Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-03-02
PLANNING TO GET
S. roo TO CARRY
SCHOOL TERM OUT
Campaign Launched at a
Mass Meeting Held
Yesterday
HALF OF AMOUNT IS IN
Believed the Full Amount
Will Be Subscribed
Today

With the city divided into four
districts committees are out today |
soliciting subscriptions for a $4,000
fund with which to continue the gram
mar school through the full nine
in accordance with plans
made yesterday afternoon at mass
meeting at the school auditorium.
While the attendance at the meet
ing yesterday was discouraging to
those who are vitality interested in the
success of the campaign, what it lack
ed in numbers was made up in enthu-
siasm for the cause. 1t was noticea-
BILE that very small per centage of
the patrons of the school were pre-
sent, and that majority of those lea
ding in the movement for continuing
the session were those who have no
children in the school.
The meeting was called to order
by County Superintendent c. H..
Price, who stated the purpose OF the
gathering. He suggested that nomi-
nations were in order for chairman
and secretary. Chairman Clifton
Loveland, Of the school board, nomi-
mated Judge A. V. Long for chairman
and Goode M. Guerry for secretary.
They were voted in.
Why Shortage Has Occurred.
On assuming the chair Judge Long
suggested that a proper method OF
procedure would be to inform those
present just what is needed, why it is
needed and how the needs could be
satisfied. Superintendent Price ex-
planned the annually increasing def
cts that have occurred in the school
funds for this district. He said that
the district would not now be so en-
barassed had the comptroller's office
permitted the borrowing of money as
in former years, from some Other
fund. This, he explained had beer
stopped, for the deficit would some
day have to be wiped out, and the
comptroller decided that there mus
be stop to borrowing from Other
! funds. Mr.. Price explained that the
revenue fro mtaxation for the schools
is practically the same now as it was
twenty years ago with expenses, in
cident to compulsory attendance, in
creased number of teachers and in
crease in living conditions making i
impossible to escape deficit. H'
sad that with increased valuation
this year and last there would be nj
deficit next year, as there are SOM
expenses which will not have to b.
met.
Chairman Haughton, of the schoo
board, and Mr.. Loveland, also of tn
board, explained the situation in it
various details after which JuGg'
Long made an impassioned appeal t
the citizens not to let the "mere baga
telle of $4,000" close down the school
Of the city, the common schools whic
are the very foundation, he said, o
our educational system. Judge Loni
was frequently applauded.
Following the discussion it was de
c:ded to ask for contributions, start
ing with $100, payed in three install
ments. A number of citizens offere
the amount and James R. Mellon sal
if the fund was a few hundred dol
lars short when the campaign woun
up he would contribute the balance
Names of the contributors will b
published later. The Rotary club
, which was represented by about TWEEN
ty-five members, asked permission b
retire to consult among the member
to ascertain what plan of action t
pursue. On the return of the Rota
rims President Fearnside reporte
that it had been agreed to contribut
$4,000 to the fund. This elected er
!. thusiastic applause.
Judge Long then named committee
from the Rotary, Kiwanis and Won
ans Clubs and the Chamber of Con
merce to make the solicitation anon
the patrons of the schools and citizer
: generally. A hundred per cent NEE
ing of these committee was held la
night at the Chamber of Commer
: and the city divided up into four di
o tricts and details assigned. The cor
mittees went to work this mornir