The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-18
CHILDREN
TO RESUME STUDIES
FOR WINTER TERM
Assignment to Glasses Will
Be Made This Morning.
Incidental Fee Will
Be Charged

More than 5000 school children of Biz
mingham will resume their studies for
the year in Sc different pubic schools this
morning at o'clock.
The first day of school will be short.
After the children are assigned to their
classrooms for the coming year and are
given a list of books they will be dis
missed. The children who are entering.
school for the first time this year will be
placed in the schoolrooms after their
parents are Intercepted as to the eligi-
bility of the child to attend school as
resident of the city. Formerly, little at
tention was given to the matter as to
whether or not the child's parents lived
in the city The mere fact that the
child was given the advantage of attend
ing school was sufficient for the school
officials. On account of the city finances
at the present time and the short force
Of teachers and directors the board of
education has issued special orders to
be careful in all registrations and where
the child's parents are not residents OF
Birmingham explain the additional fee to
the parents so to avoid any chance OF
misunderstanding.
Each child entering school this morn
ing is expected to be prepared to pay the
incidental fee. This fee is 25 cents for
those in the elementary grades and 81
cents for those attending high school.
The fees for the nonresident children are
as follows: First and second grades. sl.So
per month; third, fourth and fifth grades
81; sixth and seventh grades, $3.50; high
- Ia n 81
month for children entering school I'M
der years of age will also be charged.
INCIDENTAL FEE
Any one Who is not able to pay the in
cdental fee is requested to report the
matter to the principal of the school be-
fore taking the child away from his
studies.
total number of 5000 children at
tended the public schools last year. A
number equally as large is looked for this
year. The crowding of the schools that
was prevalent last year has not been
adjusted for this years opening The
lack of any funds whatsoever made the
enIarging of the school facilities impos-
sble All transfers of children are to be
first reported to the principal OF the
school the child attended last year.
DIR. T. H. Phillips made the following
statement in regard to the opening of the
schools and his desire to cooperate with
every one during the coming year:
ION account of the extraordinary con-
ditions affecting the public schools of the
city at this time. the superintendent and
members of the board of education beg
the cooperation of school patrons and
the general public. The duties required
of principals and teachers this year are
exceptionally difficult and embarrassing.
By sympathetic cooperation. it, is to be
hoped that the schools may be main
tanned for the full term of nine months,
and that no child shall be deprived of
the benefits Of the schools because OF
inability to meet the requirements
Every effort will be made to maintain the
school organization intact, and to pro-
vide efficient service. The superintend-
ent will be glad to meet patrons of the
schools at any time and to receive their
suggestions.