Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-09-12
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
ENROLLS III PUPILS
Dtming institution Stands Second or
Third In Number OF Stu
dents Enrolling
PUBLIC PROGRAM MONDAY
Mayor COrbett, A. A. Temke, and
Others Addressed Pupils About
to Begin This Years Work

The Drming county high school
counted nu~r, last Monday morning
and found II total of III registered
pupil III the four GLASSES n. follow,
Srnlur-, twenty one Juniors, twenty
two. Sophumorr~, forty N-onr; and
Freshman. thirty N-,rVrn, TIN, mum
hcr places the Drmlng high school
second or third IN number of StudrnlS
IN attendance among lls' institutions
Of the state. Albuquerque. the me
trupull- Of the state, has only TWEEN
II seven more students. The prob
ability will explain to the Albuqurr
que pres one phase "l the enigma
"how far is Albuquerque from Dem
my !" There are twenty on" teach
rr~ employed by the local school
board for the Drming district, and
all at them are selected for their
scholastic atlHlmmrnls.
n THE BEGINNING
The fail Nr~>lnm wa~ opened 1T y
o'rlurk at the auditorium, with pub.
he pr"gram The opening addrr>~
wa, given by Mayor John C"rbrll,
who spoke Of The beginning Of the
public school system in New Mexico
away back in -, when Silver Ciry
wu~ organized H. an independent
district after hot fight in the leg
lsluturr.
"rhrrr were only few srrtarlun
schools ~ the territory ut the !lmr
aud u few private ~rhuols which OF
trrrd oul y four or five months
schooling during the year. The in
tuN ui Americans, however. demand
ed u change aud the change was com
parable to the patent medicine ad.
vrrll~rmrul of before aud after tax
ing. saw what it was before and
you. " ho base come after, see the
results.
"Prr~ouuIly believe that the high
,rhoul can du still more good by giN
my more tune tu Vocational training.
This KIND of education will tit the
student Tor the work Of life. and
fully equip hm for success IN the
lin, Tor which he l. best fitted.
HOW To ADVERTISE
Following the mayor of Drmlng,
cam" H. \. Trmkr. president of the
Drmnp chamhrr ol commerce. Mr.,
lrlnkr told huW the -rhool~ had ma
organization in Gaining the best elias,
al settler by answering their first
question, what kind ui ~rhuule have
yuu in Drmuu!" "Drmine'> genius
iur advrrll-in", he said, "was not
confined lo lh~ or that organization,
but prrNadrd the activities of every
rtllIrn Of the community, who work
ed that hr might offer IN additional
attraction Ia lhle section.
COOPERATION NEEDED
The president Of the school board,
u, II, Cooper. told the teachers aud
patrons what the school board needed
by way "t cooperation on their part.
tie maintained that teachers and par
cno were alike responsible for the
education al the young, aud asked
that they cooperate III every way pos
rlhIr Tor the brtlrrmrnt ut the pub
Ir ~chool system.
TEACHER AND MOTHER
Mrs. u. II. Cooper, president uf
the Patrons club. outlined the work
"i the organization formed last year
and how il hoped To- bring the teach
"lN and mothers together at monthly
meetings Ia discuss matters oi dis
"lpllnr. and other questions which
could property come under It's Jnr-
lsdiction.
SCHOOL. BOARD
W. r.. Holt. secretary ul the board
ct education. told humorously y of the
activities of the board in securing
cooperation among lis membership
and how this spirit helped to max,
the Deming public schools the envy
"t every other community of the
Southwest.
THE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
on the part of the county. Miss
TRACE Goebel spoke of the orsanlza'
l'on of the county high school, m'
what ii hoped to accomplish. "Will
domestic science. manual training an,
agricultural departments the voca
llonal training of every ambitious
Young person in Luna county ha,
been made possible" she declared