Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-22
WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL


Prof. Adams said there were not
nearly so many parents there as he
would like, but surely the boys and
girls did not slight the invitation of
the faculty and board of education, to
come and sup with them and enjoy q
program afterwards in the auditorium,
put on by the schools of the Central
Union district.
At noon, 118 men, women, boys and
girls, sat down to lunch, with the
board of education and faculty of the
high school as hosts. A notable fea
ture of it was that 108 Of those boys
and girls are prospective students in
the high school for all hope to grad
uate from the eighth grade this spring.
The auditorium was nearly filled with
sixth, seventh and eighth grade pupils
when the high school orchestra opened
with two numbers, Francisville' and
"Overture, ''-patriotic.
Prof. Adams was master of ceremon-
les introduced Principal j. L. House as
the first speaker of the day. Mr. House
talked to the eighth grade pupils as a
father, telling them that ali should
surely aim for the higher education Of
fered, first, by the high school. Of their
district, and later by the colleges and
universities of the state. He figured
out the advantage in dollars and cents
of higher education, showing that the
young man or young woman who has
high school education is worth on an
average Of over 5000 a year more than
the one who has left school from the
grades and gone to work at wages they
are able to command with limited prep
arati0n. He told them that education
is the key to o-intellectual associat tions
and enjoyments that make life much
more worth while all along the way.
The address closed with strong appeal
to the prospective graduates Of the
rural schools and the Wilson school, to
take advantage of the wonderful OPP
portunities the state has provided for
them and plan to enter Central Union
high next fall for the full course.
The two numbers contributed to the
entertainment part Of the program by
McCabe union district, were a reading,
"Guilty or Not Guilty?o by Mary
Belle Wilson and a humorous dialogue
by Wade Parker and Will Payne. Both
numbers were good and brought spon
taneous applause.
Otto and Marie Bartussi of Acacia
district sang an Italian song and re-
sponded to an encore. Both of the
young people sing well, but it is hard
to imagine anything sweeter than the
voice of Otto. High and clear and true
in every note, he sang with utter for
getfnlness of self. Acacia should be
very proud of such singer.
Our own Wilson in clever little
skit portrayed the Wilson class of 1922
as high school freshmen in 1923, glory
ing in the Liberty that was theirs after
the close discipline of the grammar
school; the same students year later
as sophmores, finding the work so hard
and the ''freshies'' just entering C. U.
H. s. as altogether amusing; as the
taller grown Juniors of 1925, studying
still harder, and beginning to have
"nerves;' as dignified seniors of 1926,
going about with their faces buried in
books, working hard for the diploma
they hoped to receive, and planning for
college.
r. H. Clark, president of the school
board told the boys and girls that c. Z.
H. s. is their school, paid for with
taxes collected from their parents, and