El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-24

/ ~ . you Know ina > ~ NiA4AuL en-
are dancing at the high school
IL every day at lunch time?
Do YOU as a parent want your
children to learn the graceful steps
of the ball room ana rest their minds
} from their studies in the relaxation
u At fii least one parent objects serious
" to Inc MONDAY dances in the
high school and writes me Herald
a letter about It.
Does the school board or super
intendent of the school know that
fhe nall in the high school building
fs turned into a ballroom at noon and
do they approve of it?" the latter
asks.
hour at noon is given mostly to
dancing and do they approve Of 1t?
Do the parents OF scholars VINO 90
not approve of dancing at all for
their children know that Inls TEMP
tation is given their chlldren I'VE
days of the week by children VINO
.aTbe half hour is given for lunch
and rest from studies. so as to enable
the children to complete the balance
of the days study in class but IS
really turned into a general dance
for all who can dance 2f can DC
coaxed into learning to lance.
Parents, what do you thi2k Of this
Principal Approves.
ct am surprised that there should
be anv criticism of the hlgh SchoOA
pupils being allowed to dance IN the
main hall of the building during the
neon recess" said principal A. n
Hughev. For the music Tor tram
ing for the dances, and marches IN
the historical pageant Wnlch tne %
Nor class is preparing for its com
n:encement. we have hired piano
which is in the main hall. Inere Is
o good piano in the assembly nan
upstairs, but there IS not suIIleiehL
SPACE in any part of the upper looE
for these dances, and we DID not
wish to have the piano taken DOWN
stairs as it was needed Tor the scnooL
music, so we have rented TINS * -
from the pageant fund. The piano
has only recently been put IN the
main hall and the teacher VINO was VI
duty for order in the halls this past
week. was asked by the PuP1lS and M
permission to play the piano Anu anu
dance during the noon recess ms
recess is 90 minutes long.
Indoor Recreation.
Allowing 10 minutes LOT Au Ii
the pupils would not nave more llIe ma.
Is minutes at the longest Tor IniS
form of recreation. The order lnsluG
the building is supervised a Weeh a.
time by one OF the women I.. - tTe
crs of the school, with one OF nc
men teachers supervising the orueI
on the grounds for week at 2 tlIH S
AS long as the teacher on duty 1eeIS
that the dancing was not cIeas ..t,7--C "
disorder, and on windy or stormy
days formed some recreauon lhdooIs
for the pupils, I am perfectly W1IililS
to allow the hall to be used IN sucn
way. If any teacher on ouly %ls siI4
to stop the dancing for the week JnaL
she is on duty, she may. Ine Ie1ClieI
on duty is responsible for the order
and is allowed to enforce what rules
she thinks may be conducive u
ter order in the halls
''The dancing at noon has been SO
very informal that ! see no reason
why it should be discontinued as
we allow the school buiIolng 70 De
used in the evening for the social par
ties of the classes and organizations
of the school I do not see now con-
sistent objection can be MADE against
the dancing at noon
Tfghe Approves OF Dancing.
eff we are going to permit dane
ing at the high school building at
ali, there is no reason WhY We
should object to it at one time ana not
at an times" said superintendent X
7 Tighe "The school board has GER
tainly given permission Ior the nlsn
school building to be used Tor canoes
in the evenings. The board has never
objected to the high scnool pupl4S
GsTCin@ in the school building, and
7 have no obJectlon 70
dancing, if 1t is a proper klHo u
dancing. If anyone mas any preJu
need nteg to Watch it. There is enough
space in the building for them to go
somewhere else. In other bigger
school buildings that are equipped
with e-vmnasiums, the pupils dance in
the asVmnasiums at recess and be-
fore and after school AS our high
school building has no gymnasium
the main hall is the only place Wnere
the pupils can have any recreauon
of that kind. see no reason why
the pupils should not be allowed, to
dance If thew wish, providing they
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