The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-10
Report of Superintendent to Board Includes Inter- esting Facts in COnnec-
 ton With System
LACK OF PHYSICAL WELFARE TRAINING
 CITED IN REPORT
Teachers for Next Scholastic Year Are Elected-Splendid Showing in War and Home Garden
 Work by Reports

Acting upon the recommendation of Superintendent N. k. Baker. tho county board of education yesterday voted an increase in salaries of teachers rang ing from 10 to 20 per cent. To pro- vide the funds necessary to meet this extra salary expenses a portion of the building fund will be transferred
 In his annual report Superintendent Baker cited 72 opportunity night 1000 pupils Of the latter 242 arc classed as illiterate and 4sS with ex- ceedingly limited education. Quite a number of the pupils are in the sev- enth grade preparing to take final eX- aminations with regular classes. The total expenses of these schools is es- timated at about s120o, which is sS0O less than the appropriation for that purpose
 He summarizes the reports of su- pervising principals on war gardens exclusive of Tennessee Caal, Iron and Railroad company schools, as follows S J. Strock. war 2S2, home 44o; For ney Reese. war 120. home 56S: J. w. Ellenberg. war SIS. home 464; J. r Elliott. war PA. home 5S4; W. R. Copeland, war S65, home 320; w. L. Da. wis. war 75, home 373; H. r. Gilmore, war 100 home 61o; J. B. owen. war 1I2, home 660; J. E, Grmmer, war 11t home 6S2 M. R. Weston, war 146, home s49; c. R. West, war 255; home 7SG B. W. Self, war 101, home S62; w T, Snoddy. war $50, home 261. Total, War 2712. home 6359.
 Creditable Red Cross activities were reported by 29 colored schools, the amount of money remitted to the school committee, s239.25, indicating a membership of about 1000. The schools making the best reports in this respect were Lewisburg, Rosedale. Sloss Interurban and Woodward.
 MISS SHIPP'S WORK
 Miss Beatrice shipp, home demon- stration agent. reported 24 clubs with 200 members located as follows: War rior 10 canning, poultry; Corner, lG canning, 4 poultry. 24 woman's; Argo, 10 canning. 6 poultry; Morris, 10 can. ming; Trussville. II canning, 4 poul- try; Leeds 8 canning, poultry: Iron- dale, IS canning, poultry; Fairview. canning, poultry, 1 woman's; Mt, Hope. 5 canning, poultry IA womans; Sardis. canning, woman's; Kimber- ", ' canning, poultry; Majestic, canning.
 The superintendent calls attention to the fact that Miss Shipp devotes half of her time to the county and half to the city.
 Miss Marion Walker assistant dem onstration agent, reported 24 clubs with TOO members distributed as fol- lows: Corn club members 205. pig club members 435 calf club members 45, and sheep club members 15
 Special garden work is being done at nine schools and by 4500 pupils, utilizing 45 acres of land
 Warrants for the state libraries hav- ing arrived, libraries are now be- ing placed at the following schools: Palmer, Clay, Lewisburg, Corner, Un- ion Grove. Docena, Hopewell. Arnold's Chapel Shady Grove, Adamsville, High land, Bradford Warrior, New Bethel, Graysvllle Hueytown, McElwainc, Morris. Adger. kimbrel Mulga (coD, New Hope, County High. Cottage Hill, Fairview,. Upper. Coalburg.. Center Point. Ravina tcoD, Muscoda, Early. LIacey's Chapel. Lipscomb. Alliance and No. 8 Pratt (coD. These books represent an investment of $23So
 Superintendent Baker reports unusual ly good attendance at the County Teach CTS association meetings, with the dis trict reading circle a success. For the highest attendance at the reading circle Baby Bond was awarded to the T c. l.. district No 12, F. S. Self. super vising principal, being a close second.
 PHYSICAL WELFARE LACKING
 Stating that the school system seemed to be weakest in the natter of caring for the physical welfare of the pupils, the superintendent suggested the advis- ability of instituting some system of physical training or medical inspection the coming session
 He presented plan for a slight modi- fication of the supervisory system for the next session, which he stated would re- suit in a net saving of $o45950. which would provide ample funds for the insti- tuition of a physical training or medical examination department.
 INCREASE IN SALARY
 Superintendent Baker further recom- mended that in view of the great in- crease in cost of living and the unusual conditions imposed by the war in which the nation is now engaged a certain amount of the building funds be trans