The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-02-09
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oh. S. NOTES. !
By PRINCIPAL R. S. VICKERS.

With the return of milder weather,
the high school has been enabled to
resume its regular schedule of both
morning and afternoon session.
Through the cooperation of Mes1rs.
J. Lebermuth and Arthur Lemann,
who supplied the school with Some
much-needed coal from their respect
i've plantations, we have not yet been
forced to close for even one day, but
with only eight barrels on hand the
situation is still critical and only the
early arrival of more coal or con-
tinuation of the present mild weather
will enable US to keep going.
The cadets are working faithfully
on their rifle and setting-up exercises
as well as extended order drill, with
view of carrying off the honors at the
state high school rally which will take
place in Baton Rouge the latter part
of April. The D. H. S. cadets will
meet the best high school military
companies of the state in the contest
which has been arranged as one of the
main features of the rally, but with
the confidence born of hard and per-
severing work, together with the
memory of our decisive victory over
Reserve in December, we expect to re-
turn victorious from Baton Rouge.
In order to stimulate and maintain
interest in military drill among the
high school cadets, Terrier Blanchard
has offered to donate medal at the
end of the session to the cadet who is
adjudged the best drilled in public
contestfAn eommencdea day. How
ever, as the principal is in favor of
substituting u. S. government war
savings stamps for all medals which
may be awarded the pupils of this
school, Mr.. Blanchard's generous
donation may take this latter form.
| The offer of John D. Miller, of New
Orleans, to donate a war savings
stamp to the pupil of any grade in
the school who sold stamps-either
thrift or war savings-to the greatest
number Of different individuals,
whether pupils or adults, resulted in
the award going to Noelie Gre of the
ninth grade, who sold to fiftyone diff
ferent persons. Close seconds were
Inez Soigaet and lilly Bloomenstiel,
while quite number had more than
forty different names on. their lists.
IL may pea=&., % o w a 4,..:ct
the u. -. ;: puplis sola zo-ceiis ILL.,
stamps to 8Io, ana n % war savings
stamps 70 Ill, dlHefeht liluiv1luaio,
The number of.puplls VINO purchased
either thrift or war savings sSallgs iui
thensselves reaches 4Vo' iz~.no y -
icant fact, which augurs well for the
future habits and prosperity of our
young citizens - :,
Although n most OF the graees the
percentage Of pupils ana teachers VINO
themselves purchased stamps ieael =. =
more than W, only tour grades III 1l'e
school achieved the dlstlnctllooh Oh pc
ing known as hundred per cent gfaa atn
4 These grades are the luulsh' N: AZ w. ~
sixth and eleventh, ana they Wlll oe
honored an l. a.sI1nguisle ~ ~ .+4a ag
"a the;l. doors under which will be the
proud words: Hundred Per Cent
! Americans.
i An oversight in our last notes was
the failure to mention the name OF
/ William Hickson, who was the most IS
active worker during the campaign IN
the overflow grade in charge OF MISS
Gisclard. William will be included N
! the winners Of the holiday and picnic,
promised by the principal.
The next patriotic, WORK expected'
/ by the government Of the hign scn q ),
pupils is enrolment IN the junior ~ he :,
Cross, which will be organized m a.,
the schools OF the country curing :
drive to be inaugurated on Lincoln
birthday, February y, ana endlng 90 On
4 Washington's birthday, FepruaTy ~
To qualify as member l-e. OF me 9ua,o =,
! Red Cross requires eltner the pay e
ment OF Tee Of 70 Genus 5. ~, " e ne
equivalent IN service. u J, ea M g g
prophet 70 do11 Eehr, m % Instead