El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-13
School Board Asks that Sites
Embracing at Least Four
Blocks Be Submitted.


interested in schools, and the local
real estate agents, the members OF
the school board at their meeting held
Wednesday night in tbs Mesa school
building. launched a genuine campaign
for the erection OF a High school build
ing in FL Paso to cost approximately
$500, 600.
While the natter has been discussed
tentatively on prior occasions between
the different members, Weonesea!
night il assumed definite form Wnen
the members settled on the LlsuI Z
(which is to be paid for the proposed
building. and issued the can Tor CT
liens and real estate agents 70 asslS
them in locating @ site when "o1-u
from q point Of location. prove most
advanta geous. both to prospective STU
dents and Fl PasOanS Senerally
VIII Have Large Campus.
At least three or four blocks, Il was
stated, would be required LOT tHc
building which is 10 be mooern I'l
every respect being fire proof thus
saving the city it was said from
$4,000 TO $4,000 yearly on insurance
premiums In asking for TINS amount
OF land. the school board stated lnal
one Of the features Of the new scnOoi
would be its large campus, and there
also would be enough room 10 erect
auxiliary buildings The plans Of the
proposed building had not recned InaL
stage where details could ne gone IN
TO- The immediate attention or the
school board seems to be taken up
with the problem Of securing the oe-
sired location, at which time II VS.
stated the plans Of the building Woulo
be forthcoming Inat the anu
which the building viii be erected
viii be secured was clearly stated oS
Dr. i. H irwin. president OF the scnool
board
With the completion Of the proposed
High school, the present Fl Paso Hlsh
school will be RELOCATED TO the inter
mediate class, being used only Tor lne
accommodation Of the eight SraceS-
If was figured by y. r. CrOzler, sup
erintendent of the FL PasO schools,
that during the scholastic year just
closed there were 200 eighth grade pu-
pills enrolled and that within the
next two wears there viii be at least
$50 in this class. With present High
school building made an intermeolale
school, it was considered that the PROB
lem of taking care OF these puplls
would be solved
plan 10 EIiminafe All Costs.
Working along these lines, Dr. 1rFlh
stated that il was the hope and inlen-
lion Of the members OF the BOARD 70
bring the schools Of FL PaSo 70 the
point where the education Of all sc1ool
children in this city would De aoso-
1utelv free Of any cost on the part
Of their parents. To carry this out
from school books, pencils, pennolueis'
down to pen points, Would pc LuL
nished the pupil merely for the ask
ing. and as the need OF such Things
me members Of the board are unit
ed on the proposition OF clearing up
the deficit of the schools Wnlch IL WaS
stated amounted to something ms
Two years ago. said Dr- Irwin,
when / assumed the presidency OF lhe
school board the deficit was some
rhnig like S9s COO am really TOO
busy TO be filling the position, but i
am hanging on. giving 1t my time Pc
cause j want to see the schools work
out. and i want to see those lAillzo
we are planning accom- p lsll5u- ~
are going to build the new High scnooi
and for that reason we want every one
To assist US. especially the rear estate
agents. in locating a site
NJ More Executive Sessions
The doctor stated that there Wou1u
he no more executive sessions neId oE
the school board, and that newspaper
1oDorters would be invited TO be pres
ent at all meetings, leaving all mat
ters No 10 the discretion Of the report
CT as to whether or not they snoulu
appear in print
ecutive sessions that the plea OF j. ".
Curd, principal of the High schoql last
the board, and submit to II IN person
q record Of his work during the past
year, was turned down me Ie4oeSt
Of Mr. Curd for a hearing in this re
sDect was delivered to the members
Of the board in the form OF letleI-
The board refused his request pul m
S+ructed +. z Sawyer, AUDITOR anu
collector of the Fl PasO schools 10 al
dress a letter TO M Curd thahl A--
him for his efficient services Il was
reported that Mr.. Curd had INTENDED
filing his application for the same pO-
stion he held last year Dut y eaIllls
that the board intended to refuse H.
saved himself the humiliation Dy ten
dering mis- resignation
Perhaps the only thing which maIreo
a perfect meeting WEDNESDAY h-Snt'
was the plea Of Herman Andreass d
member of the school board. made %
The other members to the effect that
Mr. Curd be permitted to have near
ing before the board, as he had re-
ouested, on the ground that II was d
man to man prOposIuOns ana ne "as
entitled to that much Mr.. Andreas
stated that he was not present when
the other members entered the oroeI
refusing Ar. Curd the right TO appear
before the board. and for that reason
he brought up the maller v eu lI--s.1 =
night An embarrassed silence Sreeled
the Curd proposition as advanced py
Andreas Asks Hearing for Curd.
Just place NOurSelI III ms pos-~4oLl'
M Andreas- said, turning TO edcn
member in turn. 4 think he ought
to be allowed to have at least hear
ing. This way we are treating him
like q dog. It is a man to man prop
osition- Understand me, am not ask
inc That he be reinstated, or anything
like that. I might not be in favor OF
that. but / am in favor Of granting MIN
the right TO be heard"
Aren't we ever going to drop TINS
cd
This makes four times that it has been
brought up. The board acted on that
once
4 know it did" replied Mr.. An
dreas. i was not present when II did
came into the room just a few min
utes later. That is why / am bringing
il up now"
There was nothing said Finally,
Fred Woodwork suggested: Don