The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

things relating to this branch of the
school.
Capable Teachers
Teachers meetings are held on Wednes-
day afternoons, and the teachers are not
only energetic in the work of their in
divldual class rooms, but are in touch with
the school as a whole and they feel CON-
non interest in it. They are members of
the State Teachers Reading circle.
The management of the school is bust
ness like, and yet escapes being mechanl-
cal Its administration reflects the at
titude of the principal, whose executive
ability and whose personality ut him for
the position of directing one OF the largest
schools of the county.
No school in the county has more
nearly ideal primary department than that
of Irondale, and no feature Of the school
excels this.
1t is in charge of Miss Mamie Sadler.
who Is not only fitted for primary teach
ing, but has made a study of this depart
ment until her work could hardly be sur
passed. This year she has enrolled ever
so pupils in the first grade. She has a
delightful room. equipped for primary
teaching, and her work with the children
who are In school for the first time Is
notably good Wise. kind taotful, with
q rare beauty of character, Miss Sadler
Is woman and teacher whose GLASS;
room work and whose influence is an as
set to the school, and the Irondale scdool
Ii fortunate in retaining her.
Excellence in every respect Is character
istic of Miss Christliebs school work. This
is her first year at Irondale. and she is
in charge of the fourth and fifth grades.
These children have had a campaign all
winter for an attractive school room.
Their room Is called ''City Beautiful, and
they try to make 1t really that. When
Ian la o.. nj Ct fUn
inaugurated, they had house cleaning.
The windows were washed and fresh
sash curtains were hung, and the room Is
kept as clean and neat as possible. each
child chose a name for his desk, tax
ing the name of some place he liked, and
he tries to keep his desk in the order he
finds at that place. as bank building. or
the terminal station. Each is responsible
for his department or section OF 'he
city.
The high school department is taught
by Mr. Reese and Miss Maske, with MISS
Sadler teaching one advanced class III
| literature. This department or the schooi
grows stronger, as more ana more eacn
year are the older pupils encouraged to
remain in school after completing the
seven-grade grammar course. This year
| there are several students attending IRON
| smaller schools in the district, where NO
| high school classes are taught.
Athletics,ar being encouraged, ana MISE
Goar, who is especially capable as a
playground supervisor, has led In teaching
games and in emphas sizing outdoor recrea-
| ton. This phase of school life Is in need
! of emphasis. and with Miss Goar as di-
rector the Irondale school is embracing
| its opportunity to add this feature that
added to its other exceptionally strona
points makes of It a well-rounded school
and one that bears out its reputation
| for efficiency.
An evidence of this is shown In the
| fact that the board of education, at q
recent meeting. expressed its qualification
| at the work Of the year and reelected the
present corps of teachers, with nc
changes.