St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-15
ST. CHARLES TO INSTALL
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
Grand Goteau College Will Educate
Boys in Art of Scientifically
Tilling the Soil

It is reported that st. Charles
College has definitely decided to
install an agricultural department.
For the past several years Rev.
Father M. A. Grace, the esteemed
president of that famous institu-
ton, has been considering the ad-
visibility of opening up the col
lege to those who are desirous Of
becoming scientific farmers.
The st. Charles College Alumni
Association, at its ansual meeting
in Grand Coteau in June, decided
to investigate the matter and read
lily appointed a committee to see
whether the funds for the opera
tion of this department could not
be made available.
The committee appointed at the
June meeting of the association met
at Lafayette on last Sunday and it
is stated that several hundred dol
lars has already been raised, E.
M. Boagni, of this city having
pledged six hundred dollaHs, paya-
BILE annually for three years, to the
cause Marshall Billeaud, of
Broussard. followed Mr.. Boagni's
example and readily pledged a like.
amount. It is understood that sew
eral other prominent members of
the association have pledged
amounts varying from fifty dollars
up.
The good fathers Of the Grand
Coteau College realize that the col
lege can accomplish much for
Louisiana by assisting ambitious
boys to learn the art of tilling the
soil scientifically and profitably and
for that reason did not hesitate to
approve Of the action of the alumni
association.
The department, will in all prob
abilities, be opened at the same
time the college boys return to
their duties during the next school
term.
If st. Landry were to establish
department of ariculture. like the
enc soon to be opened by the Grand
Coteau it would call for an outlay of
at least sf500Oo. Thus ST. Charles,
with its, corp of splendid profess
ars is doing a great thing for the
betterment of agricultural condi-
tions in st. Landry.
Grand Coteau. July f2.-0n Sun
day last Rev. N. A. Grace, S. J..
President of the st. Charles College.
of Grand Coteau, went to Lafayette
as an ex-efficio member of the
committee of five selected by the
President of the Alumni Associa-
ton Of st. Charles. to see to the
ways and means of raising two
thousand dollars a year for three
years to help finance the Agricul-
turaI Department, which the Co..
lege authorities are anxious to es-
tablish in the near future.
The following gentlemen gra-
ciously served on the committee.
Mr.. E. M. Boagni, chairman, Ope-
lousas.
Mr.. M. Billeaud, Broussard.
Mr.. O. Broussard, Rayne.
Mr.. J. Colonb, Lafayette.
Mr.. F. Dimmick, Shuteston.
Father Grace reported very en-
thusiastic conference. The COM
mittee has agreed to put up out Of
their own funds $4,000 a year for
three consecutive years. The fol-
lowing plan to raise the other
si500.OO a year was agreed upon.
Thirty members Of the Alumni are
to be asked to guarantee. fifty dol
lars a year for three fears.
A form Of guarantee will be
drown up and this they will be
asked to sign. They will be at lib
erty to get the Alumni and the
friends of the College in their re-
spective sections to help them.
Everything points to the in1medi-
ate raising of the funds and to the
early opening of the department
The College feels that st. Lam
dry and the adjacent parishes will
welcome this new department of
old st. Charles with great accla--
nation. Back te the farm is the
cry not only of the Catholic Church
but also of our own Pelican State.
Such department will go far 10
solving the difficulty so many Of
our boys encounter when finishing
up college. The courses will be SO
shaped that our boys will not only
take in book knowledge, but also
and especially a practical working
knowledge of the farm.
CORRECTION SCHOOL BOARD
MINUTES