The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-13
EDUCATORS MET At
PRIMARY SCHOOL
County Conference Of Pareat-Teachers
Associations Held in ocala
Thursday. HAY IL

The regular meeting OF the Parent
Teachers Association was held Thurs
day, May IIth. at the primary school
building at s.l5 o'clock. Mrs. E. T.
Helvenston presiding. This meeting
was also county conference of the
parenG-Leaehers associations.
Those present from other schools
N the county We're as follows: hrs.
W. K. Brown, AIRS. ii. G. Bateman
and Mrs. }. b. Christian Of Mcintosh;
Mrs. ". I, Dupree and Mrs. Stuart
Ramey OF Cltra; Mrs. Clara Ledbet-
ter OF Belleview; Mrs. Julia Williams
81 Welrsdale; Mrs. 5. T. Rou Of Low
eli; Mrs. J. E. Thomas Of Spar. and
Miss Hettie HarwelI Of Anthony.
The meeting opened with songs BY
dozen or more pretty little maids OF
the primary graues, also q spring
dance by the same. and an Indian war
dance by seven little boys.
The first speaker on the program
was Miss Margaret Taylor, who told
OF the reasons for organizing a coun-
ty conference OF parent-teacher asso-
Citations. The reasons were as fol-
lows: l. To get together and talk
over our successes and failures.
2. To promote growth of parent
teacher associations IN other locali-
ties. 3. To enable Us to get some
OF the states best speakers to address
US. 4. 1t enables parents and teach
ers to act as unit. Miss Taylor en-
phasized the fact Tat there is no pro-
gress without growth, and our growth
is measured BY our helpfulness to
others. She outlined plan of or
ganization, namely: to have two meet
mgs year, meeting in the fall to
plan the years work, and . spring
meeting to report on the work accom-
plished. These meetings are to be all
day sessions, members bringing their
lunches, the local organization hav-
ing refreshments for sale. Miss Tay-
Ior had to leave US at this point, as
she was due to go to Orlando that aft
ernoon to meet with the Business and
Professional Woman's Club of that
place.
Mrs. Helvenston was nominated for
temporary chairman, and in few
well chosen words gave the visitors
cordial Welcome.
Miss Margaret Taylor was then
named for permanent chairman OF the
organization and was elected unani-
mously.
1t was agreed to meet the fourth
Saturday in September and Mcintosh
gave all a hearty invitation to meet
at that place.
Mrs. w. I. Gary was to have ad-
dressed US on the Parents Place in
the Parent-Teacher Association" but
was unable to attend on account Of
illness.
Reports from the different schools
We're asked for and Mcintosh was the
only one to respond They reported q
nice library for their school, also
baseball and basketball equipment.
They had accomplished this the past
two years and planned to do more the
coming year.
| Two beautiful piano solos were then
rendered by Miss Margaret Eerig.
Mrs. III. s. Wesson in her lovely
manner told US of the teachers place
in the parent-teacher association.
| On counting the votes for the dif-
ferent rooms for the beautiful pic
ture given by the Elson Art Exhibit.
il was found that Miss Edith Grifin's
room won.
| Mrs. Helvenston explained that
some of the parts of the apparatus of
the campus equipment needed repairs,
and it was voted that money be used
from the treasury to have these parts
mended.
The treasurer, Mss Mamie Taylor.
gave her report for the past year.
There had been S479.45 taken in from
various sources. and s426.33 paid out
to the different chair1nen of commit
tees, leaving balance Of s53.13 in
the bank.
The meeting then adjourned for
the social hour, during which cake
and ice cream were served.
Mrs. p. D. Batenan, Sec'y.