The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-21
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE
Commencement Program-Wireless
Demonstration-cat Dipping
Exhibition May 27-Winners
in Athletics.

The Commencement Exercises of
the Southwestern Industrial Institute
for the closing Of the present session
have been announced as follows:
Saturday, May %, 8 p. M, Annual
Joint Meeting Of the Attakapas and
Avatar Literary Societies, with De-
bate for the Julian Mouton Medal,
and the presentation of a portrait of
Colonel Gustave A. Breaux in con-
nectiOn with the donation of an an
nuity of one hundred dollars for the
Gustave Breaux Memorial Collection
for the library of the Industrial In
stitute, the gift of Mrs. Josephine M.
Breaux, of Princeton, N. ]. Sunday,
May 26, p. M, Commencement Ser
mon, Rev. A. F. Isenberg, Rector of
the Catholic church at Crowley, La,
vocal solo, Come Thou Fount", Mrs.
Anna Grant Miller, of New iberia.
Monday, May q, 10 a. M, Annual
Exhibit of the work of the Industrial
Institute in all departments, at which
a visit is expected from joint COM
mittee of the house of Representa-
tives and the Senate of the General
Assembly; 2;30 p. m., Annual Meet
ing of the Board of Trustees; 4:30
p. m. Game Of Indoor Baseball play
ed outdoors between Senior students
and the Faculty; $50 p. m. Girls
Gymnasium Glass Drill, front lawn;
1880 p. M, Annual Meeting of Alum
nj, Moss Hall; $3.50 p. m, Annual
Alumni Supper, Gordon Hotel, with
Mr. Louis LaCroix, 'O7, of Baton
Rouge, as Alumni Orator. Tuesday,
May %, 9 a. M, Exercises of Gradua-
ton; Valedictory by Miss Martha
Pellerin; Address to Graduates by
Col. John Dymond, Sr., State Senac
tor; presentation of Diplomas, Gov.
L. E. Hall.
After many delays Prof. ]. E. Ho-
gan, of the Department of Telegra-
ply and railroad service, has, with
the help of his students, succeeded
in installing his wireless telegraph
department, and Saturday for the
first time received messages from the
air from q number Of distant points
not clearly located as yet. One point
from which a number of messages
were intercepted was New Orleans,
which being so near and having
strong sending outfit makes a loud
clear impression at this distance. The
sending outfit will not be installed
here until after the Lafayette cleo
trio light and power plant changes
it's system from direct to alternating
current. A demonstration of the
wireless telegraphy work will be CIV
en- to the public on Monday, May q.
as a part of the Commencement ex-
ercises.
Especially for the interest and in
formation Of farmers demonstra-
tion Of dipping cattle will be given
on May q, at 10 a. M, by the Indus
trial Institute agriculture class under
Prof. ]. G. Lee, Jr. The concrete cat
tie dip has just ben completed by
boys of the workshop department un-
der Profs H. c. Bond and A. Wood
son.
Prof. J. C.. N. Krumtum, teacher. of
Latin in the Institute, completed the
work of his classes and left yesterday
forOklahoma, where he has a place
in the Summer Normal Faculty of the
Durant State Normal School.
Indoor base ball played outdoors,
has become the greatest athletic in
terest among the students since the
close of the track and general athlet
ic season. 1t seems to surpass the
real game
The bulletin giving complete in
formation as to the Summer Normal
School beginning here June 8, has
been sent out in response to the
largest number of inquiries ever
made for a summer term and larg-
er number of reservations of rooms
in the dormitories than ever before
also indicates an increased attend
ance at the Summer School, notwith |
standing the bad year and the high
water.
During the past week the Institute
Letter in athletics and special work
was awarded to the following stu
dents. Prof. c. j. McNaspy delivering
the letters to the successful candi-
dates at the morning hour on We'd
nesday: In Football, Aycock, Cap
tain. Lee, Buckley, Lowrey, Single
ton, Compton, Curley, F., Himel, Will
liams, Bourque, G. Bourque, U. Ber-
cegeay; Basket Ball, Bourcue, u,
Captain, Bourque, G., Singleton. Cal
do. Dalferes, R.; Base Ball. Curley, |
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