El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-20
Schools TOHaUe
Heavy Increase
hAttendanCe
Number Of Teachers Will
Depend On Enrolment,
Superintendent Reports.


A big increase in El Paso's school
/ population is expected when school
opens this fall The prediction, made
by A H Hughey. superintendent Of
I schools. Tuesday night at a meeting
Of the school board, is based on many
inquiries in regard to courses Of study
and location Of buildings by parents
who have moved to Ell Paso since
spring.
Just how big the increase will be
I cannot be estimated exactly at this
time Consequently no estimate can
! be made as to what the teacher pay
roll increase will be. Mr.. Hughey said
a teacher would be required for every
40 pupils. The average salary is $1,000.
so if the school population increases
I 400 the salary. roll viii have to be in
l creased $4,000.
The number of students enrolled in
7 FL PasO's public schools last spring
was 1857. a four percent increase
is probable, increases in previous
years in excess Of 1900.
To Employ School Nurse.
At the weekly board meeting it was
decided TO employ a school nurse If
the city viii pay half the expense In
most cities the municipality pays all
Of the expense Of employing school
nurses, replies TO letters of inquiry
sent out by the board revealed.
The employment of a school nurse
was recommended to the board by DR..
George H Higgins. school physician.
in a letter in which he asserted that
at least 500 students in the city
schools needed medical attention and
that their parents could not be
reached satisfactorily by note. It VIII
be part OF the duties Of the school
nurse to visit these pupils in their
homes and inspect and treat defective
eyes. ears. noses. teeth and threats.
Dr. Higgins announced he intended
to establish a school dispensary with
the aid Of Dr.. Stephen Schuster-
Changes Mt AOy School.
Action Of the school board Tuesday
night included an order that one OF
the buildings at the Aoy school for
merly used as a play room. be made
into two class rooms. 1t was an
nOunced that plans for the installation
of ? new heating plant at the Alta
Vista school were nearing completion
A new boiler is on the way.
No action has been taken in regard
to the transfer Of the Grandview
school The matter is left to the city
and the council the superintendent
announced. Preparations are being
made 10 handle the regular school
A 12-foot stone wall at the south
west side Of the high school was
asked for by the superintendent The
board agreed 10 build il if the money
could be taken from the building
funds
Principals Work Ten Months.
a plan was advocated by NIr. I
HuEhey whereby all school principals r
viii work ten months year, starting
two weeks before school opens and 4
working two weeks after II closes. in I
order that everything may be in readi- T
ness for the beginning OF the classes
and that all business may be settled F..
after closing.
Twenty-Five teachers who taught .
last year viii not be on the faculty
this winter. At Tuesday nights .
the resignation Of Miss Mar
garet Bryan. Miss Helen Welles and I
L A. Chaplain were accepted Mr. /.
Chaplain was an instructor in the I
manual training department NJ. II
Hughes was elected in his place. The
other two positions have not been
filled as yet
President P l. Ramey brought up +
the question Of the difficulty Of fumi-
eating school books. which. under the .
law. is TO he done in the manner
recommended by the city health board B