Penick Haswell Dupuy, A.B., Rapides Parish Louisiana
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Penick Haswell Dupuy, A. B.  In educational circles of Louisiana, 
and particularly in that territory lying adjacent to the Mississippi 
state line, a name that is becoming well known is that of Penick 
Haswell Dupuy, who at present occupies the position of principal 
of the Clinton High School, in East Feliciaua Parish.  While he 
has engaged in other pursuits, the greater part of his career has 
been (kvotecl to the labors of the schoolroom, and his progressiveness, 
has proven an influence in advancing the interests of education in 
several communities.

Professor Dupuy was born at Poland, Rapides Parish. Louisiana, 
December 27, 1893, and is a son of Laurent and Elizabeth (Coker) 
Dupuy.  The family was founded in this country by the great-S great-
grandfather of Professor Dupuy, an immigrant from France and an 
early settler of New Orleans.  His great-grandfather was a planter 
in the vicinity of Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, and there the 
grandfather, the elder Laurent Dupuy, was born in 1832.  He fought 
as a Confederate soldier throughout the war between the states, 
following which he became a successful planter of Rapides Parish, 
where his death occurred during the winter of 1911.  He married 
Matilde Morace, who was born in 1846, in Marksville, and died at 
Temple, Texas, in 1922.

Laurent Dupuy, the father of Professor Dupuy, was born August 10, 
1870, near Marksville, where he was reared and educated, and where 
he has spent his entire life, he early adopted the vocation of 
planter, which he has followed throughout his career, and in which 
he has achieved an unquestioned success.  He still makes his home 
in the community known as Poland, where he is held in high esteem 
by his fellow citizens.  Mr. Dupuy is a democrat in his political 
allegiance, and as a fraternalist holds membership in the Woodmen 
of the World.  His religious C~flhlect!t n is with the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, South.  Laurent Dupuy married Elizabeth Coker, 
who was born February 10, 1874, at Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana, 
and to this union there have been born seven children :  Penick 
Haswell, of this review; John Everett, a graduate of Poland High 
School, who was in the radio service of the army during the World 
war, stationed at Camp Columbia, South Carolina, nine months, now 
residing with his parents;  William. a graduate of Poland High School, 
living at home;  Emerick C., a student at the Louisiana State Normal
 College, Natchitoches, where he is in his senior year;  Aaron B., a 
graduate of Poland High Schuol, a stationery salesman at Galveston, 
Texas;  Blanche, a senior at Poland High School; and  Grace, a 
sophomore at the same school.

Penick Haswell Dupuy attended the public schools of Rapides Parish, 
including the Poland High School, from which he was graduated as a 
member of the class of 1914.  At that time he became principal of 
the Buckeye, Louisiana, graded school, filling that position for 
one year, following which he enrolled as a student at Louisiana 
College, where he remained during the term of 1915-1916.  In the 
latter year he entered the Louisiana State University, from which 
he was graduated as a member of the class of 1920, receiving the 
degree of Bachelor of Arts.  He is a member of the Sigma Delta Chi 
academic journalistic Greek letter fraternity, of the Theta Theta 
Greek letter fraternity, and of the Dagger fraternity of the college.  
During his attendance at the university he made a special study of 
journalism in addition with his regular course.  Upon the completion 
of his education Professor Dupuy became a traveling salesman for 
the Mente Bag Company, traveling out of New Orleans for one year, 
after which he entered the service of the Cudahy Packing Company, 
with which he was identified for a short time, in 1921 he was 
reclaimed by the educator's profession, when he became assistant 
principal of the LeCompte (Louisiana) High School, where he remained 
something over a year, and in the fall of 1922 accepted his present
 post as principal of the Clinton High School.  Under his supervision 
are six teachers and 159 scholars, and his administration has been 
both progressive and constructive.

Mr. Dupuy is a democrat in politics, but has never taken anything but 
a good citizen's part in political activities.  He belongs to the 
Episcopal Church and holds membership in Gordy Lodge No. 133, F. 
and A. M.. of LeCompte.  He was inducted into the United States 
service while attending Louisiana State University, May 29, 1918, 
and went into training for the infantry service at Camp Beauregard, 
Alexandria.  After three months he was transferred to Nela Park, 
Cleveland, in the chemical warfare service, where he remained six 
months.  He won promotion to the rank of corporal, and received his 
honorable discharge March 1, 1919.  Professor Dupuy is unmarried.

NOTE:  The referenced source contains a black and white photograph 
of the subject with his/her autograph.

A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), pp. 237-238, by Henry E. Chambers.  
Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and 
New York, 1925.