The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
Faculty and Students Re
sumo Work After the
Holidays With Re-
newed Energy.
DR.. G. Alphonso Smith, of
the State University, Will
Lecture in February
Football To-day

returned to their work with renewed
strength and consequent vim and
vigor, and strain every faculty to do
good and effective work.
The already increasing enrolment
has been augmented since the Ist by
the addition of twelve or fifteen stu
dents, who have come (most of
them) from outside of the parish Of
Lafayette. This bespeaks the grow
ing popularity Of the Industrial In
stitute in all parts of the State and
means great deal to our town and
surrounding country. The boys who
apply for admission from other towns
and parishes are generally better pre-
pared to enter the Institute than
those from home or from nearby
towns. Unfortunately for US we
have been somewhat lax in educa-
tional matters heretofore, but we are
now in the vanguard and holding the
banner on high. We are glad to
welcome all the newcomers to place
in the crusade against ignorance.
We are blessed beyond measure by
the presence Of the Industrial Insti-
tute at our doors, and expect ere
long to make Lafayette an educa-
tional center.
DR.. G. Alphonso Smith, Of the
Louisiana State University, will lee
ture at the Institute about the first
week of February 1t is needless to
say that the students in particular
and the people of Lafayette gen
Smith delivered his inimita BILE lee
tute at the Louisiana Public School
Teachers Association in Franklin on
the 27th ultirno, and i, was there, it
is believed, that DR.. Stephens pre-
vailed upon him to come to Lafay-
cite. Every body should turn out to
hear Dr. Smith.
Tie art room has been changed to
one on the second floor.
On account Of the increased num-
Der of members in the book keeping
class they are now domiciled in the
room formerly occupied by the art
class These changes have been
made within the week.
At the opening exercises this week
the students were entertained by the
first year advanced class, from which
members were selected by their class
teacher, Miss Mavfield. to conduct
their hearers on a trip to New York
City This was done by means of
large map or chart showing the
principal sections and most interest
ing parts Of the city, accompanied
by a lecture. On account of the
absence one day of one of the lee
turers, Miss Mayheld talked enter
taininsIy on the subject, as did also
DR.. Stephens, who told some per
sonal experiences in New York while
attending the university that were
highly amusing. The frs, year class
entertains next week.
The school has gotten in some
splendid reference books lately
Appleton's .'Unive,sal Cyclopedia
aud Atlas" twelve volumes, and the
'American CycIopedia Of Biogra-
ply" SIX volumes. A goodly num-
Der Of fine works have been ordered
for the library, and, with those that
are already installed there, it is be-
coming a tavorite place for the stu
dents during spare mo ments.
Miss Dupre, the librarian, has
just made a selection of about one
hundred excellent volumes for the
ibrary-which, it is expected, will
soon be on the book shelves for the
use of the students. These include
the great poets, the historians, the
noveiists and essayists, and the
best books of reference. And it
has just been announced that DR..
F. E Girard is going to offer the
Institute the use of large part of
his private ibrary-as a loan col
lection. During the greater par, of
the day the library is in charge Of
Miss Sara Firth, of Avoyclles par
ish, who is in attendance at the
Institute to take a special course in
phonogl Apply and who has kindly
conse n,ed to assist in the work of