The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

| was taken from his duties as a build | ing secretary at Camp Sheridan, Mont somery, to which post he returned at 1 the end of the campaign.
 STATE BOARD HELPED A large measure of the success of this
 the state board of education. State Superintendent Sprlght Dowen and his entire department threw the immense weight of their organization ar1 influe- ence into the drive. Leon C., Faimer. of the State Sunday School association, also placed the county organizations ot that body at the disposal of the state committee.
 In all the cities and larger towns throughout the state. where Boy Scouts are organized, these young Americans have proven very active and effective. toth in the matter of doing such work as bill posting and distributing adver- Using matter and in pledges of money earned by them, They have proven themselves 100 per cent efficient and re- liable.
 In forty-four hiah schools every stu. dent pledged from s1 up The most note worthy record in this respect was made by the Birmingham Central High Schoc' which won the coveted 100 per cent cer- tificate and pledged $500. The Bloant County l1iGh school also reports 100 pe- cent participation ands per capita of Si0.70, which is the highest per capita reported. The Coffee County High school with 15a pupils pledged 5000 and it's list shows the highest individual subscription, one student having given $50. Other notable contributors were starks school, Montgomery. 54 boys. s430; Chiffon County High school, slv25; Gadsden City High school $1200; Florence City High school, $1250; Selma High school, s1276; Tuscaloosa High school, s1547.
 FIRST TO OBTAIN QUOTA
 The first county to obtain its entire quota was Walker county, which reports more than 1200 boys and girls contribut- ing. Mobile county has reported total of s9417 for the boys and girls division. MT. Buckalew says that the record shows the Catholic parochial schools there to Have made an excellent showing
 In many respects the contribution of the Downing Industrial institute was the greatest for it represents large personal sacrifices on the part of the contribt tors. This institute, which is located a. Brewton, has for it's pupils girls who are working their way through the school These contributed S74o and each student went on record with a pledge to dis pose of some personal article of value. making sacrifice of something each held dear to obtain this money.
 The boys and girls of Birmingham and Jefferson county gave total of s24,5I, or about one third of the amount raised in the state. Some of the Sunday schools in the city were large contributors The First Methodist Sunday school gave S719; the Southside Baptist Sunday school S40o; St. Pauls Chatholic Sunday school, s545; Third Presbyterian Sunday school s1s0; Jewish Knesseth Israel Sab bath school, s155. In some of the smaller Sunday schools the per capita contribu- tion was even larger, perhaps.
 An outstanding effort among the col ored people in the boys and girls learn and give" division of the campaign is shown in St. Marks Episcopal Sunday school and parish school, Birmingham Of 146 pupils thirty-one pledged s each and the remainder brought the total to S2l6, every child contributed something according to the report of pr. J. E. Grip pen. chairman of the sunday school sec ton of the city of Birmingham.
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