El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

4 MONG the first requirements
"A which any community must
- meet in order to be ranked in
the list Of desirable locations is the
maintenance of a nrstclass system of
public schools. It is useless to point
out TO the average American citizen
with a family Of children to educate
the advantages of any particular loca-
ton. unless he can be shown that the
community in question has taken prop
er measures for the education OF its
young. Indeed. so strong has the pub
lie school sentiment in the United
States grown that many towns have
been built up to considerable size
upon their regulations IS good school
towns.
While possessing manifold advan-
tsges of the most aIluring character.
Deming has not overlooked the ques-
ton Of schools. For a number Of
years, the public schools Of Deming
have been forging to the front until
OF the present time its schoO ad-
vantages are unsurpassed by those OF
any town in New Mexico. When the
question of voting bonds for $4,000
for the erection Of a new high school
building came up a little over year
ago, there was not a single vote
against the bonds. This illustrates the
healthy sentiment favorable TO public
schools IN Deming-
Two Good Buildings.
The schools are at present housed in
two very commOdlous buildings the
central school building, which takes
care Of the students from the kinder
garten 10 the fifth grade inclusive, ana
the high school building. which accom-
modates the sixth and seventh grades
and the high school
The central school building is 10
Gated in the center Of a block. the
grounds containing trees and shrub
berry, and giving IL more the appear
ance OF a large comfortable residence
than Of a public building. 1t is g two
story structure and cost $4,000. and
contains all the necessary equipment
for teaching the grades which IT &C
commodities.
The high school building contains
Is rooms, exclusive Of the auditor
ium which is capable Of seating 500
people. 1t is two stories and has also
q cOmmoGious basement which is de-
voted TO q gymnasium, the manual
training department. and the domes-
tic science department.
Nineteen Teachers.
The teaching force is composed Of
10 teachers, including the superintend-
nigh school and Il in the lower grades.
There are $50 students in the whole
school system, S. OF which are in the
high school Il VIII be noted that no
teacher has more students than can
be handled to the best advantage.
There is an average Of but 81 pupils to
the teacher in the whole system, and
but p to the teacher in the high
school. Thus, there is an opportunity
in the Deming schools for each pupil
TO receive his fun share Of individual
attention.
Deming employs only high class
teaching talent The present school
superintendent, Prof. =. B. Taylor, |
comes to Deming from Oklahoma city. |
He was there for five years. While in
charge Of the Oklahoma City schools /
that system grew from q system en- (
plOying 10 teachers to one employing
PSI During his superintendency OF
the Oklahoma City schools the enroll I
ment Increased from $500 to 10.8O0; {
and manual training, domestic science, (
and organized athletics was incorpO- /
rated in the school work During this 4
time s1,500,000 was spent in erecting /
new school buildings.
schools Recognized.
Since taking charge Of the Deming /
schools, Prof. Taylor has in some :
measure reorganized them, higher /
standards Of scholarship have been set. /
and the course Of study standardized !
to meet the requirements Of the West /
eru Assoclalon OF colleges and Uni !
verstues, so that graduates Of the
DeIning high school are admitted to 1
any western college or university on 1
presenting a certificate OF graduation /
from the Deming schools.
The new features added to the school !
system during the present year are as
follows: Cd Manual training: (2) (
Athletics; 90 Domestic science: "a /
Commercial department: 60 Movement
10 secure the cooperation OF the Gift
zens OF the town and bring the town
ana school into closer touch. re-, III
srary clubs; % A high school maya
zine.
The manual training department is
conducted BY specially trained man
IN this line OF work. The COURSE IN
sludes two years IN woodwork fbe
first year being devoted to tool work.
and the second year TO machine work |
rhe student is taught first the use OF
.oo1s and the fundamentals o. az /
,entry. and second, wood turning ana
pattern making. A. large room IN the
basement OF the high school buiTdfne
8 devoted to manual training. and tbe
auuiument consists Of work bercbss /
,uu set Of tools for each student
twenty students are accommodated -
Zach period. There are now fo,1-
periods each day, and 120 boys are
aking the course.
Athletics ENCOURAGED.
The athletics now ENCOURAGED h.,
he school are Of the most heiDf1I
character. There IS a girls Ebaslraf-
1au team which has played seve-sI
match games this year with the teams
II surrounding towns; and there iS
ilso a boys basketball team which is
scheduled for several match games a
Baseball nine IS now organized, and