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

: ards In other lines by rapid growth
I The Commercial supremacy Of the
snuthW7ast can only be maintained by
/ FL PasD as long as its schools keep
pace with its other institutions. In
manufacturing. wholesale trade. agri-
culture, mining interests, cattle in
! dustrv and every commercial line FL
! Paso stands out preeminent, but IN
this day and age the strongest men
mentally aud the most scientific
methods are required to keep any
l city in the lead. This cannot be done
without the best college advantages.
! Existing schools Of this kind don't
answer for Ell .Paso, because they are
too distant, ana exclude too many OF
our most promising -oung men and
women who have but limited means
/ for advanced schooling.
Prof H NJ. CoAin is at the head Of
the college as acting chancellor The
faculty is composed Of the instructors
OF the Texas state school Of Mines,
a number of the faculty OF the high
school, and ten additional instructors
Of known ability. there being now %
instructors trained IN the best uni
versities Of America, with broad eX-
perience in technical work and in
teaching. Under this competent force
a course is being given practically the
same as that offered in Ahe first two
years OF the University OF Texas.
Composed Of Three schools.
The college is composed OF three
schools. College of Arts and Sci
enees. School of Commerce snd Teach
ers' College. In addition to 4he mem
bers Of the faculty sent by the state,
il has been found necessary to IN
crease the faculty by several instruc-
tors from the high school and other
sources. Among the instructors are
men and women educated at Harvard.
Yale. Columbia, Princeton, Chicago,
Wellesley, Vassar, Mt. Holyoke, La
Sorbonne, Of France; University Of
Glasgow, Scotland; Berlin and Heidel-
ford, England. This very able facui-
~ has at its command the very new
! est and latest buildings and equip
ment OF the Texas State School OF
Mines.
The offering OF normal training
which may be secured in the depart
ment working at the School OF Mines
lis in itself of untold value to the
city. No progressive public school
system permits its teachers TO con-
tinue work year after year without
additional instruction FL Paso de-
mands that her instructors keep pol
| ished-they must have normal train
| ing at intervals. The newest, the
best. the most practical and direct in
pedagogy is demanded here In for
mer years IL has been necessary FOR
local teachers to leave FL Paso TO Sc
Because many OF them had already
had the advantage Of good college
] training, it was necessary TO make
I long trips TO the best universities,
I lest they receive instruction less ad-
Yanced than that they already had.
I All this Is now eliminated Grade
teachers may attend normal here.
Glasses for Teachers.
At the Merehead school classes are
knoW being conducted every Saturday
lA2r teachers OF the city and country
I sohools. In this manner the teachers
MY not only get their college train
engaged In their regular work This
Is a syEtem thRt has been tried out
Tin many eastern cities and found to
be highly DSneficiaL
A systematically conducted night
school is being held every night IN
| the new courthouse. This course
| consists of a commercial school in
which IS taught business accounting,
] business law and practice in both
English and Spanish, advertising and
Eafesmsnship, finance and taxation,
and general business economics. This
training is being given TO large
number Of young men and women at
the very low cost OF $3.50 per month.
and they are enE6ied at the same
time TO continue WoGk at various oc-
equations IN the city.
An the larger colleges and univer-
sites demand as G Aoundatien for
special and professional work foun-
dalton OF arts and sciences in g ju-
NOR college course such as Is offered
BY our college. LikeWike for those
who desire a well balanced course for