El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-01

q device In mechanics Il talked
about IN a treatise on machinery.
Fl Paso's night schools are con-
I Quoted on a thoroughly organ .zed
plan and IN this plan the word
I efficiency" Is the key. BE on time"
and don't miss a period are mot
/ toes that every student OF the night
/ schools are urged TO hang over his
While attending the classes stu
dents are put on their honor" and.
although disci~liue is rigidly en-
forced, the only punishment melted
out to pupils for not getting their
z lessons" is the fact that they cheat
[ themselves out OF he opportunity 20
master the subject which they arc
studying.
Many IN Vocational Classes.
While a majority OF the night pu-
( pills are taking some elementary sub
Ject such as FIRST year English or
beginners Spanish, elementary math-
ematics, and beginners science, yet
the higher subjects are also taught
u Is a rule Of the night school fac
ulty 20 teach any subject asked for
and whenever a class OF not less than
10 Is organized in any subject that
subject is at once added 20 the cur
riculum and an Instructor selected
to carry on the work.
There are at present II teachers
employed at the night schools with
several other students employed as
assistant teachers. More than a
score Of subjects are taught and the
curri culum IS sufficiently large.
Perhaps the most popular subjects
pursued by the night students are the
mechanical and commercial branches.
Fifty energetic young men and
women are taking the typewriting
course with an equal number study
ing shorthand and bookkeeping.
While the class IN mechanical draw
4 Har7 t. p L.
commerc' al branch the pupils are no
less ambitious end energetic.
The vocational workshop Il IN
reality n department OF the me-
chunicnl drawing department. md
a very Interesting feature 81 The
night school. Here powerful ma
Chimes Just IKE those used IN fhe
big railway shops. have been IN
stalled and the boys ana men OF
thiH department are operating
the huge machines with the
spirit and morale Of trained vet
erans- While there ere not more
than - pupils enrolled in thr vo-
entional workshop, these ia1B are
al employees Of FL PaEniH me-
chuulcai establishments and eveEy-
one Is taking tie eourse for q
purpose and that course " to bet
ter equip himself 20 asnake Eood7
on the JOB 1T the factory.
In the mechanical drawing school
are several middle aged men: men
who have long followed the trade OF
Quainted with the technical end OF
their profession. The course IN the
mocha nical drawing department is to
give these men OF middle age, who
have the ambition to advance in their
trade 10 the extent that they are
willing 70 spend an hour al the night
school, the advantages OF scientific
training and which will largely over
come the disadvantages OF poor
school facilities IN their bovhood.
Chemistry Laboratory Busy.
The scientific department under
sisted by Albert SiIverberE. is one
OF the most interesting features OF
the night school Mr. LAKE. Is an
enthusiastic follower OF chemistry,
physics, biology and kindred sciences.
To the men uufamiliar with the world
a mere room filled with unny-shaped
bottles and bad-smelling fumes. bit
to the students a view Of the room
is different one Is experimenting
tanning every letter IN the aloha bet.
another IS analyzing some fluid given
him as a special problem 70 test his
knowledge Of analytical chemistry.
while still a third is going throuEh
an experiment that viii prove the
1
formula which he has been endeav-
orlng for q week TO master. Only
chemistry Is taught at the nic Z
SCHOOL but Mr.. Lake has charge Of
the entire science department in the
high school and expresses a VIII ng-
ness TO teach other scientific sub
1ects IN case sufficient pupils enroll
J. H. Oats is head OF the mo-
chanical drawing department. and
william sac1s Is in charge OF the
vocational workshop. These classes
are closely allied and men who care
to reach the SUNNI OF any mech7ri-
cal trade are encouraged 70 take
these courses.
Miss Alice Dulohery Is head OF fha
typewriting class and IS a specialist
in her chosen line SIZE has recently
taken work in one OF the LARGE Cali
fornia universities and IS an eff
cent teacher Of commercial subjects
Miss Isabelle Snecht and Miss Fan
ME Pickles are the Shorthand teach
ers. and the Bookkeeping denartmenf.
which also includes Qenmanship. IS
under the direction OF p. z. Seay. as
sisted by Floyd Selvidge.
Good Eeonon-ics Course.
There are three Instructors IN ele-
mentary English courses. They arc
M and Mrs. NJ J. Garrett and
Billie Rerrieu- The business English
class under direction Of Aim
Null Many OF the students u Ike
ing the elementary English courses
are Mexicans who recently fmmi-
grated from the southern republic.
The Spanish classes are under the
direction Of Miss R. o. Brown and
Charles Chavez J. r. Slime Is head
Of the vocational department and
also teaches class In political
economy.
The economics class 4 one or
the most interesting features Of
the night school. Mr.. sfine dis
AeuEacN the labor problem, the
question OF hoisheviam and other
current suh-e IN n way that
win give his PUPILS n better I'M
dtrztundinr Of politics both M
ficnnl and international. and viii
help them to beronse better eifl-
Eeua BY EiTinE th-m n clear un-
de-NtandinE Of the rel trouble
behind the present world turmoil.
J. 3. Gilkey. head OF thu CONNER
cial department in the high school
Is principal OF the night school He
is a tireless worker and always ready
to explain In detail the n Paso
night school system. Mr.. Giikey Is
happiest when he succeeds IN bring
Ug into the night school some young
Eefoon Who was denied the priYiieEes
- - e3lration IN the regular man
neF snd who shows sufficient ambl-
ton 70 enroll IN the night classes.
Mr. Gilkey Is anxious that the neo-
pie OF Fl Paso understand that grown
ups are welcome 70 attend the night
classes.