The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

third Liberty Loan with a subscrip- tion of s4s, 50 per capita. Those who spoke from the soap box of anarchism now are talking with vehemence for thrift, loyalty and the winning of the war
 TRANSPORTATION WONDERFUL
 Tt is wonderful. this transforma- tion," said Miss Kirl<man, when inter- viewed regarding the work of the school children. Not only are we lead ing in the War Savings Stamps drive. for we have sold s24,461.ss worth of War Savings Stamps since February, but we have established fine record in Red Cross and canteen work. Our boys have just completed the last or 107 quilt squares which they have been knitting for the Red Cross.
 sAn idea of what ricanizatio7 has meant in this school can be gained from the fact that before the children becsme imbued with the spirit of serv- ice it took nine weeks to collect " from each class for the Red Cross but in the recent drive S857 was raised among the same groups in less thsn three weeks. We have the spirit or patriotism now and through that we are accomplishing wonderful results.
 All this change was brought about through the common sense methods of this leader, who is herself a fine ex- ample of service. Besides devoting all her spare time in school to furtherlnS war work, Miss KirBman drives an ambulance for the National League Tor Women's Service on Saturdays and hol- idays. What she did when the boys of the One Hundred and Third street district revolted and refused to attend school, bringing out their soap boxes to talk against the government and the war, was characteristic of her.
 TALKED TO GROUPS
 Understanding that the action of the children was due entirely to lack or knowledge and to wrong impressions and teachings, she met them in straightforward way. Talking to.tnein in groups as she found them on the streets, she soon established discipline among them, built up a new trust Tn their school and in their city and brought them back to their class.
 Realizing that if these children could be brought to feel that pride which through the war instead of talking. against war and discipline, they soon would become part of the great war work Liberty Loan and War Savings movements Miss KirlSman fostered movement for reaching the children through the appeal of the speaker.
 Such heroes of the battlefields of Eu- rope as Lieut.. Patrick O'Brien, Bert Hall of the Lafayette escadrille, Cap tain Wood, an American just back from the Russian front, and Captain Beaiey of the Royal flying corps, talked to the children of the Patrick Henry school and filled their young minds with great sense of patriotism and a long ing to serve also the country so dear to these brave men. When Ernest F Boddington of the Charity organiza- tion society, read to them that poem so fraught with feeling. Flag O My Land" the patriotism engendered sin the hearts of these children eliminated in great demonstration of loyalty.
 WAR SAVINGS DRIVE
 When the children of Patrick Henry school became filled with the spirit of the war they could not do enough to express their loyalty and patriotism A great drive for War Savings soeie- ties was launched and in the class rooms every group became a 100 per cent organization. Not to be left be- hind in this movement, the teachers of the school formed thrift club, with membership of S2, and a pledge of over $500 a month. A service began in the school workshops and extended through the entire educational system.
 In the printing rooms the boys print ed their own pledge cards; in the sign painting department they designed posters which carried the patriotic ap peal versed in their own words. Twelve booths have been sent from this shop. Six more are ready for delivery.
 A bank was established in the school where a deposit of 1 cent could he made. As soon as boy has 30 cents to his credit he buys Thrift Stamps with the quarter and starts a new ac- count.
 "It is not an unusual thing for the parents to be brought under the spell of this loyalty and patriotism" said Miss Kirsman.
 The boys are encouraged to appear each day before the assembly to train for public speaking. They submit their speeches to Miss Kirkman' before delivering them from the platform. Her idea is to help the children in their patriotic work by leading them to ap- proach their subject with a definite idea in mind. The best speakers of the school have been selected to rep resent it as four-minute men.