El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-03

J v DeElnLelQEuL H. d 446lc1 W GU
nesday morning at the Bailey school,
| the opening of the schools Monday
morning, September 8, has been reduced
! 10 a real business proposition.
The session conducted by Mr. I1g6e
I was brief and business like work and
] methods to be pursued by the teachers
/ of the different schools were only
! curSOrily discussed. These will come
! up at one of the regular meetings of
/ the principals. which it was decided to
! hold on the first Wednesday of each
/ month at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at
/ the Bailey school
Teachers, like the students, are. to re-
! ceiVe instructions. Mr. Ilghe'S plan Is
| to inaugurate a professional course in
! reading Tor teachers. Miss Maria j.
! Gallagher, Miss Alice Fitzpatrick ana
Miss. Ruth Evans were appointed a
| reading committee The duty OF the
! committee will be to ascertain after an
J examination just what books viii be
| better for the course. The committee
| will make its report at the next general
! meeting of the teachers, at the high
I school on September IS.
! New studies in the elementary
| courses came up for discussion. The
/ state law has changed a number Of text
I books that were in use in the schools
! last year The changes were made in
| arithmetic, histories and some of the
! other studies. The text books adopted
! by the state for the coming school year
/ were also adopted for the FL PasO
| schools at the principals meeting.
| Regulations for Pupils.
| 1t was decided to award certificates
| of attendance to the student who has
J been perfect in attendance every school
! day Sickness viii not he taken as an
/ excuse. A dismissal during the day
! " III result in demerit on the attend
I ance list.
Any pupil found guilty of destroying
I school property viii either have to pay
: for the damage or be excluded from
! school. This is the rule Of the school
board and was adopted wednesday
/ morning by the principals. 1t is stated
/ that the rule viii be more closely OBJ
I served this year than it was last
Mr.. T1ghe's plan to have an honor
/ roll ms tailed in the different schools
was adopted. Those students who dur
/ ing the quarter, lasting nine weeks
4 have made at least SO percent in all
| subjects. with the exception of one, in
Which 80 percent will be allowed, will
/ have his or her name placed on the
roll The names of those who have
been perfect in attendance will also
go on the roll The names are to be
published IN the newspapers.
Spanish Begins in Sixth Grade.
Spanish viii be taught in the fifth.
sixth. seventh and eighth grades. This
was decided at the meeting.
The appointments of chairmen of sec
! Iions were as follows: First grade,
Mrs Mamie L Patterson; second grade
Miss Alicia Swami: third Miss Ma bai
! Glenn; fourth, Miss Maria J. Gallagher.
fifth, Mrs. Eunice R. Payne; sixth. Miss
Myra Prateri seventh and eighth Miss
Ruth Evans.
The teachers OF all schools will meet
with their principals at their respective
schools Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
All principals were present Wednes- |
DAY out MISS Alicia Swami, who is still
in California.
The rule adopted at the PRINCIPALS.
meeting makes it imperative for every
teacher to attend the general teacharS'
meeting. which will be held at the high
school on the last Saturday morning
in each month at 9 o'clock.
Assignments Of principals and teach
ers follow:
New Teachers Elected.
At a special meeting of the board OF
school trustees last evening at 1880 at
which were present trustees Z. H. Irwin.
j. L. Morgan f 3. Simmons, Claiborne
Adams and Geo. L Fisher, the resiena-
tons OF Miss Lula White and Miss
Emma Kate Harris were accepted.
The Misses Lucille COwan and Lucille
EehJlInen We're elected teachers at sal
aries of $50 each Miss Birdie Fowler
was also elected at a salary of $50.
School For Nurses.
It was decided by the board that a
training school for nurses be Instituted
IN connection with the school system,
Tor the purpose OF training nurses in
domestic science and dietetics and that
all nurses be allowed the privilege of
this INSTRUCTION, whether they be in
nurses, and that the fact be published
that any nurses in the city avail them
selves OF this instruction BY arranging
with superintendent R J. Tighe at his
office. in the Bailey school Instruc-
ton in this department is to be carried
on a1Ler regular school hours and tu-
ltlon ices will be charged all those at
Z teEdlng IN a sufficient amount to cover
the extra expense incurred
High School.
Principal-A H Hughev-
department of English-R E Nc
SSo?rn1GK; mead; Mrs. J. NJ Frank and
MISS Helen Oldham, assistants
Department of historv-Sbaroo {
ant
Department of Latin-NIiss Catherine
Department of mathematics Nice
Rebecca Goldstein.
Department of seience-V. s. Rogers
mead MISS Lavert Chamberlain assist |
Department Of French and Cana
". F. Beiermann IL
Department Of Spanish-Miss isabel |
heIly' mead; Allen Sayles, assistant
department of public speaking and I
matt ematics-Samuel o. WeIdav
Librarian and presiding teacher in 4
study hall-Aiiss Lena MCKEE III
commercial department-NHss Mary |
Alamo School.
Principal-Miss Maria J. CalIagbe-. I
low Miss Nellye Witt Miss Elizabefb /
Calder. Miss Eleanor Preston Hyi 81 |.
-AtAiAy I4uuAuSsS nlgh Miss Harrfaf !
SchWarz; low Miss EIizabetb H. 1+T1
ell; high Miss Madge Steele: low
Miss Annie Grady; high 3-Miss FarDio I
Blakesley; low Miss Maude Isasci-ss /
high Miss Bertha Pool: low ~ a-5 /
high s. boys-Miss Kathryn NcItnis @Il.u !
low and high 3, girIs-8fiss GTsr -, +
Young; low and high 6-Miss Fve e-iII9 /
Boone. NFeIyn /
Alta Vista.
PrincipaI-Mrs. Eunice r. Pavro. I
low Miss Winifred Wilson. bieSb ne
Miss Alice Morriss; low 2-Mrs p,
nice R Payne; high , and low 3&ATie- 1
Meddie Kelly; high and low 1-@TrsS
Mary L. Dalton; hgh and low 5-ITjs5r. /
Lucille Cowan. MISS I
AOy Chexican) school,
Principal Miss Catherine csor,,,,+-.
assistant principal, Miss Certr,,loi ~ /
gins; low 1, Miss Carrie Sed6oTS -IlIIs
LILY Howard. Miss Helen Roberts 49, NJ >, /
Eva Stapleton, Miss EIiZabefb MSS
Grand, Miss Edna Van Psffe1 ne l-e F;
Alice Wilson; low and high Mss Mss F!
Era Thomas, Miss Aileen Hag5e. -I us 4
2, Miss Golden Lacy, Miss .Toee,,,titU,mE ]
Draeger; low and high 2. Miss 6I15pI rillle 1
Markgraff; high 2 Miss Glen ES 10 "a I
Miss Buena Glider: low g. Mics ? .e,ls' /
Black: low and high 3, Miss Ce1 -t-Ji5a 4
Leighton: high 8, Miss Bess Eiai y uue I.
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