South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
Herman Watson. Editor.
GENERAL NEWS.

portable annex 10 the main build
ing. If il is finished we are plan
ming 20 have an evening meeting
10 celebrate the National week Of
song. on Thursday evening. 10
which every patron OF the school
is invited. All viii be notified later.
ON Friday night a grand mass
meeting Will be held at the high
school. al which a noted speaker
viii appear. giving his personal
experiences on the battle front.
There viii De no admission charged
for either one of these meetings.
Be patriotic. turn out 10 these
meetings and sing
our total Thrift stamp sales
amount 10 S207.I5. making $50
stamps sold-our baby bonds or
war savings stamps, amount to
S15S.19 cash. and exchange Of
stamps. We have sold 81 war saw
ings stamps. We have two beauti-
full posters Of Joan OF Arc - the
woman who saved France. Event
ually it will be the women who will
save America. by her thrift and
conservation.
AIRS. W. r Zesinger OF Lincoln
way r.. was appointed representa-
tive of this district. to work up
enthusiasm for the sale of stamps
Mrs. ZesinSer has son some
where in Europe"
There viii be no school on Wash
ington's birthday. This will be not
only patriotic, as BELTS the day, but
will save coal also.
\ general rehearsal Of songs was
held Thursday afternoon.
ROOM TWO.
Mrs Roinoehl visited our room
Tuesday afternoon.
We have Is members in our
thrift army.
Harold Buck is a new pupil in
our room, coming from the Elder
school.
We made valentines this week
/ for drawing.
Virginia Roberts is back in
school after a short illness
ROOM -FOUR.
Thelma -Creager celebrated her
ninth birthday Thursday.
Jack Hitler is i'll with the
measles.
The sale of Thrift stamps for
this room has amounted to S1O9.25.
our room had only one new en-
! listment this past week, but next
week we hope for more.
: Four Of our pupils have Joined
the Junior Red Cross society and
more are promised for next week.
ROOM SIN.
George Elmore's brother. who is
in the navy. started for France
| last week
Iva Macready entered the five-B
/ from Niles. Mich.
Mary Roberts was elected presi-
dent Of the Story Telling club for
this semester. Daily Roberts was
chosen for secretary.
our room organized a Thrift
Stamp club. Robert Martin was
elected president and Mary Rob
erts. secretary.
We are putting a red cross in
our door for each person that
joins the Junior Red Cross. We
! have ten members at present
We had a play Thursday morn
| ing telling about Valentine day and
why we could not spend money for
valentines this year.
The siX-B's in arithmetic are
studying decimals.
Levi Lind is absent this week on
the account of illness.
The siX-A's had test in, ranch
ing in geography
We have serveral pictures of
Abraham Lincoln in our room.
ROOM SEVEN.
Jeanette Eichler returned to
school after a weeks absence.
In the Junior Red Cross we have
I four already, and there is more
going to join to help the Red
I Cross.
We are going 10 have a valentine
/ box of home made valentines.
Margaret Holem is the librarian.
Bernice Galloway. Edith COons,
and Maude Keith visited our room.
Helena Calloway's uncle from
the country vas visiting at her
home Sunday
In geography the siN-B's are
/ having United States.
We are not going TO have school
: Friday on the account Of the
/ teachers lecture.
on Lincoln's birthday we had a
/ few quotations that he had writ
ten.
( We had some stories about VAL
1 entines read
/ In history We are studying
Rome.
We have finished our clipping
cases in drawing.
Fay McClough was sick and was
! absent
We are going 10 have a program
of patriotic sonse.
Marie Biggs has been absent for
several days. but has now returned
/ TO school.
In grammar We are studying the
kinds of verbs
ROOM EIGHT.
Last week We had 20 news items.
/ We received the ''W L y L" ban
ner last week for having the most
news items in the building.
The seven-A's are studying China
! in geography.
/ The seven-Bs are studying peo-