Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-25

| ueluS, CenbTdl nlgn SCHOOL mas De-
gun the largest year since the es-
tablishment of the institution in
1908. The Junior college is very
proud of its record enrolment of
men and women.
Forty per cent of the people who
graduated from Central last spring
have returned to junior college to
continue their courses. The regis
tration of 1877 students, represent
ing every high school in the valley,
in Central j. G. shows a large in
crease over the fall enrolment of
last year. Forty-tWo per cent of
last years j. c. students have come
back this term. Nearly all of the
classes are overcrowded.
! Since there was an increase of
28.75 per cent in average daily at
| tendance of last years students
over those of the year before, the
additional financial allowance has
made it possible to buy some very
necessary equipment and make
some Improvements.
Two new recitation rooms have
been made this year from rooms
that were formerly the boys and
girls lunch rooms. These are the
last possible available rooms.
Principal John L. House says that
the great increase in the junior
college and the large registration
in the high school clearly shows the
need for immediate action toward
providing for the needs of the ju-
nior college
This is the first year since Cen
trail was very young that the old
teachers have come back 100 per
cent. Three teachers have been
added to the faculty to meet the
demand caused by the big increase
in attendance. The new teachers
are Eugene w. Waterman, instruc-
tor in physics and general science
who comes to us from Burbank;
Miss Naomi Blair, who will teach
typing and History L. and Mr.. r. A.
Chestnut, new teacher in the me-
chanical arts department, who
taught at Central several years ago.
Bright, newly-painted halls, and
an auditorium to match greeted the
eager eyes of the returning students
this year. Besides this the ceiling
of the auditorium has been replast-
cred on steel lathS.
Fifty students can now be accom-
modated at one time in the typing
room, where a number of shiny,
new typewriters have been installed.
There should be no excuse for in
accurate work in biology this year,
for new microscopes have been adj
ded to the equipment.
One of the improvements which
will be very valuable is the new
printing press, installed in the
print shop All advertisement of
school activities is done by the clas-
ses out there.
Some new lathS and a grinder
have been added to the machinery
in the metal shop, and new lath
and auto shop classes will be sep
arate this year to accommodate the
very large classes. With the added
facilities to do the work of fitting
pistons and reboring cylinder and
general machine work, the machine
shop is now equipped to do any kind
of work necessary in that line.
New chairs will be used to seat
the orchestra. Although this group
is slightly smaller this year, the
director of the music department is
hoping that more students will join
the orchestra later Because the
girls glee club was disappointed last
year when the boys section gave
a minstrel show, Miss KrauSe is 60
ing to give them chance to display
their talents in cantata, to be pre-
sented before Christmas.
Spanish four, a new course to be
offered this year, will be open both
to high school and to j. G. students
who may fulfill college requirements
by doing extra work. This course
promises to be very interesting, for
Miss Brooks is going to emphasize
Spdln anu l0llleS pei lduilllS W llldt
country rather than emphasizing
Mexico as she does in the second
year Spanish class.
Homemaking and child care will
be interesting feature of this years
second-year sewing class in the
home economies department.
Two new and very interesting
classes have been added to the art
department under the direction OF
Mrs. Thelma Upton Ray. Art ap-