The diamond drill., 1919-04-19

Principal Elk Gives Interesting De-
scription of Overseas Service.

treat on Monday when Principal FIX OF
the Forest Park school told them OF
his experiences abroad.
Mr.. Elk had been assigned as \.
M. A. G. worker TO the l01 Engineers
a division composed largely OF New
England troops. and had accompanied
them thru the st. Mihiel drive and
thru part Of the Argonne-Meuse drive
which ended in the neighborhood OF
Sedan and proved to be a part OF the
x4st offensive OF the Great War.
The speaker made his tai very vivid |
by the use of the blackboard to show
the location OF the battlehelds as we'll
as the changes in the Hindenburg !
line. after the tide turned at Chateau
Thierry. In imagination his hearers
were able 10 follow him with the boys
AS they advanced under cover OF
darkness to the front line trenches or
over the top behind the smoke of bar
rage fire.
Mr.. E,G received treatment for
shrapp'el wound at Evacuation Hos
pita', No. 4, soutA Of Yerdun and at
Base Hospital No. q ibh American
- cFess g fs''.is and was thus able
10 see much of hospital life as well
as the methods of caring for wounded
and the great work performed by ply
siclans and nurses. Although due
credst was given TO all concerned y
the great struggle, the speaker EN-
phasized the work Of the soldier II
the ranks as the t4ost important fac
TOR in bringing about a victorious
peace. Mr.. Elk also told how tn
books and phonogTaph records col
! sected by the boys and girls OF IN
schools OF America aided the soidie
as he went to perform bis great sesR
After the talk the speaker exhlDiAe'
mis- trophies, the most interesting Q
which was q German officers dreS
helmet, picked up at Chateau-Thierr
already decorated for that long ca
pected lDlt never reali|eu
entry into p; iris.
Mrs A,dron Ostrand, Mrs. I'm
Carlson Mrs John Anderson an
Misc E1,,ahan, Heck were depar
ment vjsitors on Monday.
A. .,....,, al mistake WI
,.a,. =. -. tast weeks sale
r,r;,, =, NJ. ings stamps. Mi
Jacks grade with II 'o' -
the amount of $500 ,r,is ora
ceiyed honorable menti o"' :,
has shown great imprc aiaotior
stamp sales since the o -
e''e var '''' mss sooio'y ,b until I
made a steady upward elm ,no
place was reached during
week -,
on iii'i su"S' Apiil ~ o'c
teachers entertained at 4:3t A.
in the lunch room in honor of -,
Soderberg a soldier lately re
from abroad.
The members or MISS Munns
manship classes are busy this
writing from memory the words
-'The Star spangled Banner"
America"
The pupils are thus obtaining pei
manshlp practice as well as knowl
edge of the exact wording OF
knowledge OF the exact wording Of
our national anthems, 1t is to be
hoped that none OF the Forest Park
pupils will ever be guilty of the
mistakes made by the writer of the
following in another city.
"osaken you see, by the dunzerly light
Whatso prouly wee hale alta twilize
lass CLEAN iu7
Whose brau stripes and bright starr
threw tha pear i'm us fight
Or the rampers we wash wereso gal
lun Lee stream in!
Antha rokits reglare, thubbums burst
In air,
Gay prufe threw tha night, that air
flag wastill therel
o sayduz that Stars bankled ba-an-er-
er-sti-ll-wa-ve,
Or tina land ah-uy-tha-a Free, and tina
Homa-tha-B Brave?
From Ladies Home Journal
The honors for the sale OF Thrift
and War Savings stamps during the
period from April TO April Is are as
follows:
First, Miss Jacks grade 49,. .Ss675
Second, Assembly ............ $50
q Tbird. Miss Packard's grade... 615
Third, Maple Grove .......... 525
Honorable Mention Miss Ishams
grade. $3.50