New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-07-12
REPORT OF THE GRAND
JURY.


the 10Th judicial District
Court of Louisiana sitting IN
and for Iberia Parish, greet
ing:
We your Grand Jurors i'm
panelled and sworn to "
quire in and for your Parish be-
leave to submit to you this our
final report for the present crlm'
inal term of Court.
The Parish of Iberia is to be
congratulated for the spirit of its
law abiding citizens and the gen
eral absence of serious crimes.
! The observance of law and the
maintenance of order by the cit
liens in general is a reflection OF
a high order of civilization and
lofty type of citizenship. Great
credit is also due to the District
Judge, District Attorney, Sheriff
and his deputies for the impair
tial and fair enforcement of the
laws and the vigilence and as
siduity which characterize their
services. 1t is only by a strict
performance of duty coupled with
the sincereity and conscience and
spirit of fair play of these re
spertjve officers that this Grand
Jury is able to report such graf
flying conditions and progressive
results.
Much is due to the tact and
foresight and determination OF
the Court House officers in shap
ing the conditions of these pop
ular characteristics that spell
respect for law, raise law and
conscience above selfishness and
private interest.
This body takes great pleasure
in commenting the zeal and the
progressive spirit of Iberia s Po-
lice Jury in their efforts and at
tempt of developing a compre-
hensive, servic cable. scientific
good roads policy which the de
development of the resources of
this Parish so greatly needs and
hv which the life of the country
may be greatly improved and
hra,-h& alnCn-- annt act
familiarity with the modern
comforts and resources of pro-
gressive existence.
Model roads will be the surest
agency entering actively into the
solution of the much discussed
and complex question of back-to-
the-country. The greater faclll-
ties for transportation and unln-
terupted communication the
more agreeable the farmer life
becomes and instead of nature
and scenery and solitude becom-
ing a burden and oppression 1t
will be an incentive and an en-
cOuragement to higher social
country life and more business
like and profitable, scientific sys-
TEN of intense farming. With
bOuntiful nature surrounding the
farmer, ready access to all the
modern conveniences he will
again become, as he ought to be,
in the regular order of natural
things, the incorruptible monarch
of the land. !
Educational conditions of this
Parish seem to be fairly satisfac
tory. With better schOolhouses
superceding the relic of the an
tic shanty; with steady improve
ments Of the curriculum and the
elimination of obsolete discarded
educational methods with stricter
REGARD of the value and merit and
ability and efficiency of the teach
err, the public school system OF the
Parish has fair chance under
professional guidance, separated
from the virulence and preju-
dices of local politics to keep |
abreast of the progress necessary
to all public institutions if they
have to render the nee essary pub !
Tic services changed times and
periods impose. The American
public school system being con
sidered by the best authorities on
social and political problems, as
being the most important prop
ard support and protector of the
American Republic, the good
patriotic American citizen cannot
refrain from bestowing his best
attention and care to the main
tainance, development and pro-
lection of the efficiency of the
public school system whose prime
ipal function and performance
are the assimilation of the differ
ent races emigrating to our
shores and preparing the lives and
careers of those and their chill
dren for the duties and response
bilities of American citizenship.
Freedom or liberty, terms under
stood by the American voter and
freeholder, is merely a political
acquired by true and
thorough conception of The
inalienable rights of man and the
broad, impressive touch of uni
versal brotherhood, which can
best be infused and scared into the
child's life and character by our
public school that must always
live and thrive on the spirit and
sacrifice of those responsible for
the Constitution of the United
States.
After our investigation of the
ioi1 q nd ito pramisoc We find If in Il