The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-06
THE CAMP A|GN
FOR ELECTION
SUPT. HOLLOWAY SUBMITS RE-
PORT ON WHAT HAS BEEN &C.
COMPLISHED IN THE STATE.
Special to the Journal.

Tallahassee, November 5-The fol-
lowing extracts are taken from the
report of the educational campaign
now being prepared by Supt. Hol-
loway:
The first meeting of the campaign
was held at Mariana. October 9TH
1909; the last at Leesburg, February
18th, 1910. There have been held
since the close of the regular cam
paign special meetings at the fol-
lowing places: Plant City, Tampa. ST
Petersburg. Clear Water, Dover, Sop
chOppy, Altha, Blountstown, Bristol
and Umatilla
Forty-six Of the forty-seven counties
have been covered by the campaign.
Levy county was omitted owing to an
epidemic of measles and diptheria
prevalent at the time. Preparations
have been made for four meetings in
this county in December. $500 miles
We're covered by rail; 200 by automo-
bile and 40 by horse and buoy. 1876
meetings have been held.
The following speakers contributed
from ten to us days to the cam
paign. Supt. Holloway, lis days;
phree, President Of the University of
President of Rollins College, Is:
Professor J. NJ. Guilliaim, States Nor
NAL School, Bowling Green, KY, 16;
DR.. J. Y. Joyner. State Supt. of Pub
lie Instruction, \. c., 10: DR.. H. B.
Aswel. President State Normal,
Louisiana; IL; Dr.. Lincoln Hulley,
President of John B. Stetson Univer-
sity, 10: DR.. w. H. Tribble. President
Columbia College, s: Governor Albert
w, Giichrist. 5; Hon. Park Trammell,
&; United States Senator d. u
Fletcher, 3 days. In addition to the
above there were at different times
six high school principals and ten
county school superintendent in the
field.
The funds used in defraying the ex-
penses of the campaign were raised
in the following manner. Voluntary
contributions from county boards;
city boards of trustees, local asSocia-
tons. and the Southern Education
Board. The ammount contributed by
the Southern Education Board was
100000, and including the local Or
CARNATIONS, Florida's contribution to
the campaign was slightly above
81 100000. The amount contributed
by the county boards was $1,22OOO.
i Forty of the forty-seven counties
have reported the assessment of the
maximum constitutional levy of seven
mills. Two. years ago nineteen were
assessing the maximum levy. Only
one county is assessing less than six
mills. Based upon last years as
sessment, the Special District will in
crease the income of their respective
schools $21 100000, and insure an eight
months term The increased county
.millage will increase the income OF
the counties over $4,000 and insure
better teachers and a longer term for
those counties. The average school
term for the State this year is ten
days more than last year.
! $50 School Improvement Associa.
tions We're orgaized. Reports from 40
ofsthese organizations are compiled in
Iterms of dollars and cents. Additions
to libraries, $1,000 Enlargement OF
school campuses, $4,000; personal con.
tributions for building and improve.
ments, $4,000.
I The total membership Of the asso.
Citations September /. 1910, was ten
thousand, and each member is
pledged to- use her influence for the
passage of compulsory education
law the establishment of a county
high school, and the constitutional
amendment of a one mill tax.
!, In addition the amounts Of money
enumerated above, as having been
raised since the Educational Cam
paign was inaugurated, is the sum
of S2S0,00000 raised for the erection
Of high school buildings, this making
$425,0 100000 raised as the direct re
suit of the Educational Campaign.