El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-19
BOARD INSPECTS.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

/ Several FL PasO public schools, said
Z to be in need Of repairs. were visited
] this afternoon by members Of the
! school board and superintendent A
Il. Hughey, for the purpose Of in
] spection to ascertain what must be
| done during the summer months
/ to put the schools in good con-
: dition before the opening OF the
I fall term The Aoy, GrandTiew and
! MOrehead schools are the three most
in need Of repairs, according TO re-
ports, but the board expects to ex-
tend such work as far as possible in
order 20 safeguard the health and
I safety Of school children
Meeting in regular session Tuesday
night, the board transacted routine
business. supt. Hughey's report
showed the financial condition of the
schools TO be satisfactory, though the
$4,000 allotment appropriated by the
city some time ago viii be needed to
help care for expenses during the
summer Mr. Hughey was authorized
By the board TO make a formal re-
quest to the city for the grant.
MOrehead Improvement Asked.
The Parent-Teachers' association OF
Morehead school was represented by
three Of its officers, who presented to
the board a petition asking that an
addition be built to the school in
order that the children need not be
forced to use basement rooms or go
TO the Sunset school for their classes.
The petition also asked that Mrs. E
Arlington be retained as principal Of
the school and that her salary "be
made commensurate with her value to
the school and community"
In discussing the petition, the board
found that Morehead school, being
one OF the oldest in the city, is much
in need Of repairs. Because OF the
large attendance, IL was at one time
rooms. said to be poorly ventilated
with inadequate light and poor
plumbing. Mr.. Hughey said that a
redistricting OF the school districts
would relieve the congestion at the
Morehead school, and a committee
composed Of Mr. Hughey, Mrs. J. G.
McGrady and Charles Stevens was ap-
pointed by chairman ". S. Clayton
10 make investigations and report on
the need Of an addition being built 10
the school
Plumbing Contract Let.
The contract for new plumbing 10
be installed at the Aoy school was
awarded to c. T. Wills. whose bid
was for S347S. the lowest OF four
submitted.
The domestic science room at the
Alta Vista school is to be furnished
with a sink and gas pipes 50 that
classes may be held there next year.
The contract for this work was
awarded TO a J. Carpenter, whose
bid was for the amount Of $3.50.
The board decided to have the school
term end on Nay IS instead OF Nay 81. /
which is 2 Monday, thus allowing the
students to receive final reports on
Friday and the teachers to finish up
their work on Saturday in order that
they may have the extra two days
in case they are planning summer va
cation trips.
A petition from the high school was
read to the board by Mr.. Hughey, ask
ing that the expenses Of DR.. a. Won
Klein Smid, president OF the University
Of Arizona. be paid in order that he
come to FL Paso to deliver the com
mencement address Nay IS. The mat
ter was referred to the financial COM /
mittee with most members OF the /
board expressing themselves as be-
ing in favor Of bringing the speaker I
here II the board finds it can pay /
the eVUenEes.