The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-10
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE.
DR.. Stephens Returns from Tour of
Europe, Which He Enjoyed Greatly.
Brief Sketch of Trip.
Ready For Business Session---Prospects for
Institute Brighter than for Any Pre-
viOus Year. Changes in Faculty.

President E. L. Stephens, of the In
dustrial Institute, has returned from
his summer vacation which was spent
in very interesting tour of Europe.
He reports having had a most enjoy
able, instructive and inspiring trip,
having visited the principal coun-
tries and cities of Europe, with their
wealth of natural scenery and re-
sources and their Incompatible treas
ures of art. The tour was under the
auspices of the Bureau of University
Travel, of Boston, and under the
leadership of Prof. H. H. Powers, one
of the foremost art critics and lee
turers of the present day. Other
leaders and lecturers associated with
the same party were Prof. H. F. Will
lard of Chicago, Prof. G. L. Babcock,
of Berlin, Prof. Wright, of Beloit Col
lege, Wis, Prof. Prayer, of Cornell
University, and others. Having such
men as these to lead and lecture to
the party on their various specialties,
of painting, sculpture, archaeology,
history, economics, scenery, litera-
ture and Greek and Roman Remains,
was practicalls the same as attending
a university on Wheels, or study
ing history, literature and art by the
laboratory method. The itinerary
of this tour included in England, Liv-
erpool, Chester, Stratford-On-AvOn,
Warwick, Oxford, Canterbury, and
London. In France, Paris and its
environs, including Chartres, for ten
days; then a short tour of the Neither
lands, including Brussels. Antwerp,
The Hague, and Amsterdam. In Ger
many there was a visit to Cologne to
see the great cathedral, to Bonn, the
seat of one of the great German uni
versities, the steamer trip on the
Rhine from Coblenz to Mainz, and a
couple of days at Heidelberg to visit
the famous old castle and the uni
versity. Next came Switzerland in
cluding Interlaken, Lake Thun, the
Jungfrau Alp, Lauterbrunnen, Brunig
Pass, Lucerne with its famous Lion by
Thorwaldsen and its wonderfully beau
tiful lake; and then through the long
tunnel of st. Gotthard to Italy. In
Italy the itinerary included three days
in Milan, five in Venice, ten in Flor
ence, ten in Rome, five in Naples,
with days visit to Capri, the drive
from Sorrento to Amalfi, and a day
at Pompeii. The voyages across the
ocean were delightful and smooth
sailing both ways. on the "Winifre-
dian" from Boston to Liverpool and
on the '.Moltke" from Naples to New
York. AS travelling companion DR..
Stephens was fortunate in having his
friend, Mr.. L. j. Coco, of Marksville,
La, brother of Judge A. V. Coco,
one of the candidates now running
for the Office of Attorney General.
Mr.. Coco, however, extended his tour
ten days longer, going on to Greece
and returning on the White Star Line
steamer "ROmanic'' which arrived in
Boston September 5.
DIR. Stephens states that he is graft
fed to learn from Prof. WOodsOn and
Major McCrory,, members of the In
stitute Faculty who have had charge
of the affairs of the Institute during
the summer vacation, that the pros
poets for attendance are brighter than
ever before in the history of the school.
A large number of reservations of