St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-31
SCHOOLS CLOSE,
SUCCESSFUL
TERM
SIidell High School.

Slidell High School.
The Slidell High School colsed a
very successful term, Friday, at the
Picture Theatre. The commence
ment exercises were enjoyed by a
large congregation of people, who
were pleased with the program and
much interested in the address of
State Supt. Harris, which was along
! patriotic lines and the present needs
of the schools.
There were 142 winners of spell
ing certificates. The scholarship to
the Southwestern Industrial Insti-
tute was &on by Miss Annie House.
Fred Johnson won the medal given
by the Interstate Bank & Trust Co.
of New Orleans, for the best essay
on vital statistics.
After the exercises reception was
given in the school auditorium by
the School League.
Following is the program:
Chorus, by 7th grade; salutatory,
| by Louise Marrabee; class historian,
August Tabary; class prophecy, Fred
Johnson; class will, Lloyd Gish; val
edictory, Mamie House; class, musi
clan, Clyde Polk; violin trio, Clyde
Polk, Glen Miles, Miller Redden; ad-
dress by State Supt. T. H. Harris;
presentation of medals and awards,
Prof T. H. McAfee; presentation OF
certificates and diplomas, Supt. E. e.
Lyon.
Covington High School.
The Covington High School closed
a very successful term notWithstand-
ing many circumstances tending to
oppose that success. The flu, the diff
ficulty Of obtaining teachers and war
work-all created a situation that
made good work in the school diff
ficult.
The commencement exercises, last
Friday, were largely attended and
the program nicely carried out.
Following is the program:
Oveture, Instrumental Duet-Mil-
dred Levy and Irma Domergue.
Bible Reading-Rev. J. O. Miller.
lPrayer-Rev. F. C. Talmage.
Quartet-"Beautiful Star"
Presidents Address-Victor Quill
ber
Neutrality-suspicious. Dossat.
Glass History-Mildred Levy.
Male Quartet.
Address-Hon. Lewis L. Morgan.
Presentation of Diplomas H.
FitzSimons, president of the Parish
School Board.
Announcements.
Glass Song.
After the program dancing was in
dulged in until late hour.
The graduates were: Irma Do
mergue, Mildred Levy, Josie Dossat, |
Bonnie Mae Smith, Myrtle Gollehon,
Aimee Riggs, Alma Pichon, Victor
Oulliber and Emile Frederick, Jr.
Hon. Lewis L. Morgan, in his ad-
dress, among other things spoke of
the necessity and enforcement of the
compulsory education law, stressing
the responsibility assumed by the |
parent in depriving a child of educa-
ton.
Pupils making the highest averages
in their respective grade: First |
grade, Doris Duboisin and Menry Nc
Cardy, second, d. w. Porter; third, |
Clara Sheffield; fourth, Eunice Quat- |
reveaux and Eunice Dyess; fifth, Mill
dred Davis and Rene Galmiche; Sixth |
Willie Denman and Albert Sandoz;
Seventh, Cecile Ragan and Doris |
Sheffield; eighth, Avis Mercadel;
ninth, E. G. Davis; tenth, Katie Sci
ler; eleventh, Josie Dossat.
In the above list two names occur |
for the first, fourth, fifth, six and
seventh grades, which means that
the grades are divided and under two |
teachers.
The following pupils have received
the Times-Picayune badges for hav-
ing passed the athletic tests: Jack
Burns. Richard Jackson, Marietta
Aoueille, Eunice Durell, Irma Levy,
Ethel Dossat, Mildred Levy, Bonnie
Mae Smith, Josie Dossat, Irma Do
mergue.
The Louisiana State University
scholarship was awarded to Josie
Dossat for having made the highest
grade in the four years of the high
school. Bonnie Mae Smith received
the scholarship to the Southwestern
La Industrial Institute, and Victor
Oulliber received a scholarship to
Tulane University, from our Repre-
sentative to the State Legislator,
Mr.. ] Monroe Simmons.
During the summer several OF the
teachers of the Covington schools will
conduct classes and do coaching, par
with pupils who have failed
in subjects during the session. Pup
lis taking this work will be permitted
to pass those subjects provided they
pass satisfactory examination on en-
tering school this fall. 1t will be