The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-25

Less than one hundred persons at
tended the addresses of prominent
educators at the K. of c. hail last
night, and most of those present We're
school teachers. The small attend
ance in large city did not compare
fayOrably at all with audiences in
small towns where the educators bad
held forth during the past eight
weeks.
Those in the party were: Hon. j.
Y JOyner, state superintendent for the
state Of North CaTOuna, and president
OF the National Educational AssOcia-
ton; Hon. Edward Conrad, president
Of the WOman's College, at Tallahas-
see; Hon. w. N. Holloway, state super
inJendent of education, from Talahas-
see; Capt. George Lynch, of Gaines
vile, professor OF secondary education,
State University Gainesville. J. T..
Diamond, superintendent OF education,
of Santa Rosa county, and II. RusseI
Felkel, Of Tallahassee. news writer
travelling with the educators, were the
visitors.
There was some considerable delay
in the crowd reaching the city. They
made n trip from Milton TO Jay, Fla,
in an automobile, and thence over to
Pollard by the same conveyance
Thence to FlomatOn, to catch a train
When they reached that place they
found the train was about an hour late
and they decided 10 come on to the
city in an automobile They arrived
here about 7:3O o'clock and by the
time they had supper the hour had
passed fer the meeting Then mes
sages which had beer sent on here an
nouncing the change in itinerary as
arranged from Milton. were net de-
Ifvered until late. Advices We're also
sent Sunday nisht and were only Of
fered for delivery yesterday. Those
i'm charge of the meeting. Of course,
declined to receive the teiegrams.
The delay resulted in a complete up
setting of all plans, and much d1saD-
pointment was expressed because the
changes had not been given the pub
Iicitv that they should have been given,
because If would have insured a larger
attendance.
SPEAKING WAS GOOD.
Speeches we're delivered by Capt
Lynch. Hon. J. Y. JOyneT, Stunt. HOllO-
Uav and DIT. Conrad. PensacOlians
missed a great treat in not hearing
the address Of Prof. JOyner, for he IS
n sneaker Of force and commands the
attention of all when on the stand
While delivering the shortened speech
last night, absolute quiet prevailed in
the large room and all were sorry
when he quit He is very eloquent,
and Is in love with educational mat
teTS.
PROF. cAWTHON PRESIDED.
Prof. CawthOn. principal Of the Pen
sacOIa High School, presided Mr..
HAYES. the only member Of the board
of education present, busted himself
about the hall and took a prominent
part in the evenings. program. y. B.
Cool, the superintendent, was not in
the CITY and the other members Of the
hoard we're unable to be there. The
teachers we're there to the number Of
forty Every school in the city was
ranrezauted. but there was not pupil
from any Of the schools in attendance.
In MANY Of the places where the edu-
GATORS held forth, the children were
largely represented in the aUdinces-
sTbere. was also a great lack of local
education enthusiasts
CAPT LYNCH INTRODUCED
Cant Lynch made the first address
of the evening. He told Of the diff
entities Of the trip from Milton TO jay,
thence to FlOmatOn, thence 70 Pens A.
cola and then the trouble iG finally
reacbine the hotel and Of finding
where the Knights of Columbus hail
was located. He made some refer
once to the rough conditions Of Pen
saco19-s streets. but It indicated pros