El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
STOP TRAINING
MEXICAN BOYS
That Is War Departments
Intimation to the School
Board, Regarding Cadets.

lntimation the war department sus-
poets that boys are being instructed
in the art Of war in Fl Paso schools
who may use that knowledge against
the United states was brought out at
the meeting Of the school trustees
..-id tuesday night in the Bailey
school on Montana street
The war department objects to
Mexican boys in our school cadet
corps. declared trustee ". n. May
field to the board when our pres
ent plans are completed II viii be
compulsory for boys TO belong 10 the
cadet corps
yes. and some of these very boys
might turn their guns against US some
day" said trustee 5. J. Prudential.
after the information had been brought
out that boys were discovered attend
ing the Fl P2so schools whose parents
lived in Mexico and were MeXicans-
The board decided to investigate
further and then 10 take any neces-
sary steps to protect FL Paso from
training soldiers who might some day
fight against the American flag.
Attendance Law Broken
That the state law is being daily
broken by the non attendance Of chill
Gren. and that the fault does not lie
with the children OF parents but with
the failure of the city 10 supply ade-
ouate school buildings was brought
out in a report. TO the board by Miss
" ] Gallagher principal of the Alamo
school. Fourth and Hill streets
Miss Gallagher also made scathing
denunciation Of the state OF the school.
and declared she wished part of the
building there might be torn down
Visiting Nurses Approved.
The board ignored the letter Of A
House Dietrich. asking for its support
10 start system OF visiting nurses
in Fl Paso though the letter pointed
10 the children Of the poor for medical
attendance which they would other
wise miss. and that the system has
been E-o-i1ed with great success in
the letter.
No More Candy For Pupils.
Candy for the children also was
frowned on by the board Supt. r. J.
Tighe said he thought that pure milk
chocolate was all right and trustee
Prudential put his approval on stick
candy. The board passed a motion
that after this term no more candy
shall be sold in the schools
WEI Build Retaining Wall.
Decision was made by the board 10
omit the building Of the west wall
Of the high school and TO build a re-
tanning wall around two sides Of the
statium instead This leaves only the
identifying OF the grounds 10 complete
the High school
The High school will have hung in
bills Of the Republic Of Texas. They
were sent to the board by the legis- !
latUre at the request of representa-
tive r N Dudley. Of FL Paso-
UpIift For Moving Pictures.
With the purpose Of uplifting the J
moving pictures shown in e. PasO the I
board passed fav0rably on the request
OF the College Woman's club TO an
nounce to the children that childrens
pictures would be shown under super !
vision Of the board. The first Of these /
viii be at the new Hebrew temple Mt. |
Sinai on March % II viii be Alice |
IN wonderland"
No Easter Holiday.
West side school principals asked !
Tor an Easter holiday in their schools
as they declared the schools were de-
serted during that time. This request !
was refused, the board citing an edi- I
torial Of The Herald as an expression /
OF public sentiment against too many /
holidays in the schools
Supt Tighe announced that the new
high school would not be dedicated /
tnis year because he could not get the /
nited States commissioner of educa- l
ton at this time TO attend the dedica- !
ton