The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-11
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
AT DUNNELLON

Inc association was called 10 order
by Miss Isabel Mays, president, and
in the absence of Mrs. H. S. Wesson,
secretary, Mr.. Y. A. Henderson was
made secretary pro tenn.
Minutes of the meeting at McIn-
tosh meeting read, some corrections
made and then adopted.
Mr.. G. w. Neville of the Dunnellon
trustees, most cordially welcomed the
association and friends and the pres
ident expressed our appreciation for
the invitation and kind welcome.
There was to have been an address
from Mr.. Shelton Phillips, state rural
school Inspector on the subject of the
necessity of the adoption of the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
of the state making the maximum
levy for school purposes that county
board can levy ten mills instead of
seven, but he was detained by an i'm
portant meeting in Jacksonville. In
his absence Supt. Brinson discussed
the subject somewhat and the gen.
eral matter of taxation.
The next subject on the program
was "Good Discipline and How to OBJ
tain It." to be treated by Mrs. Rex
Todd, but she not being present
Professor Cassels of Ocala gave a
very helpful talk on the subject.
The next subject was "Our present
school curriculum, is it overcrowded?
If so, in what particulars, evil effects
and suggested remedies" The subject
was treated in a full and thoughtful
manner by Prof. J. NJ. Feagle, princi-
pal of the Dunnellon school and there
was active general discussion. The
general feeling was that there was
probably room for constructive revis-
ion but that it should be done by
very competent persons and in con-
servative manner.
Dinner time having arrived the
crowd was invited down to the hall
that extends through the building
where tables had been placed and
there the good people had spread a
most inviting dinner in great abun-
dance for all and more had they been
there. The leading feature of the
dinner was fine fish fry and any
number of good things to go with the
fish. Quite a number of the ladies of
the town and some of the men were
with US and it was a delightful social
hour of feasting and good nature.
In the fore part of the proceedings
the president appointed Mr.. Feagle,
Mr.. Shealy and Miss Nell Morris a
committee to prepare program for
the next meeting.
After dinner the association as
sembled again in the splendid audi
torium and resumed deliberations.
The matter of the next meeting
place was taken up and Superintend-
ent Brinson presented an invitation
from the Fellowship school to meet
there April 9th, and the association
voted to accept the invitation.
The committee on program con-
ferred and it was decided to make
this a grand patriotic day for the
schools and to have a program bear
ing on the part of schools of Amer
lea are taking in the present war con-
dition. The particulars Of the pro-
gram will be published later.
The special address of the day was
then delivered by Prof. ]. r. FuIk of
the department of education of the
University of Florida on the subject,
''The Attitude of the Schools Toward
Play and Recreation" It was an easy
discussion in lecture-talk style and
showed the result of much thought
and experience along this line. The
idea was to find what disposition to
make of idle and unoccupied time and
how to utilize this to the benefit of
the growing child IN order to pro-
mote healthy, physical and moral
growth. The speaker advocated much
more attention to the play and rec
reaction of the children under the
direction of their teachers and the
use of many kinds of recreation ap-
paratus.
At the close of the meeting the as
sociation by rising vote extended its
very sincere thanks and appreciation