Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-02-13
LET CONTRACTS
FOR new SCHOOL
AT MATAM0ROS
Governor De Lara Appro-
PIRATES 100000 Pesos for
Building. Waller & Carza
Awarded Contract


The contract for the erection OF the
new school building in Matamoros has
heen awarded to NJ L. Waller and Nj
eoias Garza of Brownsville. bv Govern
or Lopez de Lara of 1amaulipas. The
contractors, who had been in Victoria
Mexico, several days, arrived home YES
terday, with the announcement that
work on the building, which is to be
located In the eastern part Of the city.
near the old home of Governor de Lara
will be started BY March 1, and that
state has appropriated 100000 pesos.
for the building.
The original plan of erecting two
buildings. one for boys and one for
girls, has been abandoned on account o.
the additional cost, and two story
building, containing sixteen large class
rooms, necessary offices, domestic
science and manual training rooms,
and an auditorium capable OF seating
TOO children will be erected Each class
room will be equipped TO provide ac-
commodations for fifty pupils, giving
the school "A capacity Of 8O0
The building will be constructed Of
reinforced concrete. practically all Of
the materials being supplied by Mexico.
Sand and gravel has already been or
dered from the pits west OF Reynosa,
and orders placed at Monterrey for the
cement and much of the lumber One
Of the specifications Of the contrac;
was that all materials used in the con
struction should be purchased in Mex.
leo except for such material as Mexico
is unable TO supply. The school is 10 be
built and equipped in the most modern
style, Governor de Lara stating that he
desired TO make il much like the
Brownsville schools, which he visited n
few months ago. Much OF the equipment
will probably be purchased in the Uni
ted States.
NJ. l.. Waller left Immediately upon
his return from Victoria for San An
tonic. and other Texas cities to secure
such materials as necessary TO purchase
on this side Of the Rio Grande. and Is
making preparations to have all neees-
sary materials on hand 10 sart work on
the building by the first Of March.
New Schools at Victoria.
Nicolas Cara, who Is associated with
Mr.. Waller. stated that the trip to
Victoria was a revelation 10 him: that
he had no idea that such wonderful
progress in educational development
had already been accomplished during
the years Governor de Lara has been
the states chief executive. The state
now has 100000 pesos in its
treasury to be used for general inn
provement work. and in Victoria an ag
nd AL
training school, both of which will be
equipped on the same plane as similar
institutions in the United States, ara
being erected. Governor de Lara pro
poses TO make Victoria the educational
center Of the state. and in addition 20
these vocational colleges and schools
several other educational institutions
are to be erected during the next two
wears. Mr.. CARA stated that one Of tho
features of q holiday parade while he
was in that city was 5000 school chill
dren, well disciplined and marching in
perfect order. II believe IL was the
first time anything Of the kind was
ever seen in the state Of Tamauiipas,
he stated
In addition 10 the schools at Victoria.
= big school building Is being erected
at Tampieo, and the contract will be
let within six weeks for 100000 pesos
school building at Nuevo Laredo. The
state is also building big abattoir a.
Tampico, as well as new city prison
and the contract has been awarded for
the construction of handsome muni-
cipal office building at Tampieo. and
Is also contributing generously 10 tho
improvement Of that city's fire depart
ment and street construction work
Great Educational Progress
.The progress the state Of Tamau-
l;pas has made under Governor de Lara
i demonstrated by the fact that when
he was inaugurated there we're ls.7oo
pupils attending the schools OF the
state. and now there are more thar
as oO0.v Mr.. CARA said. "As fast As tbs
state build schools they are filled with
pupils, and Governor de Lara now pro
poses to erect at least one school ouiid
ing in every Town in Tamaulipas II
which there is a railroad depot There
will be scores of this type Of sehoo
huildincs accommodating from 30 u
qua punils erected within the next tvs
years. The state il making preparations
"a sunzsv teachers for these schools an'
while I was in Victoria teachers exam
inatio.s were being conducted, and ev
erv teacher will be required to have
state certificates
Mr.. Cara paid high tribute TO Alfons'
Herrera. state director of education
and lose Montisinos. state engineer. VIII
are cooperating with Governor de Lari
IN his educational program. and hav
been invaluable in solving the man.
J.fs,cult problems confronting the ad
r,gn;st,,t;on in connection with IT
educational nolicIe<.