5 0 0 ▁students ▁en rolled . ▁ ▁The ▁super int endent ▁of ▁schools ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁was ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁generally ▁un pop ular ▁idea ▁of ▁impro ving ▁and ▁creating ▁schools ▁in ▁Ch ih u ahu ita . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁comp uls ory ▁school ▁attend ance ▁was ▁brought ▁up . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁Her ald ▁was ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Ar ound ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁mostly ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁children ▁were ▁not ▁being ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁because ▁there ▁were ▁not ▁enough ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁schools ▁that ▁existed ▁had ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 2 0 ▁students ▁to ▁a ▁room . ▁Pl ans ▁to ▁save ▁money ▁for ▁schools ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁included ▁cutting ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁class ▁time ▁for ▁students ▁by ▁teaching ▁first ▁grad ers ▁in ▁Ch ih u ahu ita ▁and ▁other ▁" M ex ican " ▁parts ▁of ▁town ▁half ▁days ▁instead ▁of ▁full ▁days . ▁The ▁public ▁schools , ▁Al amo ▁School ▁and ▁B owie ▁High ▁School ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁public ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Arm ijo ▁Library , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁Public ▁Library ▁system . ▁ ▁Health ▁care ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o ▁built ▁the ▁Fre eman ▁C lin