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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
Second List of School Prizes
GiUen on Vacation Subject

For some reason essays this way way below the
standard repeated readings gadngS decide upon
one worthy of the prize cash. but al last chose one
passaby good The prizes equally hard to
decide upon maybe the subject lets not be dlScouT
and the courage and confidence able 10 muster those
times helps to walk smoothly the next difficulty that pre-
itself guess just haven't got into the run OF things
and don't feel like writing Stories but hustle up and wore
hard there won't be prizes to work for The prizes are all
worth trying for and what lot the honorable mention means
And where all the questions you were going to ask Uncle
Harry? Aren't you going to take an interest in him:
Back the For this week YOU may choose your own
subject did time last In that way you viii all be
sure to write subject your liking Now read your eS
carefully landing them in Try to connect the sent
that your stories will ssss ntellgenly
The of the prize wepS and the toking the first
three prizes follows:
First prize caSh-Kathane JankOWSk Haley school
Second prize cents caShPaulne Finley Haley school
Third prize tickets to the Opheum-Phebe Morse Coax
school
Fourth prize tickets the LaSale-rene Syson Perey
school
Fifth prize tickets the Audorum-Charles Holmes Per
ley school
Honorable menon-Arhur Larkn Mabel Jones' Alrc Fndlay
Theodore Smith, Franklin Hopkins Gladys Wnninger Dorothy
Myers Bemice Simpson Meba Bener Ralph Brockhaus Bertha
Bowen Perey school; Helen White Mildred Hickman Clinton
Mathews Henry Nehard Marion Donovan Marion Cady Louise
Byru Taylor Miles Lucy Wedel Orva Hoover COfax school
Geraldine McPheeter Gladys an Marie Pieade Elizabeth io
yah Elizabeth Szabo Gertrude Boyer Susie GTeSho Frank Mol
mar, Andrew 10TH Kaley school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
COLFAX SCHOOL
Leland Miller and Helen white,
Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.

Every day Of the week is a PA
triotic Day" at our school
Our flag is raised every morning
at $50. The rooms taking turn as
follows: Room l and 2, Monday;
room 3 and (. Tuesday; room and
:. Wednesday; room 6 and s, Thurs
day; room 9 and 10, Friday.
The program this week included
the giving of the meaning of the
colors. the flag salute and singing
of America"
The birds seems to enjoy the
bath" which our janitor fixed dur
ing the summer vacation.
The rose bushes are being trans
planted from our rose garden so as
TO form a hedge separating the
lawn from the playground.
Supt. Nuner was a caller on
Monday. Miss Harmon also came
TO our building on Monday TO or
ganize the music work. Miss Ar
buckle came on Tuesday. Miss Ware
spent TUESDAY morning in our kin
dergarten.
Miss Brown. who had "A. 2B and
"a pupils i'm her room. has been
provided with an assistant, Miss
Gertrude Wiser
ROOM TWO.
Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. CRUDE
were visitors of our room this week.
ROOM THREE.
Mrs. Rabberty visited IA grade
Wednesday.
ROOM FIVE.
Louis Lungstrum entered school
last Monday.
We are learning the poem out
at Aunty's House" by Riley.
ROOM SIX.
Donald Stowele visited Niles last
Saturday. He returned Sunday.
Hoyace Weddle is a new boy in
our room. He came from the Mad
ison school.
Ruth DeMass has entered school
again after being Ill OF whooping
cough.
ROOM SEVEN.
Vivian Sorwich and Marshall
/ Reaves are absent on account OF
/ illness.
We are learning the poem In
/ School Days" by Whittier.
In our art work we have been
studying weeds, grasses and hedges
and have been drawing the same.
/ on Wednesday morning the pu-
pills Of our room took part in the
flag raising exercise on the school
ground.
ROOM TEN.
Those who received head mark:
Z in spelling this week are: Thomas
Hartman. Mildred ellis, William
DooIttle. Helen White. Hilda Sey-
bold. Wilbur Hunt, Phebe Morse
and Marvin Cady.
{ NIable Parton and Dale WeddlC
are new pupils in our room. Mabl'
I came from the Lincoln school ant
Dale from the Madison.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
COQUILLARD SCHOOL
Henry McNabb and Hilda Raby.
Editors.
ROOM ONE.

ROOM ONE.
The children in Qne-B are study
ing the story OF "Hiawatha's Child
hood" They are memorizing some
stanzas from LongfellOw's "Hiawa-
tina"
In nature work the one-B children
are collecting and learning 10 iden-
tify the fall flowers.
ROOM TWO.
In room two there are 10 two b 5
and 81 One-A's.
We are learning the poem about
"Hiawatha," and talking about In
dams.
The art work consists OF color
charts and matching colors.
ROOM THREE.
The children of this grade have
been discussing the home life OF the
Indians. taking "Hiawatha" as an
example.
The two-A's began working out
the table of two's this week.
We have been drawn some OF
our garden flowers TO help decorate
our room.
hOOh fON Ia.
We are learning the little poem,
"Oetober's Party
The two-A's and three BIS are
making color charts in drawing this
week.
ROOM FIVE.
We are learning and readins
about The Live Pump in the King
and His Wonderful Castle. Our
next subject IS The Butler and His
/ Assistants. We have found out
who is king.
our history is the customs OF the
Indians illustrated now by "Iktom.
and the Ducks" and 'Iktomi's Blan-
ket."
ROOM SEVEN.
The seventh girls canned fruit.
and vegetables at their lesson Thurs
day. They took their canned good.
home with them at noon.
! Those who received 100 i'm In,
arithmetic test Thursday wer,
Marion Bachelor, Fern Davidson
I Herman Hertel Jessie Kutscher
| Charles CULLEN. Louise. Helqulrt
Eva Estep. Earl Troeger. jane
Grenert. Jerry Holtz Marquerit,
Tohulka. Anna Schmitt. Kenneth
Miller. Henry McNaba. Dorothy
Iafdeld and Esther Tholander
ROOM EIGHT.
For our reading work we sr'
studying Ichabod Crane" and fms
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23

II very interesting.
our art work this week was the
sketching OF fall flowers principal
" cosmos.
Our enrolment is now %.
Those who received 100 in the
arithmetic test, which Miss Ander-
son gave Tuesday. were Irene
Hoehne. Joseph Weaver. Lois Cook,
Robert Miller and Helen Rubshaw
ROOM NINE.
Philip Saunders was the only one
who received 100 in the arithmetic
test this week.
ROOM TEN.
The boys have been helping Miss
Mccoy by making standards for use
in drawing classes.
Our work in drawing is 10 be de-
signing from flower forms. We think
il would be very interesting.
Those getting 100 in Tuesday S
arithmetic test We're Pauline Heiss,
Earl Harmon and Marth Reed.
GENERAL NEWS.
Miss Ney was at the building
Tuesday morning.
Miss Devin has charge OF the Ger
man classes Monday and Friday.
Miss Mueller has them on Wednes-
day.
We are glad TO know that we
shall soon have electric lights in
: the domestic science kitchen.
Z Miss Thomas. the nurse, made
three visits 20 the school this week
Coquillard boys and girls are con-
tributing TO the Candy Ship" which
will take sweets 10 our little friends
in Belgium who are suffering from
/ a lack of sugar in their diet.
Seventh grade had their calisthen-
/ les in the upper hallway Wednes-
day. Mr.. Koenig directed and Miss
/ Rosencrans played the piano.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
KALEY SCHOOL
Susie GreshO and Anna Lassu,
Editors.
KINDERGARTEN

Virginia Van Der Carr and Isidor
Lubin entered kindergarten this
week
We enjoyed our first visit 10 Haley
park Tuesday morning.
Miss Lindbong Of the South Bend
! Training school is cadeting in the
kindergarten.
ONE-B.
One-B was awarded second prize
on their table in the flower show
demonstration at Haley school. AS
! ters and double sunfiowers were the
two most popular flowers.
There has been but one absent
case on account Of whooping cough
/ In the first grade. Little Rose Mad
! aras being the one who has been
withdrawn.
Master Clarence Wharton received
first prize on double sunfowers at
the fair at Springbrook.
ONE-A.
Kenneth Erhardt has returned 10
/ school after an illness Of a few
days.
TWO-B.
The two-B's now have IS pupils
enrolled
This week we are learning Little
| Orphan Annie"
TwO-A.
| Irene Knapp has moved 10 Mon
roe. Mich.
Anna Leusie Mcdonald has beer
| transferred to the Linden school.
/ Mrs. Ben Lubin visited our room
Wednesday morning.
Kenneth BUeche is absent on &C
count OF illness.
THREE-B.
Mabel Mcdonald has been trans
ferred TO Linden school.
Theodore Hart has entered three
B, coming from Marion county.
Three-B table won third prize Al
the flower show last week.
! THREE-A.
celia Penny has been promoted u
four-B
Rosa vargo received first prize foi
pale pink giadioh.
FOUR-B.
The fOur-B enrolment is now 80
We are learning the poem. sep
TENDER"
/ TTNE-B.
Philip Colbert comes to our schoo
from Sacred Heart school
Margaret Nettalman is absen
from school because Of illness.
FTNE-A.
Merle Kemble is confined 20 hi
home with typhoid fever.
The fve-A's are studying Mexic'
in their geography class.
Elizabeth Sabo and Helen Cerpe
have been transferred 10 the Wash
ingtOn school
The six-B's are experiencing tn
usual sensation accompanying tn
study OF the Ice Age
SENEN-A AND h.
Gladys Latin returned 10 schoo
after an illness Of several days.
The seven-As had an arithneti,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
Clair Armstrong
Editor.
ROOM SEVEN

ROOM SENEN
The sixth grade girls had sewing
Tuesday morning and arc going TO
make domestic science aprons.
Miss Mills is our sewing teacher
again this year.
We had a written lesson in physio-
logy Wednesday.
The six-B's drew a map Of the
United States on the board Thursday
and put all the plants and animals
of the country in it.
We had a spelling contest Friday
which the AS won.
The AS had a written lesson on
the board Thursday in geography
on agriculture and fishing in the
west.
We drew cosmos and sunfowers
Monday in drawing.
In history this week we are study
ing 'Mohammed and the Moors."
Mary Slick went with her grand
ma. aunt and friend 10 Bears Cave
sunday.
In English we are reviewing the
parts OF speech.
Fannie Richman. Mable People
and Frances Archambo are the ones
who we're absent this week.
We have a new boy in the SIKH
who's name is james Ried.
Miss Thompson came in ouI
room Thursday afternoon ana ex-
planned TO US how We were &c be
vaecinated.
We have two new pupils in Oul
room. They are Delight Morrow and
Edward Livelberger.
Josephine Yilek started to schoo
on Monday.
We have to have more seats added
! 10 our room. Every seat has a pu-
I pill.
/ Roscoe Hoover was transferred
from our schoI 10 Buchanan. Mich
/ The seventh girls washed th'
dishes and got prepared for mex
Tuesday in domestic science
The seven-A girls canned in do
mestic science.
/ Ralph Holem was . yearS old las
Friday
/ Lena Rossin. ESTHER Leibow. rs
ther Richmond and Abraham RossiI
we're absent Monday and Tuesday
/ on account OF holiday.
ROOM SIN.
Mrs. Nell visited our room Wed
| nesday afternoon.
cleo Hoover left our room tai
week on account OF moving 20 Buch
anan Mich.
The nth grade had tbs hfst meet
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23

ing OF the story Telling club last
Friday. Marie Wagner was elected
president OF the club.
Mildred Geyer and her parents
spent Sunday in Berrien Springs,
Mich.
Essa Bouser has been absent sew
eral days on account Of trouble with
her eyes.
ROOM FOUR.
Agnes Reason has as a guest at
her home her aunt from Nebraska.
Thelma Kubbernuss' grandmother
OF Three Oaks. Mich, visited her
over Sunday.
We are going 10 buy two sets OF
supplementary readers with the
money we received from our flower
show.
Pate Simpson entered our room
this week.
Irma Genrich wes nine years
old last Monday.
James Archambeault. Juanita
Hollar. John Kelley, Catherine Ann
Loughman, Victor Sullivan and
Kathryn Bernhard were absent dur
ing the past week.
George Kasa was 10 years old last
Saturday.
Agnes Reason had a birthday
Monday She was eight years old.
Juanita Hollar's aunt has returned
10 her home in Erie, Pa. after
spending a couple Of months here.
ROOM TWO.
Ruth Dyer Is a new pupil I'm our
room, coming from Seattle. Wash.
We made suniower posters and
seed borders this week in drawing.
/ Barbara Mechanics and Irene
Stoner were absent Thursday.
ROOM ONE.
lie Noir Granger celebrated her
| seventh birthday anniversary Wed
J nesday.
! Wendall Mikel and Annie Benigni
entered our room Monday.
Teddy Redman was absent this
week
We have been making borders in
| drawing. We are learning a new
song, when Mother Sings"
KINDERGARTEN.
We are going 10 try a new plan
this year and have an open window
room. The windows will have mus
| lin screens. so that we may leave
them open all OF the time and have
clean, fresh air to breathe when we
work and play, and yet not get cold
or be In a drafc. Fresh air is so i'm
portant in helping US TO keep well
that we are going to see if we can
not be free from the usual colds this
year.
This plan hes been tried in New
York city and Indianapolis for sever
al years with most satisfactory re-
suits and both teachers and children
say that they have never felt better
We have 80 children enrolled in
our kindergarten.
Miss Mary Livengood OF the
South Bend Training school is cadet
ing with us.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
THIRD PRIZE.
Phebc Morse. ColfaN school.

Phebc Morse. COlfaX school.
The most and the best part OF my
vacation was spent camping We
went by automobile. arriving az our
destination about o'clock i'm the
afternoon. The FIRST thing we did
was 20 pitch the tent. IL took until
almost o'clock 90 get everything
unpacked Nv father did all Of the
camp cooking. 50 he soon got supper
and most OF us were tired 50 we
went 90 bed early
NV father was mp and had break
fast almost ready when got up
q bout 3 o'clock. Brother. father and
] went iu bathing about an hour be
fore dinner.
one morning after We had been
down az the lake about week. an
automobile drove up and man
came ont and told ms father there
was going to a baptism iu the lake
Pretty soon more automobiles
came After % while the minister
came and went Ca the lake. lie told
the ones that were 20 be- baptized to
follow him. Tie led them one by one
hy the hand and Waded in 10 their
waists and then dipped them back
wards He did this 90 AN ~ them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23

-ha'lAaktEr III.
FOTR-B.
Eugene Auiing entered Monday
t.om Georgia
in reading we have finished the
story Of The Disconnected Pendu-
Jun"
Miss Davis was 81 Tuesday and
gave us a. lesson on painting asters.
Miss Shirk has visited this room
twice.
ITNE.B.
Miss Sh;rk was a special teacher
Tuesday.
Florence starr was absent on &C
count OF sickness.
We are memorizing "Danodils,"
10y N'adsworth. in reading.
SIN-B.
We have an enrolment Of 80
pupils, "a boys and % girls.
We are reading King Arthur and
Ills knights" for general reading.
SIX-A.
Josephine Reichanadter was
transferred to Studebaker school.
We are res ding The Sea Fight"
from '13en-Hur."
L.
We had an arithmetic test Mon
day.
We also learned the different tools
and had test over them.
We are reading The King Of the
Golden River" by John RusSin.
SEVTfN-A.
The seven-As have succeeded IN
getting the banner and still hold IL.
We learned one verse this week
which we seem 10 like:
Not ne vino boasts OF his counI
try. but lie who does something I'd
make his country better is 4
patriot Anon.
Two new pupils have entered our
class from Georgia Their names
are Alva lIuling and Anna Huling-
We are very proud CT the banner
and take IL out on every occasion
and VIII try to keep it as long as We
can.
The boys attended manual train
| ing for the first time this term. Tho
girls also attended domestic science
The girls have sent for seven
manuals and articles on cannin=
food. They hope to have them foI
their next lesson.
We are studying about the OLD
| Roman coliseum at present.
The following pupils got 100 ir
our first arithmetic test last Mon
day, sept. II: Gail Granger. Car
Kemps. Vera Thayer, and Gerald
! Vest.
we had an essay "wednesday
morning on The Life OF Washing
ton Irving" and have started t'
read THE Legend of SLEEPY Hol
low"
The ones who got 100 in our frs
geography test sept 10 are: Gerald
Vest, Charlie Thore, Carl Kemps
iI.evada Rudduck, Evelyn Hays
Ralph Bowman, Anna Abshlre
donald Hughes, and Eva Ostrander
GENERAL NEWS.
our enrolment has reached $50
This is the largest at this time o.
the wear for many years.
The first section OF the schoo
gave the assembly on Friday aft
ernoon.
our attendance has been yer!
good so far this year. in man1
rooms 100 per cent
The domestic science seven-f
class did some excellent work las
week in canning pears.
The marching is improving
When the marching club is selecte
many will be surprised.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
OLIVER SCHOOL
Julius Van Huencke and NIanus Nargo.
Editors.
ROOM THREE.

ROOM THREE.
Mabel Lehman entered l-B this
week
Mathew Kusmuch is absent ou
account Of having his tonsils rec
moved
Isadore Shapiro and Louis Sog.u
were absent this week
ROOM -FOUR.
Bernice Rider is the nurse. and
Frank Carlson is the doctor in this
room.
We enjoyed learning the poem
entitled, The Cow"
Margaret 10th was absent Tues
day on account Of illness
ROOM NM.
Emma Klowitter was absent one
half day last week on account or ll-
ness.
A new pupil. Helen Fuszy. enter
ed the GA grade on Monday.
Miss Carr gave the s-B and s-A
a I'VE minute talk Monday morning.
Dennis Kulchur was absent Mon
day because OF his mothers death.
We are very sorry for him.
We practiced marching Monday
and Tuesday.
Tuesday We had a fire drill We
had a test ia geography on Mon
day: Tuesday We had a test ir
grammer; Wednesday. one ia arith-
metic.
Irene Merco IS a new pupil in
5-B.
Two boys have been admitted this
week into "a. making q total OF Is
boys and 10 girls.
There haze been absence due 20
minor causes
ROOM TEN.
Joseph Nafradin and Howard
Lehman entered this week
Miss Schulze visited our room
Monday afternoon.
ROOM THIRTEEN.
We are very sad over the death
+ Of one OF our class. George Carbie-
ner. who died on Friday. Tie was
\ in a week with typhoid fever
. Victor Kenneth and John Williams
entered on THURSDAY. We now hav.
an enrolment OF a..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
ELDER SCHOOL
Evans FeIten and Alton Emmons,
Editors.

EINDERGA RT11N.
We have an enrolment OF so
pupils.
ONE-A.
we have three new pupils max
ing an enrolment OF IS.
TWO-A.
Howard smith, Harold Wright
and Treva Huling have entered our
room this week from Georgia.
we are learning the poem, sep
TENDER"
TIIREE-B.
Sherman Helmireer has been
transferred 10 River Park school
We had Is perfect spelling papers
last week We have also finished
our colcr charts and have started
painting Our landscapes.
TlfREE-A.
The perfect spoilers for three-A
this week are. Emma Banner
Martha Burgess. Philip Nietzel. Irene
richards. ard Mary smith.
our enrolment has increased "a
50.
Edna Moore has entered from
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
LAFAYETTE SCHOOL
SIXTH GRADE.
Joseph Calvert.
Editor.

SIXTH GRADE.
Miss Christensen gave the draw
ing lesson Tuesday.
FIFTH GRADE.
The fifth grade celebrated the an
niversary of the writing OF The
Star Spangled Banner" by contribut-
ing pennies and buying a large
American flag for their room. We
are saving our paper and are going
to sell it 80 buy a new picture for
our room.
FOURTH GRADE.
Harold CONNER. Harold Craw-
ford. Charles Gilman and I.ottie
euler entered the fourth grade this
week.
THIRD GRADE.
Richard Bortruy OF the three-A
grade has moved TO Buffalo, y. Y.
SECOND GRADE.
We have been drawing fall flowers
Our room is decorated with drawings
of sunfiowers and saliva. The two
BIS have drawn the sunfiower and
saliva. They Will repeat the draw
ing OF the carrot this week. We
are learning Daisies by Sherman
FIRST GRADE.
Jene KOlcsar OF one-A has gone
to the parochial school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23

given again next Monday.
The boys are very busy advertis-
ing the boys Home Guard project
and are trying 20 enlist all eligible
persons in this patriotic movement.
II is certainly a fine opportunity for
the boys 10 do their bit.
SIXTH CRADE-SEC. \ AND u.
Joseph Tippett, who was called 70
MentOne last week by the serious ILL
ness OF his grandmother, returned TO
school Monday.
The drawing class is constructing
portfolios 70 hold drawings. The
designs with which these will be dec
grated are completed.
The literature classes in both sixth
and seventh grades are studying and
memorizing The ship Of state" this
week other patriotic selections will
be learned from time 10 time.
FIVE-A AND Il GRADES.
The fourth and fifth grade rooms
have a collection OF war pictures
from current magazines on exhibit
ton in the upper hall.
! The fifth grade class began their
manual training lessons on Tuesday
afternoon.
( We are enjoying "The Bears Of
Blue River" for opening exercise.
| Ruth Kempf has been absent this
| week on account of sickness.
FOUR-A AND Il GRADES.
Grade four has total enrolment
of A..
The following pupils came in from
I schools outside the city: Chester
Crsgo. Benton Harbor. Mich.
! Charles Merlin Alsou. Wolcott. Ind;
Herbert Arthur Swinehart. Goshen,
Ind: William Morris, South Bend;
Mildred Hibschman. Noblesville,
Ind.
Our motto is. only the Best is
Good Enough"
Grade ofur-A numbers is members
and averaged 100 percent in spelling
Thursday.
THREE-A AND II GRADE.
Mildred Hawk. entered the three
A class this week.
Our motto is, Always Something
to Do" and the children are begin
ming to learn 10 look for some work
to do, and as a result, We are busy
people.
ONE-A GRADE.
The hall on the first floor at the
Bingham school has been decorated
with a collection OF childrens pic
lures.
Room c in nature work is making
a collection of fall seeds.
Evelyn Starr from Indianapolis is
new pupil in one-A.
ONE-B GRADE.
i Miss Fingers of the south side kin
dergarten visited our room one aft
ernOon last week.
The children are much interested
in the study of the leaves and seeds
of the different trees in connections
with the nature lessons.
Wing Chow. our Chinese boy, goes
to the fourth grade for writing. the
fifth grade for music. the third
grade for arithmetic each morning
TO the seventh grade for drawing
the fifth grade for manual training
each afternoon with special work
each day in reading and English.
KINDERGARTEN.
Norman Hathaway. William and
Wade Waidner entered kindergarten
this week.
Catherine Miller returned from a
visit in the country.
Elizabeth Curtis. Marian Young
and Richard Kenyon have been alb
sent on account of illness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
FIRST PRIZE.

Katharine JankOwski. Haley school
I spent my summer vacation in
many useful and interesting ways
Tor several weeks after school was
out ] helped mother with the house
work and ia the garden. made
use Of the things / learned in dOmes-
tic science in helping my mother
with the meals.
Ny sister was here 20 visit us for
q week and during that time We
went to many interesting places
around the city.
visited my friends in the country
~ Michigan for several weeks While
was there I helped pick peaches
and grapes and helped with the
chores.
The last part OF my vacation
spent in reading over my school,
books. so 10 be sure that ] did not
forget anything that ] had learned
Although my vacation was short
/ enjoyed every minute OF IT,