The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10
LAST DAY OF THE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION

From Fr-cay'S Daily:
Promptly at nine o'clock Thursday
morning the Educational Convention
assembled at the Temple theater. Be-
fore the mornings program was be-
gun a business session of the conven-
ton was held, the time being chang
ed on account of the excursion TO
| Silver Springs in the afternoon.
The most important business of the
morning was, of course, the annual
election of officers of the association.
| Mr.. ]. H. Workman, principal of the
| Ocala High School, and DR.. J. L. Kel-
| ly, superintendent of public in
struction of Alachua county, were
placed in nomination for presi-
dent of the association, and after q
| spirited contest DR.. Kelly won the
presidency by a vote of 1876 to 11S.
Miss Nellie Stevens of this city.
principal of the primary school, was
elected vice president. and Superin-
| Jendent R. L. Turner of Inverness
was reelected secretary of the as
ISOLATION, and Mr.. ". B. Owens. prin-
cipal of the Miami High School, was
elected treasurer. Miss Longmire of
Tallahassee, DR.. Montague of Lake
City and DR.. W. F. Yocum were added
10 the members of the state executive
committee.
After the election of officers came
the selection of the next place of
| meeting. The claims and invitations
of both ST. Petersburg and Key West
We're very enthusiastically presented
to the convention by representatives
of both places, and letters of invi-
tation from all of the various or
CARNATIONS of those two cities were
read. After a very lively and friend
ly debate Key West won out, and the
1913 meeting will be held in that
city.
At the adjournment of the business
| session DR.. w. H. Dodge offered a
most impressive prayer, after which
| Dr.. L. D. Coffman of the University
of Illinois was again introduced to
the convention, and delivered a very
eloquent and practical lecture on
Conservatism and Liberalism in Ed
ucation." 1t was the second of DR..
Coffman's addresses before the Flor
ida teachers, and was listened to by
| them most interestedly and delight
eddy. He is an excellent talker. and
his theories of education have met
the tests of practical application. He
has had practical experience as super
intendent of schools in Indiana and
Illinois, and at present holds the
chair of educational administration
at the University of Illinois.
DR.. Coffman spoke only from notes
so we were unable to secure a copy
of his speech for publication, but Il
was full of very splendid thoughts
plainly and tersely expressed, and
was of infinite value to his hearers
He compared the needs and require
ments of the educational systems
and needs of the preceding centuries
with those Of the present, and said
that he thought the highest idea OIL
education was expressed in the will
of Leland Stanford, who founded the
great California University of that
name, when he said that he hoped
that men and women should receive
such educational training as should
make them better company for them
selves and better company for 9th
ers, which could only be obtained
said Mr.. Coffman, not only by educa
ton in vocational studies, but by q
knowledge of the finer arts-litera
ture, music and art. We regret thai
we cannot give his address in full
|. Following DR.. Coffman, DR.. Her
man Harrell Horne of the New York
University, who spoke the previous
night, was again introduced. On the
} program he was put down to lecture
on "Our Educational Faith" but in
stead of formal lecture he decided
to devote his allotted time to a con
ference with the teachers. He said
that half hours conference, where
the teachers could express them
selves, was of twice as much value as
an hours lecture. where only impress
sions are left. That one wearies OF
impressions. but recuperates under
expression. He promised to answer
any questions put to him. He first
spoke of a regrettable lack of refer
ence to books that he had not read.
and gave the teachers a most excel
lent list of books that would help
them in their educational problems.
At first the teachers were a little re-
luctant about asking questions. but