The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
WORK ON MACHINE
 GUN CAMP WILL BE
 FINISHED THIS WEEK
Wonderful Feat Accom- pIished by Contractors at AnnistOn-SchO0l Board
 Working Out Problems

camp on the government reservation will be completed by Wednesday night ac- cording to a statement made by Maj. C. L. Dulin, Tuesday morning, who has charge of the work. Since the work was originally authorized by the war depart- ment, Major Dulin has made number of recommendations for additional work, which have been granted, and these ad- ditions will be completed by Saturday night.
 Contractors look upon the achievements of building the camp as one of the most remarkably efficient pieces of constructive work that has ever come to their notice, as it was not until June 25 that the ac- tual work commenced.
 WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
 In fifteen working days the contractors have erected A substantial structures, ranging in size from 10 feet by 2S feet to 20 feet by 112 feet. They have extended the city water main from the North Mo- ble street terminus to the camp; electric lights have been installed, streets graded, a reservoir of 50,000 gallons capacity has been built and space on the side of
 
 1000 feet long, has been cleared of timber and underbrush All that now remains is for the machine gun companies to come in, erect their tents and start tar- get practice.
 While Major Dulin would not intimate when the troops might be expected, It IS learned upon good authority that eight or more machine gun companies will be tt,a Iofn 1
 The target ranges have been planned and targets will be placed on the side of Blue mountain, in the cleared space re- ferred to in the foregoing. It is under stood that the machine gun companies will use moveable field targets to com mence their work.
 All the buildings are being screened and complete drainage facilities have been arranged. Incinerators have been installed for the disposal of mess kitchen garbage and camp waste; shower baths have been installed and every action taken looking to the sanitation, comfort and convenience of the men who will have their period of intensive training at the camp before gong to the front
 SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
 Many educat tional problems are con- fronting the members of the county school board, who are in session in this city Monday and Tuesday of this week. The apportionment of the increased school fund, brought by the passage of the 2-mill school tax. is the most intri- cate problem to be worked out.
 Many school districts in the county were represented at the meeting and many petitions for better school facilities or larger apportionments were heard. It was noticeable that no complaint was made about the enforcement of the com pulsory education law, which the board said at it's last meeting would be rigidly enforced.
 In many of the schools of the county the board plans seven months term instead of a five months term, as here tofore The additional school tax will make this possible.
 Petitions from one or two sections asked for the consolidation of two or more schools into union" schools, to save ex- pense and increase efficiency.
 MEMBERS CERTIFIED
 Members fthe board expressed grati- fication at the greatly increased interest in the welfare of the county schools that has been manifested since the passage Of the 2-mill tax. One member said that in the past there were some communities that did not seem to care whether school kept or not but since the pas sage of the school tax law, the people have awakened to an active interest in all that pertains to education.
 One of the results of the increased school fund will be better pay for many teachers, whom the board admits have been underpaid in the past. In several places the schools will be enlarged and in Anniston several additional teachers will be employed.
 The Ohatchee community, which has a splendid intermediate high school, plans to purchase a motor bus to bring in pu- pills from the outlying sections. At a recent meeting S100 was subscribed for this purpose, and the indications Mon day were that the bus would be pur- chased If it is, it will mark a great advance in educational progress and be the first community in the county to adopt this method of making it possible for all pupils to attend school regularly.
 James Keith, Jr., president of the board, was absent Monday, being out of the city on his vacation. The following members pere present: J. F. Crow, J. A. Broughton, S. w. Pace and T. S. Gray.