The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-06
BUSINESS COLLEGE IN PROSPECT.
Citizens Meet aud Decide Upon riah
of Building New Institution.

of Building New Institution.
A number of representative business
men and citizens met at the Weish
Normal Business Institute Wednesday
afternoon for the purpose of promot-
ing and furthering the interests OF
that worthy institution.
II. A. Davidson was made chalr-
man of the meeting and w. w. Weish
secretary J. Nj. Nelson, principal,
made a talk outlining his plans reia-
tive to new and more commodlous
building and stated that the business
of that institute had grown TO sucn
proportions the first year that the
| present quarters we're inadequate 10
accommodate the students, and asked
that the citizens assist in the promo
ton of the enterprise.
Mr.. Nelson diagramed building
conforming to his idea of the require
,nents of suitable commercial col
lege for this place, which was o Two
story building with a frontage OF
forty-six feet by fifty feet. In the CEN
4 ter on the lower floor q hall ten by
), thirty feet in which the stairway is to
be built, at the rear of which a labora-
tory ten by seventeen feet is proposed.
!, TO the left of the hall and laboratory
;, are proposed two recitation rooms
each twenty by twenty-five feet. TO
y the right in front will be an Office six
h teen by twelve at the back of which IS
to be library room sixteen by eight
g cen and at the rear of this science
g room twenty by sixteen is intended.
| tha Na1Snn
poses to have large commercial
Is room thirty by forty-six feet and four
q smaller rooms to be used as offices
and the shorthand and typewriting
departments.
es The matter was then taken up ano
as discussed from every point of view
lv and finally it was agreed to draw
charter Incorporating a compan,
with capital stock sufficient to blu.
TX, a site and erect u suitable building
81, thereon. A temporary organization
was effected with four officers and
ere board of fifteen directors The OF
the ficers elected we're 0. Fulton, pres
dent; Chas. p. Martin, vice-presiden'
Gordon Crank, secretary. and FL. a
ToS Davidson, treasurer.
hat The board of directors is compose
mo OF DIR. Jno. III. Cooper l.. E. Eobtl
son, T.. d. Calkins, Thos. p, Lee. ID
L. G. Lewis, Paul w. Daniels, v
w. Welsh, c. NJ. Field, e. Fl. Bolin
, :, J. w. Tanner, A. T. Jones, F.
Lewis, DR.. r.. II. Arceneaux, FL.
Wesson and Fl. e. Head. 1t was d
cided that seven members shall co
stttute quorum.
The Mr. Nelson will lease the buildir
eem if matters now under Roadway q
any carried to successful terminate
re on basis netting the company Ell
and per cent per annum until all the ste
1t on has been acquired by him, clause
very be inserted privileging him to rede
r TO stock at any time
5 are A tract of about four acres
d are ground belonging to G. M. Fielo
ands the east end OF town was decided III
dica- as splendid site and a desirable
that cation. Mr.. Field agreed to sell
OIL acres at 800 per acre and to deed
Id is remaining two acres to the comp
who providing it be utilized for sci
the'r purposes.
I'D ard ,,he manner in which the ma
full in WAS taken hold of by our citizens
denced n spirit of enterprise and
1 has gress and it may be safely said
Lake +,o new husiness college is an a
where I,,+oossurance.
ations Tbo s,ocess attained by Mr.. Ne
of the ! ho ,,1,o.ti,. ,.a,,,. rnd,,.
'itory. the past scnol"eo.o
drill unfavorable conditlohs ana "urI'
lphur, period OF extrcme stringency, ~
Sc ven ing from financial standpoint,
a modernly equipped building at
inc all accommodations necessar.
sion a good faculty, under his guit
up the Investment should prove vi
IN The ble one to the stockholders.
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