The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-10
school CHILDREN
ENTHU SIASTIC ON
HIGHWAY QUESTION
SCORES MANIFESTED GREATEST
INTEREST IN GOOD ROADS
TALKS WHICH WERE DELIv-
Erred AT DIFFERENT PLACES.

Scores of school children yesterday
morning heard with the closest inter-
est good roads talks by three officials
of the Old Spanish Trail Association,
and members of the West Florida
Highway Association. They were: R.
NJ. Cary, resident director; w. M. Her
rider, secretary, and James A. En-
NETT, late field secretary. The schools
they visited were Nos. 70 and 35. In
stead of spending an hour between the
two schools, the three speakers over
stayed their allotted time, and were
nearly two hours devoting their time
to the interesting work which they
had planned.
At school No. 20, which had pro-
duced the interesting miniature Old
Spanish Trail which is now on exhibit
ton, the greatest interest was dis
played in the talks delivered by each
Of the men named above.
1t was learned yesterday by the
school visitors that Miss Emma
Chandler, the art teacher in the city
schools, was mainly responsible for
arousing the interest in the good roads
question, and had aroused this inter
est before Founders Day, which was
January q. Since then, the children
of all the grades had interested them
selves in the question, and results
showed it yesterday. Cutting out and
planting" trees were done by the
smaller children, while the pupils OF
the advanced grades showed pleasing
/ exhibits Of free hand drawing. This
instruction, on the part of the arr
teacher, while unsolicited by the mem.
bers Of the association, was very
pleasing to the men who were made
Yesterday to realize the interest which
had grown in the two schools in The
good roads question.
At each of the schools, Messrs
Cary, Herrider and Emmett had some
thing to say, Mr.. Cary assuring thu
children that their interest in the OLE
! Spanish Trail would be brought tt
the attention of the president anC
secretary in Mobile, while Mr.. Her
rider assured the children at eacl
school that, on the occasion of hi
next trim through West Florida, h,
would make it convenient to bring tn
work of the Pensacola boys and girl
before the schools at every poin
where he would visit if possible.
In each Of the schools the children
sang, to the air of "Tipperary," 9Th
! Old Spanish Trail" song, printed Of
cards furnished with The PensacoIi
Journals compliments by Mr.. Henri
der.
i At school No. 20 the children sanj
America" and at No. 35 program
had been prepared, and was rendere
in pleasing manner.
Il The three visitors were due a
school No. 35 at $50 o'clock. but wer
more than half an hour late in ar
irving. When thew did get to tn
school they found the children stand
| ing to receive them, and their sta
was very pleasant.
The pupils of both schools wer
promised that a return visit would b
! made at some future time and tina
: the good impressions which each o
them had gained there would be car
ried far and wide, and would be lon
remembered.
; Before leaving No. IS, the visitor
were served with cocoa by the Misse
Carter, who were in charge of dc
| partment out there.
At school No. 70 were Miss Ami
= Mcmillan, Miss Jacoby and Mrs. NJ
: Reynolds. while Miss Loftin is prir
cipsl of No. 70 and Miss Vera Gree
; is in charge of grade 4.