Birmingham University School - Equestria Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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3609 Montclair Road Birmingham 13, Alabama A College Preparatory School for Boys Dedicated to Excellence in Education: The Hope for American Leadership [ 5 ]

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History of Birmingham University School Birmingham University School was established in 1922 by Colonel (then Captain) Basil M. Parks. In 1940, when Colonel Parks returned to active service in the United States Army, Captain Robert L. Johnson succeeded him as director of the school. Upon Captain Johnson's death in 1945, Colonel Parks relinquished control of the School and it was reorganized as a non-profit corporation. In 1954, the School moved into a new building on the present site at 3609 Montclair Road (the old Atlanta highway). In 1956. the academic building was enlarged and, in 1959, a new gymnasium was completed. Since moving to the present location, the School has had use of the adjacent five-acre Birmingham City Park as an athletic field. A sustaining Fund drive, begun in 1959 to finance improvements and expansion of facilities, already has made the following improvements possible: installation of new library equipment and addition of several hundred new books; purchase of new biology and chemistry laboratory equipment and supplies; installation of new gymnasium seats and six basketball backstops; paving of a large parking lot and playground; and--most important--acquisition of adjacent property, which gives the School a frontage of over 500 feet on Montclair Road and a total area of over six acres. [ 4 ]

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The Governing body of the Birmingham University School Is a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, presently comprised as follows: Chairman: Beverly P. Head, Jr. General Superintendent Hill Grocery Company Secretary: J. C. Orr President Birmingham University School Joe H. Brady President Brady Company Arthur I. Chenoweth Physician R. Hugh Daniel President-Treasurer Daniel Construction Company of Alabama Charles L. Gaines, Jr. President Shook Fletcher Insulation Company Victor H. Hanson, II Vice-President and Assistant to die Publisher The Birmingham News Willian E. Hood President Industrial Paint Company John S. Jemison, Jr. President-Treasurer Jemison Investment Company, Inc. Chairman of the Board Birmingham Transit Company Frederick S. Johnson Department Manager Coca-Cola Bottling Company Caldwell Marks Chairman of the Board and Secretary Owen-Richards Company James B. Morgan President Molton, Allen Williams. Inc. Dr. Henry K. Stanford President Birmingham-Southern College Dr. Joseph F. Volker Dean of Dental School University of Alabama Elliott T. Williams, Jr. Vice President Molton, Allen Williams, Inc. Frank M. Young Attorney President of the Patrons' Organization: John W. Minor. II President-Elect of the Patrons' Organization: Paschal G. Shook, Jr. [ 6 )