The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
INFORMATION FOR
 C|TY'S STUDENTS Public Schools Will Open Week
 from Tomorrow VACCINATION NECESSARY Parents Are Warned Not to Buy Text Books Until Furnished With
 Proper Lists by the
 Teachers. 

The Birmingham public schools will open Monday, September 21, with all pros poets for a great year. The teachers will arrive in the city week in advance and all arrangements have been made by Dr. Phillips for the details in the new wards. All the information necessary to the public is contained in the following. ad- dressed to the patrons of the Birmingham public schools: As tKe public schools of the city will open on Monday, September 21, the atten-' tion of those interested is called to the following points:
 1. All new pupils desiring entrance into the High school must report to the prin- cipal at the High school building for reg istration and classification at g o'clock Friday morning, September IS. This in- cludes all new pupils except those regu- larly promoted in June from the seventh grades of the elementary schools.
 9. All new pupils desiring admission into the elementary schools of the city will report for registration and classification to the principal of the school in the disr trict in which they reside at o'clock Friday morning, September IS. Such pupils should bring with them the records of their standing and certificates from former teachers.
 8. All pupils whose promotions last June were conditioned will report to the prin- cipal of their school on Friday morning. September IS, at o'clock, when an op- portunity will be given them for the re- moval of their conditions.
 f. Parents who have children to enter the first grade as beginners are requested to bring them to the school in the district in which they reside on Monday morning, September 21, at o'clock. As the mini mum legal age is years, no pupil Will be received whose seventh birthday occurs after October 1. Beginners in the junior division of the first grade will be re- ceived only during the first two weeks or the semester. Those failing to enter dur ing that time, or who attain the age or T after October 1, will have an oppor- tunity to enter at the beginning of the second semester, February l.
 5. Those desiring to enter the normal training department will report for regis tration in the library at the High school building at g clock Friday morning, Sep tember IS. Any one is eligible who has completed an academic course equivalent to one of the required courses of the High school. ,s a=Es
 6. Pupils residing in the recently an- nexed territory will report at o'clock Monday morning. September A, at the schools provided in their respective dis trcts These schools are as follows:
 Avondale school, Avondale.
 Conner school, cotton mills.
 East Birmingham school, East Birming- ham.
 Kingston school, Kingston.
 Gate City school, Gate City.
 Avondale negro school, Avondale.
 East Birmingham negro school, East Birmingham.
 Kingston negro school, Kingston
 2. All pupils will receive copies of the lists of books and supplies required 1m- mediately upon their classification. Pa rents are warned not to purchase text books for their children until they are classified and given the text book list by the teacher.
 8. The law requires that every child en- tering the public schools shall present certificate of successful vaccination signed by a reputable physician. This cer- tifcate must be filed with the teacher before the pupil is permanently enrolled in the school. Parents who intend to en- ter their children in the schools at the opening of the session are advised to have +bap, 1yo ccipatad at onca.
 g. Parents are advised to provide their children with small individual drinking cups. Every precaution will be taken to make the school conditions sanitary, but children are requested to use only their own cups for drinking. Respectfully,
 J. H. PHILLIPS,
 Superintendent of Schools.