Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26
EDUCATIONAL RALLY
WILL BE big EVENT
CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION TO
OPEN IN GAINESVILLE OCT. o.
Many Letters Being Received by
Secretary Lynch From Those
Offering Services.


the educational campaign TO be in
augurated here Friday, October Sth,
Is to be one OF the greatest and most
far.reaching movements ever started
in the State. We have the opportun-
ity Of judging Its increasing popular
ity because the Office Of the executive
secretary. Capt G. NJ. Lynch, is open
TO us every day I'm the week.
Letters from high school principals
are received daily approving the
work Of the conference and insisting
that their towns shall be included In
the schedule OF meetings. Letters
come from prominent men from all
sections of the State rendering their
services in the field. County super.
intendents in North, Middle, South
and East Florida are sending In re.
quests for three or more rallies In
their counties. A number OF the
leading newspapers In the State offer
their columns to the managers OF the
campaign. A number of school boards
have appropriated fifty dollars 20 the
campaign fund and the financial EN-.
barrassment which the managers
faced at the beginning OF the campaign
IN greatly relieved. Il Is the belief
OF Capt Lynch that every county will
make the ffty-dOllar appropriation.
In the event this campaign results
in a strong awakening OF the people.
something will be presented TO Flor
ida which will make every school Off
cial in the State proud Of the part
he took I'm It," said Capt. Lynch.
Already we are having the move
ment advertised In other Southern
States as the Florida Movement and
II we carry out our plans the Flor
ida Movement will be known as the
beginning OF an educational renais-
sance In the South. We do not
purpose that Florida shall be second.
third or any other subordinate rank
in the list Of Southern States educa.
tionally. but flrst!" the Secretary EN-.
phatically declared. This campaign"
he continued, IFS to put an end to
Florida supplying even one per cent
to a continuing basis OF illiteracy."
The President OF the National Edu.
cational Association, DIR. JOyner.
North Carolina, writing to State Su-
perintendent Holloway. says: "Of
course ] will be with you In that
campaign. II is a magnificent move
ment." Dr. p. p. Claxton. chairman
OF the campaign committee OF the
South, Tennessee. writes. Il will be
with YOU a week In October and would
like TO make four speeches a day.
II Is n great movement" DIR. J. b.
Aswell, ex,State Superintendent OF
Louisiana and president of the State
Normal Of that State, sends greetings,
and after speaking OF the campaign
as great work" adds. If you will
give me the exact dates when you
want TO use me In your campaign
shall try to arrange my work TO be
with you" DIR. Wickliffe Rose. execu.
tive secretary OF the Southern Educa.
tion Board. writes, Il should like to
cooperate with you. The object OF
your campaign gives to IL a very def.
mite and appealing purpose"
The Board OF Trade OF Jacksonville
at it's monthly meeting endorsed the
movement by appointing seven Of It's
leading members on a special commits
tee 10 cooperate with the managers
Of the campaign. We hope the boards
OF trade In every large city OF the
State will follow the example set
by the Jacksonville board.
An educational committee OF seven.
with Major Eugene Matthews at the
head. will push the propaganda
through the press and take an active
part in the field.
So We find the school men. the
business men. the farmers and the
editors enlisted together In the work.
Gainesville must have a record
breaking crowd at the first meeting,
Friday evening. October Sth. This
meeting will be reported In every
county OF the State. Five strong
speakers have been assigned to the
Gainesville rally.