South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
BINGHAM SCHOOL
Alberta Ditsch and Edward Hunt.
GENERAL NEWS.


In the recent bird house contest
Walter Daniels, our bird expert
won first prize on his house. We are
very glad for him, for he worked
hard to produce something worth
while.
The orioles have come. We hear
them singing about the school.
Three pupils came 10 us on last
Monday. One from LgOnier. Ind,
and two from Racine, Wis.
Monday is a happy day for five-
y and A boys. Ii Is their day i'm the
shop. They have made some clever
toys
We still have some absences from
three-day measles and grip.
Miss Lockhart was not able 20
meet her classes on Tuesday morn
ing We were sorry she is i'll.
Mamie and Opa! Warner moved
TO South Bend this week We shall
miss them. They have been with us
several years.
Our Thrift stamp sales have not
been as large this week as they were
last But we had several new savers
for which we were glad.
We had three special teachers on
Wednesday.
sEVEN-A.
Miss Terry came 10 our room last
Thursday and we sang the songs we
have been studying. We had a race
10 see which could get the higher
grade. the boys or the girls. First
the boys sang When 1 Go Out On
Ny Wheel" This got 50. The girls
sang, THE Trout" and got 100
Then we changed and each got 100.
Miss Terry said it would be nice 20
have "a recital soon. to show that the
eight-A's can do things.
The manual training boys are
making sewing companions
We are making war garden pos
tiers for our drawing work.
In history we are studying about
the Battle OF Concord and Lexing-
ton"
We are writing a story, "A Hero Of
Duty" for our English.
We had a test in domestic science
last Thursday.
In geography we are having a
review OF the United States and
comparison with other countries.
SEVEN-B.
Hills Hans and Lowell Iidecker
have been absent on account OF ill
ness.
Marie Badger is back in school
again after absence due 10 measles
We are enjoying a new war gar
den song. which IS sung to the time
OF lover There" We are very
much interested in our gardens also
and mean 20 help all we can in pro-
ducing food.
Miss Terry was with us on last
Thursday for her regular lesson. We
are always glad 90 have her come.
The girls learned how 20 use left
over foods at their last cooking les
son. They made several combina-
lions.
We are still adding tc our War
Saving funds. We have saved $141.45
up 70 date.
sIX-B AND \.
We have 3S war savers and 1G
Bah bond holders in our room.
Both classes had tests in English
this week.
The pupils are now working in
food conservation arithmetic.
Louis Demas Is leading in the
Courts drills.
We are drawing maps for our
geography work
FTVE-A.
Miss L0ckhart was with the fourth
and NTH grades Wednesday morn
ing. Spring flowers and q spring
scene were the lessons.
Some OF our pupils are suffering
with measles
Florence snyder is leading the
Courts drills. She Is on card %.
FINE-B.
Zola Miller and Sarah Louise Hol-
lister are absent this week.
We painted llacs in drawing
class Wednesday
We are adding and subtracting
fractions In arithmetic.
Our teacher Is reading The Ad-
ventures OF Johnny Chuck 90 AS.
We enjoy IL very much
We have had several bouquets OF
FOUR-A AND Il.
We added two new war savers 10
our list last week We are workinL
hard 20 reach the 100 percent mark
The hve-B5s finished a coiored
map 81 North America. naming the
mountains and principal rivers and
naming the capital OF each country