The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-04-23
DUNBAR ELEMENTARY


MeSdameS FanniS, Jollivette.
Smith, Edwards and Miss Ellison,
was carried out on Friday, April
Is. Beginning with an all student
body assembly at $780, the activi-
ties were carried out through the
day and ended with a meeting of
the council. Kenneth Major, presi-
dent of the Booker T. Washing
ton Student Council and former
Dunbar pupil, spoke briefly bat
effectively on the subject of 'tSelf
Control" He was accompanied by
another former Dunbar puoil,
George AtweH. Theodore Will
liams, Dunbar council president.
presided over the program on
which the following pupils ap-
peared: jamie Bethune, Juanita
Green, Oscar Brennan, Sylvester
Davis Robert Mapp and Dwight
Jackson.
A special feature was the pre-
sentation of gifts and the express
sion of congratulation to Miss
Edna Deveaux for whom Friday
was the day of her work here at
Dunbar. Miss DeVeaux who will
be principal at the A. L. Lewis
Elementary School at Homestead
beginning with the 1886 school
term, was in her 18th year here
where she served as both secre-
tary and primary teacher. Gifts
were presented from the faculty,
and the first three grade groups.
Barbara Tucker made a short
presentation speech on behalf of
the Brownies.
The Dunbar American Junior
Citizenship Club presented an in
tereSting playlet written by Regi-
maid Valentine as an adaptation
of information from the American
Citizens Handbook. The following
pupils had roles in "What Citi-
ZenShip Means to Me-" Lionel
Mabry, Lorraine Mobley, Alonzo
Nichols, Bobby Phelps, Gwendo-
lyn Shelly, Josephine Slotwell
and Reginald Valentine. Patricia
Abel was narrator and also serv-
ed as mistress of ceremonies.
Magic Shoes" a fairy playlet
which shows the need for being
helpful was given by the follow
ing pupils from Mrs. Sowell's 9th
grade class on last Monday morn
ing: Andrew Alexander, Eric
Blake, Johnnie Mae Buckles,
Harold Johnson, Lawrence John
son, Roy Jordan, Arthur Lacy,
Lawrence Meeks, Cora Moore and
Yvonne Robinson. Mary Lou
Jackson led the devotions and
served as announcer.
A Health Kit, 1.-THE Boy Who
Wouldn't Brush His Teeth at
All" was the offering of Mrs. Bull
lard's third grade class last Tues
day morning. The devotional part
of the program was done by
Ivory Williams, Will Duncan and
Sandra Fox.
Mrs. Burroughs first grade
class color play "The Fairy and
Elf was enjoyed by members of
the first and second grade groups
in their regular assembly period
Wednesday morning.
Miss Billye Thompson, one of
our third grade teachers is i'll,
we do hope that she will recover
sufficiently to return to her post
soon.
Audrey Luke, of Mrs. Titles
sixth grade attended the Gaping
ceremony last Sunday when her
grandmother, Mrs. Hendricks re-
ceived her nurses aide cap, Red
Cross pin and certificate, as
member of a class Of IL.
DR.. NJ. o. Aston, dean of school
Of education, Fla. A and NJ Uni
versity, DR.. z. II. Wallace, chair
man. department Of elementary
education, Mr.. p. w. Butler, coor-
dinator, internship teaching, and
Miss c. G.. Bentley, supervisor OF
secondary student teaching. were
visitors in our school Tuesday
morning when they came 70 OBJ
serve the practice work OF Os-
borne Carey. Mr.. Carev is also
a former student of Dunbar.