El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-29

I representative Peterson. himself prin-
| cipal Of the Mormon academy at
thatcher, an institution OF some schol-
astlc rank II the bill be carried. the
/ course Of study at the nOrmals could
be cut at least two years. leaving three
years for technical training. Natural
y, there would be only three fifths
/ the present attendance-and thus there
would be no need for the new build
ingS asked by each school for its over
flowing attendance, particularly OF
students who seek lodgings IN dormi-
tories, where. il is claimed, the cost
is greater to the state than the return
received for the service. Those who
favor the change tell that high SCHOOLS
now are known all over the state and
that an especially fine one flanks the
normal at Tempe. To the argument that
none exists at Flagstaff, they return
that the state is not obligated to fur
uish high school facilities to any COM
munity- The change, if made, is to be
not earlier than July 1 of this year.
In previous legislatures, appropria-
tons for and legislation affecting the
university and the normal schools have
been grouped, the representatives of
Pima. Maricopa and Coconino counties
joining to put through the full appro-
pTiations asked for each of their IN
situations. and invariably succeeding.
The three schools have grown immense
y within the past ten years and the
question of scholastic and living ac-
commodatiOns for the students now are
serious ones
To Regulate The Social Evil.
Mrs. O'NeilI has introduced, by re-
quest" several bills that energetically
tackle the social evil. In n rather OBJ
scure paragraph of one of the bills is a
sentence that surely would do away
with all disorderly houses in Arizona,
for it makes 4 felony the harboring Of
any female for immoral purposes Sc
duction and enticement are defined for
punishment and the white slave act is
made local by paragr aph that forbids
transportation of a female for immoral
purposes within the state There may
be no marriage of me- les under IS or fe-
males under 1e. save TO legitimatize
children and even then the principals
shall be separated Il Of legal age.
School For Feeble Minded.
\ bill that has strong backing in
the medical profession : that for the
establishment Of a school Tor the feeble
minded It is the creation of Dr. Mary
Lawson Neff. who is urging its adOp-
ton personally. She is an expert on
pecially with reference to the effect
upon crime, and believes that sucn IN
situations as that proposed are neces-
sary for the upbuilding Of national in
telligence- Creation is asked for q
training school commission, which
shall acquire 100 acres of land. erect
buildings and start the school, all az an
initial cost Of $500, including the
mann ltllsA-Ce OF the LlFS- Two years.
Labor Measures.
Chairman Mahoney, of the senate
committee on labor, recognized as la
boris especial advocate in the chamber,
has made declaration that he is going
TO do nothing incendiary this session
He believes labor is doing fairly well in ;
Arizona Just now. \ hearing is in
progress over the old Kinney bill. re-
introduced by Roberts. who joins Win
sor in representing the Hunt wing Of !
the Democracy in the senate. The only I
other material labor measures now I
pending are the wOmen's minimum
wage and the bill against Pinkertons or /
-ailroad detectives. II is told that the |
-ailroad telegraphers Will seek some !