The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-03-20

NOW WORKING AT TOP SPEED.
BREAUx BRIDGE AND ST. MARTINvILLE HIGH
SCHOOLS EACH TAKE HALF THE PARISH.
CASH PRIZES AND SHARE OF PROFITS
Country School Pupils May Compete For District Prizes
The schools have it, After consultation with Superinten-
dent Chavez and Professors BroOm6e and Edwards of the
Breaux Bridge and St. Marnve High Schools have prac-
tca turned Big Boost supplements to the schools of
st. Martin Parish
St. Martin High School has taken the First and Third
Wards and Breaux Bridge High School has taken the Fourth
and Fifth for their territory the Second Ward and all territory
outside the Parish being free either which hustle sub
scripions in our campaign to get new settlers.
The Messenger has provided of Cash Prces ls
S. End, 3d. 3d $2 to be paid the three school pupils
each district who the largest number of subscriptions
These prizes open to public school pupils anywhere the
but pupils pill II the country schools must register with the
Of Second Ward pupils with which principal they choose
The Big Boost Supplements themselves going to be
binders The first week will comprise complete agricultural
with diversified cropping The second week win be devoted
marketing, transportation the towns and opportunities for
fcturing therein The third week will tell the story of our
schools churches fraerna organization, and general social
The last week will be resume, with data land
costs, taxation comparisons etc. the information whole be-
just that wanted by every Northern farmer who looking
for place which to invest his and make his home
In addition these individual prizes the Messenger has
to turn over to the respective high schools to be used
athletic grounds library, whatever they may DESIRE 20 per
cent Of all the subscriptions secured in their respective territories
The school turning in the biggest business will have pretty
egg while the losing school in the not be far
behind. It's fair field and no favors.
Big Boost copies going directly the reading table of
live farm club county school, grange public library the
the rich Central North whence thousands are constant
emgrang to fields less thoroughly developed Every copy is
going to count in this for ten every dollar spent will be
winner.
There mt this parish too poor to afford to pay
for 5 subscription Most anybody afford to spend
dollar for five subscriptions while business firms and corpora
ons should 60 the limit this effort bring customers
and industry. For all subscriptions of S. or over dis
play advertisement bonus of nch four insertions will be e
or each IS subscribed Merchants others securing
subscriptions will be permitted 10 them to an amount
equang their subscription $5 over for additional dis
play ad bonus That taking SO subscriptions $40 can
turn so smaller subscriptions with and four inches
Of personal display advertising to each issue.
All subscriptions will be counted to the high schools in
their districts outlined above even tho sent directly to
this Office But where convenient patrons should give the
business directly the pupil contestants in their
teachers respective principals Now everybody together
for your school, for your parish old louisiana and BOOST II