El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-03

ct DISCUSSING the question OF
punctuality in attendance Of
school children said Miss Myra
Winkler, county school superlnlenue az
1t has seemed feasible TO consider the
giving Of breakfasts al the schoOls IN
the very poorest districts Not only
would this induce the children 70 come
TO school on time, but IL Wou4u EeaLIL
put the children in condition 70 90 Soyu
work through the day. This expert
ment has been tried in many big cities
In the east Tor the very poorest cnll-
oren and has improved the condllloIi OF
the children and resulted In a lltIf-tu
Improvement in the pupils work W ME
this plan may not be put into lLnLle-
date effect, it viii be considered Tor
the schools in one or two olslrlcls
WEere people are in very poor clICulli-
stances. and the children do not come
TO school in really the proper physical
condition TO receive any DeneuJ from
their studies"
We believe that the outlook for the
our Y. NJ c. A work" said Howard B.
Durkee- The new physical director
will soon commence the fail gymnasium
work and. from the interest that IS De-
ing manifested in it. we anticipate one
of the most successful seasons IN the
history of the association
Il do not think that the attitude Of
the press and public in this country IS
fair to Germany" said j. F. MunchEer,
who is here from Dougles, AriZ- There
is. Of course, the explanation that all
Of the news practically is coming from
hostile countries. but even with this,
Germanys actions before and during
the war are very unfairly criticized.
The recent reports from Belgium and
England that wounded soldiers are be-
ing killed by the Germans are utterly
groundless- Germany is fighting in a
e
When history records this war. IL viii
also record that Germany strictly ad-
hered 10 the rules Of civilized war
fare"
''The war in Europe has greatly cut
down the size Of the continental news
papers" said Arturo DUcas. 7 re-
Gently received a copy OF lie Matin'
from Paris Formerly this was one OF
the largest papers on the continent,
literally illustrated. Now il is a little,
four-paEe sheet not half the size Of the
ordinary newspaper When war was
declared the greater part Of the edi-
torial staff. as wen as many employees
OF the mechanical department immedI-
ately left for the front"
Having four children in or near FL
Paso, am naturally very much inter
ested in FL Paso and its growth" said
W McNary, Of Loveland, Calf This
city IS sure TO be a great city some day
and 1 have watched its development
vita considerable pride. because my
children were here. 1t is building in
all ways and is not only working for
size alone, but for merit as well. and I
think that is the need OF all cities, as
well as all men who hope to stand for
something in the world. 7 always enjoy
my visits to Fl PasO and. next TO this.
my tips TO Mountain Park. where
have been with my son, Graham"
There T= stretch n finest
natural road TO be found in the cOun-
try on the north mesa" said George 3
Oliver 1T is as smooth as a floor and
is perfect for automobile driving Then
there is some road in the lower valley
which viii almost shake your car 10
pieces when you travel over it. It is
full OF holes and the surface has given
way in many places and left great
holes But. in spite Of the good OF bad
roads, automobiling around FL Paso is
q good sport and enjoy IT,"
Baseball fans Of El Paso are as
much interested in the National league
race as those Of any eastern city not
holding a berth in the league" said
'Bill' Crawford. Each one Of the
here The Giants and Boston seem TO
be the favOrites- This is due 70 the
fact that the two premier backscops Of
these clubs are vel known in EI Paso,
having played here IN fact, it was
here that they developed into stars that
brought them into the limelight OF the
baseball world These players are
Chief Meyers, the indian receiving
artist of the Giants. and Hank Gowdy,
backstop OF the Braves. They both
played in the Cactus league together
and they will both work their heads
off when they hook up at Boston for
a two game series the first Of the
week"