El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-16
TIGHE TELLSOF
HISSCH00L TOUR
Superintendent of Schools
Gives School Board Bene-
fit of Investigations.

Supt r. J. Tighe. OF the public
schools. told the school board Monday
night Of his visits to the different
schools Of the country on his recent trip
and also of the sessions of the Ma
tional Association OF School SuperiH-
tendeuts. which was held in Cincinnati,
Ohio
The schools Of Kansas City were the
first visited, he said. From there he
went 10 St Louis. and then TO Cincin-
matt. Returning he stopped at New
Odleans. Houston and Dallas At each
of the cities he took notes Of the high
school buildings. as to methods OF con-
structiOn. arrangement Of rooms, ven
tilation. lighting methods. etc, and
gathered many ideas tnat may pc
urofitably employed in the new high
school in this city. He also visited
elementary schools, and found many OF
the cities conducting night schools with
large attendance
The construction OF fire escapes for
the schools, in compliance with a new
state law. was discussed, but no &C
ton was taken
playground Supervisor.
Supt Tighe reported that J. W
Jackson. a teacher in the Beau school,
was achieving good results in directing
play and recreation at the school and he
recommended that Mr.. Jackson be al
lowed $50 additional salary per month
for his playground work The recon-
mendation was adopted
Supt- Tighe also reported to the board
that J. H slime, Of Seattle, recently
rendered - position OF supervisor Of
the citv playground and recreation
system had accepted and would arrive
in Fl Paso to take up his duties about
March %
Mrs Ida Breed. teacher in the Villas
school was granted a leave Of alb
Sence on account OF i'll health, and Miss
Katherine BrownsOn was elected to
take her place at a salary Of $50 per
month
To determine. as near as possible,
what additions will have to be made to
take care Of the increased attendance
next year as a result of the compulsory
education law, Supt Tighe was author
lied TO employ four girls to go over
the lists OF children Of school age and
set up a tabulated statement by dis
tricts.
Teaehers' Examinations.
To provide for the conducting Of ex-
sminations OF teachers and obfiating
the necessity Of holding examinations
only at stated periods. Supt- Tighe was
authorized 10 appoint a city examining
board as provided for by law.
An appropriation Of $25 was author
lied t. secure a lecture to teachers by
Dr. A. E. W5nship' about March %, when
he passes through FL PasO. DR.. Win
ship is the editor OF the Journal or
Education. II was also decided TO en-
terrain DIT. Winship during his visit TO
the city
A motion was passed thanking state
sens tor Claude B. Hudspeth for his
work Tn the interest Of the proposed
state n0zmaI school which may be 10
Gated in the FL Paso district and also
urging representaGve r. T. Burgess
and A. 5 J. Eylar sc work for the
Normal
Attendance Figures.
The report Of SupL Tighe, showing n
summary Of attendance for the sixth
months ending March o, gave the en-
rollment at 1911: average belonging
6455, average attendance, 6l92- The
percentage Of attendance was $50 per
cent There was an increase over the
same month last gear OF 1924 in en-
1905 in average belonging
and 1881 in average attending. The I
increase in percentage Of attendance {
was 9f.T-
The contract for the construction Of I
the addition to the Beau school, re-
Gently let by the building committee to /
r. T. Mckee. was ratified. II was re- /
ported by the committee that the cost /
lf the building had been reduced about 4
$1,000 by the elimination Of porches, E
which brought the bid OF Mr. Mckee !
down TO s12.04S.61-