The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-15
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL OPEN MONDAY Teachers Are Busy Classifying
 Their Pupils REPORT SHOWS INCREASE 1t Is Expected That the Attendance Thls Year Will Be Close to 1900.
 Teachers Will Hold Meet
 ing Saturday Morning.
REPORT SHOWS INCREASE

Ensley. September 14.-(Special.) 1.-The public schools of Ensley will open for the foo5-e term next Monday morning and the indications are that the attendance will be very large, in fact. the buildings will be taxed to their utmost capacity.
 Superintendent W. H. Bowen and the principals of the two schools. Prof. J. D. Williams and Prof. J. Henry Hill. have been busy since yesterday morning grading and arranging the classes. A large number of new pupils have presented themselves fer. >admittance to the schools and it has been nece-sary to examine and grade them. This work will be concluded tomorrow.
 Saturday morning at o'clock the teachers will hold a meeting for the purpose of perfecting arrangements and for consultation.
 The teachers in the negro schools will hold meeting Saturday afternoon at 3 ocIock.
 Most of the teachers of the various grades have already arrived and the others will get in tomorrow.
 The report of Superintendent w. H. Bowen, Just made, to the board of edu- cation has several items of considerable interest to the citizens of Ensley. It is shown that there are 1911 white and 914 colored children within the school age in the city The grand total Is 2225, against total of about 1900 two years ago.
 The total enrolment last year was HIS and 1t is expected that it will be near 1900 this year.
 Notes and Personals.
 R. A. McCallum late of Montgomery has accepted a position with Byrum & Butcher in this city. He was employed for some time with Milner & Kettig in Birmingham previous to his going to Montgomery.
 Mrs. George Byrum and children who have been spending the summer at Ashe- vile, N. C.. returned home tonight. MT. Byrum met them at Chattanooga.
 J. F. Winning, superintendent of the Raible Cooperage companys plant at this place, has purchased the J. M. Donaldson residence at Palmer Terrace and will occupy it at once It is said that MT. Donaldson will rebuild at once.
 City Clerk A. L. Arnold has moved his family from Blocton and is now at home in the residence he recently pur- chased at Palmer Terrace
 T. c. Banks of Attalla, was in the city yesterday the guest of P L. Walker
 Mrs. F. Childs has begun the erection of large twelve-room residence on Ave nue H between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets.
 Walter flames has gone to Meridian, Miss, on a business trip. He will be away several days.
 Wahatchie tribe No. IS, Independent Order of Red Men met in regular session tonight and had work in the hunters and warriors degrees.
 The John w. Cowan of Bloeton was in the city today. He accompanied his daughter, Miss Bertha, who returned to take her place as teacher in the public schools of this city, next Monday morn- ing.
 J. H. Sheldon is quite i'll at his home on Avenue G.
 Mrs. H. l.. Finklea entertained the members of her Sunday school class at her residence on Avenue G this after noon at 5:SO o'clock.
 The First Presbyterian church is under going some slight repairs
 The Fortnightly club will give a dance at Perkins hall in the Rouss & Maenzas building, tomorrow night.
 Miss Fannie Calm of Montgomery is the guest of Mrs. J. Moog on Avenue G.