The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
LANDS FOR BUILDING

While the department spent over s2oe,-
900 for the lands needed for the new
buildings. similar sites could not be had
TODAY for nearly half a million dollars
or that full amount.
But in the development programme
there is included the improvement of an
other high school that has been doing
splendid work. The high school plant At
Enslev is pronounced wholly outgrown'
and plans are being made for a compre-
i,ensive and splendid enlargement there
The need for this, the authorities say IS
innperat tive.
Actual work is expected to he under
way in the physical ENLARGEMENT of the
Grammar school system nv this spring
Tentative plans all for brick, tile anc
concrete buildings. the great malorlts
IF them two stories high
While the 81 100000 which the commits
sioners will have to spend will not go SO
far as it would have a few wears ago
still the development work will be car
ried forward to a gratifying extent, Ger
Itair1v far enough to more than reHeNe ne
irving congested situation the schoo's
have had to contend with during the past
few years =.
THE programme of development Is DIS
cussed Yesterday is as follows;
new site has been bought at VIVIAN
ana new and cornmodious brick struc-
ture will he erected.
At Ensley LAND has been secured ana an
eight-roor1 addition will he put on ~.
Ralser school new building in EnsleN
will replace the Rush school ana 70 ny
for it has been purchased.
For the school at Palmer Terrace. a
site has been purchased and an entireN
new structure will be put up
The school at Fafrview will have
six-ronm unit added ~
At East Thomas there IS no nee, ~.
more land but a new building Wul NC
erected. %
An additional unit will he construete''
for the Central Park school,
Tn Avondale more land has been bought
and new building will be erected:
voodlawn is to have new pulial'~
Gov tha Gibson school and there. too more
Land has been secured by the CITY. fon'
more rooms will be added to the "ou
lawn school, site for their erection nay
ing been purchased. The Kennedy seiloo,'
also in Woodlawn, will be replaced VIZ
new building. -. .3,o
vii, he very commodious. with twenty
fonr rooms in the structure when II y
h,ilt The Robinson school, Eighty-1our' y
straet East Lake, will have an eight-
room addition. .be
An addition will be constructed TOT 'he
North Birmingham school
Al Norwood land has been bought anu
| a new building will be erected
In Birmingham in the vicinity OF rli-
| teenth street. south, school oulio'hs
will be put up
Land has been purchased for new Iii'
d,strial high school building for the
negroes The Slater school will nave
| new building The Lane, Cameron an.
Washington schools will be consoidateo
| in new structure. The Princeton ano
! cleveland schools now in leased quar-
| ters. will be consolidated in new struc'
| ture
| At Ensley the Council school for ne
eroes will be removed to a new site ano
| q more commodious building erected, INT
Pratt school will be completed. site na'
been purchased in North Birmingham tol
] a new negro high school building. Th'
! Avondale and Patterson schools VIII b'
consolidated in new building.
At East Lake the school for negroes
will have a new building. Later sit
will be bought for the Kingston schoo
and a building erected that will also care
for those now attending tie East Biz
| mingham school.
There are some matters OF importance
which will have to be handled durinf
the coming months but. Mr.. Hornad'
! saws. there will be no pause in the car
rying out of the programme