El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04

T7IGHIY-TWO young men and young women OF E Paso
receiving training the College Of the City OF E
- PasO. Founded only at the beginning OF the present
school term the school remarkably large enrolment
Tor a institution teaching collegiate branches
The splendid enrolment indicates the need Of such
school and the appreciation of this school These 81 boys
and girls would have been forced to leave the city, their
homes and their friends, to secure the education they are
receiving, except for the establishment OF the College
the City of FL Paso Not only would home ties have
been sundeIed, but the money they will spend for cloth
f1r and that which will be spent for food IS kept
u Pas0 They kept here at cost reasonable
their parents than If they forced to 90 elsewhere to
their education and they at the same time kept
IN tie family circle.
This but the first step the school-oaTing for the
home boys and girls As 1t becomes better known and its
5Dhe-e influence enlarged the College viii doubt
many pupils here from surrounding territory Thus
1t will become greater financial asset to the city well
convenience to home people and large number resid
ing nearby IN smaller cities
Leaving out the financial side of the school, It Is
institution that should receive support encouragement and
commentator because Of the good work II IS doing Edu
cation the fundamental basis Of republic; realized
this IN the establishment Of our public schools IN the very
beginning Of the republic; forward step by step
in the establishment OF institutions OF higher educa
On universities and technical schools ms we nave
nation. FL Paso only keeping step with modern
progress in attempting the establishment Of college Of
higher education for the city.
Regardless of how It may grow fail TO grow IN the
future long the standard is maintained and the oP
portunes given the young to receive educaon-espe-
ciay where they show appreciation they have done
during the trst year OF the lie OF the colee are per
forming public duty continuing the institution This
year. it viii cost the citizens something ike $1,000 to main
tain the College outside of the for teachers furnished
bv the state and the school board The citizens asked
TO foot this bill campaign is progress to raise
IL The money should be forthcoming without effort, IN
cause so worthy and The Herald believes that 1t viii
subscribed very short time. True, the call for
money has been large this year. but always stand
little more the interest Of institution worthy as
the College of the City of FL Paso appears 10 be.
Something of the work Of the College of the City of FL
Paso the which acuated its promoters IN forming
It. how # is operated and other details which the public
rhn
has been prepared by H NJ Con, acting chancellor The
conditions which made the College Of the City OF FL Paso
possible are set forth follows:
The FL Paso High School building was built so
as to fully equip junior college. The FL Paso High
School faculty was so picked that college subjects
could be added TO the high school subjects BU1
The HIGH SCHOOL AS SUCH HAS NO POWER
TO CONDUCT A JUNIOR COLLEGE
The Texas School Of Mines buildings were built
50 as to fully equip junior college. The faculty was
so picked that by addition of a few subjects gen
ersI college could be taught he same as that
given in Austin at the State University But The
TEXAS SCHOOL OF MINES AS SUCH HAS NO
POWER TO CONDUCT A JUNIOR COLLEGE OPEN
TIE problem then was should EI Paso let all this
scientific equipment and faculty force 20 unused at
lis maximum efficiency and force parents to send
tacir children far away at great expense to college:
The COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF Ell PASO,
upon petition Of FL Pasoans, thereupOn chartered
kind Of holding company, with power to utilize
tca above facilities and maintain standard and &C
credited junior college
The College thus became medium through which
TIE high school equipment and fO1ce and the School OF
lEres equipment and force should MAINTAIN college
courses OF the same kind and value s those main
tanned the first years the University Of Texas.
To the faculty Of the School Of Mines and
selected number from the High school the college
has added ten instructors that the College OF
the CITY Of EI PasO offers college instruction all
It's branches under the tutelage Of g instructors
to the service the College Is rendering the city al
-eady, Nj Covin continues;
At the School of Mines IS being conducted full
nedged junior college giving normal school training
and college training
At the Morehead school house every Saturday IS
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