The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-30
Rally Day
Draws Crowd
Enthusiastic Interest in School
Welfare Shown
(Auburndale New Era)

That public school affairs hold
high place in the interest of the
patrons and pupils OF the Au-
burndale school was attested
Tuesday, Oct. 10Th, when, in re-
spouse to the invitation issued by
{. A. Parker, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, and the men,
bers of the Polk County School
Board, more than one hundred
and fifty children and grown-ups
assembled in Putnam Park and
participated in the first Educa-
tional Rally Day to be held in
this section.
| The affair was in charge of Mr..
B. H. Seiple, principal and the
teachers of the school, and took
the form of a. general picnic din
ner, followed by a program of
speeches by Superintendent
Parker and General E. N. Law,
. representing the school board,
, Mr.. Sheldon Phillips, State Ru-
raj School Inspector, and Prof.
Buchholtz, Professor of Psychol-
t ogv of the University of Florida
at Gainesville.
By eleven o'clock Putnam Park
was thronged with a crowd OF
happy children and their elders
and the Education Department OF
Of the Woman's Club, represent
ed bv Mrs. Horn. Mrs. McLain
: Mrs May, and Mrs. Stone took
: charge of the food so bounteous-
t " furnished by the school par
| ents, and a royal feast was spread
The guests of honor, Supt Park
er, Chairman w. d. Owens and
General Law, OF the Schoo
Board, Mr.. Phillips and Prof
Buchholtz, were seated at the
e head table with Prof. Seiple, Mrs
l Olsen and Miss Bryant repre-
r senting the Auburndale School
! and J. III. McLain, D. w. Nc
!: Craney, school trustees.
i "Co-operation between patrons
4 and teachers" was the keynote o
0 the program which followed thu
d luncheon, and which program
was held in the Dixie Canning
Factory rooms, where seats wer'
provided for all guests.
Teachers, make yourselves
6 known to the parents; parents
get acquainted with the teachers
: was point emphasized by Mr.
. Phillips, State Rural School In
spector. who dwelt upon the ne
= cessity for greater cooperation II
order to attain the highest stand
ard of school idealism. Max
a the school the civic center" state'
= Mr.. Phillips; let your communi
y tv revolvc around the school
= house. You have great littl
e city here and the name Auburn
dale is know all over the state.
"Auburndale is to be congratu
L lated upon the spirit OF progress
siveness that is everywhere APP
II parent said General Law. 81
i year ago | came here with tn
v other members of the board t
n visit your school. We found al
+ inadequate building, insight.
y and in many respects unsafe
. There was some difficulty in sell
e ing your bonds, but delegation
from your Women's Club calle'
upon us shortly afterward wit
% long petition, signed by tn
4 voters, taxpayers and patrons 9
a your city, and pleaded with u
er to try to sell your bonds. Sine
is then the bonds have been sol
re and you have today building c
~ which any city in the state NIGH
Id be proud. You are to be con
graduated upon the spirit OF you
re citizens. 1t is that which make
J. land worth $Ioo an acre 81
lg miles from a railroad. 1t is tina
se spirit which makes a city wort
while"
The value of education i'll tn
- world, was the subject o. Pro
Buchholz's address, and haVin
devoted his lifetime to the pul
lie schools no one is better htte
than Prof. Buchholz to speak uI
on this subject. He told of tn
progress OF nations through tn
uplift power Of education; OF III
progress Of Japan though the II
fluence of education; and touche
upon the advance OF German,
Switzerland and other natior
! through educational channel
! land closing he congratulate
Polk county upon the possessio
OF a superintendent whose nea
and soul is in his work.
One Of the most pleasing tc'
lures Of the program was Il
singing Of the pupils in choir
under the direction Of Mrs. Eth
Olsen.
Truly a Remarkable Bull.
Humor expresses itself in action
well as words. The IRsh rebels OF l'S