New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-04

y When in the exercise of public
duties. officials perform act
, which result in the welfare of thu
, Parish; without assuming undue
praise. yet may they express theil
appreciation as they did Thurs
day in instructing the Secretar!
to inscribe on the minutes letter
received from Miss Thelma
French. the talented young
daughter of our fellow citizen
MIR. Walter French, who has just
been awarded the highest honor
by the State Normal School at
Natchitoches; and to also record
that Mr.. Floyd Calhoun had also
been honored in like manner by
the Louisiana State University :
while Miss Yvonne Arnandez had
wolthilv represented Iberia Par
ish at the Southwestern Louisi-
ana Industrial Institute at La
fayette These three bright peo-
pie are all benefciaries filling
scholarships maintained with pub
lie funds at the institutions
named and have done honor to
! their Parish of which they may
we'll be proud. In order that our
readers may judge the talents of
Miss French, We reproduce her
letter to the Police Jury and hope
that its sentiments may be adopt
ed by her successor and be an
lnducement to her to strive to at
tain the same high standard es-
tablished by Miss French:
Natchitoches, La, June "A. II.
Police Jury of Iberia Parish, New
Iberia. La:
My dear sirs:
1t has come into my power
to prove to YOU, in meas
ure, that | am not unappreciative
of the great benefits you have
showered on me since, a little
more than year ago, | was sent
here on scholarship by you. Al
ways remembering your kindness
to me | have at all times spurred
myself on to achieve higher
things in order that | might be a
credit to you, my Parish, my |
friends. and my school. At diff |
ferent intervals l have received |
rewards for my endeavors which
Were all the more pleasurable to /
me because | thought that these
rewards might express to you
that | was not unappreciative Of |
the opportunity you had given
me. To-day the supreme reward
came to me, the browning glory
Of it all. | was elected faculty
representative. the highest honor
conferred in this institution.
Each term the faculty chooses
from all abe members of the grad
uating class one person, whom,
it thinks, represents most nearly
its ideal of teacher. one who
has proven herself to be a dill
gent student, person of great
est native ability and one who
has shown by work in the institu-
ton that she will do her best
when she goes out into the State.
l tell YOU these things that you
may know what this honor means
and not in selfpraise, for these
were Mr.. Roy's own words when
he made the announcement of the
faculty's decision to-day.
There are some things that can
not be paid back in money. What
We have received from others
must and can only be paid back
in like coin. I owe this higher
education, which possess to-day,
to you. I owe this happiness to
you. | owe my ideals. ambitions,
aspirations to you. The only way
[ can ever repay you is by help
l''g c;hers to higher education, to
happiness, to higher ideals, am
aspirations and to better
citizenship. With this thought
in my mind, l am about to go
forth into the State as teacher
and l sincerely trust that when
other things call my mind from
its duty to pleasure this thought
will serve to remind me of the
happy debt | owe my Parish and
will call me back to my work.
Sincerely yours,
THELMA FRENCH.
A lame back or shoulder puts