El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22
SCHOOLS CLOSE
18TH, IS ORDER
Teachers Leave for Sum
mer Before Higher Rail
road Rates Effective.


II the reported intention on the part
OF the government to increase rail-
road passenger rates June 1 is car
rfed into effect there VIII be one
class Of persons in FL Paso with
cause TO rejoice. They VIII be the
school children, because the higher
rates viii mean that the schools VIII
close May 80 instead OF Nay 81. in or
der that the teachers might be able
10 leave for their summer homes be-
fore the higher rates go into effect
Y his was decided 40 meeting OF the
city school board Tuesday night
The finance committee was IN
structed 20 arrange with the treas
urer. Rio Granue valley Bank &
Trust company. 20 honor school war
rants when the present balance
about S+o,00Q-is exhausted, which
win be when May salaries are paid
A small deficit VIII remain and the
committee was instructed TO inform
the bank that during June or July
this win be covered by Solu5 70 be re-
ceived from the state on the years
per capita allotment
Mrs FIournoy Heads Cafeteria.
Trustee C. B. Stevens said MIS- IL
= FlOurnOy, manager Of the high
school cafeteria had announced she
would not remain in the position II
Miss Margheretta LeBaron, Of the
high school domestic science depart I
meut continues as supervisor OF the
cafeteria Ii was voted that Mrs
FIournOy be placed in fUu charge I
subject only 10 supervision Of priu-
eipal A. H. HuEhey, as ali other heads [
Of department are Airs. Flournoy was I
also given permission TO operate the I
cafeteria during the summer normal I
Wants T1aylor's Pay Raised.
Chancellor H. 81 Colvin. OF the Col
lege OF the city Of FL Paso, appeared I
H1Ha s.H
Prof H. C. Taylor, now $500 be IN 1
creased to al least $500 Chancellor I
Colvin said that Prof Taylor, as head I
OF the teachers department or the I
vice Prof Taylor, whose entire sal Z
AIRY is paid by the school board de- I
votes half Of his time to high school 4
classes The board deferred action 4
on chancellor GOWNS request.
Proposes To Train Mechanics.
Prof w. a.. BurlZ. Of the high school 4
manual arts department, informed the +
board that go high school students 4
had already signed up for study next I
session i'm mechanical subjects pre- I
paratorT 90 entering war service lie /
said the need by the government 1oT /
trained men was great citing a re-
port that recently there was a can
for 10 mechinisrs for service on rail- l
roads in France and only one man
was found in Fl Paso qualified Tor I
the work and he could not stand the n
physical examination In this connec-
ton, Prof Burk presented a requlsl- I
ton for about $3.50 for equipment Il
for a machine shop. An extra teacher
half Of whose salary would be paid 1T n
the government. would also be need II
ed The board favored the plan. but 4
decided 10 defer action until the IL n
nance committee could Celerrnlle u II
the expenses could be incurred II
II was decided TO purchase for S45-s5 4
a machine for prOi ectinE educational III
slides. The machine was secured 1y II
Prof w T. tlanuilzenr OF Lns Al5A II
school il VIII be used there III
Invites Miss BauEh TO Speak.
President E- FL Whitaker was al-
rh0rized 20 invite Miss Beulan Bausn
20 address the board az the next meet
ing s communication from Robert
krazauer. Of the Associated Charl-
ties said Miss Baugh, a trained nurse
was engaged BIZ the organization 10
DO work among the school cnlllreIl
and that she would have an interest
Ing report on the health OF students
About $4,000 Of bills for street paw
ing were referred TO the finance com
mirtee with power to act They would
be paid cut Of the proceeds OF lne
recent s101 600 bond issue.
AT the next meeting Thursday
night. bids for next winters coal sup
ply viii be opened. IL was said
April Expenditure Greater.
The monthly report OF auditor F. J.
Sawyer showed April expenditures TO
have been S5i,l6o-9i, as against s-1,-
Iss.8S the same month last year. To-
tai expenditures this session TO the
end Of April were So4t-yls-lb, as
against s2zO.s55.69 the corresponding
period last session
The report also showed receipts 20
APRIL 80 10 have been S357.310.3e. The
cash balance on hand april 30 was
Sz0.S3--75 IN the maintenance 1und
and S102-S2-
Asks Deaf 3Iufes Taught.
Dr. r. II. stark appeared before the
board with the request that special
teacher for deaf and dumb children
be employed he was accompanied by L
lIrs. Il. j. BluElev. whose year Q-0
son, O. deaf mute, IS the class leaueI
10 the Central Institution Tor Deai
and Dumb. al St Louis, no. Dr. STARK Z
suggested that the chld's teacher De L
engaged by the Fl Paso public school /
system, pointing out that she IS able
also 90 correct suffering. stammer-
ing and other speech defects
DIT. stark said the census last year
showed u deaf mute children in LI .
PasO- but many parents won't adLnll Z l.
their children are deaf mutes, If they I T
are. and the total would be much
more than H. He suggested that tut +
ton collected would almost meet her
Defective Counted as IS.
AIRS Binkley substantiated what +
Dr.. stark said. adding that she would
be willing TO pay several hundred
dollars
Auditor Sawyer said the last cen
sls shows IS deaf mutes and SINH
arly defective children In the city.
Supt r. j. Tighe and auditor Saw
yer were delegated 90 act with Dr +
stark and Airs. Binkley in ascertain
nE how many Of the % referred 10
-ould be secured for q class, should { .
.he special teacher be ENGAGED.
alleged Immorality.'
Superintendent TiEhe mentioned
That he had been unable TO ascertain
The identity Of alma r. Biruer." the +
name that appeared as a signature TO l.
3 letter published In The Herald and l.
eriticisinr the high school for all
eged immortality among some Of the
students. Trustee s j. Prudential Z
said that % was his Information that
certain women OF the lower world
were adjoining themselves as high
school girls. calling themselves such
md in other ways giving out the I'M
preston that they were students Of /
hat institution, and that their action I
was undoubtedly the cause OF the un-
'nrnHrf1nT criticism