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Ths Dsming Public Schools end
the Lana County High School will
opsn Monday, September IA. The
opening day 1t the high school will
be marked by . number Of shori
speeches In the auditorium delivered
by DR.. Frank H. H. Roberts, presi-
dent Of the state normal at Las We
gas, Prof. E. N. Enloe, president Of
the state normal at Silver City, and
Mayor John Corbett. Superintendent
]. B. Taylor, one Of the first educa-
tors Of New Mexico, declares that the
registration in the public schools will
easily reach 1900. The registration
last year was zoos. Some Of the
increase is due to additional popula-
ton in Deming and some to the grow
ing popularity Of the county high
school.
FACULTY IS STRENGTHENED
There has been q number Of
changes in the faculty Of the high
school and in the teaching force Of
the grades. All vacancies have not,
however, been filled, and the list will
be published when completed. Sew
eral strong additions have been made
to the curriculum Of the high school,
particularly in the work in agricul-
ture. In addition to the instructor
ii is possible that county farm
demonstration will be obtained who
will take part In this work.
DEMONSTRATION FARM
The twenty acres recently pur-
chased by the board of education
which lies just back Of the high
school binding has bssn cleared and
will be fenced immediately. The
ground will be prepared and an irr-
cation plant installed this winter in
readiness for the spring planting.
An athletic field will be placed on
this tract, Fairgrounds, and swim
ing pool.
SENIOR CLASS MEMBERSHIP
Those who have completed the
work in the third year Of the high
school and who will form the larg-
est part Of the senior class this
year are: Miss Martha Lindauer,
Miss Ola Dickson, John Steed, Kahn
Taylor. George Hardaway, Claud
Howard, Myron Haste, Miss Rosalia
Deckert. Miss Eva May, Miss Fairie
Jones, Miss Frame Watkins, Lyn-
ford Peterson, Lawrence Poll, Miss
verna Methvin. Miss Nancy Belle
Strickler, and Miss Ruth Measday.
DOlNGS OF "GRADS"
II is of interest to note what the
members Of the senior class Of last
year are doing, or planning on do
ing. BY far the larger number Of
the young women will teach school.
Miss Zells Conner will probably teach
at Tyrone; Bryan Hubbard will as
sist his father in business here; Lat
liner Watkins will engage in the stock
raising industry; Miss Ada Coleman
will teach school; Miss Minnie Swope
will attend the James Milliken Uni
versity at Decatur, Illinois; Forrest
Fielder will attend the University OF
Southern California at San Diego,
California; Philip Upton will attend
the University of Southern Califor-
mia at San Diego, California; Archie
Marshall will attend the Harvard
Preparatory School at Los Angeles,
California; Miss Elenor McDonough
will attend the University Of New
Mexico, Albuquerque; Sherburn Os-
terhaut vii attend the Boston School
"f Technology; Miss Ruth Merrill
will teach at Oldham, Miss Ada Hiler
will teach at Cooks Peak; Miss Ie-
more Mier win teach in Colfax coun-
ty; Miss Leah Barracks will teach
at ,Tunis; Will Wyman will probably
spend the winter in Boston; Miss
Louise vallandieham will teach
school; Chester Grace will attend the
University Of Southern California
George Acksrman viii attend the
University Of New Mexico at Albu-
qaerque; Miss Gladys Haste will take
post graduate work At the county
high school; Miss Mary Cobb will
attend the state normal school at
Silver City; Miss JoWilla Watkins
will teach school.