South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-24
HALEY SCHOOL
Susie GreshO and Anna Lassu.
Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.

The children of the fourth. fifth.
sixth. seventh and eighth grades
gave very spirited patriotic pro-
gram on the evening of the Feb. 20.
This program was under the direc-
ton of the Misses Wiltfong. Ullery
and Hamilton and consisted of pa
triotic song drills and recitations.
A prize of 81 was offered for the
best drill. The boys carried off the
prize with their Gun Drill" al
though the girls did splendid work
in their pretty Flag Drill"
The Haley childrens spirit of
generosity and unselfshness was
shown by the boys turning over the
dollar for the Red Cross member
ships.
The entertainment gave us an in
crease of % Junior Red Cross mem
berships. The program was as fol-
lows:
Salute to the Flag, Star Spangled
Banner" America" recitation.
Gladys Latin: songs by fifth and
sixth grades; Flow Gently. Sweet
Alton: Sweet and Low; Flag drill,
girls of seventh and eighth grades;
songs by chorus; Battle Hymn of
the Republic;" America the Beau
tiful:" America For Me" Geraldine
McPheeters; military drill, boys of
seventh and eighth grades; songs by
chorus; In ocean cave: The Minute;
Travel song; Speed our Republic;
Tenting Tonight.
SPLENDID SPIRIT SHOWN.
The Junior Red Cross member
! ship at Kaley school is now 215.
The eighth grade and the seven-A's
are 100 percent in membership.
Every boy and girl in school has re-
spOnded enthusiastically, and those
who have not yet enrolled are earn
I ing their quarters so that they may
/ do so soon. Every penny and nickel
! is saved toward that end. Many Of
/ the little boys and girls who were
unable TO earn a quarter have been
| generously helped by an older
brother or sister, or playmate, while
I two boys have enrolled the names of
| little nephews and a sister, all un-
der school age, with money which
they themselves have earned. No
one is a Stacker, and many means
have been devised whereby money
might be earned. Two boys made
/ bird houses and sold them. Many
children carried milk ran on err
rands for neighbors. and sold pa
pers, while one girl sold the tickets
/ 10 the LaSalle which she had won
as the prize for a News Times essay
and with the money became mem
/ her Of the Junior Red Cross.
Another boy took quarter from
the money he had been saving for
months for new suit No sacrifice
has been too great, no task too hard,
for. they say. The boys and girls
OF France are sacrificing far more
than we and these things we are
glad to do. because it is for the Red
cross, and for our country"
DOMESTIC ARTS.
The girls in the domestic arts
I classes are devoting their sewing
periods To Junior Red Cross work
Last week we made 1,245 shot bags
for use in the hospitals. This is
part or the surgical dressing work
We are now engaged in making bed
shirts property bags. pillow cases
and towels We enjoy the WORK
very much and are proud 10 do our
bit for Uncle sam and our soldiers
TWO-A.
The children in twO-A, room four
have six for Junior Red Cross. They
are Leona Brede Margaret Angus
Erma Hay. Flossie Van Dusen
Emery Vargo and julius Halassy.
We also have a bank in the room
and the children are bringing their
money and saving II TO buy Thrift
stamps and 20 join the Red Cross
L.eona Brede has been chosen sec
rotary of our Thrift Stamp club
She has one Liberty bond. one Wa
Savings certificate and is starting