El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-02
Rhodes Scholarship Is Won
By EI PasO Honor Graduate
First Boy Valedictorian Of E
Paso High School Wins
High Honor.

a FILAN WAYNE GARRETT, who
U M was selected for the Rhodes schol-
arship for New Mexico Tor 1870,
Is a son OF Milan J. Garrett, educa-
for vocational education at Fl Paso,
and OF AIRS. Sadie c. Garrett, teacher
in the city schools. The parents live
at 1907 North oregon street
Wayne was born In Helena. Mont
December IS. 1900. Before he was
I three years old he was taken by his
] parents TO the Philippines and his
I earliest recollecuOns are Of palms and
I banana trees
! Before leaving the Islands. in Nav.
1910. he had passed through the
/ kindergarten and siN grades Of ele-
I mentary school work. doing the first
Z four grades in two years.
Has Toured tie World.
D Leaving Manila May 10, the summer
[ Of 1910 was spent by the family trav-
[ cling in China British India Pales-
I tine Egypt. Italy France, England
[ and eastern cities Of the United
/ States
In october. with his mother. he
{ went 10 the Navajo Indian reserva-
I ton and spent ten months at Leupp,
Ariz-, Indian school During his time
his mother taught him through the
I seventh grade
Coming TO FL Paso in August, he
attended Bailey school for year
He graduated there from the eighth
grade in the spring OF 1912.
High school VaIedietorinn.
The next fall. at the age Of II years.
he entered high school and did not miss
a day from school until his gradua-
ton, in 1916 In the high school he
took two years training in the cadet
corps. He was not tardy day during
his high school course.
He graduated May 81. 1915. at the
age Of IS years as valedictorian- He
was the first boy who ever graduated
as valedictorian in The FL PasO high
school He won the state university
scholarship for the year.
About q year before his graduation
his father proposed to him the idea OF
trying for Rhodes scholarship Z
Knowing that he would not be old I
enough for selection to this scholar j
ship for over five years, he made I'D I
his mind TO Try for IL and steadily I
worked toward that end until it was /
accomplished last week.
To prepare for eventual entrance at I
oxford, he changed his high school
course. taking up Latin In explain
ing how he came to make 100 II term
examination in Latin the next year,
he remarked. Il simply made up my
mind not 10 let a point escape ne,
either in the text or the teachers eL-
plantations, so. Of course, ought not
TO miss anything in the examination"
Watches Details
This has been the keynote Of his
student career-atLeution to details
and this close attention has developed
strong power Of concentration.
From 1916 to 1913 Wayne and his
sister. Opal, attended the University
IF New Mexico Here, under Dr. Clark
Young Garrett developed a great
liking for chemistry BE had en-
cred the university with the idea Of
repairing Tor the Etudy OF medicine
After war was declared. he decided
hat, il IL should continue until he
was IS years Of age. he could be Of /
more use 10 the country IN the gas
'ervice than any other, hence he bent
m his energies toward a mastery Of
he chemistry OF gases and explosives
Enters Training school
Going 10 Leland stanford univer-
ity in the fall OF 1913, he was too
'oung 70 be admitted to the reserve {
fficers training course, but pur- I
hased his own Uniform and Joined q
he civilian unit" which took the
ans drills as the reserve corps He '