The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-18

These resolutions represent the
specific action of the mass meeting
held Tuesday evening at the Audi
tCrium in response to a call from the
Woman's Club, which organization
desired to get together body of citi-
zens to discuss the school situation
and If possible to determine the best
way out of what had grown to be a
puzzling muddle.
--The Auditorium was packed to the
limit of it's capacity scatiEena; from
every walk of life having turned out
to see and to participate In the out
come. s;e
W. M. Gober was selected to fill the
difficult position Of chairman, and
held the warning forces in check with
admirable coolness, Those on the
platform with the chairman were C..
A. Parker, county, superintendent of
schools, G. B. Murrell, chairman OF
the county school board. DR.. ~, A.
Garrard, of Bartow, member Of tho
county board, Prof, G. M. Jones'. for
mer superintendent of the Lakeland
schools, C. ]. Wilson. of FIT. Meade.
member of the county board. MiRs
Marie Franklin acted as stenograph-
er for the occasion. .e
The "whereases'' of the cali were
taken up in order, the first being In
regard to the proposed bond issue
The much discussed illegality Of the
bonds was, of COURSE, taken up. II
was made clear that there is no law
against the district voting for as
large an amount as, It desires to, the
point being that bonds can be sold
only to the amount allowed by the
present millage, which was said to
be between $4,000 and $4,000. How
ever; those back of the bond issue
movement have the pledged support
of Senator Eaton and Representatives
Keen and Morgan, that they will se-
cure the validation of the entire issue
by the legislature. ~ .--@
C. A. Parker. in response to quss-
tions from the audience. stated that
in calling the election the : county
board was acting on. the petition as
presented to thema The purposes be-
tween which the money will be d.
vided were reiterated as being the
remodelling Of the Lake Wire build
ing, the completion of, the Lake Nor
ton School, the building of another
grammar school, the. erection, of q
school for colored pupils on the north
side, and the purchase Of additional
equipment. 1t WAS brought out that
in case it is found that the amount
of bonds to be sold must be limited Ia
the amount allowed BY the millage,
the money woulds be. applied Arst tc
remedying conditions s In the present
buildings. So .acsi5s1c et4
The method ptthsvtng the bonds
validated after. the election, was said
to have been used by other eommuni
, ties. u Sfs-.T. TO ~ K ~.
Prof. c. M. jones was called. upon
to explain the snattsraof irregularities
and give the main, :causes.. of com
plants In denunciary speech sc
earnestly and dramatically delivered
that the audience sat without wrig-
gle through ansh0ur and q halls OF 1t
Prof. Jones directly accused Super
intendent Parker not only of being
the source of much OF the complain
tut with attempting to disrupt th'
Lakeland schools lSiH an attempts Il
5 knife me-" f4Ba retsi6Wed etlIe differ
ances between himself and Supsrin
tendent PARKER Tor q periodrof min,
years, and repliSds TO various runior'
in regard to tdhdNf6nsl in the schools
Prof. Jones bf0IkhE c;Dut that tn
school workers. Rave been siAborinl
under great difficulties beginninI
with the yfFa ytsF. ana iltdntfnuinl
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