El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-10
ABOUT SCHOOL HEATING.

EuILOE III EaSO Herald.
Noticing the comments in Thursdays
herald concerning dismissing a school
Tor Few hours on account OF no heat
IN the building, feel like saying some
thlng TO the general public, that it may
know that all parents do not feel to-
ward their children as this father who
IeIephoned to the paper a complaint on
account of the dismissal. I do not
know whose fault it was that for a
snort time school building was not
heated when it should have been; but in
our own homes, things often go wrong
and We are Inconvenience at times
and should think it reasonable to sun
pose such things might also happen in A
school, Tor, from my observation and
acquaintance of school people they are
just human folks and subject to trials
the same as the rest Of US, and cannot
always control circumstances and the
weather.
Being a mother and having children
IN school, 1 would thank the school
management for the cOnsiderat ton
shown, If my children were dismissed
and sent home, in case the building was
not sufficiently comfortable; for sit
ting still. as children must in school
Tor some hours IN cold room, could
result in a cold that might result in
serious health trouble to the child ana
thank those in charge for any consid-
Grafton shown TO the health Of my
children
I grant, Of course. that there should
be foresight. when possible, and public
buildings should be comfortable at all
times, but, as 1 said, conditions might
come about where this was not possible.
understand that during the unusually
severe weather Of some weeks back,
not a steam heated building in the city
was entirely comfortable in all parts
and know that in our home we could
not keep warm except we lowered over
the stove. Then is it reasonable to ex-
n fnr rrr-
children than we can do for ourselves
Also, when people do complain Of con-
dluons for the purpose of bringing
about Improvement, it would be wise
to state the facts, for the statement OF
the parent that the school had been
dismissed One-third of the time was so
absurdly false that it was laughabIe. I
asked my oldest girl, who is in the
upper grades OF Lamar school, how
many days she had been dismissed on
account of the building being INSULT
cietly heated, and she could recall no
other than this time Ny little one,
who is in the lower grade, was re-
Quired to attend only the afternoons
for three days during the week of IN
usually cold weather which I think
was a very good plan for the little ones,
as II did not make it necessary to go
back and forth in the cold and snow
so many times a day.
want to make public thanks to those
responsible for letting my children
come home instead Of requiring them to
spend hours sitting in a cold room I
believe in the open air schools, in IN
heated rooms but where these are
maintained, warm soapstones are pro-
vided for each individual childs hands
and feet and fleece-lined clothing is
worn. but, since we have no such pro-
visions here, II a building is not prep
erly heated, pray let my children come
home. ises Z
And, as to a parent who complains
because the children come home; he is
quite incOmprehensible to me. for my
children are welcome to come home, no
matter what hour they come, and It is
certainly a selfish parent who would
object to the children being at home.
A Mother.