South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21

reading each day They are given
for pupils who need help in this
subject.
Athletics.
The basket ball team OF the Bling
ham school practices in the high
school gymnasium once a week. Miss
Kraus, the physical training teach
er. is coaching them. They are
thankful 10 her for the interest she
has in them and their work.
Liberty Bonds.
a representative business man
addressed the teachers on the i'm
portance Of the 1917 Liberty bond
sale which is now being advertised
by the nation.
SEVEN-A GRADE.
Almost every boy and girl of this
section heard Private Peat's lecture
at the high school auditorium Wed
nesday afternoon
In reading we are through with
the biography Of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow and are now beginning
the biography of John Greenleaf
Whittier
We ended the study Of China by
test and will now begin the study
Of Japan I'm geography.
In arithmetic we are having equa-
tons
In domestic science the girls made
war gems. They baked them in the
large oven instead Of the small ones
and all. had good luck. After they
were through with the cooking. Miss
Simpson gave them a short test.
We have some chenille which
knits very nice caps for the war
orphans
SEVEN-B GRADE.
The interest in knitting still con-
tinues and work for the Junior Red
Cross is progressing nicely.
In domestic science Thursday the
girls made stuffed tomatoes.
The boys have started calendar
mounts IN manual training.
Harold Wrasse has been absent
this week on account Of illness.
The history class is making an
outline Of the colonial settlements.
The usic period last Thursday
was very much enjoyed when Miss
Terry used the victrola in a lesson
on music appreciation.
Two basket ball teams were or
ganized IN this section last Tuesday
for practice. with the lineup as fol-
lows: First team-George Kirkwood.
RF.; Charles Kenyon. ST; David
Russell (Capt. c.; George Kocsis,
RG.; Edward Foust. Sc; John
King. substitute. Second team
Winfield Seaman. RIG: Dean Bru-
baker. ST: William Bostwick
(Capt), c.; Harry Barnes. RG.;
Frederick Douath. SC.
The teams play every Monday
and Wednesday at I p. m.
FIVE-A GRADE.
Meta Cook. Arnold Schnabel. Vic
tor Tompkins and Howard Kenyon
each had a perfect weeks work in
spelling.
The dve-A attendance has been
very good.
Miss Lockhart was with the fourth
and fifth grades Thursday after
noon.
FOUR-A AND FOJR-B.
The attendance in these grades
for the second month has been very
good.
The children are working very
hard for an average of loo percent
in spelling every day The four-E
on Tuesday numbered % with ar
average Of 100 percent.
The fourth grade children are
very anxious to get the Red Cross
yarn SO they can begin knitting FOL
the war orprans.
The children were very much
/ pleased with the listening lesson
given on the victrola by Miss Terry
our music supervisor.
! THREE-B AND THREE-A.
The children are making some
very clever Halloween decorations
Even third grade children are
knitting and trying 20 help do what
they can.
TNO-A GRADE.
Mamie Warner and Lillian Youne
have been absent on account Of ill.,
ness.
We started Halloween poster,
when Miss Lockhart visited as this
week
The two-A's are ready 20 star
reading I'm the third readers.
TWO-B GRADE.
This grade is making Halloween