El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-12
WILL POSTPONE
SCHOOL, PAGEANT
Will Be Held as Part of Fall
Festival and High School
Dedication Exercises.

The great pageant civilization,
planned TO be given the latter part
Of May in the stadium OF the new
high school, has been postponed 10
called meeting of the school
board Tuesday night, it was deciqed
10 wait until the last OF september
or the first Of October. The principal
reason for this is that at that time
the high school building VIII nave
been completed and it is planned to
have dedication ceremonies or an eX-
tensive nature. 1t is proposed to hold
the pageant at this time. IT. was
suggested that the pageant might be
held at the time of the big fall fes-
tival II was also pointed out that
conditions in the city viii nkely De
more settled in the fall and that the
postponement will give more time for
preparation. Those who have been
awarded contracts for the building OF
the stage and the preparation OF
scenery will be asked to cease WORK
until later in the year.
Quarter sRTed Oak.
The board decided to substitute
quarter sawed oak in the corridors
for composition, as provided for in
the specifications Tor the new, hlsn
school, at an additional cost OF $50.
The steps, it was decided should
be built Of composition, as originally
Plans submitted by frost & frost,
high school are to be converted into
class rooms by putting in partitions
and utilizing the addition rooms ~ ~
lockers, were adopted ana the olu
81 the American Construction company
for this work was accepted; conui-
toned on the bondsmen OF the COM
pany acceding to the change
To stop Alta Vista Work.
The external committee was IN
structed to confer with the contIact tyt
Vista school with regard to the post
ponement Of a portion Of the work IN
iii the close Of school on account OF
the noise made by workmen- - -,
the fire escapes and roofs Of the school
buildings was discussed at some
length. It was stated that, oulslIgI
az school hours. children are at an
times climbing the escapes, SlioSn t1at
ing their lives. II was declded tnSt
me practice could be most effectuaily
stopped by prosecutions, and II was
decided to ask the city counSu 70
on the fire escapes and providing pen
atty for violation.
Wants Son I'm School.
A communication from GIesoLlO
Martinez asking that his SON VINO
vyas among the JuareZ children eN-
c1uded from the schools because OF
fbe danger Of the spread Of typhus,
be readmitted to the school The let
te- was referred TO the health aulhor-
tiles for advice. -
was changed to the third Thursday IN
1000 Increase.
The enrolment Of children IN Ine
CITY schools in March was nearly zOOV
greater than during the same month
in 1915. according to the monthly re
port Of attendance made by X. j.
Tirhe. superintendent Of schools.
The enrolment in March was 1928
against 1876 in 1915, an increase OF
1912 The average attendance for the
month was 1857 against 5771 in March,
1915. an increase Of 1886, or about zo
percent The percentage Of attend
ance was SO greater and the tardies
81 less than during the same month 1
last year.
AS evidence Of the fact that not all |
the publicity FL PasO is getting is |
in connection with the Mexican situa- /
city, at the meeting Tuesday night /
S. j. Prudential. one Of the school /
read an item appearing in the 1
issue Of The outlook OF April 5, with 1
reference to the new high school The /
article Is as follows: "El Paso. Tex,
has been frequently mentioned in the
dispatches in connection with the !
Mexican troubles, but its new high
school building ought to give it celeb
-ity Of another kind" A recent issue
IF Popular Mechanics contains a pic 1
ure OF the high school as il will ap-
pear completed together with a de-
Of the structure.
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