The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-26
Howard College High School
 Is Planned In Ensley District
ENSLEY BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD En.ln.- Aln nnA ns

Howard college plans to establish a high school in Ensley, costing ap- proximately s50,o0o, it was ascer- tAined Thursday. The college and Ensley Baptist authorities have been authorized to establish the school. A proposal has been made to Ensley which will, it is believed, find favor with all local organizations, as well as the authorities of the Ensley Bap- tist church.
 The density of population, accessi- bility and other factors have been so favorably received by the college authorities that they have practi- cally made up their minds to estab- lish the new plant in Ensley. Pre- liminary work looking to the estab- lishment of the school here has pro- gressed to the point which suggests that the official details only remain to be worked out. The new school, to serve the state, was authorized at the Baptist convention at CLllman.
 The Ensley Baptist church prop erty on Avenue G and Eighteenth street. will be released when the To- cal congregation erect their s15o,oO0 church building, which is to be start ed soon. It is planned to make this property available for the hlgn school. Rev. David M. Gardner sad Thursday it has been suggested that the church building and the other two buildings owned by the congre- gation would be given to the college authorities at such an attractive price as to eliminate almost any
 IaoIP of property owned by the local con gregation will be included in the transfer which has been made at price which college authorities ana other appraisers have indicated was half the value of the holdings IL will be necessary for the new hlsh school to acquire a half block of ad- ditionaI properties on which options have been prudently obtained. This will give the new institution large area. It is planned to erect next year 8 $5o,ooo dormitory for boys 654 ano with at least 100 students. It IS planned to hold the enrolment down to 400 or some such number. Presi- dent Dawson of Howard college mas assured local business men that the school would be made a member or the Southern High School associa- tion within one year after It starts operation and that faculty members will all be college graduates, thus giving the high school a vaiuaple prestige at the outset. It IS to pc completely equipped high school from the start.
 Discussed At Joint Meeting.
 Plans were discussed by President Dawson and other authorities at joint meeting of officers of the Ki- wanis club of Ensley and the Ems ley Associated Merchants. These two organizations will be asked to endorse the movement and obtain from the western part of Birmins- ham s25.0O0, which is to be donated to the school. There will be total of s5D,000 spent at once, the college agreeing to match dollar for dollar all donations made in Ensley. It IS stated that Ramsay & Mccormack have indicated considerable interest in the plans and Mill subscribe hand- somely to the movement.
 pr. Gardner, pastor of the Baptist congregation, has been working since last August to get the school. lne college has authorized the estaD- lIshment of the school and there IS no question but what bnsley lnIeIeSts and those of this section VIII take care of the donation requested local ly. All communities of this section will he asked to donate to the 1uno MT. Gardner said Thursday, in speak ing of the school, that Ensley was 100 per cent in material ana pusi- ness way and he believed the com munity would be p~-fe rounded out with such a high school and with So0 or 400 boys and girls studying under a high grade faculty in this industrial community. His opinion, II is stated, is shared by large mum har of men interested in the progress ot this section of Birmingham.
 A conferenr. was held Thursday in Ensley by the Baptist clergyman from all points of this district Tn the stud. of Dr. Gardner. The min isters went over all the points. While no official statement was lssueu there were indications that tne p1sn had met instant favor and that the ministers from the various points would recommt nd the project to their congregations heartily.