Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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±. . M Sriiralion QII)e Jatl?pr of tljp Normal, mt bring, as a tnkrn of nur affprtiou attii gratiluJir, ollinurri 1913. tl|r toil nf nur Ijan H. tl)p lour of nur lirartfi. tl|p rljilft nf nur tlinuglita

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Js-A- , rl X .. XN 1884, thf l)ill })i()vi(ling for the cstublishincnt o f the Normal School was in- troduced in the Legislature 1)V Judge William Srsw of Shrevcport. It became a law at oiicf. and a comniit liv was iij)point ' d to decide on the location of tlu school. Several places — Homer, Shrevcport, Alex- andria, and even New Or- leans — made a s t r o n g fight for the school, but through the influence of (- ' aptain Caspari, then a member of the House, it was located in Natchi- toches, the town and parish giving the present beauti- ful site, then containing one hundred and seven acres, and the old convent buildings. In tlicse the school had its beginning in 1885. Throughout a long and honorable service in the Legisla- ture, Captain Caspari has been the Normal ' s staunchest friend, protecting it in its infancy and defending it in its maturitv. wR v