The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-25
AGATHERIDAS SOCIETY

The exercises OF the Agatheridan So
ciety of the Ocala High School held
yesterday afternoon to discuss forest
ry. a subject which the Woman's Club .
OF this city suggested to them. A num-
Der of visitors were present. Every
paper read. grafton made and the de-
bate INDUCED in treated Of every phase
Of this important subject.
Internationally considered. it provok-
ed an immense amount Of information |
on thls subject and showed TO the Wis /
itors present how much useful time
those assigned TO it's consideration had .
expended in research TO gather the /
same and the benefits Il brought to :
those who made them. 1t emphasIz-
ed anew the value this society is TO /
the high school pupils and the favora- !
BILE impression ii produced on the
minds OF those who only now and then /
visit this important educational insti- (.
tuition Of Ocala.
Every expression Of the participants /
showed how carefully their studies are
supervised and what deep interest Mr. |
Workman and his assistants give TO |
their part OF the work. and the excel !
lent progress made by the attendants /
OF the school Everything connected
with the exercises was highly credita !
BILE 10 the participants. They are all on
the right track and their schooling
here will tell in the future citizenship
OF these boys and girls. through the in
formation they are now receiving and
storing up for their consideration in
determining and answering questions
of great moment that will arise in the
future and which will have an import
ant bearing on the progress Of me
communities in which they will be cit
izens
Ocala certainly should be proud of
Its efficient high school and the foun-
dations of usefulness it is laying for
those who are enjoying its advantages.
The secretary's report follows and
we trust every patron Of the school
will read the program that was so well
carried out.
After the regular debate those on the
floor who interjected additional inter-
est in the debate were Herbert Martin.
Paul Weathers and Laurie Izlar. The
editor OF the Star was called on for re-
marks and incidentally expressed his
pleasure at being present and partic
ularly at the interest shown by the
participants in the subject and the
many interesting and valuable facts
they had compiled to effectively Illus
trate the same and the advantages and
those who diligently courted Its golden
opportunities and the effect we'll edu-
Gated and informed people had the
community in which they dwelt He
also commended the government reser-
walton and especially the Ocala gov
eminent reservation across the river,
where work is just beginning and it's
future usefulness to the county. state
and nation will later appear.
Mrs. William Hooker, president of
the Woman's Club Of Ocala, made a
few pertinent and interesting remarks.
on the matter of forestry. the interest
the club took in the subject and their
desire to enlarge the information to
the public in the great work being
done TO conserve this portion of the
tions resources She then announced
the Woman's Club had negotiated with
Mrs. Harriet Labadie, noted artist,
who would interpret the Doll House.
by Ibsen at the Temple Theater March
eth, not with any hope OF profit, but
an educational project. to which the
pupils of the high school would be ad-
mitted at a nominal price and hoped
for a large attendance which would be
for amusement and information. She
also announced that the Woman's Club
would hold an educational contest May
the supervision Of the educational
committee of the club, OF which Mrs.
r. A. Burford is chairman, and a gold
medal would be awarded the successful
contestant.
Several ladies of the Woman's Club
held pleasant surprise to the audience
after its adjournment. by presenting
them with a delicious punch as they
stepped from the school room into the
hall. Mrs. ]. r. Moorhead and Others
serving
Among the visitors present we no
ticed .Mesdames Burford. r. L. Ander-
son, Bittinger, Hooker. Tydings, D. VI.
Smith. Lloyd, Gottlieb. Rogers, Sey-
mour. Miss Seymour, Rev J. B. Ley and
wife and Mr. Tom Harris
Following is the program rendered
by the members of the society:
Essay, Forests of the Different Ma
TONS" Elizabeth Newsom.
Grafton, Enemies of the Forests"
Robert Clarkson.
Essay. Forests of the United States;
Their Use" Curry Campbell.
Grafton, Forests in China" Eric
Mills.
Reproduction of Erisichthon,"
Gladys Wallis.
Essay, Influence of the Forests on
Climate" Alfred Turner.
Grafton, Something About Birds as
Regards Vegetation. Wiley Burford.
Essay. Application of Forestry"
Louise Booie.
Debate: Resolved that the state rath-
er than the national government should
have control of the forests Afffrma-
tive, W. V. Newsom. Ethel Seymour;
negative. Robert Connor Leslie Ander-
son.
Paper-Anna Laura Perry
The judges. Nellie Gottlieb, Paul
Weathers and Herbert Martin decided
in favor of the negative.