. SO-and-soW How
eagerly We listen for the answer, and how
we wish we we're fifty miles away!
| Of course, he says, "yee," and then our
hearts commence to Jump. We know we
are going to ''miss;" it is always our luck
| to miss on such occasions; and then what
notifications to ourselves, and what dis
couragement to our teacher!
| Well, he takes the book-and-oh! Chris
| topher Columbus! it's just our luck!-here
he comes right to us!-t0 the writer OF
this! Every single hair of our head stands
tance strikes the second quarter, and he
turns quickly to the principal and asks
"What time was thsiY She answers, "Half
past one" He puts down the book hurried
| ly, and says he did not know it was SO late;
he has to be off. He's sorrv he can't have
the pleasure to-day, eto. He picks up lis
hat and hurries of. Oh! the blessed man
how we do love him as we catch the lasl
glimpse of his beaver vanishing down the
hall!
The next visitor who comes in is the
elegant Mrs. Muggins. She is dressed &c
kill, with lot of chicken feathers in hel
hat, and 5000 red buttons on her dress. she
has come to see how her hopeful daughter
Melinda Jane; is getting along. Our teacher
assures her that that lovely young creature
is doing very we'll, and that she is at present
with the algebra class in the next room
and asks if she would not like to go in anC
hear the recitation in mathematics. She
ans were. oh, yes; shs's awful fond o.
a,sigra, and emetics, and chronology, anG
ali them eOrt of things. And chs guesse'
she'll go in and see how Melinda Jane ii
gittin' along in her learnin'. So off she goes
and we are real sorry to part with Melinds
James ma. for we don't often hear such ex
quisite grammar in this room, and We lonl
her and enjoy the 'emetics."
Hush here comes another; it never rain
but it pours. How his boots do creak
Who it it, Oh, Jerusalem what Iaic
young man! Big whiskers; blue eyes
white forehead; bundle of books under hi
arm! Who can he bet Ah, now I know
hear Miss Smithers, one of our teachers
introducing him to our principal.
Mrs. Spellum, allow me to introduce yOl
to my friend, Mr.. Squills, of the Boys Higl
School,"
Mr. Squills smiles like 70 cherub, and the
shake hands.
They whisper for awhile, and present.
the gentleman gets up and moves towar
the blackboard with piece Of chalk in hi
hand. Oh, agony! Squills is going to 81
ercise Us in grammar.
''Young ladies, attention." he says; "
would like you to parse this sentences"
IL do rot intend to live single forever.
II am very glad to hear it," whisper
Kitty Ray at my elbow.
"How does he know he'll get anybody
have him." says Jennie Lee, on the othe
side.
"Parse II" says the professor to one {
the girls.
"Oh. not" says Kitty Ray; II couidn
pass you on any account"
At this all the girls begin to giggle, an