The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-08-01


tion is the life of trade" The onI
way we can keep up the standar
OF highest efficiency in work and i
enthusiasm, in school loyalty an
school spirit, is to measure our abb
lty with that of others and cate
the enthusiasm and spirit and deter
mlnatlon that comes from such cor
+ tact. There is but one best way t
. Judge what we are accomplishing
p ana that is true alike of student an
' teacher as it is true of all, and tha
. is by measuring what We are accom-
phshlng with what others are accom-
+ phshlng in the same line of endeavor
a and this We cannot do by stayins
, at home, SO to speak
however, In spite OF the small
representation at Baton Rouge
DutchtoWn High School captured tht
gold medal for cooking, with Oal
Grove close second, winning The
silver medal. Oak Grove again came
In for the silver loving cup for bes1
corn Judging.
An athletic and literary contest
participated in by the Johnson. Lake
and Gaivez schools, was held at Ho
bart just before the end of the ses
SION. There were contests in run.
ming, jumping, vaulting. shot throw.
ing, spelling, arithmetic, singing and
recltlng. Much rivalry in all the con,
tests was displayed, the student
body of each school being present
and cheering their representatives on
to victory. The honors of the day
were about equally divided. AS a
result of these contests harder and
'Eetter work Will be done the com
ing year, the attendance viii be
more regular, greater loyalty to
and a greater love for the schools
VIII be much in evidence. We need
TO make school life more attractive,
Building and Equipment.
during this school year the new
building at DutchtoWn was comp1et-
ed at a cost to the taxpayers and
subscribers of about $4,000. The fur
nlture and blackboards were supplied
by the school board. In all. about
5000 has been expended in furnish
ing buildings.
Libraries.
Several schools, principally Con
zales, Dutchtown, Oak Grove and
Donaldsonville, together with small
er schools, have raised funds for
llnrarles. In each case. Donaldson
Vile excepted, the board duplicated
the amounts raised.
Parish Club Work.
The parish school pig, corn. can
nlng and poultry clubs continue to
form part of our school work and
tnefe seems to be no abatement. in
the interest displayed by the men,
bers 95
The fair and contests at Dutch
town last fall brought out about fortyt
EXHIBITS OF corn, about sixteen ex-
hlblts of hogs, about ten exhibits |
OF poultry, and about six or eight
EXHIBITS of canned and preserved |
goods. There We're also a few ex-
hibits of hand work. About $3.50
was awarded in premiums, $50 of
which was donated by the school
board, S25 by the police jury, and
the balance subscribed by different
firms Or individuals in cash or in
pre- NUNS. A large crowd of people
were present from many sections of
the parish. Several state officials
were present and addressed the club
members and visitors.
On this same occasion the new
school building was dedicated with
appropriate and impressive cere-
Monies.
Spelling Contest.
The spelling contest held in all
he schools for the second time
showed remarha Bile improvement over
asst year. The results were extreme
Y gratifying and are just another
of what can be accomplished
vhen we have a definite aim before
is. The results of the contest were
published in the DonaldsonviIIe
chief.
Conclusion.
In conclusion, I beg to state that {
uring the school year just ended,
S in the asst, every effort has been J
lade .ne board as well as by my
elf to obtain satisfactory results in v
II that pertains to the school work r
f the parish. feel that except for
he shortage in school funds and the III
andicap which this has placed upon a
he board, the work has been done C
S well and as satisfactorily as it d
as perhaps possible to have done it. k
Respectfully submitted, b
J. L. RUsCA, supt. d
On motion of Mr.. Babin, seconded =
Y Mr.. Saxon, the budget as prepared Il Il
,r the school year 1914-15 was ap- y
roved and adopted, roll-call resulting v
5 follows: Yeas-Dugas, Pugh, d q
eBoeuf, Saxon, Stuart, Bourgeois, . .
abin; absent-Bergeron. q q
On motion of Mr. Saxon, second "a
d by Mr.. Dugas and adopted, the u
flowing teachers were elected for =,
le coming session: NJ
DonaldsonVille High School-C. H. r
iller, principal; Misses Elizabeth S.
ott, Clara Stuart, Lucy Leblanc, ];
irgie Carrot, Dorothy Hays, Isabel n,
olse, Freda Singer, Jeanne Landry, il
nnie Laurie Pujos, Dora Kaffie.
be supplied. N
Dutchtown High SCHOOL,. J. &c
abin, principal; Misses Lois Hay al
aker, Dora Dey, Olive Howard, fir
ettie Bonicard, Lea Blouin, Celine he
ebin.
Oak Grove Agricultural High ce
S. Bolin, principal: ".
Babin, principal agricultural de-
rtment; Misses Esther Smith,
.rrie Cooper, Josephine Deva1l, Bs
nnie Cushman, Anna Leblanc bI
Gonzales High School Charles hs
oussard, principal; ]. c. Blanchard. W,