The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
S5O,OOO ADDITION TO SUNDAY SCHOOL BY ByPRESByTER|ANS
New Quarters Make Ideally By Equipped Meeting
 Place

Following recent increase of 3O0 per cent in Sunday school attend ance, First Presbyterians have com pleted and occupied their new $50 900 addition to the former Sunday school quarters. The building is modern in every respect, with class and general assembly rooms for the priHary, junior and young peoples depart ments, and a gymnasium for the boys. The structure is built of brick and is roofed with slate. All floors are of oak and well finished The building is a second addition of the final plan, last section to be added within a few years to occupy the space where the old manse is sit uated
 Superintendent A. K. Akers states the Sunday school staff is enthusias- tic over the new quarters. They are happy over the recent growth of the school and optimistic over what they believe the future holds in store for Presbyterian Sunday school wIrk. Other members of the official staff are H. l.. Morrow, R. T.. Boggs and ]. A. Thomson, assistant superin- tendents, and Clyde Porter, secretary. Beginners' Department.
 The general assembly room and beginners department occupy q greater part of the main floor. The assembly room, with a capacity of 35o, is used for the monthly meet ings and as q meeting place for the young peoples department, tempoH arily in the charge of Mrs. w. C. Bonham. Glasses = young women are taught by Mrs. Bon1am, Mrs. Ira l.. Arm trong, and Mrs. Rhodes Boy kin: young men by T. R. Schultz, sam, smith and F. P Kirkpatrick. Be gmners' department has white painted quarters on the main floor
 The junior department occupies eight rooms in the east end of the second floor. which open into the jul nior assembly room. The rooms are equipped with black boards. special arm chairs, and other necessary Sun day school equipment, Mrs. Wilbur North superintends the department, with Mrs. II. L. Morrow secretary and Mrs L. J. Williams, Mrs. Harry Wat ters. Mrs. Walter McNeill. Mrs. S. G. Stubbins, William Rushton, and Mrs. w. G. Ladd as teachers.
 An interesting feature of the building is the large room on the second floor for the "Go-Cetters' class of boys, who are taught by MT. E. r. Kirkpatrick. They have their own organization, boxing parapher- nalia, a radio station, and other tqulpIHtiI. lDeSG DOyS nave q lar roo min the basement, where they meet. and which is used as a tempor- ary gymnasium. When the final wing of the building is completed 1t will contain the Sunday school auditorium and the general assembly room now used will be turned into a gym nasium.
 Mrs. T. R. Schultz is superntend- ent of the primary department, as sisted by Miss Dorothy King, Miss Margaret Hughes, Mrs. J. A. Thoma son and Mrs. A. K. Akers. The as sembly room for this department N tends the width of the building, Is cross ventilated which renders it cool and well lighted. The class rooms are finished in ivory tinting effects.
 Old Manse Used.
 Rooms in the old manse are now used as Sunday school class rooms. Connecting the new building with the manse is a well-lighted and ven tilated hallway which is popularly used as a meeting place for the va rious church organizations. Suppers are served to church workers on Wednesday evenings, and on Sun day .afternopa, the Christian En- deavor. societ yesefves a light lunch to it's members
 Paul Chalifoux supervised the building for the church. The build ing committee is composed of H. l.. Morrow, chairman, who purchased the materials; J. Frank Ruslton, T. R. Schultz. w. II. Woolverton, A. k. Akers. Mrs. w. C. Bonham, and Mrs. C. O. Locke. Warren. Knight & Davis were the architects, and the Het- trick Engineering company had charge of the construction.