The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-23

Director James He2toD started off
the Saturday morning session of the
Educational conference with a most
enjoyable Song service. In spite of the
strenuous life he has had to lead while
here working night and day besides
carrying an enormous responsibility
appeared as fresh as the proyerbial
rose when he appeared 10 preside
State Superintendent NJ n. Sheets
of Florida was the first speaker and
he had only a few minutes as he had
received message calling him home
On official business. Dir. Sheets said:
had intended To tell you about some
of the things we have accomplished
and also something about what we
hope in the future, but will not have
time 10 do either | do not believe
the people of any state in the Union
are more willing TO spend money for
education We were ahead of all
southern states in compelling a tax
for school purposes by constitutional
enactment. Some years ago we had
only two brick school houses, now we
have over four hundred But | say to
You school houses do not constitute
schools neither do teachers or equip
ment always. No school IS a school
that does not make real men and
or how fine the buildings. Because a
teacher is a normal graduate or col
/ lege bred does not always indicate
that they are or will be good teach
ers. | know they often turn out mighty
shcddy material. What we want are
men and women with the brains, the
heart, the conscience. and the energy
to enter the work of teaching IN ear
nest ready and willing to give ur
/ their lives TO this work 1t is not ne
cessaiy for them to be college bred
always. II they have the equipment
service it does not matter so muef
where or how they prepared them
selves. | am not one who believes il
begging aid from the federal govern
ment for our schools. 1t is too mucf
like taking money out of one poke
cAtN ftttttttS II IN dtVtAiTi Gttt All Id
vor OF paying teachersa reason&Dl,
price for their services but want rea
honest service Many teachers hav,
/ never earned what they received, n,
matter how little it might be Their
is too much sham in the scheo
room There is too much pretense il
the school room. | say, DO your worl
we'll. ii is not SO important TO cove
a good deal of ground as it is 10 q
what you attempt TO do we'll | hav
every confidence to believe that tn
state Of Florida win keep pace wit
the times and in the race for educs
tionai development she will kee
alongside with her sister states.
Superintendent Sheets closed wit
a glowing and richly deserved tribut
lof County Superintendent G. r. \
sheppard for his wonderful accom-
plishments ia volusia county.
DR. J. L. McBrien here called upo
County Superintendent G. r. NJ. She
pQIai of. Volnsia county. to give til
defsstes some idea OF the progres
of the public school system in tn
county since he has been the head
the work. Mr.. Sheppard began
thanking the state superintendent /,
his generous words of praise. In su
stance he spoke as follows.
While | desire to develop in the e
temporaneous talk | am to make a
the two significant elements
which school system may be jud
ed These are the material insight
and The spiritual insignias. By the n
terial We refer To those objects al
elements which necessarily enter
to and become a vital part of
school system. namely, the genel
equipment which has developed fro
general public interest in educate,
By the second. the spiritual.
fer 10 the actual growth in the g,
geral interest and enthusiasm Of t
people and scholastic efficiency of /
schools and particularly the studeI
i and Others whose lives are parti
larry touched by the methods OF p
lie education Please understand Il
! in nay reference to the developmt
of education in this county. do
without any thought OF special ere
for myself during the many year
have devoted TO this work. For
fact. personally I attribute the s
cess, whatever it may be. to Volu