El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-03
PUPILS APPLAUD
HOME CAMPAIGN
Kiwanis Club Speakers Get
Enthusiastic Reception
At High School.


Fifteen hundred school children
made the auditorium OF the FL Pas
High school ring with applause
Thursday morning as they listened to
representatives, Of the Kiwanis club
tell Of the reasons why the club had
launched its BUY Home" campaign
The pupils responded with enthusiasm
TO the appeal for their assistance in
making the campaign a success. The
burden Of each speakers address was
buy a home"
At $50 o'clock when the pupils had
a ssembled IN the beautiful auditorium
Prof Allen IT, Hughey. principal of
the high school, introduced J. W.
XII kpatrick. president Of the hiwanis
club. who explained the campaign
which the Kiwanis club had launched
and was pushing for the sole purpose
of helping IL PasO by making IL a
community Of home owners He said
there was no benefit to be derived
to the club or its members through
the campaign. save such benefit as
might come TO the whole community
from a healthy cultivation Of the
home spirit, and he wanted the school
cildren interested because they were
10 be the future home builders Of E
Paso.
says Renters Not BeuufifieES.
Otis G. Coles. the next speaker. con-
graduated the pupils on having such
a handsome home Tor the high school
He urged that FL Psso could not be
made a city Of beautiful homes If the
people lived in rented houses; that
the father and mother Of family
could not with any enthusiasm beau
tify a house and lot they might be
moving out OF next month
Home Helps Form Character.
In the absence OF O. = Martin, or
The Herald. J. d. Ponder was called
on as a substitute. and lie spoke OF
the part a home plays in forming the
characters OF stability and OF the
emptiness Of a life that had no home
ties. no memories Of . place made
sacred by mother He argued that II
was the duty of every man TO give his
wife and children home. II was
duty which even the birds recognized
when the season for mating arrived
Three rented rooms in a flat and
cottage rented from year to year. he
said was not a home. and he predicted
that the high school boy who pro-
vided a home for his mate would
win the sweetest and prettiest mate.
Putnam's Appeal Touching.
G. 2. Putnam rendered with
splendid effect Gray's eulogy on the
echoes Of home. Mr.. Putnam's appeal
went straight TO the heart and
aroused the enthusiasm OF the pupils
TO a high pitch when he spoke of his
admiration for the American eagle,
which builds and defends It's home
with its lie lie mad no EesPecL III
the cuckoo because II laid its eggs
in another birds nest. being too
shiftleSs TO make a home OF its own
He spoke Of the strength and force OF
nation whose people were graIteo
into the soil Of their country; VINO
ss-.~--aaTr-a= uwd their
posterity and whose children, IKE
the birds Of the air, left the home
nest only TO build their own homes
He urged the boys of FL Paso 10
make their first duty in life, after
leaving the schoolroom, the asquisi-
ton OF a home.
Pupils Future Home Buyers
n. E. Kilburn addressed the pupils
as the future home buyers OF FL Raso
and appealed to them 20 DO their part
toward maxi. Z FL Paso city OF
beautiful homes.
presentation Of the campaign 10 the
pupils had been complete without any
word from him. but promised tnat
the plan which would enable one OF
two pupils TO win domestic should
be set forth in full through the
papers.
Urges Essays Written.
Prof. Hughey told the pupils that
each one of them had a chance 70
win a domestic, but that in order 10
win they would have TO devote their
best efforts TO writing an essay on
why We Should Own a Home" The
professor told the pupils they would
lave competition from outside schools |
that already Ysleta had beat them IN /
4 spelling contest and that sharp COM
petition might be expected in the /
home contest
VIII Compete For Prize.
That the pupils were deeply IN
-erested in the contest was evidenced |
" the number Of questions they asked |
Prof. Hughey. all Of which he said
you'd be fully answered in the daily !
1apers. and that Prot Hughey is
CIV anxious for his high school boys |
nd girls TO score a victory was shown
" his earnest entreaty for them 10
10 their very best
After the meeting about 20 pupils
Ieclared their intention OF going al
er the prize and said they would talk
o their parents about the buy-a-home