The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
ADMISSION SCHOOL
CENSUS INDICATES
GROWTH OF TOWN
From Number of Children
Present Population Is Es-
timated at 2O,OOO-Cal-
houn Teachers to Meet

Admission, August 22.-(Special)-The
school census for the city and county
which has Just been completed, shows a
big increase in the number of children
of school age, both white and dolores,
compared with the last school census
which was taken in 1914.
The city school census shows that there
are 1886 children of school age in Annis-
ton OF this number 1924 are white and
2462 are colored.
Basing the population of the city on
these figures, by multiplying by 3.75,
which is the method adopted by the CEN
sus bureau, Annistons population is 90,
1871. The county school census bring
some remarkably interesting facts to
light. The most salient thing in the
report is that the proportion of illiteracy
is less than usually supposed and a great
Improvement has been made since 1914.
There are only II white illiterates, 20
years old, in the county, and only five
colored illiterates of the same age
The census also shows the remarkable
fact that a greater percentage of col
ored children than white children CAN
read and write. Out of 1924 white chill
dren between and years old, 1121 are
illiterate, out of 1912 colored children of
the same age, 949 are illiterate.
Only two school districts in the county,
Burns and Evergreen, have no illiterate
children of school age. Piedmont makes
an exceptionally good showing, with 70
per cent of it's white children and Sc per
cent of it's colored children of school age
able to read and write In view of the
fact that illiteracy usually flourished in
mill towns, this showing is considered
particularly gratifying to the school Of
ficials.
According to H. T. Persons, superinten-
dent of education for Calhoun county, the
teachers institute which is to be held in
Admission September D. will be the largest
one of it's kind ever held in Admission.
Ernest Ledbetter will conduct the insti-
tute and will be assisted by Prof. c. w.
Daugette of the State Normal school OF
Jacksonville, DR.. Judge of Auburn, j. B.
Hobby, rural school agent of the state
The action of C. w. Daugette. president
of the State Normal school at Jackson
vile, in allowing the teachers of the rural
schools of this county to attend lee
lures at the normal school is highly COM
mended by H. T. Persons, county super
intendent of education. For sometime
the normal school has held holidays on
Monday, and as the county schools have
their holidays on Saturday the teachers
thereby have the opportunity of attend
ing the normal school lectures one day
every week. Mr. Persons states that this
has greatly increased the applications for
teachers in this county. He says that
almost all of the county schools have
teachers assigned to them and that he
has received enough applications from
teachers for positions in Calhoun schools
to fill twice the number of schools now
| in the county.
| Earle Craig, who had his foot crushed
beneath Southern railway freis!S cal
at Choccollocco Tuesday r"47aH.. was
brought to this city, and lis suuI'eC limt
was amputated at st. Luke's hospital
where Mr.. Craig is confined.
r. p. Nelson and James c. Miller sue
cessfully passed the examination given
by Captain Harrison as militiamen in the
Alabama National Guard and were sent
to Montgomery this morning. Captain
Harrison said today that he was very
| much pleased with the way the boys are
applying for places in the militia. Three
men were rejected yesterday and five
applied today, but two of these men had
| to be thrown out because of light weight.
| Despite the fact that the county com
missioners have not set aside an addi-
tional appropriation for work on the
county roads, which were damaged by
recent heavy rains, the work will be
done, and the roads put in good condi-
ton, according to w. e. Parker, county
road supervisor. Mr. Parker states that
work has already. begun on several
bridges, new bridge being built over
Sapon creek. a few miles from Pied
mont.
Four men who were lodged in the
county Jail today, three from the police
court for burglary and one for violating
the prohibition law, bring the total num-
Der of prisoners to 3S. This is one OF
the largest crowds ever held In the
county Jail, every cell holding one or
more men.