Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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. . . with its colonial homes . . . festivities and celebrations . . . the annual pilgrimage through Natchitoches, capturing the interest of people from many states, viewing homes with an atmosphere that was typical many years ago . . . outstanding landmarks, as the Good Darky Statue, erected in 1927 ... a monument to the Faithful Darkies of Louisiana . . . synonmous with the word south . . . the famous Bullard Mansion, erected in 1832 as a plantation home, later used as a Covent, and now having only three columns remaining as proof of its existence . . .

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LH 1 P676 1957 - seen in the Fleur de li- and iron lace designs found »n the histoi ic homes of Natchitoches . . . re-emphasized in the modern homes, structures, and campus buildings . . . the beautiful Rena Phillips Fountain which once provided water For man and beast, dedicated in 1 909, after the death oi ili - youthful donor, who made the servicable Fountain possible b) raising the Funds through a series of amateur performances using local talenl . . . not Forgetting the Famous Spiral Staircase, the remaining one oi a pail assembled in France and shipped i Natchitoches on a private vessel more than a century ago . . . the wrought iron chairs on the Cane River bank, reminding us of the year in which Natchitoches, the oldesl cit) in the Louisiana Purchase, was founded . . . these ami other landmarks remind us that the French were here when others came along to establish . . . .. ■ ' •.- ' ••., V n N h - v, - ' m h r r± o

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. . . these same three columns, by-passed by hundreds of students ever) da) . . . some stopping to read the inscription . . . others taking for granted this and oilier landmarks symbolic of our heritage . . . the southern hospitality , both on and off campus . . . cultures from oul of the past, which influence and are influenced l new idea.- and ideal-, giving us . . .