El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-09
Tells ROTARY
Of NEWC0LLEGE
Colvin Says FL Paso Des-
tined To Be Great Ed
vocational Center.

vocational Center.
That the College Of the City of EI
{ Paso is destined TO become one Of the
greatest educational institutions in
. the country and viii be rated as such
T by educational men Of this country,
was the statement made 10y II. ".
. Colviu. chancellor of the college. at the
Rotary luncheon held Thursday noon
at the sheldon hotel
Ell Fas0 is a commercial and indus
trial center" Nr. Colvin said. and
/ for this reason it is also destined TO
become an educational center Educa-
tioual ceuters follow the establishing
of industrial ceuters Take Chicago.
one of the greatest Industrial ceurers
of the United States. and the gateway
90 the west Ii viii some day be-
come the greatest educational center
i'm the whole world
There We're a number of interesting
talks made at the luncheon. including
a brief one hy a. A. Fisk. OF the sol
diers- recreation and welfare COM
mission. who spoke Of this branch OF
work I'm the army
Invite 1IeNicans Next Thursday
Adolph schwartz reported that the
committee appointed 20 extend the
municipal and government OFFICIALS
of Juarez an invitation TO be
the guests of the Rotary club
at its luncheon next week We're
mailing the invitations and com
Uletiug arrangements. Every member
Of the Rotary club is to- be extended
"A written invitation 20 be present.
The luncheon was presided over by
Robert krakauer. president a letter
was read from Julius A. krakauer.
stating that the soldiers recreation
committee Of the chamber OK com
merce would like very much 10 have
a member OF the Rotary club on this
committee 20 further the work
Letters were read from T. A. Thurs
ton and T. O.. Thede. announcing that
owing TO their absence from the city
they would not be- able TO ue present
and they were both excused
suggests Trip for secretary.
a letter was read from the national
rotary Suggesting that the III fas1
club send its secretary TO the CON
yeuti0u for secretaries TO ne held at
ChiCaEo. Rev. Charles j.. Overstreet
said he Thought the secretary should
be sent because he would learn many
new ideas Dy attending such meet
ing
Another letter was read from a Ro-
tartan asking for Information as TO
where he can purchase uurros. 1t
was suggested that he be referred 10
A. E. RoWiauds. former president.
RABBI Martin LlelOuha reported
that the committee Of ROJa-ians
which had been appointed TO assist in
the cooperation and better operation
" the city and county hospitals had
taken the matter up with mayor
Charles Davis the city council and
county commissioners and that they
expected TO reach satisfactory
agreement
College Has Three Branches.
I'm his talk 10 the Eorar-aus Nr. COL
win said that the professors who viii
have charge OF the COLLEGE OF the City
of III Paso are men Of national and
international fame and that three
distinct branches viii be taught IN the
college arts and science, teachers
college and school for accountants.
The SPEAKER said that extension
work viii be carried on and that let
tiers written the college asking for
Information on scientific subjects
viii be answered
a night school for young business
men VIII be q feature OF The work at
the college and during the fall and
winter lectures VIII be held in central
halls.
Mr.. CoIvin said that one Of the rea-
sons Germany had prior 20 the war
had almost a monopoly on business
economies was because her young men
had been drilled in this kind OF work.
IL has been neglected I'm the United
States TO an alarming extent the
speaker said
College Follows High school.
Students AT the college VIII have
their grades accepted ar any college
in the United States and foreign cOuu-
tries. Mr. CUlvin said. He said boys
and girls were graduating at the age
OF u from the high school and that
one of the drawbacks 10 parents here
I'm giving their children proper edu-
cation was because they did not want
strangers al Suca q young age.
Cataloss Of the college were dis
tributed among the E0tarians and
each member OF the club was asked
to mail one Of them TO some one he
thought would be interested in the
college The motion was made by
rabbi ZielolEa-
Invite Purchase Of Quilt.
Charles walker stated that he had
been told by a number OF the women
of the Red Cross TO inform the mem T.
bers that eight women had made a
quilt which they desired the club
members 20 purchase The quilt is
now i'm the windows OF the White
House store
Mr.. Fisk. OF the soldiers recreation .
commission, was then introduced as
q fellow Eotarian from the Racine. .
Wis. club and he brought greetings .
from his club TO his fellow EOtariaus .
should spend $500 Yearly.
MI FISK said that q city should de-
vote more money. according 90 its .
taxation, for recreation work
And uptodate reformer who comes
TO a city and tears down vice lmuse-
meuts generally builds in its place .
substantial and clean place OF recre-
alton for its young people, the .
speaker said. with its taxation FL .
Faso should prOpOrtianately secure
about $500 annually for recreation
and its parks Recreation work IS
fast becoming an educational work
When YOU find recreation work you
find get-tOgether community
spirit for a city.
Soldiers should Have Song Books.
soldiers come from the four cor
ners Of the globe and many OF them
are men who have enjoyed home ties
and the same facilities Of amusement
that you are. But they cannot sit on
your uorches and talk TO your famil-
les because the avenue Of approach is
closed TO them.
"It has been suggested 90 me by
army officers that they desire to
have more music in the army and
navy They want our army and navy
10 be singing. fighting forces. I
a Guild suggest that the Rotary club
start in some manner the furnishing
n little song books to the army and
navy with say 100 songs in them
This work could be carried on by the
other Rotary clubs.
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