The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-04-25
NEWS BULLETIN.
Office of State Commissioner.
Audubon Park. New Orleans,La

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April goth, 1903
All contracts for statues sym.
oolicaf Of the States and Terri
tories IN the Louisiana Purchase
have been awarded. These statues
will be seated single figures and
will occupy pedestals arranged in
a semicircle between Festival
Hall and the Restaurant Pavill-
ions on the east and west spurs of
Art Hill, overlooking the Cascades
and group of Exhibit Palaces.
AT a meeting of the special
committee appointed by Gov.
Heard, consisting of Prof. Fortier,
Miss Grace King, Prof. w. Wood
ward, Major Lee and DR.. Stubs,
1t was decided that the allegorical
figure of this State should be that
OF woman representing the
Louisiana type, medium sized,
athletic, but nervous rather than
muscular the pose representing
independence and aspiration, and
impulsive youthfulness "a resilient
type. Light classic drapery sug-
gestive of free action. The fig
ure should be symbolic of the
motto of Louisiana: "Non sibi sed
suis," with an open hand to ex-
press generosity and self sacrifice,
and with sword to express read
mess to defend ideals. A subsi-
diary subject on the pedestal re-
presenting the Mississippi River,
with fleur de lys and magnolias in
the symbol, and the dates 1899,
1868, 1903.
Mr.. Rudolph Schwartz. OF In
dianapolis, Ind, is the artist who
is to model this statue.
The Committee appointed to
adopt uniform character and
size of educational exhibits for
the Worlds Fair, met in theAgri-
cultural Hall, Sugar Experiment
Station, and the following mem
bers were present. Prof. !. V.
Calhoun, State Superintendent of
Public Education, Col. Thos.
Boyd. President Louisiana State
University, Mr.. F. Roos, Southern
University representing Presi.
dent Hill who was detained by
sickness,) Mr.. Robert BARLEY and
Commissioner w. G. Stubbs;
Absent. Prof. B. G. Caldwell,
State Normal School.
A schedule of rules, regulations
and suggestions was adopted
governing the exhibits to be made
by the public and private schools
and also by colleges, universities
and professional schools, institu-
tions for the blind, deaf and
dumb, and Insane. This sche.
dule has been sent to the differ
ent heads of the schools through
out the State, and in accordance
with which the exhibits are now
being prepared. All schools ex-
hibits are to be delivered to the
State Commissioner by Septem-
Der LIST, 1908.
An interesting feature of the
Educational Exhibit will be a
collection of the works Of all
authors in the State who wish to
exhibit their writings.
Gov Heard has appointed Brig
adler General Z. =. COttraux, L.
n G and Colonel Arsene Peril
liat, A. -. c., as Aides on the
Staff Of Major. Gen Fl. 9. Corbin
Grand Marshall at the Dedicatory
exercises at the Worlds Fair, st.
Louis, April 3Oth, May 1st ana
2nd, 1908.
Unless prevented by the water
Gov. Heard and his
Staff will attend, as well as the
Louisiana Commissioners and
number of invited guests. The
railroads have made rate of one
fare for the round trip for citi.
Zens, and one cent per mile per
capita for all soldiers, from this
City to ST. Louis, on these dates.
At recent visit Of the Execu.