St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-11-01
CONTESTANTS FROM THE SIXTH
EIGHTH AND TENTH
GRADE3.
AWARD BY PROF. BAUER
OF new ORLEANS
The Winners are Gladys BURNS, I.''cSe
Kleeman and Retta Moses.
of Covinssen school.

- - the educational Department
tha nar!sh fair and were awarae
art place by Prof. hauer, OF stl
( nnard Of Education. of New oriean
They were prepared by pupils OF u
Covington high school: :,
camp HYGEIA,s HISTORIC lilly
AND ITS BENEFITS.
mo sanftoriam known as Cam
t.yze;a. for durable cases OF tdof'cl
1osie. is considered one OF tue 3''s
s,.sr,t,tions of this kind In tns ot'st'
.rI i. nrobably one Of the mos c3'l
rhe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lest :;
shnmvhf II necessary to she" 'e.'pi
y M: ccnsumption could be cnrei.
Sseatad correctly and in time In
nnlv wsy to do this was to cssaoNsa'
i = rnn,o. and also to cure tile Msop'
y -,hs, came to the camp as p atlents.
,s;,n Arst camp consisted OF sevsi
.t..ses erected by the Le.gu'
arouuI the old picnic pavi.ion :. !, :. =.
TaIauxny station. TINS sl.ans.o, sa,
vas excellent, but had TO De auan
doned when the railroad Detwee,
Abita Springs and Florenvllle 'un'
ton was taken up. -..-,s.s
a new camp had to be provluee
4 Tor and. the site Of Camp Hysela
Ehsch II located on the New Orleans
Crest northern Railroad in the pm
voods Of st. Tammany par 81, Wi.: Wa
.ehneen1 This u abots tnirty-nvs
Y SI1s frf,n New Otleang, ana w ~
s.,,S one-half miles west OF shaeii
Tss,is sife was selected as the best 9
.averal locations offered by the re"
or,e.3s Great Northern Railroad.
Th;s Camp has been ORGANIZED
.,nce 1908; it is the especial pIlae
- Zach and every one connected ~
srv way with the League. Tne raaf
rosd rave the lanll, moved the co'
tsses and. paid half the expense
H,erinr a fine artes.an we'll.
Camn Hygeia is an exceeoinsE
,srve Mace. consisting Of . large two
stnrv central building. which con
t.irs I a superintendent's office, d,n
ing room and sleeping quarters sain, ~
women and children. TINS Dal.u NJ -
Vas built under the d'rectlon =. =,
sexton, who was then the preslu5;n, s,';t,
81 the League. 1t 3s completeu W.,
screcns, galleries, and eyerv accesol =
- comfort; IL, Representa- co...
ave- thousand dollars.
: Miss G. Fromberg. who volunteer ~,
a "a serve a. Superlntendent g. ~
Cia camp. Il an experienced .nospi1a
She relinQulsnea
much more lucrative position in Nes
0rieans Is az to give her entire a.
<ention to this humane cause. In
shility Of Miss Fromberg tas superln
s.rdent and her success as. q mana 4
80 49, of the camp is too weN Know
= renuire comment further than
saw that the League considers ina
4 would be impossible TO hnd ne
equal. .r.e.
soften from California, and suppose
to be disinfectants. These trees Ut
called euclialyptus trees.
On the grounds Of Camp Hyge'a
1 chicken farm from which al u
chickens and eggs. ueei at the CAM
can be obtained All of the vege
tables are, grown IN the gardens o.
the grounds. There is also a mn
nuuipped dasry. So much bread
needed that bakery Is installed an
III Of the bread Is made there.
After Camp Hygeia had opened be
neyolcnt organizations became inter
ested and offered to contribute CO.
kages 10 as to increase the accor
Of the League. ;: Up to tn
nrescnt time cottages have been hai'
hy the Benevolent Knights OF Amor
a.. Alden Branch OF Sunshiners. 'r
Tn. .on. Wcodmen of ths
World. Junior Order United AmeTi
en- Mechan :cs. Daughters OF Ameri-
cn, Noman's League, twin cottages
bv the Knights Of Pythias, and also
bv several individuals, friends OF tho
League. They have been completely
by these respective organi.
There ID general plan OF manage
ment which Is strictly followed.
Patients who apply for admissso OF
ire examined by one of the physician
bf the League at its headquarters |.
New Orleans. At the Free Clint
there is staff OF volunteer phys'c!
.ns who are daily N attendance +
examine and advise patients. 1t i
there that those in the first stage
he disease are selected for admis-
lion to the camp, and, on favorable
passed upon by the Med |
0al Examiner In Chief, are sent te |
,amp Hygeia.
lt should be understood that on
case are to be admitted |
here, partly because the camp itsel
: designed az, an object lesson I