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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

Ing, the members Of this club have
certainly formed the habit of asking
big questions. But it's early and I
think [ can give you fair idea Of
what is being done about the strikes
ITO begin with" he continued. do
not set the idea that these labor
troubles are taking place only in the
United States. The same thing has
occurred in practically every country
at war, particularly in England, or
at least we have heard more about
the strikes in England than any
where else There have been re-
ports from time 10 time OF serious
disturbances in Germany, but it has
been very difficult. because of the
censorship, 10 find out much about
affairs there. In Great Britain the
trouble has largely subsidized. the
government having given the ques-
ton considera bic attention with the
result that a working basis was de-
termined for most Of the various
labor groups that has proved salts
factory to both the men and their
employers.
so our government quite natural
~ expected that many disputes
would arise over the question Of
wages, hours, etc, and was, in a
measure, prepared 10 meet them.
Ny friend Capt. Smith spoke about
this at the cantonment the other
day. He said that before work on
the various environments was start
ed. officials Of the federal govern
ment conferred with the contractors
who were TO do the work and ar
ranged for the maintenance Of a
certain standard OF hours, wages and
working conditions for the men ac-
tually engaged in building the
wooden cites In this way the pos
sibility Of disputes or strikes was
almost entirely done away with and
the steady progress of this import
ant work insured"
Where have the most important
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

Cross community 10 be sent 10
France. There was 1873 contrib
uted by pupils 70 purchase the gifts.
ROOM TEN.
Room 10 conducted the Band OF
Mercy program in the assembly last
Friday afternoon. We exhibited q
real live kitten and a small black
dog. The program was as follows:
The Cats Bath" by Helen White;
a story About the Horse" oy Wal
ter Kendall; In the Animal World. "
by Marion Donovan; a poem about
"A Little Black Dog by Gerald
Sesline.
The next meeting will be held
Nov. ?. in charge of George Keller
the vice president.
Last Friday room 10 had %
visitors
The Edison music was introduced
for our writing lesson on Wednes-
day morning.
Two of the teachers from the
Franklin school visited room 10
Wednesday morning.
All Of the trench candles are made
and are ready for the Christmas
mail for the soldiers in France.
For the soldiers Christmas gifts,
room 10 brought S2.75.
Leland tripped gracefully
Down the side aisle,
\ smile on his face. a twinkle in
his eye.
When all AT once he went down,
"kerslam'
4eland said nothing, but got up
and ran.
ROOM FOUR Il.
The following gave piano selec-
tons at the Friday afternoon as
sembly: Thekla Detzler, Ruth Mil
Ter, Vivian Sorwick, Laura Kinney
and Lorene Carlson.
Several teachers from other
schools were visitors in our room
during the past week. Mrs. Pattee
was also a recent visitor.
We have been painting autumn
landscapes this week.
Our room collected $2.23 10 help
buy Christmas presents for soldiers
i'm France. Ruth Miller was the
representative from our room TO help
buy the presents.
Miss. Ney gave Us our writing les
son on Wednesday.
ROOM EIGHT.
The class average OF the room
was SIS and 10 received 100.
ROOM FOUR.
Miss Welsh visited our room this
week and Miss Schreyer. Miss kon-
ger, Miss Clemens all except Miss
Welsh were teachers from Franklin
school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

account OF illness.
This week We are learning Little
Boy Blue
We enjoy the library books very
much and we are very glad they
give them TO Us.
Miss Weaver. Mrs. Morton and
Donovan visited US on Monday
Edmund Suczkowski and Victoria
Husvar have the best two-B arith-
metic records.
Miss Kruetzer came Wednesday &c
tell us about the health crusade.
THREE-B.
Room eight had an average at
tendance OF IS percent for the past
eight weeks, which was the best in
the building We are very proud
OF it.
THREE-A.
The three-A's have hnished their
posters.
Eighteen in our room received
prizes for perfect attendance.
FOUR-B.
Mrs. Dollar has been substituting
for Miss Chilcote for the past three
days as Miss Chilcote has bron-
chitis.
The four-B class learned the
poem, The Flag is Passing By in
one lesson period. They feel very
proud that their patriotic spirit
helps them TO memorize this poem
so quickly.
FOUR-A.
Miss Harmon visited the fouT-B.
four-A, fiveB, five-A and Ska mu-
sic classes Monday morning.
The four-A's had an extra music
lesson Monday afternoon FOR Mrs
Rabb and Miss Adlesperger.
Clifford Smith has been with
drawn for Two weeks on account Of
mumps.
Joseph Vargo, who has been ao-
sent on account OF broken arm, re-
turned Tuesday.
We are reading the story Of
"Icarus and Daedalus."
The four-A's are much elated over
the fact that they have mastered
the process OF long division.
FIVE-B.
The fve-B's have had several
visitors during the past week. Miss
Cannon, Miss Kinerk and Miss
Suchanek visited from the eighth
grade and Miss De Courteurs from
River Park.
The 1ve-B's are learning The two
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

part song from two slaves on page
a.
Sinh.
The boys are enjoying the making
of toys i'm the manual training de-
partment.
There has been no absence i'm are
room so far this week The pupils
are anxious to attain a high mark
in attendance.
SIX-A.
The six-A's have learned the
beautiful song. "A Fisherman
Prayer" this week
SEVEN-B AND \.
Gladys Latin has returned after
several weeks illness.
We are writing our stories about
our Flag and What II Means 70
Ne"
The seven-B's are studying Eu-
rope and are very much interested
in The Climate As a Cause Of the
Present War"
EIGHTH.
The eighties have been design
ing dresses and suits.
MI Sheares visited the history
class Monday.
Marie Gohn was absent Tuesday.
The eighties are studying profit
and loss.
The seventh and eighth grades
have just finished the song. "A
Sailors Life"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
FIRST PRIZE by LEVI LIND,
FRANKLIN SCHOOL

one vacation 1 went 20 ny grand
fathers in the Appalachian noun
taias It had been a longed for
event. and / was overjoyed at hav-
ing my fathers permission 20 take
the trip.
When 7 arrived. sure enough,
there was grandfather in the old
buggy. drawn By the indispensable
cray hourses, waiting at the sta
ton. II was a small village. 1 said
'.CiranJfather do you live in the
village?" NO. son. we live UP the
trail a few miles at The Crag," said
he.
We went in the buggy and drove
up the precarious trail. In many
places I could look down into the
canyons.
soor We reached the farmhouse.
= low rambling log cottage, a relic
Of the pioneer days. Ny srandfath-
or had made II himself, and had
brought his new b~ide 10 share the
solitude, a matter OF two score
years ago.
nv grandmother whom 1 had
never seen quite summed UP 10 my
expectations. A gentle staid lady
she was, seldom seen anywhere but
the east. She had come Of an aristo-
cratic southern family. and still re-
tanned some Of the Ioftiness OF her
parents.
One day. a week after 7 came. the
rain came down in torrents. / quote
from Lougfellorv. THE days IL cold
and dark and dreary. II rains and
the wind is never weary"
I stood by the window and look
ga out upon the dismal world. sud
denly ! thought OF going out 20 the
BARN. so I put on rubbers and went
ont 20 the barn. There / stayed
until grandmother called me 10 Sin-
aer. As went % the house I
thought 7 had a lot OF run, even if
t'was a rainy day
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

strikes occurred, Uncle Harry"
asked Joe
I'm coming TO that now. Joe.
said Uncle Harry. Several weeks
ago in the shipyards of san Fran
cisco, Seattle, Portland. and other
coast cities. more than $4,000 iron
workers and shiphuilders went out
on trike for an increase in wages
Work on contracts for naval and
merchant vessel construction
amounting 10 Si5O.00O.O00 was thus
brought 10 a standstill."
Wasn't that very serious
thing" asked Helen.
Indeed it was, replied Uncle
Harry. and the government Off
ciaIs knew that something would
have to be done and done quickly.
Strenuous efforts We're made by
Sec'y of Labor Wilson. See'y Dam
iels OF the navy and Chairman
Hurley OF the shipping board. to-
gether with various government
representatives stationed at the Pa
cific coast shipyards TO bring about
50 satisfactory settlement of the dis
pute
The shipping board even offered
TO pay so percent of all wage in
creases where il could be shown
that the new scale would cut the
shipbuilder's profit TO below 10 per-
cent. Finally. Pres't Wilson. real
izing the seriousness Of the situa-
ton, appointed a special mission
headed by Sec'y Of Labor Wilson.
and consisting of Col. Spangler and
Mr.. Reed, prominent business men;
Mr.. Walker and Mr. Marsh. presi-
dents respectively of the Illinois and
Washington labor declarations. and
Mr. Frankfurter, who is a special
assistant Of Sec'y of War Baker.
This mission viii make a tour Of the
country and investigate labor condi-
lions from coast to coast"
Haven't there been strikes in the
New York garment shops that are
making uniforms for the soldiers
and sailors" asked Helen
Yes" replied Uncle Harry. and
also among thousands Of longshore-
men ged in loading the steam
ships that will carry supplies abroad.
There have also been bitter Ia Dor
disputes and strikes in the mining
regions OF Arizona and other west
ern states.
I'm an effort TO adjust matters
between the workers on military
garments and their employers. Sec'y
War Baker has appointed com
mittee TO he known as the board Of
control OF labor standards. 1t con
sists of three members-Louis +.
KRISTEN Of large Boston store.
Mrs. Florence Kelley, secretary OF
National Consumers league and
Capt. Walter +. Kruesi. Of the
quartermaster's department. L. =. A.
II is the business Of this board 10
supervise the shops engaged i'm the
making of military garments. see that
proper standards Of sanitation are
maintained and also 70 mediate i'm
the event of disputes between the
workers and the manufacturer
You can easily see the import
ance OF this industry when YOU re-
member that the $4,000 drafted
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
KALEY SCHOOL
Susie Gresho and Anna LAssu.
Editors.
DRAWING NOTES.

Miss Arbuckle spent Monday
morning with Us. We are very glad
to have her with us as We feel it
is an inspiration to the pupils.
The eighth grade folks are work
ing on costume designs. Some ex-
cellent work was done. This gives
the boys and girls a chance TO ap-
ply what they learned by construct
ing color charts in combination Of
colors.
The boys and girls are having a
great time decorating toys for the
Red Cross bazar Room i looks
like a real toy shop.
KINDERGARTEN.
Mrs. Leach and Mrs. Leek were
visitors in the kindergarten We'd
nesday morning.
Virginia Van Der Carr. who has
been visiting in Indianapolis, came
oack 10 kindergarten Wednesday.
Edward Potts. who has been i'll
for the last two weeks, is now with
as again.
Our enrolment for this week was
81
ONE-B.
John Kenneth has beer transfer
red from Kaley TO the Laurel school.
Mary Anda has been ont for a
few DAYS on account OF illness.
Stanley Fisher has returned. hav-
ing recovered fran the severe burn
received while playing with some
raw lime.
ONE-A.
The one-A's are interested in
weaving Indian blankets
our first class IS ready 10 start
in the child classics first reader.
TMO-B.
our enrolment ~ now a.
Dorothy Grant has been 'Iseul on
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
BINGHAM SCHOOL
Vera Hatfield and william BOst-
wick Editors.
WRITING.

WRITING.
The A. y. Palmer representative
was with us Wednesday afternoon.
HEALTH.
The Students Health creed was
sent out last week. Each pupil
pasted il in his reader.
GAMES.
Miss Krause gave some new and
interesting games for physical train
ing.
NURSE.
Our nurse is having excellent re-
suits in her work at the school.
MEETINGS.
The teachers held a meeting on
Tuesday afternoon.
VISITORS.
Monday was visitors day with US.
Twelve teachers spent the day here.
Miss Mackey, a former teacher,
came in the afternoon.
FIRE DRILLS.
We try 10 have one each week.
When the weather is fair We often
have two.
SEVEN-A.
We are the first class off Of card
two in our Curtiss' arithmetic drills.
The pupils Of this room gave a
candy and fruit shower for Irma
Wilder who is leaving for Flint,
Mich.
on Thursday the girls in domes-
tic science drew cuts, the longest to
take an examination by baking oat-
meal cakes and the others to have a
written examination. Zena Nc
Gown drew the longest but had ex-
cellent luck.
The boys in seven-A had manual
training wednesday, some made
molds for the bird bath. while three
other boys tested the cement, sand
and gravel that are TO be used.
Wednesday afternoon the seven
a and z boys played indoor with
Miss Krause. The score was two TO
one. The girls played bat ball, the
score being 20 TO eight in favor Of
Vera Thomas team.
In drawing we. are making food
conservation posters. We have en-
tered the contest.
SEVEN-B
The boys and girls took advantage
Of the fine weather last week and
played outdoor games.
Miss Oilar of the city schools was
a. visitor in our grade last Monday.
There were several other visitors
also.
Miss Nichols. who Is representing
the Palmer system of penmanship.
gave US some very helpful sugges-
tions in her talk 30 Us last Wednes-
day.
The boys OF the manual training
class have finished their calendar
mounts and have begun roller blot
tiers.
In domestic science last Thursday.
the girls cooked wheatina with
dates.
The Bingham first basket ball
team played the eighth grade first
team on Thursday. Nov. s at 5 p. m.
The Band Of Mercy held its regu-
lar meeting on Friday afternoon al
Z o'clock with the new officers in
their places. The following pro-
gram was carried out:
Song Of the Brook by Martha
Tracy. Elizabeth Anderson and Lu-
cile Ions; piano solos by Charles
Kenyon. Eta Mae Jaap. Edward
Hunt; "old Billy. the War Horse. "
Frederick Donath
SKA AND r.
ClemanCe Swinehart has moved
20 south Bend.
garetFPeterson OF South Bend
and Augustus Stearns OF Exeter. y
r., are new pupils in the SIKH
grade.
Several teachers from out OF the
city visited our room Mcnday
The Bingham third team played
basket ball Wednesday afternoon
against the main school first team
/ The Bingham team was defeated 10y
a score OF l. to o.
Two basket ball teams have bee.
| organized I'm the sixth grade thi.
term. Some interesting contest,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
THIRD PRIME BY CHRISTY TIR-
OTTA PERIFY SCHOOL.

one day last week ] planned 70
rake a hike with the boy scouts. The
next morning when ] awoke. / was
cry much disappointed 70 md II
raining I did not know what 10
60. so helped ny mother until
dinner time
IN the afternoon my brothers and
planned a few games. After "a
time we got tired playing SO We
each took q place by the. front
window and watched the rain a. IL
ceIl from the SKY 20 the earth.
When we got tired watching the
rain We took some magazines from
the library and cut out the picture.
When they were all cut out We took
some cardboard and pasted them.
8y the time We were finished IL
wss supper time. That night we
vent 20 bed az eight o'clock
The mex morning it was day
~ sunshine. 80 We went or our hike
al p-e planned "a do.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
Clair Armstrong,
Editor.
GENERAL NEWS.

Franklin teachers took their reg
ular visiting day last Wednesday.
Miss Curtis spent one-half of the
day in Elkhart and the other half
in Mishawaka All the other teach
ers visited the South Bend schools.
Miss Brown spent the last Of the
week in Indianapolis, attending the
State Teachers association meeting.
The regular teachers meeting was
held last Tuesday. Miss Curtis Will
have charge OF the regular program
next Tuesday.
We have had many visitors in our
building the past week. Many Of
them were from Mishawaka, or
phans' home, Elkhart, Niles aud
Plymouth, and d number from the
city.
The kindergarten is enjoying
these fine days taking walks.
We have had nine new pupils in
the building this week. Many of
the rooms haven't seats enough TO
accommodate the pupils.
Miss Mccoy and Miss Rosencrans
were the only special teachers this
week.
owners were found for a number
IF lost articles that We're in the
principals office.
We are getting quite a collection
IF tinfoil and rubber. Miss Ritter 5
room has the most tinfoil. with
Miss Carother's room a close sec
ond. Miss Konzen's room has the
most rubber.
nj g. e,f.-fF O.
the physical examinations. She has
found a number Of children with
bad teeth. imperfect eyes and de-
fective hearing.
Harold Palmer is a new pupil liz
our room, coming from the ColfaZ
school
We are studying about the Pill
grims and made posters using Pill.
grim men and women.
We enjoyed our visiting day very
much The children had a fine
play-day.
ROOM THREE.
Miss Brown gave an arithmetic
test i'm our room last week. There
were u AXIS.
We are learning the poems. THE
4 1llQ : W Orlu. MY SHduONs ne
I CITY Mouse and Country Mouse"
and The Owl and Pussy Cat"
John Kronewitter is a new pupil
in "a.
Our teacher visited ar the Colfax
and Madison schools Yesterday.
ROOM FOUR.
We had visiting day Wednesday,
and our teacher visited at the Mad
I ison and Elder schools.
Eleanor Kronewitter entered ouI
"a last week coming here from
the country.
Ada Hisbee has entered from S-B
from the Ardmore school
William Emboden Is Ill with
chicken poX.
AGNES Reason has returned %
I school after a weeks illness
Florence Nibhck has moved TO
. LoganspoTt.
Lyle Hartman and Flov Wolfe
have just celebrated their ninth
/ BIRTHDAYS.
We are having a tinfoil and rub
I her contest. Our room had the most
/ tnfoil when Miss Brown weighed
1t Thursday.
ROOM FIVE
Mrs. Granger visited the room Jas,
week
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
Uncle Harry's
Current Event
Talks For the
7 youngsters.
TELLS ABOUT THE STRIKE
TROUBLES IN UNITED STATES

Uncle Harry" said Jimmy. when
the club had convened for its regu-
lar meeting, Joe and were talk
ing this afternoon about the strikes
that are going on in different parts
OF the country and he said we'd bet
ter ask You 20 talk about them this
evening"
Yes. - exclaimed Helen. Il heard
father talking about wage stand
ards, 'shipyard strikes and such
things last evening. but 1 couldn't
make out what il was all about?"
Goodness" said Uncle Harry.
settling back in his chair and smil-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

F7OOOIf7 BEIVD TOELO AlVO T4NOOI7L4L OlI7OOOf7

other schools are expected.
The art class Is making posters
advertising Thanksgiving fruits and
vegetables.
ETNE-A
Meta Cook has had 100 in each OF
two spelling reviews this week.
Our Mother Goose figures have
been completed in the hye-A man.
ual training class. They are ready
for painting.
The girls are enjoying bat ball as
much as the boys enjoy baseball.
Fourteen pupils out OF 20 signed
the health creed written by Mrs.
Williams, our school nurse This
creed was adopted by the state
board OF health
Twelve food conservation cards
We're signed by mothers of these
nve-A pupils.
FINE-B.
William Doll. Erston Herzog. Or
ley Kizer, John Leslie, Oliver Saw
don. Robert Seaman. Roy Went
worth, Welborne Worthington. Hell
en- AlOershart. Pauline Helmet,
Ethel Merritt Nellie Shipper. Flor
ence Snyder, Dorothy Weimer. Dor
othy Valance and Elizabeth VAN
bach have not been absent nor tardy
during the second period.
Nellie Shipper won in the spelling
contest Wednesday morning.
The drawing class have some very
nice food conservation booklets on
display.
Myrtle Rockhon is ahead i'm the
Curtiss' practice drill.
FOUR-A AND Il.
Herbert Swinehart moved TO
South Bend Monday.
Miss Moore and Miss Immel from
the Main building visited in this
room Monday. There were several
other teachers in other rooms also.
The children enjoy the physical
training exercises given by Miss
Krause
We had a Palmer method writing
instructor with US Wednesday.
We have several new hoods and
scarfs completed in this room.
The children in the four-A and 2
classes are very much interested in
the two part singing just begun in
the music classes.
TwO-A AND TwO-B.
All OF the two-B's had 100 in
spelling on Monday.
We have made Indian canoes and
are working at posters.
We pasted our health creeds in
our readers and each one will try
20 observe all of its rules.
ONE-A AND TWO.B.
We have been making a study OF
trees, and drawing them during this
week.
In English work We are commit
ting parts OF Hiawatha and have
started a Hiawatha poster.
Hazel Beebe and Virginia Gill
land sang in a chorus at the Won
ans club on Tuesday evening.
ONE-B.
We are making Indian posters in
the drawing work.
Elizabeth Stearns of Exeter, y.
d H. eillFItu OuI cCllOOl utSudN-
Miss Stephenson, Miss Livingston,
Miss Myers. Miss Sylvanus, Miss La
Pierre of the South Bend schools
visited us this week
Miss McFadden Of the Mishawaka
schools visited our room Monday.
Mrs. Sellers, Mrs. Lechlitner and
Mrs. Stearns were visitors in our
room this week
KINDERGARTE,N.
Clayton Wright has returned aft
e. a short illness
We had u visitors on Monday
Richard Kenyon had his tonsils
removed a week ago.
b. J. Garmire visited iii Elkhart
\ on Wednesday.
Mary Johnson, Roy Harmon and
/ Marion coung have returned.
Miss Sarah O'Neill of South Bend
visited US on Wednesday.