The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-05-06
D onaldsonyille High School Notes.

Donaldsonyille High School Notes.
The last two weeks have been pregnant
with interest for pupils and teachers. All |
spare moments were occupied with prepa-=
rations for the rally of the Sugar Belt Attn
letic and Literary Association, for the
State High School Rally. and for the clos
ing exercises of the primary and inter
mediate grades.
On Saturday, April %. a crowd OF about
seventy-fye persons pupils. teachers and
friends of the school boarded a special
train at the T. and P. depot and left for
Thibodaux. Upon arriving at their des-.
tination. the boys and girls who were
registered as contestants in the rally were
most cordially received by the Thlbodaux
reception committee, escorted to their re-.
spective headquarters and accorded very
hospitable treatment during the remain
der OF their stay inthe town.
The preliminary literary contests were
| held in the morning and the whole after
noon was taken up with the athletic COM
petitions.
When the smoke of battle had cleared
away, it was found that Thibodaux had
won first place in the athletic games,
| with Donaldsonville close second. The
. result was accepted with resignation BY
the boys and girls Of our school, for they
had found some days before that the gods
/ az fortune we're not smiling upon them
j when Will Blumenthal, the best athlete
Iof the school, met with an accident dur
ine practice that made it impossible for
him "a participate in either the Ihlbo-
] daux or Baton Rouge meets.
The honors won by our boys IN the attn
|letic events were: 10o-yard dash. Cla.-
ence Boote, first place; 44O-yard .dash'
Clarence Boote, first place; pole vault,
4 julius FoIse, first place; shot-put, Leroy
/ StockWell, third place.
! The results Of the literary contest
i showed that our school had held her own.
Mia Sims won first honors in the I'M
nronptu composition contest with q most
i admirably written paper, selecting the
4 snhiect my Ideal Teacher from among
j those presented by the judges. Edna lil
] Oubre was awarded first place in the SCI
i ence contest for the best NOTEBOOK y
1 zoology. Maude Brokhoeft received sec
ond honors in the defamation competl-
q ton for most delightful rendition OF the
i reading, ..Nobody's Child. lrn1a e
! Cooke won second place in the spelling
contest, having missed only one word OUT
Of fifty chosen from the Century Spelllng
Book by the judges. In the drawing con-
fest. which consisted of pencil sketch OF
4 a group Of objects, Lucille Dekussy won
second honors. s
4 In the contest IN glee club singing
3 Houma was considered best by the judges
and Donaldsonville was assigned second
q place.
4 Such degree of proficiency in chorus
! SINGING has been attained by the schools -'1
4 thar compose the S. B. A. L.A.that Il is
j now generally conceded that It viii De
possible 10 obtain correct Judgment o.
4 this contest only by securing skilled nusl-
clans to pass upon the respective merits
. of the competing clubs.
j Owing to the increased expense Tor the
Z. contestants in the state rally at Baton
!. Ronae. our high school sent delegation
1 Of only about twenty persons. Including
representatives and visitors. In this state
\ rally, the high schools from the larger
4 cries of the state, each one with an en-
! rolIment in its high school department OF
as many pupils as are enrolled 10 the
4 combined primary intermediate and Iisl
/ school grades of any one OF the schools
4 from the smaller towns, have every adj
i vantage over their smaller opponents, oW-
q ing to the great numbers from which
4 they may draw their representatives.
i Considering this fact, our school has cause
4 to be proud Of the honors won BY hei
i students this year and in previous years.
In the defamation contest. Maude
Brokhoeft won second honors and q silver
medal. In the composition contest Nita
Sims won third place and scholarship in
the State University.
In the athletic contests. Julius Folse, BY
1 magnificent display Of courage and
D pluck. won third place in pole yaultIng,
i clearing the bar at a height Of ten feet
i Clarence Boote won third place IN the
quarter Emile run.