The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-11
A NERVOUS WOMAN
MEETING OF THE PARENT
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

1nuTSOdy dIIeTnOOn at a o CLOCK at
the high school building a large au-
dience was present at the meeting of
the Parent Teachers Association. The
opening number on the program was
instrumental music by Miss Annie
MacKay. Miss Ruby Edwards follow
ed with beautiful song. Next Miss
Marsh conducted the singing of Moth
er Goose and other songs by band of
little folks from the primary school
Miss Mary Sheppard recited> "The
Naughty Day."
The speaker of the afternoon was
DR.. George White of the University
Of Florida, who made splendid ad-
dress emphasizing the need of larger
and better equipped Fairgrounds for
children. He conceded that Ocala had
surpassed Gainesville in playground
equipment already secured, but he
hoped to see the playground extended
the entire distance from the high
school to the primary building. He
Gwelt on the power of suggestion. In
stead of saying, Children, don't put
beans up your noses" fill the minds
ct the children with something worth
while and they will never think of do
ing what they ought not to. 1t is an
idle brain that is the devils workshop.
III giving children Fairgrounds, well
equipped with apparatus for physical
training, you are developing the
lckild's body. affording delightful rec
reation and keeping his free time oc-
cupied so that mischief will be crowd
ed out. In our fathers time, there
were no scientific Fairgrounds for
: growing youths, but we should be
more progressive than they. We stand
on their shoulders, as it were, with
broader vision, profiting by their ex.
perience and forging ahead of them.
, DR.. White said that one of the
: things he wanted the Parent Teachers
: Association to do was to appeal to the
Legislature to put physical training
with a well trained instructor, in tn,
curriculum of every school in the state
: 1t present the United States govern
= ment is spending more for the destruc
: ito nof the boil weevil, which infestl
the cotton crop Of the country and TO
cattle tick eradication. than on tn,
e education of the youth of the country
: which was of course of immeasurabl!
e greater value He spoke of the 70'
+ fire young men of the university an,
of the noble work of their trainers
r their reward lying not so much in tn
K salary received, which is often no
e half what the same men can earn il
!. other lines of business, but in the goo
they are accomplishing. And whe1
they strive hardest and have done th
n best they can, it amounts to SO littl
r of what God intends US to give.
) After DIR. White closed, Mrs. J.
;, Gerig explained about the pictur
: which her committee had purchased
; to be awarded at each meeting 70
II their room for the month, to the grad
> having the largest representatio
3 among the parents present. At the en-
e of the year the picture will be give
to the grade with the highest averag'
1t is beautiful copy of one of Corot'
t paintings, showing the exquisite eve
n ming lights for which he is famous.
5 Miss Stevens announced that at tn
e next meeting DR.. E. G. Peek woul
It speak on "Malnutrition." and Their
win also be talk by communit
d nurse of Alachua county.
d The meeting closed with prayer b
e, D.. Creson.
Following was the grade represents
ton among the parents present: Firs
'e grade, "a; second, II; third, "a
2 fourth, 4; fifth, 10; sixth, 9; seventh
'e 9; eighth, 6; ninth, 10; tenth, 8; ele'
Il enth, 4; twelfth, A.
twill be seen that the first an
third grades will share the picture fc
the following month. II behooves tn
high school to get busy.
a Saturday morning there will be
ID rummage sale on the Methodist churc
grounds to secure funds for buyin
nlany needful articles for the interic
of the schools All discarded pieces {
clothing, no matter how badly worl
- will be gladly received.