The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
SCHOOL AT LEEDS HAS HAD
 STRONG CORPS OF TEACHERS
By FLORA NILNER HARRISON

Leeds school has had favorable promi-' hence among those of the county for some years, and the past year has been another of marked success.
 The school has been fortunate in having had strong teachers, men and women who have put the best of their training and experience and their cordial interest into the organization and who have striven Loyalty for school of high order
 Leeds of today dates from 10 years ago when the Standard Portland Cement com pany, which operates at various points in the south, located a plant at Leeds. This is their only plant near Birmingham and the place was cnosen on account of the large deposits of shale and lime stone of high grade found there. The shipping facilities are good. also, and the plant has attracted number of workers. The surrounding country is a farming district, connected with Leeds by three macadamized roads,
 The schools attendance is drawn from both the town and the nearby farms. The present school building was erected five years ago It is one of the few brick school buildings in the county, outside of Birmingham and was one of the first erected in the recent agitation for inn proved school buildings. It is a two-story building, with class rooms on the first floor, and class rooms, music studio and large auditorium on tine second. The audi torium has folding doors, and it's stage is fitted with screens and curtains, which render it convenient above the average school for public entertainments It is seated with desks, and may be used for chapel exercises and study hall. The win dows throughout the building are weight ed and fitted with shades. Those in the recitation rooms are at the left side and the rear to give the best lighting for study. The seats are single desks. the blackboards are of heavy slate-fnshed material. Each recitation room has a cloak room with two doors and fitted with shelf and with wardrobe hooks. There are two large halls and two flights of stairs connect the floors.
 HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
 The high school classes have been in charge of J. w. Ellenburg, principal of the school; Mrs. H. O. Sellers and Miss Marguerite Todd.
 MT. Ellenburg had the classes in Latin mathematics and manual training. The latter class was organized during the past year and was composed of 10 or F boys of the high school and seventh grade. Their work was all of a practical sort and devoted to the improvement of the school equipment. For the first grade they made sand table, for the cooking class work tables, and for their own class they made a tool chest. Their tools were bought during the year and work was be- gun on excavation for a room in the base ...-s.- -Y.-- room is to be cemented and wired for electricity.
 MT. fEllenburg has manifested especial interest in the playground of the school and to this is largely due the fact that the recesses were marked by a freedom from quarrels. For the younger children there was volley ball and net, and they sEent many quarter hours in delightful play in this game. Both boys and girls had basketball grounds, and there were two fine tennis courts. tennis club was organized among the teachers and older pupils, and the game was played all winter. From time to time additional playground games or equipment are added and the past year was successful one in point of playground activity.
 Mrs. Sellers taught history, mathe- matics and science, and her science class was one of the interesting features of the high school department. Always a fascinating subject, physics is doubly in- tc.esting with apparatus Por experiments, though in many smaller schools 1t is taught without, because the apparatus is not to be had. Knowing the increased value of lessons would have through ex- perments and demonstration. Mrs. Sell lers was very anxious to have apparatus, and it was secured through the work of tie class The boys and girls acted as janitors for two months, and with the money paid them they bought such ap- paratus as Mrs. Sellers chose as neces- sary. They worked faithfully during this time. sweeping and dusting, and Keeping the building in order, and at length had the satisfaction of seeing their equip- ment installed. Mrs. Sellers was an addi- ton to the corps of teachers of the coun- ty, and it is with regret from officials that she returns to Montgomery For sev- eral weeks she has been engaged in grad ing papers from the April examination for teachers.
 Miss Todd's work in English, besides the regular course of instruction in compost