The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-28
Florida School Teachers.

The Florida State Educational ASSo-
citation meets in Pensacola December
n, rs and 20, with a possible overflow
into December 30th.
Supt M. B. Cook OF EScambia county
has secured the cooperation OF the
school teachers of that county to make
this meeting great success.
The teachers of EScambia held
meeting Saturday, October Sth, at ~
o'clock in the morning in Pensacola.
Dinner was served at the place OF meet
ing and the Florida Educational ASSoci-
alton was thoroughly discussed.
Supt. William N. Sheats, of Lakeland,
is getting up big party to charter
steamer TO carry the South Florida
teachers across the Gulf TO Pensacola.
This will make a most desirable trip for
the South Florida school teachers.
The San Carlos Hotel in Pensacola,
which is new and magnificent Struc.
ture, will be the headquarters for the
Association. Special rates will be given
there and also at the other hotels and
boarding houses of Pensacola.
The Knights of Columbus have offer
ed the use of their splendid hall in that
city for holding the sessions of the con
vention, and a general reception TO all
visiting school teachers has been planned.
The members of the Executive Com
mittee of the Florida Educational ASSo-
citation are as follows: For three years,
P. o. Macbeth, Mayo; J. |. Palmer,
Jacksonville; r. B. Huffaker, Gaines
Vile. For two years; B. B. Lane of Bar
tow; S. Phillips, Williston; Guy |. Met
calf, West Palm Beach. For one year:
DR.. Conrady, Tallahassee; G. w. Ted
der, Madison, and ]. H. Workman,
Ocala. The President of the Associa-
ton this year is DR.. Lincoln HUXLEY,
President of the John B. Stetson Uni
versity, DeLand, The Vice-President is
Mrs. Hamilton, Vice-Principal of the
Public Schools of Starke. The Secre-
tary is ]. T. Diamond of Milton, and
the Treasurer is w. H. Russell, former
ly of Fernandina and now of Sutherland.
A strong program was arranged by the
Executive Committee in the Presidents
office at Stetson University, DeLand,
last Christmas week during the sessions
of the Association. Supt. Tedder is the
Chairman of this Executive Committee
and will have everything in readiness,
The railroads have accorded special
rates and all desiring to attend who wish
information on this subject should ad
dress Supt M. B. Cook of Pensacola,
Florida. In private letter Supt. Cook
says: "We expect TO take the teachers
on steamers to Santa Rosa Island, to the
Navy Yard, to Fort PickenS, Port Bar
rancas and other points of interest."
The teachers of Florida in convention
assembled last year decided that Pensa-
cola, although situated at remote point
in the state, was clearly entitled to the
associationai meeting this year and
unanimously voted to go there. A great
many expressions were heard that il
was desirable to give the teachers of
West Florida an opportunity to have the
convention in their midst II was also
very generally the idea that many teach
ers in the peninsula would be glad TO
avail themselves of railroad excursions
and steamboat excursions TO Pensacola.
DR.. Hughes, of Toronto, Canada, was
secured by Chairman Tedder OF the
executive committee, under the authori-
ty of the committee, to serve the con-
vention as the chief lecturer. DR..
Hughes will be present and there will
DC paper ny IIOI. W. .. SaulnOIne on
Mathematics; Prof S. M. Tucker, on
English in the Common Schools; DR.. ].
L. Kelley, on the Financial Problems of
Education from the Viewpoint of the
County Superintendent; by Robert M.
Wray, on Stressing the Fundamentals of
Grade Work, and by Mrs. l.. C. Clay
ton, on Latin in the High Schools.
LINCOLN HUXLEY,
Pres. Fla. State Teachers Association.