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Happenings in Our Schools
B.T.W. CAMPUS
HIGHLIGHTS
By RAYMOND ARANHA
On Friday, Oct. 9 BTW’s Or
ange and Black played their owi
Mosquitoes in a scrimmage a
Dorsey Park. Alter a schedulec
game St. Petersburg was cancell
ed because of a storm, the team
scrimmaged to keep in practice
The one touchdown was made L
the last quarter by Orange anc
Black’s Louis Taylor. The nex
game will be played at Dorse.
Park featuring the Don Thomp
son Yellow Jackets of Tampa.
• On Monday, Oct. 12, the pres:
club met and discussed the pur
pose of their uniforms. They als
came to a decision that the Wash
ingtonian is to be published ii
the month of November, Febru
ary and May. T.he editor is Car
men Dean. Ads will be solicitet
in the community. If you wouU
like to place an ad in the Wash
ingtonian, it will be $5.00 for a*
three issues. Call 76-360.
On Friday morning at 8:00 visit
ing principals from all parts o
Florida witnessed a worship ser
vice given by Stewart Greei
Joyce Jenkins, Robert Brown
Alex Freeman and Lawrenct
Moss, all students at BTW. Late*
in the day classes were 'visited b>
the principals.
The Hosts and Hostesses, FTA
and the Boy and Girl Counselor:
met on Oct. 12 to discuss then
duties at the principals’ confer
ence.
All uniformed organizations
met on October 13 at the 4th hou.
in the auditorium to discuss the:
program. All speakers met at the
first hour.
Circling the area of Washing
ton Heights in the new bus wen
Norman Carey, president of the
Boy Counselors; Earnestine Giv
ens,, president of the Girl Coun
selors; Georgia Mae Clifton, Miss
BTW and Stewart Greer, presi
dent of the Student Council.
They reported a very enjoyable
ride.
On Oct. 14 students, faculty
PTA and alumni, celebrated
“School Bus Day.” Each home
room and student in the school
gave a donation toward the new
ly purchased school bus The
Tornado. The homeroom donating
the highest amount of money
were given a four hour tour oi
Miami in the bus.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1953
KICHMOND HEIGHTS
iiie ITa ne*d us regu.ar meet
u.g iw jt Monday Oct. 5.
oeverai important items were
uiscussed in the meeting.
Prizes were giver*, to the
classes that had the largest num
ber of patrons and friends pres
ent at the meeting. The fifth ana
second grade classes won the
prizes. The teachers of thest
.lasses are Mrs. Kathryn Chish
j:m and Mrs. Bernice Thompson.
The PTA of Richmond Heights
s having a silver tea in the
unchroom Sunday, Oct. 18. It
./ill he from 4 to 6 p.m. Please
.ome and bring all of youi
riends.
We were fortunate enough tc
lave one of the men from the
.ire Dept, of South Miami, tc
us a demonstration on how
mey put out fires.
Walter A. White, principal
Miss Geneva Campbell, Rep.
-IBERTY CITY PRIMARY '
The school safety patrol wat 4
.fticially installed Wednesday
jc t. 7at 9:00 a.m. by Mr. Batter
t the American Automobile As
oeiation along with Officer Le
oy Hendrix of the Miami poiict
.caderny safety division. Our ow*
ehool officer, Albert Braynon, in
rod need Officer Hendrix. Durin t ‘
Jfficer Hendrix’s talk to the stu
lent body, he paid a fine compli- J
nent to Officer Braynon; stating ]
hat he had many complimentary [
.omments of the splendid job ht 1
s rendering for our school child-
ren. J
«
The fire drill on Wednesday, J
Jet. 7, was a surprise drill con
iucted by representatives of tht
Jiami Fire Department. This
*rill was held in observation ol
ire Prevention Week, Oct. 4-7
vll classrooms were evacuated
t uickly and quietly in a matte*
,1 minutes. The school was con
gratulated on its improvements by
ne visiting firemen.
Our principal, Mrs. Estella M
Williams and the faculty wish tc
nank the parents who so beau
ifully responded to the call foi
lostesses to serve in the lunch
*oom during the lunch period,
ihe purpose of this organization
.s to assist teachers in supervis
.ng pupils while dining in the
.afeteria; general behavior, clean
liness of cafeteria, crowing of
-•lasses and checking on cafeteria
decorum. Mrs. T. H. Simmons is
*n charge of the cafeteria hos
tess. The following parents have
served: Mrs. Ada Cohen, Mrs. Al
ma Lynch ,Mrs. Lillie Mae Ty
.er, Mrs. Ruth Williams, Mrs.
Geraldine Lowery, Mrs. Gertrude
BETHUNE ELEMENTARY
The taculty and pupils of Be
thune Elemental y were very hap*
py to have as its guest, Rev.
David E. Longatretch, of F r e e
cown, Sierra Leode, British West
Africa. He visited each classroom
and by means of the public ad
dress system, was able to 9peak
*o everyone. He emphasized the
iact that our boys and girls
should never forget how fortu
.iate they are in having wonder
ful educational opportunities with
modern methods, equipment and
a wide variety of instructional
materials. After speaking of the
uestitute conditions under which
ooys and girls of Africa are liv
mg with not even sufficient paper
md pencils to do their work, the
faculty and pupils made a very
ienerous contribution of these
materials for him to carry back
with him.
Os the many activities which
vere carried out in the obser-
vance of Fire Prevention Week,
Jctober 4-10, the quiz down and
poster contest created the most
enthusiasm. Each classroom en
.ered a poster whose theme was
zre prevention. In Group I with
jnly first grades competing, Mrs.
Martha M. McKenzie’s class was
vinner. In Group II with second
*.nd third grades competing, Miss
Zveiyn Raye’s second grade class
vas winner. In Group 111, with
fourth, fifth and sixth grade com
peting, Mrs. Mazie Edge’s fourth
grade class was winners. Honor
able mention was given to the
poster submitted by Mrs. Rosa
i-.ee Forston’s sixth grade class.
Judges in the contest were Mr. L.
L. Bibbs, Mr. Samuel Grant,
Mrs. Frances Gause, Mrs. Sadie
Johnson, and Mrs. T. R. Crow
der.
The Hostess Club was organiz
ed last Wednesday and the fol
.owing officers were elected: Bar
bara Williams, president; Mazie
Williams, secretary. The purpose
of this club is to serve as hos
tesses for all school occasions and
to direct visitors on tours ol
school grounds and building.
Bethune wishes to welcome Mrs.
Marigold Mclver and Miss Peg
•;ie Williams to its teacher per
sonnel staff.
Reminder: The next PTA meet
ing will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20,
at 8 o’clock p.m. in the school’s
cafetorium.
Mrs. T. E. Crowder, principal
BUNCHE PARK SCHOOL
We were fortunate on last
Wednesday in having Mr. Doolin,
supervisor of music for Dade
County, visit with us. Although
nis stay wasn’t as long as we
would like for it to have been, we
tions, dramatizations and making
health charts, postors and book
lets.
Mrs. Clara Wilcox, a graduate
o t St. Augustine’s college, Is the
most recent addition to our fac
ulty. She comes to us from the
adult education program at Dor
sey where she served as secre
tary. Mrs. Wilcox is a first grade
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MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI, FLORIDA
teacher.
Mrs. Alma F. Brooks, Prir..
I. J. Fryson. reporter
Gcing To Church?
Editor The Miami Times
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly publish the fol
lowing:
Going To Church? Then visit
St. Agnes at 10:45 o’clock Sunday
mornings. If you are seeking God.
Hear the priest administer the
mass such mass as was admin
istered when our Lord lived here
Hear the glorious sound of our
Mooler Pipe organ sending up tc
God our praise, fingered by ou’
efficient organist. Mrs. Luella
Nash. Hear our soloists. Mr.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1953
Harold E. Brown and Mrs. Le
nora Braynon Smith with thei
melodious voices, lifting up thah
hearts to God. Saint Agnes choi
in harmony, blending their voice
together, sending up their prai-n
to the ever-living God. Tt St
Agnes you can see God, hear hin
and touch Him more easily. Gee
is drawn closer to you at Saint
Agnes.
Going to church? Then wor
ship at St. Agnes 10:45 o*clx'<
Sunday mornings
A Parisioner
Join I h* A< 1
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