The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-23
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creased attendance this year at the [
summer normals, In which he says: III
Experience shows that the attend G
ance upon the summer normal schools '
depends almost entirely upon the ac-
tivity and the attitude OF the superin-
tendent, the school board and the lead
ing teachers. There will be the usual
shortage OF teachers this year, and
hope you will send a large number OF
worthy young people to the summer
schools who desire to become teachers.
There is room for all Of them.
1.-THE location of the schools Is -
follows: Beginning June 1, Baton
Rouge, Marthaville, Bunkie, Aiexan-
dria, Lake Charles, Franklinton, Gibs-
land, .Farmerville, WINFIELD; begin
ming June %, New Orleans. For col
ored teachers, beginning June l, Mon
roe, Shreveport and Baton Rouge.
"The summer schools this year offer
70 teachers advantages that have not
been offered before" Il
Charles E. Letten, formerly chief |
clerk in the Office of the state tax col |
lector for the First district of New Or
leans, has been sentenced to serve seven
years in the penitentiary on the charge
of embezzling 100000. Letten disap-
peared last summer, and upon discov-
cry of the shortage in his accounts
search was begun. He was finally
. found on the river front at New Or
leans, where he had been attempting
to summon up sufficient courage TO
> drown himself.
]. r. Conklin, chief engineer In
D charge of the work on the Plaquemine
0 locks, which connect Bayou Plaque
mine with the Mississippi river, and
on which the Federal government has
spent over a million dollars, was in
!, dicted by the United States grand jury
: at Baton Rouge on the charges OF en-
: bezzlement and conspiracy to defraud
a the government.
IT All arrangements have been COM
- pleted for the Shriners' ceremonial to
be held at Monroe May 9. Over sixty
= novices will tread the hot sands in the
:. pilgrimage to Mecca. A train will run
:, from New Orleans to accommodate the
=, officers and members and to bring the
IA paraphernalia. The Shriners OF Mis-
at sissippi and Arkansas have been invited
IN to be present.
10 Returns from the recent state cleo
~ ton are coming in slowly, and there
% are several parishes which the secre
~ tary of state has been unable to com
- plete up to this time. The small vot'
should have facilitated an early count
but the same delay in making return
is noticeable In this election as II
former instances.
In reply TO the offer OF the Fedora
government to aid the victims OF tn
recent cyclone in this state Governo
Blanchard stated that while the one
was received with great gratitad
Louisiana could take care of her owr
unaided, except in the matter OF tenti
Preparations for the legislature an
the succession of big events which TAX
- place at Baton Rouge this month, col
> tinue on every hand. Those who hay
charge of the inaugural ceremonis
EXPECT a most successful celebration
ach the event.
Action will be taken by the citizel
of East Calcasieu parish to secure
49,. division of Calcasieu during the me-
- session of the legislature. Calcasi'
the is nearly three times as large as al
hat other parish in the state.
; The school teachers of Lake Charl
10 are very much dissatisfied owing
- fact that the school board announc
To-. that funds will be available for but
months of school in the city accordi
A to present conditions.
At largely attended meeting
Mothers' clubs at New iberia acti
- steps were taken toward provioi
~ 49, funds to keep the public schools OF I
ao,- parish open nine months next seas
tha instead of five, as had been provided
IN Jos. Bauer, of Perham, Mimi, Nor
20 western agent of the state immigrat
- department., writes that he will rel
Baton Rouge on May q with ira
orr, load of prospective immigrants. 4zs
The Alexandria business mems exc
,sult -h;oh No. 20 have bean run \
"oeu 10, has been postponed to May 20 on
. count of the inaugural ceremonies
~ Baton Rouge May Is.
ID = Active work was commenced
TAX miles from West Monroe on the
rsons struction of the Monroe, Farmers
d he No-,hves,.rr railway.
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