Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-28

sion style, type so beautifully adapt
to the needs of the valley. There will
be a large basement for fuel and store
rooms The rooms will all be outside
rooms insuring safety and GOODNESS.
There will be many large windows as
! su-ing an abundant supply of fresh
air and light. There will be cross
/ halls with a large reception hall In
the center. There will be eight rooms,
cloak and hat rooms, lavatories and
everything to encourage neatness and
. cleanliness. Every convenience of the
up to date modern school house will
be incorporated A large central tower
will set off the school and make Ii
conspicuous among the public school
buildings of the city.
There will be adequate equipmen,
to start two new and important de-
partmentS, domestic science and man.
! ual training. Vocational training in
the grades is coming to be recog
nized as an important feature of
modern education.
Ell Centre will have cause to be
proud indeed of the new beautiful
school building and its splendid equip
ment. But we are even more proud
of our corps of efficient teachers.
Prof. H. C. Coe is in his second
year as superintendent. He holds the
| love of his pupils, the confidence of
his teachers and enjoys the co-opera-
ton of the trustees. Miss Agnes At
kinson is the able principal of the
Olive street school. The excellent
corps of teachers consists of Misses
Georgia Ferris. Jane Royce, May
Shuck. F. Adele Shuck, Lou Record,
Charlotte Danielson, Mamie Ada
Northcutt and Jessie Jane Lackey.
Miss Margaret Irwin is the accom-
plished teacher of music. The three
capable teachers in charge of the
Commercial street school are Miss
Clara B. Johnson. principal and Misses
Margaret B. Hedrick and Maud Ross.
The East Side school is fortunate
in having for its teacher Miss Ella
Kinnard.
Only those who know these teach
ers and are acquainted with their
work can understand what it means
to the future of Ell Centre to have
such training for their boys and girls.
Central Union High School
Last but not least is the Central
Union High School, having a slightly
location in the west part of the city.
This school consists of a group Of
three buildings ranged on three sides
If a grassy court. The Mission type
If architecture prevails here also. The
buildings are faced and connected by
Ieep arcades. The court which opens
to the north is traversed by broad
cement walks. The two buildings on
the sides are each 100 feet long and
45 feet wide All the buildings are of
! brick on concrete foundations with
rough concrete surfacing. They are
substantial and enduring as we'll as
artistic.
, 1t was in 1908 that the first ses-
sion was held in the Presbyterian
church. Then there were only 30
pupils. Now there about 200 stu
dents. The first year there was one
graduate, Miss Fern Campbell, who
came from the Escondido schools.
/ Next June there will be more than
/ 20 graduates. None of these were
born in the valley. No pupil in the
high school was born in the valley.
I Nichols was the principal. Last year
/ Prof NJ. R. Kerr was called to the
nrincipalship from the Inglewood
schools
/ The high school students are as
Tne body as can be found in the land.
, They have adopted system of self
/ government similar to the junior re-
public form of government. This sys-
TEN is of great value in training the
students for citizenship. With the
fine equipment and the splendid corps
Of teachers the CITY of Ell Centre ana
the valley may justly hope for great
things in the future lives of the boys
and girls who today are receiving
in this new CITY the advantages that
equal the best in the land.
One wing of the building is devoted
to science and lecture rooms. The
other consists of three rooms, two of
which constitute the commercial de-
Dartment and the other is the care
terra where monday meals are served
to the pupils.
The administration building CON
LdllS SeVeTdl idIRe IeClto LlO'l loo''F'
the art department and the beautiful
auditorium equipped with stage and
Office and cloak rooms.
The equipment is the very best,
having all the conveniences found
in the latest and most approved
schools.
The eighteen acre campus is beau
tiful and attractive. 1t consists of =
large agricultural section, ball
grounds and athletic fields. tennis
courts and driveways. Three hundred
varieties of trees and shrubs are
growing rapidly.
Machine shops have recently been
erected by the boys of the manual
arts department:
The property is worth at conser-
vative estimate $4,000. The school
is onlv five years old.
! Following are the names of the
teachers and their several depart
ments:
M. r. Kerr. A. B.. B. S., principal ;
economics. liters ture.
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