The Pensacola journal., 1910-12-28

OF the regular campaign, special meet
ingS at Plant City. Tampa. ST. Peters
burg. Clearwater, Dover, Sopchoppy,
Altga, Bristol, BiountstOWn and Una
tilla.
Forty-six Of the forty-sevcn counties
have been covered by the campaign;
Levy county Was omitted owing to an
epidemic Of measles and diphthenia,
but this county viii also be canvassed
n short time. -Tnirty-flve hundred
miles We're covered by rail; two hum
dred by automobile: and forty by
horse and buggy: one hundred and
ninety-siX meetings We're held.
Speakers Employed.
The following speakers contributed
from ten to one hundred and fifteen
days to the campaign: State Super
intendent of Public Instruction W. VI.
Holloway, one hundred fifteen days;
Capt. G. NJ. Lynch, state high school
inspector, one hundred fifteen days;
DR.. A. A. Murphree, president Of the
University of Florida. twenty days:
DR.. w. F .Blackman, president OF ROl-
lins College, twenty-eisht days: DR..
Edward Conrad. president Of the Flor
ida State College for Women, twenty
days: Prof. J. NJ. Guilliams, State Nor
nal School, Bowling Green, Ky. Six
teen days: DR.. J. Y. Joyner, president
of the National Education Association,
ten days: DR.. ]. B. Aswell, president
o. the State Normal School, Louisiana.
twelve days; DR. Lincoln Huliey, pres
ident OF John B. Stetson University
ten days: Dr.. W. II Tribble. presi-
dent OF Columbia College eight days !;
Governor A. ". Gilchl isr, five days
Hon. Park Trammell, attorney general,
light days land United States Senator
Duncan Z. Fletcher, three days. In
ferent times six high school principals
and ten county superintendents OF
public instruction in the field.
State Library Association.
With q view 20 reviving an interest
in good literature and establishing d
working library IN every public school
in the state. aS far aS the same may
be possible, | have appointed State
Library Association, the interest Of
which will be looked after by the fol-
| lowing persons: George B. UtleE.
| Esq, Jacksonville Free Public Library
chairman: Dr. Lincoln HuIley. presi-
| dent John B. Stetson University, De
| Land; Miss Katherine Wicker, former
| ~ connected with the Tampa High
| School. Tam pa: Dr.. James Nj. Far'r.
professor OF English, University Of
Florida. Gainesville; Prof. II. \. Fer
reil. principal OF the Franklin County
High School ApalacnicOla; Mrs. Ella
| LaF. Hamilton, principal OF the pri
mary department, Gadsden County
High School Quincy; Miss Rowena
! Lcngmire, professor Of English. nor
NAL department, Florida State College
| for Women, Tallahassee: Miss Pauline
Reese, professor OF English, Escamhia
High School, Pensacola. and Mrs
Lula b. Bradford, professor of Eng
| lish, Hillsb0rough County High School
Tampa.
! Woncr'a Schoo! Improvement Assn
! -.s VA hlVn already stated, there
| iWoTe organized during the recent elIll
cat;onal campaign one hundred ant
, fifty NoMeDs Local School Improve
1nent Associations. To give this worl
the dignity which naturally alta che:
! TO it. and the benefit Of such aid a!
! would result from being connected
/ with the state educational department
| ! appointed state Womens Schoo
. Improvement Association, the person
incl OF which is as follows: Miss RU
wena I.ongnlire. president, Tallaha 5
see; Mrs. ". +. BIackman. yice-prasi
dent, Winter Park: Mrs. J. L. FutC h
treasurer. Gainesville, and Mrs. W. N
Holloway, secretary. Tallahassee.
In addition TO these. there We're ap
pointed the following ladies, who con
stitute the executive committee of tht
association: Mrs r. 3. Rutherford
Jacksonville; Mrs. w f. Milton. Ma
rianna; Mrs. c. \. Carson, kissim
NEE; Mrs. NJ. F. '1+horington, Lake
land; Mrs. G. l.. Bittinger. Ocala MIS-
". $. Jennings, Jacksonville, and Mrs
W. +. Hines, Tampa.
Public Health and SchooI Sanitation
In the hope of improving the SAM
Jary condition Of the public school
and the health Of the children in al
tendance upon them. | have appointed
the following committee Oh publ
health and school sanitation: Dt
Hiram Byrd. assistant state health oi
tjcer, chairman, jacksonville; DR.. n
II. Russell. principal of the Nassau
County High School, Fernandina
Miss Hattie Carpenter, editor Florid.
School Exponent, Miami: Dr.. Ellel
Lowell Stems, chairman health de
partmeI eIlt OF the General Federation o
Women'5 Clubs, Jacksonville: Dr. J. I
|
Sutherland; DR.. J. Fl. Colson, phys
elan, Gaiue5ilie; Prof W. S. Cawthon
principal Of the Escambia Count
High School, Pensacola, and DR.. II. "
tTTibbie- president Of Columbia Col
ilege. Lake City.
| This committee VII cooperate Wit
the State Board Of Health, the count
boards of public instruction and al
ether legally constituted authoritie
that may hae for their object the PIC
motion o. the public health.
Uniform Building Plans and Specif
cations.
IN he erection Of high school build
ings the boards of public instTuctio
usually employ competent architect
to furnish plans and specifications b
which contractors are 10 be gOyerne
in their work. Bur in the construt
tjon Of elementary school building
there is frequently 4 great waste. bt
cause the builder is not required /
follow any definite plan. III cgde
rhat, in tn future. this class Of built
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