The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-22
HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS.
institutional and Student Activities
Interestingly Reported.
By ROLAND BINN1NGs.


The certificates of honor for the
state spelling contest have been re
ceived and will be distributed Mon
day at general assembly. Over one
hundred D. Fl. S. students secured
these certificates.
| Glasses were suspended yesterday
the day being Good Friday.
The high school will observe the
three hundreth anniversary Of Shake
speare's death Monday, April "a, with
a program of talks, recitations and
songs.
The an~a - enc cement exercises viii
be held Friday, June z. Supt. Brous-
sard has invited D. z. L. Stephens,
president of the Southwestern IN
dustrial Institute at Lafayette, to de-
liver the addresson graduation night.
The D. II. S. Progressives did not
play the game Of baseball that was
scheduled for last Sunday with the
team known as the "Joy Riders" on
account of rain. The game has been
postponed until a future date.
"Hi's' first and second teams hook
ed up Thursday. The battery for the
first team performed for the second,
and that of the second worked for the
first.
The pupils of the high school have
been asked to help decorate for the
spring festival and large number
have responded.
Miss Ahbie Allen and Miss Clara
Park will recites and Miss Mildred
Buquoi will sing at the fair that is to
be given tomorrow at Gerrnania Park.
Misses Allen and Ruquoi are seniors
and Miss Park is a junior.
The senior class have been appoint
ed by Mr. Rroussard as committee
to receive and entertain those who
come to Donaldsonville for the parish
rally next Friday. The prices of ad-
mission are very small for this event,
being ten cents for any school pupil
and fifteen cents for others. Four
high schools will compete for honors
on this occasion. Athletic events will
take place in the morning and literary
contests in the evening. Al of the
high schools will be strongly repre-
sented and keen competition IS as
sured. The pupils have been pre-
pairing for this rally for the past four
weeks, and the best material of every
school will compete in the various
events, as preliminaries were held and
the best were selected. Everybody
should attend and make the rally a
success.
Next Wednesday, April 26, there
will be good time in store for those
who attend the Donaldson skating
rink, for on this date the Juniors will
entertain at another skating party.
Admission will be free. Those with
their own skates will be charged q
fee of 10 cents for skating, and those
desiring TO use tie rink skates will be:
charged IS cents Refreshments viii
be served BY Che Juniors throughout
the evening Everybody is assured
a GOOD time just as good as that had.
at the Park rink last week. Manager
Maurin will be on the job.
The semi-monthly meeting OF the
Junior Literary Society will be held
Monday, April "a.
Or. Mcdonald gave d very interest
ing talk Thursday morning on the
subject of tick eradication. His
talk was greatly appreciated by the
students and we hope to have the
pleasure Of hearing DR.. Mcdonald
again in the near future.
Track work has been going on at
"Hi'' for the last three weeks. Only
light work will be done the coming
week, SO as to keep the thletes in trim
for the rally Friday.