The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-31

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Laurie. In response to . delighted
encore she sang my Old Kentucky
Home.
The presentation Of medals then
took place. being presented by
Messrs. Richard Colbert, of Gibbs
land. and 8. T. Ward, of Leesville
members Of the Board Of Trustees Of
the Institute.
The First National Bank gold medal
for the most proficient student In the
Commercial Department was won by
Frank Reeves with a grade of 89.5
The next highest was Joseph Motty,
S6.9.
The Julian Mouton gold medal for
the best individual debater was won
by James Bailey in the annual de-
bate. Miss Hilda Rosenfield won the
gold medal for best in instrumental
music given by DR.. A. r. Trahan.
The Grow Girard gold medal for the
highest average in the Senior class
was won by Edward Lacour with a
record of 92.2. The next highest was
Miss Martha Pellerin 88.5.
DR.. Stephens then announced with
appreciative Acknowledgement a gift
to the school of the Messages and
Papers of the Presidents by Patrick
Mouton Also the gift of an annuity
of 500 from Mrs Josephine Breaux
of Princeton, N. j., to purchase books
for the library to be known as the
Breaux collection.
He stated that Edward Lacour had
been appointed to the Naval Academy
at Annapolis and that Roy Dalferes
had received appointment to the U.
S. Military Academy at West Point.
The Alumni had made voluntary
contribution Of $11O at their meeting
the previous evening for their schol-
arship fund and would be able to
help two students at the coming ses-
sion. The Woman's Club of Lafay-
cite and the State Federation of
Clubs each had given scholarships to
the school. Samuel Carruthers who
had been given 800 by the Woman's
Club to assist him in the Institute
had finished and then gone to the
State University, after which he had
gone to work, and that morning had
just sent him a registered letter re-
turning to the Woman's Club the
500 they had given him.
At this point Mr.. Hogan in charge
Of the Telegraphy department
brought in the following message
which he had just received at the In
stitute wireless station which DR..
Stephens read: 3
New Orleans, La, May %, 1912.
e. L. Stephens,
President 8. L. l. l.,
Lafayette. La.
The Progressive Union congratu-
lates you and the Industrials Insti-
tute upon the instalIatioa q your
WIFsaess Service Department ~ .
part Of your educational system. The
Titanic disaster resulting in mnking
1t obligatory to have ship W1rslGss
Operators on duty at al hstlrss win
make heavy demand for 6hcA opes1-
tors The chance for instfnctioA In
Wireless Telegraphy thus Afforded BY
your institution constitutes most I'm
portant adjunct to Wireless service at
very opportune time, and 1t il in
line with modern progress. You are
to be felicitated upon 20 quickly see
Ing and seixing upon this method of
placing your institution in position to
be Of practical assistance to com
merce and travel.
Yours 10 the first school Of its
kind to create this eminently practi-
cal. useful and necessary Department
and you deserve success in proper
tion to your enterprise and efficiency.
Yours very truly,
N. o. PROGRESSIVE UNION,
NJ. b. IRRELEVANT,
Secretary-Manager.
Col. Dymond presented certificates
and diplomas to the following stu
dents In brief but entertaining way:
Certificates, Commercial-Randolph
J. Abshire, Louis U. Bagarry, Lionel
Delcambre, Ophe Foreman, Ulysse
Haydel. Anatole T. Landry. Joseph d.
Motty, Silas D. Ponder. Jr., Frank
J. Reeves.
Stenography-Violet e. Bollinger,
James Morgan Byrd. Elodias e. MI
gues, Lola Eleanor Pitre. Patrick Lee
Thompson, Nora Theresa Tierney,
May Dele TRAY.
Diplomas, Academic Industrial
Course Roy Everett Aycock, Halle
May Bibbins, May Antoinette Brown.