South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-25

seven-A boys missed a lesson Wed
nesday.
We are writing selections from
Sir Launfal by James r. Lowell in
our note books for reading
SEVEN-B GRADE.
In our geography class last We'd
nesday we looked at pictures of Eu-
ropean countries. They were very
interesting.
Last week Edward FOust was col
or-bearer and Martha Tracy the
caretaker of the flag. We are using
a special exercise now when we put
up our flag in the morning.
In arithmetic we are starting wall
paper measure.
Frederick Donath is leading the
school i'm the Courts tests He is on
drill 23.
The boys missed their manual
training lesson again this week be
cause their new teacher had not ar
rived. They hope TO have some ex-
ira classes later.
The work in the art class on
food conservation posters has been
very interesting Miss Ferrel eX-
poets to select several of the best
posters to place on exhibition down
town.
The second team defeated the first
team at indoor last Monday. The
score was to 1.
The boys on the first team OF bas-
ket ball go Co the high school gym
each Thursday from 4 until o'clock
Miss Krause.
We are glad to say that this grade
has not had any tardy marks since
q beginning OF school and we hope
we shall not have any this year.
The following program was given
at the Band of Mercy meeting on
last Friday:
Piano solo. Martha Tracy: read
ing. "A War Hero" Dean Brubaker:
song. Kathryn Weir and Harriet
Crum; current events, George Kill
hey: piano solo, Grace Merritt and
Band Of Mercy pledge.
SIXTH GRADE.
Wilomine Bennett entered the six
A class Monday.
The sixth grade boys play basket
ball at the high school gymnasium
every Thursday from 4 TO s.
Nearly all SIKH pupils have COM
pleted the first 25 drills in Palmer
penmanship. and are ready for ad-
vanced work.
The Ska reading class read a
selection from Treasure Island" by
Robert l.. Stevenson this week. Al
berta Ditsch will complete the story
for the class, giving cuttings from
the closing chapter.
The following pupils have been
perfect in spelling the past two
weeks both in tests and daily reel
tations: SIKH, Laulah Cunningham,
Eliza beth Hartman, Herman Jaqua,
Bernice Robinson. William Shea, Jo-
seph Tippett, Gladys Wiley Six A,
Lawrence Bash. Alberta Ditsch.
FTVE-A GRADE.
The fve-B and five-A classes are
working hard on food conservation
posters for a contest which is di-
rected by Miss Lockhart.
Clarence Madden and Howard
Kenyon are leading in the arithmetic
drills.
The hve-A pupils have been cor
responding individually with some
pupils in Plymouth, Ind.
The five-A pupils made some very
good maps IN connection with their
geography lessons.
FTNE-B GRADE.
The boys have made ducks in
manual training this week.
The writing is improving.
Dorothy Weimer was absent two
days this week.
FOUR-A AND b.
The four-A and b classes are
working hard TO have an average
OF 100 in spelling for a week. They
had a very good beginning by nav
ing the desired average Monday of
this week
George clark was out Monday
and Tuesday on account of illness.
The children in the geography
classes in the fourth and NTH grades
are very proud or the written work
on display in the hall
The NTH grade have completed a
map OF Europe on their maps they
located three cities. three principle
rivers and the mountain chains of
each country.
The fourth grade has finished a
written lesson on oceans and rivers.
using pictures that they selected to
represent them.
The children are very much in
terested in the collection OF war
pictures.
THREE-A AND u.
The children are very busy get
ting ready FOR a Thanksgiving pro-
gram.