El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25

by MISS UNA
last q the city OF FL Paso. on ;
L long hillside facing full south ant
alopinE toward the western sun. wide
Widowed. open always 10 sun and
sky and stars. stands. serene and
stately. the home OF Fl Paso School
Tor Girls
As the home Of a family. moulded
by the uses Of long habitation. crows
70 express not only the family's per-
sonzI needs. but something OF its place
IN the community. 20 a building
planned and erected By and TT a
school expresses something Of that
schools needs and achievements
more o. the ideals that inspire f.
House Of the Open Book
This school home is first OF all the
house OF the open book" over the
arched doorway al the main entrance
The architect has set. in a traditional
heraidlc device, the symbol OF the
purpose and aim Of the school an
onen book against the cross Of service.
The school motto expresses this as
well- Disco ut servem"-"I learn
that 7 nay serve Serve, not as a
hIreIInE. unwilling and directed only
By outside authority, but serve 70 help
and save
An Old Fashioned School
r Paso school Tor Girs is an old
fashioned school II teaches the null
tfuIicztf table. and. in the higher
grades. L. teaches even some formal
grammar. II believes that work thor
ouEhlr and patiently and honestly
done in q few fundamental subjects IS
p better foundation for widening in
terests in later years than that
process Of 'enriching the curriculum"
which, IN ali but most skilful hands
tends toward specifically II not to-
wards triviaiity-
since the ideal state IS a republic
OF mind and spirit as we'll as OF hands,
this school believes that the best edu-
cation for the children and young peO-
pie Of today. II q Is TO make them
ready IN their turn TO take their
places as good citizens must be the
training which viii fit them 70 inter-
pref the lessons Of the past, and so TO
dream nobiy as well as wisely OF the
future. that IN this double illumina-
ton they may serve. with clear vision
and disciplined VIII the needs OF the
widening present
Further Evidence Offered
Essentially old fashioned is this
school IN its Interpretation OF its own
function for # believes that there are
three great agencies which must work
together for she right development Of
the growing generations and that the
attempt q the school TO usur7 the
functions OF all three Is a sign Of
weakness. not Of strength On the
home rests primarily the response
lilitv for establishing the child in
sound health and right personal
habits and for training in the ameni-
ties and courtesies OF social life In
the normal home a child. long before
school days begin. learns its first les
sons OF willing obedience and OF con-
siderarion for others In the home, es-
ueciaIlT in these days OF short school
years and long vacations. is the place,
particularly with girls, for training in
haudicrzft and the simpler forms OF
manual work The church with its
auZiIiarT organizations has chief op-
portunity tor developing the spiritual
sense
works VIA Church and Home.
The right sort OF school viii cooper
ate distinctly and directly with both
church and home IN their own fields.
but its primary function Is distinct
from both experimenting the spir-
itual teaching OF the church with So
cial and ethical training. and the
practical work OF the home as well. I
the school must put its chief emphasis I
on mental development and intellec-
-ual work
in the lower grades the school may
well give 70 hand work" a small ]
amount o. time. so directed that Il /
contributes directly % developing CO. /
ordination OF mental stimulus with 4
motor reaction IN the upper grades, /
the school may rightly give certain 4
manual and household courses in ]
which the scientific theory underlying /
Al practical applications Is coOrdi- I
mated and emphasized. as &c cannot be ,
IN the disconnected practical everyday /
work a. home In all grades. syste-
matte work in physical training finds
eCirlmzre place for two chief reasons
A Vel Planned Program.
IN a vel planned program period .
lf active physical exercise gives q de-
cree OF relaxation that makes the last ]
hours OF the school DAY far more val
lable than they are under the old plan
u uninterrupted class room work.
Even more important, from the
SCHOOLS point OF view, is the fact that
sood physical training Is a most po-
-ent means for training in quick COM
lrehensl01 o. the spoken word and
controlled motor reaction The by
products o. a good physical training
course are 50 valuable that. 70 the I'M
Initiated. they sometimes seem the
shief results, rhythm and ease OF mo-
.icn developed through dancing. free
ION and grace OF carriage. restraint
md precision OF movement As a con-
rlbuting factor this physical training
Ias demonstrated its value sufficient
y % claim a place IN the schools cur
,lculuD- but 81 De- a minor place. and
ne schoois chief emphasis IS and
must remain on It's academic work.
value Of the Private school.
TIE special opportunity and value
y the private school lies Just here.
2 the upOrtunltT Il affords 10 recog-
lie and develop its own function.
A public school system must neces-