Imperial Valley press., 1915-05-27

tying off q comforter, which is TO he
given to the most popular lady at
the clubs social at the schoolhouse
two weeks from next Saturday. At
noon a basket dinner was served by
the young ladies, and a program, con
sisting of vocal and instrumental so
los, recitations and songs by the
whole club was rendered in the after
noon.
Last Sunday of Contest The close
and exciting contest between the FL
Centro and Redlands Sunday schools
will close next Sunday. There are only
10 points between the two schools in
a total of 200, and this small ad-
vantage is on the side of Redlands.
The contest committee is anxious to
close with great rally of all the
members of the local school and their
friends next Sunday. They ask that
everyone shall come at 10 o'clock,
with a Bible and a good collection The
workers are very busy this week and
are sure of victory if their friends
will support them.
THE Black Box" at l.. K s. Tonight
-"On the Rack episode No. Of
THE Black Box" series. This is one
of the most coherent and ENJOYABLE
numbers shown since the first install
ment. 1t begins with Quest under SuS.
picion for the murder of his secretary
and the Salvation Army girl. He is
thrown into prison. One of his women
assistants, impersonated by Laura
Oakley, exchanges clothes with him.
Quest then works in connection with
Ienora TO clear up the mystery. The
latter is made a captive while at the
professors home and the problem
deepens as the reel closes. THE Mys-
terious Contragiav," u two-reel dra-
ma; "The Clutch of the Emperor"
and jitney comedy complete the six
reel program.
Commencement Orators Selected
The members of the graduating class
of the High School, who are to give
the class orationS on commencement
night, haze at last been chosen. The
faculty has been busy for the last
two weeks hearing the different ones
read their theses and they found i,
a very hard task to select the 4 best
ones. Finally they came to a dcci-
sion and The have been set to work I
revising and learning them. They will
lie given at the commencement eXer-
ciseS on the evening Of June 3 at the
High School. All 1 of the orations
will be given by their authors. They
will be "One Hundred Years of
Peace" by Thomas r. Wilson; "Thc
Ford Automobile" by Margaret Hall;
'The Conservation of Natural Re-
sources by Markell Wachtel and .
prison Reform" by John II. Pyle.
Former Principal Speaks to Pupils I.
The pupils of the High School were
greatly surprised this morning when
heir former principal, b. c. Nichols,
'tepped in on them. He looked over
he whole building, which he had
helped to plan. He was greatly sur
Drised at the increase in the student
cody. He said he had looked for an
increase, but not such great one.
lie spoke TO the assembly and told of
he early happenings of the school;
how they started in a little Broom
with 3 teachers and 30 schol-
lrs, and how they graduated one stu
lent that year. He noted the differ
ence compared with this year, when
here are $50 students, and 80 gradu-
iting. He told about the first ath-
etc contest in which We participated
which was a baseball game with the
grammar school, in which the little
fellows beat the High School boys,
Is to 4. He recalled many of the
happy days which are past and re
minded the Seniors of their Freshmen
days.