Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-29
s1uoENTs or NORMAL AND
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
r,.rt Was Celebration Of Fourth
anniversary Of the Institution.
Or. sledd's Remarks.

eledd, President VI tne SHY Vi
r,orlda, upon the occasion Of the
sur,h anniversary OF the founding OF
ne Pensacola Normal and Industrial
school Tuesday night:
"A large audience was in attend
.see last night at the Pensacola Nor
nj and Industrial School, colored.
New. G. W. Lewis, principal, the Occa-
sOu being in honor Of the fourth ami
vprsary Of the institution.
The exercises were opened by the
mlncipal. the only speaker of the
evening. DR.. Andrew Sledd. president
of the University of Florida. at Gaines
VIE. being introduced by J. II. Sher-
MI. secretary of the local Y. NJ. c. a.
In introducing the speaker, Mr..
Sheriff. said:
81 know that God must be with YOU
n this work. When ! see your school
Wit Is today, compared with its hum
BE beginning, I know thatGod is with
you.
Leaving the race question out YOU
have a school here that S. credit to
the State Of Florida. Y1l have made
q splendid beginning but remember it
Is only a begunirg. N.u sin es..ua.
h your good work as i..- a. ..I ar.
loyal 10 your leader
"Dont let auy little j.alau..a. l.l..
among you. Your ury-,a. header BIS
the man Who Will 60 wonderful ta,u--
for you.
when Mr.. Sheriff. introduced ur.
sledd tremendous applause greeted
him. Dr. Sledd spoke iu part as fol-
lows:
81 thank you for your cordial vel
cone said DIR. Sledd. Il believe.
with Mr.. Sheriff.. that 20 have done
vell and that you have set a pace for
The entire State. esteem il a privi-
lege TO be here tonight.
Il believe I'm education for all poo-
pie In accordance with their capacities
and needs. Application and acquisi-
ton Of useful information TO the pro-
notion Of our own welfare and promo
ton Of the race is the first element
Of education. When art for arts sake
and learning for learning's sake be-
come the rule, We are I'm the process
OF retrogression.
The doorway Of education is the
ooorWay for any race. / believe in
edueation for all people-every creed,
every race. God forbid that any man
N this land Of the free should say
NE door Of opportunity is shut in his
face.
There Is a common foundation for
eaacation. We have not been taught
enough Of what We are and what our
Surroundings are. The disease Of
book worm, among school children, Is
pfaeucally unknown among the
teachers OF the State because Il is
not In the curriculum. Did you ever
hear a school teacher tell pupils that
consumption can be cured?
Speaking Of diseases which are
.aid by the scientists TO be lncurable,
d. sledd said: Amy doctor who says
ne can cure cancer Is a 'fakir'-refer
him to me.
One OF the first things We, as
leachers. should teach the young Is
NE principle Of pure air and physical
exercise. These are fundamental
uings la education, but YOU don't hear
teachers telling pupils about them
Ai'hough they ask questions 200 Latin
ana also hard sums-pus This and
Plus X, ".
don't know anything more rilic.
li0ps than to hear o pupil quote Latin
ana can't understand au Eusy ID trans
'alion of t0a question.
Tn my gaun. cl.- a. days Il. yol
saAId pace about t.a ancient walls oI
Rome could draw o. u.. lur a.k
ne about laa boundary lu. o. m
Own county u Virginia ana . could
not l..l sou thing about a.
Education 81. r.r. f.r u.r and
.1' man f.r .lr.at..r IH.a accord
ing 20 h.a needs should Or. ODE motto
over every school door 10 a man