The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29
HIGH SCHOOLS FOR
 IMMEDIATE USE County Board Will Begin Work
 At Once TO OPEN UP IN OCTOBER
Is Made That Money Is Available Now and That County Hioh Schools Will Be Erected
 In Many of the Counties.

Montgomery. August 2s.--(Special)-- At meeting of the county high school board in the office of the gov ernor today announcement was made that the act passed by the legislature to locate high schools in these coun- ties having no state schools Of this kind, was to be come effective at once, the governor taking 1t that there is enough money available at the pres ent to begin the work. The locations are to be made now and the schools open the first of October next this giving time for the school buildings to be erected and the teaching forces selected.
 Ths locating board Is composed of the governor. the superintendent of ed- ucntion and the auditor. The act pro- vided that schools should be located when in the opinion of tho governor, the treasury would stand 1t. Believ- ing that the money is on hand now. Governor Conner called Superintendent Gunnels and Auditor Brandon into his office and so announced to them. The board then organized with the election
 
 of Governor Conner chairman and Su- perintendent Gunnells as secretary.
 It Is provided in the bill that schools shall be located in those counties hay Ing no state schools of like character at this time, first; after that the others will come In when there Is money enough. This gives forty-seven coun- ties to get them now, which, at s20O0 a year each, will make an outlay of s94,000 a year.
 It is required In the bill that each place securing a school must give values. in buildings and lands or at least 5000, and the one making the best offer will get the school. All the teachers must hold first grade certif- cates and the course of study must be laid out by the superintendent of edu- cation. The general oversight of the institution will be by the state board.
 FoA Apal application for location must be made to the superintendent of edu- cation, who will take the matter up at once, as he Is anxious to have the locations made early so that the citi- zens may begin to get the buildings up and loog out for the teaching forces. The buildings will be erected on lines of highest efficiency and in most cases after plans by the superintendent.
 So far there have been many towns after schools, though no formal appli- cation has been filed. Among these are Odenville, in St. Clair; Ashland and Ljncville, in Clay; Clio and Louisville, in Barbour. and Pittsview Giard. Scale, and Hurtsboro, in Russell. A number Of others are on the way
 High School Information.
 The following statement of information with regard to the state nigh schools was given out by the board:
 l. Under an act approved August T. 1907 A high school Is to be established in each county of the state by commission con- posed of the governor, the auditor and the superintendent of education. Under the terms of the act the provisions of the same are to go into effect when the governor shall decide that the condition of the treasury will admit of the appro- priation. The governor has decided that the state will be able to bear the appro- priation for the year beginning october l, 1908. but that the commslson can and will begin at once on the task of locat- ing the high schools in the various coun- ties.
 2. Under the provisions of the law a high school cannot be established in any county in which there Is an agricultural school, a normal school for white people,