El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
ECENTLY a prominent


X who has inspected the model ru-
~ raj schools OF Indiana made the
statement, after visiting FL Paso
county rural schools, that the local
schools compare quite favorably with
those of Indiana As the scholar in
question is not given to flattery and
did not hesitate to criticise Ell Paso
schools where, he believed, still fur
Their Improvement might be made, his
observation is significant, the public
schools OF Indiana ranking second in
the United States only 10 those OF
Massachusetts
The earnest work Of teachers, the
encouragement OF patrons, assistance
Z Of mothers, clubs, donation OF services
I by leading physicians for correcting
physical defects of school children,
and modern, well equipped. sanitary
Z can mean but one thing-better re-
suits The assistance Of the county
board and active work Of trustees Of
the Tarious districts, our consolidated
schools, night schools, special stud
les and advanced courses the physi-
and development Of athletics, have all
helped to advance the system in FL
PasO county. Better care of teachers
in this locality than elsewhere war
rant muse VIII aD444AL II MLdhlLE
teaching their lifeWork, instead of
making il merely the stepping stone
TO some other occupation, as is the
case in too many places. These are
some Of the reasons for advancement
OF rural schools in FL Paso county.
Has Nine Districts.
The county Of FL Paso now has nine
common school districts, the new
county Of Hudspeth having taken
three. Each of these districts has
board Of three trustees has immediate
supervision Of the school interests of
the district. The names Of the dis
tricts. with their trustees, are:
Vinton-R. Noel LOnguemare, VIM
Daily and F. Il Lane.
Smelter-KunO DoerT, A Cour-
chesne and E. Brooke Jones.
Concordia-Chas. J. Mapel, Chas.
R Foster and s. c. McVey.
T. S. J. Y. CYsleta)-LOuis Folk,
Frank Candelaria and NJ L Cadwalla-
socorro-Chaz shaddIe, Procopio
Baca and Mrs. Tom Zempleman.
Clint. a. Fields, r F. Travis
San Elizario-A- B. Madrid, Julian
Alarcon and Lorenzo Madrid.
The Island-Chas. T. Sharp and }.
FabensNz. Boone. Pat o'DOnnen
and Joe Madrid.
Funds.
Iue SCHOOLS are AA44ME4 DdLLAT
by state apportionment, which IS de-
rived from 81 from every poll tax, to
gether with one fourth Of all occu-
patton taxes and an ad vaiorem tax
not to exceed 20 cents on the 500
valuation: partly by the income from
the investment Of the county perma-
nent fund, and partly by local main
tenance tax, voted by the qualified
property taxpaying voters within the
district
The county permanent fund Of FL
Paso county originally consisted of
lands in Fisher county. Most Of these
have been sold on long time payments
and the fund holds vendor lien notes
as security. These total S5123.eS.
Cash resulting from sales Of the lands
has been invested in 5 per cent bonds.
Besides the above enumerated monies,
the county permanent land sill o-.ns
sos acres Of land and has SS4l3 IN
cash with the treasurer The princl-
pal Of this fund can not be expended
for any purpose, It only can be IN
vested and the income apportioned
for maintenance. The appOrtionment
is made per capita Of the scholastic
population Of the entire county, IN
Guiding the children of the indepen-
cent school district Of the city OF
FL Paso. The following .apportion-
ment was made this year from the
income from the county permanent
fund
10 the CITY CT II RdSO- --s1u47-4v
To common sch9tl districts 1S0s-a5
Total ..s 5s28. As
The local maintenance tax which IS
voted by the district can not be raised
or lowered except by the qualified
property taxpayers within the district
This varies in this county from moth
ing at all in the Socorro district TO
% cents in the T S. J. Y (Ysleta)
district It can not exceed 50 cents
on the 500 valuation, and II the as
trict has a bonded Indebtedness the
total local tax for school purposes
can not exceed so cents on the SlOO
valuation. Also the bond tax can
not exceed % cents. If the sinking
fund for the redemption Of the bonds
increases at too rapid a rate the tax
may be lowered by the commissioners
court upon recommendation OF the
county school superintendent and the
district trustees. Likewise II II IS
not increasing as rapidly as 1t should
for the redemption Of the bonds the
tax may be increased.
County school Depository.
All cash belonging 10 the county,
schools is kept by Inc county school
depository. which is now the First
National bank. The bank pays the
balances, paid monthly
Buildings.
Nearly every district in the county