The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
CITY NEEDING ROOM
 FOR 48,317 PUPILS s
Board Of Education Analyses Needs For Birningham's Schooling Accommodations To Meet The Growth
 Of The Population
Rapid Gains
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Rapid Gains
 Five of the enumeration districts show rapid gains: Districts Nos. 49, B, Sea and s6b will more than dou- ble their school population by 194O and districts No. 84, S5 and 87b will prac- tically quadruple their 1920 number. Eight districts show normal increases. Decreases are noted in seven subdivi- sions on account of the development of industrial and business enterprises.
 The school population situation of the south central section is unique in that one enumeration district, No. 69, contains almost one-fourth of all school children in the section. District No. 59 also has large population.
 It is estimated that five of the enumeration districts Nos. 60, 63, 64, 69 and 70 will have rapid increases. Districts Nos. 5S, 59, e and 68 will have normal gains and Nos. 62 and 66 will increase slowly. Districts Nos. 61 and 65 show decreases, owing to the en- croachment of industrial areas.
 The following 10 white elementary schools serve the north and south cen- tral districts.
 They are: 1, Acipco; 2, Barker; 3, Henley; 4, Lakeview; 5, Martin; 6, North Birmingham; z, Powell. s, Seventeenth Avenue; 9, South High land; 10, Ullman.
 The new Glen Iris school is also in this section of the city and the first unit of the Norwood school was com pleted September, 1923.
 Expansions
 The increases by enumeration districts show that seven of the schools will re- quire unusual expansions in order to serve the 1880 and 1940 estimated school population in their districts. These schools are the Acipco. Henley, Martin, Lakeview. South Highlands and Ullman and the two new schools. The combined normal capacity of these schools at present is 5,514 not includ- schools and the new addition to the North Birmingham school. The normal capacity of these new buildings, that is, of the first units recently erected or under constructi0A, is 980. The estimated total elementary school population of the enumeration districts of these sections is 13,479 children for 1880 and 16,465 for 1910. The build ing provisions therefore, will need to be more than doubled for 1880 even though these two sections of the city, with the exception of several enumeration dis tricts, show the slowest gains of the five main divisions.
 The new JohI. Herbert Phillips High school serves the secondary school popu- lation of these two central sections, as well as part of the southwestern sec- ton. The estimated secondary school population of the two sections is 2,S00 students in 1880 and 3,422 in 1940. These estimates do not include any high school students from the south western sections although at present a number of students from the western sections are attending the Phillips High school. As the maximum capacity of the completed Phillips High school is 2,5O0, there will be an excess enroll ment of 300 students in a1930 and 922 in 1940. Obviously, instead of accept ing high school students from the enumeration districts of the south cen tral section they will be required to attend some other high school, or the initial unit of a new high school will be required.
 Significant Facts
 The most interesting and significant facts about the southwestern part of the city are the rapid gains. In 1920 this section had the smallest number of school children. By 1880, the estimates show that this division will almost double it's school population with 6,071 children of elementary and 1,259 of secondary school age. By 1940 the number of school children will prac- tically treble the 1920 population. Dis &,,.n A. gains, nearly six times the number in 1910 as in 1920. It will supply 21 per cent of the total school population of this section by 1940.
 Fourteen elementary schools serve the two western sections of the city at present. They are: 1, Alley; ?, Baker; 3, Bush; 4. Central Park; 5, East Thomas; 6, Elyton; z, Fairview; Is, Graymont; g, Hemphill; 10, Minor; II, Moore; F, Pratt; 13, Thmoas IA, Wylam.
 The combined normal capacity of these schools is 4,SS5. The Bush, East Thomas, Moore and Thomas schools are recommended for replacement. These school buildings have normally accom- modated 790 children. Tn, net capacity of the schools aside from these four to be abandoned, is 4,O95 pupils. The capacity of the Ensley school of $50 in- creases this to 4,445 pupils. Extensive building plans, therefore, are necessary for the western sections. In 1880 the white elementary school population of the two sections is estimated to be 12,693. In 1940 it is 18,372. Build ing provisions will need to be trebled in these sections by 1880. By 1940 nearly five times the present housing accom- modations will be required.
 Rapid Gains
 The population increases of the enumeration districts show that seven of the twelve school districts will have unusually rapid gains. These are the Bush, Central Park, Elyton, Hemphill, Minor, Pratt and Wylam. The rapid development may necessitate a division of several of the present districts, tile