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 later planning to run for governor. So I directed the survey here in Alachua
 County and recommended the consolidation of schools, which caused a great
 deal of fussing. For instance, Waldo wanted to have a high school, and Archer
 wanted to have a high school. We recommended the consolidation of these
 schools [in 1947], and that just created [a firestorm of protest]. I remember the
 people in Waldo said, "We are going to have 10,000 people down here in Waldo
 in a few years, and here you are taking the schools from us."

C: I would like to ask you some specific questions about the surveys and about the
 consolidation battle, because I think that was pretty important in Alachua County.
 But before we get to that, could we go back to the Citizens Committee for just a
 minute? In the report "Education and the Future of Florida," the Citizens
 Committee report, there were some definite problems that were identified
 regarding the local organization of schools that you mentioned. Can you
 remember if any of those were relevant to Alachua County in particular, just from
 your recollections of living here, like overlapping of responsibilities, and school
 officials not working together because of working at cross-purposes or lack of
 clear responsibility in the system?

J: I just do not remember any particular application in Alachua County. Do you
 have a copy of that report, "Education in the Future of Florida"?

C: Yes, I have checked it out from the library.

J: That is the Citizens Committee report.

C: Yes, I have read that.

J: Well, the reason I asked is I have a copy of it here if you did not have it. I
 wanted to be sure that you had a copy of it.

C: Yes, that is very important.

J: That is a very important report.

C: Yes. Do you remember the school board members that were here at the time?
 Dr. Hussey?

J: Yes, I remember Dr. Hussey.

C: Could you tell me something about him?


J: No, I have no particular recollection of him.