El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-20
PAYS BOYS To
CO To SCHOOL
A Trip To Southwestern
Shops Warns the Heart
For Work Being Done.

Raymond Robbins. who was billed
to speak at the Z. p. & s. W shops at
the noon hour Wednesday. did not
reach II Paso. but William Shannon.
OF Pennsylvania. was substituted and
his talk was well received by the men
Among Mr. Shannon's most at
tentive auditors were about 20 young
men between Is and 20 years OF age
Their bright, intelligent, young
faces and clean. wholesome physical
condition attracted the attention OF
visitors and provoked inquiries. which
brought out the information that
these youngsters are apprentices who
have entered the shops for a four
years course
Paid To Go To School.
Some OF these apprentices come
from the high school some from the
parochiol school OF Fl Psso and others
are youngsters. under 20 years OF age
who left school TO enter the American
army and on being discharged from
the army entered the Southwestern
shops and there is an eloquent reason
for their selection Of the Southwestern
shops The people Of Fl Paso do not
know it." said Joseph Burrus, mas
ter machinist and shop Instructor OF
apprentices. -but the II PssO & South
western railroad Is paying these
young men Is cents an hour to 20 to
school two days every week and the
company furnishes the school houfe
and the Instructor Mr. Burrus is
very proud Of the class OF boys he is
now instructing. rs is also W y.
Mitchell, gang foreman W p Hart,
machine instructor; T. r. Wiley, in
charge OF the air department, and all
OF the other fOremen-
Builds School House.
" = Gunter. the alert general
foreman OF the shops. grows enthus-
iastic when he speaks OF what the +.
p. & s. ". is doing for its appren-
tees. The company" said Air. Gun
Their Wednesday. built a school house
here in the shop yards for its appren-
tees and employed Prof A. 7. Savage
20 instruct the boys in mathematics.
drawing. designing and other studies
necessary TO constructive mechanics
The school started about six months
ago and we now have from IS 20 Is
young men apprentices who attend
the school They are paid So a day as
beginners and attend school on the
company's time. Their wages are in
creased 90 cents per hour every six
month
Take Young Lads.
Until the army began drafting
hoys Of IS years. we took no appren-
tees under that age except in excep-
tionsl cases OF physical and mental
development But the war made such
4 heavy draft on our man power that
We were compelled to invade the high
schools for IS year old boys OF good
physical and mental development. All
boys must stand a mental and phys
ical examination TO become an ap-
prentice OF course we must have dis
ciuline here as in the army and else
where. where morale and good team
work IS necessary to efficiency and
our school helps secure discipline, as
the boy worth while does not want 10
lose the benefits OF the school By
the profess OF elimination we keep up
the standard or our class OF appren-
tees and get rid OF those whose only
aim is TO earn a little money today
and have no care for the future. The
course OF instructions given the boys
IN our school is worth more 10 them
than any salary the company could
pay them"
Worth Seeing.
It Is worth half a day OF your time
10 watch those bright American boys
az work and at their studies. and u
warns your heart toward the men
who while giving the poor boys OF our
country a chance 10 climb TO the top
are at the same time building up a
defence against the spread OF Boil
sheviki cult in the United Sttaes. Boil
sheviki propaganda can not harm a
nation of educated mechanics
The people OF Fl Paso do not know
that the +. p. & s W. is offering this
splendid opportunity to the boys OF
Fl Paso and the southwest