El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21

THE Parent-Teachers' association OF
L the high school held its first meet
ing Of the year at the school Friday
afternoon. Mrs Walter D. Howe. the
president, was in charge Miss Doro-
thy Waldron and Miss Edith Bigham
gave enjoyable music numbers before
the business session.
Mrs. c. B. Hudspeth read the min
utes il the absence OF the secretary,
Mrs Paul Heermans
a talk was given by Mrs. c. Z. Kel-
~ on THE Greatest Need Of the High
school" This was considered by Mrs.
Kelly to be a street car line. She said
while conservation Of fuel was con-
sidered very important at this time,
she considered the conservation Of
the health Of the children much more
so. As the Mesa line runs so near.
she did not think Il would be a very
difficult or expensive undertaking for
Inc street car company TO build to the
school Mrs. Kelly and Mrs Z. II. IT.
vim were appointed a committee to
discuss the matter with H S. Potter
Of the street car company.
An informal discussion was held on
other needs Of the school. Mrs. J. II
Frank urged more parents to visit the
SCHOOLS and 10 offer any criticism they
saw fit
Miss Madge Evans made a plea for
salvage for the Red Cross. She sug-
gested that the different record rooms
carry on q contest for this work.
Mrs. A I. HaWley gave a very in
teresting paper on Education as an
Asset in the Making OF a Good Sol
der"
That education Is an asset in max
ing competent soldier is surely an
American ideal" said Mrs. Hawley.
The autocratic conception Of a good
soldier is one Of slavish obedience.
The democratic conception OF a good
soldier is that Of a loyal. an inteIli-
gent, patriotic support Of discipline.
It seems, therefore, that our salvation
is compulsory education In support
Of this statement, notice the follow
ing, from Prof Geo Slayer, Of Co
lumbia university;
Universal conscription IN educa-
ton is the only sensible method Of
perpetuating a democracy, just as uni
verszl military CONSUMPTION Is the only
democratic method Of raising an
army. We were patriotic enough 10
accept universal military CONSUMPTION.
We must be intelligent enough 10 &C
cept universal educational conscrip-
ton
with the pressing need OF keeping
our boys in high school. secretary
lane has written NJ Tighe a letter,
in which he says, in part;
With the decrease OF the purchas-
ing power OF money and the Increase
for the need Of labor, wages have
gone up TO such an extent that the
temptation becomes ever stronger for
our older boys and girls to leave high
school and work for wages. But,
for the strength OF the nation in war.
education must not be neglected. If
the war IS long. we shall need very
large numbers Of men and women
with scientific knowledge and trained
skin for our higher grades Of ser
vice
-One Of the outstanding phenomena
Of the war has been the realization on
the part OF military men OF the i'm
portance % education for every SOL
der. Il is found that the drafted for
eign speaking citizen and the litter
ate native citizen are most difficult
10 train. while our high school and
college boys go ahead as il bred in
military schools
IAN article entitled schools and Col Z
1eges in Var by p. P. Claxton. United I
States commissioner Of education. in !
The Review OF Reviews for June. 1913, (
very forcihly urges the citizens TO I
prepare for all our emergencies by I
keeping up attendance in high school 4
and college
las concrete examples Of the truth
Of my argument are the letters from I
our educated soldiers over seas. All Z
Of US have read many. one which i'm /
pressed me more than any was from 4
a private, a graduate Of Harvard, Who ]
had Just returned from the front |
trenches. In writing TO his mother. he .
emphasized that his insight into the