The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-03-14
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

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Lafayette Advertiser will prove o
interest to those of our reader
who have the Industrial Institute
interests at heart
The City Council passed an or
dinance to be submitted to the yo
ters of the corporation at the mex
general elect in April, authorizing
issuance of bonds to the amount
of $4,000 bearing five per cent
interest, being based on and Sc
cured by the spcial tax of two
mills on the dollar levied in aid OF
the Industrial School.
The Police Jury at their last ses
sion adOpteda an ordinance authoriz
ing an issuance of thirty thousand
dollars worth of bonds for the
same purpose.
Some eight thousand dollars have
already been subscribed and add.
ing to that the issuance Of forty.
four thousand dollars worth of
bonds; it will give the Board of
Trustees of the Southwestern In
dustrial Institute the net sum of
fifty-two thousand dollars for the
purpose of constructing suitable
buildings and pl rchasing all neces-
sary appurtunances of the school.
Board of Trustees.
On last Tuesday night the mem
bers of the Board of Trustees of
the Industrial School met in the
parlors of the Century Club. The
following members were present:
Gov. M. j. Foster, chairman; Prof.
j. V. Calhoun, Senator Robert
Martin, Senator Albert Estopinal,
Prof. Brown Ayres, Major j. G..
Lee and Capt. J. C Buchanan.
Prof E. L. Stephens, president
of I'll e. e..institute, made report up
on his recent tour of inspection
among the schools of the North
and East and the large educationl
institutions in Louisiana.
After making his report Prof
Stephens recommended, as a gen
eral plan of the work of the school
at Lafayette, thorough academic
instruction of a grade next below
that of first-class college course S,
together with departments of man
ual training in wood and iron for
boys, domestic science and econo-
my for girls, including such work
as sewing, cooking and household
economy, and first-class CONNER
cial course. These recommendations
were adopted. Then sketches of
the floor plans Of q main building
for the purposes of the school were
examined and passed upon.
The board then selected the firm
of Favrot & Livaudais, architects
of New Orleans, to proceed at once
with the work of final plans and
specifications for the building.
The building committee consisting
of Messrs Martin, Buchanan, J. A.
Lee and Ayres were placed in
charge Of all minor details to get
the building under way. 1t is es-
timated that the main building
will cost $4,000.
Hon. Chas. ID. Caffery, appeared
before the Board who made state
ment of the intentions of the peo-
pie in issuing bonds thus giving to
the trustees as large fund as
possible to begin operations with.
The board heartily commended the
action of the people of the town
and parish of Lafayette in re-
gard to this matter.
Mr.. Grow Girard formally de-
livered to the board the title to-
the ground donated by himself
and mother as site for the school,
which ground is situated just
south of the town and consists of
twenty-five acles. Governor FOs-
ter, as president of the board, ac-
cepted the donation by attaching
his official signature.
If the lans can be reaoy AMI if
bids from builders can be obtained
early, the building will be started
in April and the doors Of the
school will be opened OF the first
day Of next October,