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PUIBLISHED T.WICE-A.WEEK, Tuesday and Friday Morningrs, ONLY -i.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARIEH OF LAFAYETTE. -
VOLUME XLVIII. LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1912. NUMBER 34.
FOOT BALL.
hnstitute Team Defeats Loyola Col
lege Saturday by a Score
of 39 to 0.
Saturday the Lafayette Institute
football team defeated Loyola Col
Jege team, of New O:'leans,, 39 to 0.
The game excited great interest and
the following stars may be mention
ed: Lafayette-Alleman, Lee, Single
ton, Jagou, Roy, Guerniere, Denbo.
Loyola-Galety, Messier, Killeen,
P]rederichs, Stouz. Captains: Lafay
ette, Lee; Loyola, Kileen. Referee
C. J. McNaspy (Institute). Umpire
Harold Demanade. Head linesman
Coron Ball (Loyola).
Our stock of Wilson hot blast heat
ers is complete, none better.-Denbo
-& Nicholson Co., Ltd.
Robbed intoxicated Man.
Chief Chargois arrested H. A.
Witchman, of Summit, Miss., Friday
morning for robbing an intoxicated
man at the depot. Ten dollars were
recovered on the prisoner. He was
jailed to await action of the grand
jury.
One dozen visiting cards for 2b
seats, 2 dozen for 36 cents, either
seript or old English. Give us your 1
Notice.
Lafayette, La., Oct. 26, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that I have
this day made application to the City I
Council to open and conduct a sa
loon or bar room for white in that
aertain building fronting on Madison
street, located at the corner of Mad
Lon and Main streets, on lot No. 60
of the Old Corporation.
10-29-T3t. U. S. DUGAS.
Order your coal now and be ready
for cold weather. We sell Electro
lamp coal, burns fine.-Ramsey Ele
?ator Mills, phone 410.
New York Police Mascot.
In addition to its official 'yaller dog" r
laseot, Bum, the old Mulberry street
police station has acquired another e
dog, known as Peg Post. He is also a
W an ochre tint, and his mysterious
behavior has baffled the wisest sleuths S
I the station. When the men begin o
eir tours on the stationary or "peg" o
posts at ten o'clock at night, the dog
e.mes trotting from somewhere and
akesm up his station with whichever
pMleemnan on duty in the precinct suits
his fancy for that particular night.
I~equently he changes from one post
to another, and remains on watch
stft the stationary posts give way
td'rgular patrol at six in the morn
Th. Then be trots away, and is not
Ma until the next night. Offers of
iMbits from the men's iunches have
been repeatedly refused by Peg Post h
ad his agility has thus far prevented
ay one from learning the number of
the dog license he wears on his collar. r
4-New York Tribune.
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New Quarters
OUR OPTIICAL PARLOR is now di
leeated in the new Biossat Buldingl
NEXT DOOR "o THE P().'rT-OF- ri
VICE We have recently add.-d sgev
eral of the latest scientific ins:ruments s
to our equipment, which heyond aj_
dsub, makes our Optical Parlor the 1
Mot flModern and Rest Equipped in
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A? SOSSAT'S JIEWELRY STORE, -
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SCHOOL BOARD
Supt. Harris Compliments Schools
Treasurer's Report-Various Mat
ters Disposed of by Board.
e Lafayette, La.. November 2. 1912
At a regular monthly meeting ol
the Parish School Board held on the
above date the following memberi
were present: Messrs. LeBlanc
Guilbeau, Arceneaux, O. F. Comeaux
Patin, Soniner; absent, Pres. Tolson
Thos. Hutchinson and Dr. Comeaux.
In the absence of President Tolson,
the secretary called the meeting to
order, and Mr. LeBlanc was unani.
mously elected temporary chairman.
The minutes of the two previous
meetings were read and approved.
President Tolson here entered and
took the chair.
On motion duly seconded, the Board
authorized the Simon school to sell
window frames and sashes left over
when the schooolhouse was erected.
The bid of Mr. Alcin Comeau of five
dollars was accepted. Mr. Sonnier
voted "No" on the above motion.
Mr. Sonnier was appointed a com
mittee of one to see Mr. Luke Le
Blarc of the Police Jury in order to
get relief for the overflowed school
lands in the first ward.
The following report of the Super
visor of Public Accounts, addressed
to President Tolson, was read and
ordered filed:
Baton Rouge, September 21, 1912.
Dr. F. R. Tolson, President,
Board of School Directors,
Lafayette La.
Dear Sir:
This is to advise that an examina
tion of the books, vouchers and rec
o is of the parish superintendent was
made in his office by my assistant,
Mr. H. J. Redditt. This examination
covered a period from April 1st to
September ?:th 1O.,
Mr. Reddltt reports to me that the
examination showed that all moneys
received by Mr. Wright have been
properly accounted for, and, with one
exception, all vouchers for receipts
and disbursements were satisfactory.
His report further showed that on
September 15th, 1912, there was an
overdraft of $497.52; further, that the
following notes were outstanding:
Note dated May 29, 1912, pay
able on demand to Bank of
Lafayette ............. ..........$4,500 00
Note dated June 1, 1912. pay
able November 15, 1912,
Bank of Lafayette ............. 5,000.00
Note dated June 5, 1912, pay
able on demand to Bank of
Lafayette ........................ ...... 5,000.00
As security for the above, the Bank
holds rent notes due in 1912, aggre
gating $2,131.05. Further, that the
rent notes due in 1912, amounting to
$1,013.15 were discounted by 'the
bank, and the proceeds, amounting to
$1,000.00, placed to the credit of the
School Board. This was done to cov
er overdraft of about $1,000 at the
time the notes were discounted.
I beg to enclose copy of a receipt
given by Mr. Alleman for notes that
were turned over to him, which re
ceipt is self-explanatory.
Referring to the 4xception men
tioned above, I beg to advise that it
has reference to the salary of Mr.
Wright .as superintendent. Mr. Red
ditt reported that he found that Mr.
Wright had drawn at irregular pe
riods, amounts ranging from $60.00 to
$250.00. He therefore found it neces
sary to check his salary account from
January 15, 1911, to September 14,
1912. The checking showed that du,
ing this time. say a period of twenty
months, Mr Wright had draws for
salary and clerical help, $3,725.00.
He further found that, for this period
Mr. Wright-was entitled only to $;,.
600.00, showisg he had overdrawn his
salary and allowance in the sum of
$125.00. Is addition to this, Mr. Red
ditt reports that Mr. Wright was due
the School Board, arising from the
purchase of an automobile, the sum
of $25.00 per month, from September
15, 1912, to January 1, 1913, (3 1-2
months), or $87.50. This made a total
due by Mr. Wright to the Board of
$212.50.
At the time of making the examina
tion, through clerical error, Mr. Red
ditt figured that Mr. Wright was due
the sum of $312.50, and he called up
on M'. Wright for the amount. In
settlement, the superintendent depos
ited in the Bank of Lafayette, to the
credit of the School Board, on Sep
tember 16th, the sum of $313.6( It
was learned later, as you will see
from copies of the enclosed corres
pondence between myself and Mr.
Redditt, that a mistake of $100.00
had been made against Mr. Wright.
The Board, therefore, is due him this
amount.
For his information, I am sending
Mr. Wright a copy of this letter and
of the correspondence between Mr.
Redditt and myself.
Yours truly,
W. N. McFARLAND,
Supervisor of Public Accounts.
c-c to Mr. E. L. Wright, Lafayette, La.
(enclosures).
Copy.
Lafayette, La., Sept. 16th, 1912.
Rec'd. of H. J. Redditt, Ass't. Su
pervisor of Public Accounts, Twenty
six rent notes for school lands in the
Parish of Lafayette, aggregating
Twenty-six Hundred Ten and 75-100
due 1913. It is understood that this
is all of the rent notes due the School ,
Boa"d except one note due by Dr. L. 1
Chiasson of the 1st Ward, said note I
not yet received, also the 1912 notes t
in possession of the Bank of Lafay- c
ette as icollateral, aggregating $2,
131.05, and those discounted, aggre- .
gating $1,013.15. t
(Signed) L. J. ALLEMAN, n
Supt. of Schools. o
A report from State Superintendent
Harris, ghowing that an examination
of the teeth of the children of an en- tl
tire school revealed the fact that sev
enty-five per cent had defective teeth. i1
On motion duly seconded, the p
Board has instructed the superin- y
tendent to notify the teachers to ob
serve Knapp-Agricultural Day with e
appropriate exercises on November
27th. S
The following letter from State Su
perintendent Harris, bearing upon his B
recent official visit to the schools of f
Lafayette parish was read, and or- |
dered spread upon the minutes:
* Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 21, 1912.
Supt. L. J. Alleman, ti
Lafayette, La.
Dear Mr. Alleman:
Lafayette has done a great de-.! for
her schools. Those in the city are a
well organized and are being con
ducted by competent teachers, and
the country schools, as a rule, are ex- P
cellent. You have some of the best C1
country schools in the State and P
probably more consolidated schools
than any other one parish. There are
still a few small schools which could t
be consolidated, but the Board and h
the people are to be congratulated up
on what has already ben done along
that line.
You have some excellent teachers
in the country schools. and I wish to
commend the school authorities espe
cially for placing trained teachers in
the rural schools. Country #schools
are usually given the crumbs while
all of the good things in the way of
buildings, equipment and teachers are
given to the towns.
if I were asked to niake any sug
gestions as to your future efforts and
ideals, I would say (1) Where possi
ble and feasible continue the work of
consolidating the country schools, and
(2) Put the country school houses in
better physical condition. Many of
them are dilapidated, needing paint
and other repairs.
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
T. H. HRRIS,
State Superintndent.
On motion duly seconded the super
intendent was autborsed to refund
STOVE PIPES! STOVE PIPES!
Get ready for winter. We clean, pat
up and furnish new pipes for stoves.
Don't wait. Give us your order now
and you will be ready when the cold
weather comes. All orders will re
CeOve prnmpt enti e and reason
bis peries &trs
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e poll taxes erroneously paid, less comrn
s mission paid tax cillector and asses
a sor.
r Report of the Treasurer of School
2 Funds. Quarter ending September 30,
.1 1912:
f (Copy of report to Supervisor of
Pubilc Accounts submitted to Parish
School Board).
Receipts during Quarter:
a Current School Fund ..............$2823.03
School lands, notes discounted 1000.00
i E. L. Wright, refund salary
overdrawn ................................ 225.00
Balance due on automobile.... 87.50
Maurice Sonnier, interest' on
t school note ........ .............. 4.15
Overdraft close of quarter...... 242.09
$4381.77
Disbursements.
Overdraft, beginning of quar
I ter ..................... ..............$... 651.13
T e a c h ers salaries,
white ........... ........$ 690.70
I Superintendent's sal
ary ........ ...............- 550.00
Janitor's salary............ 150.00
Furnishing houses .... 60.04
Note paid Bank of
Lafayette ................ 2000.00
Miscellaneous expen
ses ................... ........ 252.40
Maintenance and re
pairs (wagonettes) 27.50
3730.64
$4381.77
L. J. ALLEMAN,
Treasurer of School Funds.
It was moved by Mr. Sonnier and
seconded by Mr. Arceneaux that Supt.
Wright be refunded the hundred dol
lars erroneously charged to him by
the assistant supervisor of public ac
counts.
Taking up the question of Legal
Holidays the School Board authorized
the Parish Superintendent to deter
mine whether or not they should be
observed and in what manner.
Relative to the sixteenth section
(school lands) of the second ward,
the Board authorized the superintend
ent to use his discretion as to the
length of time the lease 'was to run
provided it did not extend beyond four
years.
On motion of Mr. Guilbeau, second
ed by Mr. Sonnier, the secretary was
requested to ask the attorney of the
School Board, Distirct Attorney Og
den, to render an opinion to the
Board as to the legal procedure to
follow in the matter of acquiring the
old high school site.
On motion duly seconded, the (
Board unanimously voted to discon
tinue the practice of insuring public
school houses and the secretary was
instructed to notify the different
agents to cancel existing, and not to
renew expiring policies.
Upon motion duly seconded the su
perintendent was authorized to pur-;
chase floor oil for the schools of the a
parish.
The superintendent was authorized r
to enforce the law relative to inciden
tal fees, and he was requested to I
hold the teachers responsible for the
Are You
Banking
Your Own
Money?
Somebody is
it might as well be YCU.
If it pays someone to use
the "bank system", why not YOU?
Try it a few months and experience
that independent, prosperous, satis
fled feeling that comes with "I'll
write you a check for it".
45 New Accounts were opened in
this bank during the month of
'October.
~1 New Accounts have already
been opened in this bank within the
first tea days of this month
o t - .- N ovem ber.
uniform collection of this fee. Upo
a majority vote of the local trustee
widows, unable to pay the fee, are t
I be exempt.
The auditing committee, compos"
of E. G. Arceneaux, Ernest Guilbeat
and L. J. Alleman, were directed t
examine the account of the assesso
against the School Board, an. co al
prove and pay same it found to b
correct.
The secretary was authorized t,
ask for bids for the repair of the cit:
primary school heating plant.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned.
DR. F. R. TOLSON, M. D.,
President.
L. J. ALLEMAN, Secretary.
SHOWS THIS MONTH
AT THE JEFFERSON
The following attractions will
appear at the Jefferson Thea
tre this month on the dates op
posite each:
14th, The Rosary.
28th, Coburn's Minstrels
22nd, Louisiana Lou
24th, Get Rich Quick Wall
ingsforo.
26th, Alma, Where Do You
Live
30th, Margaret Anglin In
Green Stockings.
The last four are Tulane Thea
tre attractions. This will be
Miss Anglin's first appearance
in Lafayette and she should be
greeted with a large audience.
INSANE LEPER
Returns to This Parish-Guarded Un
til Officers Can Arrange for His
Custody.
An insane leper named Hebert who
escaped from the Lepers' Home, re
turned to his native place in the 4th
ward of the parish near Youngasvlle.
As soon as his presence became
known Sheriff Lacoste arranged for
taking him into custody and a guard
has been placed about the unfortu
nate man to prevent him from harm
ing himself or others until some dis
position can be made for him. He
bert was sent to the Lepers Home
from this parish about fifteen years
ago and is said to be in an advanced
stage of the disease, and his condi
tion most pitiable.
Already Accomplished.
A reader asked the sage for advise,
saying:
"I am engaged, to Kate Murphy, but
my former fiancee, Kate Dooley,
threatens to sue me for breach of
promise. Can you advise me how to
extricate myself from this dim
aulty?"
The reply of the sage was short. It
ran:
"My dear reader, If I may say so
ro seem to have extra-Kated youei
ifi already!"
: NEW TRAIN PUT ON.
to Sunday night a new midnight
train was put on by the Southern Pa
'd cific. It leaves New Orleans at 11:4s
au, a. m. and arrives at Lafayette at
to 4:50 a. m. and Houston 11:55 a m.
sor This will be a most convenient train
ap- to people along the road as it will
be 'nable them to spend the day in the
city, see any good show they wish,
to and leave for home before midnight.
ity It will also be convenient to those go
ing west as it makes connection oat
of Houston for Dallas. The Southern
Pacific is now giving its patrons
splendid passenger service.
INSTITUTE NEWS
Last week the monthly reports of
N the faculty committees were submit
ted to the faculty in their regular
weekly meeting. The following are
1 among the suggestions recommended
and adopted:
The giros who are tardy or absent
from class without excuse shall suf
fer a reduction in monthly grade in
proportion to time lost and on repse
tition be dealt with more severely by
assigning of demerits. This ruling
was made to conform with a similar
one previously adopted with refer
ence to boys. Failing to make rs
quired monthly average in more than
one subject debars student from rep
resenting the institution in any liter
ary or athletic event. Previous ral
ing allowed failure in two subjects.
Town students ,again forbidden to
visit the dormitories without express
permission.
Assignments of punishment as to
tou s and demerits be left to teachers
reporting violation of rules. Tours
n. preferably to be assigned to younger
students.
General discipline in school report
ed exceptionally good. Only two se
yo rious breaches of rules since opening
. of school. Offenders promptly dim
th missed.
le. Atheltics were heartily indorsed and
ae greater activity on part of faculty Ia
or this regard urged. Athletics are now
rd at critical period as the institution is
u. passing from secondary school class
n_ to college type. This needs all sup.
is- port possible from students, faculty
:e- and patrons.
e During the first week in December
an interesting exhibition of Japa
nese will be held in the Library of
li- the Institute conducted by the Art
Department. These bits of art make
the choicest of gifts and with Christ
mas following the date of the exhibit
so closely, all will be interested in the
fact that a number of prints will be
t for sale at very reasonable prices.
The Alumni Association of the Insti
tute has kindly consented to assist in
the management of the exhibit and
the sale of the prints, the proceeds of
which are to be added to the fund at
lotted to scholarships-known as th
Alumni Scholarship Fund.
The exhibit will be open for vial
tore from the town and will be wei
worth seeing.
BIG CLASS AT SCOTT
Confirmed by Bishop Laval. Also Cos.
firms Other Classes.
Saturday Bishop Laval administer"l
conhrmation to a class of 723 ih Ss.
Peter and Paul's Church, at Scot.
The bishop arrived at Scott Priday,
and found the pastor, Rev. J. 1
Detchemendy, ready with the largest
class yet confirmed on the present
tour, with the exception of 1,000 at
Lafayette. The bishop inspected the
church property, and was hIghg
pleased. The following priests assis
ted in the services: Revs. Teurlings,
Lafayette; Roguet, Youngsville; Cas
tel, Broussard; Doutec, Rayne; Moa
tiellard, Donaldsonville; Durand, Cy
premort.
Bishop Laval left Saturday evea
ing for Maurice where Sunday he con
firmed another large class. He wil
next visit '"' --'.'-.. Youngsvllle and
Brr, Rn his present episcopel
' -h, has been a
S ,'u.me and distine. ,
honors ` a;thful in ? 1 "s
churches.
Rev ;.t ' a
of ho d
s. us.
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