The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-15
Meeting Yesterday Showed
Much That Has Been
Accomplished.
SCHOOL INSPECTION, MAKES
INTERESTING REPORT ON SAN.
sTARY CONDITIONS AND REG
oMMENDs MANY NEEDED RENO
VATioNS IN SANITARY SYSTEM
OTHER REPORTS SHOW MUCH
PROGRESS BY COMMITTEES.

The School Improveent Association
met in its regular monthly session
yesterday afternoon at School No. 1,
President Sheriff. presiding, with q
good attendance
Several committee reports were
read all of which showed great prog
ress in the work assigned to each
committee. Perhaps the most inter
esting report was that Of the commit
tee on school inspection, read by Prof.
Bull. Prof. Bull emphasized particu-
larry in his report the necessity of
better sanitation. He told of the de-
plorable conditions of the sanitary APP
purtenances TO the school buildings
and of the danger to the child at
school from such existing conditions.
The subjetc of better drinking ar
mentS was stressed by the chair
man in his report. The present sys-
tenn of one or two tin dippers for
scores of children, he said, was an
easy method of spreading contagious
diseases tuberculosis bacteria had
easy play under such arrangements,
he declared, and a recommendation
was made that each child be provided
with an individual cup or glass. to be
cared for and used exclusively by him.
This would, the speaker said, eradi-
cate much of the evil.
President Sheriff. complimented the
chairman on the fullness of his report,
and Judge E. D. Beggs, who was pres
ent at the meeting, said that such re-
ports should not only be approved and
accepted by the association, but
should be acted upon
Mr.. Jockey said that he thought
that many of the improvements rec
commended came under the direction
of the school board and should be
called to their attention and suggest
ed that a committee be appointed to
present in person the report to the
school board at its next meeting, and
moved that this be done. The motion
passed.
The chair then appointed Judge E.
D. Beggs, Prof. Bull and Dr. Pierpont.
to present the report to the school
board.
Miss Emily NJ. Morley, as chairman,
read a report of the. committee on
school room decoration This report
proved a most valuable paper, includ-
ing the names of pictures most ap-
propriate for the several grades of the
public schools, from the primary de-
partment to the high school. It point
ed out those pictures which would
have the most educational value and
told where such pictures could be OBJ
tanned. The suggestions regarding the
decoration of the school room with
pictures were eXcellently conceived.
bringing out distinctly the beneficial
effect a picture has upon the mind OF
the pupil, and will prove of great
Inc jy, he Co10nFinn IF c-lrit n h1Q nia-
lures for the school room
The home gardening committee.
Miss Katie Smith, chairman, reported
on the progress of this work. This is
one of the most important features of
the work undertaken by the asSOcia-
ton this year. The report told of the
receipt of the seeds from Washington,
sent to the association by the agricul-
tural department, at the request Of
Senator William J. Bryan, of Florida,
of the distribution of the seed among
the children and of the work which
the children have thus far accom-
plished.
: Several chairmen of subcommittee
of the home gardening committee
made reports as to the progress In
each school district. All were most
favorable and indicate that most Of
of home gardening with great interest.
instruction slips have been issued
by the committee on home gardening,
detailing the prizes to be offered for
the best gardens and giving directions
for the planting and care of gardens.
The instructions are:
Planting.
Plant seeds in garden or boxes in
March or last Of February.
Fill boxes with four or FIVE inches
of fine, rich SOIL
Place boxes in sunny place, and
sprinkle every day.
Cover boxes at night, If very cold.
Transplant seedlings to the garden
about April 1st, on a damp day.
Snow seeds of Calliopsis, Nastur-
tiums. Morning Glories and Four
O'clocks in the garden, as they do
not stand transplanting
Suggestions for Window Boxes.
Make the box six or eight inches
deep, twelve to fifteen inches wide,
and as long as the window IS wide.
Fill the boxes with fine, rich soil
and fasten firmly to the sunniest win
dow
Place similar boxes on the porch or
fence
Plant Morning Glories on the side
nearest the house and train up on
strings.
Plant Climbing Nasturtiums near
outside, to hang down over the box.
Plant Calliopsis. Zinnnias, Mari
colds. Asters or Verbenas in middle
of box.
Plants should stand four or FIVE
inches apart.
Making Your Flower Beds.
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