El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-14
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
THRICE AS LARGE
As LAST YEAR
Nearly so Girls Present at
the Opening New De-
partments and In
creased Faculty

FL Paso School For Girls opened foa
(, the fall term Thursday morning with So
| girls IN attendance Last year when the
school opened for the first time there
were Is pupils enrolled
Girls were enrolled for the fall term
from New Mexico, Arizona. west Texas
and Mexico, showing that the institu-
ton IS fulfilling its original purpose Of
supplying a school to the southwest
where the special advantages of a first
class private school might be obtained.
At the same time the school has ap-
pealed to the FL Paso parents for includ7
ed In the enrolment are practically all
Of the day pupils Of last year together
with additional pupils from the same
and other families From Fort Bliss q
number of the officers daughters have
been sent TO the School For Girls.
The school opened at $3.50 Thursday
morning for registration and assignment
of classes At 10 o'clock the formal
opening of the school was held in the
school assembly room IN charge of Miss
Ora w. L. Slater and Miss Olga Z.
Tafel, principals. The opening exercises
were attended by q. number of the board
OF directors and the women's advisory
board ]. @. McNary, r. f. Burgess and
II. B. Stevens, directors of the school.
made short addresses to the girls of the
school, outlining the purpose for which
the institution was founded.
AT the conclusion of the opening exer-
cises the regular work of the school
started without a hitch and practically
every class met, the work of the fall
term was. outlined, and brief classes
held This shows the perfect organic
ton which prevails at the school The
old faculty which was in charge Of the
affairs OF the school during its first
year Is again IN charge with but one ex-
eeption- This made it possible for the
tall term to be continuation of the
first years work and it is expected 10
have the routine work OF the school in
progress Friday.
Miss Beatrice Morse, of Portland. Ne.
has taken the place made vacant bv The
resignation of Miss Ruth Davis of the
department of physical education and
hygiene. Miss Morse is a graduate of
the department. OF hygiene and physical
education of Wellesley college. where
later she was athletic coach, and she
will continue the splendid work which
was started by Miss Davis, celebrating
upon the folk dancing in addition TO the
regular work of the physical education
department Miss Virginia Nichol, who
taught Spanish IN the school last year,
has been made a regular member OF the
faculty this year IN addition to her
work IN the Spanish department. This
adds another instructor 10 the teaching
staff of the school
Although additional class rooms have
been provided for the increased attend
anee and the third building has been
utilized for the home of the little girls
IN the boarding school, the directors are
already discussing the problem of add
tional quarters for the rapidly growing
school With a majority of last years
pupils again IN attendance, large num-
Der OF new pupils and others expected
before the enrolment closes, the school
will be taxed to IT'S capacity. No pro
vision was made last year for the young
er children, but this need has been at
tended TO now that the third home has
been devoted to this special department.
and the little folks will be in charge OF
the house mother in the new boarding
home.