The town grew quickly as people moved from Vienna to Ruston, and one year later in 1884, Ruston held the Lincoln Parish seat.
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The town grew quickly as people moved from Vienna to Ruston, and one year later in 1884, Ruston held the Lincoln Parish seat.
1885 Washington monument completed
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On May 14, 1894, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury held a special session to outline plans to secure an Industrial School for Lincoln Parish. The police jury called upon State Representative George M. Lomax to introduce the proposed legislation during the upcoming session. Representative Lomax, Jackson Parish Representative J. T. M. Hancock, and lawyer and future judge John B. Holstead fought for the passage of the bill. On July 6, 1894, the proposed bill was approved as Act Number 68 of the General Assembly of Louisiana.[2] The act established "The Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana", an industrial institute created for the education of white children in the arts and sciences.[2]
In 1894, Colonel Arthur T. Prescott was elected as the first president of the college. Colonel Prescott moved to Ruston and began overseeing the construction of a two-story main building. The brick building housed eight large classrooms, an auditorium, a chemical laboratory, and two offices. A frame building was also built nearby and was used for the instruction of mechanics. The Main Building was located on a plot of 20 acres (81,000 m2) that was donated to the school by Francis P. Stubbs. On September 23, 1895, the school started its first session with six faculty members and 202 students.
1895
February 14 – Oscar Wilde's last play The Importance of Being Earnest is first shown at St. James' Theatre in London.
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1896
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- February 11 – Oscar Wilde's play "Salomé premieres in Paris
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