The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-07-02
THE L. s. U.

| ment. IFeSlOeuC bOyu IDS ia
son to be proud of his successful
work since his election to the presl~
dency of the University. Speak
ing Of the University and its work
this session, one of the faculty ex-
pressed himself in substance as
! follows:
"The session which is thus draw
| ing to close is in many respects
| one of the most remarkable in the
history of the university. Had 1t
| not been for the yellow fever scare,
| there would probably have been
| 400 students in attendance. Open
ing as it did on the 1st Of Deccm-
Der, there were nevertheless $50
students enrolled, some Of whom
came from California, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Mississippi, Alabama and
other states. These latter were at
| tracted mainly by the opportunities
offe,e ed for the study of the manu-
facture, agriculture and chemistry
of sugar. There was an increase
OF thirty over the session Of 1896
'o7 in spite of the d1safvantageOu
circumstances. 1t was at first in
tended to close July 3, but by do
ing away with Christmas and Easter
holidays, and doing some work on
Saturday, it was found that the
senior class could be brought to
graduation by June 20, which was
accordingly done.
zone very noticeable feature Of
the session has been the results
Of the thorough sanitary inspection
70 which the barracks have been
constantly subjected. According
to the report Of DR.. r. ]. Bufing-
ton, surgeon in charge, the health
of the corps has been almost per-
feet, there having been not a single
case of serious illness. This unusual
good health he attributes not only
to the naturally favorable Condi-
tons Of the locality, but also to the
prrc food, the pure water and the
z, mnastc system. These results
are largely due to the unti1inS
energy and the wide experience of
Colonel David +. BOYD. \ care
full survey Of the rel. or:s Of the
various departments shows that the
graduates Of the university are In
constant demand FIR engineering
and chemical enterprises, as we'll as
for school POSITIONS, the demand
being largely in advance Of the sup
ply, particularly in chemistry and
engineering. 1t is gratifying
record Of the graduates is proving,
as should always be the case, the
best advertisement of the university.
! But perhaps that feature which has
been most gratifying has been the
position taken by the cadets and
the ex- cadets in military matters.
Colonel Stevens, Lieutenant Col
oncl Pleasant and Colonel Wood
are all alumni, while the other Of
fccrs Of the Louisiana regiments
arc drawn largely from the same
source. These young men have
been, and are being educated, by
the state to meet just such emcrsen-
cics as have arisen in the present
war situation. 1t was expected
that they would meet all demands
| made on either their skill or their
courage, but the unanimity with
which they have come to the front
has surpassed expectations. The
estimation in which the graduates
are held by the military auth critics
is well illustrated by the fact that
two members Of the present Sra-
duating class have been appointed
lieutenants in the United States
army. These appointments were
unsolicited. The Legislature now
in session has recognized these