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the national JOY smoke

Miss Eusenia Rodriguez. Graduating
medal and diploma awarded to Miss Lucin-
da Lozana.
This evening beginning ut Z o'clock. the
commencement exercises will conclude
with a special program in which the grad
yates will take leading parts. The pro-
gram follows:
Intermezzo "The Whistlers" from.....
the Comic Opera Fruhlings-........
laust' Reiterer.
Fourth Infantry Band.
Revere Cecilian Chimes ......... Mills
Fourth Infantry Band.
.Jubel Overture .......... Tn. Berthold
Piana (a) Misses Irene and Elvira CrixelI.
Piano (b) Misses NJ. Gomez & s. Cavazos
La Petite Bergere-Action Song. Minims
Accompanies Miss Irene Crixell.
Spinning Song from 'Flying Dutch-....
man. ........... Wagner Spindler.
Miss Elvira Crixell.
Hank. TIark the Lark 49,. Schubert List
Miss MaTagret S~eabury.
Meadow Daises-Aesthetic Drill. Seniors
Accompanies Miss Elvira Crixell
Military March ........ Schubert Tausig
Miss Irene CriXell.
Folk Dance and Song-Scotch. Juniors
Accompanies Miss Mary b. Hicks.
The Priests March from ..........
"Atbalia" .......... Il. Mendelsohn
Piano (a) Misses NJ. Thornham 4 VI. Hicks
Piano (b) Misses /. Gomez and T.. Crixell
Elizabethan Court Dance. ...... .Minims
Accompanies Miss Irene Crixcll.
Sonata Pathetiquc Op b.. Beethoven
Miss Gomez.
. Come, Come Away, Vocal Duo,......
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On the reverse tide
Of this tidy red tin
you viii read: PRO
cess Patented July
30th. 1907" which
has made three men
smoke pipes where
ons smoked beforel
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Mary Bertha Hicks.

Mary Bertha Hicks.
Gold medal for Christian Doctrine and
Ecclesiastical History, donated by Very
Rev. A. Antoine o.. NJ. /. ID. d. awarded
to Miss Effie Ingram.
Gold medal for Texas History, donated
by State Bank 4 Trust Company awarded
to Miss Alicia Soils.
Gold medal for mathematics in highest
grade, donated by Mr.. A.. Anderson)
awarded to Miss Irene Crixell.
Gold medal for mathematics in Seventh
and Eighth grades, donated BY First Ma
%tional Bank awarded to Miss Elvira
|Crixcll.
Gold medal for excellence in lessons in
Tenth grade. donated by Mr., q. Ander-
SOM awarded TO Miss Effie Ingram.
Gold medal for excellence in lessons il
Seventh and Eighth grades. { donated by
Mrs. Agnes Browne) awarded 10 Miss Con-
ccption CARA.
Gold medal for application donated by
the oblate Fathers. Sacred Heart Church)
awarded to Miss Norah Rock.
Gold medal for department. donated by
the Oblate Fathers, Immaculate Conception
Church, awarded 10 Miss Eftie Ingram.
Silver Medals and Prizes: Mis- Eva
Izaguirre, Sixth grade; Miss Clara Starck
Sixth grade; Miss Maragiia Gomez. Fifth
Grade: Miss Hemelinda Cardines. Fir
grade: Miss Antonio Gomez, department.
Prizes in Senior Glasses: Christian
Doctrine and Ecclesiastical History. Miss
Norah Rock; first prize for lessons Il
Tenth grade, Miss Bertha Hicks; Second
prize IN Tenth grade. Miss Mary Thorn
ham: FIRST IN composition and rhetoric.
Miss Mary Thornham; second prize IN con
position and rhetoric. Mis- Mary Bertha
Hicks; prize IN commercial class, Miss
Marie Armstrong: first for lessons in Sew
enth and Eighth grades. Miss Inocencia
Gomez; second in Seventh and Eighth
grades, Miss Isabel Rodriguez.
Prizes tor Department tn Misses Alicia
Solis and Atliagracia Valdez.
Prizes: First for lessons in Sixth. Mis-
Camilla Escobar: second for lessons in
Sixth. Miss Antonio Rendon: first for les
sons IN Fifth. Miss Maria q. Tamaya: sec.
ond for lessons in Fifth, Miss Antonio
Gomez.
Prizes IN Musical Ind Art Departments /:
FIRST Tor excellence, to Miss Irene Crixell.
For Improvement in Sixth grade, Misses
Mary Gomez. Margaret Seabury and Effie
Ingram Tor Improvement in Fifth grade.
Miss Elvira Crixell: for Improvement in
oarth. Miss Mary Thornham; for exc
fence N Third. Mis- Carolina Rcndon: for
Improvement IN Third. Misses Mary q. Sea-
oury, Alicia Sol> and Aliagracia Valdez:
Tor excellence in music III Second. Mis-
Josephine Cain: for Improvement IN See
ond. Misses MargarIta Gomez. Anita Esco-
mar and Venice Walker: for improvement
IN FIRST grade, Misses Bertha Cisneros.
kosa Cruz and Alicia Martinez.
In Art Department: First prize for oil
painting. to Miss Elena CARO-: second
Prize: Miss Lily Laulom; third prize. Ms,
Kathleen Craig: Fourth prize. Miss Ino-
cencia Gomez.
For Fancy Needlework: Misses Jose
pfine Starck and Julia Marvarita Ruiz
Certificate in Literary Course: Miss
Irene Crixell. emitting her to enter the
graduating class.
Graduating Henors in Literary Course
Graduating medal and diploma awarded To
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WASHINGTON, ID. C., June 19.-vicc
Admiral Henry I. Mayo. who achieved
fame when he made the demand that the
Mexican troops at Tampico salute the
American flag, today becomes commander
in-chief Of the Atlantic fleet, in success
sion to Admiral Frank It. Fletcher. whose
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'Gounod Rhys-Hcrbert ........ Seniors
Accompanies Miss Sarah Cavazos.
In File du Regiment .......... j. Archer
Misses Isabel Crixell and G. l.. Ingram
CLARA'S TRICk-CA Scrio-C Comic
Drama in Three Acts.)
DRAMATIS PERSONAL.
Mrs. Thompson, a widow in reduced cir
cumstances ........ Miss NJ. Armstrong
Clara, her daughter. Miss M. b. Hicks
Alice. her daughter. Miss O. Crixell
May. her daughter ..... Miss r.. Izaguirre
Madcmcisellc Clcmcntine. The ~ThompSon's
French Govcrness ... Miss Irene Crixell
Polly Grubbe1s, Mrs. Thompson'S maid Of
all work ............ Miss r.. CrXeil
Miss Fowler, a distant relative of Mrs.
Thompson .......... Miss NJ. Gomez
Regina, Miss Fowler's maid Miss G.. CARA
Act 1-Scene l.........A Schoolroom
Scene ldcm
Intermezzo Sinfonica from "Caval-....
leria Ru-ticanar .......... Mascagni
Fourth Infantry Band.
Act TI-Scenes l and :............
Miss Fowler's Room
Grande Polka de Concert .....,...
............ Homer Newton Bartlett
Miss Sara Cavazos.
Act III-Sccnes | and 2...........
.............. Miss Fowler Room
Fourth Infantry Band.
1t i reported the Australian military
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term of sea duty has expired. As second
in command of the fleet Admiral Mayo
is succeeded by Rear Admiral Dc Witt
Coffman, who has been in command Of the
seventh division.
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The e~ighty-four million weight lifting
bnes throughout the country will Be inter-
< ted to know that John Y. Smith. of Bos-
ton. intends trying to lift a 200-pound
dumbc.i 10 a full arms length over his
head.
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TEXAS LEAGUE RESULTS


Houston 5, Fort Worth o.
San Antonio :. Shreveport D.
Beaumont q. Waco 3.
Galveston ., Dallas ..
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Buy Prince Albert every
Uhere tobacco is sold in
foppy red bags. Sc; tidy red
tins. Zoe; handsome pound
and half pound tin humi-
dors-ond-thaf corkins fine
pound crystal glass humi-
dor Difh sponge moisfener
top that Keeps the tobacco
il ouch clever trim-oltVoysI
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Where They PLAY Todax

Fort Worth at Houston.
Waco ut Beaumont.
Shreveport at San Antonio.
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what is the most difficult disease YOU
have 10 contend with?r asked the stu
dent. Imagination" replied the doe
tor-Kansas City Journal.
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Chicago at St. Louis.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Washington M Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati Chicago. rain.
New York 40. Boston FL.
Philadelphia 10. Brooklyn "a.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

DC hool sbok.sd be and he is thereby IN
structed to give public notice OF said
election by proclamation, according
Itoslaw.
Section 1. BE 1t further ordained
by the school board b the parish Of
|St. Landry. that the special election
herein and hereby provided for shall
be held and conducted and the re-
turns thereof shall be made under the
provisions of Act 256 and amend
|meuts thereto, and such other laws
as may be applicable.
o. P. DALI.
President OF School Board.
". B. PRESCOTT, Secretary.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to an ordinance passed by
he school board of the parish of st.
andry, La, at a special meeting held
on December, LIST, 1916, /, o. P. Daily,
president of said school board OF the
parish of st. Landry, La, hereby give
notice that. in compliance with said
ordinance, a special election will be
held in LaWtell scho | district No. z
of the 9Th police jury ward OF the
parish of st. Landry, La, on the 23rd,
day of January, 1917, for the purpose
OF submitting to the property tax
payers qualified under the constltu'
ton and laws Of the state OF Lou1
lana to vote at said, election, hte fol
lowing proposition, to-wit: To levy
! snecial tax of three mills on the dol.
lar on all property in said Lawtell
school district No. 2 Of the 4th police
Jury ward Of the parish Of st. Landry,
La, subject to state taxation. annually
for a period Of 5 years, beginning
with the year 1917, for the purpose Of
giving additional aid to the public
schools of said district. For the pur
pose Of said special election the poll
ing place will be in the T. r. Bertrand
store at Lawtell, La, and the follow
ing commissioners and clerk have
been appointed to serve at this cleo
ton: T. P.Dejean, A. M. Young ano
Lucien Pitre, commissioners and i
P. Bertrand, clerk:
At said special school election the
poll will open at seven o'clsck 0. m.
and close i've O'Clock p. m, andt.the
election will be conducted in accord
ance with the laws Of Louisiana ap
plicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at II
o'clock a. M. on Friday. January, rs
1917, the school board of hhe parish
of st. Landry. La, will meet at. ths
office of the board in tn city OF Ope
l~ousas, La, and in open session pro
coed to open the ballet box examine
and canyaas the returns, declare the
result of said special election.
This 1st day Of December, 1916.
q. p. DAILY,
President of School Board.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23
Secretary Of State

Which said certificate. after The d..
lays provided by law have explraa,
and in accordance with Section 81 BE-
Act. 256 Of the general assembly 81
the state OF Louisiana. for the year
1910, shall be signed by the Secretsry
OF state of Louisiana. and ha7s
tached thereto the great seal bit the
state of Louisiana. The Interest
coupons attached to said bonds shall
have printed or engraved thereon He
facsimile signature Of the president
Of the parish school boarda and tha
treasurer. thereof.
And when said bonds are thus "
sued and signed and Registered eg
the secretary, Of state according "a
law. they. shall again be taken fato
possession by the secretarykreasuEs1
Of the parish school board, II ls her,
| by authorized, until negotiated.
p Section 4. Be It further ordaiARa,
| etc. that when said bonds have ben
signed. issued registered and retAsn.
ed to the secretary-treasurer ~ sfAe
parish school board, they shall ~
ready for negotiation and sthe DIT
dent ofsthef parsshs schools board y
hereby fully authorized for thai plrs
pose. 4.
|! Section s. Be It further ordalasd
etc, That the parish schooAlbcafaR n
the paasah sof 81. Landry, shall by
nualiy. at thb saaaestinSa, asastkdrEtaz
leuies, in, accordance with law, ansAds
ditiou to all other taxes now aeszorI
| iaed 81 the scCnstltutfon and Laws sRs
Guiding any. special tax. levy Z ggsx
ahpyeaalb sGaid taxes saufieiog,kFta my
prineipals ands infarest osssz a
bonds herein directed TO Do $3.50
as they may natures fWhfch tax naay
Believed. IL not already leylad. a1a
extended a the assessInP1t rolls g
Any time PRIOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of. taxes ,dues for that parsdsszas
wear: and whom collected ahall De
\ used for NO othersrurpDse thru reef
ing matnring bonds and infsFest
coupons and raaintaining fhess cllaoh
Section g.. Be 1t further ordaIaea.
ctr, that the secretary-treaglireE q
the parish. school toard shan eanss
| the original of this ordinanoesfo De-
recorded In the mortgage records y
the parish Of St. Landrgs and alse
published in the 81. Landry CIarson
the official journal of tho psrlsa
iof st. Landry, La, aecordingst1aaaN
and Act No. 256 Of the Acts sofsfue
general assembly of the statco
Louisiana for the year 1910 ald
amendments.
Section Z. Be it further ordaiaeas
letc., that this odrinance take sEees
from and after its promulgation
Unanimously. adopted DecesaDefs
LIST, 1916.
President School Board
1W. B. PRESCOTT, Secretary
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

taxes sufficient to pay the interest
and principal OF such bonds as 9
governing body may be authorized 20
issue under the authority granted Il
by this ordinance and as may be ne
cessary to operate and maintain the
Bayou Curl ent scho il in said school
district; provided that said special
tax to be levied and collected for that
purpose, either a1ons or taken In con-
junction with other special taxes
LEVIED under Article 281 of the con-
stitution of this state, shall not e
coed in n one year ten mills on the
dollar of the asse, sed valuation 81
the property Of laid school district.
For the purpose of said special
election. the polling place will be at
w. 8. Gordor,s store in said sehool
district and w. E. Harmon, George
Walton and w. M. Rushing are ap-
pointed commissioners and Morgan
Gordon, clerk. of election, to serve
at the polling place at Bayou curl ent.
At said election the polls Will be
opened at seven o'clock a. M, and
will close at FIVE o'clock p. M, and
the election will be conducted In &C
cordance with the laws of louisiana
Applicable thereto.
Notice is hereby given that at ten
o'clock a M, on FRIDAY,
| January 26, 1917, the. said
parish school board Of the parish OF
st. Landry; La, will meet in tn OF
fee of said board in the city. OF ope-
~Ilousas, La, and in open. session pro
eeed to. open the ballot box. examine
and. count the ballots, In number and
amount, exarnin, and canvass the re.
turns and declare he result OF said
Especial election.
This LIST. day Of, December. 1916.
q. p DAILY.
President Of School Board.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

IlsAe on the question Il as.hs
by the property taxpayers q yas
school district No. 9Th OF he sasa
police jury ward, held, canyasaasasa
the results declared and urorar1ss sa
and registered. all accordfne NY
authorizing such issue, 81 witch sa
ton there was no contest ana
none now lawfully be made. d.
In testimony whereof and e
authority Of ordinance No. CSC HI u ND
school board Of the parish Of s. ~.
dry, La, the governing body 81 ss;s#s
school district. lawfully enacted "
the 21st day of September 1915 ~
now recorded in the mortgage o@ss
of the state of Louisiana, /. Onva~ s
DAILY. president of said parish sefsss
board, have signed this bond siSsa
with w. B. Prescott, treasurer )
said parish school board, lkaasss
authorized ana sealed the sama,i 1T &
cordance with law on this. a. S.
......, 49,. A. D.
o. P. DAILY
President Parish School Board
w. B. PRESCOTT, Treasurer.
INTEREST COUPON
On the 49,. day of II
school district No. 9Th Of fourth nate
jury ward of the parish of ST. Land
state of Louisiana, a political subdlvs.
sion Of the state Of Louisiana. wla
pay to the bearer...... dollars q
the office of the treasurer 81 saIa
school board at Opelousas, Lonlsssna
being interest due on this bond IT'S
0. P. DAILY
President Parish School Roasd
w. B. PRESCOTT, TREASURED.
Each bond shall be signed hy u
president Of the parish school boara
and the treasurer. and the said al
fcers are hereby required TO hsss
written, printed or engraved on he
reverse OF said bonde the following
! certificate:
.This bond secured by q tax
istered ON this day Of
49,"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23
APPLICATION FoR LICENSE

Notice IS hereyy given that the
undersigned will apply to the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF
the Village Of Port Barre for a
permit and license to operate a
saloon for whites IN the Johnnie
blanc building, in the village q
Port Barre, during the year 1917
doe 16-4f LEON PITRE.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

The newest thing out in Jew.
elry-the Scent-a-Ball-at +. j
Dietlein the Jeweler 5. 60 and
see them.-adv. dec 1927
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23
Taxable valuation ...........@
Signature of voter $500, ........


NOTICE TO VOTERS. To voc in
favor of the proposition submitted up
on this ballot, place a cross (x) mark
in the square after the word Yes
To vote against it, place a similar
mark after the word mo"
Section 8. Be it further ordained
by the school board of the parish OF
st. Landry, that the secretary of the
school board be, and he is hereby
ordered to cause to be prepared for
use at said election the tally sheets,
list OF qualified ele tors, assessed
valuation of property, blank state.
ments for the compilation Of the vote
in number and amount, and other
election blanks that may required for
the purpose of holding the election,
TO cause the same to be placed in the
ballot box for use at the polling
precinct, and to make provision for
the transmission of the ballot box to
the precinct o fthe district at which
the election is to be hold.
Section 1. Be it furthered ordained
etc, that the polling place or precinct
for the said election shall be in the
Town Hall In Port Barre, st. Landry,
parish, La, and the following three
commissioners and clerk OF election
are appointed to serve ct said cleo.
ton, F. A. Dejean, P. Robin, w. 2
Brown. commissioners, and j. G. Cor
.mier clerk, whose compensation for
services In holding said lection hail
be three dollars per day. each com
missioner being a qualified eiector.
And said election shall be conducted
under. the laws of the state applicable
thereto,
Section S. Be. it further ordained
by the. school board of the parish OF
st Landry. that the school board OF
the parish Of st. Land-y, La. shall
meet at the Office Of the parish school
board in the city Of Opelousas, at
10 o'clock a. M, on Friday, the 26th
day OF January.1 1917. for the purpose.
in open session. of examining and
counting the ballots, canvassing the
returns and, declaring the result Of
said election.
Section s.. Be il further ordained,
by the school board of the parish OF
81. Landry that the president OF the
.s~chooTboarI be; ana he's s hereby in
gtrp9ted 80 give. public. notice Of said
Election b. proctamagicn, according
Getsion 4 <ga ii fri 81 ordained
by 1.-THE schooaa board Of the parish OF
81, LapdrY. that the special election
herein End hereby provided for shall
be baid and conducted. and the re.
tnr.is thereof shalt be made under
the provisions Of Act 256 and amend
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

: Proposition 10 levy sspe-
cial tax OF. three mills (.003l
on the dollar on all property
subject to taxation in school YES
district No. 2 Of the 9Th po-
lice jury ward Of the par
ish OF st. Landry, La, an -
nually, for a period OF 5
years, beginning with the
year 1917, for the purpose
of giving additional aid to the
public schools of the said
district. r.
Taxable valuation -
Signature of voter -
/ NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in
favor Of the proposition submitted up.
on this ballot, place a cross fx) mark
in the square after the word Eyes"
no vote against it. place a similar
mark after the word mo"
Section 8. Be it further ordained
by the school board Of the parish OF
st. Landry, that the secretary o. the
s hooi board be, and he Is hereby
ordered to cause to be prepared for
use at said election the tally sheets,
list OF qualified electors, assessed
valuation of property. blank state.
ments for the compilation of the
Vote, in numbsr and amount, and 9th.
err election blanks th9t may be re.
CURED for the purpose Of holding the
election, to cause the same to be
placed in the ballot box for use al
the polling precinct, and to make pro-
vision for the transmission # the bal
lot box to the precinct OF the district
at which the election is to be he'd.
/ Section A.. Be, it further ordained
etc, that the polling place or precinct
for said election shall be in the the I,
P. Bertrand store al Lawtell. St Ian
dry parish, La, and the following
three commissioners and clerk OF
election are APPOINTED to serve al
aid election. T.. G. Dejean A. M,
Young, .Lucien Pitre. commissioners,
and TIP. Bertrand, clerk, whose com
~pensation for services in holding said
election shall be three dollars Fer
day, each commissioner being q
qualified elector And said election
shall be conducted under the laws OF
the state applicable thereto.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
by the school baord OF the PARISH OF
st. Landry, that the school board of
the parish of st. Landry, 3d., shall
meet at the Office of the parish school
card in the ecity of Opelousas, ut 10
o'clock d. M. IN Friday, the 26th day
CT January. 1917, for the purpose. in
eoen session, of examining and
counting the ballots c~snvsasiug the
returns and declaring the result OF
said election.
Section Is. Be it furtt sr ordnned
by the school board o. the parish Of
st. Landry, that the president ofthe
=AE l.. - - -
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

On motion, OF Mr.. Hawkins duly
seconded by Tr Williams, the follow
ing ordinance was offered and adopt
ed.
An ordinance
Ordering a special election to be
held in Port Barre school district No
49, of the 4th police jury ward OF
the parish of st. Landry, for the pur
nose Of submitting to the qualified
taxpayers of the said school district
the question of the levy OF specialatas
of four mills GOOD, for the purpose
of providing additional aid to the
public schools Of the said school dis
trict.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
school board of the parish OF st. Ian
dry, La, that a special election be
and is hereby ordered to be held in
Port Barre school district Nor OF
the 4th police jury ward OF the par
Iish of st. Landry, La, on the 23rd
day Of January, 1917, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified electors
OF the said school district entitled te
vote thereat the question of a levy
lof a special tax of four mills (.0o4)
lon the dollar OF all property in sale
school district subject to- stae taxa
ltion, for a period Of ~6!years, begin
ming with the year 1911! the eproceedf
OF the said tax to be used In giving
additional aid to the public schools
of the said school district
Section q. Be 1t further ordained
ETC.. that the ballots to be used a
said election shall be prepared b,
the secretary OF the school board o
the parish Of ST. Landry. aIld. shall