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{{Infobox former school | |||
|name =Curry Elementary School | |||
|image = | |||
|years=[[1929]]–[[2007]] | |||
|grades =K-5 | |||
|enrollment =405 | |||
|enroll-year =1942 | |||
|colors = | |||
|mascot = | |||
|address = 7900 [[8th Avenue North]] | |||
|city = Birmingham | |||
|map = ({{Locate_address_inline | address=7900+8th+Ave+N | zoom=17 | type=h}}) | |||
|district = [[Birmingham City Schools]] | |||
}} | |||
The first school building was constructed in [[1929]], but was soon expanded with wings to the north and south. It was expanded again in the | '''J. L. M. Curry School''', later '''Curry Elementary School''', was an elementary school located at 7900 [[8th Avenue North]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[North East Lake]] neighborhood, just east of [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]]. It was named for former [[Samford University|Howard College]] president [[Jabez Curry|Jabez L. M. Curry]]. | ||
The first school building was constructed in [[1929]], but was soon expanded with wings to the north and south. It was expanded again with a new wing dedicated on [[March 18]], [[1954]]. Four boys, aged 12 to 14, trashed the building in July [[1955]], breaking hundreds of windows, smashing a piano, destroying an electronic clock, and scattering books and materials all over the floors. The vandals were caught and were required to assist in cleaning up the damage. | |||
In [[1959]] the "Schott System" for learning arithmetic was introduced at Curry Elementary. | |||
The school was closed as part of a system-wide downsizing in [[2007]]. The building was demolished in [[2011]]. | The school was closed as part of a system-wide downsizing in [[2007]]. The building was demolished in [[2011]]. | ||
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
* [[George Cox]], 1929-1930 | |||
* [[Foster Ansley]], 1945 | * [[Foster Ansley]], 1945 | ||
* [[Fannie Mae Riddle]], 1953-1965 | * [[Fannie Mae Riddle]], 1953-1965 | ||
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* [[Eugene Samples]], 1976 | * [[Eugene Samples]], 1976 | ||
==References== | |||
* Murphy, Alice (July 14, 1955) "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/10942 Who's to blame for boys' vandalism? Many may ask themselves question]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
* Cook, George (July 19, 1955) "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/10941 Four Vandals Help Clean Up Wreckage]" {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
[[Category:Former Birmingham schools]] | [[Category:Former Birmingham schools]] | ||
[[Category:1929 establishments]] | [[Category:1929 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1929 buildings]] | [[Category:1929 buildings]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1954 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:2007 disestablishments]] | [[Category:2007 disestablishments]] | ||
[[Category:2011 demolitions]] | [[Category:2011 demolitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:21, 4 November 2020
| Curry Elementary School | |
| Active | 1929–2007 |
|---|---|
| School type | Public |
| District | Birmingham City Schools |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Colors | |
| Mascot | |
| Location | 7900 8th Avenue North, (map) Birmingham |
J. L. M. Curry School, later Curry Elementary School, was an elementary school located at 7900 8th Avenue North in Birmingham's North East Lake neighborhood, just east of Birmingham Municipal Airport. It was named for former Howard College president Jabez L. M. Curry.
The first school building was constructed in 1929, but was soon expanded with wings to the north and south. It was expanded again with a new wing dedicated on March 18, 1954. Four boys, aged 12 to 14, trashed the building in July 1955, breaking hundreds of windows, smashing a piano, destroying an electronic clock, and scattering books and materials all over the floors. The vandals were caught and were required to assist in cleaning up the damage.
In 1959 the "Schott System" for learning arithmetic was introduced at Curry Elementary.
The school was closed as part of a system-wide downsizing in 2007. The building was demolished in 2011.
Principals
- George Cox, 1929-1930
- Foster Ansley, 1945
- Fannie Mae Riddle, 1953-1965
- Herbert Hanes, 1967
- Eugene Samples, 1976
References
- Murphy, Alice (July 14, 1955) "Who's to blame for boys' vandalism? Many may ask themselves question" The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Cook, George (July 19, 1955) "Four Vandals Help Clean Up Wreckage" Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections