El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27

a pIeted by the board Of education
4 \ Of FL Paso county for educating
the Mexican children OF the smelter
district, when the new $4,000 school,
building, 10 be erected in the settlement
adjacent 20 the city's great metalurgi-
cal works, is completed within the
next few months.
Funds for the building have been
raised by a recent bond election and It
viii be built on land donated by the
late J. J. Crawford A feature TO be
included viii be shower baths for boys
and girls. Another proposed Is that OF
night classes for adult persons. with
the idea that the Mexican population
il the district may there find educs-
tional facilities they never have before
enjoyed The school viii contain eight
rooms. IN two stories. Il VIII be built
of brick, with heating plant and ne
modern and sanitary in every paTticu-
lar If the plan can be carried out
consistently, II is proposed by the To-
cal trustees TO serve one meal each
school day TO the pupils. most of whom
are children Of the poor laborinS class
Increase of One-fOurth shown.
An increase OF one-fourth in the
scholastic population OF the county.
outside Of the city. many new school
houses, and the enthusiasm OF the
teachers force under the direction OF
county superintendent, Miss Myra
Ninkler. since the successful summer
normal At 1Selta IN 1916, all contrib
ute 10 make the coming year one of
great advancement to the county schoo,
system
New school buildings N the county
sctuallv begun IN 1916 amounted 20
about $1,000, but others We're planned
that viii cost $4,000. In the Vinton
district al Canutillo. an adobe building
was erected At q cost of $500. L has
five rooms, with heating plant, and can
be enlarged to eight rooms Repairs
viii be made TO the building In Ninton
this year
At Allamoore the first teachers home
in Fl Paso county has been built. ad-
Joining the school there. The land for
school and home was donated By Rev
L. r Millican. Of that town. The home.
which IS designed TO afford q comfort
able living place for the teacher, cost
about $1,000
Island 10 Have school House.
Pending the sale OF bonds already
voted, a school house will be erected
On the Island AT a cost Of $1,000 The
land il will rest on is the gift Of Fed
erico Arroyos, a farmer, who cannot
speak the English language but who
has spared out OF his limited means
the site for educa ting his own and his
neighbor's children.
Plans had been made for building
an eight room, two story school house
in the Government Hill addition to this
city. which has been a part of the Con-
cordia district, but construction was
suspended when a, city ordinance re-
Gently was passed anneXing
Government Hill The building as
planned would have cost S25,0U0 when
completed During last year two S25,-
geo buildings were erected IN the Con-
cordia district, one in Grandview and
the other in the Lincoln Park Each
contains eight rooms. in two stories.
and is the social center for its respec-
tive district
Spanish is taught in the grades from :
the fifth grade upward in the Con-
cordia district Grandview school has
= flourishing parent-teachers associa-
ton Assisting the Hsleta school is
a lively mothers club, which is help
ing accumulate books for the library
This school has planned to equip a
domestic science department Super |
intendent Miss Winkier expects that
the Sierra Blanca school will be CLASH
fled for the high school this year.
Most Have Nine Months Terms
All the schools in the county have
nine months term except those at Fort |
Hancock and Tinton. the former hav-
half months, on account of scarcity Of I
funds There are IS schools in the
county, as follows. Vinton district, 3;
Concordia- 8: Smelter. !; Texico-San
EliZario, l; Fit Hancock, .; Sierra
Blanca ,; Allamoore. .; Island, l: Fa-
bens, 3 Teachers employed are 81.
From the state the county schools
receive funds for maintenance at the
rate OF 3 per capita. based on the
scholastic population. For the present
school year FL PasO county, with a
population of 5Is6. viii receive $50, SOC
A gain of go scholars has been re
corded since the scholastic census OF
1915
Supplementing the state aid, the fol-
lowing districts have levied mainten-
ance taxes Ysleta, % cents per 500
valuation OF property in the district;
Tinton. Is cents. Concordia, u cents;
Shelter, 10 cents; Clint, 20 cents; San
Elizario, 20 cents: Sierra Blanca. 10
cents Allamoore, 20 cents; Island, 10
cents; Fabens. 10 cents.
Fl Paso county'S schools teach the
state caurse OF study, soma of them
working up TO the eighth grade. In
Sierra Blanca and Ysleta preparatory
work for high school grades is given. !
The completion Of the eighth grade !
study in the rural schools entities |
pupils to enter the Fl PasO city high |
schcols- NOnresidents of this city are !