The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-05-26
DUNBAR ELEMENTARY
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DUNBAR ELEMENTARY
Special feature Of the last 1855
1856 PTA meeting held last week,
was the presentation of pine
and pottery Lazy Susan to our
principal, Mrs. Pearsall. The gift
was graciously received by the
honoree. Mrs. Gibson, PTA presi-
dent, made several appointments
for next year: Curtis Clark,
parent, will serve as Parent Ed
ucation chairman; Mrs. Ruby Col
lier of the faculty, as program
chairman. Mr.. Clark, whose bobby
is photography, delighted the
group with his showing of color
ed films of the May 1st combined
birthday and 25th anniversary
celebration held at our school.
PTA meetings for 1956-57 will be
held on the first Monday evening
of each month, October through
May from 7 to 8 o'clock. This
time and date was approved
over whelmingly by parents
through poll taken by the PTA.
We enjoyed our two interns,
Betty Ingraham and Margie Saw
age and miss these two FAMU
seniors. Mr.. Halls 5th grade class
held special party for Miss Saw
age and very thoughtfully invit-
ed Miss Ingrham from Mrs. Jol-
livette's LIST grade class. We have
already received correspondence
from Miss Ingraham.
Dunbar was again on the honor
roll in the Patrolman. Lennon
Ivey, patrol sponsor is also a mem
Der of the ACE Safety Patrol
Committee for Dade County.
Two seniors from Booker T.
Washington High School served
one day as teachers aide in the
classrooms of Mesdames Hawkins
az and LittleS CO.,. The girls,
Sheila Caesar and Viola White
are members of the Mary Mcleod
Bethune Club of the Future
Teachers of America of which
Mrs. Charles L. Williams is spon-
Sor.
Girl Scouts of troop 104 and
Brownie Troop No. 377, enjoyed
an outing at Virginia Beach on
last Saturday. Mrs. Hannah Ed
wards and Mrs. Myrtle Billiard
are troop leaders respectively. On
May 26 Mrs. Titles Troop No. 70
will 60 to the beach for an out
ing.
May has been fruitful month
despite the many reports and re-
quired checking of records =. Mrs.
Jollivette'S and Miss Stewards 1st
grade classes enjoyed a train trip
on the City of Miami to the beau
tiful N. Miami FEC tation &.
Trips to the Seaquarium and to
the Rare Bird Farm were made
by the first graders in the rooms
of Mesdaimes Brown, Burroughs,
Dennis and Johnson second
grade classes have visited Gran
don Park, the Seaquarium and
Virginia Beach.
The American Junior Citizen
ship Club held its annual outing
last Saturday at Virginia Beach
while Francina Trip, Reshie
Bethel, Rufus Haynes, Rosa Van
Storr, and Dolores Henderson at
tended the Leadership Day spon-
sored by the Junior American
Red Cross.
Twenty-one members of the
Dunbar Student Council and six
guests visited Crandon Park and
enjoyed picnic lunch at Vir-
GINA Beach on last Friday. The
entire fifth grade group held an
all-day outing at Virginia Beach
on the same day. This Thursday
the fourth grade group will spend
the day at Virginia Beach.
Messrs. Bivens, Frank Jones,
Robinson, William P. Russell and
Mrs. Zenia Russell provided trans
uortation for all 35 members of
Brownie Troop 305 for the troop
outing last Saturday. Troop Lead
ers MeSdames Franklin Brown,
Eddie Bryant, Betty Burroughs,
Bessie Dennis, Verda Harrow,
Inez Johnson, and Mrs. Mamie
Strother> and several other pa
irons enjoyed the day at Virgin
ia Beach.