The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-10
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOA1ENOF BIRMINGHAM

work dull. He doesn't understand what It's all about.
 Tt can therefore be seen how much depends on the instructor. The Is teachers in our junior ranks I can count on every minute. They arc so cooperative. and so super willing to respond to anything for the ben eft of the church. In addition, they are all so earnest and devout-striv- ing diligently to do the best for these young souls God has given for our guidance
 About regular day school work, Miss Davis said something extremely striking:
 T love to draw out latent talents of my children. It's so pretty to see them unfold.
 q tell my little folks the princl- ples I desire them to live up to- and l believe in inspiring them to some purpose. I want to keep any of my students from being drifters in later fife.
 T want them to head for some definite goal, and lay their plans to accomplish certain very specific ob- jects. For it's pitiful for children to grow up without having early settled to perfecting themselves in one profession or other. If they do, such children are late In developing or deciding on anything. and natu- rally have wasted and do waste so much valuable strength and time in indecision. Suppose a child does learn one profession and then decides to follow another. Mastering tho first profession has not hurt him one bit. It has merely broadened his knowledge, and has definitely given him a profession to fall back on for support at any time"
 Miss Davis became famous in school circles during the World war in her method of putting her little folks lover the top" in the Red Cross drive.
 Invents Plan
 There were 40 children in hsr room at the Moore school, mostly Italians. How to reach the parents of each child and obtain 25 cents from them was the problem. Would 40 letters do 1t? Miss Davis didn't have the time, and wasn't sure the plan would work if she wrote.
 She invented this novel method:
 Rallying the children. she taught them perfectly splendid Red Cross hong. The hymn explained what tho money was for and why 1t was wanted. She waited. then. till pay day, thereupon charging the children | to go home and tell their parents they had learned fine new song at school. but wouldn't sing 1t unless they each were given a quarter. The parents pride and curiosity in their children was too great. The next day every child returned with a quarter, and going lover the top" was whirlwind success. Teaches Youngest
 Miss Davis teaches the very young est children who enter school. She is not strict with them. but leads them into their work as if it were play. She trains them to love the sight and feel of book, and em- phasizes respect and care for the knowledge contained therein.
 Last year Miss Davis taught double sessions, having SS children. She is enthusiastic concerning Miss Lulu Bradford, primary supervisor in the city schools. declaring she has been a great inspiration.
 Besides the numerous tasks her work exacts, this successful Birming- ham woman finds time to study voice. lately appearing in recital at Gable hall. She is also a member of the Ensley Chrysolite club, having ap- peared last season as one of the fea- ture speakers on the program of the State Federation of Women's clubs.