St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-28
School RaIly
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t. utes. The games were played on the
4 grounds near the park on New Hamp-
shire street.
D DIR. C. C. Stroud, director of asil-
letics of the State University was to
: have been here to Judge the athletic
events, but being unable to come,
| Prof. O'Quin came n his place.
Track affairs were handled by G. l..
George and r. J. Weimann, of the
Tulane track team.
Basketball. ~
The basketball game between the
Covington girls high school team
and the Slidell high school 6 rls,
was won by Slidell. Score Il to Z.
This makes Slidell winner of the
Liddle cup.
The Abita school basketball team
lost to Madisonyille. Score Ii to 4.
Abita beat jacksonville in a previous
game.
Girls so Yard Dash.
The girls fifty yard dash was won
by Odile Cornibe, of Slidell; Marie
Crawford, of Simmons Creek, second;
G.. Allison, Middle Roads, third.
Boys 100 Yard Dash-6O inch class.
Roy Lacroix, Covington, first; Jas.
Burns, Covington,- second; Emile
Menetre, Covington, third.
Standing E:oad Jump-GO inch class.
Walter Keyser, Slidell, s feet ga
inches, first; Roy Lacroix, Coyington, ];
feet Z inches, second; Jas. Burns,
Covington, feet inches, third.
Ginning of Bar-6O inch class.
A tie between Ruben Bise, Slidell,
and Roy Lacroix, Covington-17
times.
100 Yard Dash-64 inch class.
Leslie Anderson, Covington, first; j
Lysle Frederick, Covington, second;
Bruhl, of Pilgrim Rest, third.
22O Yard Dasll-04 inch class.
Lawrence Smith, Coyington, first; /.
Leslie Anderson. Covington, second;
Lysle Frederick, Covington, third.
Shot Put-64 inch class.
Albert Lansing, Covington, % feet
10 inches, first; Lawrence Smith, Gov =
ington, &c feet, second; Lysle Fred j
erick, Covington, 25 feet 10 inches, i
third. Il
Literary Contests-Co Composition. K
Sixth and Seventh Grades-May L
Stair. Covington, highest award; AL Il
Ia Buckley, Slldell, second; Hilda I
Davis, Lacombe. third. I
The topic was "Our Rally" and !
the contestants were given forty min It
ltes in which to prepare the papers, d
he subject being given out on the in
tant, without previous notification. b
orof. G. c. Henson, principal of the t
1ewcoHlb Manual Training School be- c
ng Judge.
Colnposition-High School. r
Elmolre Lawrence, Covington, high t
st award: Corinne Poole, Covington, "
econd; Bonnie Houghton, Slidell, Il
hird- t,
Arithu letic Contest-High School. il
Jessie Daltsch, jacksonville, high n
it award; Rebecca Thomas, Coving- h
on, Sc colld; Frank Whelpley, Cow h
1gton, tAird. tt
pelling COntest-Fourth and Fifth t.
Grades. n
jeff Thomas, of Covington, won. n
pelling COntest-Sixth and Seventh tt
Grades. T
Nellie Bosquet, SFdell; Josie Dos tt
1t, Of Covington; Marietta Hopkins, b
Vaudeville, held the floor and tt
ou1d not be spelled down, SO the tt
lree were declared winners. m
yelling Contest for the Cotton Gold al
Mealal-6th, 9TH, 8th, 9th, e1
10th, 18th Grades. h,
Helen Durham, Slidell; Myrtle lie;
harp. Covington, and Elise Ray. of .e,
;ovingtop, had to spell off the match. 10
H. a. 4
was won by Helen Durham, of 'Sli- tt
ell.
Contest-1st, I'd and Sd "
Grades. g
Marie Morgan, Slidell, fir,t; John "
furphy, Covington, second; Myrtle 1t,
of Ramsay, third
9TH, 6. IN and 9TH tt
Grades-Girls a
Mary Murphy, Covfngton first; III
Howe. Slidsll, second; EN- n
Ida Kelly, of Dunbar, third. ig
'eclamation-4t,.l, 9Th, 9th and eth a
Grs .des-Boys. a
Louis Arr4aud, Covington, first; e
mas. NJ. L4ddle, Jr., Slidell, second; 8
Aenneth King, Vaudeville third. p
DeciN natiOn-High School Boys. a
Wop. by Whitaker Riggs, Jr., of +
'ovir4gton. t
yeclamatiOn-high School Girls. i!
Ruby Morgan, Slidell, first: Jess e t
)utsch, Madisonville, second, Corinne a
Poole, Covington, third. j
The judges all made some very !
pleasant remarks, complimentary to a
he rally and the educational spirit d
t the people, but space Will not per-
nit of an extended report. Mr.. Chas. t
!. Cotton replied to remark that t
he parish was indebted to him for {
he donation of the handsome gold I
MEDAL won by Miss Helen Durham. 4
t Slidell. He said that instead Of