The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-21
ENTHUSIASTIC
MASS MEETING
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just see what advantages and safety
the children would have.
Mr.. Reese, speaking for the commit
tee, recommended the incorporation Of
all the suburbs of Pensacola into the
district, because they are deriving
educational advantages from it, and
also the three mill basis. Both propo-
sitions were accepted by the meeting.
Prominent Endorsements.
Jas. F. Phillips, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, called on to
express his sentiments, declared that
while he could not speak for the
Chamber of Commerce, he felt sure
every member OF the same would get
behind the idea and assist in every
way in their power.
New Departments Needed.
Judge f. B. Carter stressed the
need, not only for a new building, but
also for new departments of study,
especially the vocational.
| Ashamed.
Scott NJ Loftin, county solicitor.
| declared that Pensacolians would
/
saw the school buildings in some 9TH
| er places, and compared them with
ours" He made it plain that he wasn't
rejecting on any school board, past or
| present, all of whom, he said, had done
the best they could with the limited
funds at their disposal.
Judge o. ]. Semmes struck a pop
ular chord when he declared that any
thing done for the good of Pensacola's
public schools was for the good of
Pensacola. THE people would see the
| necessity of a new high school build
ing" he declared, 'if they mad to pass
| that one on the hill four times a day
as l have to. 1 pledge my help"
The Fire Perm
r. F. Mitchell said, Anything fol
the good of our schools, 1 am in favor
of. l went to the high school building
the other day after the fire, and this
community he said, earnestly, sis t.
be thankful that the fire took place
when no one was there. A hundred oil
so children in that room, without ade-
quate exits-there would have beer
some tragedies. We must not run the
same risk any longer than we abso-
1utely have to-
Accommodations Not Sufficient. {
Professor Ross Rogers, principal d
the high school, told how since 49,
the high school enrolment has in
creased from lao to 351 pupils-mor'
than a hundred and fifty per cent in
crease; and said that next year there
were certain to be 400 students W.
haven't the space to accommodate Thu
years classes he said. what are w
going to do next year? We hardly ha'
enough desks, even, this year. Are w
getting ready to turn back 20 chill
labor that we are limiting the numoe
who can get an education
Limiting Education.
The amount spent on education pc
pupil amounted to SIS a year, IN Pen
sacola, said Professor RoSers-o
about half the amount devoted to tina
purpose in other places. In the hig
school, something like $4.6S per pup
| per month-whereas in modern school
! equipped with modern apparatus an
with an adequate force of teachers
the average minimum was $500.
, Here and There.
/ Lee Goulding, professor OF maths
MATES in high school, who has mad
: especial study of school accommoda
: tons, showed how backward Pensa
|. cola was in this respect with the res
:. of the state.
: go to Milton he said, land see III
$4,000 building; DeFuniak, $4,000
!, Tallahassee, $4,000; Live Oak, $500
3 and so on, everywhere. Jacksonyil
with a million dollar bond issue fl
d school work. One county, with
s million dollar assessment, is putin
: 100000 in schools. Four million dollaI
4 have been raised for schools in Florid
within the last four years, and Penss
r cola is not in the list
n Mr. Goulding then showed why $10(
coo was the least that could adequat
. ly accommodate 500 pupils. whiC
!, would be Pensacola's enrolment 500
Max Bear endorsed the idea, D.