The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-15
HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS.
Institutional and Student Activities
Interestingly Reported.
BY ROLAND BINNINGs.

The D. H. S. Progressives will
have as their opponents the
Witches" q team made up of local
young business men, for baseball
game to be played tomorrow after
noon at the South Louisiana fair
grounds. The admission prices will
be cents for school pupils and 10
cents for the general public. The
game will start at 3 o'clock. A
spirited contest is promised, as both
teams are in very good shape and
have been practising all this week.
The juniors certainly made good on
their promise Of big time for all
who attended their tackyx skating
party, and the affair was d success
both financially and socially. The
party was given at the Park ting
rink Thursday evening kiittredges
Sims, appareled as a typical collnbss
IKE" copied the beautiful prize that
was offered for the most tackily5
dressed boy, a bar of octagon soap.
The judges decided that Miss Dorothy:
Israel was the tackiest Of the feminine
sex She was the recipient Of a most
exquisite bottle Of cologne. The rink
was packed to its capacity and every
body who attended had lots of fun.
Resolved, that the government
should own and operate railroads.
was the question that occupied the
minds of the members Of the Senior
Literary Society at the senli-monthly
meeting held Friday, April ID. This
discussion created much interest and
good arguments were advanced on
both sides. The program as a whole
was well rendered, and showed that
every meeting is an Improvement on
the others.
The program rendered by the
Junior Literary Society also showed
great improvement. When the jul
niors are promoted to seniors they
will be well posted on parliamentary
law and will be capable of acting
their part on the program without
suceumbing to "stage fright" The
question for debate at the next meet
ing will be, Resolved, tnat four
years service in the United States
army or navy is beneficial to a young
mans character.
The S. j. G. |. baseball team de-
feated the d. Fl. S.. team last Sunday
by an overwhelming score The D.
II. S. boys put up spunky fight, but
lacked experience, this being their.
first game. They could not connect
with the curves Of Libby Robert, who
pitched for S. ). C. i. A large crowd
came out to witness the game.
Hon. E. n. Pugh gave very in
teresting talk Wednesday morning on,
the firing Of the first gun at Fort
Sumpter, ffty-five years ago. The
address was greatly appreciated by
the whole school.
Miss La Case, the domestic science
teacher, is in Lake Charles attending
the teachers convention and will re-
turn Sunday evening.
Mr.. Mestayer viii leave today for
his home town, where he will vote in
the state election. He will return
Tuesday evening.
Track work is going on daily. ID.
H. s. will be represented by strong
team at the parish rally and will fig
ure in the honors.
The circulation of the books in the
library is increasing. This shows
rnat the library IS being used more
by outsiders, and that greater interest
is being taken in this important ed
ucational factor.
There are Just seven more weeks Of
school and then will come the long
vacation of three months. To some
it viii not be vacation, but the
opening of a new school the school
of life. Well equipped material will
be turned out Of dear old d. FL. s.
this year, just as fine as that sent
forth in previous. years.
Thursday, April 20, will be tick
eradication day, and will be observed
by all the high schools. in the state.
DR.. Z. E. Mcdonald, IN charge Of the
dipping campaign in Ascension, will
address the d. Fl. S. student body on
this day. The Louisiana Live Stock
Sanitary Board has sent out bulletins
to all schools Of the state showing the
damage that ticks cause.
We buy at home. How about
yon?