South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-21
News of the Schools
as Told by the Pupils

we're made, and 100000 gallons OF
syrup. This is 1000 gallons more
syrup than were made IN 1900. but
more than a million pounds less SUI
gar. Only about One-half sugar
maple trees were tapped this year.
Two American gunbOats have been
packed in crates and sent across TO
the Philippine islands. They are so
small that they could hardly have
stood the storms OF the ocean.
The new immigrant station in New
Orleans is now open The south has
fine opportunities for the right iknd
OF Europeans.
The school bindery saves the st.
Louis board of education S11,4f0 a
year. The cost Of rebinding an old
text book is about ten cents.
Rope was made from common field
pine at Admission. Ala. There was
great deal Of this vine and its fiber
makes a good rope for pipe cores.
The Births battIeship Tiger" was
launched. 1t runs with a 100000
horsepower engine. II carries 1875
in guns. 2 IN. and q 1 in. torpedo
tubs for under water.
21.554 fewer saloons. and 600 less
wholesale liquor dealers did business
in this country last year than the year
before.
Horses of the park department of
New York city are curried and groom
ed with a vacuum outfit. II carries
away all the dust, dirt and hair that
usually fills a stable at grooming time
Goats milk is used in Spain. They
have barely any cows. They charge
4 cents a quart. One goat gives
about two quarts. IF customer comes
for some milk the man or woman
goes out and milks. The customer
stands there and watches them milk.
. a nj
cents passes for one goats food.
7 The miners used to pay two dollars
and half TO get single sack of -four
| into an Idaho camp over the trail.
| Now by parcel post it only costs SO
| cents
| ed some radish seeds in some water
| and some have started 10 sprout. We
will soon plant some peas.
| Mona Lisa, the famous painting by
| Leonardo da Vinci, which was stolen
from the galleries OF the Louvre,
| Paris, in 1910, has been found in
| Florence. An Italian, formerly work
| Ing in the Louvre stole it and claims
| he stole it to restore it TO his coun-
\ try, as it was stolen a century ago by
| Napoleon. IL was portrait of
| Florentine merchants wife almost
| smiling. France refused $4,000 600
l for it from Great Britain.
The 7A's did not make anything in
| domestic science But we had a read
! ing by Matilda Wiltfong on Spring
| Wheat and Winter Wheat" 1t was
| interesting TO hear il because her
| father is a farmer and raised both
kinds of wheat
Construction.
Room 5-COnstrnction-1A
| This week the las are cutting toys
out of paper. They also made a win
ter landscape poster.
Physiology.
The GAS are studying the chapter
bon ''THelp one Another Hints, in
Physiology and Hygiene and are learn
! ing how TO take care of ourselves and
are having two lessons this week. so
we can finish the chapter and know it
| by heart.
The 6B's are taking up THE Care
| of the Brain. 1t includes recreation.
| sleep habits, use of narcotics and Gig
arettes. One of the statements that
| comes under recreation is all work
and no play makes jack a dull boy.
Drawing
The children in lib cut free hand
horns and rocking horses this week.
They also made posters in black and
white, showing a winter scene.
The second grade drew some of
their Xmas toys. which they had
The 6B and 6A's are finishing some
little booklets which are very pretty.
We hope to get them finished be-
fore we pass.
] Penmanship.
The GAS and 5Bs have their writing
together now. on Tuesday we work
ed on the figures and s. We found
; the hardest to make correctly, of all.
| Music.
The fifth grade are learning two
new rote songs. The first is frosty
Days'f rom Book II.
The Seventh grade is finishing The
Moon Song Page AZ. The Sixth grade
is learning how to do things in music
gradually. We are still working on
Farmer and Finch to get it without
mistakes. Otherwise we are about up
with our outlines.
The pupils of the second grade
learned the following songs this week:
The Snow Man, Snow Flakes and
Bedtime Song.
The children in lib have just fin
| ished learning TO sing The Teddy
Bear. My Top" and The Twilight
Miss GarlOck visited the upper
grades on Monday afternoon and
taught the classes in music. We were
very glad to have her here
Banking Fund.
The kindergarten children banked
S2 90 this week