El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
Ell PASO SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, LNNEV HOME, LARGE|
AND CHEERFUL WITH SUNSHINE THROUGH MANY
WINDOWS GIVES ENLIGHTENMENT AND SERVICEI
, By ELSIE aI'ELnoY SLATER.


where little girls who insist upon
chewing gum or slamming doors or
spilling ink or sticking out tongues
or screening or dropping untdy
crumbs might possibly be incarcerat-
ed until they promise to be good and
as ladylike as they are able. up to
tower rooms, where girls with grow
ing thoughts may look away anc
away out over the blue and dream
dreams Of the shining city in the
valley below or Of lonely peaks across
the border or of starry spaces, or o.
time that has been or now is or is to
come There's 30 soul cranklng here
A Sunshiny Patio.
There is 3 sunshlny patio that is
10 be garlanded with IVY and little
flowering roses md Sweet breathlna
noneysuci1-e and othel such friendly
growing things, and that provides
snuggly steps where girls sit to do
their sums or eat their recess sugar
buns or where the little ones skip rope
or throw jacks, while older ones pace
with arms linked and think their
long, warm. happy thoughts.
There are all manner Of school
rooms, beginning with the most beau
tiful, most delightful primary with
a big, low arched fireplace where
mesquite wood burns its slow, red
fragrant fires on stormy days The
walls here are the sky blue that
young things love so, and there are
to be little tables and chairs arranged
for most comfortable work and study
for the littlest girl things. From this
room on up every age has its own
cloak rooms and spotless little white
rooms where hands may be washed
when the cruel laws Of the school re-
quire such infringement upon the lib
critics Of the young There are win
doWs that let in the maximum light
and sunshine and cheerfulness, soft
tinted walls, green blackboards and
shades that roll up Sideways or slant
ways or whatever is the latest idea
in saving the optics OF the school
child. and what makes for the worlds
peace there, and separate cloak rooms
for the different sized girls, thereby
avoiding some OF the SQUALLS incident
to finding hats and coats in the pell-
nell turmoil Of that moment when
school is out
Big. Two Stored Play Room.
The play room is a vast two stored
room, with two stOried windows and
plenty Of room to swing a cat or play
at ball or try out rhythmic interpre-
tations or perform all Of Butts cele-
bated manual for making humans
supple and graceful and 1.-THE and
quick and well poised and strong and
deep breathing and to acquire that
perfect help and adjustment or the
lody to the needs and activities Of
And the kitchen, now mind this, the
kitchen. is so big and so clean and so
convenient and so sunshiny, with all
possible bad smells led Immediately
out by most modern conveniences,
While all the good smells Of baking
bread and roasung turkey and brown
ing pies and bubbling celery and
cranberry sauce hover there-the
1900 students who sing and study
musical appreciation twice a week
during the year Patriotic songs OF
America, past and present receive
special attention
Girls Glee club, $50 members.
Boys Glee club. so members
High School orchestra, 20 members.
Cadet band. 20 members.
Cadet Bugle corps. 10 members. for
practical use in military training
Piano club, so members. organized
for those studying piano forte
Ukelele club. 80 members. TO as
s'st in social programs throughout
the year.
Slogans-"More and better music
for all" Non mmercialization OF
High school music"
The FL Paso school system four