The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
CORN CLUB EXHIBIT.
First Public Demonstration of Boys Corn
Clubs of Ascension Parish Held at Con
zales Oct. 14-Greatest Yield Nearly
Eighty Bushels Per Acre.

Za4SS Ocrs I4-STeaIeSL I1e1G Nearly
Eighty Bushels Per Acre.
The first public exhibit of the boys corr
clubs of Ascension parish was held at Con
zales on Friday of last week, the 14tt
inst, and proved most successful ana
instructive demonstration. A large Grove
assembled to learn the result Of the con,
test and to view the exhibits, and it was
the concensus of opinion that the display
was exceedingly effective in demonstrate
ing to the farmers of the parish the pos
sihilities of the soil, and would continue to
exert most wholesome influence.
| There were twenty-three exhibits OF
corn which were inspected by a great
number of people and elected much
favorable comment. Owing to an I'M
fortunate oversight, a duplicate report of
the decisions of the corn judge was not
kept by the secretaries of the meeting or
the other officials present, and for this
reason The Chief is unable to publish this
week a list of the prize winners, much to
our regret. Supt. j. L. Rusca informs US,
however, that he hopes to be able to fur
nish us this information in time for pub
LEGATION in next weeks issue. The great
est yield per acre was 70 and fraction
bushels, which is considered a very good
showing indeed.
The meeting held in connection with
the exhibit was convened at the Gonzales
high school building at 100 o'clock p. m.
Hon. Henry C. Braud, of Burnside, mem
Der of the school board from the fifth
ward, called the assemblage to order in
the absence of E. N. Pugh, president of
the board. Mr.. Braud appointed Supt.
Rusca master of ceremonies, and Messrs.
Spurgeon and Blouin secretaries. Repre-
sentative Joseph Gonzales delivered cor
dial address of welcome and spoke of the
remarkable growth of educational Senti-
ment in the New River country during re-
cent years. Dr.. Sidney Porter, of New Or
leans, medical inspector of the State
Board of Health. favored the audience
with an interesting and instructive talk
on Hygiene in the Public Schools.
R. c. Galloway. of the State Department
of Agriculture, who ofnciated as judge of
the contest. made short talk and COM
plimented the boys of the corn club on
the result of their first years work.
R. N. Sims delivered an address full of
interest and enthusiasm. which was well
received. He commended the people of
the New River section in the highest de-
gree for their interest in school matters
and spoke encouragingly of the corn club
movement.
G. A. Gondran, in presenting a SIS gold
piece in the name of the Progressive
Union of Donaldsonville, gave a happy
little talk which made the corn club boys
feel like going to work at once to accom-
plish even greater results for next year.
The premiums were awarded by Supt
Rusca. who made a helpful talk and ex-
pressed the gratitude of the school author
tiles to all who had in any way aided to
promote interest in the corn club move
ment and particularly to those who by
their contributions of cash and other pre-
miums had insured the success of the
first corn contest AS each prize winner
stepped to the stage to receive his pre-
MUM he was greeted with vociferous ap-
plause on the part of the audience.
The program was interspersed with
music by the Gonzales Silver Cornet Band,
this feature adding greatly to the enjoy
ment of the exercises. A splendid dinner
was served On the school grounds, a long
table having been erected for this purpose.
Some of the corn exhibited in the CON
test is on display in window of the K
Ray Pharmacy in this city, and has at
tracted much attention from passers- by.
Deplorable Tragedy at Napoleonvi1le.
Q. P. Landry, constable of the sixth
ward of ASSUMPTION parish and manaoert