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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
Howard Six was absent Tuesday
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Howard Six was absent Tuesday
because of illness.
SEVENTH-B.
Seven-B girls had two domestic
ceived 100. We made tapiOca pud-
ding and peach shortcake. Fannie
waggoner made the best pudding
and Pauline Finley and Thresa
Varga made the best shortcake.
We had our final history test last
Friday. Herman Priebe received
Ice. Rosetta Abraham, Pauline Fin
lev and Marie Gohn also received
good marks.
All OF the pupils who were absent
last week are now present.
We had Mrs. Mckee for geogra-
ply teacher Monday. Miss Leinin-
ger returned Tuesday.
We just received our geography
test paper from a test we had a
long time ago. Pauline Finley re-
ceived A.
We are beginning multiplication
and division of denominate numbers
this week.
We have completed our cloth COW
cred books in drawing.
We have elected a new editor for
our class.
Miss Neuwerth showed us a pic
ture illustrating the progress of
making silver ware. II showed us
the different metals which are used
to make silver ware. 1t was very
interesting.
GENERAL.
Miss Wiltfong was absent because
Of sickness and Mrs. Mckee took her
place.
Miss Ruth Adelsperger was alb
sent two days this week due to ILL
ness.
Miss Hitler visited Haley Wednes-
day.
Mrs. MacComber was a visitor in
our building Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
Ashley Keith and Helen Shaw,
Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.


Miss Brown was not able 10 re-
turn 20 school last week.
Miss Ney visited our building
Thursday.
There will be a picture show on
Tuesday afternoon Jan. %, for the
children and in the evening for the
grownup people
Miss Konzen and Miss Krusell
were absent Thursday on account Of
illness.
ROOM EIGHT.
William Davis was absent last
week on account Of illness.
The "A girls served a lunch in
domestic science Wednesday. The
b girls had their test.
Miss Ney gave US a test in writ
ing Thursday morning.
The As and BIS have had several
tests in history and geography last
week.
We had test in arithmetic and
English also
The 7-Bs are studying Italy in
geography.
The \ class is having a contest on
the largest cities in the world.
The As and BIS are tied in SPELL
ing
We are reviewing the question
about the Strength and Grace Of
the Body"
In drawing we have finished our
Hmp- bound books.
ROOM SEVEN.
Clair Armstrong. Lelah Leffler,
Josephine Yilek. Mageline Suit. and
Irene Rennow were absent last
week.
We had play about Benjamin
Franklin last week.
Mrs. Mitchell was sick on Monday.
We had a arithmetic and English
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
drawing.
SIXTH GRADE.


The upper floor had a division
drill in which the Obs averaged the
highest We had a division for
speed in which the las averaged
the highest.
Mardelle Luther in the 6-B grade
got 100 percent in both, the only one
on the upper floor
The momory verse for this week
is:
Wherever you are, be noble;
Whatever you do, do well.
Whenever you speak. speak kindly:
Give JOY wherever you dwell"
Mrs. Snider visited us Monday.
SEVENTH GRADE.
The IBIS had a test in arithmetic
in which Gertrude Livengood. Ruth
Stout and Marie Auldeman received
100 percent. They also had a his
tory test last week.
The LAS girls served luncheon
Wednesday at domestic science to
which they invited their teachers.
In drawing Tuesday we finished
our limp bound and stab-bound
hooks
The 7-Bs are having profit and
loss in arithmetic and the 7-As are
having promissOry notes.
The memory gem is:
God sent his singers upon earth.
With songs OF gladness and Of
mirth,
That they might touch the hearts of
men,
And bring them back TO heaven
again.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL
John HArTiBgsr and Edward Beam.
Editors.
GRADES ONE MD TWO.


The first grade is doing well boo
its number work.
We learned pretty poem once
There was a Little Kitty
We are more than half way
through our first readers.
We had a spelling match and uol
one boy missed.
The Woodpecker' and 'Feedir-
the Birds were two OF our reading
lessons.
There were a great many absent
Sunday afternoon owing 20 The see
we're cold.
The attendance at ho,y mass
keeps up very well
In written test from memoir
Dan Koegan wrote so words Boz the
shortest time.
The second grade Is studying the
First Commandment in catechisn..
We hLI the lesson on PRAYER Mon
day
The Water Birds" and Poll
were some OF our readings Tle-daE
morning.
We wrote a little story about t1H
cat. and in the afternoon each hor
read his story.
Chester Rhor. Alfred Wrighue..
William Darrah and Lucian Chirha--
had the best lessons iu arithmeuc
this week.
We have begun the muluplicauou
tables.
Friday We drew a parrot which
Fred Hyde brought 20 school Wal
ter Purkis George Book and Chester
3 Continued on nae tbis sectio. D
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
MUESSEL SCHOOL
Isabel Barter and Cation Rich,
Editors.

GENERAL NEWS.
Miss Phelps, Miss Ney, Miss
Rosencraps and Miss Harmon were
the special teachers of the week.
SEVEN-A.
We are having Correggio in our
art study and think il very interest
ing.
Gertrude DrOver has the banner
in definitions and Esther Freeman
in spelling.
We made stab bound books in
drawing.
We are having written lessons in
grammar which take the place of
final test.
We had our geography test on
Australia last week.
SEVEN-B.
The girls of the 7-B made corn
starch pudding in domestic science
last Monday.
The boys are making neck-tie
racks in manual training.
We had a spelling match a week
ago, and test in spelling a week.
Wilma F'reyermuth, Dorothy Car
penter, Alfred Kohnke, Kenneth
Metcalfe and Idah Smith got 100
percent.
A meeting Of the Band of Mercy
was held a week ago.
The girls have photographed
maps Of Europe.
We have a border of bells on our
+ blackboard
SIX-A.
The 6-A's have made the study of
California very interesting with the
use Of many colored pictures.
Ruth Collins and Mary Purucker
/ had 100 in spelling review all week
SIX-B.
This grade has taken up the
study Of Yellowstone Park Many
/ pictures have been used
The blues won in spelling last
week.
FTVE-A
The 5-As have been making
/ signs which consist Of advertise
ments such as Fresh Fish, Fresh
Paint" and Fresh Oysters.
FTVE-B.
The boys have made "Old Dutch
/ Cleanser posters OF paste boards.
/ FOUR-A.
/ This grade has been working out
/ animal resigns for calendars.
FOUR-B.
The ABS are making winter sun
/ set scenes.
I THREE-B.
VoIlev Mcintosh has been sick
with the grippe last week
This gade made calendars Of
January.
Florence Anderson had a birth.
day party Friday and invited all the
BIB girls
TWO-A.
This room has dramatized tins
story OF Three Goats Gruff"
Forest West has been sick viii
pneumonia for several weeks.
These boys and girls have beer
cutting out trains and rail rOaC
| signals.
ONE-B.
The lbs have been drawing rs
! kino scenes.
Mrs. Anderson visited this grade
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
ST. MONICA SCHOOL
Dennis O'NeilI, Editor.
SIXTH, SEVENTH. EIGHTH
a

Our room made their watchwOrd,
mo Tail, No Crown" Judging
from appearances. most of the pu-
pills have been considering il quite
seriously.
These weekly tests are quite a
bugbear, and we dislike a little bit
TO see Thursday afternoon and Fri
day morning appear on the scene.
Nevertheless. we all realize the ben
eft from the same, and resign our
selves complacently 70 the inevitable
At the end OF the month we eX-
pect TO put fortL some stunning re-
suits. The report given out by our
teacher was, that all the girls are
on the perfect conduct list"
Boys promised TO take the lead
next month.
A few pupils were conspicuous by
their absence, most likely due 10
sickness
The girls are anxious 70 resume
needlework. which has been neglect
ed since the new school year be-
gan.
Wonder when our picture show
will take place, We are 20 see all
the interesting places. Con post
cards) through postcard protector.
Everybody is welcome.
The pencil sharpeners are a boon
and a bane." says our teacher. One
OF our witty boys told the teacher
upon request for a knife, that he
was sorry not 70 be in a position %
offer one, but had a "battle-aX' in
stead. II happened 20 be an unusu-
ally large knife.
Our first FIRE drill was practiced
Thursday. Father certainly made
US jump.
FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES
Our room is travelling on its every
day routine as regular as a clock.
Catechism, until recess. We are
sure 10 know that Some Of the
BOYS prove an exception to the rule
Arithmetic. after the FIVE minutes
; relaxation. Fractions, oh, my. vii
we ever see the finish2
Geography, the Middle Atlantic
states are predominant in our mind.
and before our eyes at present
History. 1t is rather interesting
20 study the early explorers and
settlements. We would almost wish
I TO become one Of those romantic ad-
venturers ourselves. 10 settle dowr
I in the plains OF our sin inhabited
| southern and western territories
In spelling We have get race u
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
KALEY SCHOOL
Helene Downc, John Null and Ethel
Levy, Editors.
EIGHTII-B.

EIGHTH-B.
The pupils who received from 80
10 100 in the history test were:
Mary Preger, Frank Udvardi, RAJ
chel Appleman, sylvester Taberski,
Helene browne, John Null and
Louis Colip.
The pupils who received A in
grammar test were John Null,
Helene browne, Frank Hudson,
Lillian Strickler. Marjorie Rossilit
Hattie Klotz. Beatrice Sorwick and
Robert and Rachel Appleman.
Miss Ullery was very much
pleased over the outcome of the
writing test.
Lloyd Class was absent Thursday
because of illness.
The eighth grade boys played a
game of basketball Wednesday
evening after school, Cecil Daniels
and Markes Sluss being appointed
captains. CeciTs team won with a
score Of IL to 10.
FTVE-B.
We had arithmetic twice this
week.
This week we had a geography
test.
In language we are learning the
use Of was and were.
We are studying William Tell in
reading.
We had a history test.
Mable Freel was absent this week
because of illness.
Catherine GershOpper and John
Olby were also absent.
Mrs. Mckee taught us Monday
because Miss Leininger went 10 her
home and did not return until Mon
day evening.
The girls made chocolate corn
starch pudding in domestic science
Friday
Anna and Emery Mike were alb
sent this week.
We had a history test this week.
The grades were good.
Anna Simon was absent Wednes-
day.
The boys Of manual training are
getting ready 10 make their bird
houses.
We had spelling test Friday.
Mrs. Mckee was our geography
teacher Monday.
In art we are making designs for
horns and flower pots.
We are to have a geography test
Friday.
Felix Sobieralski was absent Wed
nesday.
FINE-A.
Theresa Dukai was absent Tues
day because Of illness.
Casimir and Martha Kieloch are
Quarantined for chicken pox.
Julian Chodzinski has been alb
sent this week.
We had tests in history geogra-
ply and physiology.
The boys are making bird houses
in manual training.
The girls are learning patching in
domestic science.
In art class we are making de-
signs for store placards
We are studying about the civil
war in history
We had a writing test this week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
MADISON SCHOOL
Eugene HRpp, Thomas Sta1fleld and
Janet Grouse, Editors.

Miss Manson, who is assistant in
room one, was i'll this week.
The burlap in room two repre-
sents an Eskimo scene.
The boys in room three have made
some very clever things with their
model builders. One of them rep
resents a fire truck that is remark
ably well made. The children have
also done some admirable free hand
cutting which is on the burlap.
Most of the upstairs rooms had
tests in English, geography. arith-
metic, history and physiology during
the past week.
The 6-Bs have the banner for
highest spelling average.
The TBS have the medal for good
behavior.
The visitors were Mrs. Lamport,
Mrs. Humble and Mrs. Ash.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
SECOND PRIZE.
By Ruby DentZ-Perley school.


Ny collection of books is not very
large but the few that / like best
are all good books. My library con-
sists Of four story books by the
names Of For the White Rose, -
The Queens promise" "A Garden
Of Roses" Joe's Boys" by very
good authors. They are also good.
wholesome books about girls.
A book OF poetry by John Green
leaf Whittier. The poems most
widely known and the one 1 like
best is Maud Muller"
A book on Gods Great Out-of-
Doors speaks of the birds. flowers
and trees and tells many an inter
esting tale.
4 little book with worn pages
from which my mother taught me
my A-B-C's and now I smile as
glance over its pages and think how
difficult they used to seem.
And last OF all a little prayer book
from which 1 was taught 20 say
my prayers.
Although I have many books
do not cherish them as I do those
just named. They seem TO be my
very best friends and 1 never tire
reading them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
RIVER PARK SCHOOL
Dorothy Nelson and Ora Hubbar.
Editors.

KINDERGARTEN.
Miss Lindborg is our new cadet.
We had a victrola concert the
other day.
TWO-B.
Minnie Thurston has withdrawn
from school on account OF sick
ness.
THREE-B AND THREE-A.
There were no boys absent in the
third grade last week.
FOUR-A.
Several are absent on account Of
illness.
SIXTH GRADE.
We are studying the products Of
Mexico in the GA class.
We are using the rubber and cot
ton exhibits and the children are
helping making the coffee exhibit.
GENERAL NEWS.
All the rooms from the third
grade to the seventh have been Civ
en- the Curtis test in arithmetic.
There is a skating rink back OF
the school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
THIRD PRIZE.
DIV John StOeckley-St. Pauick'.

BY John StOeCkley-St. PatriCk's.
NV library contains over - vol
umes which may be divided into
three Classes.-hrst. the Book OF
knowledge. containing information
on all subjects. second. books of
travel and adventure. and third,
books Of fiction.
The Book Of knowledge consists
OF % volumes and I'm each one may
ne found the best poems and rhymes
o. all nations, also legends. fairy
tales. folklore and many beautiful
colc~pages.
one volume tells about the most
noted men and women Of the world.
from ancient times down 20 the
present u also tells how a boy
may be his own magician and how
20 make useful things. IL explains
mechanical contrivances and illus
trates them with photographs It
shows how things are made from
pin TO a mammoth battleship and
viii take YOU on a wonderful Jour
ney over the Alps In a submarine.
Jt has a Book of Wonder wherein
common every iay questions are
answered. It tells OF many other
interesting things and i think I have
gotten more help and pleasure from
these books than any other in my
library.
like 90 read stories Of travel
and adventure as u gives one a good
idea OF places far away and the add
venture I'm the story makes IL snap
pv and entertaining. Robert Louis
stevenson is one of my faVorite au-
thors Ills stories Of the south Sea
islands are enter tainins and instruc-
tive His style is free and, easy and
his heroes surely have plenty of
eNclfemenI
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
BINGHAM SCHOOL
Harris Hambright and Arnold
Austen, Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.

Miss Simanton was away Tues
day and Thursday of this week. She
gave Curtis tests in all sixth and
seventh grades Of the city.
Miss Ernsberger gave the tests in
grades four and FIVE.
Banking is much better this year
than last. Two boys received books
last week
The boys in manual training
classes are getting ready TO build a
bicycle shed.
The seventh grade girls are 10
give a tea on next Thursday after
noon.
KINDERGARTEN.
Miss Helen Service from the kin
dergarten training school is cadet
ing in our room.
FIRST GRADE.
Grades 1-B and IA are studying
the life and customs Of the EskimOs
and are making a class poster show
ing the icebergs. igloos. sieds and
animals which live in the north.
SECOND GRADE.
We are busy furnishing a brown
and tan living room.
THIRD GRADE.
Dorothy and Theodore Copp have
reeutered school. having returned
from North Liberty.
Our art work for the next two
weeks is furnishing a model and
sanitary kitchen.
FOURTH GRADE.
Marion Campbell has been absent
this week on account of illness.
Mrs. Evelyn Wilson will visit
Dorothy Bash next month.
Irean Nering. Rose KanOck and
those absent last week.
The "A and Alb class have been
working particularly hard at their
arithmetic lately
FIFTH GRADE.
The 5-B class is studying about
South America.
Emery Rowe has reentered school
after nine days absence because of
illness.
We took the Curtis arithmetic
test week and are anxiously await
ing 10 hear reports about it.
Miss Terry was with us for our
music lesson Wednesday.
The fifth grade has sold all their
Dixon's Golden West" pencils for
which they received a junior pencil
sharpener free.
Miss Gernhart had a very inter-
esting sewing lesson on Thursday
morning.
The fifth grade boys are very
much interested in their manual
training work. They are now work
ing on 'Dicky Birds"
SIXTE GRADE.
Mr.. Finch. manual training SUI
pervisor. gave the GA boys a lesson
Friday morning They are making
a garment hanger.
The following pupils had perfect
spelling grades for the past week:
Stewart Brady. Elizabeth Ander-
son, Lucille Long. Phyllis Read and
Frederick Donath.
SEVENTH GRADE.
An interesting Band OF Mercy
program was given in the 7-B as
follows:
Ben Hur" by Seward Bowers;
The Snow Flakes" Helen KesleT
Margaret Baer and Ilga Haney;
Because He Was a Negro" Fran
ces Walters: Jake" by Grace Sick
afoose: .Pomp at the White House. d
Janet Mecklenburg President. War
rem Niles; secretary Lois Newman
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
C0QUILLARD SCHOOL
GIenioe B-ckIor. Editor.

KINDERG ARTEN.
Miss Paul visited in Mishavabs
Friday morning.
Miss Anderson's brother visited De-
a while "Wednesday morning.
FIRST GRADE.
Miss Cohn was absent Monday bee
cause Of illness
ROOM FOUR.
Everyone had a perfect spe.Ins
paper on Tuesday.
Hazel GOetz and Alice Ullery have
been absent most of the week ou
account OF illness.
Miss Anderson gave d silent read
ing test last Wednesday
FOURTH GRADE.
Miss Helen Pierce. principal oc
the Perley school, visited Us a while
Thursday morning.
Miss Anderson gave US a silent
reading test Thursday.
FIFTH GRADE
Elizabeth sykes, Helen Rubishau
and Lois Cook have all just returned
from a period OF illness.
The fifth grade pupils have just
finished their memorandum pads
ana alpnaDetS.
The 5-A's have just about finished
their history dimits; they had a his
tory test also.
The 5-A's and BIS had a geogra-
ply test Wednesday.
SIXTH GRADE.
Everyone in the room had a per
feet spelling paper last WEDNESDAY
sylvia Fisher has been out OF
school all this week and DOrths
Goetz and Harold Huss are also alb
sent.
The boys are working hard 10 FIN
ish the boxes begun in construction
work last week.
We are decorating our horns and
find il very interesting.
Fern Davidson. Genevieve Blodg-
EFT and Lolah Guise received the
highest grades in their English test
Monday.
Adah Waechter has returned
after an absence OF several weeks
due 70 illness.
The GA girls viii complete their
aprons next Thursday.
SEVENTH GRADE.
The pupils that got one hundred
in the dictated spelling test that
Miss Anderson gave are: Margsret
Roessler. Bessie Solof. Glenice Bull
er, Dwight Foraker. Louise Hell
quist. Kenneth Gougall, George Ack-
erman, Christine Sanders. Clarence
Hertel, Karl Kuss and Carl WARD
low.
Last Thursday in domestic science
the IA and 7-B girls made fish
balls
The pupils that got one hundred
in the English test that Miss Este
gave US were the following: Ruth
Alderman. Myra Bloom. Clarence
Hertel, Glenice Becker and Chris
tine Sanders. Conrad Ellsworth got
the highest grade in the "A class,
although il was not hundred.
This Thursday in the domestic
science we had a test Four pupils
who get eighty or higher get 10 eat
next Thursday and the rest have o.
cook and serve them
The seventh grade have pennaut-
for Best Marching" and Least
Hardness"
GENERAL NEWS.
Mr. KOenig gave all the lessons
Wednesday.
We had our writing test Fridar
The IA girls Of Coquillard and
Perley entertained at a breakfast 49,
9:15 Thursday morning The guest
were Miss Pierce and Miss O'Cou-
ner OF the Perley school. and Mis-
Malone and Miss paul of the Co
quillard school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21

run before we reach the pinnacle b..
perfection.
FIRST. SECOND AND THIRD
GRADES.
one OF the principal events g. tl.
sphere OF the lower grades tf
week was the spelling contest ty CIV.
pupils OF the second grade. Tr.
winners OF the prizes were loser
Arata and Sylvester Kline
The third grade viii Doe ready a..
theirs on Friday afternoon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
C0LFAX SCHOOL
Henry Christman and Jeanette
Beistle. Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.

NERAL NEWS.
We had a Band of Mercy meeting
Friday in the assembly hall.
We have formed a basket ball and
indoor baseball team. The members
OF the indoor baseball team are.
Donald Appleby, captain: Forest
Silson. manager; Russell Oberlin.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21
tuesday.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE

Miss Hinkley is sorry to lose the
"A girls OF Colfax and Muessel
schools
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-21

Continued on page 2. this secuoHJ
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-01-19
Way to Avoid Eioods.

By raising the levees six or seven feet almost certain security could be obtained against a recurrence oi the floods of 1913 in the Mississippi river valley, when the river attained a rec ord height in the lower reaches, the Engineering Record asserts. The flood of the present year was the lightest ever noted with the exception of those in 1912 and 1913
 Conditions have changed on the low CT Mississippi since the early days of levee building, when an occasional levee break was matter of course, and it's principal damage was to de- lay for a few weeks the planting of crops. The country is much more highly developed. A levee break now floods populous and wealthy towns, oil mills and congresses and stops traf- fic on miles of railroads
 The same chances of having levee breaks should not be taken. Grades should be established that would raise all levees an average of six or seven feet. With this margin there will re- suit almost certain security, in case of a recurrence of the 1913 flood vol ume, and an excellent chance to con- fine to the river channel a consider ably larger volume, should it ever come.