The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-18
DR. GLENN GIVES
 CLOSE UP OF NEEDS
 OF CITY SCHOOLS
0vercroWded Conditions of Schools and Lack of Equip ment Pictorially Shown
 at Civic Forum

In an address before members of the civic forum at their weekly lunch con yesterday afternoon, Dr. c. B.
 Glenn gave a "close up" view of the actual needs here in Birmingham of additional school building, teach ing and equipment facilities to war rant the proposed issue of $5,000,0 ,000 school bonds.
 A series of pictures were used to
 demonstrate how more than 5000 of
 the total number of children taught
 in the Birmingham city schools. are
 house in vacated stores, garages,
 laundry buildings. portable and tenn
 porary structures and cottages built
 for other purposes.
 This was the first public address
 by Dr. Glenn following the an-
 nouncement that the voting public
 would be given an opportunity before June l to vote on the $7,000.000 bond issue, $2,000,000 of which is to be spent in the construction of an au-
 ditorium. playgrounds and parks. Without Prototype. The wealth of city depends upon its natural resources, it's people and
 its educational standing" declared
 Dr. Glenn. who took occasion to show very forcefully how Birmingham was without prototype so far as nat ural resources are concerned, illus trating this point with reference to | the construction materials being
 used in the John H. Phillips high
 school building, most of which are
 made either in the Birmingham dis trict proper or in the surrounding territory in Alabama.
 Our people are predominantly Anglo-Saxon, who with the other types herein represented. constitute
 as progressive and high type of citi- zenship as exists in any city in America" continued Dr. Glenn. who then entered into the treatment of the actual facts about education here,
 so vital and important if the most Is to be accomplished with the other elements that are so favorable for civic advancement.
 Trained Citizenship. Dr. Glenn referred to the great in- terest of the people in education at all times, and urged the confidence in the city commission in the mat ter, if the youth of the city Is to have advantages which they deserve and which they must have immedi ately if the great opportunities for progressive and highly trained citi-
 zenship Is to be insured
 Speaking as one who is most con
 versant with the conditions as they
 exist, and whose duty 1t is, he said
 to inform the people as to them in
 plenty of time, pr. Glenn depicted
 the overcrowded conditions at the Central High school, Woodiawn. where seven cottages and two churches are being used, although the main building is the most com
 modious and best equipped school in the district, in the eyes of many. Over-Crowded Schools.
 The Gate City, Kennedy. Ullman and other schools were discussed and
 the over-crowded conditions pointed out, pictorially, where in many cases the pupils walk two miles or more
 to school. and then in the case of practically 1000 students. there are
 facilities to furnish only single ses-
 sion daily.
 Statistics revealed that there are 66 temporary buildings, 122 stores. in use as school houses in Birming- ham, and that of the 36,896 students enrolled in city schools, more than
 $500 are forced to be housed in such poorly furnished and poorly lighted places.
 Attendance prizes were awarded to w, I. Warren and Rogers Bite.