El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

] a splendid physique with Its capacity
/ for hard work he added a thorougl
and broad academic training In Van
derbilt university. In addition ne Il
/ a graduate in law, this Work beine
/ accomplished while holding a govern
I meut position in Washington D. 9
Add to this successful experience II
[ the classroom. and in an executive
: capacity as head OF the FL PasO higl
/ school for the past six years.
I believe that I correctly state some
/ OF Mr.. Hughey's aims as follows:
ID Good work in every class room
/ from kindergarten through higl
] school, emphasizing everywhere and
at all times essentials or fundamen-
tails, thoroughness being the. outstald-
! ing quality OF all WORK.
~ Proper school houses IN every
I part o. the city
20 A businesslike administration
every executive. every teacher and en-
ploye prompt. thorough, Industrious
courteous, himself setting an example
in these things
Grammar Schools Needed.
Mr. Hughey has some visions which,
believe, take forms like these In
school system there is always some
one feature needing enlargement In
the years through which we have
recently passed the outstanding fea-
ture in FL Paso school work has been
the development Of a high school
which for its architecture. equipment
and character OF work Is known
throughout the United States The
immediate future must see and viii
see the physical conditions in the ele-
n1eutary schools greatly improved.
Should the new superintendent head
the FL PasO schools for five years,
believe he VIII direct the building Of
several grammar schools
The city has Just acquired one OF
the county schools fzrnmFTfnTV h1Ir
between that and Alta Vista on one
side and Highland Park on the other
one. at least one and probably two
schools must 20 up. Manhattan
Heights ia enjoying building boom
like that Of five years ago. CONNER
cial buildings are fast spreading to-
ward Sunset Bailey and Morehead-
the population Is lessening near these
buildings and increasing toward tho
suburbs. Before many wears kern
Park on the east must both have
school houses. On the south side
Franklin and Aoy must both be re-
built. and Douglas viii be changed to
a new location To any man Of action
the performance Of tasks like this
brings the keenest satisfaction
Curriculum Changes.
In addition to these physical i'm
.provements and endorsements Mir.
Hughey has plans for curriculum
changes. IN outlining these We must
seem to digress in order to be clear.
From farthest England TO Maryland
children 20 10 school at six years OF
age, pass through eight elementary
grades and four Of high school. From
Maryland 10 Texas children enter at
seven. have seven elementary grades
and four OF high school West and
north OF Fl Paso the eight and four
wear plan prevails. FL Paso. alone. Of
Texas cities. has the eight and four
plan
Like Baltimore. It stands on the
very boundary line Of the two sys-
tens and heretofore Il has conformed,
state but to the cities OF the north
and west without breaking sharply
away from the eight year plan, Mr.
favors more conformity with
other Texas cities with the eighth
Grade year OF options; real high
school work for those ready to high
school work. and further elementary
tanning 70 those not so repaired Such
Is the plan in Baltimore. the other
CITY on the boundary line OF the two
systems
Junior College Planned
As heretofore outlined in The Her
aid, Mr. Hughey has plans for
junior college IN the high school build
ing, affiliated with or fully recog-
nized by the University OF Texas and
the state department OF education,
whereby Fl Paso boys and girls may
greatly lessen the expense Of a col
lege course In such college those
70 teach would secure the
state certificates.
Mr.. Hughey favors the employment
OF FL Paso teachers Of proven ability
wherever possible-and the develop
ment Of local facilities from kinder
garten through junior college Tor
frafmfwr~ efrrh HHrrhnrz ETnrU Armprt-
can city OF note has now is is devel-
oping such a system OF schools.
Americanization work and night
schools have both been successfully
established in the city schools. In
both there Is rich opportunity for
expansion. The new street car line
10 the high school viii greatly en-
courage the night school there, the
distance and climb having been dis
10 those who worked by
SAY and wished TO study at night To
Work, TO night
schools and the enforcement Of the
compulsory attendance law Mr.
dughey viii give full support
New High school Principal.
In every city systemsof schools the
principal Of the high school ranks but
little below the superintendent in Ia
Dor and honor FL Paso parents and
q Paso boys and girls VIII find in R. |
We n
and bronzed. he looks !
svery inch a Texan Digging his liv-
ng when a boy out Of a cotton farm, /
graduating with honors from the !
state university, principal OF Alpine /
high school, professor in the univer-
iity. inspector Of schools for the state |
department OF education. Mr.. Fowler |
iuiWs Texas-knoWs especially the |
work Texas IS doing in education |
That he viii receive the doctors de- !
-ree from Harvard when he completes !
lis thesis is additional proof OF his |
scholarship. That he held commits /
lion and was on duty in one Of the big /
Texas camps until April shows an /
,ther manly side.
FL Paso high schools standing and 4
affiliations have been so much en- /
ihasized that II would seem nothing /
urther could be attained But edu-
alton in this land Of ours has never
'een static, and God grant Il may 4
lever be So The new man VIII find
. task for his size, and the task We
relieve viii be done Standards will /
ie kept up, pushed higher. the cur
lculum eNpanded-and. above all,
haracter forming win be one OF the l
soals at the high school.
The school Board.
All authority over city schools in
Texas is vested in seven persons. A I
tudy Of these seven important citi-
ems should give FL Paso confidence. /
Every one by length Of residence and /
y business or professional experience /
an give splendid service In the /
leriod Of financial strain. facing a big 1
ask Of building and remodeling, with /
ne woman member as representing
orces always Of predominant i'm
iortance and now openly participating
n council the city OF FL Paso looks
o these seven to give her children
very opportunity the American school
hid should have. DR.. r. L Ramey,
Walter Clayton, Herman Andreas.