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street; the back parts, supported by heavy pilings, stand 30 feet above the base of the hill. Facing the Gulf from the first block W. of the Louisville & Nashville R.R. track is the CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE GULF, the center of the largest Roman Catholic parish in the State, with 3,000 communicants. The red brick structure, whose construction continued from 1908 to 1926, is designed in the Italian Renaissance style. The interior is beautifully furnished, the stained glass windows having been imported from Germany. West of the church and also facing the Gulf is ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE, an accredited boys? boarding school of high school standing. The school was founded in 1854 by the Brothets of the Sacred Heart and named for Father Louis Stanislaus Marie Buteux, the first resident priest in the territory. Adjoining the church on the E. in a large white building of Romanesque design, three stories high, set well back from the beach, is the main building of ST. JOSEPH?S ACADEMY, a girls' school of accredited high school rank. The Sisters of St. Joseph are in charge of the school. At the rear of the academy, approached by an avenue of cedars, is the SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF THE WOODS. Honoring the Blessed Virgin, in fulfillment of a vow made for the salvation of the vessel on which he was returning from France, Father Buteux erected this shrine in what was then the wilderness. The statue, made of plaster of Paris and protected only by a small dome, has stood for more than 60 years without damage. ST. AUGUSTINE SEMINARY, 0.2 m. from bridge, is a Catholic school where Negro boys are trained for the
Eriesthood. The school has several acres of landscaped grounds and a num-er of commodious buildings grouped about the two-story red brick administration building. It is said to nave been richly endowed by a Northern woman.
Left from Bay St. Louis on the Hancock Co. sea-wall drive is WAVELAND, 2.4 m. (15 alt., 66j pop.), the home of many New Orleans people during the hot months from June to September. Since Waveland is closer to New Orleans than other Gulf Coast cities, hundreds of business men come here with their families to live in houses and apartments, commuting to New Orleans. Life in Waveland is simple, gravitating lazily around swimming, fishing, and house parties. Immediately after Labor Day the people return to New Orleans with the certainty, precision, and celerity of a regiment breaking camp. At 2.6 m. is the PIRATE?S HOUSE (open by appointment), built in 1802 by a New Orleans business man who is alleged to have been the overlord of the Gulf Coast pirates. At one time, legend says, a secret tunnel led from the house to the waterfront. Recently restored, the house is a perfect example of Louisiana planter type, with a brick ground story and an outside stairway leading to the first floor. The outer walls are covered with white stucco; square, white frame columns support the gallery, which runs the length of the house. The tnree dormer windows on the front are beautifully proportioned, and the iron grillwork forming the banisters is reminiscent of that in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
GULFSIDE, 5.6 m. (R), is an unusual institution. The plant, which includes several hundred acres of land, a number of buildings, and a mile and a quarter of Gulf frontage, is the only stretch of beach in Mississippi owned and controlled by Negroes. Gulfside is essentially a summer school; the only work done during the winter is by the pupils of the school for retarded boys, who pay their expenses by keeping grounds and buildings in order. During the summer, classes are held for teachers, pastors, and others, and camps are maintained for Boy Scouts and
PIRATE?S HOUSE, WAVELAND
Girl Reserves. The work done by the summer school is recognized by the State Departments of Education of Louisiana and Mississippi, and credits are allowed. Religious emphasis is strong, but no stress is placed on denominational lines. At a Song Fest, usually on the last Sunday in August, spirituals are sung by a chorus made up of Negro church choirs and college glee clubs.
At 7.3 m. is LAKESHORE and the mouth of BAYOU CADET, where fall and winter fishing for speckled trout is excellent.
Between Bay St. Louis and the Louisiana Line US 90 is a flat straight stretch of road running through cut-over pine lands. That the second growth pine is already being wellworked for turpentine is evidenced by the many slashed trees along the road.
At 75 J m. is the junction with a graveled road.
Left on this road to the Gulfview School, 2.5 m.; R. here on a dirt road through pine and stump barrens, past the post office at Ansley, 5.8 m., and through two pasture gates, at 10.9 m. to a trail fork; R. on the trail to the old PLANTATION HOME, 13.2 m., once belonging to Col. J. F. H. Claiborne, Mississippi's pioneer historian. In 1712 John B. Saucier settled here on Mulatto Bayou, and in the 1780's had his title confirmed by> the Spanish authorities. He built the house before 1800, taking timber from the pine woods about him and firing his own brick with the help of slaves. The house shows Spanish influence in its main floor, propped high on open brick piers in the West Indian manner. A single flight of steps rises to the gallery with toothpick columns, running across the front. The hipped tin roof is broken in front by two dormers and is topped by a plain box observatory. The rooms are large and open off a central hall.
At Jackson s Landing on Mulatto Bay u, just a mile from the house, is seen the long circle of earthworks thrown up by Andrew Jackson in 1814 to guard the mouth of Pearl River from British assault. Colonel Claiborne bought the house in the 1840?s and lived in it until 1870, writing his best books during this period