St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-19
FRIENDS Of EDUC
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SPEAK IN 0PELOOSAS
i, Garland Buprs ana Prsf. Hines Address
CsOwa al Courthouse. 'School HOase Ras
OUTGROWN ITS IISEFUL NESS
says Mr. DapFeasup Superintendent Harris seRas
His Regrets "A Not Being Able 10 be Pra.
sent, and llls Best wishes.

Ii was a large alternative and ap-
preciatiVe audience that greeted Hen.
H. Garland Dupre, Speaker Of the
House of Representatives. of Louis
lana, and Prof. r. u. Hines, Of The
Louisiana State University, two ais
|tinguished speakers who came here
to lend their aid to the children of
this community to secure adequate
school facilities, Tuesday night.
Those present appreciated thatof all
subjects that have ever been discuss
ed in this Temple Of Justice, there
never was one that means more 10
the community at large than The 0ne
discussed at Tuesday nights meeting.
They appreciated the coming Of these
two gentlemen, to tell them of tbs
advantages of modern education of
education in general and TO ten
them what other communities are
doing for education, that their child
rem may grow equipped with some
thing that will enable them til fight
the battle Of life, competing with
the children oil other communities,
most Of which are now provided with
proper school facilities, Such as yon
need said Prof. Hines.
The audience was made up of people
of our city as well as of the rural dis
trict composing the school district.
Among them were some who possessed
no education and therefore
they were the more interested, be-
cause they know of the hardships
one has TO undergo handicapped with
illiteraey. These poor people want
schools right at home, free schools.
They cannot afford, like some wealthy
opponents of the FAX, to send their
children to colleges, on prigats
schools they have to depend on The
public school al home, and they want
that school efficient and thorough.
They want their children TO BE able
10 cope, ii after years, With Tbs
children of the rich man, Id the way
of education; and this they cannot
do unless they are afforded free 3D.
ucation.
The meeting was called to ordeE
by Superintendent G. ]. Thompson,
who in a short, we'll delivered talk,
stated the object Of the meeting.
He laid stress upon the Importance
lof this election 20 0pelousas and the
district, and pointed TO tic facb that
III no other section of the parish had
| q school tax been defeated; and 1
don't believe that our people shall be-.
found wanting. either we have
Invited two prominent gentlemen
said MIR. Thompson, to address you
tonight one b native of our paEisi
! and city, who gained bis foothold id
| the public schools of this city, and
1.-THE other who has spent twenty yeara
Iof his life in the educational work IL
this State. The first Is Speaker
Dupre, of the Louisiana House 81
Representatives, and the ether iii
Prof. &. i. Hines, of the Louisiana
Estate University. And let me say hi
passing, that We have one of ths
finest high schools in the State Is
Ipoint Of faculty and courses, but Ne
haven't the building room. During
1.-The last session The children of tAe
lOwer grades wefs able to attend 0nly
Ia half day, 30 that ali could attend z
Mr. Thompson introduced H
land Duprs, A gentleman We 8ll
] fell proud Of, said III. Thompson.
| MIR. Dupre, q son of Mrs, Marie &.
lDupre and Of the late Laurent Dupre,
lis d prominent factor ID State politics
and bis PEOPLE here naturally feel, a
said by MIR. Thompson, proud Of him
Il feel that / am discharging not only
Il pleasant duty, but b sacred duty,
when come To you and speak il be
| half of this special tax that you ars
to vote upon, in order that yoB maj
erect d modern high school til 0pe
lousas, said Mr. Dupre, II fee
proud that | am q prodact of thl
lpublic schools Of this town, and yoi
| have a right TO call on me To CONS
here and do whatever can III behal
+ Of lettering it's school facilities.
It is he who has IN the publiI
schools learned the duty of citizen