El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING IS TO BE
ENLARGED At A COST OF $4,000
collected by the manual training deDa
ment was received and filed.
McVeagh Children Exempt.


ment was received and filed.
McVeagh Children Exempt.
Then the school board voted 10 permit
the children Of sam AlcN eagh, who lives
outside the CITY limits, to attend the
CITY schools without cost. because their
father pays city taxes on property as
sessed at $4,000. This brought on a dis
cussion, but finally won
AlT. Winter said: i do not believe we
have the right 10 allow them TO come TO
school without paying tuition. As ] IN
derstand II, they are entitled TO credit
on the amount Of taxes that their father
pays that comes to the schools"
Morgan said: Il do not think they ought
20 have 20 pay anything and Simmons
said; People who rent furnished houses
and pay no taxes get all the school bene-
fits. Is not q. man who Is compelled to
reside outside the city entitled to more
than thew"
Winter replied: Tine school board is
not authorized to make gifts 10 the peo-
pie living outside the district they are
elected TO serve. Last year the question
was raised In regard TO Mrs. / W HhW-
kIIls, who was compelled TO move outside
the city limits, as the city ordered all
diaries beyond the city. u was agreed
that she should have free tuition for her
children for the one year. SIS the CITY had
compelled the removal. l doubt seriously
# we have the right TO give free tut
ton"
Morgan said: i think we should give
them credit when they pay taxes in the
city"
Prof. Crozier here asked: would that
apply 20 people living in Juarezg" And
those living in las Cruces ?" inquired Dr..
Irwin.
Il think we should draw line said
Mr.. Simmons. The man who lives q mi lie
outside the city helps TO support the city.
The man who lives at Ysleta helps TO
support Nsleta.'
Mr.. Morgan asked if there were any
state law regulating this matter and
Crozier said: The law says YOU may
charge Mr.. Winter asked for the law,
but no direct law relative 10 this could
be found, though there was an allusiOn
20 1t IN the law relative to children over
and those under school age Then the
matter was passed on motion of White,
seconded bY Simmons.
Ask for Seventh Grade.
A petition signed by q pupils, one of
them attending Mesa and one attending
san JacintO and the others attending
Sunset school, asking for the establish
ment of a seventh grade was presented
On motion of DR.. Irwin, the board de-
clared in favor Of establishing such q
grade and also an eighth grade at the
Villas school at the beginning of the next
term, provided there are enough pupils
for the purpose
Backs for 81 chairs were ordered from
the Peabody School Furniture company.
of Topeka. Kan. to cost 81 IS each. There
were no local bids. The Sears RO6bUck
company, of Chicago, bid $3.50, but the
higher bid was accepted. because the
backs were said to be superior.
acquisitions were presented for three
shades at the Mesa school; 1000 record
sheets Tor keeping accounts, one dozen
uencil sharpener springs for pencil sharp
eners that had become worn, y panels
Tor doors at the High school which viii
replace glass panels. Fifty feet OF garden
hose for Sunset school, 400 feet of pine
lot the manual training department,
nails. wires, screws, brads, bits Tor