The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-14

son. while Mrs. Wiley and Prof. Aus
. tin assisted Prof. Wiley in the higher
!. grades. The first floor is devoted To
recitation rooms. the second story for
a chapel and audience room. Here, al
the close Of the days work 3: 80 p. m.
we saw the school assemble. Mrs. wiley
playing on the piano. while the pupils
marched in in perfect time and order
and took their seats with a method
that could not be mistaken. After
singing song which was beautifully
done. Prof Wiley. insisted the visitors
should say a word. Mrs. Bittinger took
occasion TO make good temperance
talk 10 the school. At her close the
principal asked all who favored what
she advocated and would use every
honorable influence TO make them ef-
fective. Every scholar and teacher
rose 10 their feet. Ii introducing MIS-.
II &. Groves, Prof. Wiley said NJ.
Groves had always been a friend % the
school and had never failed II assist
them over hard places. Mrs. Groves,
II d very modest. but delightful man
ler, surprised her friends By the neat
little speech she made. saying it had
been her desire for years To visit Fes-
sender and see for herself the work il
was doing and this was her first OPP
portUEity and she was more than
pleased and il far surpassed her eX-
pectations.
The editor was then called on and
gave those in charge chedit for the
good work that had been done for the
colored boys and girls Of Marion and
predicted, that judging from what had
been done during the past six years,
indicated much better and greater
work for the school in the future TO
the training for useful lives those
brought under the influence Of the
school The school gave him splendid
attention and hearty applause, as it
did all the speakers.
Prof. Wiley, in most gracious man
ner. thanked those who had talked
and the school by a rising vote return
ed their appreciation.
There may be better schools and
county, but we have not seen them.
The discipline is perfect. obedience to
the requirements most gratifying and
their desire to learn most cheering TO
teachers.
There is no school in Marion county
that is doing as good work and as
thorough work as F'essenden Academy
and if those who have never seen what
il is doing will visit it and see for
themselves our words will be confirm
ed in every particular.
The watchwOrd of F'essenden is
''work"-thorough and systematic a
place for everything and everything in
those within its walls must see it is
properly sounded. In closing this hur
, ried and imperfect notice of our
Visic we cannot resist the tempta-
ton TO say that of the mint OF money
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has distributed
over the country for library and educa-
tional purposes. none has been bestoW-
4 Il
fective work and none will bear
larger interest for the amount invest
ed With such men at its head as Prof.
Wiley, Fessenden is no longer an eX-
pertinent: il is a pronounced success
and none are more willing TO attest the
Supt w. ID. earn. who never fails TO
visit il and note its splendid work.
! Our visit was indeed a pleasant one.
/ That the colored people of this coun-
" appreciate the memory of the late
r. :. Fessenden. who gave the original
| ten acres Of land and academy building
is being attested by their raising $500
/ to place a monument over his grave
which is located just west of the acad-
envy building and will be dedicated on
the same day the new library building
is opened, which il is expected will be
the latter part of January. 1908.
!. To show the helpful. practical and
! true spirit of sympathy for the un-
| fortunate and distressed that is taught
! in this school we instance the case of
| Cheney Brown. a bright pupil attend
! ing the school from Tampa. Her
mother met her death by being burned
and the girl was dependent upon her
mother for her education and had no
means to attend the funeral. The
| pupils of the school took up cOllec-
/ ton and contributed s11.65 for her
| help.
! We forget TO say every particle of
work around the place was done by
/ the boys OF the school and is so sys-
tematized that none Of the hours for
recitations are encreached upon.