The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27

Of what Is needed. The entire group IS unfit for school use.
 two overcrowded primary classes at this school, one class in a vacant store and the other in an old negro dwell ing. The conditions are deplorable.
 1s. Thomas Furnace SchOol-Three small dwellings located on separate lots compose this school.
 Negro Elementary Schools Recommend
 ed for Alteration, Improvement
 and Expansion
 l. Avondale School-There are six good class rooms at this school. The toilets are outside, but in satisfactory condition. There are 15S square feet of playground space per pupil.
 2. Graymont School-This is a one- story, four-room brick building with out basement. It is apparently well constructed, but cannot be expanded except by detached annexes. The out side toilets are in fair condition. The present annexes to this building con- sist of 2 old stores. These are very badly lighted and ventilated and alto gether unfit for school purposes. There space.
 8. Hudson Sch0ol-Twenty good class rooms, two of which are used for do- mestic science and manual training, make up this new oRe-story structure. ~ AZ ohC0uy ONOECTOWQeu, however, there being at present 1,2S7 pupils on the rolls, while the normal housing ca pacity of the school is 760. The play ground is ample, yielding 161 square feet per pupil.
 1. Kingston School-This is a six room, one-story frame building prop erly lighted and in fair condition, but 1t is heated by non-jacketed stoves. Repair work is required at this build ing and a new interior finish is needed to replace the bright red and yellow walls. There is practically no play ground area.
 5. Patterson SchooI-The Patterson School IS a ten-room, one-story struc- ture of frame construction. The class rooms are of normal size, but over crowded, and the whole situation is suggestive of temporary quarters. The outside toilets are insanitary and the site area yields only 31 square feet per pupils. The location Is satisfactory and additional site area available for ex- pansion.
 6. Pratt City School-A twelve-room building is located at this center. It Is In fair condition, but some repair work is needed. As two class rooms are oasepent quarters, the normal capacity Of the school is 400, while the enroll ment is 752: The playground is under sized, yielding only 46 square feet per pupil.
 !. Thomas School The Thomas building contains 16 class rooms, fairly well planned and in good repair. The basement rooms are too dark for class room use, but might be taken over for certain types of special activities, such as shop work. The building requires alteration and expansion since 1t is now overcrowded. There are s44 more chill dren than seating accommodations. The playground area also requires ex- pansion, from, the present 31 square feet per pupil, to the 15O square feet minimum
 g.. Washington SchoolEThe Washing ton IS fairly good eight-room build lng' put windows and roof are in need of attention and repair. The present building accommodations can care for less than half the enrolment. The play ground is undersized, being only 23 square feet per pupil.
 5. West AcipcO SchoOl-The Ameri- can Cast Iron Pipe Company provided this siX-room, one-story frame build ing. It is in good condition. A new ad- ditton is being constructed which will contain commodious auditorium be- sides two additional class rooms.