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

he College OF the City Of FL
Paso is the natural outgrowth
Il Of the needs OF the city and OF
the wide territory surrounding il,
neither of which has had within
reasonable distance an institution Of
higher learning prior 10 the founding
OF this college
While the city's grade schools and
its high school compare quite favor
ably with like Institutions OF much
larger cities, heretofore II has been
necessary for young men and women
who wished to secure advanced train
ing to make a trip of nearly a thou
sand miles to reach satisfactory
university. This condition was not IN
keeping with the spirit OF progress
Siveuess prevalent in FL PasO and
the surrounding territory for "a
dius OF 500 miles. Moreover. the
wealth Of this section has been suffi-
Gent for several years TO warrant the
establishment Of q local college
Six Months Old, s. Enrolled
Not yet six months old. the College
OF the City OF FL PasO has enrolled 81
Young men and young women who
have eagerly grasped the opportunity
TO secure advanced learning Among
these are many students who could
not have afforded to journey to a dis
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heavy tuition. and the always heavl-
est item-board and room There are
hundreds Of others at this time con-
sidering a course in the local college
They have the opportunity Of doing
their work at home, OF remaining
with their friends and family. and OF
spending with orr home merchants
the money they must otherwise have
spent in some far city.
The course offered IS second TO
81 %
men and women Of high scholastic
learning and practical ability The
courses have the up-to-date virtue OF
being practical as well as lending cul-
ture and scholarly attachments. At
She disposal OF the school are the
I1odern buildings, apparatus and IL
blz.-ies OF the Ell Paso high school
amt OF the Texas State School OF
Nina Both Of these institutions
wersH7 constructed as TO be capable
OF equA ping fully a junior college
duct suck a school.
To the AMY citizens who desired
to see their children afforded the op-
portunity OF e college educatiOn-and
who believed eRat all young men and
women Of the ATTY who complete the
high school couhce should have that
pportunity-the waste OF equip
ment and faculty allergy seemed lit
tie less than crimidSL Therefore q
number OF citizens pStidoned for
college here and q ctgrter was Is
sued permitting the equ&7meut to pe
used to maximum power And permit
ting also certain members ~ the fae-
ulty Of the high school, in addition
10 the instructors. OF the TexsT SKATE
School of Mines, to become inSt<iuc-
tors IN an accredited Junior colIeAf-
The charter for the college was n
sued with the following hoard OF d.
rectors: Martin ZielOnka- chairman
H D. Slater. vice chairmSn; ". W
Turney. treasurer; r J. Kighe, sec
retarys Claiborne Adams, Richard +.
urges. Charles n. Bassett. Dr. W
n Brown, Winchester Cooley, c. v.
C-6A m, A L HaWlsy. Robert Kra-
kaus0,- ". D Mayfield. Charles N
NeUriA Il, DR.. r L REmey and Ed N
aUf<A,ed VIA fhs EnfvenIty.
The cdiIege Is co-ordinztsd with
the Univ erSty Of Texas located at
Austin. and is q part OF that institu-
ton. The COURSES q study are courses
Of the University Of Texas IT occu-
pies Jointly the university buildings
with the FeEes State School Of Mines
II Is reguIzted under the same rules,
ara its fnstruEt61a as IN q large part
professors from thfs Institution, as
signed to take up the eGatss work In
Fl Pzso. This Is done 90 that the
courses will be exact1y ne same
and that after conipls ting bhetr work
here young men and women may con-
riuue at austin. II they AZ desire,
without the fncouvenience OF Dreak
in the course OF study.
This growth OF the college IS a. GER
tain as the growth Of FL Paso mas
been It viii oTertake the size stan =