The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-05-24
THIBODAUX, L22AA:. SATURDAY, MAY 24m 1879

reputation SeConu 10 none Ill the
South, if it has outlived it's trials
and tribula'ions, is placed upon a
firm basis, and is now on the high
road of progress and contlnua,
Improvement, it is Col. Boyd who
must be thanked, and he alone.
There are at present about one
hundred and eighty five cadets in
attendance, mostly from our own
State, every one OF whom, with
out regard to age, size or cond'
ton in life. is under strictly milf
tary discipline E; that discipline
which, says Col. Boyd, refnes
the Students feelings, and softens
his manners gives health and
vlgor to his body, and adds grace
dignity to his bearing in word,
that military discipline Which
makes him a mon.
The Agricultural and Mechanic
al College, endowed by State and
National Legislatures, has been
consolidated with the Louisiana
State University, thus rendering g
its course of studies Que of the
most complete of similar institu-
tiOns in the United States. Par
ticularly is the acquisition of
knowledge facilitated by the
splendid library, apparatus and
museum owned by the Universi>
ty, which, it is to be hoped, will
soon be increased by liberal ap.
preparations on the part of the
State and by private donations
from our wealty citizens. The Lii.
brary consists of more than ff.
teen thousand select volumes, be
sides a large number of unbound
periodicals aud pamphlets, some
OF which are very interesting.
shakespeare, Miltcn, Pope, Dante.
Byron. Goethe, Racine, Voltairts,
and all the best writer's of every
age and cline are here assembled
together, ever willing and ready
to iinrart such information to the
sealciler after knowledge as he
may desire. Even the familiar
faces Of our later authors, such
as Bryant, Longfellow, Michelet,
DeMusset, and a host of others,
greet us at every step around the
library room. Nor are specimens
Of the fine arts wanting: many
choice engravings, photographs.
chromos and busts, aud a few but
good oil paintings are tastcfclly
distributed to adOrn the walls in
every room. Among the latter is
the splendid painting almost life
size, of "Lee and jackson at
charlottesville" This fine spe
cimen is by Julio, OF New Orleans.
Lee in his t1ashy uniform and
mounted on his fiery white
charger presents striking con
trast to old StOnewali with his
dingy grey coat and jaded horse
AS we gaze at them, who have
here met for the last time, we
cannot suppress the tear which
rushes .unbidden to our eye and
trickles down our cheek, then
falls to the floor to the memory
of the dead heroes of our Lost
Cause.
The collection in the museum
is q1itc extensive; consisting Of
human skulls and skeletons, stuff
fed reptiles and birds, tsttch as
boa constructors and ostriches,) J
Indian war clubs used in desper
ate battles centuries ago, and in
fact curiosities from nearly every
country on the face of the earth,
besides a large collection of
genealogical and geological
specimens, many thousands in
number, and a rich Herbarium,
all scientifically determined and
we'll arrs nged.
The Univertity itself is situat-
ed OIL a bluff on the mighty Mis-