The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-14
| INDUSTRIAL
INSTITUTE.
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Ninth Session Opens Tomorrow
Faculty and Students Arriving
on Every Train.
TWO NEW BUILDINGS ERECTED
DORMITORIES IMPROVED.
Special Teacher of Agriculture-NeW
Teachers-Course Of Study is
:. Well Graded.

The Faculty and students of the
Industrial Institute are arriving on
every train for the opening of the
ninth session tomorrow. A larger
number than ever before have en-
an increased attendance is expected.
The matrons of the dormitories, Mrs.
E. F. Baker and Miss Anna Foules,
reached here one week ago and have
their respective buildings in readi-
nessto receive occupants. Both dor
mitories have had material improve
ments made in them since the close
of last. session; in the young mems
building there has been installed, a
complete sanitary lavatory and show
er bath system, with lockers for the
members Of the athletic club, while
in the young ladies' building there
has been installed a complete system
of steam heat to replace the clumsy
and dangerous stoves that had been
used previously. There has also
been erected on the grounds two new
buildings. large frame barn to re-
place the shacks that had been used
for storing the hay and farm pro-
ducts, and q large two-story brick
arts and crafts building which will
contoin the entire mechanical deN
partment of the Institute and also
a number Of class rooms that will be
used largely by the agricultural de-
partment. The agricultural work of
the school has been enlarged and
placed upon a more solid foundation
special instructor having been en-
ployed to devote his entire time to
the conducting Of this department,
and he will be assisted by the forces
Of the United States Demonstration
Farm already located on the Insti1
tute grounds, which farm is operated
by a practical farmer, Mr.. c. N.
Thibodaux, who makes both farm and
truck crops. supplying the dormito-
ries at price Of Is per cent below
the market price Of the vegetables
used. This farm and garden is su.
pervised by District Agent L. E. Per.
rim, of the U. s. Bureau Of Plant In.
dustry, who visits it two or three
times a month. Now in addition to
these agricultural activities on the
grounds the new instructor, Mr.. J.
G. Lee, Jr., will give both classroom
and practical direction to the young
men In the actual raising of farm
and truck crops and the students
themselves will produce farm and
truck crops under his direction. Mr..
Lee Is a nephew Of former Commis
sioner Of Agriculture, ]. G. Lee, and
is graduate of the agricultural
course of the Louisiana State Uni
versity, where he afterwards served
several years as an assistant in the
work Of the Agricultural experiment
station there.
Among the other new teachers are
Mrs. F. c. Farinholt, of Asheville, N.
c., teacher of history, Miss Eliza B.
Richardson, Of Greensboro, N. c.,
teacher Of Home Economics, and
Miss Louise More, of Richmond, KY,
associate teacher of English. These
new members increase. the number
and strength of the Faculty and
make it possible for the Institute to
give a much fuller and stronger
course than ever before. The prin-
cipal course of study is now well
graded and gives students who wish
to take college course later not less
than fiften Carnegie units" and u.s.
ually eighteen such units" for their
entrance into the higher work of the
college and university. The outlook
this session is for larger number of
young ladies than ever before, as
there are now much better facilities
for taking care of them and, although
there is no normal school attach
ment to the school, the Institute
graduates easily obtain first grade
certificates after taking special
courses Of study in the pedagogic
subjects required by the State for
teachers licenses. A large number
of the Institutes graduates are at
present teaching in the public schools
throughout the State, holding first