The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
COTTON WRAPPING IS.
SUBJECT OF MEETING
Standardization OF Bagging And
Ties In State Sought -
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE HR,SAI,D

montgomery, Aia., DEC.
Much interest is being shown in
the matter of uniform standard for
cotton wrapping, and spinners and
other Interested persons from out
side Alabama as well as within the
state will be represented before the
state board of agriculture at its
meeting Monday, according to Com
missioner j. M. Moore.
Commissioner Moore stated today
that Investigations which he has
made disclosed that the weight of
bagging and ties used for wrapping
cotton varied from 10 to a maximum
of 80 pounds, in various parts of the
state. This variation in weight is
unsatisfactory and results In users of
light wrapping having their cotton
locked for tare IN many cases on
the basis of the heavier wrap
ping, Commissioner Moore stated.
There also has been some complaint
as to the character of wrapping used
and this also will be considered. All
interested persons are invited to APP
pear before the board OF agriculture
at its meeting Monday, which will be
devoted to a consideration OF the cot
ton wrapping problem.
been busy classifying students for
the new term ALI week and a great
number have already been classified
and will be ready for work Monday,
it is expected that small number OF
new students will register Monday,
| though the heavy enrolment will not
come until after the Christmas holt
days. Pupils will be permitted to en-
| ter for credit as late as January Z.
A number of students who live near
enough to do SO, went home for the
week END, this being permitted be-
tween sessions. School will close
| December 81 for the Christmas hoii-
days and reopen January Z.
INSPECT LEXINGTON SCHOOL
Thursday afternoon Prof. Glad
stone H. Yeuell, director of ex-
tension work, and Prof. j. T. Mckee
| director of rural education, of the
State Normal school faculty, visited
Lexington, looking over the work OF
the public school there, which IS
under the direction of ]. c. Mattox,
who graduated from the normal
/ school last summer. The faculty OF
the school is composed of Miss Bessie
| Grove and Miss Pearl Lanier, both
| graduates of the normal, and the two
| elementary teachers, Misses Stinnet
and Lanier, who are doing credit
work for the purpose of finishing
| in the near future.
During the next six weeks MISS
Bert Stinnet and Victor Wood, both
of whom are students of the Normal,
will do practice teaching at the Lex
ington school under the supervision
of Mr.. Mattox, who will report the
quality of service rendered to the
Normal and the work will be graded
accordingly. The school at Lexing-
ton is the only standard junior high
/ school in Lauderdale county, and one
of the very few in north Alabama
1t is a satisfying product of the
Florence Normal and the president
and faculty are proud of the record 1t
| is making, brought about by the
graduates of this institution.
During the coming week Misses
| Carol Duke, HassieN Cole, Matte
Esslinger and Matte Ramsey will do
practice teaching at Pride station in
Colbert county under the supervision
of Mrs. Susan Pride Hodges, and as
the need arises the members of the
senior class will be sent out to Sc
lected schools to do real, hard teach
ing, assuming all the duties and re-
sponsibilities of managing a school
which will eventually become a part
of their chosen life's work.