St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
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which to prepare potatoes for eating.
and advised that the wheat be sent to
those "over there" We should con
serve the sugar and have daily pro-
grams which we should follow.
All can aid, said Mr.. Modisette, and
he said that we should help the Red
Cross and paid a glowing tribute to
that society. Again, he said, no man
or woman, rich or poor, young or old,
should look on the period of wal as
one of gain and greed. Many prof.
teers are making millions out of ex-
listing conditions. These pirates are
plentiful everywhere. What are we
doing? Are we exerting ourselves
in order to help? Are we a soldier
or are we a Stacker? We cannot be an
asset and a liability at the same time.
Let us make the reatest contributions
we can; let US be. an asset more to-
day than eve before. We sacrifice
lives by delaying. We are sleeping
patriots and it is time to wake up.
We cannot win the war by plodding
or being Indifferent. We are engaged
in fighting a powerful machine, and
when al vas declared every German
knew his place and now the people of
the United States will have to learn
theirs.
And, again, Mr.. Modisette, turning
to the Red Cross, made a strong Up
peal for that organization. The sol
diers in France, he said, called the
nurses Little Angels" All that you
have, all that you possess above the
necessary things of life, you should
freely give to make the world a safe
and sane place to live in. When
General Pershing stood besides the
grave of Lafayette, he said, 'Lafay-
cite, we have comet" And, continued
the speaker, we have come to stay;
we are there. and there tt win!
We want every one to make his
contribution. Indifference and cold
blooded natures are sleeping assets.
II you think that you are patriots be-
u you buy bonds and stamps, then
your patriotism is knee-high to a
duck!" This is a good Investment
turn your money into the Golfers of
the Red Gross.
Then, turning to the graduates, Mr..
'Modisette said: BE the best Of every
thing you chose. Make the very high
est type of efficiency-it matters not
what you are, bat be the very best.
Service is needed at this momentous
time and you must do everything you
a in order to hold up the hands of
the boys "over there" This is not
a war Of drafted men but it is a war
of all. Do all you can to stop this
carnage, stand up bravely for the
president and the council of defense,
the Red Cross-do these things quick
ly and save the boys and the girls on
the bloody fields of France and Bel
GUM"
Mr. Durio of the school board then
presented medals to the following:
For English, donated by John w.
Lewis, to Miss Aline E~storge; for
three years best average, donated by
Or. B. A. LittelI. to Miss Callie Ma
tise; for Geometry, donated by The
Clarion, to Miss Stella Lambert: for
the best essay, donated by the Inter-
state Bank & Trust Company OF New
Orleans, to Miss Hazel M~ornhfnveg;
scholarships were awarded as follows:
At the Louisiana State University, to
Miss CaIilie Matise; at the South
western Industrial Institute, to Miss
Fanelie Halphen; at the Tulane Uni
to Mr.. Nathan Haas.
This closed the exercises and the
was rung down on a nine
month session as successful and salts
to both teachers and pupils.
and all, well satisfied with the
vear's work, have gone to their re-
'pectiye homes to enjoy a well-earn-
ID vacation, each promising to her
elf OF to himself to be back again
text fall thoroughly determined to
make the session of 191S-1919 even
'etter than the me just closed.
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