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'''Moore School''' was a [[Jefferson County Schools|Jefferson County | '''Moore School''', later '''Moore Elementary School''' was a [[Jefferson County Schools|Jefferson County]] and [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]] elementary school in [[Ensley]]. | ||
Early in Ensley's history, the County school operated from an empty store front on [[17th Street Ensley|17th Street]] between [[Avenue F Ensley|Avenue F]] and [[Avenue G Ensley|Avenue G]]. In [[1899]] a group of residents selected a temporary school board to plan for a new school building. Judge [[Nimrod Scott|Rod Scott]], [[D. R. Hay]], [[Edgar Keenon]], [[T. G. Mackay]], [[R. J. Powell]], [[J. J. Walker]] and [[D. J. Moore]] served on that board. | |||
The [[Ensley Land Company]] donated a site at the corner of Avenue G and [[14th Street Ensley]] where a new two-story brick school building was completed in [[1900]]. Moore was elected principal and served until [[1906]]. Subsequently the school was re-named in his honor. | The [[Ensley Land Company]] donated a site at the corner of Avenue G and [[14th Street Ensley]] where a new two-story brick school building was completed in [[1900]]. Moore was elected principal and served until [[1906]]. Subsequently the school was re-named in his honor. | ||
The school became part of [[Birmingham City Schools]] during the [[Greater Birmingham]] annexation of [[1910]]. The school building was replaced in [[1926]]. | The school became part of [[Birmingham City Schools]] during the [[Greater Birmingham]] annexation of [[1910]]. The school building was replaced in [[1926]]. | ||
In the 1950s, although the school was still [[segregation laws|segregated]], the student body was notably diverse, with a large number of children of immigrants from Italy, France, Greece, Mexico, Czechoslovakia and England. In the 1980s it was called one of the best schools in the city by assistant Superintendent [[Fred Phillips]]. | |||
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
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* [[J. A. Morgan]], 1910-1912 | * [[J. A. Morgan]], 1910-1912 | ||
* [[J. E. Jeffrey]], 1912-1913 | * [[J. E. Jeffrey]], 1912-1913 | ||
* [[W. C. Ozier]], 1923–1924 | |||
* [[G. C. Morrow]], 1944 | |||
* [[J. L. Walker]], 1951 | |||
* [[B. N. Cephus]], 1980 | |||
==References== | |||
* Aldridge, Jane (November 11, 1953) "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/12319 After A Fair, Exhibits Are Torn Down And Forgotten, But One Was Different]" {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
* White, Ralph Wayne (May 1, 1980) "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/12320 Moore has most kids in 100 club]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
[[Category:Former schools]] | [[Category:Former schools]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:00, 5 November 2020
Moore School, later Moore Elementary School was a Jefferson County and Birmingham elementary school in Ensley.
Early in Ensley's history, the County school operated from an empty store front on 17th Street between Avenue F and Avenue G. In 1899 a group of residents selected a temporary school board to plan for a new school building. Judge Rod Scott, D. R. Hay, Edgar Keenon, T. G. Mackay, R. J. Powell, J. J. Walker and D. J. Moore served on that board.
The Ensley Land Company donated a site at the corner of Avenue G and 14th Street Ensley where a new two-story brick school building was completed in 1900. Moore was elected principal and served until 1906. Subsequently the school was re-named in his honor.
The school became part of Birmingham City Schools during the Greater Birmingham annexation of 1910. The school building was replaced in 1926.
In the 1950s, although the school was still segregated, the student body was notably diverse, with a large number of children of immigrants from Italy, France, Greece, Mexico, Czechoslovakia and England. In the 1980s it was called one of the best schools in the city by assistant Superintendent Fred Phillips.
Principals
- D. J. Moore, 1900-1906
- J. C. Blackwell, 1906-1910
- J. A. Morgan, 1910-1912
- J. E. Jeffrey, 1912-1913
- W. C. Ozier, 1923–1924
- G. C. Morrow, 1944
- J. L. Walker, 1951
- B. N. Cephus, 1980
References
- Aldridge, Jane (November 11, 1953) "After A Fair, Exhibits Are Torn Down And Forgotten, But One Was Different" Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- White, Ralph Wayne (May 1, 1980) "Moore has most kids in 100 club" The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections