South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL
Harold Miller and Serge Rivard,
Editors.
GRADES ONE AND TWO.

Our verse this week was:
Its the month Of our Mother,
the blessed and beautiful days. When
our lips and spirits are glowing love
and with praise"
We had a fine attendance at cate
chism Sunday.
We have a nice May altar in our
room and every day we have May
devotions.
The Guardian Angel was
lovely reading lesson we all liked.
We studied the seventh command
ment this week.
The City Mouse and the Country
Mouse" was enjoyed by the first
grade.
For our review in catechism Fri
day We studied The Sign of the
Cross"
Robert Beiler celebrated his ninth
birthday Monday after school. Four
teen Of his classmates were present
at the celebration and all reported
a most happy time. Edward Crockett
gave Robert two Thrift stamps for a
birthday gift.
In the afternoon our teacher told
US the story of the Finding of the
True Cross"
Tuesday our Thrift stamp day was
an extra good day. We can gladly
say. over the Top
Uncle Sammy's is the name Of our
War Savings society Of which Ed
ward Crockett is president and Ed
mund Thilman, secretary.
We were delighted when we
received our War Savings buttons
that each member is now proudly
wearing to show that he is a true
little patriot.
We were sorry when we heard our
little classmate, Raymond Walsh
got burned. We hope he will soon
be we'll and in school again
John Baden is in school after a
weeks absence, due to illness.
FIFTH GRADE.
Our memory gem for the week
was:
Vessels large may venture more
but little boats should keep near
shore"
We love our drawing period and
this week we drew sketches of Our
American Flag" making up a pretty
cover for some of our work.
Very good seat work was handed
in by John Schmitt. James Egan.
George Grummell, John Piers, Cecil
Lyle and Arthur Huber.
The neatest desks in the NTH
grade this week were Willard For
tier and John Schmitt.
In arithmetic we are working in
decimals. They go all right, but we
forget the decimal point sometimes
Mr.. Ireland visited our room and
gave us a very nice talk about Thrift
stamps and the Liberty loan.
We have several new posters for
our room The one we like best is
Joan of Arc" If she saved France,
we surely ought to save America.
On Ascension Thursday after mass
a number of the boys went to the
woods TO gather wild flowers.
SIXTH GRADE.
Our memory gem for the week
was:
1
heritage of the noble deeds and the
noble words of Washington and
Lincoln"
Max Eble and Charles Schilling
7, were very kind last week by keep
ing our Blessed Mothers altar al
ways fresh with beautiful flowers.
This week we are going to see how
Paul Kelly and Burton Toepp are
for keeping the altar trimmed.
Rev Father Minnick gave us our
report cards Monday and every boy
good notes he received. We are 60
ling TO work hard the next six weeks
TO be "over the top" by June 29th.
The neatest desks in the sixth
grade are Michael Bognar and Ed
ward Chirhart.
The perfect attendance at holy
mass this week and last was most
edifying Our regular May devo-
tons we have every morning.
We are growing more patriotic
every day. The McAdoo society had
their regular meeting Friday. A
short patriotic program was given
ana several new uAtiubtI ItCclNcQ
their War Savings society buttons.
Excellent seat work was handed
in by Michael Bognar. Burton
Toepp. Frederick Drain, Sylvester
Clarity, Max Eble, Henry Chrobot,
Charles Schilling, Henry Brothers,
Edward Chirhart and Charles Al
bertus.
In grammar we are reviewing all
the work we have been over the
past six months. We are getting
ready for our final examination.
SEVENTH GRADE.
The attendance at mass was very
good this week.
The absentees were Blase Markell
ski and Joseph Giro.
| Thursday was a holy day OF obi
CATION and we did not have any
school
In place Of our usual reading les
sons this week We had Thrift stories.