St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-01-09
CONVICTION HIGH SCHOOL.

School opened Monday, with al
most full enrolment. Everybody
seemed glad to get back to work,
indicating that they have had sat
1sfactOry vacation.
The mid-term examinations, sent
out by the State Board of Educa-
ton, will be given on January 20, 81
and %.
Miss Paysinger did not return from
her home until Monday night, being
delayed because Of change in train
schedules. Mrs. Park substituted for
her.
Several new pupils were added dur
ing the week, principally in the first
grade.
Lawrence, smith, our star guard
on the basketball team, will be out
of the game for some time, on &C
count of an injury.
Misses O'Brien and Robertson
spent day in New Orleans last week
Mrs. Young returned from Natchi-
toches Sunday night, having taken
her daughter, Ethel, to the State Nor
NAL for the remainder Of the school,
year.
The heating system ia now work
ing almost perfectly, since the new
CRATES have been placed in the boiler.
The next meeting Of the High
School Literary Society will be on
January 20. The reason for the
postponement is the mid-term exami-
nations sent out by the State De-
partment. The program will appear
next week.
A class of beginners is being start
ed in the first grade. All beginners
are urged to begin not later than
January Is, because after that time
they will be,unable to catch up with
the class now starting. No other
class for beginners will be startai4
during, this school year.
Ninth Grade.
The Seniors said that the nir,th
grade must have made New Ye,.r's
resolution to be quiet" They we're
quiet this week, more so than usual.
Covington High School will play
FTa1lslinton. Saturday (today), at
$3.50. Everybody CINE.
After two weeF.s' holidays school
opened Monday with all the pupils
back, ready IS work hard for The
mid-term Examinations, which will
pegln some time this month.
MISS v'-rgie Dossat, a Senior, was
absent Icnday and Tuesday from
scheol on account of sickness. We
supp Sc it was case of too much
An rs fun.
Let's of New Year resolutions must
Z ave been made by the ninth graders
Judging frc-a the quietness OF the5r
room since -Ionday. II they only
keep up the good work they have
begun they will get 100 Cd in de-
rcrtment.
Fifth and Fourth Grades.
I Roll OF honor for the fifth and
fourth grades Is as follows: E. G..
Davis, Howard Sharp, James Thomas.
Percy Theriot, Edward Leblanc,
Ti-ower Russell, Lawrence Frederick.
Dorothy Blossman, Dorothy Burns.
Mildred Smith, Pearl Grubbs. Lucy
Glass, Iris Planche, Olive Wadsworth,
Ms.rtha ;Bodebender.
The greatest number of excellent
marks we're received by Lucy Glass
a nd Pearl GrubDS, In the nfth grade,
{ ach reeiying S. Olive Wadsworth,
il the fourth grade, received 81.
i suzanne i Murphy. of the fifth
grade, md Martha Bodebender, Of
the fouth. each received book, for
receiving the largest number o. per
feet cafls, in the first half .of the
session.s
Roll of honor for the first grade
is as blows: Albert Blow, Sam
Blossnln, James Champagne, Sam
'Haik, Henry Hebert. Jared FeiHtz
Earl otto. Alton Hull, Kathrine
Burns. sIrma Cooper, Dorothy Dietz.
nez 41four. Helen Greer, Oramav
3 ram&. Evelyn Mutually, Irene Reed
r !, M&ian Smith, Emma Thibodaux.
d abel Hull, Frances Second, Mar
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