The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-27
WE WILL WIN.
lafayette Gazette:

iuCSSiO". Lara SSS~N"S ~J
been somewhat slow to take hand
in the battle royal for the Industrial
School, but this is only popularity
of our people and merely indicates
the certainty of their action in car
rying out undertakings.
1t is gratifying to note the
healthy sentiment manifesting itself
on every hand in behalf of the In-
dustlial School, and this is not sur
prising when the great Importance
of the subject is considered. In
deed, public interest in the move
ment has reached point calling
for means to give it form, and the
time could not be more opportune
for setting the machinery in motion
to secure this end.
The plan Of action outlined be-
low, with suitable notifications,
would seem to embody the means
for rapidly crystallizing public SEN
timent in favor of securing the In
dustrial School at any cost for La
fayette, and I respectfully submit
the plan for the consideration of
the thoughtful and progressive citi-
zens Of the community.
I. A monster mass meeting or
the people of the entire parish, to
be held under the auspices of the
School Board, at which would be
made a thorough exposition of the
Industrial School question, by
speakers selected fol the occasion.
T. The mass meeting to organ
ize itself into ar Industrial School
Association and appoint "central
committee" composed ot twenty re-
preventative citizens, for actively
promoting the object of the asso-
citation. Ten members Of the cen
trail committee to come from the
third ward Gin which is situated the
parish sea) and ten members to be
drawn from the other wards Of the
parish. The central committee, t
have a full complement of Off Ger:
for facilitating its work.
T. A sward committee to b.
appointed by the central committee
for each ward i'm the parish for tn
purpose Of promptly and efhcientl
executing all details of the cam
paign formulated by the centra
committee in the interest Of the In
dustrlal School. Each ''ward
committee to be under the imme
t date direction Of chairman, an
: the member Of the central committe
: from any ward might be considere
6 ex officio chairman Of the 'ward
:, committee of the ward he repre-
n sents.
l. H. Last, but not least, the seer
n trail" and the ''ward" committee
5 hould include fair proportion {
ladies as active members Of tn
&c committees, this to. ensure TT
= greater success of the grand unde
st taking, as the value of the service
a of noble women is well known
n all movements for the elevation
III mankind.
e The initial mass meeting close
"a followed by series of public NEE
- ings in the various wards of II
~ parish, by the direction of the ce
trail committee and under the a
=, spices of the ward committe
y, supplemented by man to man
~ ssmlssionary work, together wi
a. the powerful assistance Of the loo
press, can not fail to thorough
~ arouse the public mind to full a
probation Of the supreme impc
> lance of the movement, and the
IT, is nothing in this country that c
be withstand the force Of public OPT
ion.
With cooperation and determir
nc ton on the part of the people
or are bound to WIN in this prize CO
petition, but we must go to We
". before it is too late to enter
RS. race N. p. Moss.
Ter Millions Given Away.
Oh 1t is certainly gratifying to
on public to know of one concern