The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-06

Madame President and members OF the
Florida Federation Of Women's clubs;
There has probably never been time
in the history of our state when our
schools were passing through such crucial
experiences as they are today.
1t has been the duty and the privilege
Of your department of education to CEN
ter its thought and activities upon those
things which provide for the education OF
The Child in our midst.
Due to illness Mrs. Edgar Lewis has
been unable to serve at the head OF the
department OF applied education, and we
have lost much Inspiration and douDt-
less, achievement because of this.
Now the Federation is to be congratu-
lated and the division of education is de-
lighted to welcome Mrs. Robert III. Sey-
morrr Of Miami, the newly appointed
chairman Of applied education and MIS-
w B. Young Of Ottega as chairman OF
the division Of iliteracy.
To the end that all phases of the ecu
catfonal work of our state Whioh are
needing immediate attention, might re
ceive it your chairman selected her com
1ntttee with a great deal of care. Each
was ASSIGNED q definite work to do Tor
which previous experience ana present
position especially fitted her.
The nine women composing tne
rural schools and their consolidation pfI-
mary schools, physical and lntelilgence
tes+s visual education. careful seAectioh
NJ text books, sponsoring our Feoera1 to1
GIRLS at the college for women ise4
ton relative to our scnool Systsni, 10
curriculum. length OF term ana 1InaiC
ing our public schools ana ne 80 ~
800. This particular problem OF the
school question the CHAIRMAN "''"
as her especial Work. uo ..eat
T2arause their needs were not So q
go those of the public school' IN
9nnartment has given little tnousne ~ '4'-
s+e+a institutions Of higher leaInins'
r, rasnonse to a conmunlcatio1 go
"a +he state educational assoo ia.
December, stressing the apot -. NJ W
no;nts a letter was received lro'u 4. .I,,,,;o
= [tto1, now Superintendent OF ppm
o. ..nt;o, D1edging the cooperation Va
lnSIl pI~o.at;nr IN support Of those meas
ures. Ia a5are "Be sure
-.o,,,ra risht. then go ahead W ~ noro-
noan has conducted stI ~roroe,, OBJ
paign 1oL stnoattnn at first hand ana "
talnhts Io,rIadpe OF our schooi STU tio-
deIlhIIe 1oa,, accomplished throusn PC
inns i,He the press and an outH.o =.
soii0 EDUCATIONAL survey WhlGh Nt1 very
an tsad nrinted and maheo .rrooa al
- ~ nresident in the stats - In
,at4ar RI zach club accotnp n.y. ~ resis-
This letter the payment - ~ min amend
tIis voting for the ten - 1ra are
tratlon, The adoption Of winch W.
ment IoN: fostering parent ~
all reoo!c and other points were
associations DIV
phasiRed. ham a protest Gg3h'st
,, LII" resent system OF 800 and our
90 n,,,i+s taxes to remain eve and six
permlts 10 ~ terms Of four i1Ne @1 ord
schools cut ~ ,,c6r1nlete curriculum o.
months teachers WORKING VINE i,si,rrs
poorly pa in crowded quiz -. 4,,5v
quate equ'p who has made this 49,
Every "oe-otnst the unfalrneSs ~ .-s
,:zo children, Who' Ia fror, other
Florlo" 80 with boys ana slrls 1,ina and
lhuse Who are now IN So. with every
even ten syantage. 1t has peeh p1~
educationa' 1oubt that our presents ;oan
en- without Is the greatest h1iu -o ~
tenn OF tAA"'t he Florida schoolS 10 80,
under wn1Gn unnecessary. ana II tne Iog-
labor. 1t .a1, the situation throu +te
40 no. curing this next !e%t' +ending to
lsla I~nr. must. Any moVenlene so,,err+ for
M..,nDdnoent or revision VIZ SoiIors more
amen liz MANY who love ooAl"i
than children tho nroposed amend
IN NaI1,;5,og for a state board Oh eo~
men .,a not serving ex-officio' ms
cation, no. in the minds of our l5'-
600 I've Wom work has had the especial atsen-
rms Ms. ". F. Blaclsman, mos
ton ,I,o ~ member Of the present commit,
Va1u aDd anring whose administration ana
zee an, hose recommendation the resoiu-
t upn'' was passed by the Federation wheil
she presented 1t in her annual repor'
oha;rroan Of education last November -
80 ~ the time allotted to this report
1Dill be shared with Mrs. Blackman.
Your chairman had the resolution print
"A end sent them to every club IN the
go And have distributed them and
the outline for the educational survey Al
the board meetings in st. Petersburg ana
Tallahassee, at the section conferences
of Sections one. two ana three, a"1 49,
several county declarations, besides fur-