The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-08-25
Dade County Assn Holds Initial
Program for NeU Teachers
BY o. L. SANFORD

BE proud to teach" was sug-
gested as a guide to 40 new teach
ers by DR.. Lyle Ashby on Mon
day morning. in the Little Theatre
of Miami Senior High School. The
occasion was the initial meeting
of the week-long orientetion
period for all new contract
teachers in the county DIR. Ashby,
who has been associated with the
Headquarters of the National AS
ISOLATION for % years, is present.
ly the Assistant Executive Secre-
tary for Educational Services of
the 99-year old national teachers
organization. Although the NEA
now has 100000 members this
represents only 500 of the teach
erS in this country, and the goal is
for total membership. He spoke
briefly of the achievement of the
total program-Teacher Welfare;
Legal Defense: Public Relations;
Professional Standards; Research;
and Federal and State Legisla-
ton.
Mrs. Ireta Crosby, president of
the Dade County Teachers As
ISOLATION which sponsored the
semi-Social hour and half meet
ing, presided over the short pro-
gram. Following the Presenta-
ton of the Colors by Booker T.
Washington High School was the
Pledge of Allegiance and the
singing of America. Mrs. Pauline
Willis made the Invocation after
which Mrs. Doretha Payne. con-
tralto, sang The Lords Prayer
Her accompaniSt was Nevis Mi
keu, 1856 graduate of North
western Senior High School. Mrs.
Bessie Styles-Jones responded to
the welcome to new teachers by
Mrs. d. L. Sanford.
Mrs. Ruth Polite, who with
Mrs. Jane Lewis arranged the
program, introduced local Off
GERS of the Florida State Educa-
ton ASSociation-Mrs. Irene
Roberts Straughter, 1St vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Marion Shannon, Re-
cording Secretary; Walter Cog
dell, President, District 10; and
officers of the ,Dade County
Teachers Association. Mrs. Cla-
rice r. Titles, president of the
local Association for Childhood
Education; Samuel o. Tanner
Cohen, President of the Princi-
pals Council; sely DoleS,
Chairman of the Curriculum
Improvement Committee were
introduced as were members of
the supervisory personnel-David
Dobbs, Acknowledgement of
Vocational Education; James
Cherry. Co-ordinator of the
Evening Program; Mrs. Maude K.
Reid, Assistants Supervisor, Adult
Home Making; and Mrs. Charlotte
Ford Clark, Elementary Super
visor, Zone No. Mrs. Polite also
gave a resume of the work of the
Dade County Teachers ASSocia-
ton during its "a years of orga-
nization.
The aims and purposes of the
OduS OOunky 4GdGlGIS <ASo0~Ad-
ton were gwen by the president,
Mrs. Ireta Crosby. 1861 1857 viii
mark the 25th year of the DCTA
which last year had a record
MEMBERSHIP of 765. This years
goal is total membersbip-over
800.
The meeting adjourned after
refreshments for another hour and
a half general meeting in the
Miami Senior High School Audi
forum. DIR. Josiah Hall, superin-
tendent-elect of d a d e County,
presided. At this time members
of the administrative staff, the
Dade County School Board and
the Dade County Board of Trus-
tees were introduced and explain
ed their functions following the
greetings given by Superintendent
w. H. Thomas. All newly assigned
teachers reported to their re-
spective schools at 100 to COM
plete their first day as Dade
County teachers