The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-15
TIONs AND VAST CONCERNs."-COwPER
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN RALLY

IL taxes something strong 10 move OuI
people, and they got all that was COM
ing to them from these earnest and
enthusiastic men, in their talks Tues
day at the court house. With all the
educational facilities within the reach
of the children of this county Super
intendent Crimson made the statement
that the records would show that at
least fifty per cent, perhaps as many
as sixty per cent, of the children were
not in the school room, and taking
that for a text the educators who hon.
ored us with their presence said that
the greatest resource of a state was
an educated manhood and woman
hood. And along this line they pre-
scented some very pertinent facts for
us to digest and assimilate.
The gentlemen visiting us were
State Superintendent Holloway, Cap
tain Geo. NJ. Lynch, state high school
inspector, Mr.. W. F. Blackman, pres
ident of Rollins College, Prof. J. NJ.
Guilliams, a member of the faculty
of the Western kentucky State Nor
NAL.
These gentlemen visited the Ocala
High School at $50 and all gave
short, animated talks, which were
much appreciated and which will not
be without it's effects upon the schol-
ars.
At 1920 o'clock they repaired to
the court house, where quite a num-
Der of people had gathered to hear adj
dresses from them.
Superintendent Holloway presided
and Superintendent BrinsOn acted as
master of ceremonies.
Superintendent Crimson regretted
that every seat in front of him was not
occupied. He said that at a conven-
ton of superintendent, after discuss
ing the small attendance at our pub
lie schools, an educational campaign
was suggested to arouse our people to
greater interest in the subject of ed
ucation, from which sprung the pres
ent movement.
After quite a nice address Superin-
tendent Brinson introduced Superin-
tendent Holloway.
He thanked the vari1 " county
boards for the liberality in which they
met this movement in the matter of
funds to meet the le-
Ultimate requirements, and thanked
the newspapers for the space they
gave to the movement and the ardor
they showed toward it,
He said that while all the newspa-
pers had been liberal, that the Times !
Union of Jacksonville had sent spe- /
cial representative along with them
so as to keep the people of the state |
posted as to their daily proceedings, !
adm thus awaken an interest in this |
deeply important subject.
At this stage of the proceedings Su- /
Holloway introduced |
Mr.. Sans of the Times-Union, who /
spoke in praise Of that paper for it's
interest along educational lines, and /
along all lines that meant the better /
ment of the state, and while it was |
making daily reports of these rallies /
without reward or the hope thereof, \
still he was always glad to add names |
TO its ever-increasing subscription
list.
Captain Lynch was next introduced.
t need not have been stated that he
vas from the Emerald Isle, for his
Hit was a tell-tale of his birth. After
/ few brief remarks, punctured with
Wit, he told of the real purpose Of the
which in point OF fact en-
,raced everything that related or was
correlated to education. The propa-
,anda as he stated it was a fetching
me, and before taking his seat Capt.
lynch made himself solid at least
With the female portion of his audi
snce when he said that he stood fat
Dotted and unequivocally in favor q
having at least one woman on our
school boards, and one or more mem
)ers of our boards of trustees. That
where women were members Of
school boards in the west the schools
we're set on fire with life and activity.
lie said that in meetings of this sort
Z was a custom TO throw bouquets at
he feet of the women, but when it
,ame to the test of putting our admir-
ltion for them along practical lines
here generally came a halt in eur
of faith.
Capt. Lynch's suggestion met with
hearty and pronounced approval, and
f this compaign Of education accom-
dishes that much it will have done
rood thing.
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