New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-05-21
TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

On Saturday next, May 2Sth,
! the Lafayette Industrial School
! will celebrate its tenth annivers-
airy which promises to be a gala
! occasion. The following resolu-
tons were adopted by the Board
OF Management of the lnstitu-
ton extending an invitation to
the people Of Louisiana TO be
present:
Whereas it is evident, not only
| in our State at large, but par
ilcn arly in the parishes of South
west Louisiana, that the first
decade Of the twentieth century
has been one Of remarkable de-
vefopment and progress. agricul-
tural, industrial, commercial and
educational; and
Whereas the people of the town
and parish Of Lafayette, centra.-
! ly located in this section, have
4 shoNn in a marked degree the
spirit of this development, both
through industrial and civic m
provements and especially
| through liberal stlf-imposed taxa
ton in support Of public educa-
lion, including the amount OF
nearly 100000 towards the es-
tablishment of a large State in
stitution of learning for South
west Louisiana; and
Whereas the said school, the
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
Institute, having made a success
full and creditable beginning dur
ing the first nine sessions of its
work, is now about to celebrate,
on Saturday, May %, the tenth
anniversary of the day on which
the foundation of its first builds
ing was begun; and
Whereas, recognizing that by
far the greater part of the pop
/ Glation Of this section Of the State
is composed of the descendants
and collateral relatives Of the
Acadian French people, whose
/ unique history. traditions and
character are Of such intrinsic in
terest as to deserve special atten-
ton and commemoration, it has
been planned that the program
of this celebration shall include
a dissertation upon this subject
by the eminent Louisiana histor-
an, Prof. Alcee Fortier, and ad-
dresses by Hon. J. Y. Sanders,
Govgnor of Louisiana. a resident
of this District, and Hon. Robert
r.. Broussard, himself a disting-
uished Acadian, the Representa-
tive in Congress from this District,
thereon be it
Resolved that we, the people Of
Lafayette, town and parish, in
mass meeting assembled and rep
resented, hereby cordially invite
our friends, neighbors and kins-
men Of the parishes of Southwest
Louisiana, as our fellow citizens OF
the whole State. to come to La
fayette ON this occasion and Join
in this celebration; and that we
especially invite all representa-
tives Of the families Of the exiled
Acadians, who, Notwithstanding
so many misfortunes and the ad-
adverse circumstances ol their
history, have yet proved so virile
and substantial in the essential
elements Of vigorous and virtuous
manhood, as to show forth the
progress and the brilliant pros
poets that are manifest in South
west today. And be it further
| Resolved that we also invite
and urge the attendance of the
members of the General Assembly,
now in session in Baton Rouge,
and, in particular, request the ap-
pointment by them Of an official
visiting committee, composed OF
seven members of the Senate and
fifteen members Of the House of
Representatives. to visit and in
spect our State institution OF
learning at this time. '.'+'