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Newspaper
El Paso School Post
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
2
An El Paso Evening Post weekly issue is edited by school pupils for the benefit of children in El Paso and surrounding valley homes.
The School Post marks its seventh year of publication and its third as a tabloid issued by a daily newspaper. It notes national recognition from a winter article and praise from educators, with student correspondents cited for faithful coverage across schools.
Miss Gilder leads the School Boy Safety Patrol in El Paso as safety committees form in schools. Capt. Stanley Good and local officials commend her work improving safety for children around schools.
Principal C R Kiffier reports over 1000 students enrolled at USI this year far exceeding the building's 600 capacity. With cooperation from staff and students, crowding is being managed while the student body nears a four digit milestone not seen since the school’s opening when 6 to 999 pupils were counted in its first year.
A vacation reading club presented diplomas to 228 children who read one book per week. About 25 from Spanish speaking homes earned prizes, while Mayor R. E. Thomason urged that education and reading build character and opportunities.
The Bowie OWIE school expands its program with ROTC training and adds a new activity at Southside Junior High. Next semester Bowie will cease being a junior high as senior high courses are introduced, with ROTC serving as a core foundational element.
Austin school handbook issued to every student on the first day outlines a ban on hazing. The rule treats hazing as unpardonable and sets disciplinary standards across campuses.
Miss Nancy Cox YWCA Girl Reserve secretary says El Paso clubs will host bi monthly supper meetings and key events this year include a Halloween party mother daughter banquet and a girls field day with two cups awarded for top standings to Ysleta and Austin High in high school and White House Dry Goods Co in grammar school.
El Paso High School Girl Reserve cabinet members met to plan the year's activities with Dorothy Dorris presiding. Officers include Ruth Jette, Dorthy Johnson, Alice Wilson, Gladys Mae Kendall, and Mae Crysler. A plunge and supper are set at the YWCA during the conference.
El Paso Girl Reserves who attended a southwestern conference held at Camp Waldemar near Kerrville Tex during June will meet at the YWCA next week on a date to be announced. Notes from group meetings will be exchanged and reports to clubs the girls represented will be assembled. Attendees include Miss Nancy Cox general secretary Juanita Master Austin High Dorothy Dorris Mae Chrysler El Paso High.
Public schools music plans in El Paso outline expanding six orchestras and four bands across six campuses. Bowie Bowie school under Rayo Reyes aims for band 40 and orchestra 20. Austin school under L A Kirchner targets band 60 and orchestra 20. El Paso High’s Carl Johnson seeks largest band yet. Morehead’s Irene DaNero to lead a 20 member orchestra. Crockett reorganizes from 20. Alta Vista enlarges orchestra from 10. public schools orchestra to reorganize later this month after four concerts last year.
Mrs Mamié Lyles librarian reports space constraints led to nine new bookshelves in the El Paso High School library. She notes that last year 15 shelves were added, reflecting ongoing library expansion.
Rusk school won the Vacation Reading club contest sponsored by the public library from June through August with an average of 11.5 percent of students earning diplomas and 15 books awarded. Diplomas were presented at Carnegie Square by head librarian Maude Sullivan and Mayor R. E. Thomason praised the winners.
El Paso High district officials say elections soon will empower student government. The student senate will be elected and start work next week, and a student house of representatives will be chosen in classes within the next few days.
An all star club for El Paso High School girls will be organized soon. Members will be girls who have made all star teams and the group will resemble the E club for lettermen. Meetings will be held on Wednesday mornings.
A list of ten quiz items with names and topics from early 20th century prompts. Items include Florence Trumbull, helium, the Chicago fire, Jews and Arabs, Eli Whitney, Robert Louis Stevenson, Havana harbor, Clark, Lief Ericsson, and a horseman. The source presents the answers to a page 1 set of test questions.
El Paso summer readers mailed and spoke in reports for a vacation reading club. Children away at camps and resorts from New York to California sent weekly notes to Miss Elizabeth Hooks Kelly, El Paso Public Library children's librarian.
In El Paso the public library reported 16091 children's books read over the summer with 3987 titles in the department. Readings averaged about five times per book driven by monthly vacation reading club meetings led by librarian Miss Elizabeth Heoks Kelly. June figures were 5406, July 5376, and August 5339 books circulated.
Camp Zach White near El Paso serves Scouts year round under local leadership. Average summer attendance is 35 boys and five leaders with Robt. West as camp director. Zach White enrolled 103 scouts and 12 leaders. daily program emphasizes swimming and lifesaving. Ruidoso camp season saw 85 scouts and 12 leaders. motion pictures were shown for troop headquarters.
The Kalevala literary society at El Paso High School will fill nine vacancies caused by member graduation. The 15 member limit remains. current members include Jas. Graham Jack Castel Helen Magee Louise Price Orell Gambrell and Frances Nichols. Manuscripts for admission are now being accepted by adviser Mrs. Jeannie F. Frank.
El Paso Boy Scouts announce a winter camp at Ruidoso New Mexico during Christmas holidays. First class scouts are invited to help make the encampment the biggest in El Paso history. Planned activities include crafts tracking and games with competent directors.
J P Mestrezat executive reports 14 scout districts now operating the most in the council's history. Each commissioner oversees scouting in his district extending from Hot Springs New Mexico to Presidio Marathon Texas and four Mormon colonies in Mexico.
Large cabin at Camp Zach White underwent extensive August repairs including waterproofing and winterizing, new dining-room tables, removal of a partition to double seating, full screening of windows and doors, and roof repairs. A large fireplace awaits funding. Scouts assisted in construction.
Analysis of advancement training and records for Boy Scout troops and districts under Executive J. P. Mestrezat. Aztec district led by R. L. Bogardus includes Troops 14 36 and 37 with top grades among many listed units and sponsors across El Paso and Far West areas.
El Paso HighSchool library distributes about 54 000 book circulations yearly. With 9 000 volumes, 4 000 new books joined this year of which 75 are science. Nine fiction titles were donated by the May class of 1928 and 20 more fiction works were added.
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