Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-21

Officers for the corning year were
elected and routine business tran>
sacted at the association meeting,
which was presided over by Homer
f. Aker of Holtville. William NJ.
Jones of Westmorland was elected
as the new president, and Mrs. 5.
L. McCrorv, Ell Centre, secretary.
Music by the Eastside school,
which was decidedly pleasing, open
ed the afternoon session, and adj
iourned after a brief but interest
ing address entitled "When East
Meets West, - g 'iven by DR., Coleman
Following tae adjournment, section
meetings were called, different de-
partments meeting by themselves
to discuss problems or interest.
In the primary section group,
where Mrs. Mont j. Reid of this
city presided. Mrs. Margaret Ed
munds, Calexico; Miss Josephine
Douglas, Acacia and Mrs. Edith
Collins. Eastside school were speak.
ers. With Mrs. Grace Ferrell OF
Calexico presiding, intermediate see
ton teachers heard demonstration
talks by Miss Mary Quinn of Braw
'ev, Mrs. Alice Harrigan, I'll Cen
tro, Miss Frances Davis, Trifolium
and Mrs. Lois Stewart, Mt. Signal.
Other Topics Discussed
With Miss Margaret Collins. II
Centre. in charre, mus" teachers
heard talks by Horace Williams, n
C,ntro. W. w. Roblee, Holtville
Mrs. Alice F. Allanson, CaleXico,
Mrs. Fl'2areth Chestnut. Fl Centre
Mrs. Lillian jenkins, Imperial, and
MISS Helen NJ. Moore, Calipatria.
In tho nhvsical education rroup
where r. NJ. Armstrong, FL Centre,
acted as chairman, Mrs. Evalena
Moore. Ell Centre, Harry 1ochem.
Rrawley, Mrs. Beatrice Kay, Holt
vile, Z. B. Covington, Calexicos
Mrs. Margaret Hooper, CaleNico,
and II. B. Lands, Calipatria, spoke.
Science and mathematics Were
discussed with NJ E. Broom, of the
san Diego Teachers College as gen
e~al spokesman, by Miss Lillian Nj
Turner, Rrawlev. Miss Dorothy Viii
SON, and F. l. Shepherd, FL Centro.
I. E. Palmer, Brawley, and N. NJ.
Longshore, CaleXico.
At tomorrow s session, Tr. II. E.
Wilson, superintendent of schools
It Perkeley ana Dr.. Gordon 5. Wat
'Lins Of the University Of California
at Los Angeles will be the princi-
pal speakers at the morning session
Music win be furnished by Miss
Estelle Needham, John c. Canton
nd Nina Canton.
Music by the Mezicah schools
viii open the Afternoon session
which will then be devoted.to see
tion meetings, one for general high
school work and the. other, general
elementary.
Upper Grades Meet
Upper grade teachers, with Miss
Nora Epler of FL Centre presiding,
listened to demonstrations conduct
ed BY Mrs. Madeline Waddell, Ca
lexieo, Mrs. Hazel Erickson, Calex-
leo, Miss Alice Carothers, Sunset
Springs and Miss Lillian Griggs,
Brawley.
With Miss Lucille Tombs of Braw-
ley acting as chairman, the com
mercial teachers gathered in one
of the special groups. Edward
Kroutil, Brawley, NJ. a. Hoffman,
Imperial, Mrs. Ethel Parent, Fl
Centre, Louis Predley, Calexico,
Miss Beatrice c. Floyd, Holtvillc
and Miss Alice Fakes discussed
matters pertaining to this branch
of high school instruction.
In the foreign language section,
presided over by Miss Irene
Brooks of this city, Arthur L.
Eaton, Holtville, Mrs. Louise Hop
pc, Imperial, Mrs. Helen G. Cellar,
Calipatria, Mrs. Erma Keller, Ell
Centre, Mrs. Lucille Miller, FL Cen
tro and Y. P. ROthwell of Calexico
and R. A. Wilkinson, Brawley were
speakers.
At the history and literature see
tion meeting, Miss Ruth Bourne of
Holtville presided. DR.. Laing gave
the principal talk, History and
the Historical Novel; Miss Mar
qaret Lee, II Cen;ro, John ". MIc-
hel, Brawley, Miss Mabel f. Robin
con, Caipatria and Miss Pauline
Hartman, CaieXieo were other
speakers.
HON, economics problems We're
discussed under the leadership Of
Mrs. Ellen X. jefferson of Imper-
ial, by Miss Gladys Teeple, FL
Centre, Miss Eleanor Duval, Cali
patria, Miss Dorothea Chafee, Ca
lexico, Miss Vera RigdOn, Brawley
and Miss Martha Tanner, Holtville.
Mechanical Arts, under c. f. Line
of Holtville, were discussed by c.
6. Huey, Calipatria, B. F. Anderson,
Brawley, S. f. Allen, FL CentrO, H.
3. Angelmyer, Calexico, H. A. Yes
tai, Imperial and r. NJ. Nichols,