The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-04-06

of material help IN forwarding 'He
already under way for more
practical instruction in agriculture in
the. public schools, and should give
strong support to it.
Under the direction of intelligent
and scientifically trained farmers the
productiveness Of our lands would be
vastly increased, to the great enrich
ment and happiness of our entire peo-
ME. Farming is a most honorable and
useful occupation and it would be rem
dering a distinct service to the
commonwealth for this association to
actively exert it's influence toward the
establishment of agricultural high
schools. and in other helpful ways to
promote the development of the agrl-
cultural and industrial interests OF the
state. Being thoroughly imbued with
the necessity for positive action In
this direction on our part, | recon-
mend as a first step that this body
adopt a strong set of resolutions COW
| ering the subject, and instruct the sec
rotary to present a certified copy OF
| these resolutions to the State Board
| of Education. the next General Assem-
| bly,, and the press of the state.
In this same connection the follow
ing excerpts from a circular letter re-
Gently sem out from the Business
Mems League of New Orleans, fur,
nishes food for serious thought:
I'm Louisiana we produce a greater
variety Of products than any other
state in the Union. Our natural gas
oil. sulphur, and salt fields are won
ders of the world. We have cotton
sugar, tropicals fruits, lumber, fish
and other widely diversified products
in abundance to sell. Navigable wa
terways connect most of the parishe.
with the Mississippi river, which il
urn out to be the greatest highway OF
earth. IF the citizens of Louisian;
do not take advantage of their position
and opportunity others will, and in tn
course of a few years the dOminan
business factors will include a yer,
,arge percentage Of men who will hav'
; come to Louisiana eau VIC are to
r ,low to make the most OF the CON
r mon opportunity"
!, IN the work Of fostering public ei
~ucation and improving the physica
, condition and surroundings of s2hot
! children in Louisiana the highes
f praise is due the women of our STATE
. Impelled by the nobler instincts the
are giving cheerful and effectual al
for the general betterment of tn
k schools. I was strongly impresse
/ with the wide extent and great pra
tical value of their services in tn
field of activity, during the Tenth a
ton of Women's Clubs held in m
home town last week. 1t was very i
8 teresting to learn of the tangib
4 things done, and the mea beiI
" used, by club women for the be
y efit of the child in and out Of Il
school . The information was give
# in the form of reports made by stan
ing committees on art, ~civics, educ
ton, and sanitation, and these repor
were most Illuminating and edifyi1
and left no doubt that our noble "
"a men, as individuals and by their COZ
" bined efforts, were exerting a IRENE
~ dous influence for good throughout t
10 length and breadth of the land.
Of There is a beautiful legend that
Is creations dawn an angel came doy
r. to earth, seeking something to ia
Of back with it to Heaven. 1t return
with a bouquet of flowers. a bah.
smile and a mothers love. When
ne reached the pearly gates of Paradi
We again the flowers had withered. t
in baby's smile had vanished, but t
u mothers love was found to be
ed sweet and pure as the waters Il
he flowed by the heavenly throne, a
ly all the angels exclaimed: There
be nothing pure enough for Heaven /
re a mothers love-"
Sc Surely it is "a mothers love" that
w a guiding spirit in the ~self-sacriici
be labors Of the women Of our count