The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-30
INDUSTRIAL IN /
ST|TUTE NOTES.
PreIiminaries April and 3-Pres.
Stephens to Attend State Teach
ers Association.
SUMMER NORMAL BEGINS IN Ia
FAYETTE ON MAY 81.
All Arrangements Made for Athletic
Oratorical and Musical Meet April
24-SpeciaI Trains.

The preliminarieS for chOOSlnsNep-
| resentatives for this school on Fias9A
Day, will be held next Friday,
April ,, at 3:45 p. m., and Saturday.
April 3, at l0:30 a. m.
Contestants IS years old or over
viii start on the scratch. Contestants
who have won first place in any event
in a previous Field Day will be placed
in a class one year older than their
actual age, even though this neces-
states their starting behind the
scratch.
The following are the events in the
order in which they will be held:
Friday 3:45 p. m.
Handicaps allowed.
/. 100 Yards Dash-17 years, l
foot; l6 years, feet; 10 years, feet.
2. Discus Throw-17 years, inch
es; 16 years, y inches; Is years, IS
inches.
3. $50 Yards Run-17 years,
yards; 16 years, 6 yards; Is years,
yards.
4. Pole Vault-17 years. 2 inches;
Is years, inches; Is years inches.
5. 220 Yards Dash-17 years, 1-2
yard; 16 years, yard Is years. 1-2
yards.
6. 120 Yards Hurdles-17 years, f-2
yard; Is years, 1 yard; Is years, IL
yards.
6. 440 Yards Dash-17 years, 2.
yards; Is years, 4 yards; Is years,
6 yards.
Saturday, April 8, 10:3o a. m.
Handicaps allowed.
1, 220 Yards Hurdles-17 years, IL
yard; 16 years, l yard; Is years 1-2
yards
2. High Jump-17 years, inch; 16
years, 2 inches; Is years inches.
3. Mile Run-17 years, yards; 16
years, yards; Is years, II yards
4. Broad Jump.-17 years, inches
16 years, inches; Is years, 6 inches.
5. Short Put-17 years, 3 inches;
16 years, inches; Is years, inches.
6. Relay Race.
Z. Standing Broad Jump
No contestant will be allowed to
enter more than four events.
DIR. r. A. Chapman, of New YorkCity
was visitor to Dr. E. l.. Stephens at
the Institute for two days last week.
President E. l.. Stephens, of the In
1ustrial Institute, and several men,
oers of his faculty will join the party
Of teachers leaving Lafayette on We'd
lesday evening for the convention of
he State Teachers Association, to be
leld in Alexandria April 1, and 3.
Governor Sanders has appointed DR..
p. l.. Stephens as a delegate to the
on Child Labor to be held
n New Orleans, March 49, 80 and
Il.
Announcements have been made
rom Baton Rouge by State Superinten
lent Harris that the Summer Nor
nal School to be held in Lafayette will
'egin Monday, May 81, and will be
'pen to teachers and those desiring to
'ecOme teachers. AS there are many
advantages offered to those who come
is expected that there will be several
hundred teachers and prospective
eachers in attendance.
All arrangements for the big athletic.
ratOrical and musical meet to be hello
ere April "a, are rapidly going ahead.
he Southern Pacific Railway, through
,eneral Passenger Agent Parsons, has
greed definitely to make a round trip
ate to Lafayette from all Louisiana
oints on its line for one fare and, bet
er than that, they will run two spec
al trains to take the crowd home that
light after the oratorical contest, leay-
ng Lafayette for Vinton on the west
nd Morgan City on the east at 11:15
I. m. This is the best arrangement
hat has ever been obtained for this
nnual occasion, and it is expected
hat it will bring thousands Of people
D witness the meet
The new grand stand was complet-
d last week by the boys in the work
hop and will afford ample accommo
alton for all the ladies who come.