The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-29

TRNAL, THURSDAY MOE
was unsparins in his criticism of pres
ent state laws governing the revenue
of the public schools and of certain
type of school officials. He urged a
higher school millage and attacked
! the county school superintendent, pos
ing before his people as d political
, economist" The schools should be
given first attention, he said, and then
| Should follow roads, county buildings
, and other Improvements.
YOUTH is WEALTH
| The youth Of Florida, the speaker
| said, is its true wealth. He brought
out in an entertaining and instructive
manner a number of comparisons.
| showing in dollars and cents the valne
| of children over material products.
Education stands procurement ir all
| things III Florida in importance and
should take that position. Friends OF
| public schools should assert this place
! for education.
! He next took Up the manner Of dis
| trihution of school funds, in Florida.
pointing ont that hundreds Of thon-
! sands of dollars nere invetsed outside
! the state. ORA wing about '7alf The in
tereSt. which, the school authorities Of
! the state had to pay for borrowed
funds 10 carry on the schools. This
/ fact is shame 10 Florida. he declar-
! ed
, The state permits bond issues for
public roads, county buildings and Tor
| other purposes and vet no bonds can
! be sold within the state Tor school i'm
! provements. he said Children were
! 10 re hon
| sands OF dollars Of bonded indebted
! ness. and yet, he said, they are not
receiving the preparation to properly
| dispose of this debt.
! The state throws around the
| gopher" state protection end yet. the
! speaker declared, it does not provide
| adequate educational facilities for its
youth.
In closing Or. Kelley recommend
ed reforms in the constitution OF the
| state and the common law.
DIR. HUGHES INTRODUCED.
DR.. Hughes, WHO is one of the bes:
known educators N NORTH America,
being school inspector OF Toronto,
Canada. and one of the prominent at
tendants on the present convention,
was the next and last speaker. His
theme was odd Training and the
New" 1t was an able and brilliant
| address, containing valuable Informal
ton for teachers along modern lines
of thought.
| Throughout his address the sepaher
| interestingly compared the old way of
training with the new.
He respected the ways OF former
! generations. because. thev were as
! much in earnest as those Of the pres
| eD1. but their principle ne held were
all wrong The child was regarded
in the negative and not in the posi-
tive, he said. and in this the mistake
| was made
DR.. Hughes urged the progress of
education. Its progress should be
hand in hand with that Of other de-
partments Of the universe. 1t should
rot stand still. he said. The Young
err generation Of today is TO see a
much more rapid progress IN the flu
ture than those Of the pas. We are
at the beginning of things the speak
er declared.
Theology and education has advanc-
ed hand in hand and DR.. Hughes Sad
! would continue in the same rela-
ton. Progress of one branca com
pells progress Of the other, he said.
NEW METHODS.
New methods bad superseded the
old ones. he said. The old way taught
| that children should be made as much
like as possible. The new way de-
devolped individuality. The now way,
DR.. Hughes held. recognized differ
ent soul, and different conception
Of the world and everything and
sought 10 bring out in each the fullest
possible Development.
child should be made to realize.
he said, that ne is put into the world
to perform one thing better than any
other human being and should be
helped to find out what that Que
thing is.
| Continuing along these lines. the
sneaker entertained his audience for
over one hour lis address VAS high
~ appreciated and DR.. Hughes had
the fullest sympathy from his audi
ence throughout.
Following the conclusion of the
night session, a brief conference o.
teachers in classics Was held, il
which various problems affecting that
side OF the profession we're discuss
ed.
Music for last nights session vas
furnished by d vocal tito COM Prise
! Of Mrs 3raNner. Mrs. Griffith and
Miss CaN thon Miss Claude Nirh-
patrick was the accompanies, J. Brad
ford also rendered tbrcr baritone
numbers, which were MICH enjoy