The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-18
MALONE
In ADDRESS TO
RAILWAY FORCE
PROF. o'BRYANT ALSO HEARD
AT MEETING OF EMPLOYEES
LEAGUE HELD ON THURS
DAY EVENING

Mayor William H. Malone and
Professor Horace O'Bryant, of the
Monroe high school, were the
principal speakers at the meeting
of the Railway Employees League,
held in their assembly hall at the
F. E. C. station Thursday night.
In brief, Mr.. Malone said that
enc of the thoughts that came to
him Notwithstanding to the discus
sions during the meeting was the
idea which seemed to permeate the
whole meeting Of. "us" and tours"
-"our railroad" and he felt glad
to say that that seemed to be the
thought that was running through
the minds of the employees of, the
F. E. C.
"Anybody that has job and
whose only interest in that job is
his paycheck, want to say that
his job is not going to last very
long. But, if everybody feels that
individual and cooperative inter
est in an enterprise success must
come to the enterprise and to the
individuals who were instrumental
in bringing about that success"
Included Many Issues
The speaker touched on many
vitality interesting issues confront
ing the railroads and told a num-
Der Of striking and convincing
anecdotes of his travels, indicat-
ing the superiority as to both speed
and comfort, of the railroads of
the United States over other
methods Of transportation.
Chairman j. P. Bussey intro
duced Professor O'Bryant, who
gave an instructive and entertain
| ing address on education of the
child and the relationship of the
railroads to the school systems of
the state.
He first spoke in general terms
as applied to all counties in the
state that receive revenue in taxes
from the railroads and then said
"In getting down to our local sit
uation, however, ! believe that the
assessment for the +. Il. c., in this
county, has been made something
like $1,000. 900 for the next year,
and if that is the case it should
return to the schools approximate
" 1900 in school taxes; that is,
,, If and when it is paid. OF that
prospective $4,000, $4,000
should go for direct operating ex-
penses and $4,000 should go for
debt service"
On the basis of present opera
tions. Mr.. 0'Bryant showed that
this money from the F. E. C. taxes
win be the means of educating
about 600 children in Key West.
Here the money goes little fur
Their than in some other counties
because of the school system being
more eompactly organized and
located right here in one place.
Covers Situation
Other phases of the school situa-
ton and the educational interests
of Monroe county were told of in
detail by the speaker whose COM
prehensive grasp of his subject
enabled him to eonvincingiy place
before his hearers terse but clear
history of the needs and possibili-
ties accruing 70 the children of
Monroe county from the taxes
paid by the F.sE. c.
On the question of salaries for
principals and teachers Mr.. O'Bry-
ant said This year | woke up and
found that | was the head Of one
! Of the most important high schools
of the state. and got less money
for ii than did for running a
four teacher school. Some edi-
torial writer's say we should cut
'frillS' in our school. We have cut
out the nursing, physical cduea-
ton. woodShop, manual training
and this semester we cut out cook
ling. We still havd sewing for the
girls but that costs nothing. We
have also cut out our music de-
partment. II would take micro.
Scope 10 find 'frin' in our school,
In conclusion l wish TO say that
your railroad here means the eda-
cation OF 500 of our children. /;
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