South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-05
C0LFAX SCHOOL
Arthur Richards and Celia Saline,
Editors.
GENERAL NEWS.

SAFE OF IAflII stamps and War saw
ings stamps amounted TO S91.3O.
Grade foUr-A led all other rooms
with a total OF $25.
We observed Arbor day on April
10. A general program to which
each room contributed number
was given in the auditorium. Man.
parents were present and they also
visited in the different grades.
The following program was given
at o'clock:
Song, "Arbor Day, Dear Arbor
Day ............... Room 10
Reading, The Origin of Arbor
Day ........... Martha Morgan
Recitation. "ArbOr Day" .........
................. Room Three
Recitation. The Tree" .......
................ Room Five
Exercise. "Arbor Day" .....
................. Room Four
Recitation. planting of the Apple
Tree ............... Room Six
Exercise, "Arbor Day in the
School Room" ....... Room Two
Readings. Nature readings from
selections studied this semester:
(a) Doris Well Room Nine
CD c. Roberts.
Spring Song ........ Room Eight
The four-A's brought in the larg-
est number of garden cards" dur
ing the enrolment Tor war gar
dens"
In series of tests in arithmetic
Ronald MacGregor, five-B; Grace
Weisner. five-A; Grace TRACER, six
A, and Gertrude Gelbrick. Ska.
held a perfect score throughout the
series. Gladys Millander. five-A:
Harriet Harwood, six-B; George
Cauffman. six-B; Marguerite Kes.-
Ter, Ska; Emerson Ballard, Ska;
Margaret Hartman, Ska. and
Wilma Callahan, Ska, lost but one
point.
Tuesday afternoon Roland Kreps,
Dorothy Carpenter and Mary War
ner from the grammar school.
eight-A grade. came TO our school
as speakers in the junior four
minute men Liberty loan contest
Good work is being done by these
representatives.
Room 10, grade Ska, led in the
purchase of Thrift stamps and War
Savings stamps last Friday.
We had a good program Friday
afternoon the fOur-A's had charge
of the Band of Mercy" and their
program consisted Of recitatiOns, es-
says, reproduction of the legends
How the Robin Received His Red
Breast" and About the Woodpeck-
er" and also a play written for the
occasion 10y Lorene Carlson of this
grade.
Gladys Mellander and Mildred
Donovan of five A gave the
the vocal numbers.
Then the six-B's conducted the
meeting of their Thrift club. This
was very interesting. and included
reports of business meetings. stories
and the telling how money was
earned with which 20 purchase
stamps and songs. Norma Glynn
and Marguerite Kestler are officers
of this club.
Our Friday afternoon assemblies
are proving very helpful, and par
ROOM 10.
We have learned new patriotic
song called Help Love the Name
of Old Glory"
We had a Thrift club meeting up
stairs week before last.
ROOM NINE.
The following persons received
100 in the division test Miss Mem
hardt gave us last week: Doris
Well. George Cauffman. Joan Pat
terson. Junior Rose. Clarence Rob
erts, Marian Fish and Harold Arm
strong.
We had a spelling test in our
room last week containing 25 words
The following pupils received 100:
Doris We'll. Charles White and Ber-
nice Raymond.
ROOM EIGHT.
Violet Reamer left our room 20 go
10 the Madison school
Ronald McGregor and Ruth De
Mas were absent on account of ill
ness.
Our War Savings society is trying
10 become 100 per cent officient. A.
an incentive we have two service
flags. one for the boys and one for
the girls. Each member is repre-
scented by a star, and the stars are
added just as soon as a new recruit
enlists To date the boys have y
stars and the girls l..
On Wednesday a team OF hve
from the three-A had contest on
ordinations with a team OF five
from the four-B. Walter Lensch
and Kermit Liennart picked these
teams. The four-B's were the win
ners. their average being six sec
onis less than that of the three-A's