El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-29
PARENTSOF THE
CITY BACK TIGHE
Protest at Any Move to
Eliminate Either Him
Or Manual Training.

The Parent-Teache-s association Of
Alorehead school. a. a meeting IN the
First Christian church Monday night,
acclaimed that the manual training
courses and the playground training
were essential in the city SCHOOLS and
that they should not be cuhtaned even
10 allow OF an increase in pay 10 the
teachers The increase in pay. they
acclaimed. was equally as essential.
since the teachers are the foundation
on American citzeury.
More than hundred members Of
tne different school associations were
present, many OF whom assailed the
present board for seeking 10 eliminate
some Of the education Of the children
m order 20 provide for increase in pay
TO the teachers Several speakers
scored the school board FOR not recog-
MIXING The superintendent Of the
schools, Richard j. Iighe, who must be
reelected if ne is 10 retain his position.
stroag Fos Tighe.
Rabbi Martin Zlelouka said.
a school beard that viii organize
without recognizing the best superia-
tfndent we have ever had viii DO any
thing The c3ntemp alton Of cIrtaIl-
ing -ilanual training and physical cui-
Eur= Sc outrageous, for unless we have
ern Reeds. ~. might as well close up
11- schools entirely and save what eE-
pense IT, costs 70 maintain them
s. J. Prudential mrinber Of the
previous school board entered more
-ully into what he considered -tne un-
Esrhand campaign againsf q man that
was too good TO be iOst Mr. Ilehe. :
a few sullen people have adcptfc I
the daslardly method Of making their (
attack on the school board president I
s.rrN Nv ka ~
are neither selfconFinced nor courage !
Gus enough 10 make their attack IN {
the open. They would not tel their i
views TO the public, but instead adopt 4
the base means Of lodging their in
sidious campaign over the telephone
Best Teachers Leaving
Mrs .. C. McCaune, in UNFOLDING .
the mission Of the teacher, said
~Our best teachers are going 20
other cities because the scale OF SAL
aries is SO low IN El Easo- The many
resiguations this year viii look de
n7fnuriys next year If the salaries are
not increased We should entertain
the same feeling for the teachers that
we do Of artists for they are Fe4Lly
the artists OF the clll1Fens SOUS n1l
as matter OF lacls me ts@cl-sIs q -
Paso are not considered on as alsn
q plane as are the teachers OF otner
cities. They should be considered not
as public servants but as great Dene-
factors who have the fluull-uH o.
American citizens in their care
w. A. Young. Of the y. n ca
SPOKE Of the need for educating AeNl-
can children. whether they be citizens
children or not because OF the close
ties that must inevitably come es-
tween the Two countries
Beard Doing Its Best
Dr. r Z. Rameg, chairman or ne
school board and -le only MEMBER
present al the meeting spoke in ae-
fence Of the board, saying
we considered the change lI lLs
course after the teachers asked Lor
more pay, which the school board Ia
vors. However, the change would uot
mean the curtailment Of the manual Z
training courses In any but the grades
from the fifth down II IS not SIM
'le matter 10 impose heavier tax on
-he neonle- and at present we nave NOT
a-oueh mouey 10 do the necessary
5undinE. The increase for the teach
ers viii amount 70 about ssu,'lv s
year - 2
Manual training and domestic sci &
snce. costs $4,000 or $4,000 year n
7v curtafliuE these in some OF Lne s
lower grades. We could save por- 2
Ion Of this and every little bit we can 5
save. helps" I'D
a meetinr Of the Il Paso Teachers s
association viii be held m the cone 4 h
nunity hall at 4-l5 ocloGk TINS llleI- 9
soon. and another on Thursday. tlec- n
hon Of officers VIII be held on Inurs- a
Jay.