The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-15

| Wednesday of each month. Great in
| terest is shown by all in the welfare
! of the school From a lawn party OF
| the grounds ON Jan. II, 1913, $685. wa!
| donated cake, candy and lemonade
| This money, with 1886 dues collected
was used for the purchase of shade:
| for windows which were needed badly
| On Monday after Easter an egg hun
was given by the children, no admis-
sion being charged. All the children
greatly enjoyed this. Our latest bust
ness venture was a moving picture
show at the Bfjou, at which time we
cleared $500. This money will be
placed in bank until we can get enough
to buy either a Vtctrola or piano.
School No. ~.
On Jan. Is, 1913, the Home anG
School League Of No. II was organ
ICED. Since then the league has mel
regularly on the third Wednesday OF
each month The following are a few
subjects discussed: discipline from
both Teacher and Mother Viewpoint
and an Aid to Character Building" ,;
THE Necessity Of Punctuality"; The
Lunch Question" and The Care OF
Public Property"
The average attendance has been
about 20. The teachers have had sew
eral candy sales and the money thus
obtained has been used for pictures
and supplies for the rooms.
" uetNS clSO l6hSA w Lie 4uCSL4Oll
of clearing and grading and sodding
our school yard. Toward this the
fathers gave S11.5O and the mothers
s11.00. At an ice cream sale on May
20 a sum of $4,000 was cleared. The
work will cost about $4,000 and will
be commenced at the close of the
schoo1 term We have under consider
alton several other improvements that
we expect to undertake one at a time
as soon as we have completed the
school grounds Several shade trees
and benches have bene donated by the
patrons. Our officers are: President,
Mrs. w. F. Breen; vice president, Miss
Andrews; secretary, Mrs. W. H. Upp,
treasurer, Mrs. Howard.
School No. 10.
It Is said that school No. 40 has the
honor of having started in Pensacola
the work of the Home and School
Leagues. The Mothers League, as our
first organization was called, was or
ganized about two years ago. At the
beginning of this past year it included
both Nos. 20 and Il, but on June 10,
1913, these leagues decided to reorgan-
tze as two instead of one. Officers Of
No. 40 were elected as follows: Prest-
dent Mrs. Crosby; vice president, Mrs.
Bessie Wilson; secretary, Mrs. F. E.
OsgOod: treasurer. Mrs. a. K. Suter.
on March 18th a new constitution
was adopted and the name Home and
School Leagu of No. 40 chosen An
Easter egg hunt was Planned from
which S3.15 was cleared.
On April Is Miss Spencer reported
that the grading and sodding Of the
school yard would cost from $500 to
$4,000. Eighteen members agreed to
be responsible for two dollars each for
the fund.
On May il Mrs. Suter spoke on the
inspection DR.. Moyle made in schools
and the great need of free medical in
spectton-
We close the year with twenty seven
active members, $3.50 in the bank
and $500 more now subscribed f@-
grading. The work on the school yard
will begin the first week in June.
School No. 20.
The Parent Teacher Association Of
school No. 10 has been in operation for
several years, being the oldest one in
the city.
The work 81 the year 1928 has
been successful one in many ways
The constitution and bylaws wera
adopted by a vote of the association
The officers for the year 1928 were
Presi dent. Mrs Q. NJ. Levy; vice-pres-
ident, Mrs. c. W. Lamar; secretary,