The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
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| scene, and Clarence Roberts. one of the
| school boys, made this. He used a large
piece of white CLOTH and slSetched in
with colored crayons the houses and trees.
He used as his model street in Leeds.
and his production was very effective in
| deed.
| The manual training club and the sew
| ing club are singularly fortunate in hav-
| ing an extra room which Is used for their
work as nearly all of the schools have
| to do this work in one corner of the reci-
| tation rooms.
Agriculture Is Stressed
| Since a large percent of the pupils live
on farms agriculture is a very pertinent
subject The adopted text book is by
an Alabama man, Professor Dugger of
| Auburn, and so is well suited to this
state. or course this is the basis of the
work done in agriculture, but as supple
mentary work, the teacher used things
with which the pupils were even more
| familiar and there were several who
/. said they intended to change things about
| their own farms. For example, rotation
of crops had not been extensively prac-
ticed and this was brought to the atten-
| tion of the children. One of the ques-
tions asked in the mid-term examination
in agriculture was. "What have you seen
! here in farm life which you would
| changer" The study was made very prac-
| tical and the pupils, who were sixth
grade were able to appreciate its Inn
/ portance. Live stock and poultry were
made themes for discussion.
Miss Bella Hubbard was in charge of
the piano department and had her studio
in the school house. Her class gave sew
eral recitals there during the term. The
piano was a small one and could easily
he rolled into the auditorium for special
occasions This is another unusual adj
vantage
The teachers made a practice of be-
ing on the Fairgrounds during recesses
and of taking part in the games. One
of the teachers especially emphasized
physical culture and introduced appro-
pirate games in connection with the
indoor physical exercises. The result
was that her pupils were remarkably
graceful in their bearing
AT the close of the term. certificates
were awarded to the students who COM
pleted the seventh grade and passed
the examination given by the county.
In the high school department, certifi-
Gates were given for perfect records
in department and in attendance and
punctuality. There were four for per-
| feet department and Is for the others.
In addition to these. recognition was
made of the high school pupils whose
averages in scholarship were 30 OF
above.
Has Nine Months Term
| Only a few of the county schools
| have nine months term, and Leeds
! is one of these. The extended term is
made possible by the town paying for
one month. Everything about the
school is well ordered There Is fund
for current expenses and a custodian
OF the building. with an assistant, Is
employed
Leeds has commercial club and also
a literary society. This society is not
directly connected with the school, its
members beingg adults.
Out on the edge of town there Is
natural grove. 1t is named for DR.
Farley, a resident of Leeds, and it is
an ideal recreation ground. Just at
this time, when people everywhere are
interested in parks and in the play
ground movement and especially at
this season, which, in itself, is an in
vitation to spend as much time as pos
sible out of doors, Leeds may be com
sidered fortunate indeed to have the
necessary space shade and running
water for such a delightful thing as
a recreation ground.