The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The school garden w DIRK is go
ing forward; thirty-One gardens
have been planted. The seventh
grade garden has been partly
planted. 1t will be finished this
week. Some are inclined to use
the "laisSez-faire" method, but
that method won't work in MAX
ing a garden. One advantage in
having a garden is that those who
engage in the work have an OPP
portunity to work off, some OF
their surplus energy. Lazy peo-
ole never succeed we'll with gar
den, even if they do finally sue
coed in hiring some one to plant
it for them. The lazy pupils who
accidentally drifted into the
school garden work have found
no way to retreat and are content
ling themselves as best they can
with the work in hand, hoping to
be able to win one or more prizes.
The third prize, $500 will be gen.
erously given by the editor of the
Rice Belt Journal. The Bank,
Mrs. Godfrey and the editor all
feel proud of the fact that they
are having a part in giving the
prizes as an incentive to the SOL
diers' in the school garden army
to do their best work. We thank
them for the cooperation and
cordially invite them and all 9th
er friends of the school to visit
the school garden and note the
progress of the work.
Fifty-three pupils in the ele
mentary and high school depart
ments have qualified for the Ath
letic Badge Contest. All physical
ly fit high school boys will have
$ part in the group athletic contest
8 Both contests will be held on Fri
: day afternoon of the 18th inst
Judges will be appointed from tn
! citizens of the town and from tn
? teachers and a correct recor'
4 made of each contestant. Their
n will also be a sack race, a three
legged race and a wheelbarro1
q race and prizes awarded to tn
= winners. The public is cordial
J. invited to be present and see theS
a events. There will be no admlS
: sion fee charged, so let us haV
j. your presence on the afternoo
IS of the above date.
At The attendance is still lin
N Last month our average attent
ance was 81 per cent. Some week
TOUR records show the record {
attendance up to 95 per cent. II
percentages of attendance la
week follow: First grade, III
g second, 95.7; third, 1856; fourt
" $40; fifth, 95.1; sixth, 95.5; seve1
n tn, $751;; high school, 97.2; schot
he 94.7. Can any school show be
fer record of attendance?
Miss Norma OVERLY, the Sta
~ Home Demonstration agent, MI
Stafford, the parish Home Del
onstration agent, and the Hor
Demonstration agent for the c.
ored folks, visited the schc
garden Wednesday morning a
engaged heartily into the VOL
The objects of the experts see.
ed to be to set me an example
scientific cultivation of the gal
en-. too used hoe and tried
profit by the good lesson tauS
The principal and the teach'
enjoyed a treat and a very pie
ant outing Wednesday. ABB
II 80 a. m. Mrs. wizard droVe
in front of the manual tram
shop and cordially invited
members of the faculty to tt
dinner at Mrs. Lees home.
course we accepted and EMO!
heartily the many good thu
to eat. There were Metho'
preachers, chicken pie, and
galore. We thank you, good lac
for your kind remembrance
This occasion and for the joy
gladness it brought to us.
that again some time.
Yours to serve,