The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-03-23
EDUCATIONAL
| ASSOCIATION
.ot. PIatts Writes Of the Recent
Meeting in Louisville.
INTERESTING SESSIONS
.,,,v Thirty Florida School Superinten-
don't, Arrive at Destination IN
Rowling SrOw Storm.

When State Superintendent Holloway
Anonnced that the regular annual con-
pntion of county superintendent Of
or;da would be held in Louisville, KY,
connection with the annual session
the department Of superintendent
the National Educational Association,
feared that the number of Florida
,nerintendents would be small and the
fort to broaden our outlook by asso.
alton with great men at this meeting
educators be failure. We might
I'VE saved ourselves the worry.
When we met at our train at Jack
bnyille on the night of Sunday, Febru-
" 25th, We found our ear we'll filled
Eth a Jolly crowd of about thirty Flor
hans, mostly superintendents, anxious
hear how the rest Of the world was
bing things.
While we were greeting old friends
Id making new ones, the train pulled
bt and soon we left the Land of Flow.
s far behind. We had the whole
to ourselves, and as there Is no law
kainst talking shop, far into the night
Enthusiasts could be heard discussing
special tax" state aid, etc. At
81 quiet reigned in our car, and We
woke finally in Atlanta; a brief stop
I'D on We went through the farming,
zen the mining country of Georgia,
EN- Tennessee and Kentucky.
Due in Louisville at an early hour.
e finally reached there about 2 Il. m,
wen or eight hours late. The last six
eight hours by special without any
bat On the train and nothing to eat
ter dinner. We were lawfully" glad
get there, but when we We're turned
ht Of the car into bowling blizzard
18th several inches of snow under foot
well, for Florida Crackers who were
ed to different things we considered
Efficiently strenuous. After chasing
lr hats all over the lower part of the
Ny and getting our shoes full of snow,
)e managed to reach the welcome shell
Pr OF the lunch room, where we soon
ad everyone awake, coffee boiling and
separations for a lunch under way.
fter sandwiches, dOugh-nllts and hot
Pfee, twenty-five of Us piled Utter
W into one bus, and ut last reached
hotel, warm baths and good beds.
Tuesday morning. after registration
the association headquarters at the
eelbach hotel, where we were given
Pr badges, credentials, ETC., We pro-
feded to the beautiful Warren Memo
church. where the general sessions
the convention were held.
Addresses Of welcome and responses
Pok up the morning and it was not
III afternoon that the real business
the meeting was reached. The first
Pplc discussed was Means Afforded by
p Public Schools for Moral and Re
nous Training. The thought the
rlter endeayored to bring out was the
Pssloillty Of the teacher 50 influencing
chlds moral nature that he does
guy, not on account of any fear Of
tnshment nor any hope of reward,
SIMPLY for that higher reason that
sht Is right and the right course is
Pc only one to take because it is the
ny rational one.
inc next paper, 1.-The Effect of Moral
aueatlon IN the Public Schools upon
V'vlc Life of the Community"
Puched US very closely as Il subject of
ost vital interest and we were not
sappolnted in the speakers able
andllnng of it nor the discussion follow
y; a proper regard for the rights
~ feelings of others, a disposition to
,,s'aer the good of the majority rather
.an mat Of the individual; in this way
sung to an intelligent understanding
me laws of our land and obedience
because it is law, but because it is
asoh and right. This training in
IVY years must surely raise the stand
wi citizenship as our boys and girls
tIme the men and women of affairs
the future.
nn9ther very interesting paper on
.esday was entitled 1.-The Superin-
uaents Authority and the Teachers
ssssaom,' emphasizing the desirability
'"e most friendly relations between
superintendent and teacher, for
81 can the best results be obtained
."e school room; and the necessity OF
supenntendents being absolutely
70 procure and retain such teachers
are competent without regard to
~ prayers, threats or recommends
rI Has OF constituents who wish to pay
" f" debts or assist needy relatives
bun m,ehus by, placing them on the
bmm .y payroll as teachers, be they
WMPetent or not.
nnoa .n superintendent sympathetic,
Ies. and impartial the teacher must
nr .Vyal and faithful -sure of his sup
4 In N 50 far as they are right and Of
Sst n,ndiy help and advice in case they
kts r ine Round Table for county super
Esra auents some very interesting papers
w read and discussed Notahlu the