Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
IMPERIAL

IMPERIAL, Junc 6. - Imperial
schools closed last week. The gram.
mar school commencement was held
on Wednesday night at which time
20 graduates received their diplomas,
and on Friday at O'Clock 10 young
people from the high school were
awarded their sheepskins. Both
events drew large and appreciative
audiences.
Both programs were well present
ed. On Wednesday night the Lin
coin school orchestra gave two Sc
lections under the direction of Mrs.
Margaret Rau, who also was re.
sponsible for the very interesting
drill given by eighth grade girls
later III the evening. The Dunbar
glee club contributed several chorus
numbers which We're enjoyed. The
program was diversified by piano,
violin and vocal solos, readings and
orations and every number received
hearty applause.
The high school commencement
exercises were as follows: Process
sional, Mrs. Margaret Rau; invoca-
tion, Rev Z. F. Lindsey; piano solo,
Helen Oakley; pianologue. Betty
Bishop; clarinet solo, Alfred Swim
ney; duet, Evelyn Kern and Lucy
Strain; address, DR.. Walter f. Dex-
ter; violin solo, Zona Patterson; !;
presentation of California Scholar
ship Federation pins, NJ b. Hocken-
berry; presentation of diplomas, w.
S. Dunn; occasional, Mrs. Rau.
The graduates were: Elvis Y.
Adair, Noel P. Adair, Bernard B.
Bateman, Charles E. Green, Betty
Bishop, Arthur Hart, Ralph Heve-
ner, Vera Ingram, Evelyn Kern,
Helen Oakley, George Wright, Zona
Patterson, Max Ragland, Charles
Sproule, Lucy Strain, Alfred Swim
ncy.
Mrs. Mabel Bathrick and daugh-
ter, Miss Lucille, motored to Gar
dena last Saturday to spend two
weeks with relatives and friends
Mrs. Bathrick s brother, Fred Craig
low of Spokane, will meet her at
Gardena.
Little Joan Gabrielson, who devel-
oped pneumonia and other compli
cations following whooping cough
and was taken'to San Diego for
change Of climate, is now recuperat
ing rapidly.
Among the Imperialites attending
the Shrine convention in Los Ange-
les are Mr.. and Mrs. A. y. Preble
and w. S. Dunn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Savidge and
children and Mr.. Savidge Sr., their
guest from Illinois, left Monday for
Modesto to be gone until the middle
Of August.
Leroy Hewlett and Warren Linds-
ley, the two little boys who have
been i'll with scarlet fever, are much
improved and they and their respec-
tive families will soon be out OF
quarantine
Mrs. j. l., McKim and daughter
have gone to Los Angeles for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Swinney, of
San Diego, were the guests of their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. l.. Swim
ney, last week end, coming over in
time for high school commencement.
Euclid McWhorter of South Caro-
lima, called on his cousin, Mrs. r. e..
Banta, last week as he was motor
ing to Los Angeles.
Mrs. c. B. Nelson will spend the
summer at Strathemore, California.
Mrs. Kunzelman of Los Angeles
came over to attend the graduation
of her nieces, Misses Vera and Yer
da Ingram. Miss Vera was mem
ber of the high school graduating
class and Miss Nerda of the eighth
grade.
Mrs. Charles Hill has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Bartholomew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Templeton and
their children motored to Yuma last
Sunday.
Miss Marian Bishop, now teaching