Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-24
ARROYO SECO FRENCH SCHOOL,
Examination and Exhibition OF
Pupils Yesterday.

The bright faced and proud looking
girls and boys of this school were greet
ed by large and delighted audience,
consisting Of parents and friends. The
examination exercises were gone through
at the opening, and were of highly
creditable nature, both to the pupils and
their patient and well qualified tutor,
Prof. P. M. Smith, who has labored
hard and diligently with the pupils who
have been placed under his charge. The
answers to the questions in thirty.
five different branches studied were
given quickly and sat sfactorily, and
thereby demonstrated their familiarity
with all branches.
At the close of the examination the
pupils gave most interesting, delight
full and entertaining school exhibition,
consisting of dialogues, declamations,
singing, etc., all of which were given
in good style, and were received with
applause ,
The first on the programme was 'The
Bee Clock and Broom, taken respective
y by Miss Frances A. Mouliot, Miss
LAURA M. Mouliot and Miss Emmma
Douillard, and was we'll rendered by the
girls. Following this was the "Way to
Wmdham," by Master Frank Schaffer
and teacher; this was spoken in extra
good style.
"Not an Uncommon Complaint" a
neat little sketch, was next produced
by Domingo Larronde and Albert Reiz.
THE uncommon complaint" was soon
taken out of the limbs of the lazy boy
by striking the wrong man for dime.
Next came the "New School Master. u
performed by Angus Mcdonald, A.
Reitz and teacher. This was rendered
in good style, and the piece plainly laid
out plan by which ''school masters
can get their pupils "under their
thumbs" The "Would be School
Teacher" was next put on, and indeed
it was represented very creditably by
Jesus Llamas and Angus McDonsl I.
The declamations were also finely spok
en- by the following pupils: Miss N
Douiilard, Miss A. Schaffer, Master N
Des Aute, Master r Sobriate, Master
David Zirate, Master Jos. Sobrael, Mas
ter Dominic Doulache and Victor Qui
nonery.
The singing by note was indeed mag
niticent, considering few months age
they did not know anything about sing.
ing. They sang in the different keys,
some of them very difficult to sing fol
such young pupils, such as the Opera
from Norma" Home, Sweet Home,
"Killarney," "The Harp that Once,
"Prairie Flower" etc., etc.
The entire performance passed of
pie asantly and to the entire satisfaction
of the large audience, and the credit of
Prof. Smith and his pupils.
In addition to the English branches
the extra branches of French and Span
ish are taught the pupils by Madame 7.
Fl enriot. Crochet work and embroidery
are also taught.
The intellectual, the search after
knowledge, the mind power to conceive
and plan, to analyze and resolve, to i'm.
prove and refine; these properties also,
we observe, are taught them. And
then, the considerate and thoughtful
care, the benefcent and magnanimous
conduct, the abiding trust and guardian
spirit, that watches. attends and cher
ishes the gracious, the good and the
true. These are the final exhibitions oi
the noble growth of learning in the pu.
pills of this school. The good seed Of
knowledge which is now being sown ir
them will burst forth in all the profuse
ness of cornucopia, and in myriads o.
unthought-of and unknown channels
through mysterious labyrinths OF un
searched avenues, will dispense will
open handed charity and sunlight good
ness their golden fruit rich to bless
powerful to guard, wholesome to reform
and efficacious to elevate and preserve
The managers of the school deserv
much credit for the creditable way tn
examination and exhibition passed off.