The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-24
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE

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Closing Exercises Of Eleventh Ses
sion-speeiaI Features and Pro-
eram-FIrst Annual Out.
The Southwestern Industrial Insti
tute belongs to the people Of the
State of Louisiana, and with specia
emphasis, Of course, to the people ol
Lafayette, town and parish, who are
nearest to it and have done so much
Tor it. All are reminded therefore
that the closing exercises of the
eleventh session begins this week
and that the public does not need
any special invitation to go see its
own affairs. The graduates of each
year usually send out special engrav.
ed invitations to their personal
friends, but all the students and Fac.
ulty want it distinctly understood
that everybody is invited and will be
welcome.
Special features of the exercises
this year are as follows: Saturday
night, May 25, Mr.. James Bailey and
Miss Dorothy Gagne will debate for
the "Attakapas" against Messrs.
Harry c. Curley and Sam Lyons for
the "Avatar" on the question of the
Initiative, Referendum and Recall;
and Mr. John L. Kennedy, of the La
fayette Bar. will present to the In
stitute Library, on behalf of Mrsk
sJosephine M. Breaux, of Princeton,
N. j., a splendid portrait of her hus-
band, the late Colonel Gustave Ar
vilien Breaux. Rev. Father Anthony
F. Isenberg, Rector of st. Michael's
Catholic Church, of Crowley, will
deliver the annual Commencement
Sermon at p. m, Sunday, 26th.
Mrs. Anna Grant Miller, of New
Iberia, will sing Come Thou Fount'
and Mrs. Vavasseur Mouton, of Lafa-
yette, will sing Ave Maria" from
Cavalleria, accompanied by Miss Pa
ola Mouton. Monday will be exhibit
day. Farmers are especially invited
to witness a demonstration of the
dipping of cattle in the new concrete
dipping vat made by students, 10 a.
m. At the same time the public will
be given q chance to hear messages
shooting through the air for some
several hundred miles over land and
sea-as captured by the wireless re-
ceiving station Just connected up last
week by the Telegraphy Department.
All other departments will exhibit at
sane time. Girls Gymnasium Glass !
win drill (for laides only, That ev-
ening at 4:30 Senior students will
play the Faculty . game Of indoor
(outdoors), and at $3.50 al
Girls Gymnasium class drill will be |
given on the front lawn. Tuesday
morning at nine O'Clock sharp the i
graduation exercises win be held. |
There win boz a. graduates IN the
regular four-years course for the
prseent session, and two others
Ms Sallie Buchanan Of Lafayette, |
md MI. Julian Kahn. Of Rayne) will
receive diplomas earned last session
It the end Of the Summer School
'erm. Ard there win b 80 students
% receive certificates for completion
II the twoyears courss Of the Com
nercial and stenography depart
nint.
fL'ACADIEN." the first edition Of
N Annual gotten out by Institute
'tudents. u out and on sale, q very
handsome pictorial record Of the In
'titute's attendance during the SEES
ion. It 10 dedicated to Mr.. Robert
Martin. the legislative founder OF the
chool. A Roster Of the Alumni il
'lso published this week. and on sale
t 10 cents each. neat booklet, Civ
Nc names. addresses, occupations,
nd other interesting data about the
Members Of the Alumni. The Presi-
ent's Biennial Report is also out
nd on the deslA Of the Legislators
Baton Rouge.