St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-07-18
A Splendid Exhibition.


} prizes, graduating crowns and medal
at the Academy Of the Immaculat,
Conception on Wednesday night, wa
; truly proud occasion for the goot
Sisters Marianitcs of Holy Cross VIII,
SO ably direct that excellent educatona
institution, no less than for the pupils
and the "sWeet girl graduates " wht
so brilliantly rendered the magniticen
programme which had consumed sew.
eral weeks Of earnest labor in its pre-
paration. Every thing passed off will
the smoothness and regularity Of cloc,
work, the graceful ease with which the
pupils acquitted themselves of the
parts assigned them eydencing tile
thoIoushness of their training, and be-
ing strongly suggestive of the studiOus
and palnStaking care bestowed upon
the more trying task Of imparting the
! knowledge drawn from the text books.
The main feature Of the programme
was remarkable production of Father
| Ryan, the lainentcd "poet pricSt,n en-
| titled "A Dreanl,' which was almost
faultless|y interpreted by thirteen of
the young ladies. Miss Marie HGbert,
as Time, Miss Fannie Thompson, as
Fate, and Miss AIine Delarue, as Truth,
were particularly happy in the iuterpre-
tation of their respective roles; while
the others, viz: Misses Marie Las
trapes, Lucille Lacombe, Maria La-
treyte, Stella DGjean, Pearl Chachere,
Ida Vilaseca, Linda Hebert, Marie San
doz, Annie Kirves and Sldone Simon,
did remarkably well, and frequently
thrilled the audience with the clear and
distinct enunciation OF the eloquent and
stirring words put in their mouths by
the brilliant and talented poet priest of
the South.
What created the most mcrliment,
however, was u French play entitled
"Le Diner de Mathurine," which af-
forded to Misses Marie and Linda Hebert
an opportunity to display their fine his
trionic talent-the former constantly |
keeping the audience in a good humor
and frequently" bringing down the
house" Misses Victoria Landry, Maria
and Elisa Latreyte, Marie Sandoz, ST.
donie Simon and Lucille Lacombe also
themselves very handsomely.
In "The Rehearsal,' dialogue for
ten little boys, Master Frank Moriarty
played the part Of the pedagogue to
and his well drilled class
elected both laughter aud
applause. 1t consisted of Masters Fred
die Hollier, Garrigues Lacombe, Sidney
5andoz, Ariel and Darius Fontenot,
Russell Chachere, Henry Lastrapes,
JEstave Tujague and Leonard Comeau.
To the dialogue Have Shine? ?" by
Masters Russell and Charley Chachere,
Goldman Lasalle and Eddie and Leo
)ejean, Russell made capital newsboy
While Goldman put shine on Charley's
)edal cxtremities with the skill of an
rtist-and was but poorly rewarded by
he unappreciative Charley for his Wig
'rous and conscientious efforts (baving
'een treated by that bluff old granger,
or all the world, just like many good
nd well meaning people frequently are,
n real, everyday life).
The exercises were interspersed with
xceIlent music by the Misses H6bert,
he Misses Latreyte, Miss Emile Bal :
ey and Revs. Dubourg and Noise. :.
The only graduates were the Misses
Iebert, the charming and accomplished
aughters of Mr.. Clement Hebert-
lss Linda delivering her touching vale I,
ictory in the purest French, and Miss
larie bidding fearful farewell to her '
eloved instructors and schoolmates in
English. Both these y
Dung ladies speak both languages with
quail purity and tluency, are we'll versed
! music and other accomplishments, . .
nd reflect honor upon the noble insti- -
ltion which has so thoroughly equip =,
ed them for the active duties of life. L
The response to the valedictories was d
ade in English by Miss Fannie g
thompson, her clear, distinct and de- q
berate utterances and graceful and =
)propriate gestures riyeting the at
ntion of all and suggesting the 3.
fought that she had inherited the or -
orical talents of her venerable grand -
ther, Hon. Michael Ryan, of Rapides. ~ "
Besides several of the young ladies ~
70 of the little boys were rewarded -
it'll medals-Frank, the bright little :,
u of Mr.. Geo. w. Moriarty receiving ~,
10, we believe, while Goldman, Mr.. ~
IS. Lasale's eldest son, also very =,
light boy, received one. AS to prizes, ~
| the pupils were literally supplied =,
it'll them. ,,
The next session of the Academy ~
ems in September, and we hope that =,
will receive, as it deserves, much ~
rger patronage.
The July number Of the Louis lana
lucator, just issued, contains our arti- -.
on the educational boom in North %
'uisiana, written last month after ~ ~
r return from Ruston. Commenda- -
n in this shape, coming from such a.
source, is very gratifying to US, in :"
ed-the more so from the fact that ne
r feeble effort is the only newspaper ~ =.
piping to be found in its we'll filled "a
ges. The editorial staff of the Edu- ~
,or comprises much of the best edu- "
sional talent in the State, and as the -