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Louisiana Affords Splendid Educational Facilities 



cities. The State has recently (November 5, 1918) adopted constitutional 

 amendments which guarantee adequate revenues for the proper education of 

 all children within her gates. 



The educational facilities of the State consist of the following: 



School Systems 



(a) State System of Public Schools, supported by taxation and appropri- 

 ations; supervised by State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a 

 State Board of Education and Parish School Boards. 



(b) The City School Systems, the same as exists in other states. 



Higher Education 



(a) Accredited high schools pursuing course of study approved by State 

 Board of Education. 



(b) The State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. 



(c) Tulane University of Louisiana, located in New Orleans. 



Professional Educational Training 



(a) State Normal School at Natchitoches. 



(b) New Orleans Normal School. 



(c) State Teachers' Institutes and Summer Normal Schools. 



(d) Parish Teachers' Institutes of one week duration. 



(e) Educational Associations. 



Industrial Education 



(a) The State Industrial Institute at Ruston. 



(b) The Southwestern Industrial Institute at Lafayette. 



Education of the Colored 



(a) Public schools in every town, city and parish. 



(b) Southern University for the higher and industrial training of the 

 negro youth. 



Too much cannot be said concerning the splendid work being done by the 

 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the 

 Extension Department in the greater agricultural development of the State. 



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