The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
SCHOOL SURVEY LISTS
 NEED FOR MORE SPACE
Expansion Program Names VI 200 As Sum To Relieve
 Congestion In Birmingham Educational Work

vivian, total ZIO clasSrOoms. .lS audi toriums, 10 gymnasiums, 13 home eco monies rooms, 13 manual training rooms, II kindergartens, g nature study rooms, drawing rooms, ' music rooms. 10 libraries, ? lunch rooms and 1 play room. The Ensley High school is also recommended for expansion from the 2.000 pupil capacity to the 2.500-pupil capacity and the first unit of the pro mended with a capacity of 1,500N pupils under a plan similar to the new Phil lips High school. %4 N
 The following negro schools are in cluded in the 194O school building pro- gram to meet the needs by that. time, the Avondale, Cameron, Councill, Enon Ridge, Graymont, Hudson, Lahe. Patterson. Pratt, Princeton, Slater, South Pratt, Thomas, Washingtdn an,l West Acipco and total 115 class rooms, 6 small auditoriums, gymnasiuns, 7 home economics rooms, manual training shops, 3 kindergartens, 6 drawing rooms, 6 music rooms, 5 li- 1braries and 3 lunch rooms. The com pletion of the Industrial High school will be necessary by 1940 to a 2,0O0- pupil capacity. This addition includes the manual training shops, home eco monies rooms, laundry and accessory rooms. ,-..3t-, j. ,i-- .l H.
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 Discussing Phillips High school, the survey says: >s,.a
 As the new John Herbert Phillips High school serves both the north cen tral and the south central parts of tlre city, it will have outgrown the maxi mum capacity t2,5OQ) of the completed unit before 1880. By 1940 it is estir mated that there will be approximately 3,4O0 pupils in these two sections alone. The chief obstacle to the fur ther enlargement (beyond 2,500 pupils) of this plant is the restricted site. Be ing centrally located it may be well night impossible to secure additional land.
 Stressing the rapid growth of the city in the western section, the survey says of the Ensley High school: -. :
 The western section of the city, now partly served by the Ensley High school, will furnish approximately $500 pupils by 1940. Most of the West End, Elyton and Graymont stu dents in this section now go to the Phillips High school. It is, therefore, recommended that West End, Eiyton and part of Graymont be placed in new district. The territory remain ing will then furnish approximately 2,5O0 pupils to the Ensley High school by 1940. .
 As to the proposed West End High school, the survey asserts:
 Ensley High
 This new building is recommended to relieve the Ensley High and the. Phil lips High by 1880. It is estimated that it will then have a school enroll ment of nearly 1000. By 194O its en- rollment. is estimated at about l,300. The encouragement in district bounda- ries has been made after giving due consideration to the street railways serving this section.
 Concerning the proposed Southside High school, this comment is contained ill the survey: a .-.
 It will be difficult matter to se- cure a suitable site for new high school on the southside, as this terri tory is now so thickly populated. It will be necessary, however, to provide such school here to care for the over flow of about 900 pupils from the com pleted Phillips High school and one of about 300 pupils from the completed Woodlawn High school by 1940. |.
 The final chapter of the survey re- port will appear in Sunday newspapers. It will outline the needs of the schools as shown in previous installments and will discuss the financial ability of Bir- mingham versus the Iestimated cost of the entire building program.
 Tax rates here and in other cities, taxable values and other interesting f. nancial data has been compiled by the board, leading to the conviction that Birmingham is amply able to provide complete and modern educational sys- tenn for it's children.