7,075 Stfro ('nilAren w ithout Suitable
School Accommodations
There were in January, 1923, 12,732
negro children enrolled in the Birming
ham elementary schools. There were
normal class room accommodations
tor only 5,160, or approximately <0 per
cent f the enrollment. And even the
normal class room facilities in the
regular school buildings are far from
what might be desired. Only a few
approach the modern standards of
safety, lighting, ventilation, sanitation
and proper size. Table 7 shows that
if Birmingham should reduce the size
of clwa to 40 puplli per teacher and
eliminate the temporary quarters, per
manent class rooms for 7,572 children
would be Immediately required.
Playgrounds for Only A Pew Schools
The Avondale and the Hudson
Schools Include respectively 158 and
161 square feet of playground space
per pupil. Aside from these two
schools the space varies from 2 to 46
square feet per pupil. Hable 8 lists
the total site areas, also, total and
per pupil playground space of the ne
gro elementary schools.
-one ana riHjsrouna Areas
Negro Schools
s? m
3 f|
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CCO 2
c. =5
: 2
Industrial High ... 1.3 34,447
Avondal# . 1,0 34,679
Cameron . 1.1 38,650
Cleveland .(H)
38
168
Counclll No. 1 and 2 I S* 40,336
a...(HT
29
East Birmingham
East Lake .(H)
East Thomas .(H)
Enon Ridge .<H)
Graymont .0.4 12,869
Hudson . 6.8 207,463
Kingston . 0.2 4.675
Lane . 0.5 13,502
Patterson . 0.6 19,434
Pratt City . 0.9 34,203
Princeton .(H)
Slater . 0.2
South Pratt .(H)
Thomas . 1.3 45,668 31
Thomas'Furnace ...(H)
Washington . 0.1 15,327 23
West Aclpco .(H)
19
161
18
13
31
46
4,761 2 (G)
ffl) .Not luoludins rented Ipact.
[Ht Not owned.
