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Page 107 - In realizing this object, the Museum desires in the first place to collect everything that can in any way shed light upon the history of Louisiana, from its earliest settlement to the present time. It is often the case that such material, which is of little or no importance to the individual who possesses it, becomes of great value when incorporated as a part of a library of reference or a chronological exhibit of historical matters.
Page 96 - A museum is an institution for the preservation of those objects which best illustrate the phenomena of nature and the works of man, and the utilization of these for the increase of knowledge and for the culture and enlightenment of the people.
Page 31 - ... cruised and operated; familiar weather phenomena, such as four days at a stretch of strong easterly winds in August, 1737, a September hurricane, 1722, and October 1766, gales. Apart from legal acts, there is a large aggregate, all told, of merely incidental and reported matter through the recods. The Superior Council seems to have taken a kind of paternal cognizance of everything great or small, remote or nigh, that anybody chose to bring forward for filing. Geographically, the records thus...
Page 3 - The Opera in New Orleans," by Harry B. Loeb. May 17. — "General James Wilkinson," by Mr. James Wilkinson. August 3. — "A Voyage of Friendliness," by Elwood Lloyd of Chautauqua, NY September 20. — "An Old Algiers Burying Ground," by WS Mahoney, and "The Bible in Louisiana a Century Ago," by WO Hart. October 18. — Estevan Miro's Report on the Boundary of the United States and Louisiana; British Officer's Account of the Expedition to Capture New Orleans in 1815. November 15. — "The New Orleans...
Page 3 - ... Flag," by RG Ballard Thruston, Louisville, Ky. April 19.—"The Opera in New Orleans," by Harry B. Loeb. May 17.—'' General James Wilkinson,'' by Mr. James Wilkinson. June.—No meetings. July.—No meetings. Augusts.—"A Voyage of Friendliness," by Elwood Lloyd of Chautauqua, NY September20.—"An Old Algiers Burying Ground," by WS Mahoney, and "The Bible in Louisiana a Century Ago,
Page 30 - Price's report on the work as far as it h;s gone is as follows: More than half the years of the French regime (1718 to 1769) have been covered; namely, 1717 to 1743 of the early period, and 1763 to 1769 of the later French rule. The papers for 1717 have reference to Mobile, Biloxi and Isle Dauphine, and center chiefly on the affairs of the De Lauze estate ; the De Lauze family originating, it would appear, from Limoges or vicinity. This index will supply diversified, concrete particulars to the analytic...
Page 66 - Blind is vested in a board of five trustees, appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate for terms of four years. The board may admit into the institute only bona fide residents of the state, of good moral character. It must fix the amount to be paid by pupils for board, the terms of admission, and times of payment, but it must admit free of all charges, upon the certificate of the county superintendent of education...
Page 174 - The Museum is more closely in touch with the masses than the university and learned society, and quite as much so as the public library, while even more than the last, it is a recent outgrowth of modern tendencies of thought.
Page 3 - Air. and Mrs. Charles LeSassier, Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart, and Dr. Charles A. Browne. MEETINGS AND LECTURES. During the year nine regular meetings were held and three special lectures, were given in the Cabildo, as follows : 1916 January 7. — Motion picture and lecture, "Battle of New Orleans" and " Celebration in 1915,