St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-06-28


1 D., Church Point, La; Charlie
j Arthur Gardiner, NJ. D., Bristol
i La: Eugene H. Valet, A. B.
4 NJ. D.; New Orleans, La: Hon
Frederick J. Grace, Bato1
Rouge, La; Hon. John R. Hun
ter, Ii. B., Alexandria, La.
Joseph Villien. B. S., M. D.
New Orleans, La; Hon. Anthon!
W. Mulch, A. B., Ii. B., New
Iberia, La; E. Denegre Martin
M. D., New Orleans, La.
Mr.. A. L. Andrus, of this city
and an old boy of st. Charles
read the jubilee ode. The col
lege orchestra rendered severa
selections. -
Hon. Paul CapdeviIle, repre-
! senting Governor Luther E. Hal
and Lieutenant-G Governor Thomas
Barrett expressed the regret OF
| both the executive of Louisiana
and the lieutenant at not being
able to attend the celebrations
Of the diamond jubilee Of st.
Charles College. He also pre-.
sented an elegant and most beau
tiful loving cup, a gift of the
lieutenant and probable sue
cessor of Governor Hall, to the
President and faculty of St.
Charles, and expressing the best
wishes of Mr.. Barrett for the
success of the renowned college
of Grand Coteau.
Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation Harris paid high compli-
ments to the teachings of the
Jesuit Fathers. Although he
did not herald the project Of the
Jesuits, he had to admit that
they were the best professors in
the land and that their system
of educating could not be sur
passed. Mr.. Harris expressed
himself to the effect that he was
a firm believer in universal edu-
cation.
Bishop Van de Ven, the be-
loved Bishop of Alexandria, also
addressed the assemblage and
congratulated the Jesuits for the
fine record they had made in the
past. He, too, like Mr.. Harris,
paid a glowing tribute to the
Jesuit Fathers for their splendid
system of educating the sons of
our state. Their system did not
only train the minds of the boys,
but give the students an excel
lent moral training.
The President of ST. Charles,
Father M. A. Grace, who is
dearly loved by the entire COM
munity, and who is working in
cessantly to bring st. Charles
in the limelight as one of the
most famous educational instltu-
tions in the United States, in a.
few we'll chosen words thanked
the speakers for the kind words
they had said about his college,
and the people in general, for
their attendance and the inter-
est they took in the celebrations
of the seventy-fifth birthday Of
old St. Charles college.
Most of the college boys, ex-
cept the band, orchestra and
altar boys, took their departure
on Saturday, Grand Coteau was
really and truly a college town
on this day. The boys walked
around the sleepy village, in
small and large groups, singing
college songs and giving college
yells. They went from house to
house bidding goodbye to the
good people of Grand Coteau,
who always treat the college
boys in most hospitable man.
ner, and it should be added that
some of the college boys linger
ed a while as he would bid his
college girl good bye, reminding
her for the last time not to for
get his home address. Of course
the good priests were not aware
of this, but there is no college to
be found without pretty girls
around.
AS the train pulled into Sum
set the boys began telling their
plans for the coming season,
assuring the priests and pro-
fessors that they would be num-
bered among the two hundred
expected students next Septem-
Der. the citizens Of the town
were On hand To see the boys.
with college walks and college
talks take their departure for
their respective homes. All
aboard was greeted with a
smile which bespoke Of happi-
ness and sorrow at the same
time and as the train slowly
rolled out OF the little town, one
could see that the college boys.
who were leaving hated to tell
good bye to the fellows with
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