St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-12-20
THE 2eo-YARD srRAIGHr-AwAY
is LAID AND THE QUARTER
MILE TRACK IS RANKED.
ATHLETIC EVENTS
Of ST. PAUL'S COLL lE6E
Resume Of Basketball Games Play,
ed Lately and Work OF tho
: Literary Societies.

Work on the c!nder track at St
lauls College is progressing finely
th:' work being completed as rapiIl,
IL The cinders arrive over the New
ol leans Great Northern Railroad
which is doing the hauling free
The straight-away 220-yard track i.
laid out and the circular quarter
mile ts laid out and banked. Every.
thing Will be ready for the meet in
June. which Is the talk Of those in.
terested in athletics in New Orleans
Mr.. Foster Commagere is better
pleased than ever with the prospect
OF having one of the fastest tracks
In the country. and is also delighted
with the progress being made by
some OF the Covington boys he ID
coacnlng for coming events.
On Sunday. Dec. 7th, the st. Paul
five defeated the Night School Of
New Orleans in what was a fast and
snappy basketball game by the score
Of So to IA.
So to II. A. Gueno, A. Cassazae
and S. Lansing figured prominently
In the goal shooting for st. Paul. ].
Hughes and l. Didier did very good
guarding for that team. Berkes and
McFaul did the best for the Night
School.
December 18Th was a holiday. AS
1t had been arranged, the Senior Lit
erary Society held an extra session.
The question, Resolved. Tint Tel
IL More Advantageous Than
Wireless Telegraphy,'' was the sub
ject Of discussion. The alternatives
Messrs. A. Cassagne and Louis Lange
telegraphed their points in such rap
i'd fire order that the negatives.
Messrs. w. B. Schmidt and A. Trap
pan, whose wireless points seemed
floating In the air without any special
mark, SO much so that they were lost
to the judges, that the latter gentle
men voted the affirmative the win
ners.
Matters were agog, that afternoon,
In the Junior division. The Lemiuxs
wishing to wipe out their athletic de-
feat Of Thanksgiving by the Brunos,
challenged the latter to again meet
them on the field. The Brunos vii.
(tngly agreed to AFFORD their victims
IN opportunity to regain their hon
DIS, and the youngsters met once
more to decide the supremacy of
heir yard. The meet was very ex-
citing and interesting. The young
who did not take part with
arms and limbs were there with their
1oices cheering their respective he
'oes to victory. When the scorer
the result, the Brunos
we're again victorious, the score be-
ng 38 to "a.
Whilst the Juniors were battling
or field honors, the Seniors took a
aunt to Abita Springs. They re-
urned somewhat fatigued, but al,
lgreed that they had a merry time
Turing their walk,
During Wednesday afternoon re-
ess Of that week, Covington High
|cho0l basketball team met our five.
The game was fast and furious, but
he Covingtonians were no match for
'ur boys and they went down to 6e-
eat by a score Of 81 to s.
The Literary Societies met for tho
ast time N the year 1913, on De-
ember IA. A very. good and inter-
sting debate took place in the Senior
'ociety. The subject for argument
Tas: Resolved. That the Classical
;ourse is More Advantageous Mental
Y and Economically Than the Com
aercial Course. The debate lasted
or quite a while. Much quick and
0 the point rebuttal being in ev;-
ence. Messrs. A. Trappan and A. !
'ondoran were victorious over the
1essrs. Ode Landry and C.. McMur-
ay.
The Junior Society was no less
factor on that day. Their meeting |
allied for two debates. The first.
n the usefulness Of oil and coal was
ION by Masters w. McDermott and |
;. Delatte, the defenders of oil, over |
). Toups and T. ]. Kelly. Resolved.
hat the Negro would be better of !
8 a Slave than as a Freeman, was |
he second. Messrs. J. Hughes and
;. Toups. affirmatives. winning from
). Landry and F. Bertoniere. Both |
des handled the question well.
That afternoon the college CAMPUS |
as the scene of Ioeet between two |
'cked teams in the Senior division. |
Ifth the exception of q few, all DID /
to show their athletic
bility Much riv airy existed be-
veen the two teams. and as will be |
lown by the score. the teams were
venly matched. Everything went
n in apple pie order and this meet (
as acknowledged by all to be the
Est inter-college athletic meet ever
eld at st. Paul. The team which
as captained by. v. Chauvin lost to
le one headed by p. Durlantis by a
:ore Of a to -6. Following is the |