The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-12
ANNISTON

Annston, April 11.-(Special)-T citi-
 zens of Annston have again shown their progressiveness by the movement which
 has been started to place a woman on
 the board of education of the city. A
 vacancy occurs on the board this month and several of the most prominent cti-
 zens in the city have expressed a desire to see the vacancy filled by a competent
 woman. Tie name of Mrs. Emmett Ied- better has been suggested as one who
 is thoroughly competent to fill the posi-
 ton, and it is thought that she will agree to serve on the board because of
 popular demand for the services of a
 woman to represent the patrons of the public schools in that important body. Women have never before had an op-
 portunity to participate in the manage
 ment of the public schools in this capao-
 ity; but since the legislature has made
 1t legal for women to serve, number
 of cities in Alabama have elected women
 on school boards This city. however. will be among the leaders in this re-
 form, if tho city council takes this op-
 portlnty of adding d woman to the board.
 The members of the board of eddca- tion are elected by the city council One member is elected each year in the month of April. It is said that at present only
 one or two of the members of the board, if any, are patrons of the public schools, and there has been an agitation for some time to secure a board of education com
 posed chiefly of patrons of the. schools. Industrial conditions in this city are continually improving, and the nanu- featuring plants will, if they keep em- pioying men, soon be taking care of all employees who were laid eff when the depression resulting from the brea king out of tho war came on.
 Two public service corporations are now employing their entire force of men in making improvements. These coroora- | tons are: The Alabama Power comranv, | Anniston operauons. and the Anniston Water Supply comarny. The Robinson l Plumbing and Electric company has been | awarded contract by the Alabama | Power company for the laying of new
 mains in the city. Work on these mains will be stared tomorrow morning.
 | President John B. Darlington of the Chamber of Commerce, at the request of 1 the executive committee which is pre- pairing for the big school rally to be nelu nere next frlday, mas eNtenucd an invitation to Oscar W. Underwood tu visit Anniston on that date and make a speech. MT. Underwood could not be communicated with yesterday over long distance, but his answer to the invita- tion is expected tomorrow. If MT Un- derwood can arrange to come to Anniston | it is estimated that he will be given an audience of 5000 or 4000 people. State Superintendent of Education William F. Feagin has already accepted an invita- ton to address all of the school trustees of the county on "Illiteracy."
 l At a meeting of the executive com | nittee at the court house Friday night, which was attended by representa- tives l from Piedmont Jacksonville. Oxford and Anniston, committee was appointed to | confer with officials of the Southern 1 railroad for the purpose of getting a l special train to run from Piedmont to this city for the accommodation of the l large number who expect to attend from | the northern end of the county. If the special train is secured it will arrive in I Anniston early in the morning and give | those who come on it the privilege of l hearing Mir. Underwood and taking part | in the other morning exercises.