El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-22

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competent psychologist and expert in
teaching. This course should be Of
fered to the graduates of the high
school who intend making teaching
profession. The course should consist
of one year of strenuous study Of psy-
chology, pedagogy, the history OF edu-
cation, and allied subjects.
Keeping Books.
During the Christmas holidays, the
superintendent took advantage OF the
opportunity offered TO open and post
set of books. These books are as
simple as is consistent with practical
value. and as elaborate as they could
be and be kept by the superintendent
and his secretary.
Attends Teachers Meeting.
During the latter part of the holt
days, the superintendent took the oc-
casion to attend, at his own expense,
the meeting OF the State Teachers
association held at Dallas. I have not
missed a meeting Of this association
in ten years, and I feel that no nan
who is interested in the work he is
doing, can afford TO be absent from
this most significant gathering OF the
teachers OF the state.
Objects to Readers.
Returning again to the local prob
lem Of the schools. feel that I should
call attention for the second or third
time to the lack Of adaptability of the
readers Of the third and fourth grades.
In my opinion these books cannot be
used to the. exclusion Of others, except
to the injury of the children. Some
time since the board of trustees was
kind enough to allow US TO purchase
supplementary books for the use OF the
children in the second grade. I am
now asking that you make the same
provision for the third and fourth
grades. This will require the outlay OF
perhaps $3.50 or $500. but IN my opin-
ion it Will be money very wiseIytspent.
Enrolment Figures.
The usual monthly statistics of en-
rolment, etc. have been compiled, and
since a reading OF the complete table
would betiresome to you, I am sub
hitting the following vital facts OF
this feature.
Net enrolment in all schools to
GATE -----.--...-. 1854
Last month Observation-Disclosures. 1863
Same month last year ........ AIS
Gain for month -....... 195
Gain for year ..-. 449
Belonging on the last day of the
Belonging last day of last month 4403
Belonging on same day last year. 412S
Loss for the month .......... 80
Gain for the year .... 237
Average daily attendance 1900. 407S
Average daily attendance for last
month Observation-Disclosures. 411s
Last year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1926
Loss for month ............ Al
Gain for year 153
The percentage OF attendance has
been below normal. being less than 81
percent. This Is accounted for by the
continued bad weather. and by the in
terruption necessarily incident to the
Christmas holidays. Fardiness Is ap-
proximately the same as IT was last
month. there being only two less this
month than last.
We have been unfortunate during
the month in the fact that many of
our teachers have been sick and alb
sent from school. The number Of days
of absence reported for teachers is 104
School Expenses.
The expenditures for the month are
distributed as follows:
Teachers salaries .S14,o4420
Other employees salaries ..... 1.145.00
Supplies 2S2s7
Manual training equipment 1,414.27
Manual training supplies -. 1912
Fuel ..... -.~.. 2,215.64
Water, light, power. etc. ..... 1sa44