Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-27


" ne in regard TO giving adults as vel
IS as Youngsters an idea of the coup
4 tlv in which they make their homes
n Andrade, LagUna and Bard ar
? 50 far distant from Imperial, tha
:, their exhibits. which are on Impcria
r Valley. are being shown in thei
f own schools rather than at the fair
l. History Outlined
n The different periods of America,
history and the expansion of tn,
4 United States have been taken as :
; unit of work hy Alamo, Acacia
$ North End, Eucalyptus,
North End ccnters It's interests on
n the mission period in California his
: tory and has an excellent reproduc
p tion of the Pala mission, displaying
: Indian weapons, huts, cooking uten
sils. weaving, as well rs the fine
$ model OF the mission itself. Book.
, lets on the various missions. mans.
, both in colors ard m relief. draw.
lngS Of the missions. are all features
Of his display.
Alamo has scenes showing the diff
tercnt periods Of exploration in the
i''''N 'NtstttN. ltN isItiHS OF I'M
Pilgrims. the Lpilding of the Cali.
f"rnta missions. several of the early
French Spanish and English expedi.
tons % this country are shown.
While the addition of Alaska 5
shown through = model Of an Eski.
BIO villagc.
Outstanding periods in United
States history are clevcrly portray
e. in the Acacia exhibit which has
! models Of one Of the Pilgrim set
Elements surrounded by the custom
ary Stockade, with the Indians in
tIe background. The westward
movement is Illustrated with models
Of Suffers fort AID some Of the
. missions, while drawings and book
lets show 4 more detailed account Of
the westward progress Of the coun-
try.
The territorial expansion of the
ration j also the subject of the Eu-
ealyptas booth which. in addition to
scenes similar to those. already men,
toned, shows the acquisition of the
Philippines by means Of Il miniature
village showing the life and peoples
ot the Islands.
: trim 70 the Nexieai cotton gin
by the EaStsidc school of Holtyille.
resulted IN & display CT cotton in
relation "a It's growing. harvesting.
manufacture aud the commercial
products 4 t>p;cal southern plant
.atiou WITH the p.ilared mansion. the
negro hints, the cotton fields. is
shown in detail, while the students
have written articles on the methods
o. transporting cotton. the states IN
which il 5 grown. its manufacture .
and some a the articles produced /
Such by-produats as bedding and .
garments are displayed, and hang .
ing in the background is map
showing tie regions N which Gotten
= IN important industry.
Hcbcr. DiXicland. Glamis. and
Trifolium are exhibiting the results
Of study in transportation. Tri-
folium speeialiZes on TRANSPORTATION
by airplane and has a splendid ex,
hibit of the different types of planes
and gliderS, while maps showing the
ar lines IN the United States prove
- interest to al those Who ere air
minded. crownirg the display is a
fac-simile Of the Spirit of st. Louis
and a portrait Of Colonel Charles A.
Lindhergh. In this connection. it
might be noted that Trifolium
claims the endurance fliglt for glid-
transportation Displayed
The various modes of transporta
t;oH are c'cverly illustrated in the
Hrber exhibits by models construct
el by the children: automobiles.
trains planes. ships. trucks, canoes,
row boats. the covered wagon. OK
carts and the modern airplane are
al shown and illustrate the progress
made in the Iapidity and ease Of
transportation.
Glamis and DiXicland have sim
liar exhibits which are being shown
i'm their schools due 70 the difficulty
II transporting tie models such
distance.
silsbee, in it, study Of North
America, has emphasized certain
#'1h lights iu the continent. The
lower grades have specialized on
~l!uJ LIE and have made a repre-
tation Of an Eskimo settlement.
Another Interesting model is tia, of
iu Arizona clay tepoe. the wen made
model being accompanied by photo
graphs and illustrative booklets.
Health mas proven valuable pro
ret i'm the Elm and Seeicy schools.
-.u has particularly cntertain-
my display for II shows the wind
-. road 10 health, to a.taiu which
o.c must pass through the tooth
lush forest, and one must Ice ou
gaard against the neglected teeth
caves. the tccrn robbers who int,st
Teeth Robbers Canyon. One Of thr
ec.ui, points ou the road 20 health /
IS mouth wash springs.
Good Health Urged
~ee,cy, instead Of centerlng on
lEg'cun of the teeth. is concerned /
with the yari.u, health rules tha'
s'ou,d be- oLcycd and has posters
and booklets oa these subjects as
erll 81, interesting models and sand
tables.
Mount Signal has chosen aa am,
h.tiOu, project. the study Of Europe
aud tie progressive development Of
Aumm need. from early times to the
present. Repre- ontations Of the ma
tive lite IA q fur trading post IN
Alaska. of a carly California home,
Il Moorish city the Sphinx, Indian
aud japanese settlements, early
Al az