South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10
C0LFAX SCHOOL
Arthur Richards and Celia saline.
Editors.
GENERAL NEWS

rlddy afternoon we neld the urS+
of our new series OF programs.
The Band of Mercy program was
given under the auspices of the Of
ficers OF the Ska grade. James De
KoTen. president, made a splendid
and businesslike official and we en-
joyed every number. Grace Thomas
of fve-B gave the opening piano
number and Elizabeth FuIkerson,
fve-A. the closing number Class
songs were contributed by the SKIS
grade and there. too. were very in
teresting.
Room seven, three-A and Is grade.
was the first room to report having
raised its fund for the Red Cross
membership. They had one extra
mem bership. They had contribu.-
ed S10.26 They were the first TO De
100 per cent efficient. On Monday
sc received S19.OS for the papers
and magazines collected in the con-
test of the preceding week. We feel
repaid for all the efforts put forth
in the three days contest and thank
every one who helped US.
Friday morning we received
check from the municipal recrea-
ton committee. This was the So
which we were 10 receive for secur-
! ing third place in the garden con-
test of last spring.
BY a vote of teachers and pupils
it was decided TO add this money 10
our Red Cross fund. This with the
money contributed as the % cent
fee, enabled US to report on Tuesday
that we had the total amount. and
more than was necessary for our
school, With an actual enrolment
Of 800 we had raised S93.S1. This
entitled every pupil 10 a member
ship in the Junior Red Cross auxili-
airy, and Colfax school went over
the top" the first in the city to have
succeeded in raising its fund.
Miss ROsencTans was here 10 give
Us our new work in calisthenics on
Thursday.
A week ago Thursday the pupils
had the privilege Of listening TO the
bugle calls, which are used in the
army.
These were given by A. Pierce. son
of r +. Pierce of 7O9 Rex st. Mr..
Pierce. who was visiting his parents,
had received a 10 days furlough
from camp Dupont in Delaware
where he is stationed and is bugler
at the cantonment. He also told the
Ska pupils something about the
daily routine of the training re-
ceived by our soldiers boys.
Mr.. Nuner was at our school We'd
nesday morning.
ROOM FIVE.
Our room contributed 1927 for
the Junior Red Cross.
We are making spelling books in
drawing.
Miss Rosencrans was our special
teacher last week.
ROOM EIGHT.
Violet Reamer entered our room
from the Franklin school.
Dorothy Hazelton has returned to
school after an absence account of
illness.
ROOM ONE.
Moureen Urban is a new pupil of
the kindergarten.
Miss Lindborg of Laporte is our
new cadet.
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ROOM THREE.
Hilda fresh was transferred from
the one-B in the Franklin school
to one-B in Colfax school.
ROOM SIX.
Domer knight is the newest MEM
Der of the Red Cross.
The children that have the most
Stars in spelling are. Howard Black
ford and Ruth Miller.
We are having the study of the
Northeastern states in geography.
Next week we are going TO make
Red Cross things.
We have d members Of the Ju-
nior Red Cross.
The pupils that were on the honor
roll every day last week were Cath
crime Knode. Mildred Slocum. Kath-
crime Klugardt and Vivian Sor-
I wick.
ROOM TWO.
Mrs Ha~apool visited us on Tues
day
Those having perfect spelling pa
pers for the week were Geraldine
Rupel. Florence Urbahus. Gladys
Taylor. Annette Gilbert, Elizabeth
Romine.
We furnished our doll house as
Red Cross hospital.
ROOM TEN.
We are learning a poem which
reads like the following:
When freedom from her mountain
height,
Unfurled her standard 10 the air.
I She tore the azure robe Of night.
And set the star OF glory there.
She mingled with its gorgeous dye.
The milky baldric of the skies.
And striped its pure celestine white,
With streakings Of the morning
light
We had an arithmetic test Thurs
day.
Celia Saline is absent with a cold.
The boys are making scrap books
+ for the soldiers and the girls are
collecting material.
Sinh
The siX-B's collected SIS pounds
I OF paper i'm the paper collecting con
+ test AT ColfaN school. Several pu-
I pills made excellent showings in the
amount OF paper brought in.