The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
WHEN THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS WILL OPEN Birmingham Public Schools Commence September % PROSPECTS VERY BRIGHT Schools In the District Are Preparing for the Beginning of the
 Fall Term-Private
 Schools.
PROSPECTS VERY BRIGHT

The many public and private schools in and around Birmingham are busy making preparations for the fall term.
 The Birmingham public schools will open on Monday, September 25. Of the other schools. the great majority Will open on Monday September IS.
 Dr. J. H. Phillips. superintendent of the Birmingham public schools, has been at work for several weeks disposng of rou- tine matters preparatory to the opening of the schools. It is thought that the schools will be more crowded his year than they were last year. when the number of white children enrolled was SsSS and the negroes, 2445.
 The High school and the two new ele- mentary schools, the Barker and the South Highlands, will not be ready for occupancy by the date set for the opening. The work is being rushed forward, but 1t is not thought that the new High school building will be ready for the pupils un- til January l. The lease on the old build ing has been renew until that time.
 The following will receive the pupils on September 25: High school, Powell school, Henley school Paul Hayne school, Lake, view school Samuel Uilman school and Martin school The Barker and South Highlands schools will be opened not later than January 1.
 Opened Yesterday.
 The East Lake public school opened yes- terday with good attendance. Prof. J. C. Blasingame is very optimistic and thinks that the session will be very suc- cessful. The Pratt City schools also open ed yesterday with good enrolment. The Wylam schools began the term last Mon- day, being about the first of the schools in the district to open.
 The Woodlawn schools will open next Monday. Superintendent R. A. Clayton and the board of education have com pleted all arrangements for the beginning of the term. The superintendent and some of the teachers will be at the Central school building on the Saturday preced- ing the opening for the purpose of classi- flying the pupils.
 The two public schools at North Bir. mingham will open next Monday. The prospects are brighter for successful year than they have been since the town was incorporated Professor Taylor, late ly of Bowling Green, Ky, who was elect ed to succeed Professor Dixon, will be in charge of the schools. For some time he has been engaged in arranging the pre- liminaries for the opening. Last year the enrolment was over 800 and it Is expected that this year 1t will show an increase of at least LOO Fourteen teachers will be employed this year. Last year thir- teen instructors were on the pay roll
 R. V Allgood, principal of the Avon dale school, announces that that school will begin the fall term on September 1S All preliminaries have been completed and the classification of the pupils will be made on the Saturday preceding the opening
 The Bessemer schools will open on Mon- day. as will also the schools at Ensiey.
 Private Schools.
 Principals J. J. White and M B. Dick nounce that their. school will open on next Monday and From the present in- dications the enrolment will be large.
 The Birmingham Classical school will open on the same day. John O. Webb, principal says that the school will be larger and even more successful than it was last year.
 The Pollock-Stephens institute for girls will open on Wednesday, September 27. Several changes have been made in the faculty. Mrs. Catherine Deschamps FL ford has issued an attractive catalogue, setting forth the advantages of the school
 The Birmingham Seminary will open next Thursday. September 14.
 Howard college will open on Tuesday. September 1s. Appropriate exercises will be held in the chapel op the morning of the opening.
 The Margaret Allen school for girls at 2144 Highland avenue will begin the ses- sion September 20. Miss w. M. Allen, principal, has issued an attractive an- nouncement containing the courses of study and other information
 The Catholic parochial schools opened last week.
 The North Alabama Conference college at Owenton will begin the fall session to- morrow morning under suspicious crcum- stances. numbef of prominent Meth odist pastors and laymen will participate in the programme.
 Miss Orr's school opened last Monday with good enrolment.
 County Schools.
 Tho m ioritv af the schools in fhe 1lo