South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16

monthly discussion. Miss Boles had
charge OF the study
CONCERTS.
Miss Terry gave some victrola con
crts on Wednesday morning.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
The second grade are giving the
music period for this study. There
are some very good voices il this
grade.
Our desk sets for the soldier boys
are finished and on their way TO the
camps.
We are doing fine in our Courts
arithmetic drills Ruth Dunlap IS
still ahead-on card 25. Wing Chow
is on card six.
In music this past week we have
/ been practicing Christmas carols
and songs. The majority like Holy
/ Night" best.
All the seven-A boys have finish
ed their calendar rests.
, In domestic science the girls had
| excellent bread Each so good it
was hard TO distinguish the best 1t
was half wheat and half rye bread.
This week we have been studying
Australia. We think it very inter
esting
SEVEN-B.
Both Edward Hunt and Dorothy
Grimes have returned to school aft
err several days absence on account
OF illness.
We are trying TO show the Christ
mas spirit in song and story and
shall try TO make the season one of
service to others.
In spite Of the very cold weather
this last week, we have had excel
lent attendance.
Our boys in manual training have
finished their rolling blotters and
calendar mounts.
In cooking on Thursday the girls
made oatmeal mullins
The Band of Mercy meet on Fri
day afternoon and the following
program was carried out:
Reading, Lucille Long; piano solo.
Eta Mae Jap; song, America, the
Beautiful; Band of Mercy pledge;
bird connudrums. Elizabeth Ander-
son: piano solo. Martha Tracy; Star
Spangled Banner
SIX-A AND b.
The drawing classes will complete
their Christmas gifts, pretty and
serviceable work baskets this week
Nearly every pupil in this room
has purchased Red Cross seals.
Lowell Lidecker and Virgil Reed
brought two guests TO the Band of
Mercy meeting Thursday-two
guinea pigs. Their presence proved
of great interest to the children.
The boys wish to sell the little ami
mails in order TO turn the money
over to the y. NJ. c. A war fund.
FTVE-A.
Clarence Madden and Louis Mad
den are leading in the arithmetic
drills.
Arnold Schnabel had the best his
tory paper this week.
The drawing class are making
beads from magazine covers.
The five-A class are working very
| hard as modern health crusaders
FTVE-B.
Helen Albershart. Dorothy Bash.
Pauline Helmet. Ruth Kempf, Ethel
Merritt, Nellie Shipper, Laura Tim
norman, Stella Weaver. Harry Har-
ris. Erston HerzOg. John Perkins,
/ Dorothy Valance, oliver Sawdon
and Roy Wentworth have not been
tardy nor absent this period.
Percent OF attendance for the pc
riod is 95 ga.
Dorothy Valance leads the class
in arithmetic practice. She is on
card 10.
FOUR-A AND II.
John Murray entered the four-A
class Monday
George Clark has been absent this
week
The children of this room sold
100 Red Cross stamps
The school nurse brought the
health crusade buttons on Wednes-
day and the children are working
hard TO get them next Monday.
We are all looking forward to
! Christmas vacation.
The children are interested in the
new Christmas songs we are learn
ing in the fourth and fifth grades
THREE-A AND II.
The Christmas spirit is manifest
/ ing itself in many ways
Several have been absent this
week.
We have our room decorated for
| Christmas with wreaths and small
evergreen trees.
The children are responding nice
/ ~ TO the health crusade work.
TWO-A AND u.
With the exception Of Monday
morning. attendance has been very
good this week
The children greatly enjoyed
| dramatizing one of the Christmas
stories.
Penmanship is improving in our