The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-04-24

The Southern Educational Congress
held in Jacksonville last week was one
of the notable events of the year. II
included distinguished educators from |
every Southern city in every line OF
teaching from the presidents of uni |
versities and colleges, agricultural
scAools woman's schools, state super
intendents, county superintendent.
school supervisors, including friends OF
education over the South, including a
dozen Northern educators. Every con-
ceivable subject pertaining to the edu-
cation of the child, morally, intellec-
tually, physically and it's relations to
every phase of living Industry ana
ability to make a living out OF its ac-
quirements. Every meeting and they
occupied three days and scattered into
a dozen groups with round table ac-
compartments, had their listeners and
many OF them took part in the discus
sion and contributed their experience
and information, making the gather
ing an occasion for inspiration and
greater work along lines that must
make us a more intelligent and appre-
ciative people and because of this in
fusion of higher ideas and noDler
strivings much good will come of them
1t was an experience that any man or
woman should be proud that he or she
had the opportunity to participate. And
how these men and women who made
a special study of certain conditions of
education and had succeeded, present.
ed a picture that was a marvel to many
who had not studied these questions
and their application, as those speak
ers had. We do not have time or space
to even note the subjects discussed
al
of the state could have had one repre-
sentative present to have taken in that
exposition of educational advancement
and been touched as only those speak
ers could touch the general mind OF
the wonderful power of general educa-
ton in the land. We spent every
moment of our spare time for two days
at those meetings and have a pleasure
of rich remembrance that shall abide
let us hope until time shall be no more
with us. 1t was truly a feast of pro
gressive ideas that leaves no menta
dyspepsia in the wake. While the
gathering was not one-fourth in mum
bers what was expected for various
reasons; one was that the visitors
feared they could not endure the hea
OF Florida, yet those who came eX'
perienced the most delightful weather
in their lives and went INTO ecStdSle:
over it, Jacksonville. as she Away:
does on occasions Of moment, did thu
honors most graciously and GRACEFUL!
and the thousands who came and wen
will sing her praises long and sweetly
Winding up the close of the meeting
with a free excursion to st. Augustin
of every delegate who desired to g
Saturday morning. President Rober
c. Ogdon of New York, not an educa
tor, except as you interpret the mean
ing Of that word in it's broadcast an
fullest sense, for he is very success
full business man, full of educatiOna
ideas and never fails to express and i'm
press them wherever he goes, was re
elected president. He it is who
really the originator of this Souther
educational move and at first many c
the leading papers of the South sal
be ware of the Greeks bearing prize
They come to undermine and sow falls
seeds and not help you to solve tn
great question for the betterment {
everybody. Then there were Souther
educators of note, who took up II
note of warning and spread it, but IT
impression was only temporary, for {
each session sowed it's seeds of Ell
lightenment and patriotism, the pr
judice lessened and died away and
this late meeting if there was any lie
it was not perceptible and so the goo
work marches on to greater trump