The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
f A|RF HELD HIGH. SCHOOL STUDENTS.
 MAY ENTER ENSLEY.
Board of Aldermen Make Pro- vision for Senior and Junior Students-Major Decker
 Issues Statement

At an adjourned meeting of the board of aldermen of the city of Fair field a resolution was adopted pro- viding for the entrance of Fairfield High school students in the Ems ley High schools. This applied only to those eligible to the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth semesters. The other semesters will attend the new high school at Fairfield.
 In reference to the matter Mayor A Clinton Decker gave out the fol- lowing statement last night;
 Decl<er's statement
 For the past several years, stu dents of high school age living in Fairfield have been attending the Ensley High school. A few weeks ago the board of education of the city of Fairfield was advised by the Birmingham board, that due to the crowded condition of the Ensley High school. 1t would be impossible to ad- init students resident outside the city limits of Birmingham.
 Efforts by the Fairfield board of education to have this decision modi- fled were unavailing, and a tempo rary high school building was erected and teachers secured. Due to the short time available, chemical and physical laboratories. domestic science and other equipment could not be provided This means that graduates of this school could not receive full credit TOT college en- trance in standard colleges and uni- versailles.
 Protests were numerous. Children who had spent two or three years at Ensley High were discouraged and disappointed and 1t seemed that ac- tion should be taken to relieve this condition and provide, if at all pos sible, that those students who had spent two or more years at Ensley High might continue their courses there.
 "To this end I had conference with Dr. C. B. Glenn, superintendent of schools of the city of Birming- ham, on Monday afternoon and pre- scented this entire matter, appealing in the interest of the children ot Fairfield for such help as he might see his way clear to give. Upon re- ceiving from Principal E. E. Smith on Tuesday morning the report of enrolment, found that the four se- mesters in question could be taken care of and was so advised later in the day.
 At an adjourned meeting of the board of aldermen called for Tuesday afternoon at 530 o'clock, to receive from the city clerk the assessment records for the coming tax year, the resolution providing funds to pay the necessary tuition was presented and adopted unanimously"
 Resolutions
 On motion of Alderman Hazen, sec onded by Alderman Lewis, duly put and carried the board of aldermen adopted the resolution presented by Mayor A. Clinton Decker, in words and figures as follows: Be 1t resolved, by the mayor and board of aldermen of the city or Fairfield as follows:
 Whereas, it is the sense of this board that the school children or the city of Fairfield are entitled to ana should have the best educational Ia cilities which 1t is possible for the city, by any means, to provide; ana Whereas, work of the graduates oi the Ensley High school is given full credit by the DohTuS ou tiiAieNA'NS quirements to all standard colleges and,
 Whereas, the superintendent of the schools of the city of Birmingham has found 1t possible. and has agreed to admit to the Ensley High school those students living within the city of Fairfield, who are qualitied for work In the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth semesters of high school and,
 Whereas, the board of aldermen or the city of Fairfield Is willing to pro vide funds necessary to pay the tu'- ton of the above mentioned hish school students, in said Ensley Hlgh school. should it be found by the board of education of the city or Fairfield that it's funds are insut1i- cient to pay said tuition.
 Therefore, be it resolved by the board of aldermen of the city oi Fairfield that there be and is here by appropriated from the genera funds of the city of Fairfield such an amount as may be necessary 10 pay to the city of Birmingham the tuition of such high school students of the city of Fairfield of the grades mentioned as desire to and shall en- roll in the Ensley High school durins the school year 1921-l922. such tui- tion to be at the rate of $5 per SUI dent per month.