The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-03

or Huntsville who handled the subject as it related to reading and language; J. c. Powell of Bessemer in arithmetic, and J. D. Williams of Birmingham in history and geography
 Birmingham Teachers
 In the afternoon the departments of music, kindergarten and primary grades, music manual and industrial arts, normal schools, Alabama high schools, mathe- matics, history and science held their meetings. Among the Birmingham teach CTS taking part were Miss Martha Bueh- anan of the Margaret Allen schools. who spoke on supplementary reading in hs- tory classes R. D. Price of Central High school, on applied physics in high school: Miss Elberta of South Highland school, on the spirit of play In primary grades. and Miss Rosa Strickland. principal of the Powell schools, who talked on condi- tions in elementary schools over the state
 The teachers of English are spending much of the time in body and are ,hav- ing all their meals Dutch treat at the Exchange, and with that and their sight seeing trips together, they are making their section a particularly pleasant one. The same spirit is evident in the depart ment of manual and industrial arts where the work is being so rapidly extended and where enthusiasm is high and results are more tangible than in other subjects.
 Exhibits
 The exhibits shown this year are carry ing some new features of interest. One is a cabinet of photographs from different counties showing the work being done along industrial lines. Another is large and varied exhibit of very excellent work done in the Pike Road school, a rural school of two teachers. a short distance out of Montgomery. It is a model rural school of the new order and the exhibit givesan idea of what sort of work is done. Another is an exhibit from the new Ma sonic Home school, five miles from Mont gomery, and shows some of the sewing and similar work of the school depart ment of the home.
 Still another is work of the county high schools, including Tallapoosa. Will COX, Clark, Shelby, Autauga, Calhoun and West Alabama Agricultural school.
 Negro Exhibits
 The exhibits from the 19 counties having Jeannes fund supervisors for their in- dustrial work is most creditable This work is under the supervision of Mr. J. l.. Sibley. state supervisor of colored rural schools, who is assisted by the ne- gro men and women who are employed through the Jeannes fund. The counties having exhibits of their work are Lee, Pickens, Perry, Calhoun, Russell, Mon- roe, Greene, Dallas, Coffee. Mobile, Bald win, Tallapoosa, Jefferson, Barbour, Coosa and Lowndes. One attracting spe- cial attention was from the Calhoun col ored school in Lowndes county. It in- cludes, beside work of the girls, models from the boys department of woodwork and blacksmith shop. One of the pieces is school desk with separate bench. It is made of light, strong wood and is as neatly and substantially made and fin ished as could be desired.
 The work of this nature has attracted attention on account of the marked prog- ress that has been made in the brief time since it was started The newest feature. and one of the best, Is the Home Makers club that has been started tfHs year. Its object like that of the tomato and corn clubs for the white girls and boys is to encourage the negroes to make homes for themselves. The club has been introduced into 26 counties. has 1500 members, among the negro women. and the negro girls have canned nearly 40,000 cans of fruits and vegetables. The Jeannes fund super visors travel and visit homes and schools all the time. and through them this Home Makers club is directed In connection with it arc the model schoolhouses foi negroes that are being erected. There are already 90 of them, and 50 more are to be built this summer. A miniature model of one of these, showing proper arrange ment of light and ventilation. together with blue prints for the building and the proposed homes for negro teachers, is in- cluded in the exhibits.