Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-14


athletic field started today. The
blue prints were in the hands of
Principal House yesterday.
Explaining that the cost of the
lights would not fall to the taxpay
ers, but that the lights would be
paid for from the revenue derived
from tickets and gate receipts,
Principal House, in the student
body meeting Friday, stressed the
Importance of vigorous ticket sell
ing campaign.
Once paid for the evening games
equipment and student activities,
which could not be managed with
the ordinary appropriations.
A greatly increased crowd ls ex-
pected to attend the games at night.
This means not only greater source
of income but more support for Cen,
tral s team. II will be easier 70 win
with a large crowd cheering.
The preliminary grades of the
first quarter will be issued the first
of next week to the high school
students. These grades, which are
not recorded, are for the purpose of
acquainting the student and his
parents with the general calibre of
his work for the first six weeks.
1t is customary at Central to have
a program presented to the assembly
at each student body meeting by
the various departments and organ.
i2ations which comprise the ma ior
organization of Central.
Early in the year a program COM
mittec composed of faculty mem
bers and students plans the dates
and sponsors of these programs. 1t
has been announced that the mem
berS of this committee have been
chosen. They are: Miss Brooks.
Mrs. Kellar, and Miss Krause, fac
ulty members; and Sherman Ed
ridge, Fred Heald, and Thelma Jen-
kins student members. Mrs. Kcllar
: chairman of the whole committee.
This year being the bimillenium
of Nergil $ birth adds interest to
the study of the ancient Latin poet
which the senior year Latin class is
making.
Equipped with maps, cameras and
a copious lunch the geology class
made Saturday the first of series
of field trips, which are a part of
the geology course affordediat the
junior college.
Since the trip takes almost the
entire day, the class planned TO
leave at 6:30 a. m. Dean Shepherd
led the party Of three private ears.
The route lay southwark of Dixie
land along the old road over the
ancient beach line and drn to the
fctrified oyster beds.
Appreciation of the Mexican In
dian design is one of the ends of
the art course at Central, which is
taught by Mrs. RAY
After some preliminary element,
ary work in the first year classes
there is to be Indian basket work.
Leading out from the Indian motif
into that of Mexico is but Il step.
The second year class is using the
seven symbols of Adolfo BestMau !
gard in making designs. Senor Best !
Mau9ard has analyZcd the ant of
his native Mexico into seven SYM
h0ls which express its entire range.
\ study of colour design, using
the colours found in light rather
than mixing pigments is the course ,
ot the third year art students
BY reading a story of the per !
iods and designing stage settings to I
Illustrate each period, the fourth !
wear and junior college people learn
something or the history of art !
One of their beginning problems
was to paint in miniature a back {
drop and wood wings which would /.
be suitable for the Mayan period. ,
The Thorndikc Intelligence Test
is being given to the 66 mcmbers
Of the Orientation class in thc jun
ior college. The test is in three di-
a iSions, each of which requires an
proNimatclv an hour to finish. The
first division was administered last
Thursday, the second today, and the