The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-02
IMPROVEMENT
IN SCHOOLS OF
CITY REPORTED
Delegates Present From
Practically All Schools
When Annual Meeting Of
Home and School League
is Held.

Improvement in all or thc city
schools was reported at the regular
fall meeting of the central council Of
the Home and School league held 1t
the Y. NJ. c. A. Tuesday afternoon.
Delegates were present from nearly all
of the schools of the city and one Lf
the interesting features of the meeting
was the election Of officers.
Rev. John H. Brown was reelected
president; w. P. Cunningham as vice
president and Miss Maggie Owsley
was elected secretary treasurer. Miss
Evelyn Thornton was reelected as q
member of the executive committee for
the two years term.
Report of School No. I.
With the meeting on May 18th the
Home and School league of school No.
1, brought to a close a most success
full years work. AT most Of our
meetings some time was given to The
discussion Of the papers furnished Dy
the 'National Congress of Mothers
These papers dealt with topics OF vital
interest to parents and teachers,
showing how home and school must
cooperate to secure the best results
IN training children.
Questions Of interest to our local
schools were taken up in several OF
our meetings. One that was touched
upon early IN the year. and that grew
in Importance from time to time, was
the great need OF more money for Pom
sacola schools, and the possibility OF
making of Pensacola a special tax
district so that anw additional tax
raised for the maintenance Of the
schools could be used within the ci.y,
for the city schools. At our March
meeting Mr.. w. p. Cunningham gave
us an interesting talk, explaining me
d fferent phases Of the special tax
question, the result of these discuss
ions has been growing interest IN
the movement to establish special tax
district of our city.
The April meeting was purely OF
social nature and by bringing teach
ers and patrons together gave oppor-
tunity for a better acquaintance and
understanding than was possible at a
more formal meeting.
Our May meeting proved to be the
climax of interest in the years work.
Reports showed that eight sanitary
fountains had been ordered for School
No. /: that the summer school for pu-
pills had been arranged for and that
an important addition had been made
to school library.
Permission has been obtained from
the city for the building of steps In
the retaining wall at the front en-
trance of the school at which point
the cars will stop in inclement wealth
er. the Pensacola Electric Company,
having concurred with US In the move
ment. Plans were made for furnish
ing a kitchen at the school so that
with the help Of the mothers, whole
some lunches might be furnished to
pupils at a very small cost.
Report of School No. 2.
School No. lost it's funds In the
State Bank, consequently, had to be-
gin over With various devices we
began a slow accumulation, but hot
until too late to do anything. did we
have sufficient amount for any out
lay.
We have now about $500 on hand
which we will apply to improvements
at the beginning of the next school
term
Interest in our Mothers meetings
greatly increased during the latter
part of the term.
Report of School No. 80.
During the school term 1913 and 1914
school No 40 Home and School
league accomplished some good work.
In the Fail prior to the opening Of
school We had the yard leaveled and
the weeds removed. all the trees were
trimmed and white washed to save
them.
Our meetings, though not largely at
tended, have been held regularly and
were always most interesting. We
have bought piano and have paid
$4,000 on it leaving $4,000 still TO
raise.
Several very successful entertain
ments have been given at the school
One on Washington's Birthday called
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