The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-05-29
sT.vlNcENTs SCHOOL.
commencement Exercises at st. Joseph's
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Thecemmencement exercises of the day
school OF st. Vincent's Institute took place
this evening in the spacious st. Joseph's
Academy, and were witnessed by large
and appnciative audience. As is usual
with everything undertaken by the good
Sisters, all amenities were observed, the
costuming was perfect and there was re-
freshing absence of the general confusion
90 inseparably connected with amateur en-
tainments.
In the comic duet. IA. B. G. Glass;" lit
tie Misses Comstock, Buquoi, Terrio and
Wahl were particularly fine, being in good
voice and quite natural, while the dialogue,
"Two Little Scholars" between Aline
Leche and Minnie Weber provoked q burst
Of applause, the latter young lady being
charmingly naughty as an Offset to little
Aline's we'll acted goodness.
The play, Liberty Seeking Home"
was exqoisitely designed and carried out,
each costume being artistically correct.
Liberty, surrounded by her handmaidens,
Agriculture, Commerce, Astronomy, Paint
ing, Manufacture, Painting, Music and
Religion. together with the different types
Of Nations who had sought her protection,
China, India, Russia, Germany, Scotland,
Spain, France, Ireland aud Italy, all united
in doing homage to young America. The
Indian princess upon whose raven locks
flashing tiara cleaned and shimmered, the
Chinese Mandarin bearing aloft " the cup
that cheers but not inebriates," Frances
pretty peasant, Ireland's colleen and Spain's
signora, all wooed the fair goddess in vain
from allegiance to our own bright land, so
charmingly represented by Miss Emma
Nolan. Prince Puss in Boots was we'll
rendered, Misses Octavie Terrio and Ka-
tie Comstock delineating the principal
characters, and the host of pretty little fai-
ries almost transported one to the days of
Harun Al Raschid. The drill with wands
and the calisthenic exercises were the pieces
de resistance of the evening, the little
scholars marching with a regularity and
precision aud forming squares, crosses and
curves in manner that many a we'll trained
military company might envy, while in the
calisthenc exercises there was remarkable
unanimity of sound when the bells were
brought together, evincing a surprising de-
gree of perfection. The two little Captains,
Misses Katie Comstock and Angelo Gau-
threaux, together with the privates of their
commands, deserve full need of praise
for contributing SO we'll to the success Of
the evening.
The entire programme was not only very
entertaining, but was indicative of the
painstaking care and attention of the Sis
tere, who spare no trouble to instruct their
scholars in everything requisite to fin
ished education. The introduction of
calisthenics into the regular school course
cannot be too highly commended, the want
of health giving exertion being painfully
apparent in the anemic appearance of so
many of our rising generation. This grace
full exercise, which can almost be called
physical tonic, brings into active use every
sinew and muscle, enlarges the chest and
lung capacity, and imparts that efferves-
cence of spirit always attendant on exhil-
arating sport. The CHIEF may be excused
for feeling bit proud of the subtle CON-
piment paid it by the good Sisters in
using copy Of our paper us portion of the
attire Of Printing, III the play of Liberty
Seeking Home, and makes its best bow
in
We append programme Of the exercises:
'1''N' 49, Piano-Miss l.. Banchy. wa
Opening Song. Solo and Chorus. !. Glover
franchises i. Bianchy and {. comsto oaep'
A BIC clasf Miss c,otiide P Gomstock. Parry
Misses x. Comstock, l.. Buquoi. .. Terrio,
M. Wahl.
LIBERTY SEEKING HOME.
Mate Mater A Adm : t lis ..solo and Chorus
Two Little bcnOlar6. Dialogue
Misses A. Ieche and NJ. Weber.
:" "'''S Piano-Miss L. Bianohy. ~ 40
PRINCE PUss IN BOOTS.
The sga th end Wdn The Fly Chorus Little Girls
aauthreaa1. Leader; Misses Aiin ns f HeeSe
Bella, Ella end Irene Landry. Lena. Mimi
stock, Hattie Foucha, Miami. Armitage,
Nellie Jones, Imogene Subra Octave Ter
rio, Laura Braud.
Calisthenie Exercises ... Mise Katie Com
stock. Leader; Misses Louise Guenzel. Mi
ma VAIL Emma Quimby. Helen Comstock.
Claire and Lena Weber. Bella and Ella Lam
dry, Emma Nolan Angelo Gauthreaux, Au-
rilla Jones' Josephine Goette, Hattie For
cha. Mamie Armitage. Octave Terrio, Lee
liza Rodrigne, Louise Subra. Marie Won
Lotten. Nellie Ayraud, Bathilde Richard
aaily We Wander, Chorus
Exit March. Clayton
Piano-Mies l.. Blanchy.
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