Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-09

Wilson School
The English class has been writ
ing letters to various parts Of the
world. Last Thursday we were sur
priSed when John Moore received
a letter from his uncle who is with
the legation of the United States
at Copenhagen, Denmark. Forest
Zinn received package also from
his uncle in Hukstons. Kansas. In
this package was collection of a
great variety of corn raised on his
farm. There were broom corn, yell
low dent corn, Shoemach corn and
many kinds OF aize.-Dorothy
Lou Gillian, IA.
This week we are writing on Best
Magazines for Children" in our
English classes. The Child Life"
magazine seems to be very popu-
lar,-Allyene Pyle. 80.
For the last few days we have
have been having qllizzes in Span
ish. Everyone receiving 80 per cent
or above is allowed to sit in one
OF two rows which are reserved for
superior workers = Myrtle Anne
Tinker, 3-B-2.
In sewing Mrs. Ketchen said that
after we finished our shorts we
could make anything concerning
sewing until Christmas. = Mary
Louise Burk, IA.
In the Wilson school each room
has new picture. The GA picture
is taken from Shakespeare play
King Lear. The original of this
painting is hanging in the Metro
politan art gallery in New York city.
We are very proud OF it because it
was painted by Edwin Austin Alb
hey, an American.-Helen Lou
Dowd, 6-A-l.
The Wilson Glee clubs are pro-
crossing rapidly. They can sing
On the Road to Mandalay", "Jua-
nita", and Santa Lucia.
The ukulele chorus is learning to
play their accompaniment.-E
Pearl cross, 8-B-2.
In English, Mrs. Walker asked
girl to give the third person plural
using the verb be" She answered
he be-. That was wrong of course.
Everyone burst out laughing. The
correct form is "he is. - Viola
wilson, o-B-l. Za3Hsxl
In arithmetic the eighth grades
are studying right angles and hy-
potenuS. The hypotenuse is the line
facing the right angle, usually the
longest line.-Dorothy O'Guinn, g.
B-3.
The eighth grade social studies
classes have Just finished the last
chapter of frontier life. We hope
the future chapter will be as inter-
esting as the last oneS.-Betty Sur
face, 8-B-2.
Some girls in the GA art class
are making clay tiles. A week ago
last Thursday we shaped them and
put them away to let them dry.
Next art class We will probably
paint designs on them in poster
paints.-kathryn Surface, GA.
In social studies in the GA class
we are studying how transporta-
tlon was started, and how the first
highways were built. The latest
thing we read was how the rail-
road was invented with the COM
Portable trains we have now. We
have work books which have maps
OF the United States and on them
we put in the important cities with
the highways and railroads through
them and near them.-Katherin
Nuffer, GA.
In banking the 8-B-2 class have
won again. The 8-B-l class came
second and the 7-B-l group third.
III looks as though the 8-B-2 class
Is going to stay at the top but they
will have to be careful because the
8-B-l is right at their heels.-Ethel
Pearl Cross, 8-B-2.
In writing all of our news, let
lis not forget the cafeteria, for
what would we do without food.
Every noon there is a hot dish,
salad, a sandwich, healthy desert,
and half pint bottles of milk. We
also have candy and ice cream.