El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-02
$4,000 ORGAN
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Joshua Reynolds Subscribes
$4,000 to Fund; Board to
Raise Remainder

Committees of local citizens headed
by members of the school board VIII
soon make a canvass Of the business
men Of the city for subscriptions to
purchase a pipe organ for the audi
torium of the new high school building
at q cost of $4,000. pursuant to a reso-
luton adopted Tuesday night at
meeting Of the school board at the
Bailey school.
The action of the board followed the
announcement of F. H PiHsbury. gen.
eral agent of the California organ COM
pany that Joshua s Reynolds, former
" president of the First National bank
had started the fund with $4,000. and
that he was confident that the re-
mainder could be raised in canvass
of the city to business men who were
financially able to contribute toward
the purchase of the organ.
McNnry Chairman
The contribution of Mr. Reynolds is
already in the hands Of president James
G. McNary, Of the First National bank,
who was made chairman Of subscrir-
ton committee and treasurer Of the
organ fund. All members of the board
expressed their Willingness to cooper
ate in an effort to obtain the organ
A conference to determine the plan
Of action Of the committee to obtain
the necessary funds Will be held soon
and the work OF collecting the needed
amount will begin at once
Organ in Many schools.
In 4 brief talk 10 the members Of the
board. Mr.. Pillsbury told % the ad
vantages Of the organ. which are 1t
present installed in many Of the promi-
nent school buildings Of the country
7 have Travelled from the eastern and
western coasts, and 1 do not believe
that I have ever seen a finer hlgh
school building than the one in il
Of the size desired to fit in the audi
torium of the new building would cost
at least $4,000. think that this mon
ey could be easily obtained by poDu-
here tonight. for the purpose Of get
ting the sanction Of the board for
plan Of asking local citizens for con-
tributions toward the organ fund"
He recommended that James G Nc
Nary, president Of the First National
bank, he appointed treasurer Of the
fund. and that plans for the beginning
Of the canvass be made Immediately.
sired for the school bHilding are now
being used in southern California,
while a smaller model Of the organ
was recently installed il the Masonic
temple Of Tucson. Ariz- at a cost Of
Board To Cooperate.
When the question Jnar the board
appoint q committee 10 work with Mr..
McNary was made, trustee Charles B.
Stevens. thought the entire board
should cooperate with the committee
i don't think that the board should
go in a body with the committee. as
they have taken up their time coming
here night after night in the interests
Of the schools. and the citizens ought
to do something" said trustee S. J.
Prudential.
Yes. but don't you think that the
board should have some representa-
ton with the committee" inquired
trustee 4. L. Hawley.
well. I viii make a motion that
they see the landlords for contribu-
tions. especially the ones that have
raised the rent lately" said Mr.. Freu-
denthaL
Thank Mr.. Reynolds.
A resolution was then offered by
trustee W D Mayfield that the entire
board cooperate with the organ COM
mittee, and arrange plans for the can
vassing of the fund. i motion was al
so made and unanimously passed that
Mr. Reynolds be thanked for his con-
tribution TO the fund
No other business was transacted by
agent Of a local fire extinguisher COM
pany appeared for the purpose Of get
ting a contract for furnishing the dif-
ferent schools of the city with eNtin-
guishers- He was told to make his
offer in q definite form.
Greenland is free from infectious dis
eases on account of the cold atmos-