The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
.ENSLEY SCHOOLS
 GETTING READY
Will Open for the Term Sep
 tember 20
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 of the Steel City.

Ensley, September 11.-(Special.) )-The Ensley public schools will open on Sep tember 20 at S:SO clock. The full com plement of teachers will report for duty on September IS. The white teachers will meet at the High school at o'clock for instruction and conference regarding the work of the term. The principals will be at their respective schools on Friday morning, September IT, at o'clock to furnish book lists to those whose names are on the promotion lists. They will also examine and classify others who may apply for admission. All children will report to the school in the district in which they reside. The district lines will remain the same as at the close of last year.
 No pupil may be received under seven years of age in the public schools. This Is in accordance with the state law and will be strictly adhered to. To be admit ted the child must become seven years of age within 30 days after September 20. Those who enroll in the junior primary grade should not be taught the alphabet before hand, nor should books be pur- chased for them until directed by the supervisor.
 The Kindergarten school will not open until October 4. A competent teacher will be in charge. Those wishing to enroll children will report same to Mrs. R. N. Baker, president of the Kindergarten as- sociation. Miss Mary J. Rabette, super visor of music, who has been travelling nf reach Ensley until about two weeks after school begins. She will also introduce physical culture into the schools. An other new department will be that of pri- mary supervision, which will be in charge of Miss Redwood of Mobile, who uses Cambridge methods to a considerable ex- tent.
 Considerable work has been done on the several school buildings. The interior in the Moore school has been completely overhauled. The Vivian building has been completely overhauled and remodeled and two more rooms made available, also cloak rooms and library room. It will be ready for occupancy by the opening day.
 At Fairview it will be necessary to open ScnOOl III the DulluluS uSco idoL JSdA, as the new building will not be ready for occupancy before the middle of Oc- tober. Work on the Fourth ward build ing is now progressing rapidly but in all probability will not be completed before November l.
 | A small building will be erected across | the railroad tracks in what Is known as 1 the negro quarters for the negro children l it will also be necessary to have school | for negroes in the Compton section. | It may be of interest to know that with | in the Ensley school district upon the | competition of the new High school, there will be 10 modern school buildings, seven for white and three for negro children, employing a teaching force of 56 white and Il negro teachers, total of 67.
 There will be meeting of the Kinder garten association and all those interested in the work next Thursday afternoon at clock at the Bush school building on Avenue G and Twenty-fourth street.
 The Ensley school teachers will attend the Teachers institute at Birmingham rext week. They will attend each session.