The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1897-07-01
DEVELOPING THE VIEWS
Taken of NatchitOches-The
Normal COlIege-COmus Club
and the Lesche-Snap
Shot at the Town Ca
thedral. etc,

will. the sight and reason, to focus pro
perry, as well as the ''dark room" o
reflection and the ruby lantern of memo
ry, to develop perfectly, to be able Il
arrange ctr mental faculties kodak fasl
{ Ion. and compacily roll up the impres
siOns received on the cylinder of memo
nv. We can taken snap shots at place
persons and things. preserve our men
tai films and at our leisure develop then
in the DIM light of retrospection. W.
''press the button eye. ear. lip or hear
!, as we Journey along and are scarcely
' conscious of the impressions received
! the time. But when the developing anc
! fixing process are through with We
; have dozens of pictures; some are clear
: cut. others blurred; ID some the shadows
J are too much accentuated. Others are
musty; few are perfect. Some were
not focused properly and we have a
''onc-sided view of things" others we
know, will print better than the mega
tive promises. Some will fade, and
Others will improve with tonIng. This
developing of mental impressions is as
full OF surprise as ls amateur photo
grapbv. The views l am developing
are those last impressed on the films in
my mental kodak, They seem full of
artistic possibilities, being of Natchito-
ches-quaint. historic old Natchtoches
which we love to call the Athens OF
Louisiana. with its great State Normal
college, browning the hill as did the
Parthenon crown the summit of the
Acropolis.
Natchitoches, gray and hOary, hold
ing in her heart traditions of former
grandeur. of ancestral halls, and the
haughtiness. as well as the grace and
culture Of the old nob.esse. NatchIto-
ches. with her gardens of roses, lilies
and jesamlnes, with her rambling old
too historic to tear down; with her
linchen covered walls and old cemetery
her tombs and her memories.
Natcbitoches the ancient with the
modern Natchitoches embraced; like q
grand old dame softly grooming Lullaby
to a sturdy young giant in her arms
who Is struggling to free .hlmseH from
the clinging touch Ind shouts with
youthful enthusiasm modern barracoie.
But the~pfctdres of Natchitoches are
.of'fne present, Tor mental kodak can
take only the impressions of the actual
present, just as the genuine camera
does. Photography is not retrospect
tive. 1t can be defined do "here'' and
now
Another thing about all kinds of
photography, the mental being no ex-
ception. is that 1t eliminates self from
the views, fact to make one glad, how
ever, If one reflects on the modern ten
dency towards Ego OF writer's great and |
small A view of the new Normal |
building impresses one with a sense Of |
its security, Its durability. The struc-
tufe embodies the idea of the college; |
straight, substantial, enduring, with |
absence of ornate enumeration. The |
very architecture of the building is
The noble lines and |
simple style, without being severe, tells
the story of usefulness and uprightness,
Of truth and of courage. There Is not
a suggestion Of the sybarite. 1t is
classic In its simplicity. Built on
hygiene principles is the great assemb-
ly hall and also the various class rooms.
Nearly four hundred students the past
session is fine record for this instltu-
ton, and that the State is proud of the
Normal is not surprising.
NaIchitoches feels a personal pride In
The success of this great training school
and the people there are a committee at
large to look after its best interests. The
commencement exercises are far above
the entertainments that usually come
under that category. They prove an
and musical programme of
the highest order.
The training Of teachers is paramount
u educational work. In olden times If
he teacher was familiar with the three
Rs and an expert at using the rod. he
vas a success, but now, Pedagogy is a {
clence. The majority of the teachers
pend their HOLIDAYS attending summer I
choois. many take special courses of d
iudv "FOr," sasd one, 1--WE must keep =
Ip with our profession or drop out of t
he race, and it requires continual S
tudy during the summer months to &C. d
uire new methods, and il there Is any, a
hing to know in our particular O
ranches, we must learn it, lc
President B. q. Caldwell aud bis ia
ulty are earnest students as we'll as n
.achers. The old fashioned teachers b
18th her crude methods, her limited fl
ore OF knowledge is not even found In
re log school house now. The de- D.
and for trained teachers has RELOCATED eli
pr to past of lavender scented me- SC
cries. She belongs to the old regime
Id the new EcondIsi0ns do not fit her, d,
pr does sqe them.
In taking social view of Natchtto- w
les the Comus Club first presents IT, al
II with its delightful feminine auxi- ri
Try. the Lesche Club. The former is nC
imposed of the leading men of the pl
wn, leaders in law, medicine. rcli- is
on. education and politics; however, sa
Mites are excluded Hfrom this Discus ca
IN OF the club. The monthly meet M
2 OF the 'Comns, Is a social function of
at Is anticipated most pleasurabiy. A WI
erary and musical programme Is ar tel
nged for these occasions and as there Al
much talent In NatchItoches the en- til
'talnment is of high order. TIE of
acions club room, with banks of fiow-
and ferns upon mantel and in alcoves We
The rostrum embedded In palms and in
YES forms an aesthetic background for frc
speakers. recent debate on Wo- LIE
ms Suffrage by four legal lights be- all
g the CLUB, was the nearest approach inc
politics the COmus has made and the rae
llect was chosen not because of any Lo
'ognlzed need of the hour, but lust as the
might read Hans Andersen's fairy bot
es IN an idle moment. The subject a f
Rights" in Natchitoches col
ms as unreal rs some NEUROLOGICAL ;.gi
end. The women of that mellow old
IN need no rights aut those they exer- Mi
:. The right to be gracious and He
the right to be ideal wives the
mothers. the right to reign over
loyal hearts OF men, the right TO by
d dominion over their happy homes son
Thom among them would lift a voice mil
demand the right of suffrage when I
rule by the divine right Of love ia A
nearts OF cnlyalric men9 to