The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-12-11
WHAT OAK GROVE HAS DONE.
Brilliant Record of Achievements at
Fairs This Fall.

Brilliant Record of Achievements a.
Fairs This Fall.
At the suggestion of the editor OF
Tlw Chief, the principal and agricul
tural director of the Oak Grove High
School have submitted the following
statement relative to the work OF
that institution, and the showing il
mas made at the various fairs this
fall.
The school term began Sept. 13
with 1852 pupils enrolled, of which
number 38 are doing high school
work. Following are the names Of
the teachers, most of whom have
been at Oak Grove for several years
w. |. Smith, principal; Miss Carrie
Cooper, first assistant; w. NJ. Babin,
agriculturist; Miss Esther Smith,
domestic science; Miss Z. r. Devall,
fifth and sixth grades; Miss C. c.
Dixon, third and fourth grades; Miss
Ruby Castleberry, primary grades
and music
- On Oct. and club fair was
held at the school, in which all the
adjoining schools took part. 1t was
a phenomenal success, and created a
great deal of favorable comment
from all visitors. The Oak Grove
club members made their usual coed
showing, carrying off nearly all the
first prizes.
Most of the exhibits shown here
were sent on to Donaldsonville, then
to the Baton Rouge fair, and the
winners there exhibited at Shreve-
port, where better showing was
made than Oak Grove has ever made
before.
Following is list of the prizes
won by the Oak Grove school during
the present term. 1t tells better than
whole page of general statements
what the school is doing for the COM
munity, and what can be accomplish
ed by earnest, consistent effort:
Prizes won by corn club boys at
Oak Grove fair: ErvA Kleinpeter,
first, IS; Bertram WebY second, So;
Vernon Causey, third, 81; Louis
Odom.
Prize winners in poultry club:
Buff Orpingtons-Ervy Kleinpeter,
first, So; Leslie Kleinpeter, second,
81; Edwin Stampley, third, so cents.
White Leghorns-LeWis Easterly,
first, So. Brown Leghorns-stella
Cooper, first, So; Esther Webb, sec
ond, 81; Allen Mcknight, third, so
cents. Barred Rocks-Mamie Easter
ly, first, So; Marshal Miller, second,
81; Alice Daigle, third, SO cents.
White Wyandottes-Pearl Sibley,
first, So; Esther Webb, second, 81.
White Orpingtons-Windom White,
second, 81. Ducks-Louis Daigle,
second, 81; Stella Cooper, third, SO
cents Rabbits Nellie Daigle, first,
blue bon.
winners in pig club: Grade
SOW Jennie Miller, first, S1.50; Les
lie hleinpeter, fourth, so cents;
Francis Delaune, eighth, so cents.
Sow and litter-Simon Daigle, first,
$3.50.
All the exhibits that won prizes
at the Oak Grove fair were taken to
Donaldsonville the following week,
and we are proud of the fact that
they We're winners in every contest
hey were entered, 81
Our exhibits were then sent to the
Baton Rouge fair and we were again
successful in capturing most of the
prizes offered to club members there.
When we take into consideration
The fact that our club members work
I'd all the year under very adverse
weather. conditions, and then consider
he good showing made by them at |
Ill the fairs this fall, we cannot help
out feel that a great deal of excellent |
work has been done. Our hope is
hat this years successes will arouse
greater interest in the work next |
Winners Of prizes for registered
oigs in pig club competitions were:
Boar ov@ one year-Sam. Kleinpeter, |
irst, $2R 10. Boar under one yea and |
,ver ming months-Lloyd Rabin, first,
$3.50. Sow over one year and I'M
Ter nine months-Leo Daigle, second, |
rear.
$50; Helen Phillips, third, 81; Bull
ion Osterberger, fourth, SO cents. |
Pig under six months-Thornton
doom, first, $3.50; Stanley Odom,
ecand, 81.
- premiums won by the home
co pics department at the various
air gere as follows:
Oar Grove Fair: First prize for
ewing, So; second prize for cooking,
ibbon.
South Louisiana Fair: Cooking
,ertha Johnson, first prize for roast
hicken, So; Catherine Brown, first
rize for layer cake, So; Eulalia
Webb, second prize for light bread,
ibbon. Sewing-First prizes: Lois
)dom, three; Pearl Sibley, one; Hell
n Phillips, two; Grace Odom, one.
'otal, $14. Second prizes: Lois
)dom, three; Pearl Sibley, one; Hell
n Philips, one; Verena Webb, one;
earl Broussard, one: Nellie Daigle,
ne. Total, eight.
Baton Rouge Fair: General ex-
ibit, {home economics), first prize,
10; Catherine Brown, second prize
or layer cake, 81; Batha Johnson,
econd prize for cornVmeal mullins,
J.; Bertha Johnson, second prize for
niger bread, 81; Lucille Stampley, Il
econd prize for biscuits, 81: Lois
)dom, two second prizes for sewing,
2.
Louisiana State Fair: First prize
or household management, SIS. The
est set of charts was made by
lucille Stampley, Lovenia Brignac,
,orinne McCrory and Nellie Daigle.
looking = Lucille Stampley, first
rize for biscuits, 81; Bertha John
on, first prize for corn meal mullins,
i; Eulalia Webb, fourth prize for
ight bread, 81; Catherine Brown,
ourth prize for loaf cake, SO cents.