The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-02-20
SCHOOL EXHIBITS AT 1915 FAIR
supt. Bourgeois Urges Parishes to
Make Proper Showing Of Educa-
tional Accomplishments = Special
Building for School Display.
Edgard, La, Feb. 13, 1915.
70 Parish Superintendents

Edgard, La, Feb. 13, 1915.
To Parish superintendent:
Dear sir:-The third annual fair
of the South Louisiana Fair Asso-
citation will be held Oct. IS, IA, Is,
16 and II, 1915. The management
have decided to make the educa-
tional side of this fair its leading
feature. The question of the ad-
yaaatages of these meets is no long
er matter for discussion. Their
educational value is admitted on all
sides. However, the success of a
fair of this kind and it's capacity to
return potential benefits to its pa
irons is in very large measure
tribute to it's organization, as also
on the degree of interest manifest
ed by these agencies We who COM
prise the educational agency have
contributions to make, and from the
position of leadership which olr
schools assume in our communities
must come the leading material
which shall make of this fair a COM
plete, success in all matters educa-
tional
Most of the parishes of the fair
association have and hold education
al rallies some time in the spring,
At these rallies school children
bring their exhibits and enter con-
tests with an idea of attaining SUI
premacy in the events. Most of
the entries in these rallies repre-
sent the best results attained in
each school for work done during the
entire session preceding. For such
parishes, the matter of making suit
able entries In the annual fair at
Dona1dsonVille cannot be a hard
proposition. The same exhibits
could serve. For the parishes that
have no such rallies, the entries
can be arranged in this manner:
Let the superintendent notify the
teachers Of his parish of the list
of entries at the fair and let him
insist that each school should, at
sast, make one entry in the fair.
The list of entries and the pre-
niums for winners will soon be ready
and copy placed in the superin
tendent's hands.
Other sections of the state are al
ready reaping the results of well
laid campaigns for better stock, bet
Ter poultry, better corn, better liv-
ing conditions in fact, from all such i
agencies that go to make life in
the country well-rounded, pros
porous and happy. Is 1t not time
that south Louisiana come into its
own? Thus far, a substantial be-
ginning has been made. The mover
ment toward the ideal is on, but
that is not enough. Unselfish lead
ership is essential in this campaign.
Now is the time for the school sys-
tenn to show itself. We are mem
bers of this association and upon
US devolves the duty OF making our
department. Of such value that every
patron, child and teacher can come
to it and take away such infusion
of new spirit as will remodel old
communities and build them anew.
As the superintendent is the To-
cal point in the school system. SO
on him devolyes the mission to ar
ouse proper interest in this fair.
It is we'll said that the pupils repre-
sent the spirit of the teacher and
the teacher that of the superintend
enI. OF course We appreciate the
exceptions to this maxim, but CIV
en- a Wide-awake supervising official
and, as rule, the wheels OF the
school system are kept at high speed.
happen to have the honor of
personal acquaintance with most of
the superintendents of the associa-
tion, and ] know that these men
are great factors in developing their
sections of the fair belt. Feeling
that others entrusted with the mis-
sion are equally worthy, make this
general appeal for cooperation in
making school day the biggest day
II the annual fair.
We should begin now planning for
our exhibits. Cheerful rivalry is
he health of our section
The association will aave erected
IN the fair grounds a special school
'uilding wherein all school exhibits
will be allotted.
From time to time further inform
ation concerning details of our de-
)artment will be sent you.
Sincerely yours,
j. L. BOURGEOIS,
Supt. School Department, South La.
Fair Association.