El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-22
VACATIONS To
RECEIVE STRESS
Junior High School Pupils
Will Have Additional
Study Branches.

An extended course IN the voca-
tionaI arts viii be given next ses-
sion in the junior high school, con
sistinE Of the eighth and ninth
grades. W. a. Burk. i'm charge OF the
manual training work, heretofore
done at Bailey school but TO be
taught next session at the new high.
appeared before the school board at
its regular meeting Tuesday evening
al Bailey school and secured an order
/ for the purchase Of about $1,000 worth
Of new equipment, TO be used i'm
electrical work.. a forge department
sheet metal and cement work. the
branches 90 be added
Prof RurE explained that his OBJ
iect is 20 give the boy students a
little Of several KINDS O. work to
enable them 10 find themselves
Automobile repairing would also be
taught. the Overland company Hav-
ing donated q chassis for this work.
Tn the girls department. cooking,
taught last year. would be supple
ue7reJ bE- sewing. design and applied
arts and home making
Buy More Typewriters.
The board also decided TO purchase
nine more typewriters for the high
school classes. increased demand FOR
this course being anticipated Ihere
are at present 80 machines In the de-
partment. which was crowded last
wear A solicitation from multi
l-raph company was referred to bust
ness manager, F. F. sawyer, super
intendeut and principal Tor consid-
Grafton. Bids for Kindergarten sup
plies. about $500 worth were left
.Ha5 rH 90 IA p
To sing .ssfessIuhr In Stadium.
On request of Mrs. o. A. Critchet-
Of the community singing committee,
the board granted use Of the stadium
Christmas night FOR grand commun-
ity chorus Of several thousand voices
singing the Messiah
Bids for about $500 worth OF books
requested for the high school library
were handed by the board TO the BUS
mess manager. with the request that
he secure bids from FL Paso firms
and then award tLe contract TO the
lowest bidder
To Have Truant officer.
On receipt Of commune ton from
the boards attorneys Burgess *
Burgess. that a truant officer must
be engag ed. trustee $. i. Freuden-
thai moved that the president, T.
NJ. Whitaker. be empowered TO ap-
point the officer. This was carried
The Rio Grande Valley Bank q
Trust company. the only bidder. was
awarded the contract TO act as treas
urer fer the board Ii bid . = percent
interest on monthly balances. and
would charge 6 percent interest on
overdrafts.
Decision was made TO take out $40
GOO worth OF boiler Insurance. az
s-SO.s5 premium fo- three years. Bills
tatalinE S17O.17 were allowed for the
previous month
Appoints New Teachers.
New teachers appointed 10 III po-
sitioEs Of those having resigned
We're. Morris T. Lively, w y. Clark.
s. ID. Townsend. Juan Melgua. Mrs
Irene FrlckletoC, high school, de
partmental- Lillian Jones. Ruth JOr-
dan, Edna Geer. Chassie Elder, Flora
Davie. Lille Thatcher. Beau school
Rernice Judkins Matte Clark,
Vista; Mary Roberts, san Jscinto;
Mrs. Frances Russell. Villas school;
Cora Redwine. TO be assigned. ResiE-
nations were in most cases based on
the high cost OF living. said super
iutendent p J. TIghe-
KindeEarden For Morehend
The superintendent reported no
classes A proposal by him that the
Sunset school kindergarten be moved
TO MOrehsad was adopted.
Several requests for free tuition
for nonresident children were re-
ceived, some being allowed because
their guardians were r. Paso resi-
dents. and others being referred TO
the finance committee
A request by the community sing
ing committee for the use OF More
head school every Monday evening
had been granted by the superin-
tendent before the meeting. and the
board endorsed his action