The Pensacola journal., 1910-12-28
Florida Teachers Are
Welcomed to Pensacola
MAYOR REILLY. ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY, WELCOMES TIE
VISITORS.
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THE CITY, WELCOMES TIE
VISITORS.
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say, I'VE thank you." and we hope
that our presence in your midst may
be Of the greatest advantage to yo"
and your county for extending to us
such a reception. May our presence
here be an incentive 10 greater ef-
forts for the further advancement Of
your schools, and the betterment Of
your dear children, and may We as
teachers receive that instruction "nd
from spending a few lrys
in your midst at this great co'lven-
tion that will smooth many paths that
we have to tread and tighten many
burdens that are common to the
teachers lot.
Such inspiring words as those w
have just listened to from men who
have seen much of life and under
stand its meaning, men who are a.
Quainted with other professions than
our own and who speak SO enttusas
tically about and pay so much respect
20 our own dear profession, such
words, | say. make Us more self con-
scious and more self-appreciatiye and
to go back from .his
convention to our own tasks. though
they be hard, with a zeal for greater
things and a prayer for ncbler deeds
and thoughts and with hands more
ready and efficient for their peculiar
tasks. These conventions and these
receptions make us forge the little
annoying obstacles that naye to be
met by the teacher. They remove dis
coura gements and cause us 10 forget
disappointments and send us back to
our duties more firmly impressed than
ever that the fathers and mothers OF
this state are looking directly and
anNiously to Us to lay the founda ion
upon which the next generation must
build
Your hospitality in throwing open
your doors and receiving us with oren
hands and hearts, your Interests thus
shown in the great problem OF ecu
cation which We as teachers are labor
ing to solve and apply IN the most
ideal and satisfactory way: our real
ization Of the support that you are
giving to your own city and county
schools, make us ali realize that here
in Pensacola we may find men ana
women who recognize the labors, dis
couragements and disappointments of
the individuals TO whom the people Of
this country intrust the cduca ton OF
their children
When We have enjoyed your cour-
TeSies and finished our work here and
hidden YOU goodbye, We can but
through the coming years remember
Pensacola and her good people
SUPT. HOLLOWAY.
In order to predict with reasonable
accuracy the future OF public educa-
tfon in Florida, 1t is, perhaps, neces-
sary to give brief review of the i'm
mediate past.
The Conferences fer Education in
Florida.
On the 4th OF September 1909. |
assembled in the Board OF Trade
looms, IN the city Of Jacksonville, the
county superintendent5 Of public in.
structiOn, the members OF the boards
of public instruction, the high school
principals, the college presidents, and
other friends Of public education n
the state. A permanent organization
was effected by the election OF w. u.
Holloway. state superintendent OF pu1-
lie instruction, president: ~ A Nug
phree, president OF the University Of
Florida. vice-president and treasurer.
q. NJ Lvncn, professor OF secondaY.-
education and high school inspector.
general manager, and G.. w. Tedder
county superintendent Of public Ill-
stluction. secretary.
The meeting thus organized denonl:.
mated itself the Conference fer Educa.
ton in Florida. and with the officers
Of the conference as the executive
board voted to inaugurale a. once an
educational campaign
Campaign lnaugurated.
On September 8, 1909. there x1s
published in all OF the leading paper
OF the state a schedule of the ,ra.
lies accompanied by statement y.
the purposes Of the Campaign and an
appeal TO the patriotic people of Flu.
ida to give lis their cooperation. Bv
September 10 there had been pla-e
| in the hands OF ministers. teachers
school officials and leading citizens o,
each place scheduled for q meeting
ciI cula- letters. pamphlets, pos;a'
cards and other literature Intended l.
arouse public sentiment in The worb
! We we're about TO inaugurare FrCo
| September 10 10 January l there la1
been mailed 1900 letters and card.
| Extended notices ot the CanpaisI
We're printed in every county page.
and in all except three favorable msn
ton was made Of cur work ediJoriallv-
These papers have, since the close o.
the campaign, recanCed and pubIisaes
! strong endorsement of the campaign
Three leading daily papers OF IN
Estate gave from one-haIf OF a coIun.
, 70 three columns daily TO i report o
the campaign from its inception to ~
close
| The first meeting OF he campaig!
! was held a MsT:anna, October =, 1909
! the lasr a. Leesburg. February u
1919. We have held since the cos.