El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-25

: Miss Margaretta LeBarOn, the domestic
instructor at the High school and Bal
ley school will be the instructor The
idea was suggested to the hospital by
Dr. E. H. Irwin, president of the school
board as the schools have kitchen
equipment for the classes, which the
hospital has not
Three new rooms were finished and
equipped for use in the Alta Vista
school. In the Villas school a room was
fitted up for the eighth grade, which
was added to the school this year, here
tOfore the seventh grade being the
Fumed oak desks were installed in
four of the rooms at the Lamar school,
for the teachers use The rooms Of
this school being without equipment
in the way of closets for stationery, it
, was necessary to provide the teachers
with desks in which to keep their pa
pers and records The desks former
~ used were transferred to other
school buildings.
In the High school, a wider oppCr-
tunity has been given the students in
the choice of elective studies, although
they are limited to five studies.
Miss Ruth Evans, the principal Of
the Bailey school. has been called out
of town by the serious illness of her
father, S R Evans, in Waco. Texas.
During her absence, Miss Willie Nc
Crery, an advisory teacher is acting
New Teachers Arrive.
Miss Lulu Howell. of Plainview, Tex,
one of the newly elected teachers. has
arrived to teach the fourth grade at
the Alamo.
Miss Ruth Harris and Miss FIoride
Harris, Of Mineral Wells, Texas, have
arrived. Miss Ruth Harris will teach
the high fourth grade in the Bailey
school, and her sister will teach the
high and low sixth grades at the Alta
Vista.
Miss Louise Hopper, teacher of the
low second at the Aoy school, who left
last spring for an European trip, has
been granted a leave of absence until ii
Miss Annie Wilbarger. Of George
town, Texas, teacher Of the fifth grade
at the Bailey school last year. has been
given a leave of absence until after
Miss Lee Walton. teacher Of the
fourth grade of the AOy, school, has
been given a leave of absence until
November 1. Miss Mary Leighton is
substituting in her place.
Tfghe to Investigate Chihuahuita.
want about three of four months
to investigate Chihuahua before
make my recommendations to the
school board" said r. J. Tighe, sup
erintendent of the public schools. 7
do not feel, that just at present, I
have sufficient information, to be able
to select the most specific remedy for
the conditions there. Industrial educa-
llOu IS VI CDuLSGs the Only lllH6s Bul
first, all the unsanitary shanties should
be torn down, the hollOWs filled up. a
decent place to build habitations es-
tablished and the residents eeucated
to sanitary and healthful living.
Think Night Schools Good.
Might schools would be a good thing,
to teach English to the MeXicans who
do not speak il. There is. I think, a
big need for this among the class Of
MeXicans who cannot afford to 90 to
a business school TO learn English. It
is work that I think might be a good
field for the Y NJ C. A, and the Y. W
C A, for it would certainly be an en-
deavOr to uplift a large portion of our
population Interest in the improve
ment Of conditions in the Mexican
quarter is being aroused among the
AIeXicans of better class and educa-
ton" concluded Mr.. Tighe. Il have
only this week had a visit from well
educated Mexican to discuss the subject
and talk ways and means for its bet
terment"
Ethics are being taught systemati-
cally in all the grades this year, and
Mr.. Tighe. Duties to others, in Great
ing a civic pride that will assist in
keeping common property clean. in
considering the comfort and health Of
other persons are taught, good viii
to animals, the cruelty Of throwing
glass, wire nails or other substances
into the streets, thereby endangering
is an important topic.
Duties to self, in proper behavior,
and helps to civic cleanliness are
among the subjects that are brought
to the attention of the child to incite
appreciation and emulation Of the best.