The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-23
SCHOOL RALLY AND
BARBECUE AT REDDICK

On last Saturday the people of Red
dick and vicinity did themselves and
their community proud in providing a
splendid barbecue and program to
celebrate their school closing. There
were quite a number from Ocala out
and from various other communities
of the county.
The feature of the morning exer-
cises was an address from Prof. Fulk
of the teachers college of the state
university. He discussed present day
educational problems in a most thoro
and practical manner which was very
helpful to those thinking and working
along these lines.
After this dinner was announced
and the large crowd turned to with
keen appetites and there was an
abundance of the best that the land
| affords and the barbecued meat was
elegantly done. The exercises were
held on the second floor of the school
building and the dinner was served on
the school grounds.
At p. m the crowd was called to-
gether for further addresses and dis
cussions. The first thing in the after
noon was the presentation to the trus-
tees of the Reddick district by Mr..
Chas. w. Hunter, vice president of the
Marion County Fair Association, of
the premium won by the Reddick
community exhibit of $25. Mr.. Nathan
Mayo, secretary of the association,
also made a talk for the fair.
Then Prof w. H. Cassels of the
Ocala high school was introduced and
made an excellent address upon var
ious matters pertaining to school
work and educational matters in gen.
eral.
The last speaker of the day was Mr..
Shelton Phillips, state rural school in
spector. He has had many years ex-
perience as county superintendent
and state Inspector and is thoroughly
abreast of the best thought of the
times in educational matters and he
thoroughly entertained and instruct
ed his hearers, all of whom seemed
very appreciative of the several ad-
dresses of the day.
Mr.. Shealy, principal of the Citra
school, introduced resolution that
this mass meeting endorse the bills
that are now in the Florida legisla-
ture providing for compulsory school
attendance, the state to buy and fur
nish to the counties the text books to
be used and also the bill providing a
| minimum term of six months in any
| county. After a free discussion the
resolution was unanimously adopted.
| There were many expressions of
good will and appreciation to the
teachers for the excellent term of
school just closing. These were Miss
/ Elizabeth Mizelle, principal, and Mrs.
j. c. Pace, assistant. Superintendent
J. II. Crimson presided over the meet,
ing
| The trustees consisting of Messrs.
G. M. earn and w. H. Bishop and
Mrs. j. NJ Smith were everywhere
making everybody at home and with
the teachers were good natured and
| competent hosts of the occasion, ably
assisted by large number of the
| good ladies and other men of the
community.
| The real motive of the day was to
stimulate the idea of new school
building at Reddick and the trustees
and Messrs. w. L. Colbert and A. J.
Stephens of the county board with
Supt. Brinson went over the situation
and it is hoped that within a short
| while there will be a building credit
able to the community and the county
erected there.
The day was a most pleasing sue
| cess in every way.