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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07
SECOND PRIZE.
by Henry McNabb, COquillard
school.
LOST AND FOUND.

lONl A4ND EOA Nj
once upon a time there lived a
little girl i'm the city Of Berne.
switzerland. She lived with her
father and mother. and her best and
only playmate was 81. Bernard
dog.
This little girls name was Bessie
and her dogs name was Faithful
and later on in the story we Will
ind out II he lived up 20 his name.
One morning early in the spring
We found Bessie sitting on the door
step crying. y stranger came along
the road and stopped 20 ask her why
she was crying She answered by
telling him she could not find Faith
ful.
The days went 10y and Faithful
was nearly forgotten by Bessie's pa
rents except when Bessie mentioned
t.
II was drawing near the end Of
the summer and Faithful had been
uoue for over two months.
one day Bessie's father proposed
- trip up the Alps Bessie. who
sea level. was delighted.
They started out the next day.
Al went well the first. second and
third day. but ON the fourth day
there was a rumble of thunder and
before they hardly had time TO get
out of the way an avalanche was
upon them. After 81 had passed
Bessie parents who had escaped
looked for Bessie.
But she was mo- where i'm sight,
and so they went sorroVfuuy ON
their way. There was monastery
"a little way ON. AS soon as the
monks heard about thes accident
they sent ont their large and trusy
ST. Bernard dogs.
About "a half day later they saw
coming toward the monastery q
large dog and small girl
The girl was Bessie. but who do
you suppose the dog was2 Why 10
was Faithful who had lived up to
his name.
Then the monks had to tell how
one day I'm the spr.nE stranger
had come past the monastery with
70 large dog. The monks were at
tracted 10y the dogs bearing and
bought it. but they said they were
willing 90 give him back 20 his own
or.
Again we see Bessie sitting on the
steps. but this time she has smile
on her face, for she has her arm
around the neck OF Faithful
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07
BINGHAM SCHOOL
Vera Hatfield and william BOst-
wick. Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
This school regrets to lose the
manual training Instructor, u. X.
Finch He goes 10 Mclaughlin. y.
D., 20 become head Of the depart
ment there. He will be missed
not only in the schools. but in all
lines of boys work. He will be an
addition TO the school and COM
munity 10 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
play. He has lately learned 10
knit, so he can DO his bit for the
Red Cross
ART.
This work Is receiving it's fun
share of .ttention. In some of the
grades 3, is correlated with the
manual training which adds 10 the
interest.
We have very good singing in
grades six and seven. The periods
MANUAL TRAINING.
Tuesday afternoon is happy
time for the boys i'm grade five. They
60 20 the work shop on that day.
only illness keeps them - home
from this fascinating wOr'
DOMESTIC ART,
The cooks of the schoo IRE pre-
pairing some toothsome did4es each
Thursday afternoon. The sewing
classes meet i'm the kindergarten
room and are much enjoyed
VISITORS.
We are always glad TO welcome
visitors. Come i'm and see how
busy and happy We are.
SEVEN-A GRADE.
I'm our Curtiss practical arith-
metics. Ruth Dunlap is ahead.
our room was the first one of OF
card one last year and are urst one
off this year.
Wing Chow Is on card IT.
We are making collection OF
Uncle Harry's current event talks.
which are helps in both our history
and Eeography We also are col
lectiug the school news.
The boys and girls of the seven
A. including Wing chow. have q
knitting club. We also try 20 get
as much yarn for the work.
l. we have no work 10 do be-
tween the bells. we can knit, max
ing 90 minutes on Monday and
Wednesday. II il rains or is any
kind of bad weather we can knit
also on Tuesdays and Thursday
ON Friday from I until 1880 O'Clock
we have our Blue-bird Band OF
Mercy in which time we can knit
We have altogether over one hour
and q half "a week before lesson
time
In geography we are making q
collection OF readings and pictures
concerning geography.
The seven-A boys made samples
OF cement during their manual
training. They also tested some
blocks of cement. one block test.
ed SO pounds. The others havine
endorsements OF wire. tested aOC
pounds Wednesday morning wa.
, the last lesson with Mr.. Finch
who viii begin teaching IN south
Dakota next week
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07
HALEY SCHOOL
Susie GreshO and Anna Lassu,
Editors.
GENERAL NOTES.

NO1L-E1-
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 are still so very crowded
that II is difficult to accomplish all
we have planned.
DRAWING NOTES.
All classes beginning with the
four-B and through the eighth grade
are constructing their own color
charts, instead Of having photograph
copies of The chart on which 10 place
their colors.
The boys and girls are doing ex-
cellent work in this, especially in the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades,
where they are constructing the
octagon and placing the u half-inch
squares showing primary binary col
OTIS and hues.
MUSIC NOTES.
The manuals which supplement
the progressive music books have
arrived and We expect TO use them
in all the grades this year. After
the songs have been learned the chill
dren viii sing them with piano &C
compartment.
KINDERG ARTEN.
This week ne are talking about
birds and on Thursday morning we
took a walk 70 look for them. How
ever, we did not see any but found
many kinds Of seeds that thew like
10 eat during their stay here.
James Peck reentered kindergar-
ten this week
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C0LFAX SCHOOL
Leland Miller and Helen white.
Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.

Bands of Mercy were organized
Friday, Sept. IS. in grades begin
ming with the four-B. Following
are names of officers chosen by
pupils:
Four B-president. Robert De-
Haven; vice president, Gertrude
Frepan: secretary, Thekla Detzler
Four-A and five-B - President
Robert DOolittle, vice president
Mildred Donovan; secretary, Gladys
Mellander.
Five-A - President. Charles
White: vice president, Clarence
Roberts; secretary. Arlene Esch:
Six President, Arthur Rich
ards; vice president. sara Bowsher;
secretary, Norma Glynn.
Ska and 7-B-President. Taylor
Miller: vice president. George Kel-
Ter: secretary. Marion Cady
The first regular meeting will be
conducted by officers OF five-A
grade. Meeting Friday. oct. >.
We enjoyed our chorus work last
Friday very much.
Berches have been placed in the
lower corridor and during part OF
ii-e morning. classes are reciting
there These classes are using the
kindergarten room in the after
mon. This has bee made nee.
essary because OF The number in
the second grade. There are now
50 pupils in this room. Miss Brown
and Miss Wiser have charge O.
these classes.
Our kindergarten directors are
doing special work in the after.
noon with pupils in the grades whC
need individual help. This proved
very beneficial last year.
Teachers met for regular readins
circle work on Tuesday afternoon
Responses 10 roH cali were tn,
memory gems used in school roomi
since opening Of school. They vii
meet asain on Tuesday. oct Il.
Seventeen dollars and fifty cent
represents the total amounts re
ceived for prizes at the centra
flower show held in connection
with the Interstate fair in Septem
Der
We received nth plsce in schoo
table display and six special prizes
SIN-A-SENEN-B - ROOM 10.
All of our salt and flour map
OF south America are made an,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07
THIRD PRIZE
By Elizabeth LyCZynSka. Laurel
school.

Fairy Kindness is q kind old fairy
Tor she let me have dream that
might become true
one morning cur family got up
very early. The sun was yet resting
and the birds were an cuddled up
with their little ones
Ia our house everybody was rum
ming up and down stairs. and from
one room 90 another getting ready
Tor a long trip in an automobile.
Mother was fixing che food that
sgc would need while my brother
and were carrying the trunks Co.
The automobile
About two hours later we We're
Tar or BOB the open country. going %
hundred miles au hour
Suddenly We found ourselves boz "a
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are ready for the printing of cities
and countries.
Miss Rosencrans was a special
teacher this week. .
Our painting is finished and we
are ready 10 paste the colors on
our color charts. Leland Miller
brought fine photograph for US
10 use which we appreciate very
much.
Lysle Johnson is q new pupil in
seven-B. He came from the Mad
ison school.
The father of one of the girls in
our room came home from the
west a few days ago. He brought
some very interesting things. There
were some weeds they use in the
making Of brooms, an ear Of corn
and something that hang
like grapes only they are Il
good deal smaller and thicker.
This ia used TO feed TO cattle.
FTVE-A - ROOM EIGHT.
We had our first Band of Mercy
meeting oct. >. 1917. The follow
ing program was given:
Pledge by all.
why the Quaker Bought a
Horse" ... by Joan Patterson
King, Let's Horse Drink First
... by Bernice Raymond
THE True story Of a Horse.
........ by Vivian Ray
"One Of the Family .........
........ by John Barnum
FOUR-A AND FTVE-B - ROOM
SIX.
Clifford Nowlin stood up the
| longest in spelling.
Mildred DOnavan had a birthday
Saturday. she was ten years old.
The McGregor's motored Satur-
day night 10 Crown Point and stay
ed there all night. Then they went
10 Lowell and around Cedar lake
and then back to Crown Point.
From there they went 10 Valpa-
raise and then to- Merryville, then
to Gary and from there home.
Robert DOolittle's mother came
10 visit US Monday afternoon.
some teachers from the Laurel
school visited our room Monday.
The children in five-B wrote sto-
ries about what they would like TO
/ visit in the western states.
ONE-A - ROOM THREE.
No absent or tardy pupils. the
week OF sept 24-2S.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07

little town with a big lake lying IN
the midst Of il. This lake was call
ed Dayton lake.
Everything was lovely. but il was
time 20 think OF lunch. My brother
went fishing, while my mother and
got busy unpacking the baskets.
II was almost o'clock when my
brother returned carrying a string
OF big fish. My how good the fish
tasted. / really Thought / was eat
ing those lovely fishes, but how sur
prised / was when my sister woke
me up and said: why are you
smaCking your lips 500
I think Fairy Kindness was very
kind 20 give me that dream.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07
LAFAYETTE SCHOOL
SIXTH GRADE
Joe Calvert. Editor.

SIXTH GRADE.
The spelling match ended 20 1,
in favor OF Joe Calvert's side.
Miss Christensen gave US our
drawing lesson Tuesday.
FIFTH GRADE.
Nellie Garrett was transferred
from Studebaker school 10 ours
Monday.
Every seat is occupied in our
room.
Miss Christiansen gave the art
lesson Tuesday.
FOURTH GRADE.
The fourth grade IS working OF
color charts.
SECOND GRADE
The two-B and three-B girls and
boys are making corn-husk mats
There are 70 IN our room 20 be in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07

oCulated
The two-B grade has had three
visitors this week.
The boys and girls are making
Indian mats and colors charts.
FIRST GRADE
Anna GovandanOviCh has left our
one-A for the one-A az the oliver
school.
We have begun our study OF
Indian Life in literature and
drawing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
Clair Armstrong,
Editor.
GENERAL NEWS

TIL incubation against typhoid
was given to about $50 children. A
great many who didn't take il, now
wish that they had. Each child
had TO have a note from his parents
giving their consent. DIR. c. T..
Busard gave the NEGOTIATIONS and
Miss Thomas, our school nurse, pre-
pared the arms. \ few children had
fevers, and could not have ii done,
but they may go to another school
and have IL done. Most of the chill
dren said that it didn't hurt at all.
The room for the nurse is 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 We'd
nesday afternoon.
ROOM TWO
Garland Tenant was eight years
old Tuesday and Marjorie Sternaman
was seven on Thursday.
Fourteen children in our room
were inoculated on Wednesday.
Barbara McDaniels was absent on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Donald Marohn and Media John
son are the doctor and nurse this
week.
Miss Thomas talked 20 us on
Tuesday about keeping clean in or
der 10 keep we'll.
We are talking about Indians this
week. and our drawing lessons are
about Indians. We made wigwams
and cradles.
ROOM THREE.
We are sorry 10 lose our class
mate. Arden Palmer, who was kill
ed last week by a machine. Our
room sent flowers.
George Roberts has moved 10 Elk
hart.
Jesse Bright has entered our
room from the Studebaker school.
Twenty pupils from our room We're
inoculated Wednesday for the first
time
ROOM FOUR.
Lucille Patterson celebrated her
eighth birthday Wednesday with a
+ little party after school.
Mrs. Hitler visited our room Mon
day afternoon.
Those absent this week were Her
/ bert Clements. Velma cottreu, Clar-
ence Hofer, Thelma Kubbernuss.
/ William Emboden. Victor Sullivan.
/ Kathryn Bernhard and Luella Jor-
/ gensen.
I Eighteen from our room were in
oculated Wednesday Afternoon.
Mrs. Christman was a visitor in
our room Thursday morning.
ROOM FIVE.
4 Mrs. Hewson visited in our room
for q few minutes.
: Miss Mitchell of the Laurel school
was in our room a short time
Harry Drews was the four-A
champion in arithmetic in board
work.
Esther Gustafson had the best
/ record in written arithmetic.
Irene MAGELLAN is the four-B
champion in arithmetic.
7 Julia Neiderauer was chosen
nurse for this week.
Russell Dressler was chosen doc
tor.
Nineteen 90 our pupils were inocu-
lated Wednesday. All were able %
be in school Thursday.
Mary Anderson is absent on ac-
count OF the death OF her father
We donated some flowers.
Virginia Harbour and Maybeue
West celebrated their birthdays on
the same day this week
! Marvin Dice received a severe
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ago.
We all welcomed our supply of
library books this week.
Mary Anderson. Maybelle West,
Ralph Folkner. Mercedes Riffer.
Irene MAGELLAN. Leo Warren. Lucille
Buck, Gladys steele have best writ
ing positions.
Helen 10th, Harvey Hoffman.
Marie Holcomb, Gladys Steele, Eliz-
abeth Specht. Leroy Granger, Irene
MAGELLAN. Eliza beth Donahue. Dor
othy Teeter. Geraldine Redman had
perfect. spelling lessons last week.
Our room has Joined in a Health
War" in Franklin school.
ROOM SIX.
Catharine Singer and her parents
spent Sunday in the country.
Mary Roberts mother and father
and Mr. and Mrs. Slick were in In
dianapolis last Saturday and Sun
day.
Madelyn Buckley and her parents
spent Sunday in St. Joseph.
Miss Mitchell a teacher in the
Laurel school. visited our room
Tuesday afternoon.
kathryn Fitzgerald was transfer
red from our room 10 the Lincoln
school this week.
Wayne Roberts moved 10 Elkhart,
so we lost another pupil I'm the five
4.
Wallace Dyer moved 70 Michigan.
He was in the five-B.
Levi Lind took second prize and
James Freyermuth fourth prize on
the compositions about Our Sol
der Boys"
We wrote compositions this week
about The First Days of Fall"
Abraham Schankerman did the
best in the addition test last week.
ROOM SEVEN.
Wednesday we got our library
books from the public library.
The children who were absent this
week are Raymond Slower and Alta
Wolfe.
Wednesday afternoon the children
in our room were inOculated.
In arithmetic we are studying
about decimals.
Margaret Schultz had company
from st. Joseph Tuesday.
In history we are studying about
the crusades.
Friday the six-B's finished the
study of the western states.
Miss Marcella Mitchell visited our
room Tuesday afternoon.
Mary Sticks mother and father
were in Indianapolis Sunday.
Mrs. Mitchell motored TO Chicago
TO spend saturday and Sunday.
Mary Slick went TO the country
Sunday with her sister, grandmother,
aunt and friends.
In physiology we are studying
about What Breathing Does"
We had &c 1905 in spelling this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Doddridge returned
Friday from trip to Michigan.
Leona Hutson had a birthday
Oct. g.
Dante Palmer came from Canton
oct. and is going to stay for
Christmas. He came to visit Mar
! tin Benigni.
ROOM EIGHT.
There were II in our room who
were inoculated.
In arithmetic the IBIS are study
| ing percentage and the 7-A's are re-
ceiving denominite amounts.
In reading we are reading the
Building of the Ship"
We are studying the predicate
complement in grammar.
Our room got the banner for hav-
ing the most news items in our
| school.
The IBIS are studying about the
London and Plymouth companies.
We started our color charts in
drawing Monday.
The 7-B girls poached and scram-
bled eggs and the IA girls cheese
fondu.
We have new girl in our room
her name is Margaret Douglas. from
Grand Forks, n. D.
In geography the LAS are study
/ ing Asia.
The TBS are studying South
America.
Last week the contest was the
same as the week before. the 7-A's
had 90 points and Tbs 93 points.
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ROOM TWO.

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ROOM TWO.
sylvia Goldberg from the Mad
ison school has entered our one-A.
making the enrolment 81
We are reading The story OF
Hiawatha" for our history work
this week.
The art work consists OF rhyth-
mic borders of Indian designs.
ROOM THREE.
We have been making Indian
chains, using acOrns. corn. and
other autumn nuts.
We are studying the cat and dos
in our nature study time this Week.
Rev. Dunlop told Us an intere~
ing story when he visited our room.
ROOM FOUR.
We have been reading the life
Of John Muir in nature study.
The two-A's and three-B's paint
ed carrots in art work this week.
ROOM-FTVE.
we have collected leaves from 10
trees.
Many OF US had good drawings
from grasses.
our drawings for this week are
carrots and peppers.
All Of us were glad that our
spelling average in the test was
above standard.
The doctor and the nurse are
having good results, as we'll as the
captain and lieutenant who work
for clean results
ROOM SIX.
we are making color charts in
our art work this week.
Mr. Koenig gave our calisthenics
/ lesson in the upper hall Wednes-
day.
Six children in our room will
bank their money this year.
An industrious girl in our room
is knitting for the soldiers.
Alma Burger, lie Roy Loneneck-
or. Leslie N1endenhall. and Janice
Reed got 100 in the test in arith-
metic on Thursday
ROOM SEVEN.
We have a new boy in seven-B
Claude Baker. from Lapaz. Ind.
Fifteen children in room seven
wished to be inoculated for ty-
phoid.
We have two very pretty hang
ing baskets in our room. We are
going to take care if them until
spring for Mrs Layfield.
The seven-A's and BIS are read
ing THE Courtship Of Miles STAN
dish
ROOM EIGHT.
We will have our first English
test Friday.
In our art work this week, we
reviewed color and began painting
/ for our color charts.
ROOM TEN.
Miss Mccoy has been giving us
/ lessons in designs from flowers
and vegetable forms We are
working on an envelope design this
week.
Nearly half of our room will dc
/ banking this year.
We have finished our lessons or
the Philippine islands with a study
of pictures of the industries and
/ life of those islands.
GENERAL NEWS.
Rev. Burns and Rev. DunloT
visited a number Of rooms in the
+ building last Friday.
one hundred and fifteen boy:
and girls brought a petition for in
/ oculation this week
Miss Mccoy has arranged a pref
" display of art work in the Of
/ fee
The upper classes had a listen
/ ing lesson on folk songs Wednes.
day. using the victrola.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07
COQUILlARD SCHOOL
Henry NcNabb and HiIda Raby.
Editors.
KINDERGARTEN

Miss Gsrvin. the cadet. was in
part OF last week.
ROOM ONE.
Miss Rosencrans gave the ono B's
their work In physical training
Wednesday.
In nature worl1 the one-B chill
dren are talking about the four
seasons and what each brings
Next week they viii begin TO
study seeds.
The children in oue-B have COM
pleted their preliminary work and
viii heSin 10 use their readers
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THREE-B.
Marjorie Anderson and Francis
kenny have been absent all weel>
on account of illness. We had l.
perfect spelling papers this week
THREE-A
Nemal Caldwell entered Elder
school from It. Wayne. We now
have an enrolment OF 3S.
FOUR-B.
C.al:ac Kellogg entered ,:d5 uses
She has been Kept home on account
of appendicitis
FOUR-A.
We arc -oing 10 sive the a
sembly program Friday.
Carl Rupert was absent on a.
count of sickness. We have de-
cided 10 Try the picture called.
The song OF the Lark"
FTVE-A.
The ones who got 100 percent in
their geography test are. Mar
Collins. Herold cover, Charles Huee.
Lena Jones.
sIX-B
We drew cosmos on Wcd1esdsy
Tor drawing
ON Thursday we drew the cosmos
and their buds on Thursday "a
mad a historv test. we had ten
zoos. We are reading "AIarmion
and Douglas" by SIR Walter Scott
SIX-A
The ones who got 100 percent iu
their geograp ply test are. Allen
Joseph. Alice briggs. Walter Max
son. Nina Palmer and IVA White.
Worth caldwell entered Eide
school from Ft Wayne schools
SEVEN-B.
We had "a reading and history
test
The girls in domestic science
learned how To make scram hlei
and poached eggs The boys IN
manual training are learning how
20 plane
SEVEN-A.
our teacher has read story
about the early witch-craft she
has also read the Removal OF the
Acadians.' and started The Hoos-
Ter school Boy
Wednesday several Of the boys
and girls were inoculated.
The boys has progressed fast in
manual training.
The girls I'm domestic science
made cheese foudu.
II has been suggested that the
children start the story. THE His
tory OF Our Flag" and what it
means 20 rs.
We have a fire prevention day in
October.
We are now getting 70 the inter
esting part of The Legend %
Sleepy Hollow" by washington
Irving. the father Of American
literature"
GENERAL NEWS.
we had several visitors last week
in our school
The seven-A grammar test was
well given.
The four-As gave a good as
sembly program last Friday after
noon.
our arithmetic classes are doins
we'll with the work in fraction
this year.
The seventh class gave a fine
reading Of the King OF The Cold
en- River" in their assembly
Lloyd Bunch drew a free hand
drawing OF south America on the
( board. which gave evidence Of a
good knowledge OF the outline o.
the continent.
The school IS doing nicely. AIost
of our boys and girls are thinking
about passing now.
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FIRST PRIZE.
By Thelma Van Duscn. Haley school.
A PATRIOTIC POEM

Brace up boy and be a man.
Help Uncle Sammy as much as you
can,
He's a good uncle as all of as know,
But soon his beard viii be white as
the snow.
We know that we are in the right.
And Germany soon viii be put 20
fight,
But when this war is over ] know
Wen gladly say.
Il hope this Is the last war that
ever comes our way.
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MADISON SCHOOL

Lucille Herring and Robert Elbel. 3r-,
Editors.
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ELDER SCHOOL

Alton Emuons and william Armour.
Editors.