This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
El Paso School Post
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
3
El Paso public schools spend about 75000 on books yearly based on Walter Phifer's estimate. The system issues roughly 120000 books to 23 schools with 60000 to 100000 new or replacement copies each year and 2400 replacements for losses. Geographies cost 1.25 to 1.85 each among 102 issued types.
Walter Phifer, book custodian, and assistants unpack new texts for Paso schools. Supplementary titles include The Treasure Box third grade reader and Open Road to Reading volumes for several grades, while basic texts cover Stone Arithmetic and Elementary Geography. Average textbooks stay in use about three years.
Lawrence McConachie, attendance clerk, said ticket sales for El Paso High football season tickets were halted last month due to excursion rates to California. About 20 tickets were sold before the halt. He noted people could not pay five dollars for a ticket and also travel to California. Sales will resume soon.
El Paso public school students will receive their first report cards on October 11. Later card days are November 22, January 17, 1930, February 28 marking the end of the six week period, and April 11 and May 29 for remaining report cards.
Zavala school will expand to include grammar school from kindergarten to sixth or seventh grade under principal Mamie Patterson. Assistant Superintendent R R Jones says five hundred students will be added and the addition will be ready by January 20 for the new semester. One thousand south side pupils will move from half time to full time when the addition opens.
Volleyball for girls at El Paso High will start Tuesday under Miss May Belle Long, with a five week season to keep time for basketball. Mrs. Lovie Mai Whitaker leads volleyball and basketball, while Miss Long and Miss Cummings oversee hockey, baseball, swimming, tennis, horseshoes, and hiking.
El Paso High School spent about 2100 dollars on science department equipment this year with over 1600 dollars on supplies. Three projection machines for visual instruction were purchased totaling 500 dollars and include a cilineascope for lantern slide projection a portable moving picture projector and a film strip projector.
A new club house opened at Smelter Vocational school with summer improvements led by principal M. Carrasco. Built by students using material from the American Smelting Refining Co. The campus also gained auto mechanics equipment and a state appropriation increase from 5000 to 7000 dollars.
Bertha Dubinski, a graduate of El Paso High, is named assistant librarian in the high school library. She trained in a school library course that admits fourteen girls each semester with light credit. Two students work per period. Wednesday mornings host the full class. Mamie Morris earlier served as assistant librarian at the College of Mines.
New principal J. T. Reynolds expects cafeteria training to be one of the year's most popular programs at the vocational school, signaling a focus on practical food service skills for students.
In El Paso schools this week vaccination is the main topic as students hurry to classes. About one in five El Paso High students has been vaccinated and more are being inoculated. Several dozen teachers join the sore arm brigade in the district.
J T Reynolds is introduced as the new principal of the Vocational school succeeding Victor Smith. Reynolds has three years in the El Paso system and came from Alpine Texas where he attended and taught at Sul Ross College.
Jack Castel, editor of the Tatler, El Paso High School publication, is re elected by the journalism class. He will be assisted by Jas Graham and Johnny Hall. Staff assignments include ROT C John Lingenfelter and Jack Lundy with Raymond McLean, girls athletics Margaret Hodge, and instructor Jeannie M. Frank notes affiliation with the Texas University is being sought for the course.
More than 100 pupils are expected to start beginners piano lessons and over 50 take violin classes in El Paso so that school orchestras can grow. Mrs. Abbie M. Durkee directs the music program with Miss Florence Crissey teaching violin and Mrs. Margaret Veer piano. A May music festival is planned with help from the physical department led by Miss Mabel Keeney and may be followed by an outdoor festival in 1931.
The school for blind children is divided this year to improve efficiency. At Altura seven adult blind pupils study under Leo Mahoney a UT graduate. At Crockett fourteen blind children learn under Miss Lurline Marshall a Tennessee School for the Blind graduate.
Ray Lockhart former student body president at El Paso High School registered for Mines College classes. He was chosen by Principal Lynn B. Davis and science head J Byron Jones to represent El Paso in Edison tests and reached the final round in the state contest. Seattle teen Wilibur Huston 16 won the national title.
El Paso High announces its football schedule with eight home games all at night. Opponents include Roswell Cisco Abilene Albuquerque Indians Tularosa Alpine Phoenix and Albuquerque again. Home dates span Sept 21 to Thanksgiving Nov 28 with all games listed as here locations.
Arm soreness from vaccines kept many children off south side school desks during the first days of school. Assistant Superintendent W A Stigler reported about a ten percent drop in on first day attendance.
High school cafeteria manager Mary Dewey notes students eat about 1800 sandwiches daily. First day tally was 2009 sandwiches with milk, salad, ice cream and desserts forming large daily totals. Thanksgiving demand rises with 1600 hot turkey plate lunches.
Advisors for clubs at El Paseo High school will be chosen next week and meeting days announced, assistant principal James Richardson said Friday. Workers for each shift in the Courtesy club will be chosen next week, and Girl Boosters will meet the following week to plan activities for football season. Last year they sold peanuts to fund a trip to Albuquerque New Mexico for the Thanksgiving game. They aim to raise money to attend the Phoenix game this year. Miss Charlee Kelly was sponsor last year and Mary Luckett was president. New officers will be elected at the first club meeting.
Austin school authorities announce the Austin Star bi weekly publication will debut in about three weeks under Principal C. R. Shiffler. Donald Thurman is favored for editorship with staff drawn from the English and art departments and each home room contributing a staff member. The school plans an annual next spring to fund via plays and advertising.
Girls at El Paso High, led by Miss Guy Cummings the girls physical instructor, plan an overnight hike soon. Usually 10 to 25 girls attend with a student hiking manager yet to be chosen. Two hikes were held last year.
The First Tatler will circulate around El Paso High School next week with the slogan Take Tiger Tatler. Tags sell for 10 cents and count toward the 25 cent semester subscription. The first issue goes on the press Sept. 18, and 15 issues will appear during the semester.
El Paso school children will enjoy holidays on Good Friday Armistice Day Thanksgiving and from Dec 23 through Jan 1 during the first semester. The spring term begins Jan 20 with Good Friday and San Jacinto Day as the only holidays in the term. School closes May 29.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.