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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-28

Miss Maude Sherlock has returned
from a short visit TO Miss Marion
O'DomrelI. in Macon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-28

Mrs. J. c. Price, of Leslie, was here
today, coming over to do some shop
ping.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

two-B and two-A and three-B pupils
for their work in English.
ROOM TWO.
In one-A the following had per-
feet spelling papers for this week:
Ardeth Wade. Annette Gilbert. Flor
ence Urbalins. Vinselle Bartlett,
Gerald Rupel and Paul Jsers.
Kathryn Sidman is in with the
measles.
ROOM FOUR.
Mrs. Harris and Mrs Wolfe were
visitors in our room this week.
ROOM FIVE.
Mrs. Hutchinson was "A visitor in
our room.
We finished our spelling books in
drawing and are now studying Col
onial life
our memory gem is:
What you are unwilling to re-
ceive, be sure and never do"
ROOM SIX.
Florence Putt is absent on &C
count of her mothers illness.
Miss Wiser is not here on account
Of illness.
The pupils who have the most
headmarks are: Ruth Miller and
Lorene Carlson.
Our room is going TO give a pa
triOtic drill at the Elks' temple for
the benefit Of the Red Cross.
Nadine Keesy is absent on ac-
count Of sickness.
ROOM SEVEN.
In a geography test Chloe Pound,
Martha Morgan and Donald Kreis
made a grade of 100.
We are drawing and painting cos
tunes of Dutch and Colonial people.
Miss Smitzer was a recent visitor
in our room
The following had won head
marks in spelling up TO Wednesday
noon: Mary Hoover, Earl Cordtz.
Margaret Switzer. Margaret Holley.
Ruth Darlymple. oliver Gena, Ruby
Schenk, Vance Ray, Dorothy McDan-
iel. Geraldine Carlson, Kenneth Gov
erdale, Erma Hicks and Donald
kries.
ROOM TEN.
We have learned the chorus 10
the Canadian hymn
Marguerite Kestler is back i'm
school after two weeks absence.
Celia Saline is also back
We had an arithmetic and geog-
raphy test this week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
Springtime Brings Easter
And Easter Brings 4 Holiday
! Neus From
| The
| Grades

Easter Sunday the last Sunday in March, this year No doubt
other So that will be good topic you to write about for
next week Write an original story you telling of the
origin the Easter celebration how you going spend
this Easter still make story about some other boy
or girls Easter Sunday
The springme essays good but many of them sound
sed for boys and girls OF school who can
write Thrift stamps and gardens in such manner
that is very helpful The school editor IS afraid
that YOU depending much other peoples ideas Tor
your essays DO them unless you your powers
of composition These prizes that offered the school page
create any competition, far brilliant writing IS
concerned but to give all OF you chance express your own
thoughts in your way.
The prizes for this week follow:
First prize, 81 in cash Fred Schultz, Franklin school
school
Studebaker school.
Fourth prize tickets the Lasale Lucille Shk Frank
lin school,
Fifth prize tickets the Auditorium, Grace Pritze Mad
Son school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

three-B's bread. bacon and beans is
our motto this week.
We had a spelling test Friday and
had good many 100.
The girls of the sixth grade went
down 10 the high school Thursday
% the food show instead OF having
sewing. we enjoyed it very much.
ROOM NINE.
Venus d Mars has left our grade.
Her father has gone 10 work in the
L. $. ship yards at Sheboggon, Wis
consin.
In history we are studying about
the Revolution" We are having
the story OF Pau! Reverie's Rides"
and about the Boston Tea Party"
We are reading The Cruise Of the
Dolphin" in our reader.
GENERAL NEWS.
Miss Mccoy and Miss Mueller
were the only special teachers this
week.
All of the seventh grade and the
girls OF the fifth and sixth grades
visited the food show Thursday
morning. Miss Anderson and Miss
Burton chaproned US. When we
arrived. Miss Goewey. Miss Mont
gomery and Miss Scott directed us
70 the various booths.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
C0LFAX SCHOOL
Arthur Richards and Celia Saline,
Editors.
GENERAL NEWS

kast week the four-A's in room
six purchased the most Thrift
stamps. but Ruth Patterson of five
3 led in the number of stamps pur-
chased.
The first number on Fridays pro-
gram was a piano solo by Laura
Kinney. The Band Of Mercy Pre-
gram was in charge o. Junior Rose
and John Barman. officers of the
siX-B grade. Many good selections
were read and recited. A group Of
songs was contributed " the five-A
and 3 grades. The closing number
was piano solo by Lorene Carlson.
Several visitors were present.
We received our Red Cross but
tons on Monday and a group of
happy children marched out at the
close of the afternoon session proud
Of their enrolment in the Junior
auxiliary. the first in the city schools.
sThe fifth and sixth grade girls
were required TO meet for their reg
ular work in sewing on Monday
They will go 10 the high school on
Friday instead. and visit the food
show with this instruction. Miss
Montgomery.
Several OF our teachers have been
absent this week because OF illness.
Miss Nelson Will spend the week
end in Detroit.
The four-A's gave a flag drill as
one number on the program given
I by the II. 5. junior Ministries at the
Elks' temple March IA. benefit Red
Cross auxiliary No. 20.
The rain storm Wednesday noon
interfered with the attendance in the
! lo~ er grades Every one in Ska
vas present but one.
Some good stories were sent 10
the office this week. written by the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
ELDER SCHOOL
Earl Bernhard and Frederick Fromm,
GENERAL NEWS.

fEE4N EMAIL NEWS.
Our total amount invested in
Thrift stamps now is S735.25.
Three rooms have 100 percent
Red Cross memberships. They are
IA. 7-B and "a.
Our marching squad is improving.
Our officers will be chosen soon.
The TBS gave the assembly pro-
gram on Friday. The new slides
were used.
Elechtus Slater has entered from
the Muessel school. Zana Van Vain
was a special promotion from our
room 10 s-B this week
FOUR-B.
We are working hard for the jun
Tor Red Cross and expect TO go
"over the top" soon.
FOUR-A.
Frank Riddle was chosen presi 4.
dent, AMI Lucille Rathel. secretary
Of our Thrift army. Ten children
have brought money for Thrift
stamps.
We had a test in spelling last Fri
day.
FTVE-B.
Chauncey Matthes has beel
transferred.
EG.E-A
Valeriau RoDb of Dubuque Iowa,
is a new pupil.
SIX-B.
We have been studying the words
of the song, Flow Gently Sweet
Alton" by Robert Burns.
We are now reading Handy
Andy Goes to the Post Office"
SIX-A.
Anna Snyder has been monitor
the past week. We now have "a
members in the Junior Red Cross
We have p members in our
Thrift society.
Robert Nicely has "a War Saw
ings certificates instead Of "a as
stated last week.
SEVEN-A.
Members of the IA Thrift society
have already a total of S121.S7.
The officers of our Thrift society
are: President Ford Runch: secre-
tary. Miss farrell; vice president,
Don Bunch.
We have all our Red Cross money
in and are helping others by bring
ing our pennies.
We have finished the book that
we had for general reading, The
Girl Of 70" by Blanchard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
KAL.EY SCHOOL
Susie Gresho and Anna Lassu.
Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.

Last Friday afternoon 16 moth
ers Of the Haley school district met
in the kindergarten for the pur-
pose of organizing Red Cross work
in this community. Judge Hammer
schmidt and Mrs. Turner addressed
the meeting. Judge Hammerschmidt
told Of the need for cooperation in
this great movement and outlined
the plan for the esta blishment OF
four Red Cross centers in the differ
ent sections OF the city, thus making
the work more accessible to those
living far from the down town dis
tricts. 1t is planned 10 have one OF
these ce1ters at Haley school If
sufficient interest is shown. Mrs.
Turner spoke Of the many things il
would be possible to make at such
a center, and it was decided 10 have
the next meeting on Wednesday
March 20, and at that time to be-
gin definite work. Every one is
urged to attend the meetings, and to
bring needles. thim bles and scis-
sors. It is hoped that all patrons OF
Haley will respond enthusiastically
10 this request, for we want TO make
Haley school the most efficient Red
Cross center.
A noticeable improvement in the
attitude toward school and its bene-
FITS has taken place among the boys
at Haley school Last week two OF
the boys, Steven Macy and John
Ference dropped out 10 go 70 work.
After repeated efforts 10 find some
thing that would be self-supporting
they decided 10 return to school
John says he wants more than seven
and a half cents an hour and in
order 10 get it one must be edu-
Gated.
ONE-B.
Eliza beth Priebe has been out
several days on account Of chicken
poX.
The LBS have been busy dec.
Grating their room for spring. Some
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
LAFAYETTE SCHOOL
FIRST GRADE.

FIRST GRADE.
The one-B received Hazel Gibson
by transfer from River Park Tues
day.
Dorothy Hershberg is absent be-
cause Of illness.
The ono-B's have completed
booklet showing Holland life in
language work.
Floyd Carver. Melvin Archer and
Zelma smith are absent from one-A
on account OF illness.
SECOND GRADE
Room three is doing Red Cross
work
Harold Francis won in a card race
this week
The amount OF theirvbgkQjmfw
The amount o. their savings is $3.50.
THIRD GRADE.
The third grade had their first
Thrift society meeting March 1.
Crawford Staples. jr and jack
Pattison, president and secretary
had charge OF the meeting.
FOURTH GRADE.
The fourth grade is working on
Greek costumes for art work
Junior Red Cross members re-
ceived their buttons this week.
FIFTH GRADE.
We received our Red Cross but
tons this week.
We are studying Roman costumes.
The girls went TO the food shoa
instead OF sewing Wednesday morn
ing
We have a new pupil Edith
Coons, from the country school.
We have stopped knitting squares.
as We have made four blankets for
the Belgian babies.
We feel we have done our "bit'
of knitting. We will do other Red
Cross work now.
SIXTH GRADE.
We have bought Thrift stamps 90
the amount OF $40.
In an arithmetic test I'm the Ska
Gabrielle Sieron and Joe Caiver-
had a mark OF SIS and Clemance
Swinehart had 90.
In the siN-B Charles Hagopau.
Clifford Douglas and Helmer Sea
bOry had 100.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
SECOND PRIZE.

George KrOpff, st. Patrick's school.
The three months in the begin
ming OF sring are March. April and
May. In the beginning OF these
months the buds begin 10 pop out
their little green head from the
branches or trees. The flowers and
plants begin to come up through
the ground and soon begin TO bloom.
How pleasant It is to get up these
fine spring mornings 10 see the
beautiful sun shining in your room.
the flowers full in bloom, the beau
iiful green grass, the birds singing
in the tree tops. and the beautiful
leaves coming out on the trees.
When spring comes the farmer
prepares for the winter TO come. He
plOws the ground and in the har-
vest times threshes.
Every body and girl could do his
bit for Uncle Sam by making a nice
garden in the back yard and save
food.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
FIRST PRIZE.
Fred schultz. Franklin school.


sprintime is when our little joy
ful birds come back 20 show us
gladness and happiness and give US
JOY.
Springtime is a planting season
when gardens are spaded up and
FIELDS plowed ready for crops to be
planted. Springtime will mean
that We should try 10 raise most
OF our own stuff 10 eat. so that our
soldiers in France have enough TO
eat and can feel better while wait
ing the dreary hours through also
waiting to defeat the enemy.
We will have a garden and try
20 raise as much as we can and
there will be no room for flowers.
When I want flowers ] will go in
the woods and pick a bouquet OF
wild flowers.
/ will have a garden OF my own,
also. and plant valuable vegetables
In 60 so in that way II can help
along also. The way the war makes
me different is that we must save
and help along as much as we can
and win the war and after the war
we will not he quite so saving be-
cause then we will not have TO send
food to the Belgian people and
others in places where agriculture
can't be done because fields are de-
stroyed by the bombs and shells
and where the tools have been
broken.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
Herman Watson, Editor
GENERAL NEWS.

NLho.
Our annex is slowly nearing COM
pletion. We hope to give a Red
Cross entertainment this month.
Our Junior Red Cross is not
growing as fast as we would like to
have il. One boy brought a dollar
TO furnish memberships for four of
his classmates, who possibly can
not afford 10 belong. Our Thrift
stories tell of so many ways that
boys and girls can earn money. IL
seems as though every one should
try and earn a quarter to help along
the good work. This money will be
used TO buy supplies TO make up and
send to the soldiers. Each grade
Will help in some way.
Miss Ney, Miss Rosencrans and
Miss Mccoy were among the special
teachers at our building this week.
on Tuesday afternoon the fifth,
sixth and seventh grades attended
the food show.
We have had only one applicant
for vacant lot garden. If you did
not get a blue card 10 sign, call up
the principal and have one sent out
30 you.
II you are going to have a war
garden. We want you TO register on
white card.
Die you buy a cook book Of war
recipes
ROOM FIVE.
Lyle Hartman is the doctor this
week Margaret Blechschmidt is
the nurse.
Leo Warren. Helen 10th. Zelda
Thomas. Marie Holcomb. William
Schankerman. Elizabeth Donahue
Geraldine Redman, Anna Cline
Marie Storner had 100 in spelling
all last week.
Agnes Reason and James Arch
ambeault were perfect in long di-
vision Monday.
Elizabeth Donahue. Nelson Hew.
son Irene MAGELLAN. Geraldine Red
man, Harvey Hoffman. Sidney Rich
man, Mary Ward. William Schan-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
C0QUlLLARD SCHOOL
Henry McNabb and HiIda Raby.
Editors.
ROOM ONE.

MUM ON II.
In art work the children in one
b are learning TO draw the robin.
The one-B's nature work for the
Wees has been a study of the cow.
They are studying the poem The
Cow by Robert Louis Stevenson.
The food slogan for the week in
one-B is, Save Something. Some
how"
ROOM TWO.
our new Red Cross member this
week is Mildred Jena. We now have
10 members.
vice flags and are now drawing the
robin.
our food slogan is Save Some
thing, Somehow"
For history we are studying Hol-
land and the Dutch children.
ROOM THREE.
George Waite of two-A nave NOV
ed 10 the country
Miss Anderson has given the pen-
manship pennant TO our room for
having the best spelling papers.
Miss Clemens was a visitor in our
room Wednesday.
ROOM FIVE.
Eunice % Mars has moved to the
west.
Dorothy Ginger from Perley has
entered our three-A class.
Beatrice Yoder from New Carlisle
has entered our three-B.
EaxraD haVu fnf,,aH
Cross this week. We now have three
unit rows.
We are having an interesting time
drawing and painting Dutch colon
ial costumes.
Wednesday and Thursday we had
many experiments for the sense OF
touch.
The following is poem composed
by the three-A's during their Ian
guage period entitled This Spring. -
Spring is when the birds come back.
And every one is gay,
It's then we hear the woodcutters
hack.
And the trees begin 10 sway.
The little flowers begin 10 bud.
And the birds begin 70 sing
The pussywillows take off their
hoods,
To prepare for Joyous spring.
We hear the blue jay call again
Upon the treetOps high
The farmer will pur out the grain
old winter was forced TO die.
We hope this spring VIII bring us
peace,
And the soldier boys come home.
To tell US they made Kaiser Will
helm release his place upon
the throne.
ROOM SEVEN.
Henry McNabb was the only (the
only one TO get 100 in an arithrne-
tic test given b. Miss Malone.
In history We are studying the
Revolution"
Dorothy McFall from River PARK
school is new pupil in our room
Those who received 100 in a def.
inition test given Tuesday were
Hilda Raby and Henry McNabb.
We have a parallel perspectiv,
border in our room.
We held our Thrift club meetin
Monday and discussed plans tC
make members out of those who ar,
not.
In geography the seven-A's hav,
! finished China and started on
Japan.
ROOM EIGHT.
We had a geography test Friial
/ those who received 100 were Eliza
beth Ska and Martha Reed sikh
We enjoyed our half hour in tn,
annex Monday afternoon.
Help whip Germany by saving IN,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
THIRD PRIZE.
NINHNNb NNNNfElf
Nav wettergren. StudebaIer school

Nav Wcttergren. Studebaker school.
Spring will soon be here and Il
will bring the birds, flowers, green
grass and people will start to make
gardens.
This spring I am going out 10 my
erandfather's and grandmother's
when we have our spring vacation
TO help them work.
All kinds or birds viii come and
they will sing and make people
happy. The flowers will come too
and people can always have a nice
bouquet in their home Spring
means flowers. grass, birds and TO
have a good time.
some people will have war gar
dens. then we will have more food
Tor the government 20 send 10 our
soldiers in France that are trying
their best 20 win the war. We Will
so 10 picnics and 20 the lakes and
take our dinner and get boat to
go fishing.
Some OF Us might go TO some
other state or city visit some OF our
relatives.
In spring days are much longer
than IN winter time. They are so
long sometimes that We do not have
20 light our lights till about half
past seven and when they are SO
long We can do more work in the
houses
People begin 70 clean their
houses in the spring time
Most OF the little children that
do not go 70 school can get out
doors and play and their mothers
viii not be bothered with them in
the house They can get out and
play because Sc is not 50 cold as In
the winter time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

week. These were done in colored
crayon.
A large number Of our class were
prevented from attending school
Wednesday afternoon on account OF
the heavy rain storm.
FIXE-A.
The five-A class had one star spell
ing class this week.
Laura Zimmerman. one OF our
good pupils has moved 10 Illinois.
We shall miss her.
We have several new war savers.
We hope 10 have more soon.
Robert Seaman and John Per
kins are taking great interest An the
Bird club. Robert will talk about
"wrens" at the library Tuesday
evening. when other pupils will take
part.
FOUR-A AND FIVE-B.
Myrtle Weaver is leading the
class in arithmetic drill
Pauline Osborn is in school again.
Betty Beamer showed Us some
DtduAAAuA pictures 81 IIttM tAAtAn AAoll
The girls are making aprons I'm
sewing class.
The boys are making puzzles for
French children in their manual
training work.
FOUR-A AND II.
We have added several new mem
bers to our list of war savers. max
ing an average of 10 with an amount
of S4O.34.
The children are working hard on
their health chOre records We ex-
pect TO get our gold pins next week
Grant Zimmerman has moved
away.
The four-B children enjoyed the
picture lesson on rivers for their
geography lesson last Monday.
Harry Theodore Badger from
South Bend entered the four-A class
last week.
All children who were dropped on
account of sickness have returned.
For art work the children are
Illustrating nursery rhymes.
The boys and girls enjoyed a list
ening lesson" ia music under the
supervision of Miss Terry.
TWO-A.
Ralph Hardenburgh has moved to
the country and will attend Kennedy
school.
Adrian Lee has gone 10 Chicago
Harriet McKeand and Florence
Cross are in with ehickenpox
Dorothy Krell is absent because Of
illness.
Two-A children are buying seeds
for thir gardens.
we are still buying Thrift stamps
We are saving tinfoil to give to the
Red Cross
ONE-A AND TWO-B.
In drawing we made a Holland
poster OF free hand cuttings. and
drew pussywillows and mounted
them.
Our history work all centered in
the manners and customs of the
Dutch.
The arithmetic work of the two
BIS was TO learn TO add by endings.
ONE-A AND ONE-B.
We have finished furnishing our
dolls bedroom. We made beds,
dress box, dressing table. desk,
chairs, and yellow and white rugs
for floor.
We made paper dolls this week.
We enjoyed making dresses. hats and
bags for them.
The children have bought S27.75
worth of Thrift stamps. Some are
nearly ready to exchange for War
Savings certificates One boy.
George ReinOehl, already owns two
certificates.
We are enjoying the weather rec
ord we are keeping. I'm connection
with it we are keeping a record of
all signs of spring.
KINDERGARTEN.
-uex Macy was transferred to the
South Side school.
Beatrice Cross. Josephine Beam
er. Barbara Beamer and Mary John
son are absent.
Catherine Suders entertained the
children with a birthday party Sat-
urday. March
Agatha and Agnes Klein have re-
( turned TO school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

herman. Edith Quick. Julia Neider-
auer were given 100 in addition OF
fractions test
In the tinfoil contest last week
the girls were one ounce ahead Of
the boys.
ROOM SIX.
Ruth McMackin entered fve-B
this week. She came from AIichi-
gan City.
Mary Roberts took fourth prize on
her composition last week
We wrote compositions about war
gardens this week.
We wrote letters 10 the Fifth
grade pupils or Atlanta. Ga. We
are expecting some interesting let
ters in reply.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart from Gary
spent Sunday at the home OF Cath
arine Singer. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Combs and daughter of South Bend
spent Sunday there, also.
Several pupils in our room were
absent Wednesday afternoon on &C
count of the storm.
George Gilmore received a letter
from his brother who is now in
France in the aviation department.
ROOM SEVEN.
Thrill Gibson has left our school
now.
In the current event club we have
quartet every morning.
In spelling this morning the six
AS had II percent and the six-B's
had u percent.
In the spelldown Friday the six
AS won.
In geography the siX-A's are
studying the Philippine Islands
The boys are making soldier
scrap books in drawing.
In English we had a review on all
the parts of speech.
Pauline Goss is nurse this week
and James Freyermuth is doctor.
There are Is who have Joined the
Thrift stamp club.
There are 10 who have joined the
Red Cross.
IN history we are studying about
the Barbarians destroying the en-
pire.
In arithmetic the six-B's are hav-
ing decimals.
In grammar the six-B's are study
ing pronouns.
In geography the six-B's are hav-
ing a review on the North Eastern
states.
ROOM EIGHT.
Last week we had the most news
items, so we received the WE Y L
banner.
We have 10 i'm our room who have
bought Thrift stamps. SO our room
has 81 2-7 percent
In geography the seven-A's are
studying Africa.
In drawing Monday we made de-
signs on our posters.
In geography the seven-A's had a
test on Asia.
The seven-A girls did not have do
nestle science Wednesday.
In geography the seven-B's are
studying Chile or South America.
The seventh pupils did not have
manual training or domestic science
because We went to the food show
at the high school
Laura Wagner, George Euer. Mar
agret Douglass and Hildreth Stern
nam were absent this week
Ruth Beall and Bessie Folkner
sang "A duet Thursday morning
The seventies are studying the
subject and predicate in grammar.
The seven-B's had test in arith-
metic Friday.
LeOna Leuithijahn. Elinor Myers.
Marie Greening, Mary Slick. and
Anna Gustafson sang Friday morn
ing.
In physiology the seven-A's are
studying chapter 10, removal OF
body wastes.
The seven-A's had a test in arith-
metic Friday
In history the seven-A's are study
ing about the Revolutionary war.
In physiology the seven-B's are
studying homes and joints.