El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-22
EIGHT GRADUATES
IN 0EMING SCHOOL
Commencement Exercises Of
Public Schools Are in
Progress.

Deming, y NJ. Nav 22.-The class
play. Dan Cupid Head Coach was
voted success by large and enthusiast
ne audience ut the Crystal theater. The
Daccalaureate sermon was delivered at
the Crystal theater bv Rev. o. T. Finch
Baptist minister. There are eight grad
yates OF the high school this year, five
girls and three bows. They are as fol-
lows John Deckert Russell Cooper. Paul
Major. Margaret Randolph. Susie Mott,
Eddie Berry and LeOna Hubbard Russell
Cooper is valedictorian of his class and
Paul Major IS salutatOrian. The class
day exercises are being held this morn
ing Maj. Jas. R Waddill viii deliver
the class address this evening. Rev. Mr..
MathesOn delivered an address to the
graduating class OF the grammar school
this morning at the high school.
The school annual Is lust out. consist
mo of 100 pages. handsomely illustrated
and filled with interesting reading mat
ter. all contributed by students In the
Demlng schools
Luna county is a good booster
for education. Schools of a high grade
are being established in various parts
OF the county as fast as the conditions
viii permit Deming has a fine new
high school building. with a well quail
flied force Of teachers. who receive
an average salary equal to those of
any city in the state, if not higher. A
county high school viii soon be estab-
lshed, so that pupils from all parts
OF the county may enjoy the benefits
of q high school education, and thus
prepare Tor colleSe or university
course. Miss Grace @. GOebel is the
county superintendent. while Prof. J.
B. Taylor has been cOmplimented on
his work by another reelection as
superintendent of the city schools
Preparing to Build Bungalows.
40 .f-Har
a curing shed 20 by 100 feet for poured
concrete blocks to be used in building.
and also for cement thing, to be used
IN installing an underground distribu-
ton system Machinery viii soon be
installed Tor hosting gravel right ont
OF the river bed. dumping it into a re-
vOlving screen which viii sort out sew
eral different sizes of gravel. and viii
also separate the sand. From this ma.
terial and cement. the concrete blocks
are made with which the company is
doing extensive construction work in the
way of four and five room bungalows
Onn 20 acre tracts near town. Work has
begun on a road from the curing sheds to
town. about a quarter of a mile. The
road viii be graveled and put in shape,
so that one team can pull two yards
of gravel at one load.
Says Auto Drive Is a Wonder
Col. A H. Hilton, OF San Antonio, Y. ;
NJ arrived here Yesterday morning in
his car, having made the run from Lake
Valley In about two hours and a half.
Col. Hilton stated that the road be- 4
tween here and SOcOrro Is in splendid
condition. with few exceptions. and .
that a great deal of work Is being done F..
now bv the state on the road between !
San Marcial and SOcOrrO. Col hilton is !
still singing the praises of his favOrite .
automobile drive of 500 miles above
the clouds 500 miles among 10000 Wild !
turkeys. 500 miles among 100000 rain .
bow trout and scenic wonders. This
scenic drive. so Col. Hilton saws. Is with Z
out a peer in America. You are never (
at a less elevation than 5000 feet. and .
frequently rise to 5000 feet above sea
level 1t takes in about so towns and ]
villages IN its circuit of 500 miles. and (
the roads are being put into such shape
that by midsummer the whole distance /
can be traversed in an automobile in a
few days.
Seven students from the school Of
mines at SOcOrro. n Al, stopped in Dem
ing en- route from Santa Rita TO Morenci. 4
AriZ- They are on a 10 DAYS excursion.
visiting the principal mining camps of
the southwest. The following composed
The party: Prof. J. T. Graham. Horace 1
Lyons, Averv Smith Antonio Abevta, /
Martin O. Boyle, Frank Maloit and / J.
1Iebnikoff.