South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 280, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 7 October 1917 — Page 18

t IUI THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES News From The Grades SOUTH BEND PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS Edited By The Pupik j

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"A Patriotic Poem" Takes

First Prize "A fttri..iic P.'.'in." Iw Tlulma

too's Ii r -1 rrizj in thi v.'k's esa.v content, with Henry McNali

Co-'uill.irJ chMil, vejurul.

appropriate to the times that it was given the prize though we do not encourage the children to send in poetry. We called upon the services of several judges to decide upon the first prizes this week, they were all so very good. For our next subject we will take "How I Learned a Lesson."

I he name ot ihe prize winners three prize in this week's content

cash, riielma Van Du-en. Kalev choI; -c-corui prize, Soc cash, Henry McNaN CuviiillarJ chn"ol; third prize, two ticket.- to the Orpheuni, Hliz.iivih Lyczynska, Laurel ehoul; fourth prize, two lickeU to ihe Laalle," Seymour Weisherer, Perley school; lit'th prize, t'-vo tickets to the Auditorium, Charles Schilling, St. Patrick's chool:. Honorable mention, (ilajys Lattin. Susie (iresho, Helen Vargas, Fannv Wagoner, Clara Hudson, Irene Clark, Either Johnson. Katherine Jankowski. Herrert Merrill, Pauline Hinlev,

Anna Tokach. Kalev schotil; Henrv stark, Mildred Hradlev, (cilii- nia,i(-

Alexander, 1: 4lier Herh, 'era Wright. Cier(rude Ciran.er, Anna Kosenfeld. Prank Porcics, Rudolph Bednar, Laurel school; Marie

Warner, Arthella Smith, Rhea

Lind, Junior Lickey, Levi Lind, Abraham Schankerman, Fred Schultz, Kathryn Fitzsgerald, Franklin school; Marian Bachelor, Harriet Archambeault, Vena Bradley, Elizabeth Sykes, James Fritz, Earl Troeger, Genevieve Blodgett, Kenneth Miller, Kenneth Beigh, Jessie Kitscher, John Riedel, Irene H. Hoehne, William Barth, Verna Clark, Thelma Sawyer, Carl Wardlow, James O. Grenert, Fern Davidson, Reynolds Metz, Beulah Briese, Anna Christman, Eva Estep, Herman Hertel, Charles Quillen, Wilson Elliott, Hilda Ravy, Dorothy Layfield, Vernon Archambeault, Coquillard school; Leota Baker, Bertha Kelley, Alice Kubiak, Etta Osler, Charles Ryan, Louis Munchow, Della Cleghorn, Mildred Herzig, Edward Kubiak, Sylvester Daoust, Frank Draney, Harold Shafeld, Perley school.

I'.v Tlicliua 'an Ihimmi, Kalcy s luxd. A rATiuonc: ioi:m. Hrace up boy and be a man; Help I.'nrle Sammy as much .as you can. , He's a ood uncle as nil of im know, Hut soon his bard will ). wb.ito as th rnow. We know that o are pi tlie riht. And fjrrmany soon will -o put to flitrht. i:jt when this war i- o. r I know we'll gladly say. "I hope this is the kst war that ever roms fur nay. si:coi imiii:. ll"iiry 3IcNubl, ( 'ouillarl Itv I.OST AM 1XI NI. n e upon a time there lived a little Kill in the city of Hvrne. Switzerland. Sh lived with her 1'ath'T and mother, and her bet and nl playmate was a St. V. rnard Tiiis little girl's name was l'..ssie .ind her doit's nune was Faithful ;:nd later on in the story we will : nd out if he lived up to his nnme. ne morninjr early in the spring e fo-ind I'.essie sitting on the doorstep crying. A stranger eine along the rad and stopped to ask lu r why 'n.- wa crying. She an-wered by t liit-c him she could not jlnd Falthrul. The l.-ys went i.y and l'aitl;ful '.vas pearly forgotten by Hf.sle's palent et ept v.-ba n I'e-.sje mentioned it. It was drawing near the end of the summer and Tuithfid had been uor.e for over two months. on., day Fcvdr's father prop a trip up the Alps'. R --ie. os d v. b.o t be e er had been erv far ove ; . i b- el. v. is cb llglited. They started rut the next day. AU wert '.veil the tirst. second ami tbird day. but fn the fourth day thu e , as a rinnl'If of thunde r and before they hardly h id time to .get out of the way an avalanche was upon then:. After it had passed Fes;. !'HM ' parents i for IUs. vlb l.i'I escaped Rut : in! s .d;e wa1 1 Iii ir in s i g 1 . t . r.t s.u rou fully on was a 'i . ' Oa -.t" l A i Seen as the V tili i! v. . t:.. i a bn:e I : a a 1 1 t 1 I V UM ' 1 i'ion!,b bf i rd a they sent out the St. Rernard dogs Aloat a '.all' i oniing toward the" act idei.t aial trnsi day bit. r th tlie bbd'.as . y a terv a large .be ut,.! Tb" -i! I V. a: i small v'-rb lb ;e but who do . suppose the iii.- u, is .' was Faithful. h bad li' Why it d up t" a. Then the toenk bad !. t. 11 Low one day in the spring :i ytr.iiur r laid come last the lr.or.a -t'.ry with a biryo dor. Tlie mor.'ris t-.-.-i- attracted by the do's bearing ,.nd ! oucht It. but they s.id they w. rrvilling t g- e him back to hi- o . e r. Again e e" P.eSsie v'epr but t:iis t i x t i lie ha- a has b elifbfub i.iii . i ; n n her a rii'i nd fare, the n. for -1. K ITHIRD PRII . ElialH'th I.vcviiska. l..iutrl Rv c1m1. Fairy Kmdr. I- a kiud obi fa;: 1 sii- :l e : i ..igl:t b;o:v.e true. ene me-miug fu: ry e i rlv. T!a- su n ar.d the !rds v. re fl! v, a -all t ic-tin.' ddbd up v ith tb.elr little on s. In o:;r c eryb. ! i.ing up .m 1 down stair.nd fr.ua b".::i to .' J.,r a b.rar trip Metier .ic r.-'tber gettli.g lead;.i?: an aut"ii,.'.. i'e. b.vir.g The food tb.it , e oubl b -d. . h da my . 1 I V( r-" .I!:!:C the r .rother 11 aut'diiobib'. A tv .il r We uutiy. . .r. . j - . p.-.. r . . 1 . 1. i : . : ' . ! ! d s SUddvnlv 'a e

For Best Essay

Van Uucn (i the: Katev school I Tiil-Ihri's twin was m crisp ana er i ana tlie es-av ta.invr tne lirsi are a- i"n!l-)v.: First'prie, StM Honker, Mary K. Roberts, Hlsie! little town with a big lake lying in the midst of it. This lake was t ailed Dayton lake. Kverything was lovely, but it was time to think of lunch. My brother went hshing, while my mother and I got busy unpacking the baskets. It was nlmost 7 o'clock when my brother returned carrying1 a string of big fish. My how good the fish tasted. I really thought I was eating those lovely fishes, but how surprised i wan when my sister woke me up and said: "Why are you smacking your lips so?" I think Fairy Kindness was very kind to give me that dream. BINGHAM SCHOOL Vrr HatlM.l and William HotIrl, lälitor. gi;m:hajj xkws. This school regrets to lose the manual training 'instructor, D. K. Finch. He goes to Mclaughlin, N. D., to become head of the department there. Ho will be missed not only in the schools, but in all lines of boys' work. He will be an addition to the school and community to which he goes. We bid him God speed. We thank the school editor for the interesting article she wrote about our Chinese boy. Wing Chow. He is very happy at his work and p!a. He has lately learned to knit, so he can do Ins bit for tlie Red Cro AKT. This norl: i- receiving its full! share of ..Mention. In some of thet grade L i correlated with the! manual training which adds to the interest. MUSIC. We have very good singing in grades six and seven. The periods are the happiest of the day. MANUAL TRAINING. Tuesday afternoon is a happy time for the boys in grade five. They go to the work shop on that day. Only illness keeps them at home from this fascinating work. DOMESTIC ARTS. The cooks of the school are pre- paring some toothsome dishes each Thursday afternoon. The sewing classes meet in the kindergarten room and are much enjoyed. VISITORS. We are always glad to welcome visitors. Come in and see how busy and happy we are. SEVEN-A GRADE. In our Curtiss practical arith- metics, Ruth Dunlap is ahead. oar loom v. as tb.e :';rst one off of card one bist year and are sir-! o::e oh' thi.s yr.tr. Wing e!how r- mi raid II. We are making a collection of Fn.de Hairy's euirent event talks, v.hich are lnars in both our history j au-i . ..ocrapby. We also aw1 colMetting tile schocd news. The boys ami mrls of thi - i.V. iinlu.lirg Wing rhow, hae a 1 ..r.ittinc ilia. We also trv l" p, in., n arn v. ha e n ti-e b-li ;o-r me vers, no work to do re- . v e can Knit, inakP. '; i:.g L'' minutes on Mon.lay I Wcdiu -day. If it rains or i. kind of bad weather, v.-c an i nnd ! an j' knit. ta.s. oa Tuesdays ar.d I e u Fi iday l'r.ni J until 1 (o have our Rlae-bird ; Merc in which time we Thursday, i :;( o'e'ock Rand of, can knit, i one hour! V. l e alti alt' rether '' A v : o t-r .1 -v lore e.-oil i ! ' " t j In LMr.(.;iy v. ,. ;ire rnikin a : J collection o: readings and pictures; eonoerrant. gtoi;raphy. ; .,. SrN j li; v.-rmut i training. ui-A boys d arir. made sampl-'S Tlitir inanual iiie also tested some i , bi 'loy t s oi ruent. one bio. k testd polilals. The others having i u.lorcements of wire, ttstij 200 pi.unds Wednesday morrdng was jtiie la-t b.s-oTi vn: Mr. Finch. nh- vill be.n t.obin- m South I t ikota Iiet .'.'eek

:rl made their Inking domes-tb jxiwiIt 1- uits fo sHK'1 : this -.M fk. '' Th. i a';-t kail tf.im of Hin I rn Kh""! is prt-narin to r.lav thf : .en-A koy.s of M.'Un school. There; ) v.-ill )o a Koccfr te.im in a ', w-" !ro.n iiini'.ain .s- hor.:. si;vi:-it ;iini V.'r havo w'n;t !ini-h d :r tfor this p.-rio'l. I'h jdysi-al tiaininj ierird wcdne-d;y was .-ni in playing an iri---r game. r-' ,r;':ljo,tit fof "ur - 'J1" seen with knitting maUnals now UU(J it i4 ;i question whether they or tlit. iris u, ,nriSt i;,ithfui to the n-w work. They ail expect! -' ppiy artiob for the Te lle! ol lilt' IXl-l.lll e.Ultircn. The -.oys n ur,-: the los, of Mr.j Finch a--, dire, tor of their manual ', training. In the n nrkirii; on class they havi lettering for th lat tWO Weeks. Tu popular song tin; we seems to I f "The I. ,s CVfI" In Thürs, lay's cooking A. i a s ' r.t LTtthr white Kauce. SIX-A AM II KAli;. A nifeting of the A and I: elassesj ."a' held last Fridav afternoon with t Marjorie Ostrom, chairman, to or- j tranizo ;i jjand of Mercy. IWf 11 i Lideeker rvas elected pi es. dent, and Mary Iiurnett. secretary. A committee v,as appointed to plan for the next meeting which will be held Oct. .". The hand plans to do some practical work this year. The hovs of nur e'iuss reirret the loss of their manual training teach-1 er. I. K. Finch, who leavefew days for North Dakota. in a 1 li:-A (iUADF. The live-A grade has been malting portfolios for their drawing. Rlm.t Rrewer had 1G0 percent for the j.eriod test. She- also had the best story of Raul Revere. Howard Keiiyon and Tompkins bad second best. Victor

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We are reading "'nie Little Maid (wished to be inoculated for tyof Hunker Hill." j p'oid. The boys hae started the Moth-i We have two very pretty hang-

er in? Goose figures in manual train-rivi;-n e.Rii;. Dorothy Rash. Pauline Ueimcl. Ktucl -Morritt, Nellie Simper. Florence Snyder, Laura Zimmerman, Elizabeth Wambach, Opal Warner, William Doll. Harry Harris. Krston Herzog, orley Kizer, Jack 1'erkins, Roy Went worth and Welbourne Werthington have not been absent! or tardy during the period. ix)t'K-. and rivr.-n (;haii:s. The attendance in grade four-11 is very good. Chester Crago has left us and gone to Renton Harbor, Mich. The enrollment in this room h ly. Wing Chow, cur Chinese boy. seems very much at home in the fourth grade music' class. He often sings the song over to the boy who; accompanies him to the next class. Class four-R numbers 22 and Rl of that number had an average of 10 percent In spelling edneday TIIKEE-A AM) I (SHADES. Mildred Hintz has been absent from school all week on account of sickness. Lewis Nedderman is leaving us.; He is moving to Illinois. ) Arthur Rrewer is also leaving us. i but not the city. He will be found in Soutli Side fvnooi. TWO-A GRADE. Kenneth Rrewer has been transferred to the South Side school. Rennie Crago has moved to Reni ton Harbor, Mich. I Ailri-in 1 .eo brt entered our ronin from Moss Point. Miss. ONE-A AND TWO-R GRADES. Evelyn Starr, who has been visiti in room C for two weeks, has re - turned to her home olis. The attendance for the lat two

(lavs has been perfect in spite efiuipils: the rainy weather. Four-R president. Robert De-ONE-R GRADE. Haven; vice president, Gertrude Tie children are much interest- j Erepan; secretary, Thekla Detzler. ed in the studv of primitive Indian' Four-A and nve-R President, I 1 ' A -V .1111. m 1 . . . ! .1 .

! life in our history wuk. they are i makim-' a collection of Indian iictor....- r. lire -ta ' Two of our little girls are learn - ! ing to knit; they handl the needles very wen, ana are i-egin-I n,n to 1m a,,lt' l do neat, even, worl" ! Wir - thow. our Chinese bo'. is !..... .1.1.. .v... ni,m. H . .Lin ,.....i - ' im im. .Ii iiiiiii.iiu in iii h n i l . . . i . -1 t . - . . jwiiu ine jii-nfsi. graue ai oui school, the seven-A and is making' ie,!,.r!!,l nroirress Within the last! le;v days, he has learned to knit. iand does beautiful work. He knows ' : words bv sight and can read

them wherever he sees them. 1 a . - " ---v... (William Kmboden. Victor Sullivan, soutids. puts words and sounds to- r-.-iH.-lic have been piaceJ in the Kath Rernhard and Luella JorIgether. form new words. Is begin- lcr ec.rrldor and dunn? par. t I. . . .. . .v . k . , t'rn nurnin? ebise; nm reelf Ire' ! "

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to understand me lur.fuage ana..- . - - -

.an sneak a dozen words, at . least. KINDERGARTEN. T... tf .n-tnnti fr. t , , frt rt . I .,-l,nAl tJatter'an aKence on account of ill - n e.Marion Young liad her tonsiN reI moved COQUILLARD SCHOOL llrtinr MNbi nd HlbU lt-lr, Ldllr. kindergarti:n. Mis Garvin, the eidet. wss ill n part of last we.-!;. ROOM ONE. fisi. R.-.-ncrans hv the on..-R' their work In phy-deal training Wednesday. In nature work the one-R ehi! - four drrn aie talking about the p.i t0n.and what eac.i brings, week they will beuln to Study seeds. The children in oi;-R p.ave completed their preliminary nml; ami will be-'in to Use their reader-

r.r t Memday

HOOM TWO. Sylvia fJoldorrs from Uw M:i.i-1 i-on school has fnU-n-d our on-A. j makinar th. rnrollnu nt :n. Wo air reading "Th sftory r i Hiawatha" f-T oar liistorv work ' this w-k.

Tin- art work voni.-ts o:' ihtli-ito ini !. orders of Indian desiens.

HOOM llllti:ik Wt- have keen making Indiar. i chains, usinir acorns. corn. r.nd ; .ther autumn nuts. j I We are studying the cat and do!-; j in our natun study timo this wet i:. : l'.ev. Iunlop told us an lntenin siory wnen ne wsueu our room, ifortM ioi'ir t WV have ben r'adin tb.e lifo 01 .loan -uuu 01 onto,,.John Muir in nature study The two-A's an.l three-R's paintcd carrots In art work this weeü. KOOM-l'IVlk have colle .teil leaves from 1." Wt tr's. " r - v ... had i;ood drawings I . l l I 1 , 1 L U

,,or"lfro:n sra...?. Our drawings for thi

wee.x are our was are the 'ork i carrots and peppers. All of us were glad that test spelling average in tlx above standard. The doctor and the nurse Paving good results, as well a eaptain and lieutenant who v tor clean results. HOOM SIX. We are making color eharts in our art work this week. Mr. Koenig gave our calisthenics lesson in the upper hall Wednesday. children in our room will i,;i;; tilt.jr momv thib' vtar. An industrious sirl in our room is knitting for the soldiers. Alma Rurger, Le Hoy Lonrneckcr, Leslie Mendenhall, and Janice Reed got 100 in the tot in arithmetic on Thursday. room si:yi;. Wo have a new boy in seven-B. Claude Raker, from Iapaz, Ind. nfteen children in room seven ing baskets in our room. We are going, to take care if them until spring for Mrs. Iiyfield. The seven-A's and R's are reading "Tlie Courtship of Miles Standish." HOOM i:iGHT. We will have our first English test Friday. In our art work this week, we reviewed color and began painting M ...... .,!.. . ...... . I IUI Olli . OlOi . 11.11 L.-. ROOM TEN. MI.-s- McCoy has been civincr us lessons in designs from flowers and vegetable forms. We are working on an envelope design this week. I .fu I) Jiaii in oni twin in uu banking this year. We have finished our lessons on the Philippine islands with a study j (if pictures of the. industries and life of those island GENERAL NEWS. burns and Rev. Rev. Dunlop in the j visited a number of rooms ; building last Friday. One hundred and fifteen boys and girls brought a petition for inoculation this week. Miss McCoy has arranged a pretty display of art work In the ofiice. The upper classes had a listen- ' jn;, lesson on folk songs Wednes. ! day, using the victrola. COLFAX SCHOOL l.eland Millrr and Hrlrn Whit. i:Jitcri. GENERAL NIIWS. ; Rands or Mercy wero organized!

In Indlanap-i ' nday, Sept. 2, In grades beglnj r.ing with the four-Ik Following

I are names of officers chosen by 1 """"i inomue, vU.. j.resiucni, i Mildred Donovan; secretary, Gladys . .ueuanuer. ! Fivc-A President. Charles . White; vice, president, Clarence m-. .... MK-t; iTesiaeni, aruiur ment l . 11 . . . " , v . . i aru.s; ic e prcisiut-ni. rsci.i. ihiwc.ict, secretary, Norma Glynn . Siv-A nnil T-R Iresiilent. Ta vlor ----- . i tun . .l i .... ... i-t ' I I : I ' r , . " Tir k ifi i i,m,m i1 i r i . - s. hr; secre tary, Marion Cady. A ne urhi. ruiv ineeuug ui i-J, conducted by officers of rivc-A ; grace. .Mium rnui. on. ... I We enjoyed our chru ? work Ultrt. 1 nrsc Ciav uu u.Muy nie, t . . 11. - ...I.... . 1. .. ! kindergarten room in th? af lerne C- ' T 'Tl. This ll.tS bt e 1 ad 2 i ry because of th- nambcr in I the joeonei graue. mere are now ! "u b'-Ills ln UUA room- l ur0"vn. , ana -liss lser nao cnaree o these classes. Our kindergarten l ,l.-.ln t i- .- i n 1 U'nrlI UVlll .1'- w . V noon with pupils In the grades who nee.l individual help. This proved verv beneficial last year. Teachers met for regular readin?

circle work on Tuesday afternoon.; Irene Ma. hPin is the four-R The manuals which supplement Responses to roll call were the ; champion in arithmetic. the progressive music books have memory gems used in school rooms! Julia NViderauer was chosen j arrived and we expect to use them since opening of school. They will; nurse for this week. 'in all the grades this year. After meet aain on Tuesday. Oct. 17. ! Russell Dressier was choen doc-j the songs have-been learned the chll-t-'eventeen dollars and tifty cnts ' tor. i dren will sing them with piano acrepresents the total amounts re-. Nineteen r.-f our pupils were inocu- j companlment. reived for prizes at the central! lattd Wednesday. All were able to! KINDERGARTEN".

! flower show held in connection , with the Interstate fair in Sepum- ' her. We received tilth pbee in school tabic dipby und six. spet-Ltl pri.-.i. sIN-A-sEVEN-D ROOM H. All ot OU!

and flour :r.;iH:t!(, s;.me ale made alldj Mar, in

j of Sw'Jth Amen

are rtady for tho printing of cities

and countries Hoser.crar.p wa. a special teacher this week. O Our painting Is finished and we are ready to pa-te the colors on our color charts. Iceland Miller L-roupnt. a line pciograpn ror u? i:so which wo appreciate very ' much. I.ysle Johnson is a nw jvipit in sever.-Ik lie canio from the Madison school. The fatht-r of one of the. tirks in our room came home from the wet a ffw days aco. lie brought some very interesting thlncrs. riTli're wero some weeus iney use in me making of brooms, an ear of corn j and somethinfir that hansi like prrapes only they are a ,,.1 -Unl Gmnllr nnrl tl thicker. s u to feea tQ catt. , t,.. e. nVI HOOM l.KillT. We had our first Rand of Mercy meeting Oct. :,. 1917. The follow-i ins program was given: Pledge b" all. "Why the Quaker Rough t a Horse" by Joan Tatterson "King-. Let's Horse Drink First" by Rernlce Raymond "The True ,tory o a Horse" by Vivian "One of the Family" Ray

by John RarnumjA. NI nviMl ROOm! Wallace Dyer moved to Michigan. SIX. I was n 1C Ivcl f nvl T iiul ti rt.- cfinil rrir' r. n1

Font-A Clifford Xowdln stood up . , . , v u i i Mildred Donavan had a birthday ... , i... , The McGregor's motored Satur- ! day night to Crown Point and stay ed there all night. Then they went to Lowell and around Cedar lake ami then back to Crown Point. From there they went' to Valpnraiso and then to- Merryville, then n n n mmm -t -1 4 - -v -- tburn V- -v if t H J iXItI 1I1RU t lit 43 liWUit . Robert Doolittle'i? mother came t visit us Monday afternoon. Some teache rs from the Laurel school visited our room Monday. : The children in tlve-R wrote sto-1 ries about what they would like to t visit in the western states. j ONE-A ROOM THHEE. No absent or tardy pupil;. the! week of tept. 24-lbS. I FRANKLIN SCHOOL ( lsIr Armstrong, Ldltor. gi:ni:ill mays Th inoculation against typhoid was given to about 150 children. A great many who didn't tako it, now wish that they had. Each child had to have a note from his parents giving their consent. Dr. C. F. Rusard gave the inoculations and Miss Thomas, our school nurse, prepared the arms. A few children had fevers, and could not have it done, but they may go to another school and have it done. Most of the children said that it didn't hurt at all. The room for the nurse H being fitted up in fine style for her. Miss McCoy was the only special teacher this week. Miss Schreyer, Miss Clark and Miss Brown were inoculated Wednesday afternoon. room: two Garland Tennant was eight years old Tuesday and Marjorie Sternarnan was seven on Thursday. Fourteen children in our room were inoculated on Wednesday. Barbara McDaniels was absent on Wednesday and Thursday. Donald Marohn and Mel ha. Johnson are the doctor and nurse this week. Miss Thomas talked to us on Tuesday about keeping clean in order to keep well. We are talking about Indians this week, and our drawing lessons are about Indians. We made wigwams and cradles. ROOM THREE. Wo are sorry to lose our classmate, Arden palmer, who was killed last week by a machine. Our room sent flowers. " George Roberts has moved to Elkhart. Jesse R right has entered our room from the Stmlebaker school. i Twenty pupils from our room were : inoculated Wednesday for the first j time ; ROOM FOUR. j . . . . ' Lucille Patterson ceiehrared her I iw.i, i.v,.i,. tr.i... i , raauii 111 111u.it n cui,r?,iai "iiu jl i 1 - i i nine party aiier scnooi. j Mr?. Hillier visited our room Mon ..... . r . i - , day afternoon. rr - . . t . v.:. , . 1 - . , tt i. ji use uiwiii uns w ftu were Her ibert Cb-ments, Velma Cottrell, Clar,s tence Hofer, Tlielma Kubbernuss, T'itrhteen from our room were in oculated Wednesday afternon. Mrs. Christman was a visitor in our room Thursday morning. ROOM FIVE. Mrs. Hewson visited In our room for a few minutes. Miss Mitchell of the Laurel school

directors are'was ln our room a short tim in the after- Harry Drews was the

four-A ;e numpion in uniiuunic; m i.oaru work. ! Esther Gustaf son had the best record in written arithmetic e in school Thursday. Marv Andevion is alsent on acfather, count of the death of her Ve donate,! some flowers. Virginia Harbour and Mayb"l!e W (at rated the;r birthdays on lav this Week. Lice receive! h seey -

burn on his arm and legs ?ome time apro. We all welcomed our supply of library books tMs week. Mary Anderson, Maybelle West.

Ralph Folkner. Mercedes RlfTer, Irene Mac hlan. Ieo Warren, Iyicilo Huck. Gladys Steele have best writing positions. Helen Toth, Harvey Hofrnan. Marie Holcomb. (lladys Steele, Elizabeth Specht. Ixroy Grander, Irene Machlan, Klizabeth Donahue, Dorothy Teeter, Geraldine Redman had perfect spellinsr lessons la.t week. Our room has joined in a "Health War"' in IYanklin school. HOOM SIX. Catharine hinger and her parents -spent Sunday In the country. Marv Roberts mother and father iand Mr. and Mrs. Slick were in Inaianapons last .saiuraay ana cunfay. adelyn Buckley and her parents i spent Sunday In St. Joseph. ' I,ss Mitchell, a teacher in the Laurel school. visited our room Tuesday afternoon. Kathryn Fitzgerald v.a.s transfer- ! red from our room to the Lincoln school this week. Wayne Roberts moved to Klkhart, so we lost another pupil in the live 7 , A A-d V. Wik t . . V t. V L't Mil' James Freyermuth fourth prize on the compositions about !. 1 ., dier Roys." Our SolWe wrote compositions this week about "The First Days of Fall." Abraham Schankerman did the best in the addition test last week. room si:virs Wednesday wo got our library books from the public library. I T 1 -w .,URIitTC i 1 y- -f i . nKrtd L Pj j All: LUUU1 Vll v lit f -c 4 uooi lit iiu-s i week are Raymond Stover and Alta Wolfe. Wednesdav afternoon the children in our room we re Inoculated. jn arithmetic we are studying about decimals. Margaret Schultz had company from St. Joseph Tuesday. Jn history we are studying about the crusades. Friday the six-IPs finished the study of the western states. Miss Marcelli Mitchell visited our room Tuesday afternoon. j Mary Slick's mother and father j were in Indianapolis Sunday. j Mrs. Mitchell motored to Chicago to spend Saturday and Sunday. j Mary Slick went to the country t Sunday with her sister, grandmother, ) aunt and friend?. In physiology we are studying about "What Rreathing Does." We had 7C 100's in spelling this week. Mr. and Mrr. Doddridge returned i Friday from a trip to Michigan. Uona Hutson had a birthday n Dante I'almer came from Canton Oct. 2 and k; going to stay for . Christmas. lie came to visit Mar tin Renigni. ROOM EiGirr. There were 11 in our room who were inoculated. In arithmetic the 7-IPs are studying percentage and the T-A's are receiving denominite: amounts. In reading we are reading the "Building of the Ship." We are studying th predicate complement in grammar. Our room get the banner for hav ing the most news items in our school. The 7-B's are studying about the London and Plymouth companies. We started our color charts in drawing Monday. I ' ri Ä r v i 1 r n . ) .-.,11 . - w- . . . . s I i lit; i ij iiin i iul 1 1 t yj .ijiii ,-i. i aiiibled eggs and the T-A girls cheese fondu. We have a new girl in our room; her name is Margaret Douglas, from Grand Forks. X. I). In geography the 7-A's are studying Asia. The 7-R's are studying South America. Last week the contest was the same as the week before, the 7-A's ,had 92 points and 7-IPs 9.1 points. KALEY SCHOOL Suftic Cirelio and Ann) Itn, Uditorn. GEXEKAIj NOTES. The children of the upper grades have made a request to be given lessons in Spanish after the regular lessons of the day are completed. Our intermediate and primary grades rare still so very crowded that it is dithult to accomplish all we have planned. DRAWING NOTES. All classes beginning with the four-R and through the eighth graxlc are constructing their own color ! charts, instead of having hectograph copies of the chart on which to place their colors. The boys and girls are doing exj cellent work in this, especially in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, 1 where they are constructing the j octagon and placing the 12 half-inch squares showing primär." binary colI ors and hues. ! MUSIC NOTES. ! This week we are talking about ' birds and on Thursday morning we j took a walk to look for them. HowlvtT, we did not see any but found ! many kinds of sr-ed that thev like 'to eat during t!;ejr stav h'-rt i Jame.s Peck jten this week. i reentered kindergar-

We listened to some very interesting bird calls on the vlctrola Tuesday morning. ONE-H. Seven boys and Kirls from one-Il were inoculated for typhoid fever Wednesday. Sophia Miehalski has entered school this week. She has just recovered from an attack of whooping cough. Miss Arbuckle. the new art supervisor, visited ua Monday morning. Master Glenn Swartz has returned after a few days' illnes. Peter Nemeth has been appointed doctor and Clara Van Paris nurse for the one-R this week. There has been a marked change In the appearance of the boys' and girls' hands and faces since they are being inspected every morning. o.i:-a. The beys and girls in on-A are beginning a study of Indian life and

are working the?e lsnn out '1 ;ring the drawing period. TWO-R, This month we have an Indian village in cir sand table. Twelve boys and girls are go'rg to be inoculated. TWO -A. Joseph Wrob'ewski irem the polish school has entered our room. Miss Arbuckle visited our rovm Monday. tiii:i:i:-ii. Miss Shirk and Miss Rost-ncrans were our special teacher this week. About CO boys and girls from this room were inoculated. The two-R's have been playing the story "Relling the Cat," and the twoIPs have played the story of "ThFox and the Crw." Tiim:i:-.. Lottie Spilski has returned a week's absence. tft. The only one in jur ckws who ha had lr,o pereent every day in spelling is Nellie Winnicki. e)nly two girls have been absent this week. Our class is collecting caterpillars for nature study. EOt K-B. Tlie four-R's had a veiy yood arithmetic lesson today. EIVE-B. The live-R's are endeavoring to live up to Kaley's past record in attendance. We've had' only one absence during the past week. FI vi-:-A. The live-A's had a spelling test Monday. The results were ve-rj satisfactory. ihe domestic science classes are, making sewing bags. Thy manual j training boys are m iking hanging baskets. j I Agnes Holmes is absent on ac- j I ;-nimt rtf iltrif tu 1 j Seventeen boys and girls from our 1 r,aSH ar to he inoculated when the; 'doctors arrive at Kaley todo the juork SIX-R. The six-B's are memorizing the poem "Oh Captain! My Captain:" by Walt Whitman. The pupils of this grade have received good marks In their daily recitations this week in Severn 1 sub jects in the departmental work. SEVEN B AND A. After , wcek's absence, Miss Fl-b-ry returned to school Monday. We were very glad to welcome her back. Raymond Stewart, who has been ill the past two weeks with, typhoid ! fever, is much improved. His class mates are pleased to hear of his improved condition. Gladys Itffin, who has been absent the past week because of illness, is better and i expecting to return to school soon. Ten boys ami girls from our room expect to be inoculated when the doctor arrives to do the work. The domestic science girls are making nightgowns and bloomers. The manual training boys are , making coat hangers fur the Red J cross society. In reading the seveii-R's arc studying "The King of the Golden River." In geography we arc studying Argentina in history, the stories of the incas and aztics. Indians and in dra'.vins we are making color charts. Miss Rushy visited our music class Tuesday. Velma Matafan has moved in our! district and has entered the sevt-n-P prade. EIGHT-Il. Marie Gohn returned Monday after an absence of a week. Elizabeth Horvath and Pauline Finley were absent this week. The eight-R's have begun the second cas of percentage. The eight-IPs had a physiology test Tuesday. Miss Rusby visited the music and calisthenics lesson Tues-day. The eight-TPs are making color Charts. They had a history test Thursday morning. LAFAYETTE SCHOOL 'or (ulrr-rt, Jalitor. SIXTH GRADE. The spelling match ended 7 to 1, In favor of Joe ejalve rt's side. Miss Christiansen gave us our drawing lesson Tuesday. niTII GRADE. Nellie Jarrett was transferred from Studebak-r school to ours Monday. Every seat ;s occupied in our room. Mi-" (Jhrintiaiisen rave the art lesson Tuesday. FOURTH GRADE. The fourth grade is work.ng jr color charts. SECOND (HADE. ine inu-ii anu tnree-i; girls and ' ovs are making c-rn-husk nat. There are 15 In our room to be i.

oculrtted. The two-R vde

has R . , I tkr visitors thi week. Tb.e beys and Rir'.s are :v.i!;ir. Indian mats and colors hart-. I'lIlsT c.H.xmi Anti.t Govandar.ovich has left . ! one-A lor the on-A at the Oliver sc boo!. We have 'eg'::; rcjr study of "Indian Life ir. literature ;nd draw inc. ELDER SCHOOL Alton I ninMino und l!lim Armour, r.ut.r-. thhi:i:-r. Marjoi ;e Anderson and a.ic. we, : id 1 iver.r.y n.ivo -k-: absent lv ill h on ;u'.'i!!it of illnc.i. We perfect s.e'4lin pnpers this we?k. riniin:- . Vmal t'n Id well entered Illdr vkool iron: It. Wayne. We now have an enrollnunt of :)V IX)IR.R. i R.'I.ogg t;te:fj ibi. -.?. sh-: ha.- b. . r; ,kept hoiv- on accoui t of append; ;ti' roru-A. We :.r oi:: to ive ti:e semb!y i'igr.im I-'aPiy. riviii. C.-jii Rupeit was ab?tnt :. a. -count of ii-jkne.'-s. We hive deided to t; tlie picture ca'b d. J "The ,r;' of the Lark." j nvi;-. I The on,H who got 1" pr.e:.t ; i i their geography test are. Mar ' Collins. Herold t'ctvir. "Ii.irbs Hv. . iwa j,,n,. W- ire A .a . lor drawir.g. n 'niursday drew t b.e co-?r. e On Thursday " j and their bu i ,,-i.i htor;- t.st. Wc bad teu W'e up. reading "Munuun 1 O't's. and Iiouulas." i.y Sir W.-P r s'.'ot:. SIX-A. The ones who pot 1"" pep c ut in their treography tet are, l!t:i Joseph. Alice Drib's. Walter -- S'Ui. Nma Palmer and Iva Whitr. Worth e'aldwell entered Kid. school from Ft. Wayne sehe,.:'. SEVEN-B. We bad a reading and hbtorx test. The -ills- in domestic s,.;..,,, learned how to make si ram ""d- 1 and poaehed eygS. The bo: b aru'.J. r 11 manual training a re ho to plane. EVEN-A. .:r terii .a-r has read about the ai ly witch-crafi. lias als. re.-oV the "Removal Aradiaus." and started "Th ier School Roy." Wednesday several of the - . o ' Sb of th II or, ho; and tirls were inoculated. Tlie bovs has progressed fj-t manual training. The girls in domestic science made cheese fondu. It lias been sugge--ted that tb.e children start the story, "Tlie History of ()uv Flag," and what it means to us. We have a f.re prevention day in October. We nre now getting to the ir.trf esting irt of "The Legend "Wasliiut'-u of Arne rlcii ri . - - i.leenv HolloW." b Irving, "the father literature." GENERAL NEWS. We had several visitors la.-! in our s hc-ul. The sevrn-A -Tammar tect well given. The foiir-A's gave a gcod sembly j.rogram la't Friday Wil s flft!'' 1 noon. ur arithmetic classes are doir. well with the work in fractionthis yenr. Til- seen-R class g.Wv a f;r. reading of the "King of The Golden River" in their assembly. Lloyd Runch drew a free hard drawing of tyuith America n the J board, which gave evidence r r L'ood knowledge of the outline O the continent. The school If doing nicely, j.io.-. of our beys and girls are thinking about passing now. MADISON SCHOOL I,nrll llfrlnif nd IUbrt .Ib. JrlJltor. Tlio seven-A's he.d an arithmetc tes-t Tliursday morning. The boys and girls are makir.K color charts for drawing. They are learning the pom. "To the Fringed Gentian." by Willia:.. Cullen P.ryant. The seven-R manual training r! a.have started to make wooden postcard b0XC. In domestic s.ience the :z" n.aoe poached eggs on toast. The htvAi-IP.s are ali- r.-.ak:r.r color charts for drawing. The six-A's had an ar.thrntti- !''. Wednesday forenoon. The s.ix-R's are r.-.akir.g d-s:;;.s from r.G'Aers ar.l putting the;., in booklets. Tlie fifth grade la h:trj" fnished studying about John r.d S'eiasti&n Cabot and will now st nly about De Leon ar.d I)- S' Fire escapes are Lr-ir.g put or. t.. west side of the Luibi.i.g. The four-A's h&d their lirt dr.f.-.-Ir.g leset, n WoinsJay a ft' rr.,oi:. Hereafter MPs RittiniT'-r will enduct fal drawing c! is-es for the fourA's. The four IPs hav OX o! difhi. h ferent kind bird e:?:w they will ue lor iiatur fjJy work. In the three-A room Mrt. hub' its, Mrs. Perry, Mr. lb":-. M: -' K rr ar.d Mrs. Toyne wore 4?;t..: d .:::.g t;ipast week. The thit e-R's a:c :..aki:.g . ..;.- chaxtw in tlrawint'. I n t : 1 e I K o -P. tl. pils hae u -. I n h , , V -