The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-17
IS r REE TO ALL 1 H|LDREN LIVING 1.-THE COMMUNITY
f.rs. Walter BeasIey Will Have General Charge Of New
 Departure

urch having started. it's school last Monday with an initial enrolment of oro than 100, and the Fifth Avenue esbyterian and the First Methodist C urches will open their schools be- i.nning June 9.
 schools will be conducted in seven nters. In West End the Method iS., Baptist. Walker Memorial and Unity Episcopal will unite in the hool held in the Vine Street Pres Nterian church, with Mrs. George W hatley as principal On the South side, Highlands Presbyterian, Meth- pAist and St. Mary'S will cooperate -sin in the school held at the South a'de Baptist church. with Mrs. F. r. ballard as principal. The Indepeud- mt Presbyterian church has invited Trinity Methodist. Twenty $ rect Baptist and the Third Presby- erian churches to unite with them in their school. Miss Emily Keeing will . their principal. Mrs. Hunter Armstrong will be the principal of he school at the First Methodist church again. Dr. Robert N. Simp- ion is lining up his workers for the First Christian church school. J. K. Benton, the assistant pastor of the Eusley Methodist church, will lead their church school, and Miss Ellen bupuy is heading the Ensley High lands Presbyterian school
 
 made out by Mrs S r. Moore. di- rector of religious education of the Birmingham Sunday school council, and a three days training institute has been conducted by Mrs. Moore for all the teachers and workers, that those in charge of the work feel hat they have q good grasp on the task ahead. D. R. Price. executive secretary of the Birmingham Sunday school coun- ..1 II 11T,r,t tn1 for the boys manual training de- partment For the most part the models are all for things useful and all will make strong appeal to the junior and intermediate boys.
 The schools will open June IS and close July r. The daily sessions are from o'clock to 12 o'clock, five days in the week for 20 teaching days and will be for children of ages five to thirteen years, inclusive. Handwork and recreation will receive sufficient emphasis to make the schools tinged with a proper ameNt of the vaca- tion element. Manual training and sewing for the upper grades with cut-out work and sand-table work for the lower grades will add to the interest of the schools. The finest of the church hymns will be taught. There will be training in music de- votion and pageants. Bible sttriess church heroes and patriotic citizen ship will be taught.
 The purpose of the schools is to teach children Christian modes of conduct and to motivate their lives with those principles for which the Christian religion stands.
 Last year 1,09S children were en- rolled in vacation church schools and the number this year is expected to reach the 2,000 mark. Above 200 teachefs and helpers will assist in these schools and in the four weeks thf schools are in session will give more hours of religious instruction ' than the Sunday school offers in 52 weeks The principals conducting the scho ols are splendidly equipped men and women and the corps of work CTS each has assembled indicates be- yond doubt the successful training ahead,
 The schedules and aims for the va rious ages are as follows: For Group 1-AGes And c.
 Aim-To help the child develop spiritually, inspire right conduct and establish right relations With other children.
 To lead the child tC interpret his experiences in terms of his relation ship to the Heavenly Father and DrlnS nm to Il GtdilEd dLlpI VI llic Ao'e that he is an object of Gods care, and thus develop the God consciousness a little child should have.
 o O 0 Daily Schedule.
 9:O0-Free period.
 9:25-Musical call.
 9:3O-Morning circle,
 10:00-Bble material. 1O.15--Recess.
 1O:30-Lunch period.
 f1:O0-Relaxation.
 11:O5-Rhythmi plays or sense games.
 11:25-Expressio period
 11;50-Put away material.
 12:0O-Dismissal. Group II-Agcs And \.
 Aim-To make a daily contribu- ton to the development of the sptr- i:ual life of the child and help him to establish right relationships m the widening circle of school and neighborhood.
 Daily Schedule
 9:00-March.
 9:05-Mark records.
 --i5-Greeting.
 S:-O-Worship.
 9:35-Review.
 9:45-Bible study.
 1O:OO-Memory work.
 10:15-Music training period.
 1O:30-Recess.
 1O:45-Nariablc period. stories, dramatization, etc.
 1:15-Expressional period.
 11:50-Put away material,
 12:0O-Dismissal. Group IIl-AGes 9. 10 And II.
 Aim-To develop sense of the rights of others and clear idea of Christian conduct. To inculcate nab It's of neatness and orderliness. To strengthen appreciation for the beautiful in music, both in melody and sentiment.
 Daily Schedule 9:00-March, mark records.
 9:05-Worship period.
 9:2O-Bible study period. .9.5O-Bible memory period. EN- pressional work.
 1O:05-Music training.
 l0:3O-variable period Stories dramatization, etc.
 11:0O-Manual training.
 11:5O-Put away material.
 12:00-Dismissal. CrOuu IV-Agcs l2 And IF.
 -tn,-I O incrca@o admiration for moral nerolsm as eXempiifled lh the life of those who suffered Tor the cause of Christianity, and q deepening appreciation and love for the church. To inculcate habits of neatness and orderlness.
 To strengthen appreciation for the beautiful in music, both in melody and sentiment.
 Daily schedule.
 Daily schedule same as for Group III.
 o o O Hand Work.
 Handwork in the school win consist of simple projects in manual training, sewing. cut-out work, sand table map construction, making of costumes for