El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26
HIGH SCHOOL TO
Be BOOSTER CLUB
Pupils Will Study Economic
Status of City and Help
Chamber of Commerce.

/ To organize the nigh school as a
boosters club for FL Paso, is the pro-
posed plan of ]. Tighe, superintendent
of the city schools. Both the girls and
the boys are TO play equally important
parts in the scheme. The boys are to
form a junior league of the chamber OF
commerce. Political economy Is to be
! taken up; the industrial and CONNER
clal advantages OF the city are 10 De
studied. To better acQuaint themselves
with the economic status OF the city,
Mr.. Tighe proposes that the boys assist
the chamber of commerce in securing
statistics and data along these lines
After every student becomes conVersant
with the Industrial and commercial
values of FL PasO, then each is to
write a letter to a friend in some dis
tant part Of the country, telling them OF
the advantages of living in FL PaSO.
Mr.. Tighe figures that in this way 500
boost letters viii be sent out broad
cast The school as a boosting club is
his idea, which may be tried out after
the schools have once become well or
gained
represent a gigantic house cleaning IN
dertaking. The windows of all schools
are being washed, so as TO be bright
and shiny on the opening day. Every
floor is being scrubbed. Re
pairs are being made where needed;
desks are being vanished Coal is be-
ing put in and all the heating plants
An eighth grade has been added to
the Villas school Two new grades have
been added at the Alta Vista, being the
fourth and fifth grades.
Half Hour Added.
The daily session at the high school
has been extended to 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon, instead of ? o'clock, the for
mer time. The added half hour has
given room for numerous features that
will be inaugUrated under the super
vision Of the superintendent and prin-
morning sessions. Mondays VIII be
taken up with a literary program in
which some student takes part, or else
a public speaker viii deliver an ad-
dress.
Tuesday morning will be chorus
practice day, and Wednesday the same.
Thursday will be the morning on which
the literary classes viii be held, each
class being divided into two clubs, one
for the boys and one for the girls. A
teacher will be present.
Clubs to Meet Weekly.
There will be meeting. OF the clubs
once a week to arrange for a literary
program or a debate. While every stu
dent of the school will be member of
some literary club or organization, it
will In no wise affect the other literary
clubs that have been In existence.
Friday will be class meeting day, or
a morning during which the period may
be devoted by pupils in making up
back work This is expected to do
away with the meetings held after
school in vogue last year. Mr. Tighe
stated that he believed these periods
would prove popular here, as they had
in many other places
Portable School Rooms Coming.
The two portable school rooms that
were ordered by the board some time
ago are en- route to Ell Paso. They will
be used to take care of the overflow.
One will probably be placed at the
Sunset school and the other in the
Mexican district. The rooms are of the
knOckdown variety and can be moved
and set up in any locality desired