Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31

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basco Independent School Dis
trict.
week, working on questions Of fin
ance and policy. z. j. Walker, an at
tcrney, Is president Of the board.
Other members we're Fred MiShler.
vice president, Rudolph Vela. LUIS
Longoria, A. Longoria, Juan Ocho1,
and Polito Salinas.
Fred Ochoa. Ignacia de Luna and
Solomon Chapa were elected in Ap-
ri to fill the places Of the last three
named, no ether candidates running,
MIR. Hendrix stated.
The TabaSco district Is Unusual in
that there were oEly Il Anglo-Saxon
children among the $50 enrolled pu-
pills all other children being Latin
American.
Another unusual feature OF the
Tabasco system Is that the schol-
astic census taken In April includ-
cd I'll children. only 81 over the
enrolment this year. which Is prob
ably the highest average Of attend
ance in the state. especially in sec
tons where the population Is lar
gely Latin american.
Officials Indicted
The Tabasco district has been in
the llmellght and the financial al
fairs were aired during the last
good government party campaign.
Several indictments against for
mer officials were returned by the
93rd and 18th district courts since
the first of the year, including n
brought against K. B. Reyna, for
mer tax collector. which charged
him with ~"secreting school district
warrants with intent to convert to
own use. and willful destruction OF
school warrants" The indictment
named aoout 40 warrants he was
alleged TO have illegally handled.
the warrants ranging from 5000
to $7,636.55
Three indictments we're returned
against N. l.. Reyna. former secre-
tary Of the school district. one in
connection with an irregularity IN
non-paylnent OF an automobile L.
cense. which the indictment alleges
he swore falsely that the automo-
bile belonged to the school district
Two Of the indictments charged
". l.. Reyna with forgery in con-
nection with a voucher. one charg-
ing that he forged the name of the
payee. in the endorsement, and the
other charging he forged the name
Of a trustee.
Election Contested
The election affairs of TabaSco
also commanded attention. as the
election of April 1880 was contest
ed. and another election held in
June, the old regime retiring the
first Of July.
In connection with the holly cen
tested election a number Of teach
ers' contracts made by the old re-
gime were not recognized by the
new regime. which alleged that the
contracts were actually made after
the terms Of the old regime expired.
although the contracts were dated
early in the year. Superintendent
S. NJ. N. Marrs upheld the decision
OF the new school board. and gave
his decision that about five Of the
contracts were void.
Supt. Hendrix was brought to
Tabasco from Kansas, where he
was teaching in the college where
he received hts 3. A. degree. the
State Teachers College OF Kansas
at Emporia.
MI. Hendrix was away from the
Valley for only one year. having
previously been head Of the educa-
ton department Of the Edinburg
Junior college and principal Of the
junior high school.
Mr.. Hendrix is returning to the
Edinburg Junior College as head Of
the education department for the
summer term. but he will return TO
Tabasco for next year.
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Before coming TO the Valley he
received his Masters degree from
Columbia University. His teaching