The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-19
OCALA SCHOOLS ARE
READY To OPEN
Best Teachers Available Have Been
Secured and Outlook for a Sue
cessful Term is Bright

The Ocala schools will open Mon
day, Sept. 25th. For the Ocala grad
ed and high school the following fac
ulty has been chosen: Fourth grade,
| Misses Eugenia Fuller and Helen
Vaughn; fourth and fifth, Miss An
ME Pope Eagleton; fifth grade, Mrs.
Rex Todd and Mrs. H. S. Wesson;
sixth grade, Miss Marion Dewey and
| Mr.. Robert Connor; seventh grade
Misses Minnie Lee Carlisle and Ruth
Abel; eighth grade, Miss Elizabeth
Mizelle. High school, Miss T. B.
Abernathy, assistant principal, Latin
and French; Miss Miriam Pasteur,
English; Mr.. R. C. Keith, science;
Miss Lulu Doke, mathematics and
history; Miss Lucille Cooper, home
economies; Miss Pauline Magness,
music; Mrs. Allie Van Davis, express
| sion.
There were nine vacancies made in
last years faculty by resignation and
otherwise. In filling these an earnest
and persistent effort has been made
to secure the best teachers obtainable
for the salaries which the positions
pay. Irreproachable character, splen-
did preparation and in most in
stances, successful experience have
these places. The two who have had
but little experience have had train
| ing which offsets that lack. A few
words by way of introducing the new
members of the faculty might be of
interest to the public. Miss Helen
Vaughn of Thomasville, Ga, is a
graduate of leading high school of
Colorado, attended Kansas University
two-year course for teachers in the
Florida State College for Women. AS
to character, personality and ability,
Miss Vaughn has the unqualified en-
dorsement of the faculty of the last
named institution. Miss Eagleton be-
ing well known in Ocala and being a
prominent graduate of the Ocala high
school of the class of 1914, needs no
introduction. She also completed with
credit the two years course for teach
! ers at the Florida State College for
Women, receiving with Miss Vaughn
her teachers graduate state certifi
cate. Miss Eagleton is also highly
recommended by the faculty of the
| Woman's College. Miss Marion Dew
ey, another popular and we'll known
Ocala girl, a graduate of the Ocala
high school in the class of 1913, has
since spent one year in college and
| two summers at the university sum-
mer school, Gainesville. She taught
last year at Courtney on the East
Coast and was asked to accept her
position for another term. Miss Ruth
Abel lives at Terra Ceia. She is a
graduate of the Manatee county high
school and has taught in the gram
mar department of that institution
for four years with splendid success,
and to the entire satisfaction of pa
irons and school officials. She has
taken special work at the Florida
Woman's College. The school is es-
pecially fortunate in securing Miss
Miriam Pasteur, an Ocala lady, as
teacher of English. For years the
writer has known of her superior
ability as a teacher and has often
been told by the state high school in
spector that she had few equals in
the state. Miss Pasteur comes to US
from Fort Myers, where special in
ducements were offered to get her to
remain in the faculty of that school.
Miss Doke is graduate of the Fort
| Meade high school, has attended the
Florida Woman's College two sum-
mers and holds state certificate. She
has taught very successfully in her
home county for six years, four of
/ which have been in the Fort Meade
school She is highly recommended
by the school officials of that county
and town and was reelected to her
former position with an increase of
salary. Mr.. r. C. Keith is a graduate
of Columbia College, has taken work
at the summer schools, holds several
special certificates and has taken
most of the. examinations for state
certificate He has been very sue
cessful as principal of junior high
schools and was this year elected to
the principalship of one of the best
junior high schools of West Florida.
Parties in Marion county who were in
school with Mr.. Keith say that Ocala
is fortunate in securing him. Mr..
Keith can be of assistance in direct
ing the athletics of the boys but is not
prepared to give the military drill.
This the principal very much regrets.
Every possible effort was made to
secure young man who was well
!, qualified as a teacher of science and
: at the same time was specially pre-
pared to direct the athletics and give
the military drill. Early in the va
cation, young men were found who
/ were well qualified for the position
and who were anxious to come to
| 0caIa hrf could not afford to come