The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-08
|ENSLEY SCHOOL
 ID COST $5O,0OO Will Relieve the High School
 Situation DATA IS ALL READY Board of Education Wants to Make Ensley Institution Equal Gen. tral High School in Its
 Facilities
DATA IS ALL READY

| To make the Ensley High school in every way as good as the one in Birming- ham. even though smaller, is now the ambition of the board of education and the city commissioners.
 Looking to that end President John L. Parker of the board of education said yesterday that a manual training depart
 ment including forges, tools of all needed character and other mechanical equip
 ment, would be placed in the Ensey school, which would in every way com
 pare with that of the Birmingham Central High school President Parker said yes- terday that after thorough examination
 the board had concluded the investigation as to the ultimate cost of the proposed completion and it would come to about
 s50,e"e.
 This will be reported to the commission at the meeting Monday It is understood that the commissioners will al once au-
 thorize the beginning of the work The high school has been pledged to Ensley and the two boards having in joint lcontrol that work are not included to be lax about fulfilling that pledge to the citizens of that part of Greater Birmlng- ham. The cost of s50,0OO which has been
 officially announced was given out after
 Engineer Lide of the board of education and other experts had passed upon the proposed work. It was given out by Pres dent Parker that the estimate included the actual construction, the mechanical equipment, the wiring for electric lights,
 plumbing and heating.
 MT. Parker said in speaking of the school situation that while the high school lat Ensley would materially reduce the eX- cessively heavy tax on the Central High school at the same time the additional school would not completely do away with
 the need for another one. He is inclined to believe that one high school should be lefty and one also located in the eastern part of Greater Birmingham. His views in that connection are said to very nearly coincide with those entertained by Com missioners Exum, Lane and Weatherly, and in arranging further schools it is not Iapprehended that any serious differences of opinion will arise. 'The work of completing the high school at Ensley,' says President Parker, lis imperative, and we have been requested by the commissioners to furnish them with complete data. After a painstaking examination we have concluded that the cots of the work will amount to $5O0OO. That includes the construction and the
 other work, such as heating mechanical |equpment for the industrial department,
 the electrical work, and even seats for
 the school rooms.
 We will report this to the commission
 CTS when we have the data in regular
 shape. The situation with the high school |completed at Ensley will be very much
 improved, but I am unwilling to express
 the opinion that we can feel assured of no tax upon our Central High school until
 another high school is erected
 T think we should have another one erected on the Southside, and that work should be started in time for it's comple- tion for the next term. I am sure the
 commissioners will view this matter es
 we do and will see their way clear to act
 upon such an extension. In addition to
 this it is the opinion of the board that one additional school should be placed in the eastern part of the city.
 Those are questions, however for the commissioners to act upon, in the solution of which they will have our most hearty Incorporation and aid''