The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23
CALHOUN SCHOOLS
 WILL DEBATE WITH
 CLEBURNE COUNTY
AnnistOn High School Is Crowded and City Must Find Way to Provide
 More Room

Anniston, January 22-(Special.) )-Den- mite arrangements have been completed between the county high school of Cal houn and Cleburne for an interscholastic debate at the auditorium of the Calhoun County High school at Oxford on the subject, Resolved. That Compulsory Arbitration Law Should Be Enacted to Govern All Disputes On Railroads and Other Common Carriers"
 Oxford proposes this subject and lief lin had the choice of sides. They chose the affirmative, hence the Oxford boys have been busy preparing the negative. Professor Campbell, himself an ex-inter- collegiate debater from Auburn. has been supervising the preparation of oxford's plan of attack and he feels confident that the local team will acquit itself well.
 Aubrey watwood and Calvin owen will represent the Calhoun County High school. The Heflin speakers have not been announced yet. Professor Harris of Heflln will preside. Pretty sponsors will again be on hand to cheer their respective schools and school spirit will run high.
 Beginning Monday, January 22 mis- sion school was opened at the church of St. Michael and All Angels. which is being conducted by the Rev Stuart Me Queen of Montgomery, and Dr. Benedict, the rector of St. Michaers.
 The first service was held Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock and thereafter services will be held each day as fol- lows: At 7:90 o'clock every morning a celebration of the Holy Communion; at p. m. evening prayer and a special ser mon. MT. Mcqueen has many friends in Arniston, as he is well and favorably known here. He is one of the best known and most prominent Episcopal priests in Alabama.
 Funeral services of J. M. Bryan, who died at his home on Leighton avenue suddenly Friday night, were held at the residence Saturday afternoon, being con- ducted by Rev. s. E. Hodges, pastor oi the First Presbyterian church. The body was forwarded to Birmingham for inter- ment in the Oak Grove cemetery in that city. Mir. Bryan is survived by his wife, Mrs Leila Bryan; one daughter Fla, and four sons, Jeff Adams of Bir- mingham, Guice, Tom and Ross Bryan of this city.
 With the increase in population in this city congested conditions in the Anniston public schools, together with the need of more revenue. has brought about se- rious condition to be met by Mayor Scarbrough, the city council and mem bers of the city board of education. Thirty eight students have passed the seventh grade in midwinter examinations and are nowsready to be transferred to high school, but the high school is just about as crowded as the others. In ad- dition 50 additional students have asked to be enrolled with the beginning of the new school term.
 In the Quintard Avenue school about 50 pupils are receiving their instruction in the corridors of the building, ane tho condition will be infinitely worse next year when the compulsory education law becomes effective.
 In discussing the matter Saturday Su. perintendent D. R. Murphy said he be- lieved that the compulsory education law would be the cause of at least 800 more pupils enrolling for study.
 Just how this additional number car be taken care of it's the problem that is causing the city educators a great deal o1 worry just now They say that if the 3-mill tax is not passed it will near that hundreds of pupils will have to re- main away from. school and hundreds more will be taught only half time. Tentative plans for another school build ing to be located in tho northern sec ton of the city have been made, but the city council has not yet given the plan consideration. The matter will probably be brought up at tho next meeting of the council, and an attempt will be made te devise some manner to relieve the present congestion, which Is. considered danger. ous as we'll as inefficient.
 W. W. Tarleton. who recently moved tc Anniston from Birmingham to take ( position with the Anniston Steel com pany. has been elected president of the AEniston Athletic club, which has just been reorganized and incorporated in tn, sum of 5000. The other officers are w W. Weaver, vice president: l.. B. Lilies secretary and treasurer. A contract vii be awarded this week covering alterations on the building on Winner avenue, anc the work will be hurried to completion
 The club now has over 200 members ant COlHiulLtCCo VIII O0 dpPOtIIcQ dl once u plan for number of athletic and socia events to give prestige to the organiza ton.
 The stockholders of the Bell-Rogers Zemurray Brothers company of this cit, held their annual meeting Saturday, ant elevated the following officers for tn, ensuing year: l. Zemurray, president c. F. Bell, vice president E. A. Howle secretary, and P. c. Cornelius. treas urer. The election of MT. Cornelius ts this position is one of the reasons tha caused him to resign the position O. the presidency of the Anniston baseball club.
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