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-In 1854 Congress appropriated $30,000 for the purchase
and importation of camels.
In December, 1854, Major C.
Wayne was sent to Egypt and
camels. About half of these
the command of Lieutenant Edward Beale for Fort Tejon, California. It would
seem that a beast of burden that could pack a ton, travel sixteen miles an hour,
subsist on sage brush and go from six to ten days on one drink would have supplied most effectually the long-felt want of cheap and rapid transportation over
the desert plains of the Southwest. His vices, though, were not reckoned into.

EL PASO : SEPT. 1928

In November 1905, the Union Depot was completed, built in red brick. Its most outstanding
feature was a bell tower with a spire standing
six stories high located on the building’s northeast corner. Inside the depot several smooth-surfaced center columns offered contrast to the
scored effect of the corner columns. A gallery
with a simple balustrade encircled the second

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station was approximately $260,000.

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Landed here at 4 o’clock
yesterday in her own
plane which was decorated up like a Christwoman pilot ever to land
her ship here after the
dedication of the El Paso
Texas Municipal airport.
Bienvenida amiga, Amelia!

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named in 1915. He was a great supporter of the
educational movement begun by the Sisters of
Loretto and knew there was now inadequate
space in the St. Joseph’s Academy building. He
and Mother Praxedes Carty, the dynamo behind
the construction of Loretto Academy, became
good friends. She had been Superior General of
the Sisters of Loretto before her appointment to
El Paso in 1922 as local superior. She was well
known as a builder from the very beginning of
her career.
on Arizona Street but it was deemed to be too
far out. Had no means of transportation and no
street car. Mother Praxedes conferred with Joseph Morgan and Gus Trost before deciding on
the Trowbridge property. It consisted of 29 lots
and two bungalows adjoining the grounds for
the school. Mr. Trost was entrusted with drawing up plans for the new building. The school
opened its doors to students in September 1923.

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Connecting to History
and Culture

■ The SWChronicle EDU© TEACHER LESSON PLAN

Political cartoons provide an important record of
important issues in a society. Analyzing political
cartoons will allow students to develop both factual knowledge and interpretive skills. It is easiest
to teach this skill using a current event with which
students are familiar. Once the students have mastered the analysis of current events, they should
be able to approach similar tasks with historical
cartoons and drawings.

• Analyze visual and language clues to determine the meaning of contemporary and historical political cartoons.
• Create a political cartoon based on a current event.
1. Display a variety of cartoons about a current event that the students
are familiar with as an introduction. Be sure that the cartoons represent
opposing positions about the same topic. Explain to the students that political cartoons are prejudiced and biased because they represent the artist’s
point of view, as does an editorial. They are intended to be controversial
and characterized in nature. Their meaning is conveyed by both visual and
verbal clues.

2. Students will create a variety of political cartoons displaying contrasting view points.

1. Talk about some of the elements present in the cartoons: caption, caricature, symbolism, proportional size of objects and people, and personi-

1. Divide students into small groups. Distribute a political cartoon to each
group. For homework or to lead off class discussion, students could read
The Cartoon by Herb Block, one cartoonist’s take on the role played by
political cartoons.
Students must have background information before they can analyze a political cartoon or drawing, so it is easiest to teach this
skill using a current event. Once the students have mastered the analysis of current events, they should be able to approach similar
tasks with historical cartoons and drawings. Some students will have better working knowledge of current events and political issues than others. Teachers may choose to download a list of current news items from the internet or bring in the day’s newspaper
sides of an issue. Many of these can also be found online.

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Technology

1 Computer per Learner
1 Projector per Classroom
1 Computer per Small
Group

Technology Notes
This lesson can be executed using political cartoons
from newspapers and
magazines or from the internet. As indicated, a projector and computer with
internet access are necessary if using cartoons from
the internet.
Throughout the nation, standards
of learning are being revised, published and adopted. During this
time of transition, we will continually add connections to the Common Core, Next Generation Science
standards and other standards to our
existing lessons, in addition to the
previous versions of the National
Standards across the subject areas.