The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-31
L. L. Hughey's Offer of One
Hundred Has Been Matched
by Two Other Citizens.
JAMES NJ. TATE SCHOOL
RAISES QUOTA NEEDED
Suggested That Committee Can
vass Business Firms of City
in Drive for Funds.

The first county school to 20 over
the top is the James NJ. Tate school at
Gonzalez. Prof. James Phelps. who
was in Pensacola yesterday, brought
the good news.
The successful conclusion OF this
campaign was due 10 the interest OF
the Parent-Teacher's association,
which will be congratulated by every
school in Escambia.
List Grows.
The generous thought OF one Pensa-
cola man has already borne fruit, the
offer of L. L. Hughey TO be one of so
men to give 800 each to the public
schools of the city having been imme-
| diately taken up. ". G. Porter has
offered to macth Mr., Hughey's 500
with $500, and John w. Malone will
give $1OO.
This brings the fund up to $4OO
already.
The time is short.
Today is the last day of March.
Nome on in! The waters fine!
Who will be next to pledge 500 to@
ward the fund?
Tag Day Tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be tag day, at which
| time the Eliza Jane Wilson school and
! the George ). Hallmark school will
make a drive for funds. They will tag
| the passerby for whatever amount he
or she is willing TO give, the mayor
| having made a proclamation giving
them this authority. The drive is for
those children unable to pay for tut
ton.
Committee Suggested.
1t has been suggested that since the
| time IS short a committee might make
a canvass Of the big business firms of
the city to ascertain how many men
there are in Pensacola willing to
match Mr.. Hughey's 500. Call up
your friends and suggest to them to-
day to get in the game.
| Let The Journal publish the full list
| tomorrow morning, and send Pensacola
over the top. This city has never
failed in any drive. Let the standard
be maintained.
Anna Mcmillan School.
A most enthusiastic meeting OF tho
parents and teachers Of tho Annie Nc
MILAN school was held at the school
building yesterday afternoon and plans
We're made for the raising OF the
necessary funds to continue the school
for the full term. More than a third
of the money necessary has already
| been secured and the balance IS ex-
pected 10 be in hand by the time the
! schools have to make final report TO
the board Of their efforts
| Mrs. Pattilo Campbell, as chairman
of the executive committee Of the
association assigned a number Of the
| patrons to work in their respective
neighborhoods, and it is expected that
all of the patrons Of the school will
| be seen at once. The workers, with
all Of the patrons Of the school will
meet at the school building on Satur-
( day afternoon at 3 o'clock for reports
and to check up on what has been ac-
complished and what remains 10 be
done 10 raise the necessary amount.
The meeting yesterday afternoon
was presided over by J. P. Moore, Sec
retary of the Y. N. c. A, who made
brief statement of the conditions as
exist and stated that the generations
| to come depended upon the present
generation and that unless this gen.
Grafton was given the proper training
we could expect little from those to
come. He then introduced Superln-
tendent Edwards who went into de-
tails Of the conditions and explained
how the present condition came about,
Much interest was taken in his state
ment and much discussion and ques-
tions were asked. The following reso-
luton was unanimously adopted:
"The Parent Teachers association
Of Annie Mcmillan school goes on rec
ord as asking A definite statement from
the school board, not later than April
| Z, as 10 whether the time will be seven
or eight months, and this shall apply
to all school, allowing none TO operate
for eight months unless ali are 70 ope-
rate Tor the same length Of time"