El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-10

The greatest congestion exists in the
Mexican schools. 1t has been necessary
to move the equipment of the domestic
! art room at the Bean to the domestic
science room, and use the former as
an overflow room for first grade chill
{ dren- There are four first grades at
this school, and one second, with the
enrolment varying from 46 10 49, The
rooms are seated with desks for 40 pu-
pills. 1t is necessary that the vacant
room at the Aoy be used as an over
flow room for first grade children. There
are already enough to fill it This room
was left vacant last year when it was
found that combination could be
made. With an increased attendance
of 1S3, it is impossible to combine any
more rooms.
The Alamo school has 80 first grade
children on the waiting lists and six
second grade children. It will be
necessary 10 open another grade in this
building, and 1 suggest two plans:
Discontinue the laundry room as such
and open it as a class room, or move
the sewing room into the present as
sembly hall and devote the sewing room
10 class purposes.
In the American schools. there is
congestion in the Mesa, Sunset and
Villas third grades, and no relief can
De AFFORDED except by opening another
class room for third grade children in
the vacant room at the Villas We have
sufficient desks on hand for seating
the above mentioned rooms
The pupils in the East FL Paso
school are being subjected to much in
convenience on account of the DELAY in
finishing the building. It has been
found necessary to run the school only
half session on account of the con-
fusion incident to the passing of the
Workmen throughout the building at
al times. The grades represented at
this building are the high and low first
hlgh and low second, high and low
third, and low fourth
Inc substitute and supernumerary
force have been kept busy during the
past week. on account of the absence
Of five of the teachers-Misses Marga-
ret Jones. Dee Jordan. Elizabeth Page
Annie Wilbarger and Elizabeth Howell
due to sickness or other urgent
cause These teachers have not vet re-
ported for duty. Others of the force
have been absent for examinations or
illness.
The increased attendance shows a
healthy growth of the city. From all
indications, the enrolment during the
present session will pass the 5000 mark.
wish to add that we have splendid
prospects for successful years work.
/ have never known the pupils and
teachers to get down to regular routine
work in such short order There were
very slight changes in the schedules
Tor the special work, music, manual
training, and art consequently there
was no hitch in the program
The monthly bills for the schools
amounted to $1OO9S the chief items
being the sum of s1675, the first paw
ment on the heating plant installed in |
the high school; $3.50, the amount due |
Robinson and MaSquellette. the firm
that audited the school books, and the |
sum Of $500 paid to the contractor of /
the East FL Paso school. TIE building |
fund was represented by s672441 and l
the sinking fund amounted to s333O.79
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Ask For Negro School.
The negro population of East Ell Paso |
presented a petition to the members of ,
the school board Monday night. in /
which they asked the school board to