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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

40 greater evidence Of the growth
M of Ell PasO in 1915 can be found
= than the increase in the enrol
ment and attendance at the public
schools. The growth in attendance
was, as a matter OF fact, little short
OF remarkable, and has presented
problem Of housing greater than that
ever faced by the city before. When
city increases its scholastic population
one-titth in one year, IL puts great
burden upon the school OrEaniza ton,
and the more than five months OF the
problems calling for thought and wis
dom on the part Of both the school
board and the heads Of the schools
Heavy Gain in SchOIasfics.
The scholastic census of the city
schools. taken last May, showed 1905
children Of school age within the city
This was an increase Of 1871 over the
census Of 1914, which showed 1853. In
September. the first month OF the pres
ent school year. the enrolment was
5000. The December report showed an
enrolment or sS53. or an increase OF
S53 in five months The increase OF
December over the previous December
was 1883 The average attending for
the month OF December was 1864,
crease Of 1910. The month, however,
was hardly a guide to the attendance,
Tor there was a prevalence Of grip that
kept many children from school
population gave intimatiOn Of large
" increased attendance, but the school
authorities were hardly prepared for
the heavy enrolment Of the first month,
and the problem of taking care of the
children in the limited space afforded
by the school buildings was unex-
pectedl
It had been decided by the school
board, before the opening Of school,
that il would be necessary TO adopt
some system that would give the chill
dren more time outside OF class rooms
and Supt- R. J. Tighe proposed mod
i1ication Of the Gary system that would
devote more time to play and the spe-
cial subjects and less time to the res
ular studies; his recommendations were
adopted.
Cary System Causes Discussion.
The Gary system was installed in
Bailey, Beall. Lamar, San JacintO, Villas
and Alamo The change in the system
was so radical that II caused much IN
favorable comment in various quarters
and resulted in much discussion
through the columns Of the newspa-
pers- The organized play program
came in for considerable criticism
During December the school board held
a meeting, at which the opinions on
the system were gained from the vari-
Gus principals. II developed that ma
jority Of the principals favored the
plan. few nights later, Supt Tighe,
in a report on ths previous meeting
with the principals. said:
When we introduced the Gary plan
into several additional schools this
year. IL was for the purpose OF demon
strating its practicabiity touching the
following phases OF school organ1za-
ton First, the advantage Of having
specially prepared instructors to teach
drawing, primary manual training and
music; second, Ine need OF super Elssu
play periods with organized games in
Mace Of the old recess ulan, which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
FL PASO COUNTY. SPENDS $4,000
ON NEW SCHOOLS DURING THE YEAR
Concordia District Gets Two Modern Buildings Ysleta
Gets Two, One Costing $4,000; Fabens Is Building
$500 Structure; County Teaching Force Increased
and Number of Pupils Show Substantial Growth.

1.-THE year 1915 marked a new era
in the history of the rural schools
= Of the county when work was
started or completed on school houses
aggregating in cost nearly SOS, 000.
during the same period $4,000 in bonds
were voted for school house cOnstruc-
ton
Marked Awakening of People.
The year seems TO have been charac-
terized by a universal awakening
among school patrons of the county to
the needs OF better housing conditions
and Of providing for the future. The
natural growth of population in the
rural districts and the necessity of
providing room for the increased at
tendance that viii result from the
compulsory attendance law. which goes
into effect during the approaching
summer, were undoubtedly conditions
that led to this awakening; but it is
also true that there has come more
general realization Of the benefits Of
education This IS particularly notice
aD-e in the districts populated largely
by MeXicans. IN American communal
ties the patrons have always been alive
TO the needs and have sought TO in
prove conditions. even in the face of
scarcity of funds.
Two iSew schools For COneOrdia-
Work was started during the lat
ter part Of last summer on two school
buildings for the COncordia district,
which takes in the additions lying east
and north Of the city limits. These
buildings are approaching completion
and with equipment will cost about
$4,000 each. The contract price for
each was s18.64S. Each will contain
eight class rooms on the first floor.
and room in a haIf-basement for the
manual training and domestic science
departments. as well as a social cen
ter, where community gatherings may
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

district Of FL Paso showed 1904. or
an increase Of 1S41 over 1914 The
scholastic population OF the entire
county was shown as 1880, or an IN
crease of 2092 over 1914
1t should be noted that while the
census of 1915 classes san Elizario as
an Independent school district, the at
torney general has ruled that no such
district exists for the reason that it
automatically went out Of existence
when the town ceased as an incOrpo-
rated community. The district is now
a common school district and is known
as district No. " Z.
County school Board.
While a state law has been in exist
ence for some years. authorizing
county boards of education. it was not
until last spring that such a body
that time. Miss Winkler set the facts
before the county commissioners
court, with the result that board
was appointed. Later, these same men
were all retained The board is COM
posed of five men, one from each com
rnissioners' precinct, and one from the
county at large, as follows:
Precinct No. 1, Charles A Kinkel,
Precinct No. ?. W. T. Duncan, YsIeta-
Precinct No. 8, NJ H. Webb, Clint
Precinct No. 4, ". c. Carson, Sierra
County at large. c. P. Putnam. FL
Paso.
Urges State Normal For County.
Much Of the progress that the county
schools are making Is due to the ef-
forts of Miss Winkler, superintendent.
In the work Of arOusing Interest in the
elections for new school houses and
local maintenance taxes, she devoted
much time, and was 10 a large extent
responsible for the success of the
measures. II was through her efforts
that representatives from the agricul-
ttiraI department visited FL Paso dur
ing the fall She is a strong adVO-
cate Of the establishment in FL Paso
county of a state normal school. and
has done much towards crystalizing
sentiment in favor of the project.
None Of the state nOrmals train
teachers for the work along the bor-
der. and in view Of the fact that there
are schools in the border country
from Fl Paso to Brownsville where
special training for the teaching Of
Spanish speaking children is essential,
normal deyOtfng much attention 10
this line Of work is deemed necessary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
C|TY'S GROWTHI5 STRINNGLY
SHOWN IN SCHOOL ENROLMENTS
To Teach Children Attending E Pasos Public Schools
Requires Force Of 267 Teachers; School Buildings
Taxed by Large Attendance; Many Good Private
Schools and Several Colleges Add to Prestige

lacked these educational forces: and
third, the desirabihty Of the duplicate
CtwO classes 10 ROOM plan in pri-
mary grades over the half time ar
rangement which had been used here
to meet crowded conditions"
Supt- Tighe called attention to re-
suits Of the meeting Of the school board
and the principals on December 16,
con the first object mentioned
above, ! believe they (the principally
being accomplished in the special sub
jects under the new plan than had
heretofore been done under the old
plan. Five stated that as good or bet
ter work was being done in the regu-
lar subjects (reading. writing, arith-
metic, etc), while three dii not think
this work as good as formerly As to
the educational advantages of super
vised play. all seemed to be unanimous
in the opinion that II was better than
the old recess plan, which was usually
relaxation without much supervision
Four OF the principals thought the play
periods could be better arranged TO
meet the needs Of the public. The
others seemed to be satisfied with the
existing arrangement On the third
point-part time versus Gary duplicate
class plan-the verdict stood five for
the Gary plan. two for part time and
one undecided because OF lack OF ex-
perience with the part time plan"
Recommends Change.
Supt. Tighe further stated that in at
least two schools, the Alamo and Beal.
the new system was begun under the
most unfavorable conditions. In these
two schools the enrolment. he stated, was
so much larger than had been antici-
pated that sufficient class rooms.
equipment or playground space could
not be provided, and the conditions
had not been greatly improved since
In view Of the findings. he recon-
mended that the system be discontin-
ued at Alamo. Beall and Lamar. and q
return be made to the part time plan;
and that next May the patrons OF each
school district be asked TO state their
preference for the old or new plan OF
organization
After consideration Of the recon-
mendatfons Of Supt. Tighe the school
board recently took official action by
turn to the part time system, while
the Lamar school will retain some OF
the special feature work but viii adopt
the part time system in the first three
grades This leaves the Gary system
in the -Aoy. Alta Vista, Bailey. San ia
cintO and Villas schools The Franklin
Douglass. Sunset and Highland Park
schools did not adopt the system at
the fact that they are smaller schools
y Playground Teachers
A feature Of the school work under
the Gary system is the supervised play
There are % playground teachers
trained in the work OF directing play.
and all playground work is now under
the direction Of these teachers Vari-
Gus games are played and effort is
made not only to develop the children
physically, but put forward certain
as fair play and respect for the rights
Of others This work is under the d.
rectiOn Of J. H slime, supervisor OF
fConfinued m Vert Parel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

being circulated for an election to vote
on a $4,000 issue. together with a local
maintenance tax: and in the Island
district an election has just been or
dered for a vote on a $4,000 issue for
a new building as wei as local
maintenance tax
The AIIamore bond issue of $500.
voted in 1918. is still on the market
When sold, the money viii be used for
a new building. The $4,000 bonds voted
in the Vinton district in 1915 are still
The rural schools are maintained
with funds received from the state
school fund, but in some of the districts
this money has been supplemented with
local maintenance taxes During the
past year the Ysleta district voted
tax Of 20 cents on the 500 valuation:
the Vinton district. a tax OF Is cents
on the 500; and the Allamore district,
an increase from Z II to 20 cents on
the 500.
Course Includes Eighth Grade.
The state course Of study is taught
in the rural schools of the county. and
in a number Of the schools work up to
and including the eighth grade is
given. While if is not desired to IN
dertake the teaching of any high
school work in the rural schools.
awaiting the time when the county can
build a high school. nevertheless some
I.
larger schools, particularly in Sierra
Blanca, which is so far removed from
FL Paso as to make it difficult for
pupils who have finished the eighth
grade work. TO come to this city for
the high school work.
The completion Of the eighth grade
ork in the ru-ai schools entities the
pupils to enter the FL Paso high
school. but non-residents OF the city
are required TO pay tuition for this in
struction.
To Introduce Kindergarten.
Miss Myra Winkler. county superin-
tendent of public instruction, is exert
ing her best efforts towards charging
the scope Of the county schools. It is
her intention later TO introduce kin
dergarten work into the schools, and
to enlarge the agricultural instruction
work. Considerable progress has al
ready been made along the latter line
during the past few months, but the
work is only starting Just prior to
the opening of the rural schools last
fall, and during the teachers insti-
tue, J. W. Neill, Of the state depart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

ment of agriculture, spent two days
in FL Paso and the valley. During this
time he gave several talks on general
agricultural subjects and upon the
care of crops and poultry. His work
was supplemented some time later by
judge Ed r. Kone, of the same depart
ment who spent about a week in the
valley, delivering lectures to school
children and patrons on various agrl-
cultural subjects. Still later a nova
bic school, was conducted by six in
structors from the Texas A & "
college, when lectures on various topics
were given to school children and
patrons in the various schools
DHTO Introduce Agricultural Course.
In the meantime A. G. Graham.
county farm demonstration. has been
working upon course Of u lessons
on elementary agricultural subjects to
be taught in the rural schools. These
lessons will shortly be submitted for
use in the various rural schools. At
the same time Mr.. Graham has been
at work organizing corn clubs among
the school children As a result Of
these activities it is hoped to greatly
develop the agricultural work Of the
county schools. resulting in creating
interest in farm work among the
school children, as well as improving
general farming conditions in the
valley.
reaching AnCrCaAG0.
An indication of the growth OF the
county school system is shown in the
fact that whereas during the 1914-15
school year there were SO teachers en-
ployed; now the force numbers SO. A
state law fixes the salary of rural
school teachers. holders of permanent
certificates receiving SS5 per month;
holders Of first grade certificates SIS
per month. and holders OF second grade
certificates. $50. School trustees.
through local maintenance taxes. may
increase the salaries of teachers. but
in the absence OF such local aid the
salaries must conform to the state
schedule.
Increase of 2O02 in Scholastic.
The scholastic census Of the county.
independent districts not included,
completed last spring, showed a gain
for the rural schools Of z12 over 1914.
the figures being 1856, as against 3744
in 1914. The census of the, San Eli
carlo Independent district showed $40
children OF school age. an increase Of
80 over 1914. while the independent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

be held One OF the buildings is located
in the northern part of Grand View
addition. while the other is in the Lin
coin Park addition The buildings
Will be paid for out Of a bond issue Of
$4,000 voted in 1914 and sold during
the past year. The sites cost approx
mately $4,000
YsIeta Has New School House.
The school children of Ysleta are
now comfortably housed in a $4,000
brick school building, started and
completed during 1915. The building
is two stories in height and contains
eight class rooms. At san Jose in the
same district, $500 abode school
house OF two rooms was built. These
two buildings we're constructed with
funds secured from ST, 900 bond issue
voted during the early. part Of the
year.
Fabens Has $500 Building.
A fOur-room school house. costing
$500. is nearing completion at Fabens
The Mexican school at that place has
been repaired The money for these
structures came from a $4,000 bond
issue.
Activity in construction work will
continue during the present year. &C
cOrding to present indications On De-
cember 80 the Shelter district voted
$4,000 bonds for a new building TO be
located on a block of ground donated
uS ClcNGIl q 1EdA AoTu- Last year the
San EliZariO district voted $4,000 in
bonds for new school. but the attor-
ney general held that as the town had
ceased TO be incorporated, the indie
pendent school district had automatic
ally gone out Of existence. Since then
the district has been made q common
school district, and now a petition is
being circulated for a $4,000 issue.
Elections in Two Districts.
IN the SocorrO district, a petition is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
A NEW COUNTY SCHOOL

THIS shows the skeleton schools now being
o / abo is
Mckinley building of
being Of
will
recently completed soobu
is the Iuino
erected beendo the
board and the
the Mckinley in
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Confined On NEXT Page.)
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-02-14

que. hayan entrado por c%ualquler
parte. 0 les hayan conducido en- aero
plane. los submarines infestan ell Mai
Ba,,ico. hay una miriada de esaS pc
Qucnas Y tarribles maquinas De des-
trucci6n. las cuales han hundido va
4 un gran numero de barcos mercan-
ties alemanes De los que hacian el
trdfico entire Suecia. Noruega Y Ale
mania, cspecialmente grandes vapc-
res Ii conducian enormes carga-
mentos de mineral. Y buques llenos de
maderas. No intentaron. sin embargo.
d:chos submarines atacar los harcos
que c~narholasen banderas neutrales,
Fl numero de los submarines ingIe-
ses u Sc encuentran actualmcnt"
en- 81 Raltico cs va tan grandc. que
puede iUstiticar I los ingleses en- 81
declaration de! bloqueo de Ia costa
a,emana banada por dicho MAJ Y Ii
esperanto que tiene cl Cobierno del
rey Jorge de que De csc modO podran
impedir que les lleguen provisiones Y
me,alcs Il las fucrZas del Kaiser por
cI conducto acostumbrado que era cl
dc Slecia, bicn en- barcos success o en-
cl ferry" del ferrocarril sueco. que
traHsportaba trenes cnteros conduc-
torres de cnormcs cargamentos. Ese
ferry esta eli continue movimicnto.
din = mochc. entire Tc.lsborg. en- Sue
cia. ' SassowitZ. en- Ia costa germa-
MICA.
Ptro 10 saji:facja aUn con eSa me
dida: Ia Gran Bretaha eSta comen-
zando a detcncr a todo barco que sc
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-02-14
III

La boda fuc allegro. E. recien ca
Sado cStaba encantador con Su par
talon blanco y su casaca aperlada. en-
cada uno de cuyos ootones llevaba
ina flor de azahar. AIcunos ]iovene5
modistOs, amigos dc Gabriel. Y al
gunas cstudiantas. amigos de Paula,
concurrieron al banGucte de bodas.
Los novios iban n haccr TN viaic.
Y llegado e. momento De la despedi-,
da, Ia madre de Gabriel le lley6 Il
w rincoa y ie hizo a Ia oreja sus
Uitimas ronfidcnc!as y recvme.dacio.
mes. Cuando Paula lie ARRANGE de los
braces De sus padres, hubo lagrimas
y suspiroS deSgarradOres. +! lover
SIgui0 Il 81 cSposa completamcntc
traStornadO. En- 81 anden de la e..
tacion. la medre llam6 aparte a Pau
Ia y le diio:
No varais a ser mala TrataG
con miramiento a este pobre angel.
A. de NOUVAL.
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CuenRto del 'DZ..ia
Ell MUNDO AL REYES

Fl joven Sc ruborizo y conteSto
timidamente:
-Pues que me 10 prcgunta. debo
confeSarlc que e. humo ME hace to-
ser.
La joven arroj6 el tabaco Il! piso dc
Il Gale; coloco SUI pipa en- IN GAIA = Sc
acerc6 l 81 v%ecino, sintiendo nj cX-
traha necesidaG de coHfidenciaG.
Cue q~uiere usted-dijo, es una
mala cos.umbrc que he adduiriGO ha-
ciendo autopsias; SOY T&dica.
FL tuvo un Iigero tcmblor. prom
to dominado Y cXclam6:
10 10 hubiera podido hacer au-
topSiaS, -. Habria estado desmayan-
dome constantemente; Y por esta IA
ION mi mama me co!oco en- casa dc
I'm gran costurero: SOY modesto.
y donde vive csc costurero?--
pregunto ella.
En- este momcnto sc detuvo el trcn
y cI joren baj6 precipitadamente.
Una vez en- la Gale, motto que Il Sc
GUAM Y apresuro e! paso: pero ella
hizo 10 mismo, y ~entonces Sc dctuvo.
Y con 0 ]suplicante eXc!amo:
-Por favor, senorita, 81 mi mama
supicra eSto....
Revelaha tanta ansiedad la voz del
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A. de NOUVAL,

br"se una comision especial Il I'm dc
dc cue 'tratase cuestiones raciona-
les d" caraetcr secreto. con q cia-
cutivo del gobicrno."
Esas declaraciones del rey Gustavo.
Gue han sido generalmente interpre-.
tadaS. 10 mismo er Suecia que fuor
IA de ella. como prediction de que
Sc llegara muv en- breve 4 Ia ruptur%
de re~!aciones dipIomaticas 0 IngIa-
terra, Y 4 Ia guerra con diche pals
deben SET. eStudiadaS mientlaS Sc re.
cucrden las dec~laraciones hechas ha-
ce algun tempo por e. primer Nj
nistro de Sueci" VI. 0 Hammerks-
,jold. segua las cuales: "Suecia toma--
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Sc encontraron por pr!mera vez
en- un eltctrico metropolitan.
Ella. con las picrnas cruzadas, flu
maba tranquilamente 81 pipa. cuando
una vez duice hablG diciendole:
-Perdon. sehorita, mo lie moles-
Ia Il listed este bultito que llevo con-
migo?
Su primer Impulse fue desagrada-
bic; pero Icvanto Ia mirada y VIC
que el propictario del bulto era un
:joven que tenia unos hcrmosos ojos
azules Y un sedoso bigote rubio.
Asi es que SC suavizo Y contesto
con amabilidad:
No. senior: V d listed. mi amablc
juvencito, mo lie molcsta mi piPa?
diriia q los puertos suecOs. 10 mism0
4 los que proceden de los Estados Uni,
dos que 2 los de cualquicr otro pals
neutral, confisc@ndo las proviSiones y
otras me. .ancias que ctnduccn. STEM.
pre- que marinos cue hagan el re
gistro dc barco tengan motives para
Greer que estan destinadas 4 SCI trans
portadas luego desde Suecia a Ale
mania.
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+ MlESSE NOTES

= r T. = = y u. i. !. i. y. =. i. y. = Il. d
d. q. Penzotti and the Rev. T.. c.
Morgan. both of Deming, passed
through Miesse Thursday on their
way to Myndus.
MIR. Lees son departed Saturday
for his home ut Hatch.
News has been received here from
Mrs. Longest and daughter, Miss
Edith, stating that they had reached
their home in Longpoint, ILL.,, safe
E.
The club met Thursday with Mrs.
Ross easier. Five members were
present and one visitor. We failed
TO learn where the next meeting will
be held.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Mallett of Myndus
were in Miesse Wednesday after lum.
Der.
Mr.. Lee is still at work on his
house. When completed. it will DO
one of the incest homes of the neigh
borhood.
We are having ideal weather now.
Too pretty to last long, we are afraid
Kenneth Freeman and Mr.. Casey
are drilling a well on the formers
land. They have several more to
drill. when this one is completed.
Mrs. Paige shipped her household
goods Friday to Hurley where Mr..
Paige has been some time in the
carpenter work. She will leave in n
few days for the same place.
W. p. Birchfield's wagon was up
from his ranch Wednesday.
J. j. Wallace has just FINISHED
moving to Lake Valley.
W. j. Mcclure leaves in a few DAYS
for the mines.
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. ID q. Penzotti of Deming was here
Wednesday on business.
W. A. easier and Mrs. CASTER
were in the county seat Monday.
W. b. Hays of Fort Bayard visit.
ed II. l.. Williams Tuesday.
Henry Freeman. who has been in
I'll Paso for several days on busi-
ness. returned home Monday night.
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Morning Times at BarQain Price

Some time ago prominent bust
ness man of New Mexico when stop.
ping in Fl "a.u made the following
remark:
I'VE consider the III Paso Morning
Times one of the best papers tina,
reaches our homes. 1t takes the
broad open field. Its news depart.
ment i reliable and clean. Its edit
orlals are strong, conservative, and
10 the point, All in all. it is a big
newspaper and deserving of bic
things. The Times has been large
~ instrumental in the rapid growth
and development of the Southwest,
You can get the daily and Sunday
Times by mail from February 9 TO
February 20 for $500. Nothing do
ing at that price before or after That
date. The regular price of the Times
Is - per year, and if you take ad-
vantage of this bargain offer Won
will save SI.10.
You can leave your subscription at
the office of the Deming Graphic and
II will receive prompt attention.