The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-04
High School Notes.
By PRINCIPAL A. 1. Pearee.

The 1919=10 session of the Donaldson
vile high school is nearing its close and
the seniors are busy sending out invita-
tons, with tickets, for the annual COM
mencement exercises to be given on Fri
day, June II. Each person who receives
an invitation will find in the envelope his
allowance Of tickets. No one will be adj
mitted without ticket. We trust none
OF the patrons or friends of the school have
been overlooked.
AS the close of the session draws near
theboys of allthe classes are working very
earnestly to complete their last piece of
work In the manual training shop. Many
OF the boys have begun some very neat
pieces of furniture, which they are going
to finish in nice style.
At the close of the session for the
elementary grades three weeks ago. there
was class of nineteen completing the
elementary course. Each of these pupils
received certificate from the state de-
Dartment of education which will entitle
the holder to enter any high school in the
state without examination.
The manual training boys of the sixth
and seventh grades were sorry to see
school close, as their work in the shop had
to cease. The work which they had done
during the session was held for the man |
aal training exhibit to be made at the
close of the high school department. All |
patrons OF the school and all interested in
the Institution must come to see this ex-
hlbIt of the excellent work the boys have
done during this first session of the man
ual training work here.
The storm-damaged wood scene of the
high school auditorium was sent to New
Orleans, where it was neatly repainted at
a cost of a little over S29.
The Standard Oil Company has a force
1f about thirty boilermakers and mecban-
les at work erecting two immense oil
.anks on the tract of land in the rear of
Fort Barrow, south of the E. and P. Rail
Dad tracks, which the company recently
bought from Thos. Bradford. These Tanks
viii be used for storing oil for commercial :
purposes, and viii be connected with the :
lver by pipe line, Twelve carloads of
material to be used in the construction of i
ne tanks and pipe line arrived here dur 8
ne the week via the T. and P. road. and v
York on the big project was started n
thursday forenoon. =
Inc property of the late joseph M, Gil il
'spie, who committed suicide last Feb v
larry, was sold at auction by Sheriff Han a
IN last Saturday forenoon for the mr. N
0se OF eifecting settlement of the snc- A
esslon of the deceased. Mr.. Gillespie's I,
orse, Reckless was bought BY e. D CT
lxon, OF Hope Villa, for $40; his buggy tt
as purchased by j. E. Oubre. of Bnrn- to
de- Tor $3.50, and tract of land cam
1slne TO acres was sold to the Miles D.
antlng and Manufacturing Company for V
III. Hon. H. C. Baud, of Burnside is he
Z administrator OF MIR. Gillespie S estate | la
The exercises given at tie Gondran tn
leatre yesterday forenoon under the an 50
ices OF Hubert Treble Chapter, u. D. G. M
npllmentary to Major Victor Maurin HI
mp No. 80, u C. v, and the informal of
lcheon rendered the veterans bv the Dl
lighters at Ascension Hall at the CON to
sion Of the entertainment proved yerv ne
,cessful and enjoyable affairs and were Pc
ilhc OF much enjoyment to all who at the
lded. Owing to lack of space . de-
led account of the interesting f,nctions
deferred until the next issue OF The paS
Der. u tals mo
ar, and Mrs. Rufus Breiding and their con
le daughter have returned from a nIeas- Be[
stay in Thibodaux, where thew were he he
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Dave n ms
,ee..i loo;