The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
by FLORA MINER HARRISON

ings which would not be had il cheaper
ones were put up temporarily. This
policy is being followed in the school
building.
For years and years there has been
a school in the vicinity of Inglenook. AT
first it was in a frame building that still
stands. Later a school was established
at lnon and one-room schoolhouss
was built on the lot adjoining the Enon
Presbyterian church. between Ingle-
nook and Vanderbilt furnace, where
there are several farms and dairies.
Until six years ago only one teacher
was employed, then two, then as Ingle-
nook built up there were three, four,
five; and now six teachers are employed.
The schoolhouse is in pretty grove
on hillside and has clean grounds, and
a picturesque real log cabin at one side.
The schoolhouse has been added to sew
eral times to make room for the In
creasing number of children until IL
can no longer accommodate all of them
and new building Is under constuc-
ton in IngIenook This will be a SEQ
600 brick building of two stories and
a modern school plant. The time when
it will be completed and occupied is
eagerly anticipated, for the old school
building is crowded and inadequate. Its
newer furnishings, however, have been
bought to be used in the new build
ing and so there are patent desks In
graduated sizes, teachers desks, or ia
bles, a piano, and a bookcase with the
nucleus of a school library.
The corps of teachers is an excel
lent one and the board of education is
members are w. NJ Rocket, T. w. Nc
Coy, Mr.. White. A d. Mckinney and
A. M. York. Mr.. Rocket. chairman of
the board, and Mrs. Rocket, whose
tragic death short while ago sad
dened the whole of Inglenook, have
both worked earnestly for tho welfare
OF the school and Mrs. Rocket is al
ready missed in the work of the school
Improvement association.
The teachers are 70. A. Thomas, prin-
cipal and teacher of the seventh grade;
Miss Mary Young. sixth grade and senior
fifth; Miss Mary Morgan, fourth grade
and junior fifth; Miss Walker, third
Grade; Miss La Rue second grade, and
Miss Keith, first grade.
Miss Keith has her little first grade
folks in a building near the proposed
new schoolhouse. The distance from
their homes to Enon school proved too
long for the smaller children and so a
ore-room frame house was built near
the site of the new school and this was
used last year and Is now used for the
first grade. 1t is delightful little
kingdom. The building Is a little gray
affair with a front porch large enough
for recreation in rainy weather. and
inside there are low desks, prettily cur
tanned and shaded windows, and equip
nient and decorations especially suited
to the younger children.
When the new building is completed
the first grade will be moved there with
the others and the smaller building will
be used for domestic science and man.
ual arts or for some other purpose
The school Improvement association
meets there now, group of interested
women who are quick to aid the school
They are now making the last pay
ments on the piano.
The playground at tho new building
Is already in use. with vaulting poles
basketball and tennis courts, and base
hall diamond. The grounds are quite
aiaple for sports of all kinds and with
their equipment they are edualled In
few places in the county.
Everything about the school Is pro-
gressive. The newness and progress
OF the town give spirit of enterprise
that is felt in the school The teachers
are alert and are working energetical
ly The seventh grade has 2s members
and is the largest In the county. II
is G successful elf-governing class. Thu
teEcher, Mr.. Thowas. Is frequently ou
of the room supervising the othe,