El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-25

Teachers in FL Paso schools having
decided upon their plans for the sum-
mer, are now packing preparatory to
leaving on their vacations, the matter
of reflections having been settled by
the school board. In several of the
/, schools, delightful little parties have
been held during the past few days,
ture Of luncheons.
Miss Inez Pumphrey, principal OF
Highland Park school. and Mrs. B. B.
Bailey. principal of the Mesa school.
have been the recipients of many So
cial honors from the teachers, as both
are to retire from school work. Miss
Humphrey to become a bride and Mrs
Bailey to make a trip to Europe and
rest
On Wednesday noon the teachers of
Mesa school and the special teachers
of the city gave a surprise luncheon
to Mrs. Bailey, the retiring principal
of Mesa school.
The luncheon was given in the large
domestic science room and the beauti-
fully decorated tables were placed in
the form of T.
The teachers were all standing at
their places when Mrs Bailey was de-
coyed into the room. where she re-
ceived resounding applause. After the
travelling bag was presented to Mrs
Bailey by the teachers.
She responded most graciously and
expressed her surprise and apprecia
tion.
Mrs. Bailey is greatly loved and pop
ular and she will be greatly missed by
pupils and teachers alike, as she quits
school work after this year.
Those attending the luncheon were:
ivia
Jones, Ellison, Mary Pool, Elizabeth
Page, Swami. Elliott, Wilbarger. Nell
Lyons, Sallie Blake, Wilson. Roob,
McCrery, Lott, Flynn, Ramsey, Mrs. Lee
liza Moore. Mrs. Victoria Whitmer, Mrs.
Nee, Miss Sallie Page, Miss LIE Boron.
Miss Fannie Henning, Mrs Murphy.
Miss Roger. Mrs. George LIE Baron.
Mrs. Bailey, Miss Couch.
Where Some Principals Go.
Mrs. B. B. Bailey viii spend a num-
Der of months in New York city and
other points in the state. not return
ing home until the early winter.
Miss Myra Prater, principal of the
BeaH school, will go Immediately TO
visit her sister. Mrs j. H. Taylor, at
Nevada, Texas. Later she Will visit
her mother at Goldthwaite, Texas. and
the month of August will be spent in
California
MIS-. Mamie EdllcISCh cues 10 view
York city for the early part of the
summer and later will visit various
points in New York state
Miss Alice Fitzpatrick of Lamar
school is going to California.
Alamo Teachers scatter.
Among the teachers of the Alamo
school, there will be considerable
scattering. Miss Charm Mcneil is go
ing to her home in Denton, Texas;
Miss Irma McGill to New York; Miss
Mae Ouarterman to her home in Deni-
son, Texas; and later to Minnesota;
Miss Bertha Pool to the east; Miss
Mamie Young to Tennessee and New
York: Miss Evelyn Boone to her home
in Navasota. Texas; Miss Emily Gid
dings to California; Miss Elizabeth
How ell to the east and Miss Nellye
Witt to Mexico City.
AOy Teachers All Go Away.
At Aoy school Miss Alice Morris will
spend her vacation at Cloudcroft: Mrs.
Lily Howard at Alpine attending the
normal; Miss Ysabel Gibson at Cloud
croft; Miss Alice Wilson at the San
Marcos normal; Miss Luise Hopper Wis
iting New York and other eastern
points; Miss Aileen Hague at FIT. Riley.
Kas: Miss Grace Del Buono at Long
Beach. CAL Miss Aislsa Frank at Kan
sas City; Miss Leona Black altos An
geIeS; MISS cora SchWarZ al. ner nome
in Rochester. n. Y; Miss Carrie Race
at Los Angeles; Miss Lee Walton at
Clayton. N NJ; Mics Helen Thornton
at her home at Austin; Miss Inez Free
man at Danas; MISS Mary D. James at
her home at label, Okla; Miss Eliza
beth LIE Grand at her home at hereford,
Texas; and Miss Clara Pulliam at Rui-
doso, II. NJ
The San JacintO Teachers.
When the San Jacinto teachers scat