El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-19
IMPETUS
TONEWCOLLEGE
Educators at Luncheon to
Visiting Superintendent
Favor Its Plans.

ests OF the College Of the City Of FL
Paso was expressed at the luncheon
given by the college faculty TO the
state superintendent OF New Mexico
and Texas. J. H. Wagner and W. l.
Doughty. at the Sheldon hotel The
desire Of those who planned the
luncheon was that the superintend-
ents should understand the work Of
the-normal department Of the college
+ and give II recognition and IL was al
so hoped by them that the teachers OF
Texas could be given recognition IN
New Mexico. These points were in
troduced in brief talk by Supt i. j.
Tighe.
the first speaker and then turned the
meeting over to W. W. Turney. as
chairman aNoyor Charles Davis
pladged the support OF the city to the
new college. Rabbi Zielonka spoke OF
Texas and its neighborly feeling
toward Arizona and New Mexico and
said that the normal school Of the
college is on the highest plane pos
sible for a school to be and that the
standard is TO be kept high. and that
he hoped through the teachers TO shed
a light OF knowledge far through the
ueighboriug states and Mexico End
at all times TO cooperate with those
who were working for those aims IN
other states
Turney Is AppreeIative.
". ". Turney told of the strong APP
peal public education had for him.
He said that those in Fl Paso felt
very far from the state officials Of
education and hoped that they would
come often. and thar ne appreciated
AIR. DouEhty's visit
Deals With lIeEieans' Education
Miss Myra Winkler's address dealt
with the peculiar phase Of education
which the II Paso teacher has 20 face
iu teaching the Mexican youth. and
the not wholly suitable instruction
for that purpose which is given in the
normal schools ct hope that this
normal school Will give training
suitable for the Mexican children. and
also such as viii enable the teachers
20 give more industrial training, she
said.
New Mexico l. Friendly
Mr. Wagner accented The fricrdli-
ness and close interest between II
FaSo and New Mexico I'm New Mex
ico." no said. we take our work Sc
riously but not ourselves. ANY teacher.
or any college which is recognized by
your superintendent Of education Is
recognized at Santa Fe-
Mr. Doughty said that he appre-
ciated the work Of III Paso in edu-
cational and civic lines. and that.
though FAR away. he was much inter
ested m the city and county
We know YOU as our fellow citi-
zenS. and we appreciate your part m
the great work which is being done
in this state.
mentions Two Phases.
r believe that the two phases OF
education must be kept iu mind" said
Ar- Doughty. We must give the
Industrial. but IL hes been round iu
all schools that the cultural does not
suffer from giving the pupils choice
concerning the subjects. The addi-
Ion OF vocational training only adds
to the pupils in the schools. as DO .
ma kes The course of study popular .
children ia the public schools OF Tex .
rs, and all along the border the .
TEACHERS are contendIuE Win the .
same situation problems with which
our teachers struggle,
VIII Help College.
pledge my services 10 the inter f
est OF your new college and I am sure .
that IL viii be a success. The Texas f
School Of Mines was established at 4
FL Faso because the legislature ap-
preciated the resources and spirit OF .
FL Paso, which IL knew would be be-
mind the school The school OF Mines .
IS an complication OF the kind Of I
work which we wish done in Texas .
10 develop it."
Inc speeches closed with an address .
from II II Colv!u. chancellor OF the p
College OF rhe CITY Of IL Faso.
Those who attended the luncheon D
Were- W r. Doughty. Jonathan H. I
wagner and wife. mayor Charles
Davis, Ed. ~ Whitaker. r. j. Tiehe, .
H. IT, hugney. Miss MyII C. At iuEler. T.
g. T. Putnam. >. IT. Worreu. g. -
Kelly. Milton Colvin. Eatu Martin
IieIonka- " W. Turney. charles n.
l.aseett Dr. W Il Brown, Winchester
tooleg, g. W. Groom. a. D. hawIcy.
Robert krakaCer. Charles ~ Ne,.-
man, Dr r. l.. Ramey.
Dougasy Likes high school.
II have travelled from the Atlantic
TO the faCitic and from tile Great
Lakes 20 the Gulf Of Mexico. and in
spected high schools wherever
topped ana ] can say with emphasis
that 7 have never seen q high school
one, declared state suurriute ndenr OF
schools w T.. Doughty. in addressin-
the students and FACULTY of the new
nigh school at The assembly hour Fri-
day morning.
I'rof- A. IL HuEhey and his assisr-
ants entertained Suut. Doughty and
lnS party an morning. Tho roil1W1u-.
beng present Suut. Jonathan H.
Nv aguer- OF New Mexico. Supt. i. ..
IiEhe- OF El PaSO city schools. and
Supt. Miss AIyra MiukIcr Of III Paso
county schools
Fine Provision FOR Girls.
olpL- doughty also COmDlmented
III iaso on the special provisions
made at the Institution for the higher
educatlon Of young women.
me remainder OF the morning was
spent IN inspecting the large build
ing and Its various departments. Dur
ing the early afternoon a number Of
The primary schools were visited.
At o'clock the teachers of an the
schools OF FL Paso will gather at the
= lrSt Christian church, where Stunt I
Doughty viii deliver an address
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