The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-20
NECESSITY Of
SCHOOL FUN.l
ISSUE SHOW i
Parents Teachers Organiza-
ton Discussed Problem
in Interesting Meet
HOLD ELECTION
ON MAY THIRD
Sheriff. Outlines the School
Needs-''We Have Got
to VIM" Is Motto

The regular monthly meeting Of
the Parents-Teachers' Association of
the Pensacola high school was held
last night at the Clubs grammar
school, with a delightful entertain
ment program and addresses by men
prominent in educational affairs of
the city. Heretofore these meet
ings have been held in the Armory,
and the Clubbs grammar school
building was chosen for last nights
meeting as an experiment to sec II
the meeting could not be held sue
cessfully in it, even though it is a
little inconvenient for the people to
get to, so as to avoid the expense
that come with the use of the Armory
hall. There was a good attendance
at the meeting, and it was one of the
most successful and helpful that the
association has ever held. Attrac-
tive printed programs were handed
out, and the entertainment given by
the high school pupils was ", Il ;-e
usual standard of excellence. Ehe
entertainment numbers were as fell
lows:
Overture. Under the n3a9'e
Eagle"-High School Orchca.-a.
] America-Evev body.
''The Magnet and the Caurn."
from Patience" - High School
Chorus.
Recitation, "a Silly Little Maid
Miss Elizabeth Jeunings
/ Violin Solo, "Stradella" - Miss
/ Mercedes Cafiero, 1919.
Re- alton, "The Ruling Passion
Miss Eula Vickery
+ Moonlight Waltz"-High School
Orchestra.
Recitation, "a Rainy Day Episode"
Miss Eva Sherrer.
(a) Fairy Waltz; OBJ Anvil
Chorus" from al Trovatore"-High
School Chorus.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Dave Kugleman, president Of
the association. J. H. Sheriff. de-
livered a timely address on 1.-THE
Urgent Need of a Special School Tax
District" The election for the spe.
cial tax district will be held Nav
8 and is the thing first in Importance
to all interested in the education Of
| Pensacola's children.
MIR. SherrilI's Address.
Mr.. Sherrills address, in part, was
as follows:
The idea of the special school tax
district originated in this associs-
ton, and most of US here being much
interested in the matter, understand
it fairly we'll, but find that the gen
, eral public is not at all we'll inform
. ed on the subject The public needs
. information on this subject, and it
=. is up to US to furnish it. A bond
| issue does not go with the special
school tax district as some people
think. The questions involved in the
special school district election are
these: First, Shall we have a spe-
cial school tax district? Second,
What will be the millage? Third,
Who shall be the trustees to adj
minister the tax? Under the law, not
less than one, nor more than three
= mills can be levied, and it is not up
g to any organization in the CITY 10
5 determine what shall be the millage
e to be voted on, the invididuaI voter
f at the election will put on his ballot
s the number of mills that he wants to
e be levied.
I We will have to inform the voters
= so that they can intelligently vote on
n this question. This is what a one
mill tax will do, and these are the
things that the Pensacola, school sys-
tom needs:
A department of music in all the
] schools of the city. The music in
the high school has shown what
music means and does for the schools
: A well equipped department of do.
$ mestic science for the girls and Z
5 department of manual training 70,
= the boys.
: A system of physical training n
: all the schools that will train all the