Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-30
interesting Items OF News
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Ell Centre School Pupils
Lincoln school

Lincoln ScnOOl
| At the circus Captain Ferreil ia
| cobs showed ne his baby lion, anc
the tiger that clawed Miss Mabe
Stark. He showed me his trained
lions and gave me a picture Of
himself on a big black-maned Afri-
CIR ion.-WaIter Miller, IS.
We are studying about maps.
finished a map Of Africa today.
think it is fun TO make maps. -
Jimmie Smith, So,
We studied about Columbus to-
day. It is a very interesting story
He was a great sailor. To this day
ne Is q noted hero-Fayola Roach
5-3.
o. Wish 7 Could.
As you know long ago ships We're
very small
And now We see afloat . city very
tall
II bet Columbus would like to sail
one Of these
And I know 1 wish I could sail
across the Seas.-Roberta jerks.
5-3.
In our room We are studying
about national parks. There are
Cnly three children who chose TO tell
about Carlsbad Cavern. I was one
Of them. Carlsbad Cavern is the
largest and most spectacular cave
IL The world.-Ruth Parker Sd.
Every once in a while We have a
free-drill TO teach us how TO get
out Of q burning building without
running. a rule has been made
that we must take out the flags ana
register books. When We had fire
Grill it looked very nice to see q
crowd Of children with the Amerl-
can flag waving above their heads.
Grace Mazda, Cd.
In social science We are studying
about Egypt. We have drawn many
pictures Of ancient Egyptian lie.
We are going TO have a sandtable
and have plows and hoes made OF
weed. The girls will make Egyp-
tiaIl clothing and the boys are find
ing sandstone and making picture
writing on it. I think it is great
tun.-James MillN, Ga.
Our janitor, whom we call Bill,
has made us a nice lunch table. II
gives me a much better appetite TO
s:e a clean table with good food on
it. It is a long table and it IS
zaade very well.-Alberta Hanson,
Sd.
When We returned to school this
year we were greeted by a lovely
new lawn. The lawn was grown by
tie SERA. We also had some newly
sandpapered and vanished desks.
Along with all the new things came
some new teachers; they are AIr
Wilby. Mr.. Smith and Miss Blank,
50 altogether We have a pretty new
s.hool.-Stanley Conkey, Ga.
The boys and girls of Mr.. Smiths
room 6-3 are studying about prinai-
i've people. For activities they are
going to make pictures and tools the
primitive people used. A school
museum is already under construc-
ion by some boys Of the room. Some
boys and girls have found cave
mems arrowheads which were made
thousands of years ago. Some Of
the girls are making pottery. One
boy made a stone hatchet. Another
made some pictures writing on a
flat piece Of sandstone.
Last Monday evening the morn
ing the boys were talking about
playing hockey to go to the circus
IN the afternoon. About noon a
notice came from the principal,
Mr.. De Celles, saying All children
who are absent or late to school in
the afternoon viii have TO stay
double time tomorrow When We
came back to school after noon no
one was late and no one was absent.
I guess all the boys had decided to
90 TO the circus after school.
We have q new student named
Mary Lou Griffin She was sick
and not able TO start at the begin
ming Of school We are all glad 70
have her in our room.
Harding School
In spite Of the hot weather, the
second grade has started some very
good work.
One Of the things which we have
been studying IS health and the
book Merry Murphy the irish
Potato" has given US a great deal
Cl enjoyment Merrys experiences
with Carrie Carrot and other mem
bers Of the vegetable family has
held Us spellbOund.
We are taking a journey to health
land and hope 10 come back big
and stroug.-Miss CaldWel's Second
Grade.
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