The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
SCHOOLS WILL Be
READY TOMORROW
Twenty Thousand Children
Are Expected
575 TEACHERS ON ROLL
Superintendent Phillips and Assistants
Have Been Very Busy This Week
Getting Everythin Ready
for Opening
575 TEACHERS ON ROLL


swings into activity tomorrow morning
bright and early. Fifty-hve schools, IS
principals, SIS teachers and 10000 children
compose the machinery which will be put
| into play.
| Every parent is asked to take particular
pains to send the pupils to the school in
their own home district, according to the
new division given below.
| Everything is ready, said Superin-
tendent ]. H. Phillips last night, after
spending a strenuous day. Every school
has been put in good condition. The
teachers have returned from their sum-
mer vacations and special courses, and
believe that every child that applies will
be given the proper attention.
I'VE have been busy today examining
conditioned pupils, and children who have
just moved into the city. Monday the
children will register, and be given their
book lists.
THE work of city superintendent at
| this time is not easy by any means
There have been innumerable questions
to answer, many of them unreasonable,
transfer being asked on sentimental
grounds. and parents attempting to en-
ter children under the limit. Z years.
I'VE are trying to accommodate as far as
| possible, seeking to cause as little fric-
ton as the conditions allow"
The kindergarten training school will
open tomorrow at 2 o'clock at the Paul
training department are requested to pre-
sent themselves to Supervisor Miss Agnes
Wilson. The eight kindergartens will
open at the usual hour in the morning
Following are the principal elementary
schools with the principals of each and
the boundary lines:
Powell school, Principal T. G. Young;
district boundary, north, Frisco railroad;
east, Thirty-second street; south, Alabama
street.
Henley, school, Principal W. c. Griggs;
district boundary, north, Frisco railroad;
east, Nineteenth street; south, Alabama
Great Southern railroad; west, Walker
street.
Paul Hayne school, Principal Miss Mary
E. Rittenberry; district boundary, north,
Alabama Great Southern railroad; east,
Twenty-fifth street; south, Avenue E;
west, Fifteenth street.
Martin school, Principal E. E. Smith;
district boundary, north, Village creek;
east, Nineteenth street; west, former
boundary lines of North Haven; south,
by Frisco.
South Highland school, princical, A. A.
Lyon; district boundary, north. for pu-
pills below fifth grade by Avenue H, for
pupils above fourth grade by A. G.. s.
| railroad; east by Twenty-ff street to
Avenue H, thence Twenty-sixth street to
Highland avenue; south by city limits
| west by Fifteenth street to city limits.
Barber school, principal, George E.
Wallace; district boundary, north by
Seventeenth avenue; east by Louisville
| and Nashville railroad; south by Frisco;
west by Nineteenth street
Ullman school. principal, c. P. Under
| wood; district boundary. north by Louis
vile and Nashville railroad; east by Fiji
tenth street; south by city limits; west
by Louisville and Nashville railroad and
Fifth street.
Lakeview school, principal e. L.
Brown; district boundary, north by A. G.
| s.. east by Thirty-flfth street and Clair
mont avenue; south by city limits; west
| by Twenty-flfth street to Avenue H.
| thence Niazuma avenue and county road
| to city limits.
Avondale school. principal, F. v. ALL
good: north by First avenue, east and
| south by Clairmont avenue and city lin
it's; west by Thirty-fifth street.
| Woodlawn school, principal j. D. Will
isms; district boundary, north by city
| limits; east by Fifty-ninth street; south
by city limits; west by Fifty-second
street.
| Gibson school, principal, G. A.
Young; district boundary, north by
city limits; east by Fifty -second street;
south by city limits.
| Barrett school, principal, Spright
Dowell; district boundary, north by
city limits; south by city limits; east
BY Eightieth street; west by Louisville
and Nashville.
North Birmingham school, principal,
| W E. Dickson; district boundary,
north by city limits; east by city lin
it's; south by Southern railroad west
| by former west boundary of North
| Birming CHAM.
Graymont school, principal, w. P.
Scott; district boundary, north by crest
Of Owenton ridge; west by Helm
boulevard: south by canal to Ella to
Earle to Smith park. excluding same;
east by Walker street.
Elyton school. principal. A. L.
Reese; district boundary. north by
Earle on to walker street; east by
Seventh street; south by Louisville
and Nashville city limits; west by
Montevallo road. Charles street and
Owenton street to canal.
Pratt City school. principal. e. o.
Sanders; district boundary, former city
limits of Pratt City.
| Minor school, principal, c. p. Bow
man; district boundary, north Village
creek and former city limits of Ensley
Pike avenue, Twenty-frst street and
canal to Seventeenth street; east and
south by former city limits of Ensley
before annexation of Fairvieov.
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