The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-17
ENSLEY TEACHER RS
 ENTERTAINED ] BY. ME ERCHANTS' ASSN.
Principal Reviews High School Work Many Fine Ad- dreSSeS-SteeI Worker
 Drops Dead
ENsLEY BUREAU l THE AGE-HERALD f Ensley, Ala, keb. I6

The Ensley Merchants and Asso- ciated Business Men entertained at their monthly banquet Friday night with the faculty of the Ensley High school as the guests of honor. w. E, Turnipseed acted as toastmaster for the occasion and in a short talk welcomed the teachers and also asked for their cooperation in the letter writing contest on why I Should Trade in Ensley," and urged them to interest the students of the local high school in this matter.
 He stated that committees had yis- ited practically every school in the western part of the county and that the movement was meeting with great success. The contest will run until March 25. and the students of the high school will have plenty of time to send in their letters.
 Prof. E. E. Smith, principal of the Ensley High school, was the first speaker of the evening, and stated in all the 25 years which he has been, teaching this was the first time that the faculty has been in- vited to any movement of this kind, and that they need to have all the favorable influences possible and that this occasion had made him feel part of the community life.
 In review of the work being car ried on at the high school Profess sor Smith said that at present there were 12.0S2 students at the high school and 51 teachers, and spoke of the work being carried on outside of the regular academic work. He told of the installation of regular
 
 week a feature play was given at the high school auditorium by a small portable machine. He stated that the local high school had the best equipped machine shop in the south and that at present prices the ma chinery would cost in the neighbor- hood of $30,000.
 In speaking of the physical welfare of the students he stated that in the first year pupils that 501 girls out of a possible TOO were taking physi- cal training, while there were 400 boys out of a possible 800 taking this training. He stated that the To- cal school also had the only physical director for girls and also for boys who devote their entire time to this training. He stated that the boys in the K. o. T. c. also had this training.
 Following his talk little Miss Sara Mayffeld gave an enjoyable reading Rev, William IT. Mansfield gave a short talk in which he spoke of the growth and possibilities of develop ment in this district and that he ap- proved the motto, "Ensley Serves tho World" which has been adopted by the association. as right now Ensley steel plant was sending steel to for Ci ri xtrl. io1, in rebuilding the nations of the earth.
 Superintendent KarI Landgrebe of the local steel plant was the next speaker and he urged the business men to cooperate with one another and also provide a suitable room or meeting place where they could get together and discuss affairs He sug- gested that they make arrangements 10 secure statistical reports such as those given out by Babson, and keep mp with what is going on all over me country as these reports gave a great deal of business information. He stated that very few of the busi- ness men looked far enough ahead and prepared for the last deprecia- lion and that lot of them barely managed to pull through. He also stated that the ones who put most lhto their business got most out of It and urged the merchants to boost one another and to keep up co-opera- tive spirit and discuss business af 1alrs with one another.
 Following MT. Landgrepe's address number cf Scotch selections were gwen by James K. Stewart, who was dressed in Scotch Highland uniform which proved very entertaining.
 J. A. Smith, president of the as- soelaton. was called upon and in a lew words assured the faculty of the nigh school that the business men were always ready to cooperate with the school in any kind of movement for the good of this city.
 T. B. Baird, manager of the Bir- mingham branch of the Southern Bell Telephone company, was also called upon and stated that he was inn pressed with the live community spirit and organization which was manifested in this district
 During the evening music was fur nished by the Ensley High school or chestra and the members of Cunning ham chapter. No. 24, Order of East ern Star, served a very tempting plate.
 J. F. HUGUENIN DIES
 J. r. Huguenin, residing at 1725