The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS OPEN IN SEPTEMBER
 UNDER NEW PLAN
Miss Hattie Morton Will Di- rect Margaret Allen School in Conjunction With Lou
 lie Compton Seminary

The Margaret Allen school on Highland avenue has been leased by Miss Hattie Morton, president of the Louie Compton seminary, 1722 Fifth avenue, north, and will be operated under her principalship, the Misses Allen retiring. While Miss Morton will be president of both schools, each will be run as a separate institu- tion the seminary opening it's fall term on September Il, while the Margaret Allen will open on September D.
 Tn speaking of the change, Miss Mor- ton stated: T have taken over the man. agement of the Margaret Allen school, but will conduct it as a separate organ izs. ton. As Tn previous years, each school will have it's own complete faculty though a possible interchange of teach CTS may be instituted. Both schools VIII have all grades, from chart class ana first grade, through the last year Of high school, offering complete college prepar- atory courses. The seminary will keep it's standard as heretofore-one year higher than the City High school. The Margaret Allen will remain strictly col lege preparatory. Girls from years will be allowed to enter the chart class and boys from to 1o years will be taken in the primary grades.
 "Full literary coures, business courses. Latin, French and Spanish, home eco monies, expression, dancing, piano, vocal music, violin and art will be taught by trained, experienced specialists, using the most approved modern methods, as here tofore.
 A premium is being placed on educa- ton; both mental and physical training are valued as never before in our coun- try This is shown by the rapid promo ton in our army of the boys and men who are graduates, thoroughly educated, and while they are serving in rank and file our girls must keep apace.
 Our plan was to erect a handsome new building at Edgewood, but this plan was postponed until after the war on account of the shortage in labor, materials and other things. However, we hope to erect new building on the site selected after the war
 The Louie Compton seminary was for merly the Birmingham seminary, and was opened in, this city 21 years ago. It has grown continuously during that time. and now has an average attend ance of 800 pupils, including 56 boarding pupils.
 MARGARET ALE NSCHOOL
 The Margaret Allen school was opened by the Misses Allen r years ago, and they have devoted their energies to, this institution since it was opened. The school has grown steadily and the av- craze attendance is approximately 200 pu- pills, while there are also 25 resident pu- pills. The consolidation of these two we'll known schools under one president IS matter of interest in Birmingham, where both institutions have been identified with education. It is believed that this move will greatly strengthen both schools.
 Miss Ruth l.. Allen will give several hours each morning to classes in Latin and history at the Margaret Allen school and other members of the faculty re- tained are Mile. Lamic, Frenchs instruc- tor; c. H. Miles, physical culture and dancing, and Miss Harsh. Other strong teacher will be added and the complete list of the faculty will be announced later.
 FACULTY OF SEMINARY ] The faculty of the seminary will in, clude Miss Morton, president; Miss Julia Berryman, dean of college J. Caroline Beaird, college disciplinarian; Aphra M Lyons, preceptress; Miss Gladys Clark, Miss Virginia Hidden, Madame Marie Amelie Richaux Cockrell, Mrs. K. C. Woodson, Miss Alvice Myatt, Miss Otie Shipman, Miss Eloise Hemphill, Miss Arnice Hyatt, Louis Woodson, Edith Weaver, Emma Augusta Jones, MISS Jnez Hallby Merson, Virginia Reese Sinms. Pattie Southall. Miss Louise Moore, Miss Lillian Pugh, Miss Mary Scott Moore, Jennie Southall. Thomas C Roouemore, pr. F. H., Compton, Mrs. Vandiver and Mrs. Mary Morris.