El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
STATE SCHOOL Of MINES IS AN
IMPORTANT E PASO INSTITUTION
Branch of the University of Texas Is Located in E Paso
Public Schools of City Require Teaching Force of
267 New High School Building Will Add to
Facilities of School System Greatly.
Confined from Previous PAeo.)

Fairgrounds. whose salary is paid out
Of a special fund Of $500 appropriated
by the city and school board last
MANUAL training and domestic sci
ence, including the domestic art sew
ing) are taught in every grade in the
American schools from the fifth up In
the Mexican schools some Of this work
is done in lower grades
Course of STUDY Mapped Out.
After two years Of work on the part
OF Supt. Tighe and the teachers in the
schools, a course of study for all the
published in book form One book
gives an outline Of the course OF study
in the elementary schools Another
gives the course Of study in health and
hTriene nature study. ethics and mem
DRY selections in the elementary
schools. third publication gives the
course Of study in the high school IN
Guiding the studies required ana the
subjects that are elective In these
courses Of study the methods OF teach
ing are set forth, devices used, text
books and reference works. The books
are an excellent guide TO the teacher
in carrying on the work Of instruction
Teaching Force Numbers 267.
The present teaching force consists
Of s67 teachers, an increase Of IS teach
ers over last year There are $50 reg
ular teachers and II special teachers.
There are 16 teachers Of music; p
teachers engaged in play ana physl-
nestle science: IS in manual training,
and four teachers of Spanish
VIII Relieve Congestion.
The problem Of providing room Tor
the constantly growing attendance in
the public schools will in a measure De
relieved next year by the completion
Of the new 100000 high school and
the addition TO the Alta Vista school
It is proposed to teach not only the
high school studies in the new high
school, but also to take care OF the
eighth and possibly the seventh grade
pupils. The present high school build
ing will be used as a grade school
The Alta Vista school addition viii
provide room for the increased attend
snce in that section of the city Dur
ing the past year several small buIld-
fnzs were constructed as anneXes TO
present school buildings, made neceS-
sary by the heavy increase OF at
tendance.
that is now being provided. there IS
danger OF a crowded condition next
year on account Of the fact that with
the beginning Of the 1915 school year,
the state compulsory school attendance
law viii 20 into effect This viii cause
a heavy increase in the number OF
school children and in some Of the
schools, at least there viii undouDtedly
be an over-crOwded condition It IS
likely that it will be necessary to build
additional annex buildings
Besides the pubic schools OF the city
there are number of private schools.
parochial schools. and the State School
Of Mines, which make FL Paso the edu-
cational center Of the Southwest
State school of Mines.
The State School Of Mines is a branch
OF the University of Texas and is sup
ported by legislative action It IS 10
Gated east of Fort Bliss. on % acres of
ground, and consists of a main build
ing, a dormitOry and an assay office
On September % 1t began its second
year with an increased number of stu
dents.
PubIfr SrbooI FReveDueS
The December report Of F. E. Saw
yer, auditor Of the El Paso schools,
shows total revenues for the year be
ginning September !, 1915. and ending ,
August 81, 1916 TO be S27S.47702- The
states portion Of this is SS2,22A From
the CITY will be received S1s1.z97-35. !
Other revenues viii reach S4755-67. The |
school board fixed the tax rate for
school purposes at a 1-2 cents. which !
would have yielded S207 .5S0.05- The city !
council arbitrarily cut the rate to Il I
cents which cut the revenue from city !
taxation s1S.Gs2.70. During the preyi- /
Gus year total revenues were $685.,
517.5S.
Expenditures Exceed 100000.
Expenditures during September, DC
tOber. November and December totaled 4
800, 107.92, against SS6.S26-71 during |
expenditures were divided as follows /
Administration, 4150F9, instruction, /
SSl.7O3-56; operation s6467-74; mainten- /
ance. S455S-zI; miscellaneous, Seller
The gross revenue for the ensuing !
eight months from January /. is SI7S- /
1910 Deducting revenue from the /
the net revenue is Sis, 1926. During /
the previous year the net revenue on 1
January 1 was S149.Ss9.64
To the above revenue should be
added the balance due the state from 1
last year, but paid since September l.
amounting to SlLS7S. also that due
amounting TO about s4s22.
The Building Fund
me condition Of the building fund. !
as shown by Mr.. Sawyer's December
report, is as follows.
Cash Dec ], 1915 S5IqS61.77
Received during December
Tor interest 1O3155
Cash on hand. $500. SOS. %
Expenditures ...... 22.342.57
Cash on hand Jan. 1.......SA9S, $50 70
There are total Of SABA $3.50 in
contracts in effect for the new high
school Alta Vista school addition, fire
escapes and architects fees which
when paid, viii leave a balance Of $64-
z4i-S5 IN the building fund. which viii
be available for new school buildings
Fl PasO School for Girls.
among the private schools for girls
Is the Fl PasO School for Girls.
boarding and day school All grades.
from primary to the 18th high school I
are taught and graduates are admitted
on ceruficates without examination TO
the leading colleges for women. includ-
ing. Wellesley, Smith and Vassar. Phys
ieal culture under an expert graduate
instructor and strong musical and Ian
guage departments are features of the
school The school occupies a group Of
buildings in the residence district and
owns large and valuable site on the
mesa All instructors are experienced |
teachers and graduates of the best col
leges and normal training schools.
st. JOseph's Academy.
St JoSeph's academy. 704 North FL !
Paso street. is a day school for girls
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