The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-04-07
z High School Notes of Interest. :
! By R. S. VICKERS, Principal

! By R. S. VICKERS, Principal Z
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The new army rifles furnished by
the war department for the use OF
the Donaldsonville High School ca
diets have arrived and were issued 20
the cadets in time to be carried IN the
parade that preceded the patriotic
mass-meeting held Thursday. In al
dition to the rifles and the necessary
appendages, $500 rounds OF ball car
tridges were furnished by the govern
ment for use in target practice by the
company. A target range VIII De lalo
off as soon as practicable and regular
weekly practice begun.
The cadets have now ATTAINED d
high degree of efficiency under the
command of Capt. Mestayer, ana win
their new rifles and natty khakls, they
made very martial and inspiring APP
pearance in the parade. Thursday
it is probably the best drilled and &C
coutred high school company IN the
state, if not in the entire south.
The competitive drill between tins
company and the cadets OF the re
serve High School, which had been
proposed for the latter part OF TINS
session, has been definitely arranged
to take place at the South LOUISIANA
Fair on October 5. BY that time the
Reserve company will be equipped
with guns and uniforms, and a com
petitive drill between the two schools
ought to prove an interesting feature
of school day at the fair. a.
Anticipating some time ago the
calling out of the national guard TOT
federal service, Capt. Mestayer, win
the approval of Principal Vickers anu
SUPERINTENDENT Broussard, applied Tor
a furlough until the end of the school
session, in order that his work OF
training the cadets might not be IN
terrupted. The application was ap-
proved by Adjutant General NC
Crory and the furlough has been
granted by the proper federal ofhcer.
The senior class of the high school,
which now numbers thirteen, were
this year for the first time given the
privilege of selecting the Valed1c-
torian and salutatorian OF the class.
Hitherto these honors went to the two
pupils attaining the highest grades
during the session. The class elected
Conan Babin valedictorian and Eu-
nice Chandler salutatorian. AS the
class comprises eleven girls and only
two boys, the fact that the highest
honor was unanimously voted to
bow ought to convince the most skep-
teal that it is perfectly safe to en-
trust women with the ballot.
The old paper industry of the school
goes merrily on. Last week about SIX
thousand pounds of paper and maya
zines were shipped to New Orleans by
boat, and today four thousand pounds
more were despatched. AS this pa
per is purchased from the pupils at
the rate of 80 and SO cents, it means
manv nickels and dimes for their
savings accounts. Keep your old pa
per and magazines for the boys and
girls who are deserving and trying to
save.
More than one hundred pupils have
adopted the thrift plan and now have
the little savings banks furnished
them by the Bank of Ascension and
the commercial anu SAVINGS oe+iiiA'
The boys and girls are willing to save
and learn habits of thrift and econ
omy while they are young, but lit
tie more active cooperation and en-
enlargement are needed on the part
Of both the parents and the public in
general. The school is doing all it
can to provide work for those who
are ambitious and deserving, but
there is limit to it's powers, and with
out a more active interest on the part
of the parents especially the efforts
of the school in this very vital matter
can not succeed.
The pupils who will take part in
the parish rally to be held at Dutch
town on the 18th of this month are
now busily engaged in practice. In
track and field events, as well as in
such athletic games as basketball,
the high school boys are not expected
to excel this year, for the reason that
the time formerly given to such prac-
tice has been devoted all this session
to military drill. However, in liter
| airy and musical events the D. Fl. S.
will be strong, as usual, and we can
afford to pass UP some of the athletic
| honors in view of our accomplish
ment in military matters.