The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-11
The ASWELL CLUB.


The Aswell Club Of Ncw In.ria, d,
sires to iay before the people If ou
Parish. some reasons for the faith tha
is in them.
Why do we JOIN the Asweil Club
Why 60 to North Louisiana, when "
can get a man who we all agree Is
good business man, light ct home IL
New Orleans?
Why not stay with our friends ii
this three cotnered fight, and forge
what this State owes to Mr. ASwe1?
1t is not by chance that we hayt
cast Our lot with his. hut Is because ",
have memory, and 81: up and Oh
serve.
Who is this man AsNell who aspire
TO the highest Office within our gift
What has he done that W. shoilt
pause to listen? What docs he o!fe,
that should induce us to follow hi.
| flag?
These are questions hich have no
been answered in the columns of oul
local papers, and as they are real cues
tons to some of your readers. We seek
with Your permission through the col
| nmns of vonr able paper ihe privilege
| OF briefly review ng the life history 0,
our candidate.
DIR. James r. Asvell, l.. l.. u was
born on farm in Jack son Parish IN
1869 thow Is years Of age. Working
long hours on the farm 10 assist his
parents he only was afforded the OPP
portunity TO attend school, during !.
Summer term for about SIX weeks.
At sixteen he started on: Ia heW his
own WAY, with but little assistance.
from his father, barely enough to car
~ him through a Session at school III
Jackson Parish.
The next year he attended Arcadia
Coli re. working his way along ny
working IN store. AID livery sable
nights, ana SUNDAYS to pay board.
Next year this ambitious sou of our
State entered Peabody College, and
University Of Nashville taking degree
of A. Il ami A. Nj. Then to The Uui
versiiy Of Chicago for lost statiuate
work. Note that in six years, DR.. As
we'll obtained d. .rees of 4 b, A. Nj
and l.. J.. d., and that ne had as :.
start only eighty dollars, ard worked
his way through Without borrowing
a dollar or owing any money, and had
$l72 to his credit on fiji shi;.g.
HIS ve,y first earnings after leaving
school were invested in Ii home tor his
father and mother. which he snbse-
quently maintained, and provided for
them literally while they lived, per
sonallv ninIstering to their needs.
lie first organized school at Cal
houn. La, and citizens OF our town |
can vouch for the splendid success ac- |
.hieved in this fist venture, from Cal |
loun he went to the chair of English !
1t huston Industrial. believing il of |
cred opportunity for advaneemen',
greater than the Calhnun School afford |
ID.
The following year found him a
raining teacher at the State Normal,
nd the next year State institute Con
luctOr.
About this time he visited vat ious /
arts of Canada. and the United States, /
tudying school sy SIT ms. that we might |
'enefit by the knowledge thus gained. I
For four years following, we find
i'm III charge OF the Ruston Industr.-
l, which he built up from an attend
nee OF 200 to 100, and showed marked
bility in financing that successful in
titutlon.
RustOn people say that Dr. Aswell |
an get more return for the State for
dollar spent than any other man.
Unanimously elected 10 State super
ntendency OF Education; he served
nth such distinction. that our sister
tate OF Mississippi, sought TO take him
rom us, they offering him the Chan
of their State University.
This raised such protest from the
eachers OF the State of Louisiana, and
'Om friends of education here gener-
lily, that he promised to remain with
18th us, and being unanimously elect.
to his second term as state Superin-
,ndent of Education he continued
18th us at a financial loss to himself.
Believing that he was needed at
atchitOci.es, he resigned this position
} take charge OF the State Normal
Then the usual thing happened.
he school grew 50 rapidly that last
rm, they had TO advise girls wishing
enter that the town and the school !
ere actually unable TO accommodate,
'e heavy continuous increase of at
ndance. From tho above it is very |
'ideht that OF the three candidates,
e people OF our state owe very seri-
IS consideration to the claims of DR.
swell Much do We owe to this child
the hills. Much have we received
his hanGs.
For his native State he has toiled
at our backward schools might take
new life.
lionors, and emoluments offered by I
he's he has refused that among his
IN who neededshim he might devote
e great talents kindly nature gifted
m with.
For smaller salaries, and simpler IT,
s he has been content that those he
ed, and sought to uplift might
osper.
shall we prove ungratefnl?
May we ever forget that which no
done for us? In electing this man =
the people will we not be honor;no )
rse'ves, and benefiiing our State2 ,
When the great canal is COMPLETED !
1 Louisiana the gateway ia in tha )
'e"ght' VIII we not be justly proud {
tins child of our soi! who h.s o. {
II deserved? )
lear readers, if in reading this ,;Gs {
re comes to you an inspiration. and
etter realization Of what man NAV (
let us remember the source and how
en- ne deserves at our hands, and :
us bes'oW On ourselves the homo, {
privilege Of electing as orr pover-