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

1920 the enrolment exceeded 5000.
/ That our school system Is approved
i bv and acceptable In the main to
other sections OF this country Is evil
denced by the fact that in 1920, IS
states end five foreign nations We're
represented by pupils in the schools
CT our county. The number of pupils
1 from these states and nations exceed
ed 1000 or an equivalent of 20 per
cent OF the native enrolment To say
the least the problem of fitting our
school system 10 the needs and de-
msnds of 20 states is great
la 1878 the county agent for trans
portatiJn OF pupils from abolished
schools TO consolidated district
schools spent $1,000 while in 1920
the expenditure Tor this item exceed
/ ing $4,000 indicating to one that
the rural population is gradually
growing in its appreciation of in
creased and efficient methods of edu-
cation.
In 1913 there were two so-called ac-
credited High schools in the county
with an enrolment of 1877 high school
pupils while in 1920 Eve fully accred-
/ tied senior High schools were main
tanned with total enrolment of All
/ pupils
All departments in our schools have
been SO oragnized and regulated as to
comply with the states adopted
j standards for the various depart
ments. All high schools are recognized
among the state standard High school
and -four or five hold honorable places
on the list of southern accredited high
schools
/ have said nothing about the teach.
ers employed in this work during this
seven wears. during which time these
developments have taken place, but
here allow me to pay in this feeble
way. a glowing tribute to those who
have manifested a spirit of sacrificial
: service 1t is a recognized fact that
Florida Is in crying need for lnore
teachers, better trained for the sery
( ice and who have entercu thu serv
: ice to make it profession, rather
than a stepping stone TO something
higher. Yet we recognize and honor
a those among us who are in this class
| and are holding together and ad
paacing the cause Of humanity thru
: our public schools. There is one thins
= certain before the profession OF teach
.z,~ f... as,h l,4N Il,
J nents must also be stabilized and pn
: upon an equal basis with the othe
: honorable professions OF the. land
0 Until this is done we may expect tn,
4 rank and file of the army of teacher
a 10 be broken here and there by tn
i poorly prepared and inefficient w
a have during these years stfiven to re
cognize the profession in this way b.
), a gradual increase of individual sa
d aries as | explained IA the beginnin
I of my talk. Again ! say to you tina
all TIE expenditures for the materia
n side of an educational Institution wi
come to naught unless that institl
: ton is provided with teachers for al
on the teachers depends the success!
I'll ftmctioning of the material side
the institution. People shoald remen
Der thar it costs now much more [
build equip and maintain school
ana that it costs the teachers niue
ago. They must expect the school e
( penses- are necessa fiar increas ed Z
everything else has.
Miss Margaret M Streeter, Mi,
Florence H. Stubles md Sapt. Fa.
Johnson OF Orange county Also spok
At the beginning of the Saturda
afternoon session Dr. McBrieu pr
/ scented State Rural School Inspect,
r. u. Turner of Inverness as the pr
siding officer. WHO made ten mimi
| introductory address He highly COZ
| plimented Superintendent Sheppa
l fr ais work Of consolidation he pia
I ned and executed. Il love MIR. She
| he said "and want tc say he h
done more than any other man in t
| state. ] know something about t
| fight he has been Obliged to make
l do what he has for the schools OF Il
county and today his accomplishmeI
are an inspiration Tor the rest of t
| state.
| Supt r. w Lawton OF Semint
| county when presented said that vi
| is needed most by the schools
| teachers with initiative ability Tho
| who know what should be done a
| how 10 do it without being told a
who will go ahead and do it. Ma
y teachers do not have the train
1 and ability to do it, To nay mind il
a financial question In order to
| cure such teachers We must b,
slore money.
R. s Blsnton. the new county 5
erintendent of Pinellas cou
said his story was snort as he