The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

Avondale and East Birmingham. Incl very excellent work of the negro Indus trial High school has recommended to| every one in Birmingham who knows any thing of it. It is one of the signally successful and commendable municipal interests and school that is doing the best of good work along many lines. It is handicapped seriously by the make shift quarters it has to occupy-a group of flimsy frame structures, for its 600 students, and it's various workshops and class rooms. new unit and a new buildings are greatly needed there. The city has several old frame buildings eX- actly alike occupied by negro elementary schools. These are now out of repair and inadequate, and are firetraps and are to be replaced by new buildings in some cases on new sites. The Slater is to be replaced by new building that will provide for the Graymont children also with accommoda tions for 15OO .chil- dren. The Lane, Cameron and Washing ton schools will be consolidated in build- lngs large enough for the same number l The Avondale and the Patterson are to be combined, and the Princeton and Cleveland. The Council at Ensley is to
 be rebuilt and the Pratt to be completed. At North Birmingham and at East Lake the negro schools are occupying rented
 
 new buildings, and school is to be erected for the children Of the Thomas furnace and Acipco districts, where there is no school. Kingston and East Bir- mingham are to have one building In every instance these negro school build ings are insecure frame structures, and the larger substantial buildings which
 will replace them will be safer and more
 economical. The consultations planned | l. 1-1I |, xriav fn making them more effective than the present small scattered schools.
 When these plans are carried out and the new buildings have been erected, the city schools will be second to none in the south and will have buildings and equip ment in keeping with the class of work they are dong-work which has already won them an enviable reputation
 Along this line. Commissioner IIornady says: Turning from a contemplation of the
 actual condition of our buildings and equipment, it is a pleasure to note the great results that have been obtained under such a handicap. It is everywhere acknowledged that, considering the means at hand, we have every reason to be proud of the work We have accoinpl shed. The money available for educational pur- poses has not been wasted of frittered. i'i. II. iN' MSiNcSii, oIc sOl lIc fISRtGSEh- tatfves of the general educational. board, a man of the widest knowledge and, ex- perience, said. I do not believe that the same splendid results have been accom- 1 pished in any state in this country, with the same means at hand. I am not sur {, prised at the things that have not been done. but am amazed at the marvellous | results the organization has gotten with the inadequate equipment
 | 'If the bond issue is authorized" says Mr., Hornady ''the board of education, under whose auspices the money must be 1 spent. will not waste one dollar. The people themselves will receive the benefit 1 in the persons of their children. In vot- | ing for this issue they are voting for l themselves. They are not voting an in- | creased tax, but they are voting an in- creased opportunity and an increased out look to the tens of thousands of children, their very own who are at our school doors. Next year children will be clam bring for admission and will have to be | turned away if this bond issue is not voted. The following year with compul- sory attendance laws--if this bond issue
 be defeated-thousands more will come