The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-23
VACATION SCHOOLS
TO Be INSTITUTED
FOR BIRMINGHAM
Board of Education Adopts a
Plan for Extension of Ed
vocational Facilities
TUITION WILL BE FREE
AT ALL THE SCHOOLS
Superintendent Phillips Explains Plan
Whereby II Is Hoped to Aid the
students During the Coming
Summer Months

The Birmingham Board of Education
has inaugurated the policy of utilizing
the school buildings of the city for edu-
purposes during the summer
month. 1t has long been the policy or
the board not to permit the use of school
buildings for sectarian or political pur-
poses, or for purposes of private or per-
sonal gain by individuals or associations.
This policy will be continued by the
board and plans will be devised for the
use of the school buildings as culture,
literary and social centers for all the
people, under the direction and manage
ment of the Board of Education.
Phillips Makes Announcement
Superintendent j. H. Phillips has issued
the following announcement:
I'm line with the general policy of the
Board of Education. there will be organ
lied at once a series of summer or vaca-
ton schools. These schools have already
been planned and will be opened on Mon
day, June 10. to continue six weeks
Zone of the immediate purposes of these
schools will be to provide an opportunity
in the regular schools on account of ILL
ness and other causes. 1t will be econom-
cal for the children as we'll as for the
city to give them an opportunity for adj
vancement. Usually the children of par
ents in good circumstances get the
benefit of private tuition during the sum-
mer, but those of the poor are deprived
Of this opportunity. The vacation school
provides an equal opportunity for all.
Another class of pupils that will
benefit by these schools are those of ma
ture age, who are capable of advance
ment by extra effort. There arc others
who may wish to enter school In Septem
tain classes.
The schools that will be organized at
present will be located as follows
THE Powell vacation school, corner
Sixth avenue and Twenty-fourth street,
under the direction of Principal E. E.
Smith.
THE Paul Hayne vacation school, un-
der the direction of Principal c. P. Under
wood
The woodlawn Central vacation school,
under the direction of Principal r. V.
Algood.
1.-THE Ensley-Bush vacation school, I'M
der the direction of Principal H. P. Bur-
russ.
1T is understood that in each school
the principal will be provided with the
necessary assistance.
Those to BE Admitted
For the present no pupil will be adj
mitted who was a member of the Grst
second or third grade in the public schools
during the past session, unless such pu-
pill is at least y years of age. The
school is not intended to push forward
children of immature age, hence the regu-
lation that no pupil shall be admitted who
is below the fourth grade, unless he is
IL years of age or more
Pupils who are conditioned in their
grades must present their condition cards
to the principal of the vacation school,
and those desiring to skip a semesters
work must present note from the prin-
cipal of the school from which they
come advising the extra effort in the
vacation school.
Pupils of the required grade and age.
without reference to special advancement
or promotion, may be admitted to the
vacation school by the principal.
''Punctual attendance will be required at
the vacation schools just as in the case
of the regular public schools. and certifi-
Gates OF attendance with record of work
accomplished will be issued. These GER
tificates must be presented to the princi-
pal of the regular school in September
with the positive understanding that such
certificate in itself will not entitle the
holder to advancement, unless the pupil
shows upon examination that he is pre-
pared to do the work of the advanced
class he seeks to enter.
Subjects Pursued
1.-THE subjects pursued in the vacation
schools will be the essential subjects upon
which promotion is based, namely, arith-
IIltliC, 6Soe oPiiSs AfAS
tory, civics, together with special work in
spelling and penmanship.
1.-The daily sessions of the vacation
schools will open at $50 O'Clock in the
morning and close at 1890 p. m.
Pupils from any section Of Greater
Birmingham will be permitted to register
at the vacation school most conveniently
located to their place of residence.
mo provisions have been made as yet
for the accommodation of pupils above
elementary grade. 1t is possible that
such arrangements may be made later
should the demand be found sufficient to
Justify the extension of the vacation
school plan.
Applications for admission to the va
cation schools will be registered at the
buildings named by the principals in
charge on Saturday, June II, between the
hours of 9 and IL o'clock. All pupils
must be registered before the opening.
and the attendance must be prompt and
regular, in order to obtain the certifi-
cate Each pupil must bring his regular
text books, but tuition will be free in all
the vacation schools"
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