Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-03-19
HOUSE WARMING
IS { ENJOYE D At :
MELLON SCHOOL
PATRONS AND TAXPAYERS IN
SPECT HANDSOME NEW
BUILDING
MARKS NEW ERA
IN fHIS COUNTY
Next Need is High School, as Present
Structurf Already Taxed Beyond
CAPACITY

Each f fiature of the program for
the Melloi School warming last
night in lthe school auditorium con-
tributed TO the feeling of gratitude
and delEht over the possession of
such a lbndsome institution of learn
ing. EIry citizen of Palatka and of
the whfe county, no doubt feels
proud the completion of this hand
some bfilding. e.
The Evenings program was opened
with I chorus from the primary de-
partn fnt. The speakers of the oc-
casio4 together with ]. R. Mellon and
County Superintendent Price, were
seat4 on the rostrum when the cur
tain vent up second time and after
a sotg which Emerson Stone led, Mr..
Pri4 read a telegram from Prof.
Ril9 of the Extension Division of the
University of Florida which stated
thatiis car. was out of commission at
hawthorne and that he would be un-
80 asfA ssisstiisst tia s i,s.time to
maze his address. ss@
Slpt. Price of the county board of
eduation introduced as first speaker
of 1e evening, W. H, Cassels, prin-
cipa of the city schools, who made a
briei talk on the relation which a
good school bears to a community.
Mr.. assels told of the trials and trib-
ulatins which principal must I'M
derg while a school building is in
procbs of erection and of the handi-
caps which he had met while trying
to tbch in the old school buildings.
He tated that economically, good
schds bear greater relation, a
NOR vital-relati to every interest
(exPt one) than any other institu-
tionin community; that they are
the Teatest assets in a community
froT moral, material, dollars and
cent and a health standpoint. Sta
lists We're quoted OF prove that the
devopment' which a community,
tow or state makes is directly pro-
poronal to the money spent on
schls, Mr.. Cassels concluded with
thestatement that money put into
edution is not spent, but invested |
'R Rotarians were we'll represent |
ed H. M. Fearnside who, in his ad- |
DIRE on the Relation of the Rotary |
to lild Welfare Work." clearly de-
fintthe purpose of the organization
of International Rotary Club and
gaNa short history of it. 1t is al
mo inconceiveable that any club,
orisating with four members in
19Oas did the Rotary, should have
gro as it has in this country and
sprl to Europe and Asia. Mr..
Feaside in enumerating its two
par cunt principles stressed the
fachat the good work of Rotary
wasot confined to members alone.
butat many men live up to the
spilof Rotary. This address was
typ of the spirit of Rotary, pro-
greTe, inspiring, and instructive.
VIII Palatka Public Schools Began
| Bnning with the little red barn
whdPalatka's first public instruc-
tions given, F. D. Wattles review
ed Rhistory of public school work
in ttka down to date Mr.. Wattles
told the two underpaid, underfed
teacs which the board furnished
in tearly days to teach the two
grain the first school, of the strug-
, glesN former school boards and
J teas to meet the needs and diff ,
cultof public education here and
prai those who were responsible
, for final triumph in which all
} theSedsaAave been met and diff
cult sSffaiounted. Any one who
/ hea1fr. Wattles reminiscently re-
call Sc early days would have
thou that he was an old man had
t theN known otherwise.
= '"E an of the Future" was the
: topiaich chairman Joe Haughton
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