Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-24
BY MILDRED McKUsICK

Central High school student body
officers and a representation from
the Junior college student govern
ment staff. met with c. A. Weakley,
principal. Thursday morning, to dis
/ cusS plans for coming activities.
The group is made up of the fol-
lowing students officers elected last
spring: high school student body
president. Bill Dunn; girls vice
president. Lorna Hamerson; boys
vice president. Henry House; Sec
retary. Rita Fabares; commissioner
of finance. Helen TippS; commits
sioner of publicity, lie Mar Gillett;
commissioner of girls welfare, Fran
ceS johnson: commissioner of BOYS
welfare. Stanley Russell; commits
sioner OF halls and grounds, Helen
Terrence: commissioner of athletics,
Dale Hockett: dunior college, stu
dent body president Ross Blakely.
Freshman class president and soph-
omore class president will be elect
ed later.
Weakley reminded officers that
each of them is chosen by the stu
dent body and should therefore sub
merge his personality for the good
of the school. He also said that in
previous years student officers have
found many worthwhile things to
do for their school during class
periods, but with sad results on
report cards
An interesting matter under dis
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ing a committee Of three high school
and two junior college commission
erS present the student view on
school problems and activities in
faculty meetings. 1t was agreed
to form such a committee, for as
Weakley said 1T is so easy for
the faculty to sit way off on
hillside. as the general in an army
Bill Dunn then took charge of
the meeting and plans were made
for decorating the football field for
the Sweetwater-Ce game Fri
day night and for the selection of
yell leaders for the year.
Business is Picking Up
Registration data Wednesday
morning showed that with IA ju-
niOr college students enrolled. there
is nearly a twenty-five per cent
increase over the enrolment on the
same date last year Also the high
school students have increased with
638 pupils enrolled September %
compared to 623 enrolled on the
same date year ago.
G.A.A. Activities Begin
The first Girls Athletic associa-
ton executive melting of the school
year was held Wednesday after
non in their club room in the gym
Members of the executive board are:
Bernice Hurst, president; Funiko
Nakagawa, rcording secretary: Ruby
Norris, corresponding secretary: La
Verne Able, treasurer: and Betty
Cook, Helen Terrence. Misao Sugi-
motto, and Elizabeth Howard, man
ayers.
Plans were discussed for a desert
party to be held soon for all the
new Central High school girls to
acquaint them with the G.A.A. aims
and activities. Sports will begin
as soon as the thermometer permits.
N.Y.A. Program
The suggested quota for the Ma
tional Youth administration pro-
gram at Central Union high school
and Junior college has been cut.
but more funds are anticipated If
many pupils need aid 1t is neces-
sary for the student applying for
N.Y.A. work to fill in the blank
issued by the state director, be-
cause the student is selected by
this director on the basis of the
information contained there. The
N.Y.A. program of work at Central
has been planned to benefit both
the school and the student.
Debaters Work
Debate activities are under way
with Bill Dunn and Mary Ann Rid
die working on the national high |
school debate question-unicamer
Legislature. Dorthea Eiler hopes
to be able to attend the national
debate convention in South Dakota
this year.
We Shall Have Music
This year the glee club has been
divided into a chorus and a glee
club The groups are lacking in
three tenors and three BASES, which
will be filled before the gates are
closed.
A pair of tympani and a sousa-
phone are making their first ap-
pearance in the school orchestra
this year.
Faculty Summer Vacations
To continue Teachers Tell All
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