The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS AND
PROGRESS IN NEARBY TOWNS
Number 8-CreStline Heights and McEhvaiple


The Cfestline Heights school is one OF
the few in the county which is in ses-
sion during this summer. This school is
on the Twenty-seventh street road which
leads into Shades valley. and 1t is open
now on account of the winters term hav-
ing been interrupted.
The heat makes summer teaching try
ing for teachers and pupils; but at Crest
line Heights the inertia which would be
natural during these summer days has
been lessened materially by the ntroduc-
fion of features which make school life
snteresting. The school grounds are
cleared and cleaned, and. with we'll kept
shade trees. give an attractive exterior
within, there Is nothing to suggest heat
or discomfort. The walls and floors are
clean and unscarred They are in q soft
wood color and the windows are furnished
with shades and sash curtains Neat
blackboards and chalk trays extend
around the walls. Several pictures in
neat frames are In each room. and
United States flag is in the principal $
room. The stoves have been taken out
of the rooms. Only the necessary equip
ment and the few pictures are in the
rooms, and they are well arranged and in
perfect accord. There is nothing which
is not tasteful. The result is that the
rooms look cool and show some person s
keen appreciation of harmony and sym
metry
Clubs
There are a number of clubs connect
ed with the school and these interest the
boys and girls, as well as the patrons
The poultry club is especially interest
ing. Last spring the agriculture class
made trip to Sheriff McAdory's poultry
farm to have some practical study of
chickens. Mr.. McAdory became interested
in the class and at the suggestion of
his partner, Mr.. w +. Frye he offered
10 give to each boy and girl between u
and is years, who wanted them setting
of Orpington eggs. This offer was ex-
tended to the Crestline Heights and to
the McElwaine schools, and the children
had the choice of white or buff Orping-
tons. The eggs were the same that Mr..
McAdory was selling for $40 per setting
of Is. Besides giving the eggs, he offered
S12 i'll money as prizes for the best chick
ems raised from the eggs, and promised
to enter in the State Fair poultry show,
in the childrens names, the chickens
which won the prizes in the local con-
test. More than 80 of the pupils accepted,
most of them preferring the white Or
pingtons
Some of the boys have pig club. One
of them has an unusually large pig. There
are tomato and corn clubs, but the to-
matoes have been almost entirely ruined
BY heat and drouth.
The flower club has been more fortu-
nate. The club was organized this year
and has become a matter of community
interest and pride. Several ladies who
understand floral culture gave the girls
cuttings from their own yards and taught
Them how to care for them. The girls
have been successful and they have some
pretty plants. These will be graded in
the autumn and prizes for the best will
be given.
Wood carving, cooking and sewing have
been introduced recently and a number
of pupils are doing some of this work,
of course, not all the children of every
grade. The teachers and the parents di-
rect those who are working and the
child is credited with all that he. him
self. does. Two ladies in the community
who do beautiful needle work have charge
of the girls sewing club which meets
on Friday afternoon, and the work is
done either at school or at home. The
boys of the first grade have been assigned
the carving of spears; the second,
hatchets; the third, churn dashers; the
fourth. link claims carved from a single
piece of wood; the sixth, model tables
the seventh. tie racks. A really good
model of the link chain has been finished
and one boys churn dasher and top are
already complete. This was submitted
with the explanation that the boys father
helped him in outlining the top.
Patrons Interest
The School Improvement society is un-
usually loyal to the school, and has
good attendance Its members have re.
Gently paid half the bill for 30 single
desks which were bought this summer,
and they have bought new chart for