The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

The South Highland Journal is a school paper published by the pupils of the fifth grade of the South High land school, Paul Bowron, editors The February 14 edition has the following account of the Birmingham equal suf frage meeting, which was covered by a reporter from the Journal:
 The meeting called to order and speakers of the evening introduced. Hornady said: "The commission form of government gives the people more liberty. I believe that the commits sion form of government is the very best and that you will give me your sympathy in time to come The only argument against it is that some peo- pie say that it gives all the power to one group of men, but it is otherwise, for if the people don't like the way the public servants do duty they can vote them out The president of the com mission takes care of the financial matters, MT. Weatherly takes care of the public service and city beautiful idea, MT. Barber takes care of the pub lies safety such as police and firemen. MT Truss is head of the street. depart ment. MT. Hornady is at the head of the health and educational depart ments.
 "If any man tries to get any govern ment power he would have to buy the whole population.
 When the city wa sin dire financial straits. instead of decreasing the force of public servants, as 1t should hay, done, it increased them. But the city is not hopeless, for they intend to q, along very well if the three-mill ta.. succeeds. Then the quarter of a mil lion dollars which is now used for schools can be turned over to be spent by the other departments
 The sanitary department has done much good in Birmingham. Where we used to see wooden shacks are now modern concrete buildings with every convenience for keeping milk sani- tary You might not think this is in- teresting, but it makes you acquaint- ed with the present conditions in the city a
 We are having so much trouble keeping the schools" said MT. Hor- nady, that we have running fun term, that if we built the schools we so much need we would have more trouble than eyer keeping them
 This city was so poor at one time that it did not have enough money to buy a sack of oats for the fire horses
 Under the commission form of gov ernment the people are made to feel that the responsibility rests upon them as much as upon anyone else,
 Mrs. Taylor said: When it came ato her time if women could vote the three-mill tax would certainly be as- sured, for women think much of the education of their children"
 Pop. said the youthful seeker aft. CT knowledge, s"why do words have roots?'
 q suppose. my son., answered the weary parent, "so the language can grow"
 The following item of interest is re. printed from the South Highland Jour nal:
 "We want ads for this paper. Jokes or anything, just so it will benefit the class. This is the first number of this paper, and it has been a hard job to get enough articles to fill it out
 If any boy or girl draws a good pie ture or thinks they can make a copy just as good we will be glad to gel it. A good story will be appreciated
 We want, especially. class notes The Age-Herald's Junior editor 1T chief thinks these are fair requests and congratulates the Journal on it. first issue.
 From the seventh grade paper, Soutf Highland Star. of the South Highland school, we copy the following poem or 'Exanfinations:'
 May they slumber.
 Unmo1sted:
 And on arithmetic be tested
 By our daily work and skill,
 Until our ambitions be fulfilled.