El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-11
GIRLS UN|FORM
UP To MOTHERS
Trustees Have President
Name Board of Seven
Women to Report.

The matter OF the advisability OF
The girls Of the FL Paso high school
adopting a uniform dress was placed
in the hands Of a committee OF FL
Paso women by the board OF trus-
tees Of the schools at meeting
Thursday night and this committee
will take up the subject with the
mothers in the city. Trustee s. J.
Prudential presented a resolution,
which was adopted, which gave
president z. NJ Whitaker the power
TO nominate the committee. He ap-
pointed Mesdames J. NJ. Frank. Chas.
B. stevens. Charles Davis. J. A.
Rawlings, c. z. Kelly. Paul HeermanS
and H l. Birney on the committee.
The board recommended that the COM
mittee communicate with the mothers
OF the city and learn their wishes in
the matter and also report back on
the cost and kind of uniforms which
have been recommended.
To Confer With Taxpayers.
The adjustment Of salaries Of teach
ers and employees OF the schools and
the election of teachers for next year
was taken up by the trustees, but no
action was taken, pending a confer
ence which the finance committee viii
Recommendation will be asked OF
the association.
Endorse Patriotic Pageant
\ recommendation was made by a
COMMITTEES composed of S. !. Freu-
denthal, r j. Tighe, Scott &. White
and J. c. Worthington that the school
board endorse the patriotic pageant
which will be held on the night OF
June 2 under the auspices Of Jack W.
Hardriker at the high school stadium
Sixty-five percent of the gross re-
ceipts will be presented to the organ
fund of the high school. 4 citizens
committee, headed by julius A
disrosal of the tickets. The board in
structed auditor +. E. SAWYER to com
municate the action of the board IN
the matter Of a patriotic pageant TO
the chamber Of commerce.
Says Garrard May Leave.
W. D. Mayfield brought to attention
Of the board that Col Joseph Car
rard, instructor OF cadets at the high
school, would in all probability be or
dered by the war department into ac-
i've service soon and suggested that
the matter OF a successor should be
looked after by the board, when Col
Garrard is ordered away
No Money for Negro school.
William Coleman, principal OF the
Douglass (neEro) school appeared be-
fore the board and suggested that in
securing a new site for The school Of
negro children a location should be
selected in the eastern part OF the city
where the greater number of negro
residents Of Ell PasO reside
President Whitaker said that the
matter Of securing a bond issue for
a new Douglass school was out OF the
question this year because Of the
heavy tax burden the people Of FL
PasO are carrying now He said the
matter would have 10 be deferred IN
less the present Douglass school and
site could be sold
The tuition Of Miss Edna Pritchett,
4 high school student. was RENTED
for the year on the request OF her
brother, p. NJ. Pritchett
install Fire Extinguishers-
Two fire extinguisherS for the stage
at the high school were ordered in
stalled TO comply with the require
ments Of the state fire commission
f. S. Templeton, inspector for the
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and
Insurance company Of Denver. Colo,
appeared before the board with q
proposition to insure the boilers of
the city schools for $4,000 each against
rust, explosion and injury and also
personal injuries from the boilers for
a period of three years for $5OS-95- It
was turned over to finance commit
tee for investigation and the commit
tee was given power TO act.