St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-11-11
PARISH FAIR
CONTINUED from last week.
School Athletics.


Unlimited runnig broad jump
Lawrence Smith, Frank Fauntleroy,
Ellis Fauntelroy.
Unlimited high jump-Ellis Faunt-
leroy, Kenneth Noise, Lawrence
Smith.
Unlimited half nfle-Lalwrence
Smith, Kenneth Noise. Nelson Sharp.
Unlimited 220 yards Lawrence
Smith, Frank Fauntleroy, Ed Quaye.
Unlimited 100 yards-Lawrence
Smith, Roy Lacroix, Frank Fauntle-
roy.
64-inch running broad jump-Roy
Lacroix, Nelson Sharp, Eddie Quaye.
64-inch 100 yard dash-Roy La
croix, Eddie Quave, Robert Williams.
64inch 220 yard dash-Roy La
croix, Eddie Quave, Nelson Sharp.
'64-inch high jump-Nelson Sharp.
Emile Whitaker, Roy Lacroix.
52-inch 100 yard dash-Riohard
Jackson.
52-inch running broad jump
Richard Jackson.
52-inch SO yard dash-Riehard
jackson.
) 51-inch standing broad jump
Richard Jackson.
Tennis Tournament.
Ladies singles, won by Miss Gladys
Jung.
Mems singles, won by Mr.. Edgar
Morris.
Ladies' doubles, won by Mrs. J. H
Smith and Mrs. E. u. Davis.
-
j.. Salter, Jr., and Lawrence Smith.
Mixed doubles, won by Miss Gladys
Jung and Mr.. r. N. Salter.
The Pilgrim Rest school won the
prize for the best percentage to total
enrolment. 103 out of los, and -ap-
pearance. The fifth grade won in
the Covington High School for gen
eral appearance in parade, there be-
ing no competition outside the Gov
ington school.
Sliden beat Covington in thu ball
game, and Covington took it out on
Franklinton by beating thew two
games.
Best outline map Of Louisiana, not
less than "a inches on longest side,
won by Jules Verges, 5th grade, Gov
ington high school.
Best speciment OF penmanship, 10
lines or more, by pupil OF first and
second grades, Jno. Haaga, Coving-
ton high school.
Best speciment of penmanship, 10
lines or more, by pupil of third and
fourth grades, Jonas Rosenthal, Cow
ington high school.
Best speciment Of penmanship, 10
lines or more, by pupil of fifth, sixth
and seventh grades, Cyril Frederick.
Best composition on Home SAM
tation,'' limited to high school pupils,
Eva Hartley, Slidell high school.
Best collection of native woods OF
st. Tammany parish, Fred Meiners,
Vaudeville.
Best collection of native leaves
with names, won by Hannah Langen-
henning, Covington high school.
Best collection OF pressed wild
flowers with common names, Mar
jory Stockman, Waldheim.
Best specimen Of drawing by pupil
under elevn years, Chas. Dillon, Gov
ington high school.
Best bird box built by any boy be-
low the eighth grade, Henry Bazajou,
Abita school.
Best collection of all kinds of
school work, not less than five pieces,
from country schools, won by Abita
school.
THE BABY SHOW.
Mrs. c. III. Sheffield, Supt.
The Baby Show, which took place
at the Fair, last Saturday, was quite
an attraction, and Judging by the
crowd OF proud fathers and mothers
of the fifty-six beautiful, pink and
white babies entered, the show was
a decided success. Among the babies
entered were two sets Of twins-Lois
and Iris Poole, fifteen months, the
daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ.
Poole, and Marvin and Florence
Loyd, fourteen months, son and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Lloyd.
Two little visiting babies, Marga-
ret Moore, age 10 months, weight
Is "a pounds, and Phillys Lansing,
age months, weight % IL pounds,
were entered hut did not compete for
the prizes, as the prizes were for st.
Tammany parish babies only.
Following is the list Of the babies
who won the silver spoons:
Boys. Elliott Stanga, Jr., Thelo
Dutsch, James Ellis, Richard 4. Au-
bert, Lionel Dubuisson.
Girls Shortridge, Mildred
Revere, Lois Poole, Jessie Mae Will
lfamS. Muriel D'Aauin.