The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-26
WEDNESDAYS PROGRAM AT
HOME COMING CONVEN-
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Nov. 22.-The
outstanding features at the sessions TO-
day OF the twenty eight annual conven-
ton OF the Florida Federation of Women
Clubs were educational and public well
fare programs. This is known as the
Homecoming convention. as the first
annual meeting of the Florida Federation
was held here in 1896
Mrs. d. b. Reed. chairman Of applied
euucaton' outlined the program of her
department. showing forcefully the impor-
lance of the work being conducted h,.
that department.
Mrs. w. F. Blackman spoke briefly, bu+
interestingly on the proposed constitu-
uohal amendment, having in view a recon-
SFuctlon or the state board of educa-
tlon' subject that has aroused general
interest among the club members
Dr. Fons A. Hathaway. superintendent
OF public instruction of Duval county
spoke interestingly on the subject of IL
uteraCy Of the states of the United States.
as compared with that OF other countries
lie presented some startling statistics
computed by the research division of the
National Educational Association, es-
pcciaIly to be used by the American Le-
Glon In connection with American educa-
ton week, December 80
Joseph Roemer, professor of secondary
urged the women to plan some definite
educational program that would equalize
the educational advantages of the rural
schools with those of the city schools,
one that would provide for trained
teachers in Florida and to concentrate
along that line until the program was
carried out.
Mrs. Laura Jean Reid, director of the
bureau of child welfare of the state board
of health. urged the cooperation of the
Florida Federation Of WOmenS Clubs
With the state board of health in child
welfare work.
George Simons. sanitary engineer of the
state board of health, urged the women
to concentrate on the examination of
mosquitoes and in the fight against hook
worm.
DR.. Raymond c. Turck. state health Off
Ger. spoke with appreciation of the feder-
atoms interest in state health problems.
He gave an interesting outline of the
work Of the state board of health, speak
ing in part. as follows:
Consider the hog-f there were seven
ty-tivc thousand hogs afflicted with hook
worm in Florida, thin, skinny, sick.
nom productive hogs. all belly and no legs
to speak Of people would sit up and take
notice and do something. But since our
&rventY-nve thousand skinny, sick, lazy,
lmambitiOus and unenergetic are child
rem and not hogs with a definite market
value in dollars and cents we pass them
by. year after year, and do almost moth
ing.
If YOU care to make an interesting econo
mic ejaculation. just figure out without
going into remote details, what the profit
would be converting a thousand lazy. sick
IL. unambitious and non producing child |
rem into active, energetic, healthy. pro- :
during citizens. Having made that cal |
cuIHtiOn. multiply the result by one hum
d~ad and YOU have some conception of
one of FIorida's health problems.
Seems - me we ought to talk less about !
cur penny wise and pound foolish policy |
al saving few dollars and think more !
about saving a few children's lives: of
investing more in order TO gain more.
Thursdays program will be interesting. |
consisting Of addresses and reports to
and Of the department Of legislation and
tic department Of press and publicity.