Birmingham University School - Equestria Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Tuition Tuition rates have been Increased slightly for 1960-61 to cover increases in faculty salaries and costs of operation. Registration Fee -................................- - - $25.00 Grades 4 through 7----------------------------------- 550.00 Grades 8 through 12 ................................. 600.00 The difference in rates between the lower and the upper grades is due to higher instructional, library and laboratory expenses in the upper grades. Tuition is contracted for the entire school year, payable one-half at the beginning of each semester. Low-cost tuition refund insurance is available as protection for unforseeable withdrawal because of illness and other causes. Additional charges for books, supplies and lunches are kept as low as possible. Among the extra services provided by the School: transportation to the Birmingham Symphony Concerts Dr. H. H. Harper Ben Beckham III Mrs. Beckham

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Admission Requirements Each applicant for admission must take entrance examinations to determine level of intelligence and academic grade level in reading vocabulary and comprehension. English grammar and spelling, and mathematical reasoning and fundamentals. The president or director of instruction interviews each boy who qualifies on the examinations, as well as his parents, before a decision is made on admission. Although demonstration of superior intelligence and academic accomplishment is required for admission, an applicant is not rejected solely because of previous scholastic performance. At the same time, records from previous schools are carefully reviewed for information concerning the applicant’s capabilities and inclinations. The School has no church affiliation and no religious requirements for admission; different church affiliations among students seem to have approximately the same ratio as the Birmingham area.

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Schedule The school schedule normally coincides with the schedules of public and private schools in Birmingham and Jefferson County. The school year begins during the first week of September and closes during the first week of June. Vacations are granted, as usual, at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and during the annual meeting of the Alabama Education Association. If need is sufficent, a six weeks summer session is conducted during June and July. Courses offered during the summer session depend upon the number of students who need to make up work in order to stay with their grade in school. Teachers are on duty from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P. M., or later, each school day. Classes begin at 8:15 A.M. and are completed at 2:30 to 4:00 P. M. - the length of the school day being determined by the Student's grade and rate of progress. Athletic and other extracurricular activities are conducted after students complete their regular academic schedule. The day is divided into eight or nine academic periods, varying acording to grade level. Side view of Academic Building and Gymnasium.