Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-03
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

Centrals newly decorated stage
will be completed very soon. The
Los Angeles Scenic company has
charge of the work which is being
done on the stage. The student
body and the senior class COM
bined funds TO pay for the front
curtain. stage set or drapes, two
flood lights and a spot light. This
set will be similar to the one in
use on the stage of the Veterans
Memorial Hall.
| The valance border and the cur
tain are rust colored; the rest OF
the set is grey-aplattered.
| Miss Annette Damron, public
| speaking instructor, has charge Of
local entries of the county oratori-
l cal contest to be held April 81 in
Calexico. Miss Damron urges all
her by April as assembly tryouts
| will come April 13.
A prize Will be given to the win
ming student, and a cup will be
awarded the winning school The
| Imperial Valley Federation of Wo-
mems clubs is sponsoring this con-
| test.
Pomona will be where this years
! scholarship convention will be held
On one day, April 8, honor stud
ents of Southern California will
convene to discuss the various So
cieties. Delegates from Central will
be Margaret Loud, Elizabeth Mey-
er, Dorothy Hall. Richard Maddux,
and Robert Landerman.
A novel idea will be presented in
the fashion show to be presented
Friday, March. 81, in assembly by
the sewing class. Dresses made by
the girls Will be shown along with
several chosen from local stores. A
feature number is one that will
show costumes Of the gay nine
ties"
Students of the photography
class are showing great interest in
the work they are doing.
Van Dyke negatives are being
studied at the present time. Re-
Gently Mrs. T. T. Ray of the art
department lectured the photogra-
ply class on the correct way to
take pictures. John Cook, in
structor, announces that he hopes to
offer a second year course in this
subject. In this course students
would be required to enter Nation
al contests in photography in addi-
ton to advanced work.
April 4 has been set as the ten
. tative date for the G.. A. A. track
meet. The girls have been training
hard, and the captains predict that
many track records will be smashed
in this meet. All the teams have
not yet been selected by the cap
tains.
Arab tracksters will journey to
Yuma Saturday, April l, to meet
the Yuma high on the track field
Boys who expect to make the trip
are Woodbridge, half mile and jave-
lin, Lester Williams, quarter-miler;
: Lester Williams, quarter miller
Jerry Port. weight man; Van Nos
trand, miller; Goss, hurdler and
dash man; Hartigan, hurdler, Cass,
miller; EIDE, half-mler; Young
half miller; Moore, weight man.
and Ted Baer, broad jumper
Members of the q. A A. plan tc
meet Friday to discuss current bust
ness.
William Tondro, sen of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Tondro, is home from
Stanford for spring vacation.
The homemaking class recently
studied the nursing unit of their
subject. In connection with this
Miss Jackson, county nurse, gave a
very interesting lecture. Demonstra-
tons were made to show the pro-
per method for making the bed OF
a patient and many other features
of practical value
Through courtesy of Edgar Bro
thers Hardware store, the machine
shop students were instructed in
automobile painting by Mr.. Wilson.
The TeXaco Oil company has
presented a display of their pro-
duets to the machine class so that
the students may study the various
grades of oil.
New scenery is being built for the
stage by the wood shop students.
Also a storeroom is being remod-
eled from the janitors room in the
Easement.
The wood shop is to start on a
campaign fJr repairing ana re-
painting school property. Each stu
dent will spend about 10 days on
this project.