New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-10
INTERESTING LETTER.

protner-ln-laW VINO sometime ago
gave up his position as principal
of the Belle Place School to serve
Uncle Sam in the Navy, and he is
now taking the radio course at
Cambridge, Mass:
" After our work comes play.
SO, having told you of our work,
4 shall now endeavor to give you
an idea of what we do when our
work is done, and why the four
Months spent here seem so short.
y First, there is the ever present
Y. NJ. c. A. hut with it's inviting
triangle, right on the side of the
campus between Longdell Hall
and Pierce Hall. We have end
less lines of writing tables fur
nished with writing material, and
here we write our letters home.
Between classes we go there 10
rest and read or study. We buy
cigarettes and tobacco at reduced
rates. Some of us awaken too
late for "show'' in the morning,
so we 60 there and buy milk,
sandwiches, etc. at five cents.
Mrs. Gulick, the wife of the pro-
fessor Of Greek at Harvard Uni
versity. has charge of this place.
Her radiant. affec Tomato smile as
she hurries hither and thither in
the hut. always doing something
for her "'boys," lightens many a
heavy heart, for though away
from home we are not alone. She
is our mother, and though she has
five thousand boys, she has al
ways word Of greeting and q
motherly smile for each of us.
There are many ladies who work
in the canteen for it takes many
to hand us candy, and ice cream
cones, and stamps. But this not
all the Y does for us. Every
Thursday and Sunday there are
"movies there and every Thurs
day night is the grand vaudeville
show. Ladies and gentlemen from
everywhere play for us and enter
tainment is also furnished BY
local talent from the ranks and
quite talented some prove to be.
We are likely to have anything
from hyponotists to acrobats, and
there are always surprises in
store for 10.
We also have banking facilities
at the hut. There we may cash
checks, purchase or cash money
orders, or deposit money though
dare say the latter case is IN
the minority with Us.
Another source Of pleasure fur
nished by the Y. M. G. A. is the
weekend sightseeing parties.
Every Saturday afternoon q par
ty goes on q trip through Cam.
bridge, visiting Longfellow house,
the Village Blacksmith home,
Longfellow Park, Washington
Elm, and the old church which
was used by the Continental
troops under Washington as al
headquarters. Miss Alice Long
fellow generally takes the boys
through the house herself and tells
many interesting things about
her father. OF course. these things
were Of especial interest to me,
who am from Gods own country,
The Land Of Evangeline. Every
saturday afternoon there is also
q tour Of Historic Boston. visiting
The Old State House, the Capitol
Building, the site Of the Boston
Massacre, the,site Of "The Boston
Tee Party" Cops Hill Burial
Ground. Old North Church, Old
South church where we see relics
Of the Colonial days among which
is some ..Tea Party, " tea. Fanieul
Hall. the site Of the Tes- Party,
though it is now far in town. that
part OF the harbor having beenI
filled in. and Paul Revere's house.
One OF the most interesting things
on this tour is 1eading the
epitaphs on the tomb stones. Que
I remember read:
Tread all We as Won pass by.
AS YOU are now, 80 once was i;
As / now am so you shall be,
Prepare for Death and follow
me-"
Dyery other Sunday there is
WONDERFUL Stuff
LIFT OUT Y0Un c0RnS !