The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-06
TEACHERS HEAR
SPEAK
Superintendent of West Virgin
la Schools and DIR. Hodges
Talks at Institute

! A splendid talk by DR.. Shawkey
New Problems for Old Schools" and
an address by DIR. Hodge, 1.-The Flor
ida Game of Good Health" featured
the evening program of the three days
Teachers Institute at the High
School last night. The auditorium was
filled to its fullest capacity. many
from out-of-t town attending.
Vocal and instrumental musical
numbers and readings frightened the
program.
DIR. Shawkey Immediately won his
audience by his semi-humorous earn
est address. He brought out three
principal points in his address. First,
industrial problems of today that con-
front the schools, second, a new set
| of social problems, and third q tre-
mendous moral problem. The schools
must be readjusted to meet the new
conditions which have risen so rapidly
in the past few decades he said.
The typical American home is not
what 1T was generation ago, and
| the schools must be adjusted to the
| homes. DR.. Shawkey characterized
|
has ever known, the American home
at that time. With a family of usu-
ally nine boys and girls, more or less,
a home life tended to individual de-
Ivelopment, responsibility and inde-
pendence with wholesome respect for
| the rights and privileges of others.
! The typical American home of the
present day, he said, consisted of usu-
ally solitaire families, many having
| just one child or maybe three. The
day was rush, hurry, with no home
| life, no individual development, no
restrictions of personal desires, lack
| ing the unity of family life and
social development on a small scale
as the home of a generation ago af-
| forded. .----z-s-
| The schools must adjust themselves
to meet this changed attitude in the
! home, supplying in n collective way
what the old fashioned home supplied.
| The school is the same only the at
| titude must be different he Nd for
the present life is so much more COM
pIeX and advanced scientifically. Our
present day boys and girls, he said
wanted the easiest thing to do for the
most money, a tendency not in accord
ance with the true ideals of American
citizenship which means career of
service, individually and to the COM
| munity and country at large. The
moral fibre of boys and girls must be
higher developed he said for our ideal
citizens. The new school will meet
conditions as they exist today as well
as the old schools met conditions as
| they existed in their time he said.
DR.. Hodge Speaks.
| DR.. Hodge emphasized the study of
1 Eoiy iyria-
| and community may be able to pro-
mote a healthy nation. Not individ
ual action but coordination is neces-
sary. The teaching of this science is
most necessary that the great loss of
| lives and dollars that was recently ex-
ampled in the influenza epidemic may
be prevented said DIR. Hodge, and if
everyone individual has the knowledge
and does their part working in CO.
ordination such things will be pre-
vented. Venemous germs will be kept
subdued and mankind may progress
unhindered by unnecessary ills and
epidemic sickness. DIR. Hodge leaves
today for Jacksonville where he will
address Teachers Institute.
William Tyler was elected chair
man of the institute, Miss Pauline
Reese, vice-chairman and Miss Maud
Suter, secretary.
The morning session opened at 10
o'clock with an invocation by Rev. A.
S. Moffett. w. A. Waghorne of Com
munity Service, directed a song ses-
sion and Judge Beggs spoke briefly.
The program for today follows:
Friday, p NJ.
Ouartette-Mr Garfield Miss Blink
ley, Mrs. Won Paulsen, Mr. J. O. Walk
cr
illustrated Lecture-By r. II. Hixon
Solo-AIiss Jeanie Knowles.
Reading-Miss Melissa Dunn.
Three Boys and a Mother to Say
Nothing of a Dad''-Dr. Shawkey.
Saturday, 10 A. NJ.
Invocation-Rev A. c. Odom, Jr
Round Table-Conducted by Miss
Schwalmeyer.
Miscellaneous Matters-Conducted by
Superintendent Edwards
Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Adjournment.
Instructors.
DR.. NJ P. Shawkey. state superinten-
dent Of schools of West Virginia.
DR.. c. +. Hodge. general extension
work, University of Florida.
B. c. Riley, director general extension
division. University of Florida.
Miss Sarah Partridge, home demon
stration agent.
r. H. Hixon. state director Modern
Health Crusade
w r. Waghorne. director OF Com
munity Music.
w III. Abernathy. organizer for War |
Camp Community Service.
Miss Maud Schwalmeyer, professor |
of Primary Education, Womans Col |