The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29

West Florida is represented among
the educators gathered at the Uni
versity of Florida for the superlnten-
dents institute, by Superintendent A.
N. Douglass, of Panama City, Bay
county; and Superintendent J. H.
Varnum, of Vernon, Washington
county.
Brevard county has probably held
the record during the past year for
educational advancement in Florida,
and the fact that she is continui'>~
to advance is shown by the presence
at the conference of the entire school
board and superintendent and two
| principals of the county schools, as
we'll as a number of teachers attend
| ing the summer school. Superlnten-
| Chairman f. Suedelius, of Titusvllle,
Chairman S. Suedelius, of VaIkarla,
and John Mott, of Indianola, and K.
j. Glenn, of Titusville, are the pro
| gressive officials, and Professors :.
! J. Poppell, of Titusville, and W. y.
Gay, of Melbourne, are the principals.
Principal w. B. Cate, of the Madi-
son Normal, Superintendent q. W.
! Tedder, of Madison, and Messrs. NJ.
| S. McGregory and J. f. Beck, of the
Madison high school, are interested
participants in the conference. Prof,
| Cate, who is chairman of the F. Z. A.
II executive committee, called meeting
of that committee on Wednesday to
make out a program for the next
meeting which will take place in Day
tona.
Chairman w. A. Allen, of the Pin
elias county board, is a familiar fig
ure at all progressive educational
gatherings. and is present at the con
ference. He is accompanied by Prof.
/. R. Highfill, who is principal OF
the county agricultural high school.
Lake City's delegation consists OF
Supt. J. R. Lifts, Prof. A. Z. Con
nor and Mr. F. W. Franen
From Lafayette county, Supt. J. H.
Kelly and Mr. A. D. Townsend are
present to represent their county IN
Florida's greatest conference for pro
oressive education.
Prof G. H Williams, Of Inverness,
a former student of the summer
school, and Supt. Dorne, Of Citrus
county. show by their presence that
that county is awake to the advan~
\ tages of educational conferences.
Putnam county is represented by
Supt c. H. Price.
Supt. and Mrs. A, 3. Johnson, %
Orlario, Orange county, are in at
4 tendance.
Marion county, besides being veil
4 Represented in the summer School ny
y aanumber of excellent students, has
4 its superintendent, Mr.. J. H. Brin-
son. and Prof. W. H. Cassells, Of the
4 Ocala high school. present
! From the extreme southern part OF
d the west coast, SQpt. SherreH, Of lee
q county, is present gathering pointers
Q for his already very progressive
. school system.
CAPTAIN George Lynch. Of the Ar
cadia high school, and Supt ?. G
Shaver. of DeSoto county, were bott
in evidence.
Among the other school workers Of
prominence present We're. Sdpt +. K
y Eimmons, Alachua county; Supt. 6
= H. Gray, of Quincy; Supt. I. "
| I.awton, Of Seminole county; Supt
, GUY l. Metcalf, of West Palm Beach
. Miss Flora +. Brown, county travel
= inr teacher, Orlando; +. F. BuChanan
I who is superintendent of F!aale
J county; Supt J. W, Holge. For
Pierce; Supt, ]. T. KNIGHT of Tampc
Cupt c. z. Vowel, of kissimmee, +
% f. Poppell, Stavke; Mr.. J c. McRal
of the Bradford county school board
o Supt. J. D. Duggar, of Maclenny
Y Supt. Fonsa Hathaway. of Jackson
o vile; Supt c. 7. forth, Green Gov
!, SPRINGS; c. B. Howell. F. S. Rou. c
u Lowell. and J. U. Burns. Of Fol-
ne White. g.