The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-12-14
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE.
Class of 'O4 Distinguishes Itself
Preparations for the Concert on
Dec. % The Glee Club
Shows Marked Progress.

have been conducted by the class OF
1904, and as might be expected OF
such Il worthy body, their efforts to
entertain the school have been most
successful and gratifying.
The regular class program was
opened ON Tuesday morning with
a song, in which the voice of each
member of the class harmonized to
form beautiful strain. The song,
''Tke Marseilles." is the first OF a
series OF national hymns which the
class has planned to chant to the
school in the course OF its morning
exercises When the applause
which followed the singing Of 'The
Marseilles" had died away, Lewis
Bordelon assembled the platform to
read paper entitled ''The Marvel
Of the Twentieth Century," He
read in manner very creditable to
himself and TO his class. His paper
is published in these columns so
that call who run may read" that
there is great awakening of COL
lege and class spirit at the Indus
trial Institute.
Tuesday, as the pupils filed into
the auditorium, their eyes caught
sight Of Ioo4's glorious bronze and
blue banner sfuttering and dancing
In the breeze The idea of having
a banner is original with the second
year class and it is their earnest
hope that their example may soon
be followed. There is rurnol of
class pms, class yelis, and class
poems. and consequent rise of
illustrious poets to meet the needs
of the class. To the creators of
this newborn college spirit we say
"Godspeed in your mission" for
spirit Of broad rivalry which serves
to elevate one school above another.
Wednesday Newton Normand re-
freshed the audience by a reading
of :Lucy Gray" one of Words
worth's most charming little poems,
after which Miss Pauline Ganker-
dorf pleased the musical ear by a
pretty piano solo which she had
prepared especially for this occa-
sion.
Thursday the entertainment con-
tinued t" be Of a high order. Rous-
seau Mouton's paper on ''Current
| Iopics" was very interesting as we'll
as instructive The musical num-
Der, as rendered by Daniel Feitel,
was thoroughly enjoyab
The last day Of the week should
prove a glorious climax, as it no
doubt will. Miss Blot is to treat
the school to a mandolin solo and
Jack Domengeaux is to give to his
hearers the very philosophical adj
vice which Polonius gives to his
son, I.aertes, in Hamlet.
We trust that a perusal of this
acc cunt Of the morning exercises at
the Industrial Institute will serve to
attract an appreciative public to
the school. 1t would repay all
lovers of good music and high lit
crature to make special inquiries as
to the time when 1904 is to enter
tain in the future, as that illustrious
class will always present numbers
of unusual interest.
The following is Mr.. Bordelon's
paper:
THE MARVEL OF THE GOTH CENTURY.
n short while ago there appeared before
the public eye wonder, which has never
been surpassed.
The world moving very quietly
when one day it awoke to a realization of
the fact that there factor in the
life of the American nation, but more espe-
cially in the life of the State of Louisiana
What was this force that was to revo-
lutionize the condition of things in the
South?
Upon further investigation it was found
to be body of young men and young
women whose existence body dated
from Sept. IS, 1901. The thinking world
) began to question the reason for the sudden
existence of this element in American
life and very soon the tale was told as fol-
: lows:
In the month of May, in the year of on,
Lord 1900, the Legislature of the State OF
Louisiana at the instance of Mr.. Rober,
School in Southwestern Louisiana. In .
few short months the scheme became &
reality, president was appointed and ''he
a worthy man., place selected and
the building constructed. The history OF