El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-04
LIVELY MEETING


superintendent of the city schools.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved and Superintendent
G. =. Putnam read his monthly report.
He reported that two boys had been
suspended in November, one for haD1-
tual disorder and the other for violent
" resisting a teacher and refusing to
obey her Two boys were punished
corporally for similar offenses.
| He reported that he had forbidden
the school children from crossing the
Texas & Pacific tracks except at the
depot and the stock yards just below
| He stated that these were the only two
crossings that were at all safe and that
he had been compelled to issue the
order as he had received complaints
that several children had been cross
| ing the tracks at other places and mad
at times narrowly escaped INJURY as
! the cars often move when the children
are crossing. He suggested that the
board bring the matter before the city
| council asking them to compel the rail-
road to fence their property in and
either put gates at the crossings or
place watchmen there. He had been
| informed that the council had ordered
| the Southern Pacific to place gates at
Mesa avenue and Oregon street and
said that if a person would take the
school children into consideration 1t
could easily be seen that ten crossed
the tracks on Campbell street where
one crossed at either of the two streets
where gates had been ordered
He reported work in all departments
progressing favorably. Ninety-two dol
lars had been collected as tuition for
the month.
Prof. Putnam said that Mr.. Lopez,
principal of the Aoy school had asked
him for permission to use from $12 to
SIS OF the tuition that he had collect
ed from Mexican children from the
other side of the river to give them
a little Christmas entertainment DR..
Gallagher thought that as so many
of the children knew SO little about
Christmas and would have no enter
tainment or presents at their home,
it would be agood plan. but Mr.. Mar
tin thought it would be bad idea to
furnish school money for the purpose
but he said he would donate something
out of his own pocket. Mr.. Morehead
thought the same way and the request
was refused. The trustees however will
help Mr. Lopez to entertain his Schol-
arS.
After some discussion it was decid-
ed to close the schools for the present
term on December 81 and to reopen
them on Wednesday, January second.
The following bills were audited and
ordered paid:
Momsen & Thorne, $3.50: Telephone
company. SO; J. B. Watson, $5.S5; r.
d. Richey. s1.5O; Times Publishing
company. $243.5O; Senior Ochoa, $3.50;
w. T. Hixson, $500; Kelly & Pollard,
s24.75; Krakauer. Fork & Moye, $3.50;
w. A. Irwin & Co. $11.35; Fassett &
Kelly. $3.50.
Mt Puf rat
at the last teachers meeting the ques-
tion was discussed as to whether il was
advisable to write the general average
of the studies on the monthly report
that is given to each pupil who in turn
takes it to his parents to sign. Some
parents will look at the general aver
age only and will not notice the grades
of each study. On motion of DR.. Gal
lagher it was ordered that each study
stand for itself and no average be Civ
en-.
On motion of DR.. Gallagher the
treasurer was ordered to pay the school
employees their salaries without dis
count.
President Morehead next called for
the report of the special committee
which had been appointed to secure
propositions for a site to build the new
high scnool building. J. A. Brock, the
real estate man, submitted four propo-
sitions for either blocks or half
block.
DIR. Gallagher as chairman of the
committee had about a dozen PROPOSE |
lions but the board requested the re- !
porters to mention none of them. The :
prices ranged from $4,000 to $4,000. |
Nothing was done however and the |
board will meet soon and investigate |
the propositions and examine the |
grounds.
1t was practically decided that an en- |,
tire block be purchased for the pur-
pose.
There was a heated discussion when |
Mr.. Martin moved that Edward Kneez-
ell be asked to draw up plans for the |
new building. He to receive no pay |
unless his plans were accepted. DR..
Gallagher thought that the matter
should be left open for competition and |
after a long and heated discussion
wherein two members lost their tenn
pers it was decided by vote that Mr..
be employed to do the work.
1t was II O'Clock before the board
adjourned.
Says Competition Would Lose Time.
j. +. Williams, who supported the
Martin resolution last night, was seen
by a Herald reporter today and asked
if he cared to make a statement con-
corning the position taken by him. He
said:
Il would have voted against the mo-
ton, for | was in favor of open com
petition. but upon discussing the mat
ter saw that it would mean a delay of
at least another month and time is
valuable.
Il voted for the appointment of Mr..
kneeZell for it would have been the