The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-29
Principal O'Bryant Stresses
Need Of School Environment
Curry. Harris At Rotary
Luncheon Brings Out
"s ipt- Gi4n DL!Ugcq ~
Pressing Need Of County c. ant,
Detention. Home. , sa,%s1'.' 60.

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School environment is, most
important in the early grades"
Professor Horace O'BrYant. prin-
cipal of Monroe County High
sehpol. told the Rotary Club yes
ierdaY at their weekly luncheon
in ST. Pauls Annex. in observance
Of the present Boys and Girls
Week, which ends tomorrow.
1.-THE citizens of this community
should demand the highest quail
W Of teachers possible, teachers
with culture. personality and
knowledge, and these should be
available TO the lower grades beo
cause hi those grades most of the
mistakes which bear consequences
in later life are made. These
teachers; too, are to give the child
its first contact with the outside
world, broaden its outlook, and
guide ii along channels which
have been shown to be for its
greater good
This question was brought up,
Principal O'Bryant said, because
there is gang of young fellows
in this city who are but a step
above the criminal class. They
steal right and left and destroy
property unthinkingly. Early
training might help them, he said.
County Home
Curry Harris, who was in
charge of the program, at the con-
clusion of Mr. O'Bryant's talk.
told the gathering that a county
detention home would be the So
luton to the problem. 1T would
save sending them to the state re-
forTnatofy and is real need" he
said.
Mr.. O'Bryant stressed a more
sympathetic attitude toward
youth in the midst of adolescent
problems of adjustment. School
activities are designed to aid, the
youngsters in learning to do
things in the accepted way of the
world. Inasmuch as we are able
to secure wide representation of
the study body in school extra
curricular activities in that mea-
sure we are successful i'm that
problem Mr. O'Bryant said. LET
the child take care of itself. Let
Il stub its toes. Though l don't
advocate turning the child entire
lyalooSes ! do advocate letting it
learn how to do things, with
LITTLE guiding here and there. Give
them worthwhile models and your
problem is solved"
Outstanding Students
Miss Lucette de Barritt, chosen
as outstanding in the High School
student body, and Vance Stirrup,
president of the student body who
has been awarded the Ralfour
trophy for leadership and Scholas-
tic achievement. addressed the
Rotary Club and gave their CON
vietion that school subjects and
activities should have a direct
behfing on making one a good
citizen with an individual reSpoaNr
sibilityifor civic benefit. -,
Donavan Herrick and Albert
Petersen. the LONG and short of
Scouting" who were present in
uniform, gave a scout yell in the
program.
Sebastian Cabrera. at President
Charles Taylor'S call. brought out
10 the club that the district gov
errors who have attended humid
reds Of gatherings praised John
Gekeler's International program
given at the Rotary conference
held in Ocala last weekend as out
standing in tackling the problem
of bringing about new under
standing and relation between the
nations OF the world. Lively dis
cuSsion followed his talk.
Advertise Key West
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literature, one or more PIECES
finding its way into the hands Of
eveEll EyeffI0a6e delegate, were
distributed Ahe literature consist
. sd y, sthe, R9iAgrsyuTe authorized
? By the eotAStg RnM Il ftssl ktsecing
.,Gpide of the city printed by TIE
Arthah hPreR LinaS oar
A miniature of one of the high
way bridges was nlaced IN the
lobby OF the Marion hotel with a
man and card pointing out the
400 miles saving for a motorist
from any state east at the MiSSis-
Sippi by taking the Pan American
Highway which is routed through
Key West. crosses Cuba. touches
az the Yucatan peninsula and goes
down into South America. The
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