The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21

recent bridght June day marked
the close of the school years work at
Fossil. Four salient points have been
in the schools favor and account for
the substantial work that has been
done suitable building, adequate
equipment, good management and cap
able teachers have been combined with
fortunate results. The two points men
toned last naturally go hand in hand.
The teachers We're Mrs. Lillian Wall,
principal: Miss Mary Nixon, teacher
of the intermediate grades, and Miss
Excelle Reynolds. primary teacher;
and their presence assures capable
mana cement
Mrs Wall is from Huntsville, com
ing to jefferson county six years ago
to take the principalship of the school
at Blossbur With her scholarship,
executive ability. her tireless energy
and her good judgment. she is an ideal
teacher; and the influence of her per-
sonalty in a community is as great an
asset there as is her professional skill
in the schoolroom Her five years prin-
cpalship at Blossburg placed that
school among the foremost of the
county in point of thorough work, good
management and general efficiency. 1t
was through her that number of
unique entertainments were presented
in connection with the school; that
Blossburg had one of the first school
Libraries; that Sunday school was
maintained, and that the boys were
given first aid to the injured drills.
Her work embraced these and other
activities, and in the past year at Fos-
sill her interests have been as broad.
Miss MiXon's teaching in jefferson
county has covered several years and
has always been successful. No one
phase of her work can be stressed
above another for each is strong. Her
class room is invariably in order, her
teaching is thorough and we'll rounded,
and her quiet ability is a dependable
factor in the schoolroom and on the
playground
Miss Reynolds, the primary teacher,
has an unusual charm that has en-
deared her to her pupils. Her work
has been characterized by this and by
her enthusiastic manner and a diver
sity of talents. She has had charge of
the music for the morning devotional
exercises and she Is an enthusiastic
playground director.
One of Miss Reynolds little second
grade boys who is devoted to her, said
to one of the other teachers:
Il don't know why Miss reynolds
loves me so much"
How do you know she loves you?
81 know by the way she looks at
me-" he answered with flattering con-
fidence.
What will you do when she goes
away?" asked the teacher.
well, when I get big I'll find her.
1t has been the singular good for
tune of the school at Fossil to have
its teaching force composed of these
three teachers at one time and credit
for the high standard maintained is
due to them.
The School Grounds
The schoolhouse is a pretty little white
building set on a low hill, and is first
seen from a bend in the road leading tc
Fossil The grounds are fenced and are
divided into playground. lawn basketball
court and garden. On the left is rolling
lawn with pink roses at the back and g
bed of peoples at one side. Next to tho
lawn is the basketball ground and bach
of that is the garden.
The garden is divided into plots about
tive by 10 feet. The older children. In