El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-01
CITY SCHOOLS
NEED S378,067
Budget for Present Term Is
Adopted; Naturalization
Examiner Speaks.

Examiner Speaks.
According 10 the report Of the budget
committee. submitted Tuesday night at
meeting Of the school board IT the
BAILEY school. IL will require S57S-G5t
10 run the city schools during the pres
ent scholastic term Of this amount,
s2e4.s64 is for the salaries Of teachers
In order 10 raise the budget. the
trustees were inclined to believe that
90 cent tax rate on the 800 Of the
cftv's valuation would be necessary
As figured upon by the trustees Iues-
dav night. the assessed valuation OF
the city for 1916 will be s50.Ooo,Vvo'
which will give them s250.e0e, II 81
cent tax is arranged Last year tax
levy of sc cents on the 500 was made
nv the board. The expected revenue
OF the board, according 70 the 9ugs's
committee Is S13S. 106.16. including
s1O3,5 44. from the state and 50 10
81 present on hand Tuition ana couil
IL revenues are expected 10 Drlns. ~
up to the required amount The sclloI
Of the budget committee was enoorseu
by the board
Nine Teachers Appointed
Approval OF the action Of superiin-
fan6eur Il j. Tighe in appointing nine
+eecfars who were badly needed IN
schools Of the city was made by the
board on resolution rive OF the Yea n
ers Misses Lucy Howard -'i .
EFodees Mite LenoX. Mary Meslmar
a16 Ren Firkins. were assigned TO
the Beau school Two OF the appOlH-
rees Misses Estelle Henkei ana hlsle
Brown. were assigned 70 me ~
lille Miss l. Dixon was asSl3neo 10
rbs Alta Vista Ambrose CalaYer- q
negro manual training teacher. was
-nDoiuted to the Douglass scnooL al
OF the salaries Of the teachers Wsre
fixed at the meeting on iecViii'ii7 I-'-'-
n Il. Antnoni. naturalization eN-
7rniner at san Antonio. MADE an n
teresting talk TO the board on "
subject OF preparing nlghl ScHooiS
-vbere alien citizens may STUDY ana
learn the American language ana c1S s
IONS According 10 M Ailtio ON
,,sDers Dendfna in the United States
and territory OF Hawaii BurlnE the
mast six years. 1000 petitions ma se 9ee1
taken out in FL Paso alone. accoL ollls
70 Mr. Antnoni. sli but Az oel.s 80
leans Those who were nor Ne N -,I
we're formerly citizens Of practlcally
every country IN Europe 'ac-l'I.---
Great Britain. Austria. Germany,
France and Russia IN tils eIs--a-,t
Of Mr.. Anthoni. the Mexican eiemenI
is a problem in Fl Paso' and ne pc
7ieves that Il would accrue 10 the al
vantage Of the city If the MeNlesnS
we're educated. by the night sciioo-
$1,000 for Night schools.
II wouId require $1,000 for two
schools in the city. one on eseh sue
Of the tracks. according 10 M -
+ho7f Schools are already being neiu
IN san Antonio Houston, Galveston
Dallas, Waco and Fort worth AItSI
consideration, the board decidSq 70
take I'D the matter Of the estaDllsh-
rnent Of the schools at a later date
Earl Evans. a business manager OF
the Tatler. the official High school
Daper. appeared before the DoaTo- ASK
ing that IL reimburse professor A. n
Hughev the sum OF $40, Wnlcn LepIe
sented q deficit in the cost OF publlsn-
ing the first issue Of the Tatier IN
September Evans explained Jhat ne
publication OF certain aruc-es lot Ine
hoard saved the trustees at least SlVv-
b71+ that the management had uerlclt
after the paper was issued ne "as
authorized 10 present q bill for the
amount 10 the board. who would act
upon II favorably-
Want silver Cup.
DELEGATION of students OF the
Alta Vista school appeared before the
board for the purpose OF requesting
silver cup, which II IS SAID was oIIereo
for the winning team Of the grammar
school baseball team last season The
cup had not been awarded and as the
students were DESTROYS Of presenting
* 10 the members OF the victorious
attention Of the board in the form OF
petition. The board granted the re
Guest for the cup and auditor r +
Sawyer was authorized TO inquire into
the price Of a cup such as the ones
presented in former years to winning
teams Of the grammar school athletic
series.
thai. the board endorsed a proposed
amendment to the state constitution
which gives the school board the right
10 set the school tax Of its district as
high as 81 on every 500 The matter
vas brought to the attention Of the
trustees by a letter received by MI
Prudential several days ago
Contracts Awarded
A contract for the equipment Of ath-
letic apparatus in the High school
gymnasium was awarded 10 the Fred
8fedart company, Of St Louis. which
bid S995 for the contract Fred J
Feldman. OF FL PasO. was also award
sporting equipment for use in the
grammar school Playground The cost
Of the quipment will be S20S-3S.
The appointment OF a truant officer
20 enforce the compulsory education
laws Of the state. was referred 10 the
superintendent with power to act a
petition, signed by 120 citizens, asking
for the appointment Of truant officer,
has been presented TO the board
On request Of superintendent Tighe-
allowance was made for the rental Of
= church adjoining the Aoy school, in
which class viii be placed. The Aoy
school building is now packed to
capacity. The matter OF a kindergar-
ten at the Alta Vista school was re-
ferred to Mr. Tighe. with power TO act.
Free Schooling Allowed.
Professor Tighe asked the board for
information concerning Il negro stu
dents Of the Douglass school. who re-
side outside of the city limits. On
recommendation. it was resolved TO
permit the students 10 attend the
school free Of charge.
Allowance was made for the plac-
ing Of bars across the armOry windows
Of the new High school building. after
trustee G. 3 Stevens explained that II
was feared the room would be broken
into and some Of the rifles stolen