The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
ALLIANCE SCHOOL.
TAKES PROMINENT
COMMUNITY PART.
Jefferson County School SyS-
tenn Has Model Exponent
10 Miles Southwest
of BeSSemer
what's the besS school in Jefferson


county? ALLIANCE" the student body
of Alliance consolidated school say
1t is one of jefferson county's great
est assets and this is due to the fact
that the citizens of this community
and the children themselves have
made ie such. Splendid spirit of CO.
operation among faculty, citizens and
children makes it remarkable in
stitution of learning.
The Alliance school is factory
for building steady and educated
young citizens for the county,
steadily grinding out sturdy farmers,
workers in mechanical trades and
girls trained in domestic science and
art, while both boys and girls are
receiving foundation work for any
profession
The school is Is miles southwest
of Bessemer, on % acres of ground
donated by Uncle Jasper Vines a
favorite with the children for whom
he has done so much. The building is
a frame structure and during the
year is the center of all social
activity. Here lectures are heard,
moving pictures are shown, dramas
are presented, debates are held, in
fact it Is the hub Of all in the social
lire of this rural community.
Alliance High school was recently
placed on the accredited list of the
Southern Association of Colleges,
permitting any graduate of this
school to enter any southern college.
outside of the regular curriculum,
there is a splendid manual training
shop for the boys and well equipped
chemical laboratory where they are
taught to make milk tests and adj
minister treatments to sick cattle.
Incidentally, the members of the
school class, care for the cattle OF
all the farmers in the community.
Last year they freed the hogs of
cholera. Horticulture and agricul-
ture are also taught. The semitic
training enables the boys to prune
and spray fruit trees, make tests
of the land and aid the farmers in a
most substantial way. large potato
curing house has been built on the
school ground, and for miles around
farmers bring their potato crops to
this house, which means much to
them.
Domestic Science Work.
For the high school girls and
several of the grades in the elemen-
tary department are given splendid
course in domestic science and art.
The girls are taught better house
keeping, the art of identifying the
grounds about their homes and in
teriCr decoration, with Miss Louise
stephens as instructor. A canning
club, to can fruits and vegetables, has
been organized.
The school boasts of two literary
societies and three clubs, the Lee
and Jefferson Literary societies,
French club, (the only one in the
county schools), an English club and
home economic club. Each of these
clubs are active during the entire
year.
one of the most interesting depart
ments is the Athletic association,
with L. l.. Roberts as coach, with
varsity football, baseball and basket
ball teams During the past year
these teams have proven their worth.
Earnestness and seriousness of these
boys was manifested when they
banded themselves together and
drafted resolutions unknown to the
coach or either to the principal of
the school. The resolutions are as
! follows:
'The use of tobacco or alcohol in
any form or any amount or at any
! time automatically renders the user
thereof ineligible to play in any
match game throughout the season.
ANY display of temper toward
teammate or any opposing player
during match game makes player
Ineligible to take pare in any game
| he walks.
Anyone taking part in match
game must have come out for prac-
tice at least four times during the
| preceding week, or render satisfac-
tory reason to the coach.
ANY boy who has not the right
attitude toward his school work in
general is ineligible for the team.
| I'VE pledge our cooperation ana
utmost moral support to our ccach
| in the strict enforcement of these
! rules"
I Girls in Athletics.
The girls division of the athletic
department ranks high in the county
| schools. Miss Mary Kener, coach. de-
serves special mention for the splen-
| did physical training these young
women are receiving. Alliance girls
| lead all other teams for the basket
ball season.
The grounds are kept in perfect
| condition and splendid playground
| for the younger children has been
/ established, while for the older stud
ents there are basketball and tennis
| courts. Seven buildings on the
campus accommodate the 400 chill
dren enrolled. The children are
transported in trucks each day to and
from home, and all of them live with
| in a radius of is miles from the
building. Nine trucks are necessary.
To show their appreciation to the
board Of education. the older boys
of the school, built and graded a
| splendid parking ground just in front
| of the building. As a demonstration
of the pride of these young citizens.
they built many yards of cement
walks about tho building and have
planted srubbery along the parkways.
beautifying what they call their Sec
| ond home.
The FACULTY has II members, H. A.
| Fowler, principal; Miss NJ. NJ. Epps.
Miss Margaret Harris, Miss Matte
Bean Outz, l.. L. Roberts, Mrs. ALI
| Collins, Miss Lucy Salter Miss Mary