El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
CLOVIS SCHOOLS ARE
OUTGR0WIHG THE
BUILDINGS
Another Building to Be
Erected-Revival Re
suits in Law League

Clovis n NJ. Sept. 2O.-The board
Of trustees Of the city schools is plan
ming 10 buy a block On the Leibelt adj
dltiOn on which to erect a SIS, ZOO high
school building in the near future. 1t
is not probable that che building could
De completed In time TO relieve the
crowded condition Of the school this
year, but it viii be ready before an
other term opens.
The $4,000. building now IN use, was
completed only last spring, but it is
not now adequate for the needs Of the
school which is growing rapidly IN
der the management of superintendent
v L. Griffin Many pupils from the
small towns near Clovis, board in the
CITY and attend this school on account
OF the excellent educational advantages
IN this nlace.
The High School Weekly, edited by
the pupils Of the school, viii send out
It's first issue for this term, the latter
part Of the week
Last year the paper was a success
and was COmplimented highly by terri
IorlaI superintendent of public instruC-
LOAf hon .. H. Clark, who said 1t
compared most favOrably with any
school paper in the territory.
The enrolment in the high school is
the largest In the history Of the city
J. .. Bulg1n.s big revival has closed.
The services were held at the taber-
nacle on North Main street which was
rebuilt for this purpose, and has a
The building was crowded to the
limit on every evening Of these serT-
ices, which continued for the past
month, and on many occasions several
hundred people stood on the outside at
convenient places, where they could
hear the speaker
More than 400 people were convert
cd ana as direct result of this meet
ing. Law and Order league, with a
membership OF nearly 200 men. was or
gained The members are among the
most influential business men Of the
CITY, ana their purpose Is TO see that
the laws are enforced and that better
laws Ior the suppression of vice are
enacted 6y the city council
DR.. Bulgin and his singers, Mr. and
Mrs, Rose, left here for Kansas City.
Their next meeting viii be held in
IaleQuan, Okla. Dr. BulEin conducted
q revival in FL Paso about a year ago.
harry b. Bowman, city attorney for
the past two years, accompanied by his
bride, formerly Miss Bertha COhn. of
Las Vegas, IS back in Clovis. They were
married at the home OF the brides par
ents I'm Las Vegas, September 6 and
nave been on trip through Colorado
Iney were wired that a hilarious re-
cepuon was awaiting them on their ar
rival mere and leaving the train at
BlacktOWer, station eight miles west
or clovis, the remainder Of the trip was
made in an automobile to Clovis, to foil
this attempt at merry making on the
part OF their friends
Firemen's Convention.
Clovis is putting on gala attire for
the first state firemen's convention
which VIII meet here September %. %
and 80 Twelve fire teams from the
principal cities and towns Of the new
state nave already entered. Some OF
the visiting teams VIII. bring their own
apparatus, but those who have to come
far viii use the Clovis apparatus. The
state record for laying 100 yards Of
hose, making connection and throw
ing water, is GO seconds. The Clovis
boys made s. seconds in practice and /
are confident Of making a new state
record They are practicing for this
purpose.
The program for the convention viii
consist Of quick runs, quick cOnnec-
TONS both dry and in throwing water.
ladder climbing and adjusting water
fights and races. This business men Of
Clovis have already donated over $500
fl prizes for the visiting teams.
The Curry County Farmers carnival
viii be held at the same time as the
convention and a large crowd will be in
attendance