The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-05-16

y tfN.r NomanS tluD 81 AhtS ~
scFe th ..eeting 60 a large ana APP
tie as sndlence. Editor BannerJ
me honorable chairman OF
"'sa ,.estlon committee asked me
20 you this afternoon she
sp ~, select my own subject,
WAS along educational
limited 20 ten minutes.
.~msdiately what this subject
INT nov that ! stand here
Il, and realize its lenelh and
ara depth and remember
minutes limit J anu reminded
.,orv told Of Ruth Cleveland
H.tle GIRL She stood upon
talk 10 her father over the
- FOR TIE FIRST time She
~ receiver siueerly in both
..garding the mouJhpiece with
"a interest then turning 10 her
distress. said: "Oh, moth
I'm / ever Be able to pun such
nan as papa out Of such a lit
Aols
o,b some trcpidation that /
before YOU today. but since you
stsre both really Interested in the
subject the boys and girls
II .r M around as ! feel that il
IA ~, se doing my duty to them,
4, nor 10 myself if neglected
n o,nortunity TO discuss some prob
\ II education that can never be
n 80 until parents and teachers
II "a clearer. more sympathetic un-
n .,..sisg Of each others views and
II ,ses So want 10 have a heart
n - talk with YOU about girls es-
II ..rv and the kind of education
II !, should have in order that they
= become happy. useful. success
msmbers Of human society; and
,,sa YOU will not value my opin-
!. less because / am not matrOn,
Exactly decrepid with age; for
L. woman has worked with chill
Il As long as ! have. and made in
r8ual study of bows and girls, i'll
II !. has hut average intelligence, she
bound 10 have acquired vast
-onn, Of experience and knowledge
child nature
\ may as well say right here at the
srnIng. that my object is to inter
= yon IN the most important mat
!. 81 Introducing home economies in
~ school system OF the state, and,
be- ike charity. this work should
am AZ home. the first effort should
y 70 put an efficient. up-to-date
AZ economics department into your
j. high school and 10 keep it there.
- OF the best schools must lead
NJ ~ the fashion so TO speak. and
seems TO me that Ocala is just the
~ 10 lead such a move. and now
ne accepted time You are look
y loFward 20 having, in the near flu
- 3 new school building that will
y frsi class in every respect. Your
rngipal "a Interested in the work OF
HwEanizlng the school, and putting
On q footing equal with the best
b found anywhere II the new
ia school is 20 rank with the best
. y should strengthen your science
IHqartment with physical and chem
D. laboratories YOU ought to have
4 aaslness department. but YOU must
D. home economics department.
tfy equipped and In the charge OF
Competent instructor ! regard this
lf.on 20 the school course as the
Ihe need Of the Florida school sys-
40 present the whole state has
educational eye upon Ocala. and
taxing q few forward steps just
you can render incalculahle ser
Bol only 20 coming generations
'oar oan people. bur TO the whole
aie a. well
Unfortunately tho term. home eco
emcs IS generally misunderstood.
pr people seem TO think that it be-
D and ends with cooking Well,
oA.ng does occupy a very important
Pc ia it bur .t is a very different
% Of cooking from that which some
'pp'e uill sim tell you a girl can
up when She has need for it
matter of fact home economies,
az I Ike 20 call il the profession
aomemaking AS developed and an
siood by modern science calls
az The common sense possessed
ihe average woman. supplemented
W bee' 'eutifc N. ring Sfa Cal
fy acc re The really {, "a,
a Progressive educational institu-
as Of the country have realized
o. and are making home econom-
, one OF their most important de-
F'ments Tn, University of Chica
Tor instance. offers twenty-five
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