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Show UNIQUE SOUTHEHN SCHOOL FOR SUGAR EXPERTS Tho sugar-cane growers of Louisiana Louisi-ana and Ukewiso the educational interests in-terests of that state several years ago recognized that tho proper development de-velopment of tho sugar-cane Industry Indust-ry called for special technical training train-ing which no institution In tho country coun-try was adequately equipped to glvo. This led to tho founding of what Is known today as tho Audubon Sugar School, which is a part of tho Louisiana Louisi-ana Stato University at Raton Houge. To this splendidly equipped Institution Institu-tion havo been brought the leading sugar experts of tho country and Its enrollment includes studonts from sugar-producing lands in distant dis-tant parts of tho globo. Whllo tho most of tho students' work Is dono In Baton Rougo, novorless the school's experiment station at Audubon Audu-bon Park, Now Orleans, plays a very Important part In tho course and offers items of keen Interest to visitors. visit-ors. Tho sugar school Is unlquo In this country In respect to tho completeness com-pleteness of Its course In sugar en- glnccrlng, which stresses equally tho engineering and chemical sides of tho manufacture of sugar and lays particular emphasis on tho engineering engineer-ing methods by which chemical processes pro-cesses can bo carried out. An illustrated il-lustrated article In tho March Popular Pop-ular Mechanics Magazlno describes this unusual educational Institution. |