El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-02

Ell Paso's public school system is worthy of admra-
ton the scholastic shows $3.50 children between
the ages OF and seventeen of whom $500
rolled In the public schools during the last not
counting the number attending parocha schools of the
city where than 1000 attended There 156 teach
who, with the supervisors, draw monthly payroll OF
1300 the total annual expenditures of the schools being
$15002s.
The eleven school buildings contain III and
occupy 1873 city lots the value of the land alone being
Sl69OO0 The buildings and equipment of the school prop
erty owned by Ell PasO bring grand total of $714000
Thirteen years of free tuition is offered every child
within the city limits. This includes year the kin
dergarten eight years in the grammar school and four
years IN the high school Particular attention has been
given to the kindergarten department Ell Paso having
tabshed the first free school Of this nature the State
Of Texas.
The the grammar school compares favorablv
with that Of any of the Eastern cities while the high
school equipment conceded to be the finest the South
west The high school is affiliated with the University
of Texas, University of Chicago Leland Stanford Van
derbt, University of Virginia and many other leading
institutions of the highest order the United States Grad
yates cm the Ell PasO High School are accepted in these
universities without examination The high school
includes scientific course complete commercial and
business and literary Last year com
pete course in manual training domestic and domestic
science was introduced into all the grades. New equip
ment has been installed for this work at of 5000
This equipment is perhaps the most complete in the
Southwest and the force of instructors this department
is highly efficient The professional requirements for
teachers III the FL Paso schools very high and the sal
aries paid them the best the South The schools are
thoroughly upto-date progressive to extreme and
easily take rank among the finest in the land.
The FL Paso Military Institute chartered in 1907
and has already taken its place the front ranks of the
military colleges of this country. The campus which inn
medatey adJolnS the United State Military Post Fort
Bliss contains % acres of level table land which makes
perfect drill ground The altitude practically 1000 feet
or 200 feet higher than the business center of Paso The
Board OF Directors is composed of the leading business
and professional of Ell Paso while the instructors
who are selected for their special fitness this particular
branch OF work. from the leading universities of
America and Europe.
new dormitory is under construction at the pres
ent time and in addition to its complete accommodations
Tor sixty additional cadets will contain areg swimming
pool and gymnasium.
The next STEP in meeting the responsibilities and op-
poInltes which belong Ell Paso as the center of its
great tributary territory being taken in the organ
lzatlon of boarding and day school for girls.
The El Paso School for Girls is to be opened in Sep
TENDER 1910 The principals of college train
ing and OF experience in teaching especially work with
girls Of high school age and there will be also an ADEQUATE
force of efficient teachers including resident director of
physical training In FL Pasos climate outdoor life is
possible during much of the winter that much emphasis
will be put this FEATURE in the school buildings pro-