The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30

l HE board of education of Avon
 dale has taken step that will
 E bring the public schools of that suburb conspicuously abreast with the public schools systems of the large cities of the east and west.
 Through Superintendent R. v. Algood of the Avondale public schools a propo- sition was made yesterday to the board of directors of the Birmingham Free Kin dergarten association to open a kinder garten in connection with the public school.
 The board of education proposes to pro- vide a school building. janitors service. lights and fuel, provided the kindergar- ten association will furnish teacher
 The kindergarten board accepted the proposition on the condition that three months De considered as a satisfactory test of its success. If the kindergarten proves a success it will be made a per- manent feature.
 The AYondale Kindergarten will be op- ened Monday, October 6, and Miss Eva May Hayes, a graduate of the Blrmins- ham training school, will be in charge The kindergarten will open with over forty children.
 Owing to the large number of children of kindergarten age who attend the Avon dale public school the opening of kin dergarten suggested itself to the board of education as a very necessary and imperative step. It is believed that the kindergarten will be a success. Superin- tendent Allgood stated yesterday that there was great deal of interest in the establishment of the Kindergarten.
 Members of the kindergarten board who were present at the meeting expressed themselves as delighted at the action of the Avondale board of education.
 In the absence of the president. the meeting was presided over by Mrs. c. P. Spencer, the first vice president.
 Reports in regard to the reopening of the kindergartens showed that every thing would be in readiness for the fall term.
 The Bryan Kindergarten at the Third Presbyterian church will open tomorrow with Miss Elizabeth Horton in charge. Miss Horton is a graduate of the Bir- mingham Training school and is one of the most successful young teachers in Birmingham.
 The kindergarten at avenue D and Nine teenth street will reopen Monday, Octo- Der 6, Miss Mary Hall, for several years identified with kindergarten work, to be in charge. The Mercy Home kindergar- ten will open later.
 Miss Edna Snyder, the superintendent of the Birmingham free kindergartens said yesterday that the training classes would open next Monday Miss Morris. Miss Mccord and Miss Felter are among the young women who will join the classes. Last year there were three scholarships There is a two years course required and the training is so thorough that the graduates are magnih- gently equipped for kindergarten work.
 Interest has grown so much in the work that Mrs. Spencer said yesterday that at least six additional kindergartens could be opened if the board had sufficient funds.
 kindergarten is soon to be opened at Temple Emanuel. which will be under the auspices of the Kindergarten association. The kindergarten which will be opened next Monday at Five Points will also be under the auspices of the association, al- though 1t Is not financially responsible for its success. It will be in charge of Miss Margaretta Williams. With the opening of the Avondale kim dergarten the members of the associa- ton feel that the work is in better shape than it has ever been.
 Miss Snyder said yesterday that not only was the work being better appre- ciated and understood, but that the board was more able financially to meet the de- mands naturally made upon it, where the work is growing as it is in Birmingham. She is enthusiastic over the prospects and is encouraged as she has never been be- | fore.
 l With the additional Kindergarten, Miss 1 Snyder's work of supervising will be in- l creased. She is a graduate of the famous Louisville schools, and is one of the most capable kindergarten teachers in the south.
 She said yesterday that all of the young women in charge of the Birmingham kin dergarten were entering either upon their second or third year In teaching and that this experience would naturally be Of great advantage in the years work. Taking all this into consideration and the broad scale upon which the work is to be conducted, Miss Snyder believes that kindergarten work will make still more rapid strides in Birmingham during