El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

CE% WO professors from the fac
ulty Of the New Mexico Ag-
Il riculturaI college viii lee
ture here next month for the benefit
Of the valley farmers" said George r.
LeBaron. "One will take as his sub
ject the dairy and the other will
speak on Scientific Farming, The
chamber Of commerce is making an
effort to give the farmers in the val
ley all the knowledge in their line Of
work and I believe they appreciate it"
Several Of US are planning to 20
to ClOudcrOft Saturday said Horace
Stevens, If. This is a little early to
begin vacationing up in the Fl Paso
summer resort but the weather at this
time OF year Is fine. Usually the
summer exodus does not begin until
after the first Of June. Cloudcroft is
getting better known every year and
have heard that Indications for a
DIG crowd going there this year are
good It is the coolest spot in this
part Of the country"
a man who has been in Mexico
and has seen the indiEnities to which
the stars and stripes have been sub
Jecteds cannot enthuse very much over
the prospect Of flag day celebration"
said Claud J. Pinson. q have seen
the American flag tied TO the tails OF
burros and the burrOs driven through
the streets I have seen the flag torn
IN strips and then trampled on by
MeXicans with the dirtiest feet ever
saw When was en- route to Vera
cruz two big. fat sexican officers
boarded the train. Are YOU one OF
these - Americana they asked
me No. SENIORS replied, I am an
Englishman-' They apologized for be-
lng rude TO an EnElfshman- The
sentiment connected with the celebra-
tion Of flag day, June Il, is all right.
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much any more"
Now It IS immaterial to me-" said
J. W. Brown as he walked into the
county court Thursday wearing a
heavy overcOat, whether anyone
laughs at me or not 1 know when
am cold Others can wear straw hats,
ice cream suits. white flannel trousers.
or any other article of clothing. but
l am going to stick 10 my OvercOat
until this winter spell is over This
is winter Being winter il is the
time for OverCoats- i do not think II
would be out of order for VanHase-
len TO start the steam going in these
pipes This old court house feels like
an Ice box I would like to order one
or these old fashioned railroad stoves,
the kind that gets red hot Those are
the boys I am confident that il must
have showed somewhere in this vicin-
lty and the breezes blowing down the
FL Paso valley have been duly chilled"
FL Paso IS the Invest city in Texas"
said W. G. Walk, who has Just re-
through the eastern portion Of the
state This town looks like it Is
having boom. compared to cities in
the other end Of the state Business
Dut II IS hardly active enough 10 be
noticeable The crowds on the streets
IN east Texas cities don't seem TO
have much TO do and IL IS surely a con-
difference. Things here look busy,
pack there they seem just barely
moving or course there is a good I
deal Of war talk. but IL is about the
day"
The presentation Of the historical ,
pageant Of the southwest by the high
school viii be the commencement ex-
ercises OF the senior class. and there
viii therefore be no admission charge
10 any Of the pageant presentations.
as there have been no admissions to
any Of the preceding commencement
exercises said Mrs J. II Frank, OF
the high school faculty. who is d.
recting the pageant presentation The
Foyer or the theater viii be reserved
on all Of the three nights OF the pro-
ducuOn for the people 10 whom the
school Is indebted. 10 those who have
loaned curios and material for the
production, to those who have given US
historical data for its staging. 10
those who have contributed toward
the expense Of the production. to the
members OF the school board, the
chamber Of commerce, the city offic-
lals and the parents Of the senior
class. These reserved seats viii be
held only until 7-15. for each night
performance. which will begin
promptly at 7:30. The remainder Of
the theater will be free to the gen
eral public. on the first come. first
seated plan.
I'VE want the school children grad
uating from the eighth grades of the
grammar schools. 10 continue in our
public schools through high school"
said r. 7. Tighe. school superintcnd-
emit I'VE have a well equipped bust
ness department in the high school
where bookkeeping. typewriting. and
shorthand, commercial arithmetic,