The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-20
SCHOOL TAX
HM IN
REPORT MADE
TO KIWANIANS
Jokes and Music Feature Week
ly Meeting Held in the
Gadsden Street
Church.

DIR. Iser L. Freud presided at the week
ly luncheon meeting of the kiwanis club
yesterday, which was held at the Gads-
den street Methodist church Dinner was
served by the ladies of the church, who
were rendered a rising vote of thanks at
the conclusion of the meeting. Features
of the program were musical selections
by Miss Beulah Greenhut, John Frenkel
and Max Heinberg. Dr. Freund kept the
kWanians in hilarious mood for several
minutes with his jokes and anecdotes.
Rabbi Freund staged contest in which
two prizes were awarded one to the XII
wanian holding the highest number and
whose first name began with any of the
letters in the words I'VE build and the
other to the holder of the highest num-
Der and whose first name started with
any of the letters in always SMILE The
I'VE build" prize, a Bible, was won by
Bob Palmer, While the always smile"
trophy, book OF poems entitled Smiles,
was captured by Uncle Alex Friedman.
The public affairs committee submitted
two reports which were unanimously
adopted. They dealt with taxes and pub
lie schools. The tax report declared that
investigation had shown that taxes are
not now being paid on q considerable
amount of property in the state, both
real and personal, and suggested that the
president Of the club appoint special
committee to investigate the present tax
alton laws and take up with Escambia
members Of the Legislature tho question
Of the passage Of a law for the proper
assessment and collection OF taxes with
adequate machinery for the enforcement
of the law.
The other report stated that It Is highly
important that the schools Of Pensacola
be conducted for period OF eight months,
but that due to the shortage Of funds the
terms are now limited to six months. The
plan outlined by the board OF education
at the beginning OF the present term Tor
the payment by each pupil OF a certain
fixed sum, to supplement the schoo! oua-
get, was commended and "should be re-
sponded to by school patrons, the re-
port said It was declared that member,
Of the Kiwanis club should use every eff
fort to bring the gravity Of the situation
to the attention Of patrons,
Recognising the Importance Of the high
school being conducted for the fun term
pupils were impressed with the Import
ance of promptly paying the supplement
airy amount fixed by the board OF educa-
ton which would make an eight-months
term possible. 1t was recommended that
the efforts of the club be directed toward
the collection of the necessary fund to
conduct the school eight months before
the question of financing an additional
month is taken UP. The committee asked
for an additional months time so that
the high school financing question can be
given further consideration.
At the conclusion OF the meeting, a
number of Kiwanians went to the G. +.
and A. dockqs to see the unloading OF a
large cargo from the steamer SuneUco
It was declared that the steamship had
brought a solid carload Of merchandise
to Pensacola for a member of the Kiwanis
club, and had smaller lots for other XII
wanians on board.