The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-27
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D. H. S. NOTES.
: By PRINCIPAL r. S. VICKERS.

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Well, The 1ong-expected annual
school rally, with it's hopes and fears,
it's pleasures and disapp ppointments,
has come and gone. Only the thirty
boys who made the annual hike to
Dutchtown, together with five others
athletic contestan were present
at the raily I'd represent the Donald
sonville High. School. Tie her con-
testants, mum lbering some twenty
FIVE, togett sssl1pt. Broussard
and some Of the teachers, made 9
determined effort to go through, but
the elements Wi1led it otherwise and
after reaching Belle Helene the. rain
and increasing ID ificulties Of the roads
made it necessary for them to return.
Notwithstanding we were able to
enter so few events, we did the best
we could under the circumstances.
J ohm Bornman won the high jump and
Frank Constantine the impromptu
composition. The contest in physi-
cal exercises which we expected to
win SO handily was awarded to a
class Of girls from the Gonzales High
School who gave an exhibition of
folk dancing. This decision appear
ed at first huge joke until it was
learned that the award was based on
general appearance. Naturally after
a long and muddy hike and camping
out that night the boys did not expect
and were not prepared to compete
with any one in general appear
ance," especially with a lot of girls
who only had to "caper nimbly" on a
stage ssto the lascivious pleasing" of
a phonograph.
Upon our return from the rally, we
found so keen the disappointment of
the contestants who had failed to
reach Dutchtown, and so strong their
desire to measure their strength with
the contestants from the other
schools, that it was decided to issue
a challenge. to the Dutchtown, Oak
Grove and Gonzales high schools, any
one or all, to meet us at Dutchtown
this Saturday and contest anew every
event on the rally program, both
literary, musical, and athletic. How
ever, the challenge was refused by all
of them as they had no stomach to
take the drubbing they knew was IN
store for them and which only the
rain had saved them from before.
Liberty Day was observed at the
high school by patriotic exercises con-
Quoted in the auditorium in the pres
ence of the entire school. The pres
ident's proclamation was read by the
principal, appropriate recitations, es-
says, impromptu compositions, read
ings, and song by the girls glee
club made up the other numbers OF
the program, and America and the
Star spangled Banner were sung by
the whole school. ,4
At q o'clock school was dismissed:
The cadet corps then formed and
marched to the courthouse, where
they Joined the parade which ac-
companied the four Ascension men to
the railroad station on their way to
ioin thu coIors. Two 'leys of blank
cartrid yes were fired Us a parting
salute to the sellers soon-to-be. AT
I o'clock SOP fofN squads Of the high
school wert.1uniteSS with like num-
her of So. G.. r. cadets and the
strea were paraded in Srder to ad-
yertise the big rally scheduled at
the courthouse for 8 o'clock in the
evening; Inc uiAeu . So.ii
Ieadets formed again at the Hotei
donaldson at rs p. m. ard led the
crowd to TIE courthouse in time Tor
the rally.
The superintendent has asked all
| the teachers who expect to return TO
JaonaIdsonvilla neSt session to make
The fact kseWn to him before May ~.
After cas,tal inquiry | find that the
present faculty is not unanimous IN
lis intentions respecting next year
Some seem to think they need rest,
some have decided to return, Others
are. undecided, while tWo--Who shall
lie nameless are thinking seriously
| lof joining the colors-Dy proxy
AIKEN altogether the present faculty
lis one Of the strongest we have had
for several years and here's hoping
that next years will be as good.