The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-14
Dirisi0n Street School r. r. A. Elects
Nssr Slate OF Officers; Largest Turnout
Of Parents At Meeting Tuesday Night

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bers to attend regular meeting
of the Division Street Elementary
Schools Parent Teachers Associa-
ton during the 1948-'49 school
term turned out for the session
held Tuesday night in the up
stairs. auditorium.
Theloccasion proved to merit
the unusual large attendance. A
new slate of officers was unani-
mously elected, three classes
,comhiped to entertain the MEM
bers, b syear.end financial report
was made, as was a report on eff,
forts to change the name of the
school and an interesting address
was given by a prominent local
attorney.
The meeting, presided over by
President Mrs. c. Sam B. Curry,
was opened with the Lords
Prayer, Flag Salute and singing
of The Star Spangled Banner.
]. Y. Porter, Nv, attorney-at-
law and former peace justice,
spoke on Laying A Firm Foun-
dation for One World" Mr.. Por-
ter said; that in his opinion I'VE
nnotschange the world" but that
I'VE can pursue a good-neighbor
polio" that may some day estab-
'lish a feeling of brotherly love to
make better world.
n The speaker declared that
many lives have been spent and
untold treasures lost in efforts to
create democratic world.
We have the formula and the
rnearsSto create One World" Mr..
Porter said. THE formula is Love
Thy. Neighbor AS Thyself' and
the means is the younger genera
tom But they will not be able
to create One World. We cannot
change the world, individually or
collectively, but we can rebuild
it on a, more neighborly basis"
Following the opening of the
meeting, the three second grade
classes, with Spring in the hearts
OF the, students, entertained the
assemblage.
Twelve pupils from Mrs. Jose
.phine's class opened the program
with ASPIRING Song. Little Judy
Maddox, solist, was outstanding
in this number, and the voices of
chorus members blended in per-
feet harmony.
+ Mrs. Leota Somers' class pre-
scented a number with Pan-Am-
,erican theme. Dressed in South
American costumes, large
group danced and sang songs typ
ical. 1.-THE countries to the south.
Four members of the group, re-
presenting the United. States, re-
cited a poem, who Are Our
Neighbors?" The poem stressed
the thought that Our neighbors"
are not only the people who live
next door but the people all over
the world. The entire group then
sangasQ Dur Flag.
: Six boys from Mrs. Yulee
Jones'. 4 class were dressed in
white bunny rabbit costumes in
recognition of the Easter season.
The henilies jumped about the
STAGE n recorded music. They
were followed by a group of girls
alsosffean Mrs. Jones' class. The
girls. wore white paper dresses
and carried garlands of roses and
fern; Eorming two rows, they
SLOWLY swung the garlands in
unison In various position to the
fhythfn Of recorded music. The
number had Spring as its theme.
Colored lights focused on the
Dummies and the girls created a
lovely scene.
The bnsiness session was open
ed witt the reading of the minu-
ties by Secretary Mrs. Archie
Roberts and the treasurer's re-
porteby Miss Miriam Carey.
!, The nominating committee re-
ported the following selections:
President, Mrs. Anna Rosam;
viceapresident, Eugene Roberts;
secretary, Miss May Sands; trea-
surer. Mrs. Frances Cochran, and
historian Mrs. Nellie Hendricks.
"A motion was made, seconded
and unanimously carried that the