El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-15
SCHOOLS Of CITY
ARE ALL CROWDED
Necessary to Rent Addition
al Space at San Jacinto.
School Notes.

| The total registration for the first
| three days of the FL Paso public
/ schools. including the kindergarten. is,
according to statement issued by
superintendent \. R. Crozier, 4437. and
! it is believed the enrolment will reach
! 5000 by the end of the first school
month.
\ large part of the Mexican popula-
ton is absent from the city attending
the centennial celebration in Mexico,
which decreases the present attend
ance.
While there has been a steady in
crease in all the schools, the high
school shows the largest enrolment
over last year. y system Of daily re-
ports has been introduced this year
which will show the progress of the
schools from day 10 day. giving the
exact enrolment, the number i'll, and
those leaving the city each day.
improvements In Schools.
Much general Improvement has been
made in the various school grounds
and buildings. At the high school.
special attention has been given to
identifying the grounds. Trees have
been planted. and the old tennis court,
which last year was brown and dusty,
has been fenced and converted into
most attractive lawn course of
modern languages. including French
and German, has been added to the
high school curriculum, which COM
pletes the studies necessary for affilia
ton with Wellesley college. Renee
de Serviere, of France, IS instructor in
German and French. and Miss Isabel
Kelly IS in charge of the Spanish. Mrs.
Rogers, of Illinois. is new teacher.
who has been added to the high school
faculty
Noticeable Improvement has been
made in the grounF5 of Lamar school.
giving the entire locality a different
aspect. Numbers of trees have been
planted. and surrounding the entire
school ground is a 16 foot parking.
which widens at the corners TO a so
foot diameter.
school Overfovs.
The Bean school shows a large in
crease over last year and it has be-
come necessary to rent three outside
pupils. Additional teachers at the
BealI school are Mrs. Clemmie Mat
kins and Miss Jessie barrow.
Three new teachers have also been
installed at the Alamo schOol-Miss
Helen Runyon, Miss Charm Mcneil
and Miss Olive George.
The contract has been let for a tenn
pOrary addition to the Highland Park
school. whicS will be used to accom-
modate the fifth and sixth grades. The
building will be a wooden structure,
and very comfortable and well
equipped. The attendance at this school
exceeds by a large number that of last
year Miss Irma McGin, of Memphis.
Tenn. is new teacher in charge OF
the fifth grade.
With the Teachers.
Miss Alma Jones is acting as prin-
cipal at the San JOcinto school, until
the return of Miss Mamie Sexton from
Europe on October 1.
Mrs. Alice Davis and Miss Cora Win
dus. of the Aoy schools. are both quite
i'll. Mrs. Alice Morris and Miss Nellie
Lyons are substituting in their places.
Miss Jessie barrow, of the Beall
school. has applied for leave of alb
sence to attend the bedside of her sis
ter who is seriously i'll.
Miss Annie Robb. of Uvalde, has been
unable to return to her work at the
Mesa school on account of the illness
of her mother. Miss Nichols is filing
her place
Miss Ann Thurmond. of the Mesa
school, who has been i'll. is somewhat
improved.
The seventh grade. which was last
year accommodated at the Sunset
school. has been transferred to the
Villas school
At the Negro school.
Improvement has been made in the
department of the Douglas
school. a manual training shop having