South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-30
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN SOON
South Side School Improve
ment Nearing Completion
Attendance Law Will Be En-
forced.

The Mishawaka public schools will
open Monday, Sept. s. at 9 a. N. The
usual repairing and cleaning has been
done and all rooms will be fumigated
before school opens. A few changes
have been made in the Battell and
Bingham schools. but the main i'm
prOvement has been made at the
South Side schools where a new adj
dition, consisting OF six class rooms,
a domestic science room and a man
ual training room, has been built at
a cost OF about $4,000. This will
accommodate most OF the pupils Of
that section and a new kindergarten
will be established there for the
children south OF the Lave Shore
railroad. This addition will be ready
for occupancy In a short time. If It
IS not ready by the time school opens
the pupils will be taken care Of in
the Main school and transferred as
fast as the rooms are completed We
expect q part, If not all Of IL, to be
ready by Sept 8. The wardrObes in
the new high school, which are bet
ter adapted 20 a ward building Will
be moved TO the South Side school
and used there. They viii be re-
placed In the high school by $50 in
dividual sanitary steel lockers.
Each department OF the schools
will make an effort 70 broaden its in
huence this year. An effort will be
made 10 make things more practical
than ever before and 70 come nearer
the every day life OF the pupil. One
new department has been added dur
ing the summer. This is a depart
ment OF physical training. There is
great need Of work along this line
among the pupils. Mr.. A. o. Hinde-
lang will be at the head OF this work.
He has had a thorough training for
the work and comes to it with an
enthusiasm that means success.
The usual division lines will be
maintained between the buildings. the
St. Joseph river and r & w. railroad
between the north and south sides,
Main ST. between the Bingham school
and the Main school. The South Side
school Will take care OF the pupils
south OF the Lake Shore railroad in
the grades which are maintained
there. Pupils are often for good
reasons transferred across these lines
but pupils will not be allowed TO
transfer themselves and should re-
port 10 the proper buildings TO start
with.
Pupils should by all means plan
TO enter school the first day. as the
work is outlined in such a way that
most OF the pupils are kept busy ev-
cry day. Pupils are taken into the
klnQSIRdTLen VINO are between lOuA
and One-half and six years of age. A
pupil may enter the first grade who
IS six before January l. but most
pupils are strongly urged not to try
10 do this work until they are six.
This work is outlined for pupils six
years old and those who enter
younger generally have to repeat IT.
A number OF pupils have been
recommended for examinations for
work taken during the summer THESE
examinations Will be given Friday,
Sept. 5 at 3 a m. in the building
where the pupil attended school.
Those wishing 10 take these exam
nations, however. must call at the
office and make arrangements before
that time.
The following is the list Of officers
and teachers for the year 1884:
Board Of Education-F. A. Part
ridge. president; Fred Waidner, sec
rotary: ". II. Upper. treasurer; J.
r Nuner. superintendent; Sadie NJ.
Little. clerk.
Special MISUNDERSTANDING Terry
music: Frances Simpson, domestic
science and art; Efie McCoun. as
sistant domestic science and art;
Ruth T. Kelly, art; Carrie Crosby, IL
brarian; L. T. Foster, manual train
ing; A o. Hindelang. physical di-
rector.
TIigh School-D. w. Horton. prin-
cipaI: Mary d. WEIGH. languages;
Leona Turner, history; Hugh Brown,
mathematics and science: Kate Kern,
science; Edna L. Hockett. English;
Cecile Howe. English; d. .. Miller,
commercial: L. +. Foster. manual
training.
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