The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-02-16
MEETING OF THE COUNTY EDU-
cATlONAL ASSOCIATION AT
LOWELL ON SATURDAY


ISOLATION met at Lowell on Saturday
in the open air at the packing house
of Mr.. c. B. Howell and were splend-
idly entertained by the hospitable peo-
pie of that community.
1t was called in session by Mr.. E.
H. Miller, president, and opened with
an invocation by Mr.. G. G. Flanders
and a very appropriate and hearty
welcome by Mr.. C. B. Howell in be-
half of the community to which Supt.
Brinson responded in behalf of TIE as
ISOLATION
Upon motion of Mr. Casseis the
order of the program was changed
and DR.. Harvey Cox of the University
of Florida was introduced and deliver
ed a most helpful and inspiring adj
dress upon the general attitude of a
teacher toward the school at the com
munity bearing especially upon the
management of difficult pupils.
Then came the big dinner such
as the Lowell community is noted
for.
There was everything that could be
thought of to eat prepared in the most
tasty manner and in the greatest
abundance and every one made TO
feel most heartily welcome.
At 100 the association re-assembl-
ed and a set of resolutions that had
been prepared by committee from
the meeting at Anthony bearing upon
the method of determining the salar-
les to be paid teachers, was presented
by Mrs. Rex Todd They drew forth
a good amount of animated and
thoughtful discussion and it was
agreed to pass over for further dis
cussion at the next meeting and in
the mean time to furnish copies to
the press of the county for publica-
ton in order to have them fully dis
cussed.
Superintendent Brinson called at
tention to the fact that next school
year Marion county would have to fit
into the state adoption of text books
and that he desired to get the fullest
expression possible as to the compar
ative merits of the text books in use
at present and others that may be
presented for adoption so as TO be in
a position to make intelligent recon-
mendation to the text book sub-com-
mission of the state during next sum-
mer.
The association went into business
session and the president called for
invitations for the next meeting place.
Miss Frances Ramsey. teacher of the
Moss Bluff school, was present with
several car loads of people from the
community and extended a cordial re-
quest to have the next meeting on
March 10. at Moss Bluff which was
accepted with a hearty good will.
Superintendent Brinson expressed
the sincere appreciation of the as
sociation and friends for the very hos
pitable entertainment that had been
provided.
He now called upon Professor Nor
man, dean of the department of edu-
cation at the University of Florida,
for an address and the exercises of
the day were very pleasantly and pro-
fitably closed by an interesting dis
cussion of the various theories of the
cultural and practical sides OF educa-
ton as we now have it, Professor
Norman takes the work formerly in
the hands of Doctor Thaxton at the
University and will be a valuable adj
dition to the educational forces of the
state.
These educational meetings in the
different parts of the community for
the discussion of all kinds of school
matters are of inestimable interest
and value in bringing the teachers.
patrons, friends, trustees. and all
other school authorities in contact
with each other and all the people
are cordially invited to attend and
participate in the discussion.
MRS. H. S. WESSON. Secretary.