The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-31
PROCEEDINGS OF COLORED
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The first morning session OF the
Florida State Teachers Association
was called to order by the president,
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune, at $3.50
Thursday morning.
After devotions, which were led by
Miss c. A. Adams of Ocala, the sub
ject of "Music in the Public Schools"
was most interestingly and ably dis
cussed by>W. NJ. McRae.
For twenty minutes Miss NJ. E. Bon
ner of Daytona, held the attention of
all with a delightfully."- entertaining
and instructive paper on primary
Reading"
Both papers provoked considerable
discussion from the members of the
association.
After musical number, Mr.. J. H.
Brinson, state supervisor of negro
education in Florida, was introduced
tc the teachers and in lengthy ad-
dress which was very carefully at
tended, explained the duties of his of
fee and left very pleasant and last
ing impression in his closing words,
when he stated that he believed in and
was contending for universal educa-
ton. He believed in the same kind
and extent and extension of education
for one class of people as for another.
Much of his address was taken up
with an explanation of the Jeanes
fund, the Slater fund and the Rosen-
wald fund and this was very illuminat-
ing to a large part of the audience.
By motion a rising vote of thanks
was extended to Mr.. Brinson by the
body.
Before adjournment, Dean L. B.
Moore, formerly dean of the teachers
college at Harvard University, was
presented and spoke briefly on the
three rights of children, viz: To be
born we'll, to be children while young,
ito be educated. His remarks were so
well received that he was invited to
address the association later in the
day. After the invitation was gra-
cjously accepted, the session adjourn.
ed. {.
Afternoon Session
The. AFTERNOON session was given
over to discussion of two papers by
G. NJ. Sampson of Jacksonville anG
, bessie Hawkins of Tallahassee. The
Iformer presented survey of the edu
Cational status in Jacksonville. with
statistics which showed the prepared
> ress of teachers as revealed by theil
certificates, the crowded class rooms
the large per cent of retarded pupil!
and the exceedingly low salaries o:
teachers as compared with salaries O.
Il other workers in the community.
Bessie Hawkins discussion of hom
economies dealt with proper kinds o
{ food and clothing, times for eating
certain foods and times for wearing
different apparel She laid emphasi
on the necessity of the proper schoo
{ lunch and showed the relation exist
. ing between nourishing food and goo
e health and conduct. Her paper wa
rost heartily applauded.
le After music, Dean Moore again ad
dressed the association on Thrift
and deplored the fact that teacher
often come to old age and have no If
/ come but are a burden upon friend
2 or communities. He urged bank az
'e count for the sake of future securit!
t, for self-respect, and for the sake c
p obtaining respect from others wht
ct sad to say, in' these days recognize
II mans worthiness according to tn
size of his bank account.
Adjournment followed with th
rnizpah benediction.
lg Telegram Sent to Tallahassee
d, The following telegram was approx
lie ed by the association and sent to til
J" Florida Educational Association
a. convention at Tallahassee:
I'd Ocala, Fla, Dec. %, 1920.
Id Florida Educational association,
- Tallahassee, Florida:
- The F1erida State Teachers Ass,
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