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The Washington herald., 1910-09-01

ments OF the supplemental type, and to
observe what continuation school work
is doing In common with other educa-
tional processes to contribute to the maxi
ing OF man. 1t is OF surprising interest,
too, 10 observe what this form OF train
ing has done TO supplement and acceler-
ate the ends OF education, looking toward
the realization OF democracy, by helping
to compensate for the acknowledged fail
une OF State education TO hold and train
the youth and young men OF the republic
efficiently; or. perhaps, to compensate
for the failure Of the young man him
self who has left school and who late
in life realizes that he is to be dis
tanced in the race because of the "su-
perior efficiency and intelligence of his
co-worker through education"
Along with this ideal, which is so thor
oughly democratic i'm theory at least.
comes the call for training leading to
practical efficiency in life You must
make your education hit the mark bet
ter" say the critics Of the schools. You
spread out. and spread out thin. Con-
centrate upon one or the other-culture
or vocation-and get somewhere!" Com
missioner Draper. of New York, has been
a bold but constructive critic I'm this field.
His indictment of the Public school edu-
cational programme-fn the Empire State
as inadequate to meet the present indus
trial situation, as ministering to small
minority of the citizens of the Common
wealth and lacking in adaptation to the
actual life the boys and girls are facing
has stirred the educational world and
visibly affected the State school system
OF New York. Speaking for the econO-
mists. Prof Ely, Of Wisconsin, declares
that Industrial training, not for the few.
but for all people, for every boy and girl
born in the United States, without one
exception, is the chief economic demand
OF our time. Comparatively little is at
tanned, he continues, by picking out a
few here and there and elcvating them
above the masses by technical schools.
We want to extend the benefits of indus
trial schools to ell alike" Organized la
Dor for years the opponent of trade train
ing in schools adopted the programme
proposed by an able commission Of lead
ers in the trade union movement at To-
ronto last November relating to indus
try the educational training. both funda-
mental and technical, needed to meet the
present situation.
In Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jer-
sey, and Ohio, largely as the result OF
insistent private initiative in pointing out
the defects Of education by actually and
definitely meeting the demands for trade
and commercial training, commissions on
industrial education have been at work
for the past few years; national move
ments for the promotion OF Industrial ed
ucation have been organized; President
Roosevelt through his famous deliver
ance at Michigan Agricultural College.
gave decided impulse TO the new ideal for
industry, while the establishment OF trade
training schools under private auspices,
representing a combination OF apprentice
education in conjunction with established
technical schools. and straight apprentice
Copyright 1909, by Myron Jemain Joncs)
The Washington herald., 1910-09-01

schools under manufacturers own direc-
ton, indicates Girther the widespread
movement, Individual. state. and national.
toward adapting education to the new
demand. AS DT. Schurrhan puts II:
Greater than the humanties is human
ity.' And this whole trend of things
call socializing education. For all educa-
ton is but fitting for the service OF
humanity, and socialized education is a
fitting OF the greatest possible number for
that service
The Washington herald., 1910-09-01


Meanwhile the private school "for
profit" and the philanthropic or co-opera-
tive school mot for profit" are helping
TO bridge the chasm between knowing
and doing for the boys and girls, the
young men and women, who need a sec
ond chance educationaIy For whatever
the reason may be for the large number
of boys and girls who leave the public
schools at the sixth, seventh, and eighth
grades-averaging 90 per cent OF the total
who start-however. we may account for
the one-sixth of those who enter the
high school remaining to graduate; the
fact we face is that the boys do leave.
Our leading educators are assigning as
the principal reason that the school leads
TO nothing that will help to earn bread.
Naturally enough. the private continual
ton schools of various types have grown
up I'm response to need for technical,
commercial, and other vocational train
ing The astonishing enrolment I'm some
States of stud ents seeking technical edu-
cation by the correspondence method-in
Ohio reaching 10000 in a decade and I'm
Massachusetts $4,000, and representing an
investment on the part of young wage
earners. averaging twenty seven years of
age, of literally millions OF money in tut
ton fses-has stirred the professional ed-
ucators to a realization of the inadequacy
OF the present curricula OF the public
schools. And the splendid record OF such
institutions the Pratt Institute, the
Cooper Union, the Mechanics Institute
i'm New York, the DreXel Institute the
Cincinnati University, and the Young
Mems Christian Associations, with their
magnificent plants and mQre than $1,000
students enrolled last season, have stirred
the thinking public 20 an appreciation OF
the valuable educational service rendered
through these channels 10 the nonschool
population. 1t has brought prominently
into view the vast system of supplement
tary education. I'm which we include libra
ries, museums, lectures tutoring odu-
cationaI clubs and the evening and day
classe in which men and boys learn while
they earn. We are coming TO understand
that this is not diluted form OF profess
sional training a substitute for
fundamental education. AS a school prop
Cd general preparatory courses for those
who have not a proper fundamental basis
for higher educational training; (2) voca-
tional courses for those who desire to
change their present employment to that
which is more congenial and lucrative
for the Slaves OF misht occupations"
CD special training for those men and
youths who want to make progress in
their CHOSEN lifewYrk for which addi-
tional knowledge and skill are needed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29

c. W. Geiger recently packed AMI
shipped a carload of furniture 70
Parkersburg, W. Va, for Robert Bruce
Smith, D. D., late pastor of the First
Baptist church.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
EVERYNHERE|S
BUNTING IN
EVIDENCE
Whitewashed Walls, Beauti-
full Colonnades, Electric
Lights in Plenty.
FIVE THOUSAND
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
At Night, Great Exposition
Is Brilliant and as Bright
as Mid Day.

When the big gates Of the fafr
grounds swung back at noon Saturdays
for the second annual opening Of the
Ell Paso Fair and Exposition, the visit
tors on the premier day saw revealed
a city OF white. set in a border OF
green. Blue and gold are the official
cOIors OF the big fair and exposition.
contrasts and one most appropriate for
the southwestern country, are seen In,
every part OF the fair grounds.
FL Paso's second annual fair and
exposition Is ready on time Friday;
decorators, signs painters, gardeners
and carpenters were at work In eyeryi
part Of the big enclosure. putting thei
finishing touches on the exhibits in the
merchants and manufacturers build.
Ing, arranging the kennels in the dog
pavilion or stretching more bunting IN
some neglected part Of the grounds.
where the variegated decorations had
not been strung Every building. tree
fence and post has been sprayed with
white paint until the municipal park.
beautiful IN its natural verdure- is
transformed into maze Of amuse-
ments, exhibits and attractions.
From the big main entrance, where
a large American flag floats from the
IIagpoie. the fair grounds have been
covered with bunting Flags SET
pieces and bunting in the tri-co1or -
the United States and Mexico. hava
been strung everywhere Long fes-
ICONS OF streamers have been stretched
back and forth across the interior OF
the different buildings flags are float
ing from the crest OF the main Build
ing roofs and wherever there is an
available place it has been decorated
either with a flag or a piece OF bunt-
ing.
The effect Of the decorations will,
De heightened by the light effects ar
night total of 5000 lights have been
strung in the different parts of the
grounds Even the cattle show, off to
the east in separate part of the fair
grounds, is connected with electric
lights, so that the night visitors NAV
see the blooded livestock exhibits.
Large arcs have been swung in the
different buildings and the Overland
iran and the colonnade will be blaze
Of brightness:
This colonnade and the Overland
Trail which leads from it. promises
to be the magnet which will attract the
crowds during the nine days and nights
or the fair The colonnade has been
built since the last fair and gives the.
grounds a real exposition appearance
The entire colonnade IS constructed OF
concrete in mission design with cleo
trio lights on the tops OF the cofuunsJ
The Trail has a line of concrete col,
umns running the full length OF the
amusement street upon which are also
strung strands OF electric lights as on;
the main colonnade. This will make
IL as light as day along the two maini
thoroughfares.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
AMERICAN NATIONAL
NEARS COMPLETION
Handsome Banking Rooms
in New Building Are
Nearly Ready.

The big banking room Of the Ameri-
can National bank is rapidly taking
on its permanent form. The Missouri
granite columns and pilasters for the
main entrance on Oregon street have
been set and the metal castings put in
place The granite columns and pilas-
tiers, including the pier bases for the
entire building, are highly polished and
are artistically cut. The metal part OF
the entrance is to be in verde antique
finish, with doors of quarter sawed
white oak.
The vault has been built in the west
wall of the building. 1t is now being
lined with crome steel and will be
steel clad on the outside. The doors
to the vault are now in place and the
steel lining is being set. The brick
for the remainder Of the exterior finish
has arrived and no further delay is ex-
pected in completing the bank building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
THE CITY To
CLOSE FOR
THE FAIR
Wednesday Everybody Will
Go Out For Ell Paso Day;
Friday Holiday, Too.
BABY SHOW; OS-
APPLE PARADE, ETC.

Everything downtown will close
Wednesday, Ell Paso day. The banks.
stores. schools. factories and public
buildings will be. closed during the en-
tire day in order that everyone may
attend the fair on Ell Paso's own day.
Friday afternoon, Dan Patch day, will
likewise be observed by the closing
of many stores. factories. schools, ETC.
The day nursery, in charge Of the
graduate nurses OF st. Marks hospital.
has heen established in the center OF
the park proper, where two tents have
babies who attend the fair
The baby show, which is to be held
on Saturday, November 5, will be the
big feature Of cni1dren's day, and Miss
Edmunds. who is in charge of the
show, has received a large number of
entries for the beauty contest
Owing to the size of the floats which
have been made for the OS-Aple pa
rade Thursday night, the parade will
enter the grounds from the livestock
entrance on the county road, opposite
Evergreen cemetery.
Wilson, the fireworks man, who
Will nave charge OF the program 1ueS-
day and Friday evenings, has estab-
lished his headquarters in tent in the
infield, where he is arranging the set
pieces for the aerial exhibits.
The city zoo, with its wild animals,
is at the extreme end Of the Overland
Trail, and is well worth seeing.
Gerome Elliott made the first entry
in the fruit cake contest which is TO
be held in connection with the domes-
tic science department The prize is
$50 and Gerome says he has it copied
with his wifes cake.
The press building is at the end Of
the machinery arcade, where the secre-
tary's office was last year. 1t has been
equipped with telephones, chairs, tables
and typewriters for local and visiting
press representatives.
The Ell Paso public schools exhibit has
nine booths, including art work, shop
and applied art, domestic economy, me-
chanical drawing, kindergarten, pri-
mary, grammar grades, high school and
the Douglas school exhibit The schools
have two extra booths this year, one
being devoted to the mechanical draw
ing and the other being divided for
the use of the kindergarten and pri-
mary grades exhibits.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
LIVESTOCK AND DOG SHOW.

In the livestock department, which
is located at the extreme eastern part
OF the fair grounds on the carriage
drive. the stalls, pens, and enclosures
began filling Friday morning and by
the time the fair was ready to open,
the livestock department was the
Invest one on the grounds. Bloodad
bulls from the big ranches of the
southwest were being groomed and eS-
ercised preparatory to showing them
before the crowds of visitors. The pig
pens were soon full and the enclosed
pavilion made as attractive as pos
sible for the show stock.
The angora goat department is at
tracing more than it's share of atten-
ton and the long fleeced animals are
al unending sourse of interest. H c.
Myles, director of the department, is
on the job all the time and has made
his department one Of the most suS-
cessful of the big fair.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
BUCKLER BUILDING
RENTALS ANNOUNCED

The rentals for the first floor of the
Buckler building have been announced
by the Anderson-Filler Realty com
pany.
The corner room in the rebuilt
building will be occupied by the Elite
confectionery, which will have an en-
trance on Mesa and Texas streets and
also on the Tobin arcade. The Guar
antee Shoe company has leased the
large room having a frontage on Mesa
avenue The Primm cigar store will
have the little alcove in the corner OF
the building and G. w. Steel will have
a shine stand next to the stairway on
Mesa Harry Swain will have two
rooms facing on Texas street and the
Ke1er Floral company has leased
room on the same street. The west
room on Texas street has not yet been
rented.-s
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
LIVELY DEMAND FOR
SUBURBAN PROPERTY
One Realty Firm Sells Two
Houses and Eight
Lots.

Suburban property is the one best
seller on the market this week. The
Newman Investment company sold two
houses and eight lots in the Highland
suburbs during the past week.
L. W. Dale bought a house on At
lanta street in Highland Park from
this company, paying $3.50 for the
house and lot Miss Bessie McCaleb
also bought four room brick house
in block 12S in Highland Park.
Carl Rudebush bought lots Is and
16 in block 20 of the Grandview ad-
dition. Roy HIGHLAND bought lots z
and in block 50 of Grandview. j. c.
Woodward purchased lots II and i6 in
block IF" in Grandview. P. Roman
bought lots 81 and 50 in block SO in
the GrandView addition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29

Manufacturers Also Have
Their Displays on View
for the Fair Visitors.
SCHOOLS HAVE
GOOD SHOWING
Many OutofTown Parties to
Come to the Fair to See the
Educational Display.

The most rapid progress has been
made in the merchants and manufac-
turers' building. the main building at
the fair grounds, which opens directly
upon the main entrance. Every inch %
space in this big building had been
sold weeks before the fair opened d ii
by Friday afternoon the decorators
were putting the finish touches to the
various booths.
The FL Paso city school exhibit Is
in the south part of this building AMI
IS artistically arranged with the vari :
our groups of departmental work az
ranged in small rooms separated D.
chains and pliers. This exhibit is ex-
pected to be one of the most attractive
at the fair, especially to the outoftoHnn
children and their parents. A numb r.
of school parties are also being ar
ranged from Pecos and the other cities
OF the southwest TO visit this exhibit
and study the work being done in the
model FL Paso schools
One of the eonveniences- at the fair
IS the substation of the Tri-State TeIe-
phone company, which is located to .he
left of the main isle in this buildin :
In this booth, arrang ed as, an arbor
with vines trailing over 1t. is "a branch
switchboard which connects, with Eli
Of the different departments. includ-
ing the offices of the executive staff.
instantaneous connection can. be hid
with the downtown exchange from the
fair grounds, the system having been
installed complimentary by the tete-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29

In the dog show pavilion, where the
Kennel club will have its bench show,
everything is in readiness for the su-
nual show. The new building has been
completed and everything is arranged
for the comfort Of the canine aristo-
Gratis who will boon parade next week.
The pavilion is octagOn shaped with
the benches arranged in tiers and
place for the fancy displays in the cs7-
ter.
The poultry show, which is to be a
rival of the Kennel club show in pop
ularity, is in the rear of the Resources
building. which is entered from tho
center of the cOlOnnade. The entrance
to this show is in the rear of the Re
sources building, which contains Tire
agricultural, horticultural and mining
department. These exhibits are slow in
arriving and only few were in place
Saturday, but the big building by Nor
day will overlooking with exhibits o.
the natural resources OF the Great
Southwest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
NORTH KANSAS TO
MYRTLE Is OPENED

North Kansas street is now being
opened through to Myrtle. The wall in
front of the Crosby residence on Myr
tie avenue is being removed and
foot of the west wall of the old Pres
byterian church is to be removed.
The street Is to be 40 feet wide from
Myrtle through Texas TO Mills street
Tht Morgan building on the corner If
Texas and Kansas has been removed
and the building on the opposite side
OF Texas street, owned by John Soren-
son, will be removed next week, max
ing continuous thorOughfare for the
two blocks of the newly opened street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29

HIPPODROlNE AND THE
TRAIN IN READINESS

Ready to the minute for the page
ants which will make the second an
nual fair a great success, the big hip
podrome:5 was as spick and span rs
Madison Square garden, whens he
grounds were formally opened Satur-
day morning. The enclosure fenee4had
been painted white, the grand stan ] }
and boxes decorated with flags sshG
bunting and the infield, baseball did
mond and half mile track were in the
best possible condition for the base
ball tournament polo matches and the
harness and running events during RE
week. The hippodrome will be the CEN
ter of the big fair grounds during the
nine days of the fair Not day or
night will pass without there being
from one to six attractions in progress
OH the big enclosure. Buffalo Bill set
up his tepees and tents early Saturday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29

morning and was ready for the open
ing day crowds long before noon
On the Overland Trail order is COM
ing out of chaos. Stands are being
erected, the Parker shows are unpacS-
Yng and setting up tents and hot dog
and restaurant stands are everywhere
in evidence. The trail promises to be
more popular than ever and 1T Will eS-
tend from the colonnade to the munlci~
pal zoo by the lake. The old stanf-
bys. the figue eight, Cupid's slide,
the Seventh degree and the other per
manent amusement enterprises Will be
ia full operation and dozens of others
are being erected for the fair week.
The stables on the opposite side or
The Trail have been painted and the
blooded animals Will be the source or
almost as much interest as the e--
hibits on the Trail proper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
EIGHT TONS
Of COLD
DAILY
New Sheldon Basement to
Be a Monster Cooling Off
Place.
PERPETUAL WINTER
TO BE MAINTAINED

~ Perpetual winter will exist in the
basement of the new Sheldon hotel. y
igerating plant with a capacity for
eight tons is being Installed under the
remodeled hotel building. john n.
Gruhl of the Creamery Package Man
ufacturing company OF Chicago is here
to superintend the installation of the
plant, which will furnish cold storage
for the entire hotel building, including
the. bar, ice water coolers, ice for the
use of the hotel and also storage for
the poultry, vegetables and game
which will be used in the kitchen.
Five Storage Rooms.
Five cold storage rooms are being
built in the basement, for the storage
supplies. These rooms are insulated
with ground cork, a carload of this
material being used in their construc-
ton, and a double thickness of timber
with felt padding between. The wood
on the inside of the rooms is maple
to prevent any doors from being
transmitted to the supplies stored in
them. The floors are all of concrete
five inches thick, to retain the cold
air and keep out the hot air from
the ground A refrigerating plant
which will pump brine through the
tubes Of the rooms and also to the bar
and ice water tanks upstairs is also
being installed.
Laying Tile In Lobby
The tile is now being laid in the
lobby of the new Sheldon and the main
counter being built The tile is white
with 4 border Of blue, and every room
on the first floor will be of this ma
terial. The private telephone exchange
is being installed behind the desk in
the clerks office. This will connect
each room by telephone with the office
and also with the city central
The new Sheldon Will be opened on
November %.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
Laying Tile In Lobby.
COTTAGE SOLD.

The Rio Grande Realty company has
sold a red pressed brick house at 1411
Nevada street to j. F. Dunno, of Las
Cruces for $4,000. The same company
also sold buff brick house on Roose-
Welt street for Alberto Rodriguez 20
T. H Splinter for $4,000. In addition
to these two residence sales the Pio
Grande company purchased $50 acres
above Las Cruces from Guyher jenkins
-fer-S4S0e. $3.50 = - -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
COME TO FAIR AND TO
BUY Ell PASO PROPERTY

NJ large
ands
lem
disposed o il
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
COL r. s. ALLEN BRINGS
FINE EXHIRIT AEc MINER 4

Col. R. S. Allen, the veteran journals
ist and mining man of Silver City, has
arrived in FL Paso, bringing a collec-
ton OF minerals and ores from the va.
rious mines OF Grant county and terrf-,
tory tributary to Silver City to be
placed on exhibit at the fair grounds