The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-30
OPENING
Of SCHOOL TUESDAY,;
SvPT. JONES SAYS
BIG SHORTAGE
Of TEACHERS

The members of the faculty for
1888 will meet Monday, Sept. z,
1918, at $3.50 a. M After faculty |,
meeting the examination for condi-
toned and failed pupils will begin as
well as the classification of new pu-
pills. Bring your report cards Wheth-
err you are from the Lakeland schools
or some other school. 1t is absolute
ly necessary for you to have your re-
port card.
On Tuesday we shall have the for
NAL opening of the school. Chapel
exercises will be at the usual hour.
Quite a number of questions have
been asked concerning uniform for
the high school cadets. Just as soon
as the Man-Power bill has been finally
settled, we shall take UP the ques-
ton of uniforms. have planned for
all boys who are between Is and Il
to ioin the Home Guards so that they
use the uniform issued by the County
Commissioners This will save an
extra expense. If the boys over Il
should buy the cadet uniform, then
rs soon as drafter into the service
they could not use this uniform any
more. If in the Home Guards an'
drafted into service, the equip
Il ment would be turned back Y
5 only be a saving but would be OF grea
;, service to the Home Guards,
Il We have done everything within
l. orr mower to secure a strong facult!
:. hut civil service, Y. M. 9. A.. he
10 Cross, and corporation positions, nay
III drawn heavily on the public school
10 not only Lakeland but the country
"a whole, There are teachers WI
r. have given their lie to the teachl
ID profession; who have been educate
vii and trained for teaching the chill
and who have, are, and will stand
the present generation in this gre
Struggle for continued liberty al
freedom which we have so long e
las loved, There are those who ma
ep- never taught; who have never De
ide trained for this work; and who 6
eat do the Red Cross and Y, M. 9.
md work as well or better than those v
ISIS have given their lives to teachli
ual Therefore. we, as teachers, can Z
the greatest service and, thereby
de- noblest contribution to our coun
'ow by sticking to our job" ! 40
believe that there Is any man VINO
POLK more patriotic and who believes
the cause of the Red Cross ana
Y. M. C. A, is more meritorlous |
but let every one do the WORK
he can do the best. Let those
the ORC teaching stay with the teaci
lers hrofession until our country g
ster- then let us answer with all the
90 triotism that could be expected OF
sup true American citizen. 1t is our
triotic duty to stand by the sen
from TODAY in order that tomorrow
and 6nd men and women capable OF u
? ad- ing the new problems OF the new
V. of which the war is bringing H.
. en- ,nrst win for democracy but at
g of same time we must prepare the
that 6ren for life and citizenship. a.
des- same time, we must not forget to
Under care of the teacher who Is ara
, en- a salary not sufficient to pay IN
glad nenses incurred. She Aeaches
DOWN o;qht months and draws a saiar
eight months, then the other
months she must attend schools
/, q :, der to better prepare herself 10
q next wear. No salary is ara"
n q these months when there is no 8
N q Some one has said that ut is al
q fine to deliver high-fown oratio
the nobleness of the pedagogue'
5 fession and his solemn ooligal
~ mt aside more alluring offers
X or fields of activity, but the u
q that the average teacher VINO d
q on the remuneration of his prof.
o for a living would simply star
q death. If, therefore ne deSel
:. a mobile calling of the teacher
a aeshpots of Egypt we may Dope
- on If he's hungry and wants
q meal ,,a,
q was glad to see the editorial
. Tampa Tribune of Aug 80 ;,
- 70 "the ten-mill amendment
- IN the right direction.
n Yours very truly
CHAS. NJ. JONES'