El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-14

Total to date. .SS15.55
During the month there has been
considerable sickness among teachers
and pupils. Miss Mamie Sexton, princi-
pal Of the San Jacinto school. Miss
Eula Cobb. head of the department of
English of the High school. and Miss
Catherine Brownson, departmental
teacher at the Sunset school, have been
seriously i'll. Miss Brcwrson has been
back for the past two weeks. Miss
Sexton and Miss Cobb are still out, but
are recovering.
Since January we have lost from our
faculty Misses Louise Long Virginia
Nichol Mary Lsmbdiq Allie George.
Helen Runyan, Ann Thurmond, Lucille
Rice These positions. have all been
filled without the necessity of electing
additional teachers. In some instances
grades have been combined. thus en-
abling us to do without a teacher The
principals of the smaller schools are
each teaching grade
I wish to call TIE boards attention IN
the fact that ex-nresident Roosevelt
VIII be in the city next "Wednesday
morning. The punils and tea cbers Of
the FL Paso public schools should he
given an opportunity to hear him.
am informed that he speaks in C1eve
land Square at S:45 It will be un-
necessary to give up a half dav in or
der that the pupils MAJ have this op-
portunity I suggest that the school.
session on that day begin at 1915 in
stead of Is minutes to 9.
Manual Training Work.
1 have nrerared ONLY a brief reDor+
as other duties have demanded nv at
tertfon. Tho Supervision of - teach
ers. scattered through as many differ
ent schools and teaching a dozen DIFF
ferert branches. all of these branches
being new ard complicated. REQUIRES
greet amount Of time and energy es
recially if the work is to he kent run
ming smoothly and effectively in ev
cry particular and abreast of eontem-
po~ary educa ticnal practice.
Every branch Of manuel trairinp in
the I'll Paso schools is running without
friction and ACCOMPLISHING first ella Sc
results superior to Anything accom-
pIlshed last year or the wear Drevious
The students almost without execution
are intensely interested and complain
If for any reason a manual training
lesson is missed
Many cases have come to my notice
in which children too i'll to attend their
regular classes have made a special eff
Tort not TO miss manual training les
sons, even though in reality not well
II
The majority of the parents recog-
nize the place of manual training in
education, and it is thir interest and
support that has enabled this depart
ment0to become what it is. Their fire.
queIlt expressions of commentator are
a great encouragement to, the teach
erS.
The Auditors Report.
Monthly Comparison of Expenditures.
1o- Co. 7 -
Other expense. .-..--..-..... 1903
Total =. ....... s17. O5s.ss
Previous Month.
Salaries for Jan, 1911. ST. oO4 .5s
Other expense. ...-..--...... I447,9
Total. 452.4s
Corresponding month of 1919.
Salaries for Feb, 1910. SIS, 2s175
Other expense. . 2.3O4.93
IotaL s1s.536.6S
Monthly Statement of Overdraft.
Overdraft Feb. 1, 1911. = S171, 372.5S
Expenditures for Feb, 1911. 17,05336
Total ..,..... .$1ss, 1854
Warrants cancelled during
Feb, 1911 ......-.....- 19.503.16
Net overdraft March 1; 1911. s16S,922.7s
Bills approved.
Bills amounting to s1562S2 approved
by the finance committee were then
approved. Principle among these were
one for s635 for ia tons of coal, this
lot making IA cars received this year,
s12253 for water, 1917 for paving on
Rio Grande street in the rear of the
Mesa school s21.0e for gas. $3.50 for
light and power
Dr. Irwin inquired about the cost
of furnishing towels and was informed
that the average monthly cost is 1892
at the rate of u cents per towel. He
said that he had received samples Of
paper towels which cost but one-sixth
of a cent each and which can be dis