Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-14

According 10 Ialr OFFICIALS, one
group of exhibits which has re-
ceiyed a great deal of favorable
comment is that containing the en-
tries of the county school children
Many visitors have declared it tc
be exceptionally fine and the citi-
zens may we'll take pride in the
lchildren and their teachers.
Including in the high school dis
play but grouped under the head OF
agriculture, is the exhibit entered
by the local branch of the Future
Farmers of America. In addition
the art, manual arts, and domestic
! science departments have entered
la number of interesting articles.
Delectable rolls, loaves of bread
cakes, pies, biscuits. jellies, jams
and preserved fruits. are the work
of the high school cooking classes
while the sewing classes are repre-
sented by smart and well made
dresses, pajamas. and other arti-
/ cles of wearing apparel.
Furniture of all kinds and 6es-
cription such as lamp stands, tables
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with tile tops, wrought iron lamp
stands, represents the carpenter and
| iShop work. Included in this group
/ are model airplanes, and motors o.
various sorts. Mechanical draw
/ ings. maps. posters, drawings. and
other types of art work complete
1.-THE high schools entries.
The remainder of the space de-
voted TO school exhibits is occupied
| by those of the grammar school
/ students and some quite remark
able items are included here.
The CaleXico elementary schools
have entered as their project the
children of many lands, having
miniature homes characteristic of
India, Japan, Spain. Hawaii, and
the American Indians. Attractive
Ily handicapped, with little dolls
dressed III native costumes, this
project is attracting much atten-
ton. Art work, papers, and geolog-
ical specimens complete this dis
play.
A model home, each room prop
erly furnished, and the entire house
surrounded by a well planned yard,
is the exhibit of the Calipatria
schools.
Clever Work Shown
Brawley features some clever
furniture made by the manual arts
department. work by the sewing
students, and some artistic posters
and other samples of art work.
Art work, maps. posters, sewing
exhibits, and model soap sculpture
have been entered by the Imperial
schools, every item being worthy of
mention.
A model farm complete 20 the
last detail is the work of the Dun
bar school, while the local schools
are represented by art work, mod
.ellings, crayon hangings for walls,
drawings and number of other
well executed projects.
In this connection. the third
grade of the Eastside school has
an interesting clay model OF q pu-
eblo village with the characteristic
dwelling. the gardens. animals anC
/ the Indians themselves.
! Holtville'S contribution is n large
hanging done in crayons showinl
the industries of that city. The
town, the highway with its trucks
agricultural products being loaded
on trains and many other details.
One of the most carefully worked
out projects is that of the Westmor-
land school which has entered a
model of the school house, the
grounds, flower gardens, ball fields
playground equipment, the highway
running beside the school-every
detail is an exact copy in miniature
of the school and its campus.
The old world background fol-
civilization is Acacia's project ano
model OF fuedal castle with it,
draw bridge and moat, and the
/ knights in armor makes an effect
i've display.
Verde shows a model of an Afri.
can village cleverly worked out as
] to details, and, concerned with
their study of transportation, show:
the expansion westward by means
iof miniature covered wagons cross
ing the country to the missions.
( Eucalyptus school also has taker
a phase of transportation for it.
] theme and shows the mail carrier.
of the world: the Alaskan dog sleds
airplanes, trains, automobiles anC
other methods of transporting tht
mail from one district to another.
/ Modern Transportation
/ Silsbee, in connection with trans.
portation. shows the development
of transportation by ship, models
of the earliest known vessels to the
modern steamship and hydroplant
/ being exhibited.
Silhouettes of various forms OF
. transportation such as the railroad
+ the automobile. the ship and the
airplane, contrasting old and new
methods, are the work OF the An
/ drade school,
A model of the Panama Canal
with the canal and the surrounding
/ landscape all worked out in detail
has been entered by Jasper. The
model has locks that really work
and the children have filled their
canal with water and actually
raised and lowered toy boats.