The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14

elioited rounds of applause. Even, the youngest
child seemed to feel perfectly at home. Con-
sidering the tender years of most of the girls
one is justified iu saying that in elooution they
were almost perfect, in pronunciation fanlt-
less, and in department gracious and modest.
OF course, the most conspicuous among all,
were Miss Josephine Chevillon, and Miss
| Olivia Andrews. Thess two young ladies had
previously passed long and searching exami-
| nation in ell the various branches of learning,
and the day of reward had come. Rev. Father
II. Begly, 8. j, presented them with 1.-THE
| crown OF honor and the medal of gold, and they
were proclaimed the first q a 1uates of St. Vim
cent de Psuls school.
The hearty bursts Of applause which follow
ed this announcement and the showers of
bouquets which fell upon the two fair gradu-
ates from every side, proved that the elo 1ent
Jesuit bad but given voice to the feelings and
wishes of the audience.
The valedictory, as usual, and the beautiful
answer of Mile Marie Bourges, being over, all
went home, happy and Satisfied that the exhi-
bition had been q complete sncces'.
Much praise is due to the Mariauite Sisters
for their skilful Management and patient energy
in bringing up pupils such as these who will
in tae Third District
The Mayor has addressed the following
communication to Major Ho we'll, Uaited
States Engineers, under whose direction the
money appropriated by Congress for the har-
Dor of New Orleans, will be expended
SIR-The great interest you have manifest
ed in the improvement of this harbor and the
valuable services you have rendered in con-
DeCtlOp herewith. embOldeD6 solicit
your approval of the suggestion am about to
make in reg ard to the works sooa to bs com.
menced under your direction. 1t is well
known to you that at this season of the year
there are large number of mechanics, skilled
workmen and ordinary laborers, who are with
out employ ment, and without the means of
the necessaries of life, aud in order that the
benefit of the appropriation of Congress may
be dihnsed as widely as possible among this
class, ask, if compatible with your sense Of
duty, that the work may be performed by day
labor instead of under the contract system, be-
lieving that it will prove economical and
as faithful in every respect.
The work already perform cd by the CITY,
under contract, demonstrates the correctness
OF the proposition, as it could have been done
in the manner indicated at a much less COST
Yours very truly, ED PILsBURY, Mayor.
The Mayor may justly be considered one of
the fathers of the Contract System," having
advocated it in his Inaugural and six months
"Atei" "oius having approved INC ordinances
establishing it, when bis veto would have
killed them. The radical change which has
been wrought in his views is due, as he says,
to experience, that best of teachers, which
has proved to him what the opponents of the
contract system always knew that it is
more expensive to get some one else to attend
to your business than to do it yourself. When
even the staunch friends CT the "Contract Sys-
tenn" admit it to be failure as a measure of
economy, it may well be considered as doomed,
and the laboring men can confidently look for
wsrd to the time, in the not distant future,
when their claims will receive practical consid-
Grafton,