The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
The Peoples Forum
West End Grammar School Site
tbe Editor of The Aee.Herald:

10 the EQlCOr or 1ne ABe-f1eFdlus
 appreciate that fact that the board of education has quite a task to select a school site that will please all the people to be served by the school.
 There have been numerous meetings of the board in regard to site for the proposed new grammar school for West End. The board of education owns site on the south side of the A. G. s. railroad near Beverly sta tion, known as the DeJornette place. They also have options on. sites adjacent to Harri- son Park, also what is known as the Lee avenue site, which is located at the extreme end of Lee avenue. The Lee avenue site is beautiful site, the way I see it, but will not serve the majority of the people to the best advantage. It is bounded on the west by the State Industrial School for Girls.
 On the north we have forest and Valley creek which is not very desirable for resi- dences. On the south there is Eureka, a colored settlement that will be there for years, as a great many of them own their homes. On account of the disadvantages on three sides of the Lee avenue site it will be years before this property is developed.
 I live midway between the Harrison Park site and Lee avenue site. Personally, one site is as convenient for me as the other. do not expect to be benefited financially one cent, but think as all the people on the south Slde or the A. Gs D. rdllrOau dlSO Il ma iority on the north side of the A. c. S. railroad would be pleased with the Harrison Park site, the board should not disregard their wishes HOWARD D. LACEY.
 Birmingham, Ala. s.a
 When Is An Accident Not An Accident? To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I note Mir Victor S. Cages letter in de- fense of an automobile accident. know nothing of the accident, or so-called accident, in question. However, I am inclined to be- leve that the name accident is a n1isnomer.
 I believe that not one so-called accident in every one thousand is bona fide accident. am unable to see why a man will drive car at a speed that will not allow him to stop it when he sees danger.
 I ride the street cars; and, nine times out of ten. catch a car at First avenue and Twentieth street, provided can see my way clear to dodge the automobiles. It is my understanding, and 1t is a fact in most cities, that an automobile must not pass a street car when it is standing with the gates open. Evidently this is not in effect in this city, as any one can see if they will stand at Bur nett's, on First avenue, and try to catch a car.
 Mir. Gage. any one else, would have a hard time trying to make me see it as an accident in 999 cases out of a thousand. call it pure carelessness, in some cases, and criminal negligence in others more numerous. Of course. 1 know that there are accidents, but have never heen an eyewitness. Last night. I saw a car, driven by a man whom l took to be a negro, drive down First avenue just after it quit raining. He passed the concrete marker so fast that he turned en- tirely around, by skidding before he reached Twentieth street. Would it have been an accident if he had hit some one crossing the street? It would have been an Accident in one case, but think it would be consequence in case of the driver.
 H. C. SIMS.
 Birmingham Ala July 1S 1924