El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-29

New High School Building
VIII Add a Half Mil
lion More.
&" HAT sculpture is to a block
M Of marble, education is to


a human soul"
This inscription is chlseled over the
main entrance Of little school build
ing IN Indiana 1t might be written
large across FL PasO's new $500, 1000
high school, for 1t Is the epitOme Of
education, the expression Of the aims
and purposes Of FL Paso's splendid
school system
Like many Of the city's public in
situations, FL Paso's school system has
outgroWu its facilities and It has been
necessary to increase the faculty. en-
large the buildings, and erect a new
high school in order to accommodate
the rapidly increasing numbers OF
children who attend the city's schools
during the scholastic year. The total
property value OF the school system
is SS55, 900. exclusive Of the new high
school. which is TO be erected during
the coming year and OF the improve
ments that are now being made in the
various school buildings These I'M
provements will cost $4,000 and will
give additional room for the children
entering at the fall term.
New scheme OF study Planned.
Not only are the buildings being en-
larged but Prof r. J. Tighe, superin-
tendent Of the city schools, is plan
ming a new rotation Of studies for
the schools which viii increase the
efficiencv Of the system by 40 percent
without requiring any additional
building space This viii be done by
carefully planning the studies and
play hours of the children, especially
in the Mexican schools, IN order that
the school plant may yield a maxi
mum Of efficiency without requiring
additional OUTLAWS in buildings OF
equipment
The teaching force will have TO be
increased to care for the increased
attendance and 1t is expected that
the schools will have record year
during 1894 During the past year
there we're 500 children who were
a
given special certificates Of merit It
IS expected that this number viii be
doubled during the next school year
The new high school building. which
will be completed during the next
year is taxing the attention Of the
school officials and faculty, as this
building viii increase the school facl-
1ties and will also revolutiOuize the
courses Of study in the upper grades
and in the high school The Toca-
tional courses, manual training, do
nestle art and science, woodwork,
iron work. commercial department
work and business courses VIII be
elaborated upon, so that the children
who are unable TO continue with their
studies into college will be fitted to
take positions when they graduate
from the high school
Junior High school System.
In addition to the high school work
there will be a junior high school
system estab lished at the same time
will include the seventh and eighth
grades Of all the schools Courses in
this junior high school will be d.
vided into three classificatiOns- One
will be preparatory TO the high school
and the professional courses. another
viii be for the industrial lines and
viii teach woodworking, printing and
iron working. A printing plant Is to
be installed this year IN the san
JacintO school as part Of the print
ing course The third course will in
clude the business branches which
will teach the commercial courses and
viii allow the Junior high school
graduate TO enter business life with
considerable training.
Four kindergarten Departments.
There are four kindergarten depart
ments in connection with the city
schools where the children are taken
before they are old enough to enter
the grades and are prepared for their
school career There are u elemen-
tary department schools; two high
schools counting the negro SCHOOL, I
and manual training and domestic I
art and science departments Installed |
IN a sufficient number Of these schools !
TO give instructions to all Of the gram |
mar school children
One additional school will be nee
essary to accommodate the children !
and the high school building which I
IS now in use, viii be devoted to the |
grammar school work when the new |
building is completed
Employs zoo Teachers.
There are 200 teachers in the city |
schools. OF this number u are manual !
training teachers who are especially !
trained for the work
Manual training and domestic art !
and science are taught to all chill !
dren between the fifth and eighth
grades and are also included in the |
high school courses Spanish is /
taught IN all grades above the fifth
and seven teachers Of Spanish are re-
Quired-
Physical training has received much |
attention and a man has been en-
pIOyed for the next year as a physI-
cal director OF all the schools.
Fairgrounds Are Ample.
Six Of the school grounds have
playground apparatus and supervised |
play is carried on at these grounds !
during the school year under the su-
pervision Of special instructors. As /
an evidence Of the high standard of |
1.-THE El PasO high school, the gradu- |
hates are accepted with credits by a |
Nun Der of the large universities of /