The age-herald., 1900-10-20
NEW BUILDINGS
 FOR THE SCHOOLS
Specifications of the Structures
 Which Are Required
SPANISH IN HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Rosa Lawhon-Resignatio of Miss Cleveland-How Teachers Go to School = Mothers Meetings
 Special Features

The Board of Education have made out an outline of the requirements for the three new school buildings. Architects are in- vited to submit plans by November ,. as the City Council will pass on them at the regular November meeting, and adopt whichever plan is the best.
 The following general instructions are given to show what the board desire:
 Each building must be complete, but so arranged that an addition may be made at SC me future time doubling its capacity the addition to conform to the part to be now completed.
 The three buildings to be now erected must cost complete not exceeding $iO,OOO including heating and ventilation.
 Plans must be submitted to the Board of Education by Monday, November 5, 19OO
 The Specifications
 Jonesvile Scholastic 210x21O feet. Fronts northeast. Six class rooms to accommodate fifty pupils each, and a principals office Clcak rooms side of room, about feet by width of room, with two arched en- frances into class room-provided with one hundred numbered hooks in two rows on each side-stationary washstand and bowl etc. oldlS DldCkDOdTOS three or LIlTtt anu one-half feet wide, properly framed with chalk troughs, covering all available wall srace not otherwise used in class rooms and office, resting on substantial wood wainscoting.
 Stationary glass-door book cases in all class rooms, with large cases and shelving for principals office. Picture moulding in al; rooms. Electric bell connection with office and rooms--a large bell for building, also flagstaff
 Full basement with rooms for play, fur naces, closets etc. Separate entrances for boys and girls to basement from inside and outside.
 Lakeview Scholastic 2oS24x2 feet southeast corner. Four class rooms to ac- commodate fifty pupils each, and princi- pals office. Other requirements same as for Jonesvile school.
 Twelfth Street Scholastic 190x190 feet northwest corner. Four class rooms to &C., commodate fifty pupils each, and princi- pals office. Other requirements same as for Jonesville school
 A New High School Teacher
 The new teacher provided for by the Board of Education to teach Spanish and other studies in the High School is Miss Rosa Lawhon of Livingston, Ala. Miss Lawhon is a graduate of the Livingston State Normal School She was four years in Mexico teaching English and Spanish. She then attended the State University at Tuscaloosa and graduated last year. She is the first woman to receive the degree Of A. B. from the Alabama University. She also took a special course in modern Ian guages under Professor Brownell, and Is very proficient in them. Prior to her elec- l ton as a teacher In the High School she | had been elected to a position in Porto Rico, but preferred the position here Miss Cleveland Resigns Jefferson County is to lose one of it's best teachers Miss Elizabeth Cleveland of the Henley School has been elected to a posi- | tion In one of the public schools at Selma, Ala. Miss Cleveland was chosen out of | thirty applicants. The position pays bet ter salary by $2O a month than the one here. Dr. Phillips says that Miss Cleveland had due regard for her contract here, and would 1 not have left had she not been voluntarily released from her obligation. Teachers Go to School The teachers of the public schools pursue l a course of study during the year. This course is the basis of the work done at the meetings of the City Teachers lnsti- tute. This course consists of James "Shorter Course in Psychology Shake speare's Merchant of Venice" and Gui- zot's History of Civilization in Europe Mothers Meetings A series of mothers meetings will be held at the High School in addition to the other meetings. They are calculated to develop | the spirit of cooperation between the school and the home The meetings VIII | be addressed by a number of ladies.