The Lafayette gazette., 1902-06-14
AND CHAUTAUQUA ORGANIZED WITH
DR.. }. H. DILLhRD OF TULANE
As CONDUCTOR.
Glass Work Assigned to the Members
of the FaCuty---ROIIs of the
Teachers and Students.

Monday morning and started on
! it's months work. Though the
attendance was not as large as
expected, there were enough
! teachers present to insure the
success of the normal. Acadia.
st. Landry, ST Mary and La
'fayette had large delegations,
while ST. Martin, Iberia and Yer
million were, numerically speak
ing, very pOOry y represented.
Fortunately for the association
the two new members, Acadia
and St. Landry, made a very
creditable showing.
President Caldwell. of the
State Normal School, who never
fails to be there when the inter-
ests of public education are to
be promoted, presided over the
first meeting and helped ma
terially to organize the summer
school. Mr. Caldwell announced
that it would be impossible for
him to be here during the whole
session and that DR.. j. H. Dill
lard, of Tulane, would be the
conductor. DR.. billiard is one of
the finest educators in the South
and, while the teachers regretted
President Caldwell's inability to
remain with them, they We're
greatly pleased to have so able
ri nr1x- Inv f,N
take his place as conductor of the
normal. Monday was taken up
by the faculty in attending to the
preliminary work of Organiza-
ton.
Monday night Prof Alcee
FOrtier delivered the first lecture
of the session. He spoke on the
'ROmantisme Francais.' The
next morning Prof. Fortier made
a talk to the history class and
later in the day he spoke in the
auditorium, his subject being the
French language. 1t is needless
to say that the delightful lectures
of this gifted LOuisianian proved
highly interesting and inStruc
tive.
Wednesday night Mr.. NJ. Fl.
Carver, of NachitOches, delivered
a very thoughtful address on the
single tax. Mr.. Carver is pro |
found thinker and one of the
ableSt advocates of the single tax
theory in the State. At the con-
clusion Of Mr.. Carver'S address
Miss Lizzie Mudd favored the /
audience with a selection on the |
piano.
Thursday night President b. |
G. Caldwell, of the State Normal, |
delivered an eloquent address to
the teachers. Miss Lillian Mil |
dred Knott, the music teacher /
of the summer school, and Mr.. |
William Hayden, the talented |
young musician who is guest
of DR.. Stephens, delighted the
audience with selections of vocal |
and instrumental music.
The faculty is an eNcep tionally |
a BILE one. The names of the |
members composing the faculty |
are printed below and the line of |
work assigned to each is given:
THE FACl'LTN:
DR.. ]. II. billiard, of Tulane, cond nc tor
Latin, United States history, civil govern
DR.. f. l.. Stephens, president of the
Southwestern Industrial; physiology of tho !
nervous SYSTEM, school economy.
George Williamson, of the State Normal: :,
nature study, primary geography, advanced |
geography, physiology.
Irving King, OF the State Normal: !
methods, child study.
V. l.. Roy, of the Sou, ,hwestern Indus
trial: arithmetic, algebra.
l.. J. Alleman. supe erinte ndent of schools,
Lafaye,te; number study, civil government.
Jas. N. Ieoser, principal Central High
School, Lake Charles: grammar, Louisiana
history geometry.
Miss NJ. +. Cross, of the State Normal;
psychology, literature, composition.
Miss Lillian Mildred Mott. of the State
Normal; singing, voice culture, chorus
work, literature.
Miss Bessie V. Russell. of the State