The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1905-02-18
COUNTY TEACHERS MEETING

a meeting Of the teachers Of this
! county was held in the armory this
morning and the attendance was indeed
gratifying TO Superintendent earn. who
/ presided and introduced the speakers.
Every section Of the county was rep
resented and it was one Of the best
meetings held in this county for long
time.
owing to the lateness Of the hour
and want Of space today. We can simply
announce the Speakers and the SUBJ
jects.
E Miss Sarah E. McCreary, one Of the
accomplished teachers in the Ocala
High School. started the educational
/ ball by reading a fine essay on The
/ Benefits Resulting From Compulsory
! School Law"
/ Principal T. H. Selden Of Dunnellon.
man Of mature and we'll cultivated
mind and great experience in the school
room. spoke on the subject: ITO the
/ Teacher" He made many salient and
/ pertinent off-hand remarks to the
| pleasure and profit Of his cultured au-
| dience.
Emanuel II. Martin, son Of Rev. Har-
, mon Martin of Fort Mccoy. spoke To
the School" and he proved the Marion
county Mark Twain of pedagoguery.
/ Ia WAS real. genuine humOr that he in
! jected into his theme, and surely undid
the gravity and dignity of the WELD
! ers of the birch" as we'll as gave the
audience something to think about.
! Hon. o. VI. Tillman. teacher at Red
dick. and legislator elect from Alachua
county. was to speak ITO the Com
munity." but he not being present DR..
! Andrew Sledd Of the University of
Florida at Lake City, was called on to
take Mr.. Hillman's place. and did 1t
admirably. effectively, and said that
compulsory education was a thought,
purpose and idea that had come to stay
and would finally compress every state
i'm the Union into the compulsory COL
umn.
Prof Z. W. Green, the splendid edu-
Gator from Belleview. read splendid
paper on can and Will the People At
ford a Higher Rate of Taxation for
School Purposes" He said they could.
would and it will bear the largest kind
of dividends to individual and state.
Professor ]. Fl. Wallace of Citra was
down to talk on the same subject dis
! cussed by Professor Green. but remark
ed the question. vital one. had been so
ably gone over little remained to be
said by him, so he told a few interest
ing anecdotes Of his counting days and
remarked the majority had to educate
the minority up to the subject. and
gracefully retired.
DIR. Sledd then closed the intellect
ual feast with magnificent address
on the significance of liberty and let
| ters showing Enthusiastically in the light
/ OF that intellectual and moral liberty.
which makes the ideal and respecta-
bile citizen To himself and his govern
ment. the effective and doing citizens,
that compulsory educations will come
and endow the world; that the liberty
of government bound into the nation
would eventually flood the world and
make every government IA unit on light
and liberty.
With the close of this magnificent ut
/ terance. after thanking all who parti-
/ cipated in the interesting and instruc-
/ tive exercises of the day the meeting
/ adjourned. many of the audience COM
. ing forward and shaking DR. Sledd's
hand and Offering him congratulations
The meeting WAS "A success and the
Star cougratultt-S Superintendent earn
and the faculty of the OcaIa High
school for the work and presence in
+ The cause of education.
GOOD READING