Southwestern Louisiana Institute - Lacadien Yearbook (Lafayette, LA)

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Roll of Attakapas Society Melville Bereepeay Dennis Bernard Lewis J. Berniard Violet E. Bollititrer Lilly Breaux Frederick Buhler Morfran J. Byrd Aliee Elise Carriere Mvrtle Mav Childs Charles IL Comfort Roy L. Dalferes Lionel Delcaiiibre J. V. Delcainbro John larsliall Dei)l)o Mabel Hamilton Dumartrait Df)r()thy D. (Jafrne Thomas Jennintjs Cuillx aii Oden Ilebert Lionel Jagou Eugene H. Kent Homer Manuel Elise JMcConnell Eppie Parkoi ' sou loss Joseph ] Iotty J. ] Iac ' iMahon Pearco IMartha ] Iarie Pellerin Jesse Perrodin Oscar J. Poche Ulysse Primeanx Claude Hordam ] Iartha Koinero J. IMaxime Roy Edward Falk Sichmuii ' n Numa Soileau -24-

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Domestic Science Teachers Course ] I;iy Antoinette Brown Helen Alice Wilson Vida Elizabeth Sehniit Alice Elise Carriere ( ierti ' iide Sandoz -23—

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L ' A c a d i e n Historical Sketch of the Attakapas Literary Society Rah! Rah! Rah! Attakapas! A little better than Avatar! HE ATTAKAPAS LITERARY SOCIETY, the rival and companion of the Avatar, was the first society oroanized at S. L. I. I. It was launched in 1901 by a set of the iiiost earliest and studious boys and irls in the school, who put forth vigorous efforts to make it a success, and they did so. It was named Attakapas in honor of this section of Louisiana. Some time after the Avatar Society was oroanized it was de- cided to make of the Attakapas an exclusively boys ' society, and of the Avatai- a irls ' society, and this worked very well for the time, but public sentiment seemed to favor having the membership mixed in both societies, and in the following year the old status was restored. The Attakapas has always had a large membership and has taken a very active interest in the annual debates, winning the Julian iMouton gold medal as many times, if not more, than tlie Avatar. It also has interesting plays, I ' eadings and nnisic on its programs, and drills its members in parliamentary rules. It keeps awake the social element in the .school, and constantly improves the spirit of study and investigation among its members. The historian of the next generation will relate how some of the greatest men and women of the day got their start toward greatness through having in their youth b( en members of the Attakapas Society of S. L. I. I. -25-