El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-12
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS
G6T e presentatIon Of the historI-

GSTHE presentation Of the histori-
cal Pageant for the commence
ment exercises of the high
school, besides being the biggest thing
that the school has ever attempted. will
also be one Of the most elaborate ANA
teur productions ever staged in FL
! Paso,' said principal a. II. Hughey Of
the high school 1T will represent the
work Of the entire winter on the part
Of the pupils and teachers From the
time Mrs J. NJ Frank suggested the
idea Of the pageant in the fall. she has
been busy almost every spare moment
studying the history Of this section. and
planning the situations Of the pageant
F.. The other teachers have been busy col
Letting data from the pioneer settlers
here, so that the scenery and the cos
tunes should be correct for the periods
depicted Since early in the winter the
pupils have been daily rehearsinE the
music and dances which occur through
the pageant About 400 of the high
school pupils viii take part, the prin-
clpal roles being acted by the senior
class, which numbers 81"
1T was great. the way those soldier
boys pitched in and helped fight the
IRE at the TeXicO Transfer company
stable said Frank Scott FrickletOu-
They certainly went at it with viii
and did a wonderful big lot toward
helping get the IRE under control For
while we were mighty uneasy about
the fire spreading. 10 the FL Paso
theater, and il was a big relief 10 have
the soldier boys so much on the Job.
don't mean in praising them, TO be
sighting the fire department. which !
was doing its usual good work but 3
with the strong wind that was blow
ing the fire might have given much Z
n
helped"
IF another bridge IS ever built [
across the Rio Grande" said Judge A. ]
s J. Eylar, The architects who have /
the planning Of the bridge would Go I
wei TO make trip Of inspection to I
Des MOines. They have one bridge /!
there that is certainly a beauty think I
II cost about 100000. 1t is so feet .
wide. Beautiful bridges certainly add .
a great deal to q city. Considering the 3
cost Of the Des Eoines bridge and the I
service It renders, after all, 1t is not /
a large item Of expense"
Il am proud Of precinct 10 in the I
ConcOrdla school district" said Fred O.. /
knollenberg. THE voters in the pre-
cinct certainly rallied to the support Of /
the $65,000 school bond issue With 4
that amount of money we can build
Just as good schools in the COucOrdia
district as they have in the city We
than they can in the city. The addi-
tons adjoining the eastern limits Of the
city are fast building up and there is q +
crying need for schools. We who live
in the COnc0rdia district appreciate the
fact that good schools are absolutely
essential to the welfare OF any COM I
munity and that is what we are striv-
ing for That means a great saving to
the children both In time and expense
Why send children q great distance TO
schools when they can be built nearby
by just having citizens with the proper
spirit?"
Whether or not the A. B. c. powers
accomplish anything definite in their
peace proposals" said W H. BroDhv .
Of Bisbee, there IS sure to be one good
result and that viii be the cementing Of
the South American friendship by
president Wilson. That was q clever
move Of his in accepting the good Z
offices Of the South American states
men for mediation in the Mexican
trouble, and 1t has convinced the Latin
countries that the United States is not
the grasping, overbearing world power
that ii has been pictured by this cOun-
try's enemies. The president has shown
a wonderful patience and ] still believe |
that he viii be able TO settle conditions
without a war;
Community hall is the name we are
going TO call our building which is 10 !
be built in connection with the new
Temple Mt. Sinai" said Rev Martin /
ZielOnka- This is part Of my effort /
to get in touch with all classes Of
people. The building win have a gym
nasium, a meeting place for community
interests, sewing rooms, study rooms
and play rooms. We expect TO make /
study Of various buildings in order TO
have the best features Of them incor-
pOrated in our new temple and com
munity hail The plans wiz be com
Melted by fall and the buildings viii be
erected at the intersection Of Mon
tana and oregon streets"
One Of the most interested spectators
at the army parade was judge Henry I
A. Brann. who occupied a seat on The !
Herald balcony. It was the first time |
he had been down town since he came /
from New York five weeks ago. Look |
at those big fellows" he remarked |
Nobody would ever question their |
fighting ability. They look as il thew I
could give a good account Of them I
selves and they are all young fellows
too They are clean cut chaps who I
look ready for q fray at anv time 1
While admire the men a great deal 7 |
cannot overlook the animals like y 1
fine horse and the one that Col |
Charles G. Treat rode was a beauty- /
And the mules Ny. but they were bie-
animals, and 1 was greatly SURPRISED /
to see so many gray ones. I did NOT I
know that the army used gray mules
50 extensively. I have seen a great
many parades. many Of them 1ucb
larger than that OF Friday but none
that ever enjoyed more. 1t was a real
treat for me-