The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-02-22
PRIMARY AND HIGH
SCHOOLS ARE PROSPEROUS

In company with Superintendent !
Brinson, a Star reporter had the
pleasure of visiting the primary and
high schools this morning.
The reporter made the date with
Mr.. Brinson two weeks ago. Looking
at his watch at $3.50, he reached for
the phone to call the superintendent
up, and just then the door opened and
that gentleman walked in. Some
punctual.
The self-appointed delegation of
two visited the primary school first.
The lower grades were all in the big
joint classroom, carrying out the
Washington birthday exercises, which
with patriotic songs, waving of flags
and marching by the children, We're
very pretty and appropriate.
An inspection Of the building show
ed everything neat as new pin. Miss
Stevens, the principal, said everything
worked smoothly and teachers and
pupils are very comfortable and con-
tented IN their made-over home, so
much bigger and more convenient
than before.
While the visitors were present,
the city physician arrived, and all the
grades thru regularly appointed dele
| gates, brought in reports to him.
The teachers, scholars and their
friends have combined, raised $25 and
bought some interesting and instruct
i've books, flags for their exercises and
other things, that they are putting to
the best of use.
While all the rest of the school cell
ebrated Washington's birthday, the
fifth grade intends to preserve from
neglect the memory of another great
American, and next Monday will cele-
brate the birthday of Longfellow. On
hearing of this, the reporter put one
over on Mr.. Crimson. THAT viii be
on the 29th," he said, and Mr.. Brin-
son assented, and did not think t.
correct himself until out in the hall.
A more detailed description of the
primary school work will be found
: further on in this article.
; High. School Working Smoothly
S Going on to the high school, tn,
e visitors found everything in applepit
t order. Principal Cassels, an entire
i. stranger a few months ago, fittec
right into his work, and has founc
s favor with his fellow teachers, schol
: ars and patrons. Mr.. Cassels is a be
S lever in individualism, and so far a
a system will allow tries to give play t
d the characteristics of his scholars.
nj On being asked how the new build
ing suited, Mr.. Cassels said that ev
erything was very nearly all RICH
st and with the exception of it'll
r crudeness and roughness always in
i separable to new building, Their
% was no ground for complaint.
The visitors went thru the class
rooms, finding bright and busy peopl
ae in all of them, steadily at work polish
ST ing the corners off young American
l. Both had hoped to find the cookin
a. department, and to secure squar
meal, prepared by the dainty finger
Ia of Ocala's future housewives. Bu
" while the cooking room was in fin
n order with its neat little stoves, cur
boards, safes, sinks and tables, an
imposing array of utensils, it was Xix
a, a body without soul, for the gas COZ
w nections hadn't been made.
he Mr.. Crimson said it was hoped |
S. repair this omission at once, and
Ill should be done, for the school year
n. more than half gone, and it takes {
an long to train good cook as to train
es soldier.
Electrical connections have not y