The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-07-11
A GREAT SCHOOL.
An Institution at Lafayette that
IL Worth VisitinE-A Pre-
gressive People.

Lafayette some days ago, has
written an interesting letter to
the Houston Chronicle telling of
his visit to the Industrial Insti-
tute and giving his impressions
formed during his stay here.
Mr.. Stuart says:
The writer recently made a
visit to the Southwestern Louis
lana Industrial Institute at La
fayette, La. Twas cordially re-
ceived by the president, DR.. e.
L. Stephens, and treated to a
thorough going through" of all
departments. The occasion of
my visit was in connection with
the annual meeting of the
Farmers Institutes that are
now being held th1ouhgout that
section of Louisiana under the
management of Prof. H. A.
Morgan, state entomOlogist.
President Stephens had desired
me to obtain if possible the con-
sent of Colonel S. F. B. Morse
to take part in the Farmers.
Institute program at Lafayette;
but failing in this, on account of
Colonel MOrse's absence,
resolved to visit Lafayette and
the institute myself. And it
pleases me to to be able to report
that in this section there now
seems to be the very greatest
promise for rapid and marked
improvement in educational and
agricultural and industrial
affairs.
The Industrial Institute is an |
example of the modern institu-
ton of learning, springing up
almost at once fully equipped,
like Minerva from the head of
of Jove.
have made this report of the
Industrial Institute because I
regard it as containing to
a very great degree the element
which will further the immense
possibilities of the industrial de-
velopment of this section, en-
couraging and inviting immigra-
ton from the great middle west,
whose people are now looking in
this direction for new homes {
and new investments, they who
have such excellent facilities for
the education of their children
there would be slow in moving
here, did they not see similar i
favorable opportunities here. .
But the existence of the 7
Industrial Institute in Lafayette, {
new as it is, has been quickly c
followed up by continued :
improv ements S
the parish and sec S
ton. Only the week previous n
to my visit the parish of La ]
fayette had voted an additional :
tax of three mills for six years n
upon the entire property of the F
parish in aid of the public \
schools, for the purpose of so h
improving these that they will d
better prepare their children
or the getting Of the greatest
good out of their State Industrial
institute. The success of this a.
ampaign and of similar educa- G.
ional campaigns in this section in
means more probably for the nc
ause of i'm migration and indus IN
rial growth among our people of g.
he southwest than any other y,
hought-movement now in pro- go
ress. The whole land is filled sc
nth fuel oil, and a million indus gu
ries will surely grow up from
IS flow, if only education is =,
up to the highest tn
is, education of the
ght sort, practical as we'll as
filed with work and
it'll common sense as we'll as VO
ealS, So too that the increased DC
ealth that is surely coming will 81
, the slave and not the master wi
the people. be
mo more helpful sign of the Ca
,ssibilities which have pre- mr.
cted for this section could be ,
entioned than another thing