The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-14
L|NEWLLE HAS
 BLAzED THE WAY To Teach Agriculture to the Youngest Children FINE NEW BUILDING Town Has Long Been Famous For Its School and Many of Its Pupils
 Have Become Very
 Prominent
FINE NEW BUILDING
By WALTER HARPER

Lineville has made two good records that are worthy of commendation.
 It has increased it's population from 221 to 1853 in the past 10 years. The percentage of increase makes that of Birmingham look like a marked down" bargain and then some.
 The second record that is being es- tablished by these enterprising peo- pie is In the establishment of the first school in the south that will teach practical agriculture and domestic sciences In the elementary grades.
 A bill has just passed the Alabama legislature appropriating s3O00 a year to the supplemental support of the Northeast Alabama Agricultural and Industrial institute at Lineville. Before the passage of the bill was secured the people of Lineville proceeded with the erection of building and 1t is now al- most complete.
 It Is of brick with concrete founda- tions and cement trimmings. It occu- pies beautiful site in the west edge of Lineville and is said to be the best rural high school building in the state. None of the district agricultural schools can surpass 1t. It cost about $25,0
 Surrounding the building are 10 acres of fine land on which practical farm demonstration will be given. This Instruction will be extended to the youngest children in school, beginning at years, or the legal school age.
 This Is pioneer work in the United States and the foresighted people of this section are to be commended for their broad and advanced plans for the practical education of their chill dren.
 Recently published statistics show that very small percentage of chil- dren continue in school till they get the advantage of the usual instruction in the applied sciences
 A very small percentage of the chil- dren ever attend the state and district agricultural schools.
 This new institution at Lineville is intended to carry the advantage of az ricultural and domestic science training to the youngest pupils. It Is an idea that is Just now taking firm hold on the minds of educators all over the country especially in the south. I be- lieve 1t is being put into practice in some sections of the north in small way.
 BuI LlneV1lle IHuSt De gwen the CTeOlt for leading the way in the south. The Columbus. Ga, High school has for some years done work of this kind, but not on the broad, practical scale that is planned at Lineyille.
 The new Institution will succeed the old Lineville college, one of the most venerable and efficient old educational institutions of the state.
 the hast napnla of Ia ha a received the bulk of their education at Lineville college.
 The college was chartered in 1891 with Judge E. J. Garrison as the first president. Judge Garrison Is now judge of the law and equity court of Clay county.
 For 30 years before the organization of the college Lineville was an exceptionally fine educational center. It always main- taned good school, mainly the result of great local pride in culture and the advancement of the race
 For several years succeeding the presi- dency of Judge Garrison H. J. Willing ham, now state superintendent of educa- tion, president.
 The people of Lineville still love to re- call the story of how Professor Willing ham travelled across the country from Oxford on a two-wheeled mail cart when he came to take charge of the school The negro boy who drove the cart de- scribed his passenger as one of the ''Nervouses and restlessest' passengers he ever had. It was long, hard ride over a perilous route.
 Among the graduates of LineviIle col lege may be named J. R. G. Poland, sup erintendent of schools at Tlano, Tex; T. l.. Toland, superintendent of schools at Port Arthur. Tex; I. J. Haynes, county solicitor of Shelby, Ala; J. R. Mccain of Montgomery, D. A. McNeill, superinten- Overton of Wedowee. W. S. Burrow, at tcrney of Birmingham, A. J. Moon, pro- lessor in Howard college; Walter s. Smith solicitor of the Seventh circuit R. D. Carmichael professor in Princeton college; M. B. Garrett, professor in Mis- sissippi university.
 Prof. J. H. Sans Is at present pres ident of Linevile college. J. H. Paschal; is vice president. Principal of the high school department is Miss Rosa Lee Ed wards The other teachers are Miss Susie Mae Smith, Miss Emma Jones, Miss Nina Morn and Miss Mary Curd.
 At the beginning of the next term the college will be merged into the new in stitution and the new building will be occupied. The new building Is being equipped with all the modern convenient ces. including steam heat and electric lighting.