El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-02
MAY
FARM IN PARK
Experimental Station Pro
posed; May Get Use of
Old Fair Buildings.

Washington park may become the
site Of an experimental station oper-
ated by the city schools in connection
with its courses in agriculture. horti-
culture and animal industry, if mi
tiaI steps taken at a meeting of the
school board Wednesday evening at
Bailey school bear fruit. Supt r. J..
Tighe informed the board that mayor
Charles Davis had offered the schools
the use of the fair buildings in the
park for such purposes. These struc-
lures are to he demolished in the near
future. unless some use is found for
them and the mayor wanted TO know
If the schools could use them.
After a lengthy discussion of the
advisability Of extending its courses
at this time. the board decided 10
delegate Supt. Tighe and trustee c.
Is. Stevens TO see the mayor and city
council and request that for the pres
ent the buildings be allowed to re-
main. as the board might avail itself
of the offer later on
Expects Increased Enrolment
q greatly increased enrolment may
be expected next session i'm the pub
lie schools, according TO the super
iurendeut, who recommended that
nrOvisiOn be made now for the eE-
desks viii be needed. and sketches OF
rooms 10 be built in the attic of Villas
school were presented There are
1868 desks on hand at present, accord
ing TO inventories made by principals
Nav 80. but several hundred more are
needed. SupL TiEhe and business
manager F. +. Sawyer were appointed
TO make a new inventory and ascer-
tain exactly how many are needed
the board desiring to purchase no
more than necessary The matter OF
building new rooms in Villas. school
was left for the next regular meet
ms
Ii developed during the discussion
that sunset school Will probably De-
needed for Mexican children during
the first part OF the session
TosSoIve Govt. HfH TauEle-
The Government Hill tanEle is ap-
preaching solution. according to-
trustee q. r. Stevens, who stated thar
the business manager VIII receive Il
communicated during the next few
days thar viii dispose of the matter 4
satisfactorily
The business manager was IN
20 obtain data from Kansas
City and elsewhere on the manner OF .
operating a school cafeteria Mean .
while no action has been taken re- /
sarding the high school cafeteria .
now under private management
The business manager was IN
struCted TO get estimates on building
additional baths at AOy, Alamo ana .
3ealI schools. and bids on "a new water
main at Franklin
Way Teach Deaf Mutrs-
Parents and others interested in +
lie education Of deaf mutes viii be
-euuested to communicate with the
ar once regarding
special class contemplated for this
lass Of students There are betW cen i
en- and twenty in the city. il is es-
imated. and the board considered the h
.dvisabiliry Of employing special
eacher.
The matter Of engaging a truant
ifficer was deferred until decision
IN the law could be obtained. The +,
board also continued discussion Of a 4
'eQuest of the Equal Franchise league
% use the high school stadium for
Christmas entertainment
six Teachers Resign D.
The following teachers filed reslg-
nations. which We're accepted Misses
Bessie Hall. Gertrude Belmar. Mar
-aret Bryan Louise Hopper. cara
-onE and Mrs. Pauline Williams. and
he following were appointed. Misses 4
Iary Hudspeth, EIsiOnOr Shelton. p
edna King. Eleanor Lyon and Jessie
davidson. There viii be about go
eachers employed in all the schools
All members of the board were 2
resent except trustee W. ID. Mayfleld-