Congestion In Knslry High School
The Ensley High School was built
in 1910. It is a 3-story building of
non-fire-resistive construction. As it
is also congested, a number of de
tached frame annexes are serving tem
porarily. There were in January, 1923,
1,260 students on the rolls but the nor
mal operating capacity of the school
including its special rooms was only
947. Considerable alteration and ex
pansion of this building are necessary
if the high school enrollment and the
educational program are to bg suc
cessfully accommodated and served.
Congestion In Woodlawu High School
The Woodlawn High School repre
sents the first section of a modern
secondary school plant for Birming
ham. This initial unit was completed
in 1922. The building la three stories
in height without basement, of fire
resistive construction, and has a beau
tiful site of ten acres. As the normal
capacity of the present unit is only
901 and there were in January, 1923,
1,106 students on the rolls, it is evi
dent that 205 students were in tempo
rary quarters, viz., a number of de
tached frame annexes. Unfortunately,
on account of the crowded conditions,
the organization of half-day sessions
has been necessary.
According to the plans for the Wood
lawn High School, its capacity when
completed will approximate 1,800. The
present unit will also function to
greater advantage when the additions
are completed. Fortunately. this
school together with the Phillips High
and the remodeled and enlarged Ens
ley High will, when finished, give
Birmingham three modern, well
planned, enriched and substantially
constructed secondary schools, two of
them fire-resistive and one partly so.
