New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-04
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| Dlo tOu CNcr IctuIA W aSOut
home town after a delightful visit
TO some of your near neighbors
and find all the houses and shops
and public buildings beautifully
decorated, flags flying, banners
waving, all the school children
marching and singing and dane.
ing INC doubt for their twink
ling feet seemed 10 keep time to
music of their own. The Opera
House crowded to the curbstone.
Orators telling all about the ad-
mission of this scrap of the orig
inal Louisiana as a State. Then
the whole population (as it
seemed) singing patriotic songs,
ending with MY Country Tis Of
Thee" so the whole atmosphere
was electrical with patriotism. It
was very gratifying, we had that
experience OH Tuesday last.
Having visited in the morning.
tina, very interesting institution,
the Industrial School at Lafay-
cite, the old wound of regret, that
New Iberia could not have been
public spirited enough to have Sc
cured such a prize was reopened.
But our sister town, where i'm
mediate, personal profit, can be
merged into civic pride and fu-
Iure prosperity, richly deserved
her success.
The grounds are extensive, be-
ing laid out with an eye for the
beautiful as well as practical re-
suits. The commodious buildings
are a good illustration of excellent
ventilation, sanitation, etc. Every
department. seemed to be work
ing smoothly and busly, like the
polished gasoline engine $50 h. p
| think (have | put in horse or
two more than the team calls for?
The carpenters department is
making furniture of the Mission
pattern very successfully, would
it not be proper thing for ali
the merchants to patrCnize our
own fine lndustr al Institute, even
if it is a few miles removed from
our Post Office corner. The sew
ing rooms were presided over by
a sweet smiling gentle woman
who instructed her happy girls in
such a pleasant tone and manner,
hhey all seemd to love their pref
ty embroidery and fine stitching
from agreeable surroundings.
The cooking department would
satisfy the. requirements of any
hood sh1.s19 eper, we looked into.
every separate bowl and peE il
which good things were being
made, and found that the rules
used and the methods employed
were just what the most capable
of housekeepcrs would use if
their cooks had only the requisite
grey matter. :
The gymnasium, on the upper
floor with a glorious outlook over
the leafy avenues and cultivated
fields and gardens, is complete
department under the care OF
Miss McLauren. a sister and
dainty small addition of a teacher
who was with us a number Of
years and who has many friends
here still.
The evolutiOns were admirable
and planned to exercise every
muscle in the human frame. Ii
these young girls are. not grace
full and well posed it is not the
fault Of Ettle Miss McLaurin. We
did not catch Ito remember) the
names Of many of the teachers,
but their bright happy intelligent
faces, and enthusiastic interest
in their work we cannot for
get. The stenographic department
was well patronized by young men
and maidens. The telegraphy
rooms contained a number Of in
struments. The wireless systems
we understand is soon to be in
tailed. A very surprising Incl
dent occurred. A lady of our
party in passing put her dainty
fingers upon the instrument, the
professor reading her question
answered promptly. AS there
was no one among us whose cir
cumstances led her further away
rom the need to learn profess
sional skill, it seemed beautiful
thing that one should learn to
handle only for pleasure, this IN
tricate instrument that compells
the lightning to- obedient servi-
tude. The arrangement of this
excellent institution seems fine.
The President, Mr.. Stephens, not
only has the management Of the
whole school, but seems to keep
his hand upon the pulse Of every
separate department, to detect
the slightest evidence Of any de-
rangement. This being the 3Otn
of April, the school was to cele-
brate the statehood of Louisiana