The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-06-11
DUBO|N SCHOOL.

with unttrtnu elliott wi the pa,t :
4 teacher and rurtis tnwntd comrl. tin,
the work H. mapped out IN The Stat,
! { Course Of study y Duho,n chool ken
On "the even tenor ut its Wv to III
II u vt Ma, when this was elected
| lRut had II not been ~, the aca,ti.s
10 operation, tttat tnlel,iest Yer. i,
all work. let alone school work. on
task, ! Judge, Won 4 not have been 8,
profitable ur pleasant Patrons an
pupils we're a'ways read, tn rrsuon,
ercullraptng'y to Whatever school
PROF Ct We might suggest Or propose
and never N any time were we dis
c0uragrd Or deferred ~ our plans
To Mrs Duboiu, The ever pon,
friend vt the school. and of The teach
ets, We are especially ind .hted 10
many acts II Kindness. one Of which
was the offer Of premiums TO thus,
pupils making highest nv rage i,
scholarship, department, aud attend
anre. The names Of the ones who nj
tanned This distinction are ns follows
Adrienne nennison.
AuLusle Rodrisues
Emma Rerp
Pauline Ro lrigues
Eunice Berg.
Nellie Clark.
eonie Desl.a ttes.
Wilson Iruvier
Auguste Broussard
TO Mrs Rud,igues, Of the "Wa,s
and Means tomn,itlee. We are most
thankful to Mrs. Alexander, for her
liner, ct shown Ivy occasional visits To
the school many others for thei,
he pinlness-I feel sure in saving.
that every patron is friend of TIL.
school
For several weeks, our cogitations
had been many and varied, oyer u
program FIR closing day; but thes.
were brought to fun stop Nv the
children clamn,iug for School Picnic.
This we agreed 10, aud that it would
have ~ I've on Saturday, providing the
Weather Committee COMET " should
be willing, 50 after much making.
baking aud stirring on Friday. we
sailed forth with delicious ,lainties in
our well-tilled baskets. climbed into
wagons bright and ea,lv Saturday
morning driving lazi'y along in true
Picnic st,l eli Iaying the morning
breeze and everything else in sight or
sound After long lanes, with many
A turn in thrm, we at last reached
The Godc' aux Plantation. y Its u
,nerous cottages like those found in
most Southern Plantations emhover-
ea in grand. old trees and foliage its
many work shops telling of various in
lustries we had to rub our eyes, in OF
ierto make sure whether we were on
or entering some village,
but the long lines, or rows 1T green
ribboncd cane and the men call white
men In their broad b,immed sunhats
-ploughing, u. gatived the idea OF Il
village. Such up-to-d te me hods
'ueb thrift. such neatness, such sere-
J ~. surh an afr Of repose in work y
lay life. The quiet and serenity Of
:e landscape WIS reflected in every
hing aud everyl . ly-the stiffness
, oxen by nothing save the whirr ul
1T wheels trailing af e. some smuk,
locomotive passing thro' tie place
The children went hy here siari, r
heir school songs. one of vi irb, 9Th.
Army and the Navy, forever" WIS
istrned to by the pioughmen, as the
eaned on their plows, nm il the last
chtes Of he Sung died away A bit |
dfther down We came to the Canal |
whose water too flowed smoothly and |
oiselessly and where The woods bord |
ring on either side seem d to Wits
er, but merriment WAS the order of |
he day, and right here, the children
merged from the wagons and gave
themselves up, unres.rvedly. to met
making.
Long remembered will be our School
icnic as one Of the play days of ex
'tence. MI. G.,