Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-09

IL the present condition OF Southern society
however with the military system firmly fixed
upon us and with the requirements of an a. &
NJ. College to fulfill, the boardiog department is
necessity. Commons never give satisfaction.
! 1t il difficult to make young people understand
| values, and that the price OF board must some.
what regulate its character Still, there has
been no serious complaint this session, and the
health Of the corps is sufficient proof of the
whc!esomeness of the diet. have inspected the
kitchens, pantry and dining rooms almost daily
and have found them clean and well kept.
The food is clean, wholesome and in many re.
spects well served. 1t has been abundant and
the subject Of good deal Of wilful waste by ca.
| diets. This We hope to remedy. The butter has
been OF in inferior quality, 1t is the only arti
Gle served that l could call bad This can be
remedied another session OF the beef, | will
speak elsewhere. Nc Jadot, the Steward, re.
gard as a very useful man. He is punctual,
systematic neat attentive to duty and anxious
10 please He is jealous, and proud of an exact
performance of his functions. His experience
was not large when he took this position, but
has, Of course, increased l think the Board of
Supervisors has right to be satisfied with him.
The boarding department has had to pay too
much for supplies. This was this year una.
voidabe, but it need not be 80 hereafter. Our
supplies must be bought on business principles
where they can be had best and cheapest.
Any other rule ofthis action is bound to result
in deficit. The Baton Rouge merchants, now
that our payments are cash. ought to be able to
do ~ well by us as any others Such has not
been the case, and We must seek the best mar.
kets. recommend that the beef, milk butter
and vegetables be furnished by the Agricultural
Department, as will be more particularly shown
hereafter. also recommend the erection OF q
bake oven and the employment of baker, If
the number of boarders justifes it. | propose
to use again the Mess Hall, for its legitimate
purposes, and to facilitate the transfer of dishes
ETC.. and an elevator, or dumb waiter, should be
put in the pantry. The present dining halls are
cold in winter, and damp and close in summer,
and more troubled with flies than the upper
room. No economical method has been suggest
ed for heating them. They can be usefully EN-
ployed in connection with the Boarding Depart
nfellt. One of them should be fitted up as
refrigerator.
The furniture supplied to cadets is old and
has been greatly abused, and very little Of i,
retain. any real value. The experience OF other
institutions, as well as our own, has shown that
nothing less than the sense of ownership will en-
sure decent treatment to furniture used by boys
l suggest that it be put in salable repair, and be
sold at low rates to matricuates first applying
at the beginning ofneXt session. If the purcha
ser will take tolerable care of it he can dispose
of it at the end of his term with little loss. This
is the custom almost everywhere else, ant
would be an improvement here.
Students before matriculatine should be re
Qured to put on deposit with the Treasurer
contingent fee of not less than ten dollars
There is considerable damage done in year t.
the public property. especially in the breakag'
of glass through the wifull or reckless conduc,
of cadets Where damages can be traced di
rectly to an individual the damage could bt
charged against his contingent fee. Where i
| could not be SO traced it could be charged to
| General Damages the aggregate OF which
would then be made good by al equal charge Il
, each deposit. In this way guaranty, both spec
ial and general is secured against wiltul injury
This guaranty Is particularly needed as we ar
obliged for the purposes of military instruction
to place valuable breech loading rifles in tn
hands of cadets, any injury to which We must re
pair.
In this connection, it is proper to mention tina
since yoar last meeting | have discharged TIL
former iantor. Mr.. Walker. I have Temporal
rily appointed Mr.. H. V. Babin as ,ianitor
, very respectable old gentleman, who was quail
; fed by his integrity and courtesy for the custc
E dy of our effects. The position is an arduou
one requiring great activity, energy, and phys
cal ability, and will probably require younge
and more vigorous man to fill it. Whatever Al
rangements are necessary for the benefit of tn
University l expect to make in consultation
: with your Vice President whose advice and sci
vices have been as fully asked by me-. as the
have been given by him, in all matters of i'm
portance to the University. Gen eral Jastrem'
kis clear intelligence great local information
2 public spirit, and commanding qualities of chal
actor have rendered him al invaluable frien
Q to this institution and we all owe him gu
4 thanks.
: STUDENTS EXPENSES
Tile Treasurer report will show that the pla
of prepayment OF fees adopted by tho Board
the only way of conducting the University o
, business principles. Owing to the indulgenc
heretofore granted, it has been hard to enforce
and the relaxation of the rule under the anoma
, lous circumstances of the past session, made tn
4 work OF collection constant strain. The retur
! will, it is hoped, prove satisfactory.
1t would seem that by this time, the publ
should be sufficiently apprized Of this regulation
f and that hereafter it may be stringenty enforce
). without dctriment or inconvenience to any part
: interested.
1t has been seen that, during the past session
/. the fees Of Cadets have not paid the expenses
;. their maintenance. This is due in part to til
!. fact that the arrangements of the universit
were made in every department for Il large
q. number of student boarders than attended. l
i. the doubt arising out Of the litigation, and il
v consequences and an entire change of admin