El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-12
100 IN f PASO
NORMAL SCHOOL
Educators of the City Hope
the School Will Be Made
Permanent.

Prof. R. Randolph Jones, director OF
the Ell Paso normal, stated this morn
ing that today's books show the sec
ond week of the normal starting off
with 100 pupils. Sixty OF these are
following the prescribed courses and
40 have elected the special courses.
The cafeteria is handling all students
for the madday meal. thus enabling
each student TO remain at the building
until his days work is completed
The next step will be opening Of the
gymnasiums Zone for women and one
for men) and the other recreation IA
cllities for the normal students.
The department of music has al
ready given one concert recital ana
others will follow. The program OF
other forms of entertainment is now
being completed and the teachers will
soon find their leisure time taken care
Of, as well as their work time
Prof. Jones reports remarkable
spirit of cooperation and enthusiasm
between the Texas teachers and the
teachers coming from Arizona, New
Mexico and Colorado.
Chairman White Pleased.
Doctor z. s. White. chairman of
executive committee of FL Paso sum
mer normal, said today:
There is only one way to fill the
need for trained teachers along the
border and in this part OF the south
west and that is to establish an all
year normal college in FL Paso. The
correspondence with the Pan-Ameri-
can bureau, the republic OF Mexico
and our department OF state as wen
as with certain diplomatic representa-
tives proves that the only way 10 Sc
cure Pan-American backing ana
recognition is by the establishment OF
a permanent all year normal college
in FL Paso."
City superintendent r J. Tighe is a
member OF the executive committee
and has said that normal school in
struction securable in the city OF FL
Paso is a necessity which the city
must meet or forfeit its ambition to
become the educational center OF the
southwest.
'sMake 1t Permanent
County superintendent Myra C..
Winkler has always been enthusiast
tic over FL Paso becoming the clear
ing house for normal school educa-
ton OF the southwest and for the
Latin American countries. She has
carried on considerable correspond
ence towards making the normal per-
manenl and has made several trips to
Austin in behalf OF the cause OF per
manent normal school education here
Wis Winkler, among other things. de-
clares:
Dy all means we should make the
normal a permanent Institution so that
normal school instruction can be Civ
en- the year round. TO teachers Of
Texas, Arizona and New Mexico who
live within FL Paso's proper territory.
believe the school should not only
afford accommodations for teachers Of
Arizona. New Mexico and Texas, burt
also for teachers OF Mexico and the
Pan-American republics. for there is
no factor so great in influence and
good understanding between nations
as that Of a comman education and
mutually of education systems"
Miss Winkier, by virtue Of her Of
flee as county superintendent is ex-
officio member Of the executive COM
mittee Of the FL Paso normal.
Putnam Favors Plan
g. P. Putnam, for many years head
of FL Paso schools. is a member OF the
executive committee OF the FL Paso
normal Mr.. Putnam stated:
You can quote me as being strong
" in favor OF Incorporating a per-
manent normal school in FL Paso and
offering instruction in school work to
the teachers OF west Texas and Of
those parts of Arizona and New Next
co lying within handy reach OF e.
Paso," he said Il would like to see
the normal go further and offer work
TO teachers from Mexico and the re-
Dublics OF Central America and South
America, as this would do more than
any other thing to give the United
states that Pan-American leadership
which it deserves"