The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-05-05
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Z HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS. 4
BY R. S. VICKERs. Z

for the present senior class of the
Donaldsenville High School, since
there are no failures this session, and
all of the thirteen members of the
class will receive diplomas May u.
That it was the good luck attached
to the number thirteen and not good
work on their part, which pulled them
through. | believe certain members OF
the class will willingly concede.
AS certain part of the profit made
by the Junior class on its concession
at the South Louisiana Fair in Octo-
Der last was set aside to be donated
to some form Of school improvement,
it has been decided to expend this
money in flooring the basement room
in the high school which is presently
used for the waste paper industry.
The lumber has already been purchas-
ed and delivered. and the floor is now
being laid. A portion of the room
will continue to be used for the pur
chase and baling of paper, while an
other portion will be partitioned off
and fitted up for stationery store.
The school intends to handle next
session all the paper, tablets, pens,
pencils, and ink used by the pupils,
and this business will be placed in the
hands Of the pupils themselves-es-
pecially members of the thrift club
in order that the profits from the
sale of these articles may go toward
increasing their accounts.
The school benefit which will be
given at the Grand Theatre Monday
night promises to be the event OF the
season. Miss Katie, ably assisted by
Misses Stuart and Singer (the famous
KISS. Musical Company, has
shown more than her usual energy
and talent in getting up musical
number, and the vaudeville which
takes the red cross as it's central idea
will employ some fifty or more young
nurses and doctors, to say nothing OF
the dogs. In addition to this feature
of the nights entertainment, there
will be a 5-reel moving picture en-
titled, "Out of the Wreck" in which
the famous movie actress, kathlyn
Williams, will star. There will be
three shows, the first commencing at
5 o'clock. And what do you think IS
the price of admission for all this!
Of course you are going to say 1t
couldn't be less than twenty-five
cents. But that's where we are going
to fool you. The prices are only 10
and Is cents. Just think. A real, up
to-date, red cross, musical show, with
pretty little Marguerite Keller as
leading lady, and thrilling 5-reel
moving picture, all for 10 cents for
children and Is cents for grown peo-
pIe. But we want to make this last
benefit a record breaker in attend
ance. and to this end we have put the
prices so low that every one OF the
500 pupils in the high school can
either go or at least sell ticket to
some one who WILL
Well, the rally has come and gone.
/ mean, of course, the parish rally at
Dutchtown last week. Donaldson
vile. as usual, led in the literary
events, and although we came out
first in most of the athletic events IN
which we entered; the much greater
number of entries from DutchtoWn
rave them lead in points which we
could not overcome.
Probably the feature Of most gen
ayal interest at the rally was the ex-
shibition drill by the High School Ca
diets. Notwithstanding the difficulties
Of the situation created by the limit
ed space in which the company had to
maneuver, together with the constant
pressure of the crowds, the cadets ex-
ecuted all the commands and move
ments with the precision Of veterans
Undoubtedly, too, it will be the ca
diets who will remember the rally
longest and be able to recall 1t most
wildly, because of their famous hike
Crossing on the 7 o'clock ferry FRI
day morning with their bedding and
provisions, which were to be taken to
Dutchtown by road, the cadets were
lined up and inspected in time to be-
gin their march by 80. The dummy
railroad line was soon reached, and
this the mixers followed to its ter
minus. Quite little fun was enjoy
ed bv some of the boys, who repre-
sented themselves to the negroes en-
countered along the line as conscrlp-
ton officers for the u S. army. The
sight of the army rifles which the boys
carried, and the general military APP
pearance of the cortege, lent color to
the hoax, and although some Of the
victims had various excuses such as
lameness or dependent families, most
of them were quite willing to follow.
Two hours during the middle of the
day were spent at New River for.
lunch and recreation Some spent the
time after lunch in fishing, others in
boating, while still others were be-
guiled from camp and led through
romantic looking promenades and by
paths by some rural sirens who, fas-
cinated by the soldier uniforms, as
girls have been since the beginning
of time, came near being the cause of
five courtmartials for desertlon. 1t
was here also that the boys enjoyed
remarkable exhibition in the Gull
nary art by one of the cadets who,
with only the sections of his ramrod
for a griddle and little mentholatum
$50 it is whispered) for grease, pro-
duced after much sorrow and travail
savory dish that will be known here
after among the cadets as beefsteak a
la Bringier. Another cadet gave an
impromptu exhibition in fancy diving
in New River, much to the delectation
of his mates, who declared they could
not afford to overlook such Betz.
Dutchtown was reached shortly be-
fore o'clock in the afternoon with
no one any the worse for the trip,
and every one armed with q full
grown appetite. Preparations were
Immediately begun by the different
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