The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-31
Ocala's Industrial School

Wednesday being regular visitors
day at the industrial school, the day
has been selected as special visitors
day. Both teachers and pupils will
gladly welcome on this day their old
friends and hope to make many new
ones, all of whom will receive a most
cordial welcome. Receiving hours for
the day will be from 9 to IL a. m. and
2 to p. m.
Mrs. Philip Clarkson of Jackson
vile, chairman of the industrial and
social department of the Florida Fed
Grafton of Woman's Clubs makes the
following report in regard to the
school:
As to the girls school at Ocala, /
have an interesting three-page report
made by Mrs. R. L. Anderson, Nov. /.
Briefly, the school seems to have TAX
en- new lease of life under the efic-
lent superintendent of Miss Lunie B.
Davis. There are forty girls there,
which is its capacity. Miss Davis
came to Ocala year ago, at first as
a teacher; the last six months as
superintendent, succeeding Mrs.
Range. There has been no trouble dur
ing her term. The matron, Mrs M. c..
Elliott, is a. practical and capable
woman and has fully discharged every
duty. Il quote the report). Miss Aida
Sans, graduate of the East Ten
nessee State Normal school, is doing
excellent work, especially her class
in music is thriving.
And listen to this: "The girls in the
school are taking great interest, and
have been busy earning money to pay
their Y. NJ. c. A. subscriptions. They
also exhibited and sold some of their
handiwork at the Marion County Fair
Many of them are buying thrift
stamps, and some have their cards
well started"
The state of their health and good
care is reflected in the statement that,
although there were twenty-three
cases of influenza, during the recent
epidemic, none resulted in pneumonia.
Miss Davis carefully looked after the
patients and did much to reduce its
contagious tendency. AS to discipline,
Miss Davis mode seems successful
and was highly praised, as we'll as
the school spirit, by Miss Mary Belle
Harris, of the State Industrial school
in New Jersey, who recently visited
Ocala.
The girls rise at 6; breakfast at Z;
school at 8 until noon. Dinner at noon;
afternoon industrial-often outdoor
work; at 6 lowering of flag, followed
by supper; prayers at Z; study till 9;
lights out at Oils. The end of busy
day and calculated to keep them con-
tented because busy. One of the
greatest needs of the school is for
good books-suitable for girls whose
ideals need to be formed on good and
normal, rational models; they should
have fiction as well as preachments
for this, for there is no more effective
influence on girls attitude toward
life than is given by good, modern
fiction. Of course, for these girls it
should be carefully chosen, and of
variety for all tastes. History, in the
form of letters and biography, can
bring them real romance. if. rightly
applied. Will not the clubs nearest
to Ocala see that the federation's
travelling libraries are kept circulat-
ing at the school? Ocala has already
done much for the girls-giving
victrola and records, and much else.
They will not lose interest in the null
tiplicity of new reconstruction work,
/ know.
concluded ON Fourth Papel