El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-18

Rice. the principal, believes that be-
sides identifying the school grounds,
it will be an education in the native
flora for the children, and needing
very little water to grow will not die
during the summer as other perennial
plants do.
Yucca plants will be set out on the
corners of the grounds with the round
and prickly pear cacu varieties IN
the garden beds near the school As
the cacti blossoms are exceptionally
beautiful, the gardens will add. greatly
to the appearance of the school yaro-
Work upon them will be started some
time early next week.
The attendance at the Highland Park
school has been exceptionally good,
and there has not been a tardy in the
three upper grades since the beginning
of the month.
R ]. Tighe, the superintendent. Wis
tied the Highland Park school Friday
morning.
Music for Sunset Kindergarten.
A victoria junior has been installed
in the Sunset school kindergarten and
the children enjoy it very much Miss
Anna Washburn, the director, is plan
ming to install the Montessori system
of sense development in the kinder
gartens at the Sunset and Lamar
schools and has sent for the material
used in this system.
AOy's Waiting List Filled.
There is a waiting list of names at
the Aoy school which is filled to its
utmost capacity. The attendance Is
a difficult thing for the teachers TO
handle in all the Mexican schools, be-
cause so many of the scholars mothers
go out all day to work and keep the
older children out of school to take
care of the younger ones. Hardness
is another great difficulty, the child
rem being sent on so many different
errands before school that it is hard
to teach them to get to school on time
The teachers and pupils are watch
ing with much anticipation mayor
kelly's plan to park the Franklin
canal through the main part of the
city when the canal is concrete lined
As the canal forms the south boundary
of the school land this will give the
school grounds one block of the park
ing. There are already a number Of
trees on the grounds, and with the
attractive.
Execute Fire Drill Quickly.
Although the rooms are all filled,
and in many of the rooms the children
have to use the front seats. the Alta
Vista school is still receiving new
pupils Five entered in the past week.
Alta Vista's children in their latest
semimonthly fire drill left the school
building in IS seconds. This being the
only reinforced concrete school build
are very slight, but the children go
through the drill regularly and
execute it in perfect order.
Volley ball teams are being Orga-
nized to enter the volley ball public
school league. which has been formed
by Miss Margaret Kinnon. the physi-
cal director. Alta Vista will have two
boys and two girls teams. The league
viii be graded according TO the
height of the child. and Alta Vista en-
tiers in the under give feet class.
Organize Debating Clubs.
Debates being such popular oc-
curences at the High school, a de-
batting board has been formed to ar
range for inteTSOciety and irterschOol
debates. On the board as faculty rep
principal, Allen o. Sales. critic of the
High school forum; S. o. Weldey,
critic of the Sam Houston society; and
MISS Eula Harper. critic of the girls
Of the board are the presidents of the
the societies, Manuel Schwartz. for
the Forum. Walter POnsford for the
sam Houston, and Dorothy Congdon
Ior the girls society A meeting of the
board was held Friday. and it was ar
ranged that the girls should have a
debate with the Forum society in the
near future The winners of this de-
bate will contest the Sam Houstons
later IN the year, for a trophy cup
For debates with outside school
teams the debaters will be selected
from preliminary debates in which all
the societies will participate and the
selections will be made for ability re-
CARELESS of which society the debaters
represent There is a keen competI-
ton between the debating societies
this being the first year that the Sam
Houstons have had a rival society in
the school.
Addresses Football Squads.
The first period Friday was given
over to the athletic association in an
enthusiastic school rally preceding |
the High school game with MesiIla |
Park Saturday. S. S. UIrey. the fac
ulty manager of the team made an |
address on craftsmanship and an
hounced the names of the players who !
We're to make the trip. In order for !
the second team to go to see the game.
the boys of the first team have vol |
unteered to pay part /
of their own expenses. The second |
team boys have been practicine hard 1
with the first team, to help round /
punch wanted them to share the fun /
Of the trip. This is the first tine that |
Sucn step has been taken by the (
football squad.
The other speakers for the athletic /
association We're: Stanley Shea. Louis /
RCDlnson, Elgie Means. Orban Walker.
WIN Race, Carroll Roman. Rupert Gil |
lett Harold Coldwen and Russell !
Owing to the athletic rallv. the
room organizations meetings were
postponed until Monday morning.
Literary Society Chooses Name.
Philomathean Literary society was
the name adopted by the newly orga-
nlzed girls literary society of the
high school at a meeting held Friday
afternoon. Miss Thelma Beeson was
elected publicity officer Following a
snort business meeting a literary pro- /
gram was given. The society will !
mold two debates a month and two lit !
erary programs a month viii be given. |
MISS EuIa Harper is the faculty critic. (
me program given Friday after
noon was devoted to James Whitcomb
Riley Miss Edna Richardson gave a !
snort sketch of the poets life. and the
)ther numbers on the program were
selections from the authors works
Alice Bishop read Wet Weather
Iales, Clarinda Corb;n recited The /
u1nblebee, Bessie Richardson gave
The RaSgedy Man." and TheIma Bee
son, Kissing the Rod" The program |
;losed with a song Mountain Maids
invitation by Dorothy Congdon. ac-
,ompanied on the piano by Kathleen
Faris.
Next Friday the PhiIOmatheans will
lold debate on Compulsory Educa-
ION in Texas" Edna Scotch and
Ruth Moore Norris will take the af-
lrmative side and Vivian Pomerov and
Ella Mcdaniel the negative. Judging