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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
Uncle Harry,s
Current Event
Talks For the
7 OungSters.

Whenever there is talk about
peace and Germany giving up Bel
GUM, Serbia, Roumania and that
part Of France occupied by the Ger
man armies, something is always
said about the German colonies in
Africa, out you've never told us
about Africa" said Joe.
The question Of the German col
onies in Africa, that are now in pos
session OF the allies-England and
France principally, is a very mpor-
tant one" said Uncle Harry.
whether some of those colonies.
or all Of them, viii. be retained by
the allies after the war, or whether
they will be returned, in part or in
whole to Germany, will be one Of
the big problems that will have 10
be settled, and settled intelligenuy
and fairly, or else the control or
possession of them will cause more
war in the future"
Are these African colonies very
big?" asked Helen. Il remem Der
studying in my geography that Ger
many had possessions in Africa, but
1 don't remembe whether it said
how big they were"
About one-fOurteenth Of the en-
tire continent of Africa was owned
by the German empire when the
war started" said Uncle Harry.
And they have lost all of these
African colonies. haven't they?"
asked Jimmy.
They have for as long as the
war continues" said Uncle Harry,
and maybe for all time. 1t de
ponds, of course, on what the peace
terms are. Some of the proposals
that have already been made pro-
vide that the allies return all those
captured colonies in Africa, and that
Germany in turn give up all the
countries and parts of countries that
she has captured in Europe"
who is in control of these Afri-
can colonies now?" asked Helen.
The British and French govern.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
LINCOLN SCHOOL
Emma Zuhllxe and Elsie BOberg,
Editors.
KINDERGARTEN.

KINDERGARTEN.
Sylvester Personnel has moved TO
River Park We will miss him.
Nay Myers came 10 our kinder
garten this week.
We are all so happy getting ready
for Christmas.
ROOM ONE.
Miss Roesch from the Muessel
school visited our room Monday.
Vernon Personett has moved 70
River Park.
Lavon Knowlton. Ethel Decker,
Dorothy styles and Everette Maurer
have been absent on account of ill
ness.
We are now making Christmas
gifts in drawing.
ROOM TWO.
Paul Jones has been quite sick
for the past 10 days. We hope that
he will soon be able to be in school
again.
Thelma Personnel was transferred
on Tuesday to River Park school.
ROOM THREE.
Our memory verse for this week IS
I'VE find in life exactly what we put
into it," by Emerson.
For our art woZk We are making
blotter cases and kodak folders.
For our nature study this week
we studied about the cat.
For our physiology we talked
about the skin and the care Of il.
ROOM FOUR.
Miss Kellogg. our teacher, has
been absent because Of her mothers
death.
There were only a few pupils
absent this week.
We are learning the poem. The
Sailing OF Hiawatha.'
THREE-A.
We are studying division by six in
arithmetic.
We are learning the poem, a
Visit From 81. Nicholas"
We intend dramatizing II for our
Christmas entertainment
We are also planning 10 give a
play called "LOcksay's Christmas
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09

ed room two Monday afternoon
TWO-B
The two-B's are makin- Christ
mas boxes.
Mrs. Whitmer. Miss Swartz and
Miss Baird were visitors last week.
TWO-A-THREE-B.
Billy Si5lsy and Helen F0rquor
have entered this room from other
schools.
This room made blotter cases and
photo cases in drawing last week.
THREE-B.
Dormond Inks entered from I.a-
fayette school
THREE-A
The three-A's are making cases
for war recipes.
FOUR-B
The four-B's are making picture
holde for their soldier brother
FTVE-B AND FOUR-A
Ruth Humphrey has left the n.e-
3 TO 90 10 the Colfax school
Frederick Sibley has entered Tie
fourth grade this week
FTNE-B AND FINE-A
The fifth grade had am arithmetic
test Tuesday.
They had written lesson in
English.
SIN-B.
The six-B's had an arithmetic test
Monday.
SIN-A
Gerald Sibley was transferred
here from the River Park school
Monday.
Virginia March has been trans
ferred 10 the CoQu1lard school
SENEsN-B.
The seven-B's took up taxes in
arithmetic Monday
They had an arithmetic test We'd
nesday.
They finished their kodak books
TUESDAY afternoon.
The seven-B's had geograph
test
SFEEN-A
The seven-A's had ar arithme-e
test Tuesday
They have taken up Australia
and other island groups iu geozra-
ply
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09

Uents,' said Uncle Harry. I'm the
first few months of the war there
was sharp fighting in Africa between
the English and French soldiers and
the natives who were loyal 10 them
on one side, and the German sol
diers and other natives who were
loyal TO Germany, on the other side.
You see the European governments
always keep soldiers in Africa. and
when war was declared, they begar
ightins, the Germans 10 retain their
territories and the French and Eng
ishi both of which nations have had
big colonies of their own in Africa
for many years, aiming TO capture
the German colonies. The allied
leets prevented Germany or any Of
the other central powers from send
ing additional troops to Africa and
SO the allied troops soon had controI
Of tile German colonies"
How much land did you say the
German colonies in Africa cover? p"
asked Joe.
About one-fourteenth Of the en-.
IRE continent. SdlU L ele Harry.
'or about S31,46e square miles,
which is equal to almost one-fourth
of the size of the United States
The people are mostly Africans.
aren't they?" asked Jimmy
Almost entirely" said Uncle
Harry. The total population Of all
the German colonies in Africa is
about 15,2SO,000 and not more than
$4,000 are white men. These white
men are principally soldiers, govern
ment officials. engineers, doctors,
traders and missionaries"
Where are the German colonies
located i'm Africa ?" asked Helen.
Well, the biggest, German East
Africa as it is called, is located on
the east coast about midway in the
continent, and facing on the Indian
ocean" said Uncle Harry. The next
biggest colony is German Southwest
Africa. which is away down toward
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
PERLEY SCHOOL
GENERAL NOTES.
Bertha Kelley and Eta Osler,
Editors.

GENERAL NOTES.
Miss Pierce went to a funeral
Thursday afternoon.
Helen LAGER had a birthday party
in the kindergarten, celebrating her
sixth birthday.
Mrs shaw and Amelia Shaw
spent Thursday morning in kinder
garten.
ONE-A.
Miss Wilhelm is i'll this week. but
We hope that she will be back with
us Monday.
TWO-B.
Our teacher is reading, That's
Why Stories TO us.
We are making photograph cases
in drawing this week.
We are learning the poem, "COun-
terpane."
TWO-A.
We made cases for kodak pic
lures last week. Some Of the chill
dren have soldier brothers to send
them 10.
Miss Winkler has made two
Christmas drawings on the black
board for us. one is of the shepherd
seeing the Star of Bethlehem and
the other of Santa Claus going down
a chimney.
Our Christmas poem is While
Shepherds Watched Their Flock by
Night"
We have a great many copies of
famous MadOnnas hanging up in our
room.
We are learning TO multiply.
our first table is the table OF 10.
THREE-A.
The following children have not
been absent: Dorothy Yaffe, Em-
ma Stypczynski. Alpha Kiplnger,
Virginia Galloway, Dorothy Rose,
Twin Morton. Chester Inks, Mary
Ernsperger. Harlo smith, lone High
way, Abe Zoss. Mabel White and
Forrest Kreighbaum
We have our room decorated for
Christmas with Santa Clauses,
Christmas trees and red bells.
We banked $1.34 this week.
Olive higgins is absent because OF
the mumps.
Those who received A plus in
arithmetic are Lottie KOllar, Eliza
beth Knoll, Rosetta Myers, Mar
grette Short, Ruth Hertel, Marguer-
lite Morrow and Nelson Hardaker.
We have three new pupils in our
room, Philip AIiltenbsrger. Marcel
la Thomas and Wallace Zimmerman.
We are making candy boxes Of
red and green paper in drawing.
FTNE-B AND 4.
We had a test in geography Tues
day morning.
We had a test in arithmetic We'd
nesday morning and on Thursday
We had a history test.
Those who received A plus in
spelling are Albert Nevin, Anna
Dominick. opal Hathaway, Santa
Doninick, Norman Melser. Ernest
Bronson. Lydia Zimmerman, Leland
Henery. George Dawson. Melba But
Ter. Margrette la Place and Harry
Kubiak.
Genevieve Wallace and Howard
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
C0QUILLARD SCHOOL
Henry McNsbb and Hilda Raby,
Editors.
KINDERGARTEN.


Miss Mhbern. a senior student is
our new cadet.
We have our portable wired for
electric lights.
Sarah Elizabeth Henry has left
for her home in Virginia.
Bruce Harlin came TO us from
the ColfaX school.
hurry Moody is a new pupil.
James Mickey returned from the
country Monday. He was visiting
his grandmother.
Through the kindness of Mrs Hell
quist the kindergarten had a sand
wich treat Wednesday.
ROOM ONE.
We have our Santa Claus decora-
tions finished.
in literature we are learning Bells
Fer Christmas, Ring"
In art the children are making
needle boxes
The sand table is fixed up TO rep
resent santa Claus riding over the
snow.
ROOM THREE
We made border OF tr trees for
our room.
We are making Christmas pres
ents.
ROOM FOUR.
We made our Thanksgiving table
border for our room.
Mildred Sanders is new pupil
from Plymouth.
ROOM FIVE.
We had L perfect spelling papers
last week, 10 OF the boys and seven
of The girls.
The girls now have "a marks and
the boys have %.
The work OF our nature study
consists Of making books to include
all the work Of winter birds that we
have studied.
ROOM SIN.
We made picture holders in our
art work last week.
We are learning the poem. Heart
Flowers" by Thomas Hood.
We enjoyed our assembly in the
portable very much.
ROOM SEVEN.
Eudice Gross got the highest
mark in seven-A in geography Mon
DAY. James Grenert also got very
high mark.
Hilda Raby and Henry McNabb
had highest marks In seven-B.
Carl Mathes and Dorothy Lay
field got best marks in seyen-A and
b English test
We had a fire drill Tuesday and
the seventh grade used their new
fire escapes
We are learning poem. The
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
Children Write Christmas Stories
For Next Weeks Essays
Neus From
The
GTades

Does possible that Christmas is only little more than
away Maybe it's because haven't had the Christ
Weathe-he and the blerng cold day-O remind
that beautiful of all the year fast approach
ing
Tuesday this year and order that the Christmas oreto OF
going write SOme-W appear the school page
Sunday before the school editor assigning them today
Remember the lovely original Christmas stories everybody
wrote last wear? Then let us subject An Original
Christmas Story The essays for this subject may be three pages
long, but not longer.
prize and the essays taking the first
three prizes the subject Something Interesting Saw on the
Street Today" IS follows
First Prize slOO CaSh-Gladys Latin, Haley school,
Second Prize Cash-James Freyermuth Franklin
school
Third Prize Two Tickets to the Opheum-Levi Lind Franklin
school.
Fourth Prize Two Tickets to the Laae-Edgar Fetters Per-
ley school
Fifth Prize Two Tickets to the Audorum-Mldred Herzig,
Perley school
Honorable Menon-Else Lind, Jennie Belle Phillips Rhea
Houser Arthea Smith DALEY Roberts Franklin school, LoTenz
GOetz Hector Macean Melba BeueT BernCe Dawson The
odore Smith, Alice Kubak Seymour Weisbeger Stanley Davis
Eta Osler Franklin Hopkins, Bertha Kelley Perey school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
ELDER SCHOOL
Alton EmmOns and william Armour.
Editors.

TWO-B.
Those neither absent nor tardy the
past six weeks were, Jessie Aronld,
Thisa Berta. Robert briggs, Evelyn
Easthurn, Jermina Harkins, Ger
trude Manchester, Neteth Nash.
Agnes Parker, Martha Poore. Aletha
Spaid, Josephine Tomasitz, Edith
Ward and Robert Ward.
THREE-A.
Joseph Lier and Emma Banner
received perfect marks in review
arithmetic test this week.
Mrs J. NJ. Corn is visiting this
room
Ada Strange was transferred 70
Lafayette school
TWO.A.
Everett Korn has been added 70
the marching squad.
SIX-B.
Those neither absent nor tardy the
past six weeks were, Dawson Ali
Son. Roy Award. Frances Arnold.
Richard Dollie. Elmer Findley. Leo
Haiden, Ruth Kruger, Cloris Leighty
and Anna Snyder.
SIINEN-A.
We have all enjoyed our Thanks
giving vacation and are ready to
start working again. We hope it is
the same with you.
We have learned the poem about
the revolution and repeat il about
every morning. our history about
the revolution is getting very in
teresting. We are studying about
Washington's retreat
We now have the marching ban
ner in this room and we deserve it.
The pupils in all the rooms need
more drill in tho wheel work as col
umn right or left.
We are now studying the Artist
Raphael and his works and ind il
very interesting.
The girls have made remarka bic
progress in their knitting.
Most Of the boys have finished
their foot stools in manual training
Wednesday we were given test
in history. Those getting perfect
score were Robert Clark and Gail
Granger.
The marching squad is progressing
very fast and We wish 20 thank Mr..
Kite for il. We viii soon have two
Heutenants for each company and al
so non-com missioned officers, COM
posing or sergeants and corporsIs.
Those receiving 100 in geography
test are Anna Abshire. Ralph Bow
man. Robert Clark. stephen. Evelyn
Hay. Brenda HAST, Dawed Haslang
er, Pearl Herr. Carl kemps Evah
Osfrander ard Gerald Vest
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
C0LFAX SCHOOL.
Leland Miller and Helen White.
Editors.
.1IEDEaGARTEN.

~ DEaGARTEN.
Mrs. Grace and Vivian Huntsmar
gave a birthday party for Betty
Keck in the kindergarten room
Thursday morning. They had
Christmas decorations and q birth
day cake.
FOUR-B.
John Bright has moved from our
district and will now attend the Co
quillard school.
In our art work We are making
picture holders.
We are enjoying the Tales OF the
Kankakee Land" by Charles II.
Bartlett. Miss Anderson is telling
us a story.
In an arithmetic test Lorene Carl
son, Nadine Keesy and Franklin
Schueu received 100.
SEVIIN-B AND SKA.
Room 10 had an arithmetic, geog-
raphy and history test.
The teachers made a quilt Of the
block that the children knitted. II
took 63 blocks.
We still have enough blocks to
make two or three more quilts.
The children receiving headmarks
in spelling were Mildred ellis, Wal
ter Kendall, Phebe Morese, Anna
Edstgom, Clinton Matthew, Marion
Cady, Hilda Seybold, Mildred Heck
man, Lucy Widdle and Louise By
rum.
ROOM FIVE.
Marion Dalton has entered from
Los angeles, Calf, Walter Luisch
has entered from Detroit
We have knitted % squares.
Mrs. Caldwell visited us on We'd
nesday.
We are making clipping cases for
war receipts.
GENERAL NEWS.
We all enjoyed our Thanksgiving
vacation and are so thankful we are
living i'm America, have good homes,
good health and good parents.
Miss Memhard has been giving
tests in various subjects, covering
the six past weeks work
We are in receipt OF II samples
of various kinds of oil in different
stages of manufacture sent by the
Stand oil company
our school has a beautiful new
flag which we bought out Of our rec
reation fund. In a day or so the old
flag will be down and the new one
Will fly in its place.
We also have a new set Of teeter
boards which will be on the play
ground soon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
Edited Blu
The
Pupils

the foot of the continent Just above
the British Cape Colony. and facinr
the Atlantic ocean. The two smaller
colonies are Togoland and Kamerun
which also face on the Atlantic
ocean, and are located IN what YOU
might call the elbow of Africa. that
IS just where the coast line changes
from north and south and starts
west"
What are in these colonies. be.
sides native Africans" asked Joe.
They are rich IN agricultural
lands, and have more or less min
eral wealth, said Uncle Harry. I'm
der the direction of the Germans the
lands produced large quantities Of
palm OIL cocoa, rubber. cotton. in
digo. fine woods"
Are the African colonies The
only German coIonies2" asked
Helen.
"Oh, no. answered Uncle Harry
There are a number i'm the Pacific
ocean and one small one on the
coast OF China
Tell us about these" said Jim
my.
The colony in China. the pro
vince OF Kiao-Chau, vas captured
by japan early In the war" said
Uncle Harry The japanese fleet
also took possession of the Pacific
islands belonging 10 Germany. These
colonies are all being held bv ia
nan The hest l.r1ts-r, 80 els. ID
cihc colonies are the Samoan ISLE
ands. covering about 1000 square
miles. and having "A native popuIa-
ton Of about Sd, 600 and less than
500 whites The other German COLI
Onies i'm the Pacific are. Solomon.
Marshal. Marianne. Caroline islands.
the Bismark Archipelago and Kaiser
Wilhelm land We must keep these
German colonies in mind because
they will undoubtedly play an inn
Portant part in the peace settle
ment"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
THIRD PRIZE BY LEVI LIND,
FRANKLIN SCHOOL.

AS I was coming 20 school one
Gay last week ] saw something very
pathetic. A small. yellow cur was
being kicked and stoned by a group
Of boys.
1 stopped 10 look on. and I tried
TO demonstrate. but il was to no
avail. The boys pelted the dog and
shouted more loudly. The poor dog
looked up at his tormehtors with
mute appeal. as he covered in the
corner.
soon my attention was called 10
young man who came breaking
through the crowd. He had a square
Jaw and a determined look on his
face. He rushed up 20 the dos
gathered IL up in his arms and went
on. The astonished boys dispersed,
while the object OF their wrath was
borne of. barking jOyously. also
went my way with "A lesson in my
heart. / must not neglect TO men
ton that the little dos now has a
very comfortable home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09

Ryan both received A plus in a his
tory test.
Albert Nevin has returned after
three weeks illness.
SIX-B AND 4.
Our room banked S1.SS this week.
The six-B and Ska class had an
arithmetic test Wednesday and a
spelling test Thursday.
We were very much pleased to
hear that Athelene Morford and
Mabel Jones won prizes last week.
Several girls have made a Christ
mas calendar IL is very pretty
SEVEN-B AND A
Last Wednesday our singing
teacher brought the Vctrola in our
room and played many pretty pieces.
We had a history test both in the
seten-B and seven-A class over ev-
erything re had this year.
In geoe Apply the seven-B class is
studying France. The seven-A class
is studying Africa.
Our gym class is still increasing.
We played delightful games and
learned a very pretty dancing step.
We have a new pupil in our room.
Her name is Maude zimmerman.
The seven-A class stayed all
morning at domestic science and
made little loaves of bread.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09
FIRST PRIZE BY GLADYS LAP
FIN. IA DEY SCHOOL.

Today on jefferson ST.. between
Michigan and Main. 1 saw very
amusing incident. Ny attention
was attracted by some one calling,
Edward hurry up" I turned. II
was a woman with auburn hair,
who was busy reading letter.
perhaps from her husband in
France. gin a training camp Her
little son. who appeared 20 be about
i've years old. was walking behind
her saving. lis this the way papa
does %" and he was trying TO go
through the motions of drilling He
was dressed i'm full military suit.
The little soldier was SO amusing ]
could not help watching him.
His mama said again, Edward.
hurry" as they were crossing the
street and the little fellow was SO
interested in his military work that
ne was in danger OF getting run
over. But we know &C. he was in
DANCER. he wasn't in the danger of
the cruel Germans
lie looked so dear I'm his military
suit. but 1 thought 10 myself God
bless YOU child. YOU are not old
enough 10 nght for your country
Yet" Little girl that I am. It makes
me so happy 20 think what a good
spirit these fathers are showing be-
fore their little ones and the effect
which IL has on them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-09

Soldier By James W. Riley in Eng
lish.
We had victrola music on chop
ms music Wednesday. The record
played was The Funeral March. %
The seven-B's have exceeded their
limits in physiology
The new door in our room gives
much light TO our room.
! We have some nice Christmas
decorations in our room.
The seven-A girls had their bread
lesson Thursday morning.
In art we are making kodak
books for Christmas.
In our history work we are hav-
ing a review of tho northern and
southern colonies in America.
Lois Cook got 100 in our latest
English test.
We have finished rs trench can
dies in our room.
ROOM NINE.
Otto Seifert, Dorothy Davis and
Charles GerhoId had 100 in his
tory test.
The children are beginning Red
Cross work.
We are making trench candles.
We have our Christmas pictures
arranged.
Lester Troutner has moved away
and Dwaine Miller has gone south
for six weeks.
We have finished our flag posters
and telephone pads.
ROOM TEN.
Martha Reed is the only one in
dve-A to get 100 in the English
test.
Virgil Hack is a new boy from
Madison school.
We would all like to get chance
TO use our new fire escapes.
GENERAL NOTES.
At our upper floor assembly on
Wednesday We sang patriotic songs
among them being Keep the Home
Fires Burning" and Fall In L. 5.
A" The following concert recita-
tions were given: Hats Columbus"
by seven-B; Hats or" by fve-B;
Paul Revere's Ride" by hve-A;
Concord Hymn" by Ska and six
b; school Days" by four-A and
four-B and Song of the Camp" by
several.
our Industrial work for the next
few weeks Will be the making OF
trench candles for the soldiers.
The sixth grade has done great
deal of this work already, so the
problem Will not be new TO them.
The Parent-Teachers club enter
tanned at a social evening Thurs
day. Local talent presented the pro-
gram and refreshments were served.
The meeting was held in the new
annex.
The lower floor will give the
Christmas entertainment this year
Esther Engman and Philip Tolan
der have donated a large supply of
yarn to be used in knitting squares
for comforters.
A new lighting system has been
installed in the basement. Those
taking domestic science will GER
tainly appreciate this.
Miss Hitler visited Miss Mont
gomery's sewing and Miss Conveys
cooking classes Thursday.