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

A fire drill was held this past
week Every child was out OF the
building in less than two minutes.
AS il takes three minutes for wood
TO blaze after the smoke is discov-
cred, there is really not much dan
ger in case of fire The fire escapes
have not been finished yet, so we
cannot use them.
We will have a Thanksgiving pro-
gram on next Wednesday after
noon at p. IN. AS we cannot use
the auditorium for assembly any
more, there will be four programs
going on at the same time Rooms
one and two. three and four. i've and
six and seven and eight will give
joint programs
Mr.. Nuner was a visitor at our
school this past week.
Civic clubs Will not be assumed
until the new portable is in place
We expect TO have a two-room por-
table. with doors that fold back
thus making one room.
The regular teachers meeting Will
be held Tuesday evening after
school. Mrs. Mitchell will discuss
chapters three and four i'm The
Meaning of Education"
Mrs Minnie Roberts was visitor
at the school Wednesday afternoon.
We are going TO start on some
Red Cross work next week. The
boys and girls are bringing old mus
Inns, sheets. gowns, pillow cases. etc.
The good parts are torn into hand
kerchiefs and the children Will hem
them. the old on small bits will be
cut into tiny pieces TO put into cases
and take th6' place of feathers.
our boys and girls will not eat SO
much candy hereafter. but will
bring their pennies to buy the mus
lin To make the hospital pillows.
BOYS and girls can help win this
war, too.
ROOM THREE.
Henry Painter and Eva West
celebrated birthdays this week.
We are reading the Second Year
language reader FOR supplementary
reading.
We are preparing speeches and
songs for our Thanksgiving enter
tainment.
our banking amounted to u
cents.
We are making photograph cases
for our soldier hoy brothers.
ROOM FOUR.
We have several new pupils in
our room and they have enlarged our
enrolment to AZ. We had to put i'm
three new seats. The new people
are Gerald and Lera Michael from
Berrien county, Mich, Vera Wilson
from Culver. Ind, Ruby Sarber
from Plymouth, Ind, James and
Margaret Bargeron from the Linden
school and Lert Shidaker from
Plymouth, Ind.
Clarence Hofer and Cecil Under
ly have been transferred from our
building.
William Emboden is back i'm
school after am illness with chicken
poX.
James Bargeron was II years old
last Thursday
Catherine Ann LOughman was
absent several days this week be-
cause of the death of her grand
mother.
We made Thanksgiving place
cards in our drawing work this
week
We are getting ready for our
Thanksgiving program next Wednes-
day afternoon. We go with the sec
ond grade and our program will he
given in room three.
ROOM SIN.
Mildred Geyer and her parents
visited at Elkhart Sunday.
Junior Lickey and some friends
went on a picnic to the Mishawaka
hills Sunday
Mary Roberts has been absent this
week on account of having her
tonsils removed.
Harold StrauSser visited his aunt
n Lydick last Sunday
Daley Roberts mother visited
our room Wednesday afternoon.
Mary Roberts won the dollar
prize on her composition this week.
Rhea Houser and Marie Wagner al
so won smaller prizes.
Mark Aliens little brother was
one year old THURSDAY.
ROOM SEVEN.
We had the banner again last
week for having the most news
items.
In arithmetic we are having null
tiplication Of decimals.
Italio and Gughliemina Bengini.
who were in the six-B. left our
room on account of moving.
Wednesday We wrote our stories
on The Flag and what 1t Means TO
Me-"
In our spelling contest Friday the
siX-A's won.
Harry Caloury and Harold Whit
tener are making decorations on our
boards for Thanksgiving
In geography We are studying
Canada.
Elinor Myres' aunt from Elkhart
visited her home Friday.
Margaret Schultz's cousins visited
her home Sunday.
Tuesday we had a written lesson
IN history.
In history this week We studied
Marco Polo and the East