South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-15
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History.
Having finished studying the life OF
evils and Clark. the Alb grade wrote
short stories about their explorations.
The second grade is taking mp Eski-
mo life and in connection with it they
are being told the story Of "AgoOnack
and Her Home.
The las are now reviewing the
struggle for the Hudson River and the
middle states in 1777, how the British
plan 10 get control al the Hudson.
which is very interesting.
The third grade are now studying
Greek Myths. This week they had
the story Of the Creation and also the
story OF Arachne.
The history work for the week in 1B
is based on Eskimo home life and
dress.
Thomas A. Edison.
When Edison went to school he was
very bad boy. One day the teacher
sent a note home TO his mother that
he was always trying to get out Of his
lessons. Then his mother got angry
and said she wasn't going 10 send him
10 school any more and he got all his
training from her. When he grew up
he never wanted his laboratories
bothered. Every time he was through
with the chemicals he would label
them all poison so no one would toucn
them.
LOUISE HERTIL
Thomas Edison.
Thomas Edison was born in Ohio.
His parents we're not very poor He
worked on tbs train when he was
twelve years old senting newspapers.
One OF the Great battles of the Civil
War had just been fought And Edi-
son put the details in the paper. Each
platform was crowded with people to
buy papers from Edison. He had no.
difficulty I'm selling the papers. All he
had was at % cents copy
Thomas A. Edison.
Thomas was born i'm 1847 and is
still living When he had his things
put away he didn't want any one TO
touch them SO he labeled all his bot
ties poison"
ROSE ROSS.
Thomas A. Edison.
When Edison was a boy he went to
school his teacher always complained
of him. So his mother took him out
Of school and taught him She was
teacher in Canada.
ESSIE SHREVE.
Thomas A. Edison.
The Gas are studying about Thomas
a. Edison. He was born i'm Ohio and
when he was twelve years of age he
was a Newsboy in Michigan and went
from Detroit to Port Huron on train
selling his papers.
RUTH TRIGGER.
Thomas A. Edison.
Thomas A. Edison when boy work
ed on a railway passenger train selling
newspapers.
Arithmetic.
Miss Vaughn gave the 4A's a test
in Arithmetic Thursday morning.
las are still reviewing percentage
in 7B work
GAS have more trouble with long
division itself than in understanding
the decimals in division OF decimals.
The upper grades are all review
ing in arithmetic
Jan. tie 4A's all had neat
paper and all had a hundred in aTith-
metic
The SAs are working on the table
Of 60.
The pupils in the second grade are
now reviewing Roman numerals.
combinations. counting by 2's 3's,
rs and 5's. reading and writing num-
hers. addition and subtraction.
Manual Trimming
This week the las have been
making free hand cuttings represent
ing their toys
Several boys i'm the 6B basketry
class have finished their baskets and
are staining them at present We are
taking our time COR we wish them
done Well
The fifth grade girls viii not all
finish their pillow cases this. semester.
They are little behind.
Drawing.
The children in III haV been
bringing their toys ID school to be
used in their drawing lesson y num-
Der OF free hand cuttings OF toy en-
gines were made during the week
Banking Fund
Seven pipils i'm the fourth grade
banked S3-46. Harold zimmerman of
the 4B has deposited S6.22 since
october
Monitors for this week in room 8
are Pearl Shaffer. Dwight Foraker
and Harold Zimmerman.
Personals.
Roy Toney and Lloyd Wilson have
heen absent from 6B grade an week
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