DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-31

lnc uOrlnllOrlCS III winch 10 mouse YOU,
to have the use of the parlors for the re-
ccption, and gave me fM power on their
behalf to cooperate with the citizens
Of DcLand in extending to you an en-
thusiastic welcome 1t is not, there
fore, in a conventional way thlt ! CX-
tend to YOU welcome on their hchali,
but lo SO under their authority and in
the light Of the powers they bestowed
Upon me for the occasion.
| welcome you here on behalf Of the
faculty. Dean Carson, the secretary Of
Our faculty., sent Il personal letter to
every member Of cvcrv college faculty
in this State whose address could be OBJ
tanned he did so by virtue of an
action oi the faculty for that purpose.
Prof. Suhrir. Of the faculty. has written
to the county supcrlntcndcnts, to the
school boards, to the prominent cdu-
Gators all over this State and in the
name Of the institution has extended
cordial welcome. 1t remains for me to
SAY that | welcome you myself, as a
fellow educator. glad to touch elbows
with every one of you. In my own
name, personally, extend to PrcSi-
dent Bluckmnn of our sister COZ eye at
Winter Park welcome to this plat.
form and 60 this campus, and take
this opportunity Of expressing in public
what ! have already written him in
private, the sincere sorrow that felt on
hearing Of the destruction by lire of
one of the buildings of Rollins College.
Sometimes, amid the rivalrics Of our
students organizations, people lose
sight OF the fact that these institutions
are luboring for the same end; are set
for the glory Of God and it is a mean
spirit that would II joicc in any calamity
that ovcrtakcs any Of them We need
every agency that we have with It's
working Tor the bcttcrmcnt of human
conditions.
am glad, also, to welcome to the
Stctson campus President Murphrcc OF
the state University, and those olhcr
persons who are associated with him in
the work Of that institution In my
judgment the State University at
Gainesville is Il 'stincd und T. God, to
supply a great need in the future dcvcl-
opmcnt OF Florida All depends on
its policy. y liberal conception Of the
needs Of the State, a faithful adherence
to the highest educational standards on
the part Of the State University and
Rollins College and Stetson and the
other institutions of higher learning,
will lift the standards Of education in
our schools of a intercollegiate character
On behalf Of the university welcome
DR.. Conradi, president of the Woman's
College at Tallahassee
On behalf of the university. vel
come State Superintendent Holloway,
and all associated with him in the State
dcpartm of public education. |
welcome President Hathaway Of this
Association, and all the principals of
high schools who are serving this com
monNcalth welcome the county
supcrntcndcntS engaged in the super
vision oi the public schools. welcome
all the presidents and principals of
private schools and technical schools
of every description, and | welcome
that large body of public school teachers
who are doing such noble service III the
cause. We shall testify Our love of
YOU and Of your work by two public
receptions, by organ reCitalS proceed
ing every session, and by holding our
selves in readiness To serve your in
tclCSlS WiIlc YOU tlc ltlc az t|tlr YUM.
President Hathaway's Address.
Prof +. \. Hathaway, president Of
the Association and principal of the
Duval High schools, also read his address
which was splendid effort. He
showed the need of more money with
which to run the schools of the State.
the need of better salaries, Of purcr and
more competent school officials longer
school terms, and general bcttcrmcnt
all along the line. Both Mr.. Hatha-
way and Captain Lynch handled school
matters without gloves and showed
what the schools needed to make them
better for the pupils and better for the
teachers.
Want the S. E. A. Next Year.
At the conclusion of the addresses of
Tuesday night, a resolution was passed,
wordcd about as follows:
The Florida State Teachers Associa-
ton. in convention assembled, one
thousand strong, send greetings to the
Southern Educational Association, now
in session at Charlotte, ~ c., and
invite you, to meet with us in
1910
Captain Lynch, of Gaines Vile, was
selected to convey the invitation to
Charlotte, and to urge the acceptance
If the same. Mr., Lynch left on the
midnight train on his pleasant mission,
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
Perhaps eight hundred persons assem-