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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07
RICHMOND HEIGHTS
ELEMENTARY

in order to keep a better
parent-teacher relationship exist
ing between the parents and
teachers in this school, the
mothers of the third grade class
made one step in this direction.
The mothers met at the home
of Mrs. M. ". Moore last Sunday,
Sunday, January Is, 1888. They
were very anxious to begin work,
so they organized the group.
Among the officers elected were:
Mrs. Rose Woodside, chairman;
Mrs. Rose Woodside, Mrs. Rebec-
ca Fisher, assistant secretary and
Mrs. Eva Smith, treasurer.
This group held its second meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Eva Smith
last Thursday, January %, 1858.
At this meeting they made plans
to have a pie walk in the cafe
terra, Thursday night, January
20, 1853. They were successful
in carrying out their plans. The
pie walk was a success.
Last Tuesday morning all OF
the classes except the first grade
class, went on an educational
tour to Bayfront Auditorium to
see an exhibit. This exhibit was
presented by the Henry Ford
Museum and Greenfield Village
of Dearborn, Mich. It was brought
to Miami as a community ser
vice by the Florida Power and
Light Co.
The children had a chance to
see the industrial progress we
have made in the U.S-A. for the
past one. or two centuries. They
were accompanied by the follow
ing teachers: Mrs. M. ". Moore,
Mrs. Bernice Thompson, Miss
Clyde Wright, Miss Viola Craw-
ford, and Miss Geneva A. Camp
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

On Thursday the Future
Nurses of Dade County left BTW
at $50 pm. They arrived in Tai
lahassee at Florida A and M hos
pital at $50 am. Friday morning.
They then had breakfast at the
hospital after which they went
on a tour of Florida A and Ms
beautiful campus. They meet some
graduates Of B. T. Washington.
After a brief tour of the campus
the FNA's then had a very en-
joyable lunch. After lunch they
had q tour of Famcee's Million
Dollar Hospital. The guide was
Mr.. johnson, a medical social
worker. The campus is very love-
ly, stated the FNA. After lunch
the FNA's went again on tour of
the campus.
That night they went to a NOV
lie. They lived in the freshman
dormitory. At 4:0e am. Saturday
morning the FNA left for Jack
sonville and arrived there early
Saturday. They visited some OF
Famcee student nurses that were
interns at Brewster hospital. They
then went ON tour Of Brewster
hospital one of the lovliest hos
pftal for Negroes in the south.
The sponsors that were in
charge of the Future Nurses were
Miss Ann Washington Of Booker
T. Washington, and Mrs. Willis
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

President Ernest FoSS Of the Ad
club, who is also advertising
manager for Pan American World
Anyways, presides at the dinner.
Mrs. Lois Tanner, chairman of
the essay contest, announced that
the following club members will
work closely with the. four
schools:
Josh Ellis with Dorsey High,
Charles Schwartz with Carver,
Horace Scott with Booker T.
Washington and Lois Tanner with
Mays.
Each of the Negro high schools
like other schools will have prizes
of $25, SIS and $40. Subject for
the essay will be "A Teen-Age
Looks at Advertising"
This is the fifth annual contest
which the advertising men have
sponsored in Dade senior high
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07
Spring Registration AT U Of M
B. 1. Washington Branch Feb. Gil

The Booker 7. WaShingto
branch of the University of Nj
ami Evening Division will asain
offer classes during the spring
semester. Registration will be
held Monday, Tuesday and We'd
neSday evenings, February 9, 10,
and IL at the Booker T. Wash
mgton School. Classes will begin
Thursday, Feb. IL. The follow
ing classes have been definitely
planned for the spring semester.
These classes are again offer
ed under the university policy es-
tahliShed last spring to assist Ne
gro teachers in accumulatng GER
dfication credits and to allow I'M
dergraduate students to obtain a
FINITE Q number of credits for
transfer to other institutions for
application to regular degree pro-
grams. Graduate courses or full
degree programs are not avail
able under this policy.
Among courses to be offered in
the spring semester are: art, Eng
lish, government, music, psycholo-
gy and speech.
Mr.. Charles w. Williams, prin-
cipal of Booker T. Washington
high school, will be happy to as
SiSt prospective students with fur
Their questions. Further informa-
tons is also available at the
Evening Division Office, 87-4788.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07
ADVERTISING
CLUB SPONSORS
DINNER FOR
TEACHERS

Principals and heads of the
Nnglish Departments of Dade's
Negro High Schools viii be
guests Of the Advertising Club of
Greater Miami at a dinner at the
Lord Calvert Hotel, NV 9Th ST.,
Friday evening, Feb. 6.
Purpose of the dinner is to ex-
plain details of the clubs an
nual essay contest which opens
IN senior high schools February
Is.
Representing Dorsey High
School at the dinner were Prin-
cipal David Dobbs and Mrs. Doro-
thy Newton, head of the English
department. Booker T. Washing
ton was represented by Principal
Charles Williams and Mrs. Ida
Radcliffe, English department
head.
Principal Roby George a n
Mrs. Bernice Cartwright repre-
sented Mays Senior High School
Attending from George Washing
ton Carver are the principal, Mrs.
F. Tucker, and Mrs. Mae c,
Brown English department head,
Representative members from
the advertising club attended the
dinner. Representing the Board OF
Education are Assistant Supervis-
or Joe Hall and Supervisor w. c,
Cogden.
An outstanding movie film,
THE Magic Key" which explains
the part advertising plays In the
business world. will be shown
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

schools. Two years ago, a student
from George Washington Carver,
after winning first prize in his
school, won one of the county
wide prizes.
Countrywide prizes of 500, $50
and $25 again are offered this
year.
On Thursday afternoon OF this
week, heads of the English de-
partments of all schools in Dade
and two students from their
school publication, were guests OF
the AID Club at a Cake and Coke
Party in the Sunshine Room,
Ingraham Bldg. Purpose of the
party was to explain details OF
the essay contest to editors OF
school papers. Theater tickets
were presented to all the student
editors.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

the adult night tipping classes at
BTW. Any adult desirious Of
learning to be a typist may reg
lister for these courses on Monday
and Wednesday night Of each
week.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07
School Happenings

bell.
The sixth grade class present.
ed an interesting program In
chapel last Wednesday.
The student council held It's
first meeting last week.
Walter A. White, principal
Miss Geneva Campbell, Rep.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

of Dorsey. The future nurses Of
Dade county wish to- thank the
faculty and students Of Florida
A and M College for giving them
a wonderful time.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

SHOW Boat" is the theme this
year for the Student Council An
nual Variety Show. Guest artist
will be Mrs. Cherry Mills Bowyer.
Climaxing the elaborate and
much publicized show will be the
crowning of the bathing beauty
queen. All organizations Of the
,c.lools are asked TO participate
zee any member of the student
council TO: further information.
Be sure to do this today as the
Snow will be February % and
requests will be received, by ap-
pheation, only.
There are several openings II
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07
BTW CAMPUS
HIGHLIGHTS
BY Kelsey e. Collie

PTA meeting will be held on
February ii in the school cafe
terra. All parents are asked to be
present and on time. The meeting
will begin promptly at 8 O'Clock
pm.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

Five BTW band members have
been selected to participate in the
first All-State Band in Jackson
Vile in March. Those chosen are:
Earl Allen, clarinet; Clinton
Brown, oboe; Charles Lowrie,
bass clarinet; Elliott Role, trum-
pet; James Foulkes, snare drum.
Two alternates have also been
chosen, they are: Jerona Jamison
and Annette Clarke, flutes.
Joyce Jenkins, Carmen Dean,
Patricia Johnson, Peggy Gabriel,
Edwin Demeritte, Floyd Greer,
Charles Johnson and Kelsey Col
lie will journey to Tallahassee on
Wednesday, February 4 to attend
the Third Annual InterScholastic
Press Workshop at Florida A and
M College. Kelsey has been select
ed to speak for five minutes on
"The Role of the Student News
paper in School Affairs" Others
on the panel will include Edward
c. Hanna, director, Student Pub
locations, University of Florida;
David Pendergrast, staff writer,
The Famcean and DR.. George W..
Gore, Jr., president of the college.
Songs of Today and Yester-
day" is the theme for the Delta
Jabberwock to be held in the
BTW auditorium on February IL.
Oscar Davis, Leslie Campbell,
Frank Brown, Noel Carol, Rosa
Mae Walton, Harold White, Peg
gy Gabriel, Blondell Brown, Bob
by Kendrick, Frank Howard,
Clinton Brown, Gloria Thomas
and Marva Forbes are participant
ing in the BTW musical skit. Last
year top honors went TO BTW for
their version of Little Bo-Beep".
Contestants seeking the coveted
and elaborate title of Miss Jab-
berwick" from BTW are Jerona
Jamison and Beatrice Burroughs.
A six week course in home
nursing will be available 10 all
students in Family Relations
classes during the. second semes-
ter by Mrs. Inez Haley.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

Don't forget Alumni, February
= b the last day for registration
in extension classes sponsored by
Florida A and NJ College for the
second semester. Registration be-
RInS at 9:4u am.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-07

MIAMI TIMES. MIAMI, FLORIDA
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2, 1858 PAGE MINE
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01
The UN's ECS0C: A Specific Case
BY June L'Rhue accredited UN Correspondent
Page Four


NEW YORK (GlobaD - Reviewing the constituency and
the function ECSOC Economic Social Counc OF
the United Nations to pave the way for carea
ton on specific instance of how the organization works
The ECSOC made up is member nations elected by
ue General Assembly the ages UN group Six members are
elected each year to for hreeear term and the or
ganzaon meets three year biggest job is studying
and eliminating conditions that might bring international
conflict
The ECSoC also makes suggestions how living
dtions may be made better in all of the countries 1t points
The way to better education better health and
lu ways to make living 1t uphods human rights and free
doms and protects against discrimination because
OF race, language, religion
A TO illustrate the way ECSOC works happened
long ago when its Commission the Status OF Women brought
up discussions of interest Such questions
suggested the quotes from the press
OF recent date, were taken up in the meeting:
The Commission the Status of Women, beginning dis
cuSson OF problems affecting the nationality of married
en- this afternoon heard representative
and by representatives Of organizations
Another item reads, Three years ago Commission
suggested preparation convention embody
ing TWO principles; that there should be distinction based
on sex as regards nationality legislation practice;
that neither marriage dissolution should affect the ma
uonaity Of either spouse"
Still another dealt naturalization Il read: THE Com
mission then asked that nothing preclude
naturalization of aliens married nationals part
THE International Law Commission" states another bull
e later considered that this topic should be
an integral part of the whole subject to Acknowledgment
postponed consideration of the matter its sixteenth session
next summer Geneva"
Still other notes problems: Mrs Lorena
HAM a. s. today observed that government did not
regard this delay lost time memorandum of the Sece
afy General showed that number countries were already
revising their laws direction of the prncnes adonted
by the Commission in 1850"
Women also have problems of nationality arising
not from narentaoe rs
tiers other factors"
Mrs. Eunice H. Carter International Council for
Women said that the nationality problem had bounded and
perpleXed women around the world"
Such specific instances of the tvDe If discussions
that 60 on in the ECsoC.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01
BY Olive A. Adams

1t has been a beautiful thing to hear
the preaching, the protestations of liberalism,
the sugary mouthings of some of our white
friends during these past few years But every
once in a while, one of them is called upon to
60 all out and demonstrate his feelings and
that is the point at which we must part com
pany. That is the point beyond which the ma
jority of them cannot 90 because it conflicts
with their personal comfort, or desires; or it
may even carry them further than they wish
TO 60 in the interracial game.
There should be no bitter feelings toward
anyone who does what he wants to do, even
when it means abandoning the cause of equal
citizenship for a time But there should be a
good lesson in il, and it is this: Nobody eX-
cept the Negro himself, win have the whole
interest of the Negro at heart always When
it doesn't hurt too much, when it doesn't con-
flict with their aspirations and desires, some
of our friends may go along and say all the
pretty speeches But when h e going gets
rough, it's d rare one that will stick.
This seems to be the situation in which
radio-TV personality Arthur Godfrey found
himself week or so ago For years now,
Godfrey has been lauded as the great guy the
sincere liberal-the fellow who would 20 rpl:'
down 10 the wire in his fight for racial equal.
ity. He had Negroes on his shows, he featured
the interracial quartet the Mariners, and he
even raped the knuckles Of a certain southern
governor who chose to criticize his show for
its seeming belief in equality.
But Arthur Godfrey is a human being.
He is free white wealthy and has the run of
the country. He has had just about evcryth.ug
he ever wanted out Of life, and is in pos
tion to get more. Consequently when hn got
the opportunity to do show from Miami
Beach thing he had always wanted to do
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01
BY lauren White

Many people of many ages have been
victims of unfair treatment oppression and
stupidity. No one group Of any one period
can claim that they alone have suffered from
mans inhumanity To man.
This was impressed on the writer force
fully while watching a television program re-
Gently The feature you Are There" was a
dramatization of the struggles of Calico, the
great Italian astronomer and physicist
Calico was a scientist. AS scientist he
was only interested in truth. Many Of his
experiments brought results SO contradictory
to the accepted teachings Of his day that an
tagonsms were aroused. A famous instance
was his demonstration at the leaning tower
of Pisa that bodies of different weights fall at
the same velocity.
In 1909, he constructed the first complete
astronomical telescope He finally improved it
until its power brought objects 80 times near
er He explored the heavens with it and dis
covered that the moon shines with reflected
light has an uneven mountainous surface and
that the milky way is made up of numberless
stars. The study showed that the earth turns
on its axis and all Of his Investigations con-
firmed the Coperncan theory of the universe.
The church did not accept the Copernican
theory and felt that it was dangerous to
teach it. Calico being scientist and an hon
est man. simply revealed the truth as he saw
it. The church finally imprisoned him for
teaching truth the world freely accepts now
Seeing the dramatization of the trial of
Calico and considering his plight, one might
think of the plight of colored Americans to-
day. Calico advocated a great scientific truth
that would enrich the world If the world
would accept il. Most colored Americans are
advocating a great sociological truth that will
enrich the world if the world will accept it,
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01

national and international nterracial competl-
tion provide a good answer to the propaganda
of our Communist adversaries who say that
the Negro has no chance in America After all
the Cotton States League is not America,
The principal point we want to make is
that young Americans today are playing a
game which in some aspects resembles base
ball but which is being played for eternal
keeps, and there's no yapping about who
makes up the team. They do a lot Of throw
ing and some batting in that game, and there
are a lot Of substitutions in the lineup. But
we doubt that the players worry about the
color of the newcomers. They happen to be
chunking grenades instead Of basebas and
batting out the brains of Communists with
rifle butts instead of seeking baseballS with
baseball bats, and we don't think that many
GIs from Mississippi are obiecting in Korea
If some dark-skinned feow-soldier is the boy
who makes the strikeout or home run.
In other words, why can't we realize we're
living in a world which is a lot more concern
ed about saving manknds undeserving skin
than about the skin color of baseball players?
-Delta-Democrat Times, Greenville, Miss
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01
keqro Must Be Constant In His Fight

The great scientist went 10 prison, was
embarrassed and seriously Handicapped for
his great contribution To the world. Colored
Americans are often embarrassed and handl-
capped for advocating and attempting TO con-
tribute to social adyancements They are often
killed trying to demand rights that every hon
est civilized person knows they should have.
When Calico was brought before the high
officials Of the church, he was made TO get
down on is knees and repeat that he would
not teach that the earth moves around the sun.
When he finished stating what he considered
a crude untruth, Calico added, But, the
earth does move" The unfairness, oppression
and stupidity of the supposed intellectuals of
that era held back an accurate conception OF
our solar system for 200 years.
The unfairness, oppression and stupidity
Of supposed intellectuals Of this era might hold
back the spread Of democracy for the next
200 years. Most of the people of the earth
can look at the United States which is con-
sidered a great experiment in democratic liv-
ing and realize that they would be terribly
and ruthlessy oppressed Of they lived here
Decisions of judges laws on the statute books
Of the states attitudes of business and gov
eminent tell in no uncertain way that most
Of the people of the earth would do well u
avoid some aspects of democracy.
Colored Americans furnish the loudest and
clearest voice in protest of this shortening
from which America suffers. However We are
opposed by forces as powerful as the forces
that opposed Calico in his day. We shall al
ways continue to press forward to make A
merca in fact what she is in theory
While pressing on our way, We will always
realize that it is better to fail for a cause that
will ultimately succeed than it is to succeed in
a cause that will ultimately fail.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01
After All The Great Godfrey Is Human

he took the whole cast down to Miami and
lolled on the beach and everybody enjoyed the
finest vacation Everybody, that is, but the
Mariners They were not welcome in Miami,
and when Arthur had to decide between them
and his hearts desire, the Mariners were left
out in the cold.
Now, nobody who knows anything at all
about the design for living in the south. would
expect to see the colored boys padding around
in the pool with the white members OF the
Godfrey troupe. That sort of thing iusr does
MT happen over night and it would be Gown
right silly for anyone to try to bring it about
But Arthur could have come clean with the
boys. If he is as fair-mnded as they say. he
would have had deep personal feeling about
II that would have prevented him from simply
dismssing the quartet for a week and taking
the rest Of the cast down south Eliminating
them entirely was a glazing mistake all the
more so because Godfrey known for his in
fluence and resourcefuness, might have been
able to work the boys into some othar phase
of his southern show
And So another illusion has been shat
tered. We have had it clearly demonstrated
that the prCssuTcS and interests Of our allies
can often force them 10 desert our cause. or
TO lay aside our fight for a time But this
should make it even more evident that Ne
grOes have no right 10 pin hopes on white
people alone i'm this fight for equality To DO
so means that they simply do not have faith in
their own abilities TO plan their course &C &C
ton and see it through Certainly they mus
have allies IN their struggle for fun citizen
ship, bur The initiative must be theirs and
their course wwa' be chartcd by 'hat- own
leadership and backed b. the constitution Of
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01

Titually evolved parents This she was nd
10 see children as they run to meet sum
grow and endure in a hostile world aud
want 10 help those who yearn to be hee.
When asked if she had ever known h
she admitted being well acquainted witt /
but had found through faith and PRAYER
was able to overcome fear.
Mrs. Vronan's heart has been broker
she never allowed that to destroy her ii
to live fully and richly in the knowledge
there is no substitute for hard work and
only out Of fire comes the goal Of sua
See How They Run" was Mrs Vmd
first writing effort She had had no 4
writing training. She had only a stoE 4
she believed needed telling for the al1
who live in the deep south and are ID
from the heart of the not-yet-dead 1f
racy.
It's a good story superbly told BY Il
Gods dedicated and consecrated young
en-. You must be sure to see that story
when it comes your way
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01
Negro Baseball Players In Miss.
Neqro Soldiers In Korea

1t seems to US that the Juror over the pos
sible use of Negro baseball players in the Cot
ton States League has outgrown the immedi-
ate Importance of the issue.
These are some of the facts. Negro ball
PLAYERS are on the rosters Of major and minor
leagues outside of the South and are in the
lineups of two southern minor leagues, the
South Atlantic and the Texas, Hot Springs in
the Cotton States League has signed two Ne
gro ball players. Other of the league members
have objected. The Attorney General of Mis-
sissippi has ruled in effect that it is against
the policy of the states segregation laws to
permit interracial ball teams from playing in
the state.
A Now what about the significance? We
are not convinced that third-rate baseball
league is any place to make a fight for equal
rights because entertainment and not need
is involved. Personally we have no objection
TO watching baseball game or a basketball
game or football game or a prize fight or
any other sports event in which Negroes par
ticpate with white players.
To the contrary we believe that the eX
celent performances of American Negroes in
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-01
See How They Run
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR
BY Robert DUR

Recently the Womens Christian Fellow
, ship council of the Magic City of Alabama
presented as their Womens Day speaker, Mrs.
Mary L. Vronan-a fourth grade teacher
whose story was featured in the Ladies Home
Journal magazine and who lives at 1901 Mil
street, Montgomery, Alabama. Upon her ar
rival l was asked to interview her for the Cal
vim News Service,
l had been told that a motion picture
based on the charming and wholesome story
Of vivacious Mrs. Vronan was to be released
this spring. I knew that she had won the
Christopher Award for 1852 for her story and
is the first Negro woman TO be extended an
invitation to join the Screen Writers Guild.
And having read several times See How They
Run l was anxious to dig in for the back
ground Of this remarkable young woman
whose job was so we'll done
| found that she was brought up by a
wonderful aunt who laWshed affection upon
her and this gave her an abundance Of emo
tonaI security. Plus she came from high spi-