Northwestern High Presents Carmen Jones Opera Night
Northwestern Senior High stages Carmen Jones an operatic concert featuring Muriel Rahn on Thursday February 16 at 8 pm in Liberty City Elementary cafetorium. General admission tickets cost 1.50 dollars and reserved seats 2.00 dollars. Call 84 5491 or ask any Northwestern faculty to reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Jones
Muriel Rahn
Northwestern Senior High School
Liberty City
Northwestern
Northwestern Wins Attendance Banner At Mt Zion Forum
On January 22 Northwestern won the Attendance Banner at the King of Club Forum at Mt. Zion AME Church. Northwestern’s Student Council president David Robinson accepted the banner from Lucious Reeves of BTW. Reeves conceded loss but praised the cultural contest in a united public school system and urged ongoing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Mt. Zion Ame
Booker T. Washington
David Robinson
Lucious Reeves
BTW
Reeves
Robinson
Adlai Stevenson
Faculty Notes Highlight Weddings and Illness at Northwestin
Gifts were presented to newlyweds Mrs. Lona B Simmons and Mrs. Maude Reid. New arrivals Mrs. Lillie B Hart and Pernell Miller received visits. Custodian H Barnwell is very ill and a speedy recovery is hoped. During holidays Juanita Matthews account clerk was ill. Lee is glad she is back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestin
Lona B. Simmons
Maude Reid
Lillie B. Hart
Pernell Miller
H. Barnwell
Juanita Matthews
Lee
Sympathy Paid to Dorothy Edwards Over Loss
Mrs Dorothy Edwards dean of women mourns as her father John Wright Sr of Jacksonville dies during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Edwards
Dean of Women
John Wright, Sr
Jacksonville
Bethune Elementary PTA Opens 1956 Season With Programs
The Bethune Elementary PTA met Tuesday at 8 PM with a faculty led program including music, skits, and a House I Live In chorus. Delegates for the PTA Congress were elected for February in Tallahassee. A second assembly featured a Blackbird skit by students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazie Edge
Pale Moon
Flo Hawkins
Bernice Johnson
Little Willie
Dosia Howell
PTA
Tallahassee
Clifford Dyes
Michael Hamilton
Charles Smith
Alexander Williams
Cogdell
Johnnie Y. Patten
Liberty City School Hosts Surprise Birthday Banquet
The Student Council promotes a school wide drive to boost attendance as grades vie for a silver star. Mrs Gill presided over a secretive bustle ending with a birthday tribute to her and a teachers banquet at Club Calvert. Mrs Gloria Lacey welcomed a baby girl at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The A team won sports day, while Carver Hornets beat Roosevelt Tigers 57 39 and junior team won 38 33.
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Gill
Club Calvert
Gloria Lacey
Jackson Memorial Hospital
B. T. Washington
Dorsey
Carver
Hornets
Roosevelt High Tigers
West Palm Beard
Roosevelt
George W. Carver staff honors and campus visits unfold
Mrs Josie Roberts of Bethune Dickman College advisory board appointment is announced at George W Carver School. Faculty celebrate Mrs Alese Gill with a surprise birthday banquet. Students tour Coca Cola Bottling Plant Weather Bureau and Liscaya Museum, and a Carver basketball team competes at Dorsey Junior High in A and B divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Roberts
Bethune Dickman College
Claudius Jones
Rosa Hutchinson
Coca-Cola
Weather Bureau
Coca- Cola
North America
Carver
Dorsey Junior High School
Dunbar Elementary Student Council completes lunchroom panel
Dunbar Elementary reports the nine member Student Government Council held a panel on the Do's and Don'ts in the Lunch Room with officers Carolyn Smith president Theodora Williams secretary Reginald Valentine attendance officer Thelma Ballard reporter and members Ruby Daniels James McDonald Edward King Betty Ross Josie Mae Jones. Benjamin Franklin birthday observed during Thrift Week and National Printing Week. Arbor Day program from the librarian notes forest reserves. Gray boys and Boys Patrol plan YMCA Lake Placid weekend during February. Mrs C R Littles elected delegate to national meeting in Washington DC April 16. Mr Ivey alternate. Several staff out ill and returning soon. Dorothy Sanford Clara Pearsall report.
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Dunbar Student Government Council
Do’s
Don’ts
Carolyn Smith
Theodora Williams
Reginald Valentine
Thelma Ballard
Ruby Daniels
James McDonald
Edward King
Betty Ross
Josie Mae Jones
Florida
Gray Boys
Ivey
YMCA
Lake Placid
C. R. Littles
Dade County Association For Childhood Education
Washington, DC
Mary Boob
Frances Vouwvette
Clara B. Knight
Folson
Mt. Sinai Hosital
Dorothy Sanford
Clara Pearsall
In Grammar Land at Wolmes Elementary Assembly
Wolmes Elementary reports weekly assembly highlights from Mrs. White's 6th grade class with the playlet In Grammar Land and song and dance renditions. Seven parents attended the program as exams and a PTA panel on Our Guidance Program were scheduled for February 6 at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. White
Curiculum
Mothers urged to join January charity drive for March of Dimes
Cleomie Crumpton reports at the school where a publisher's book demonstration is held. Tena C. Crowder, the principal, reminds Mothers to attend Monday January 30 at 7 o'clock to bring contributions for the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolmes
Hgginbothm
American Book Co
Cleomie Crumpton
Tena C. Crowder
Mother's Marshon Polio drive praised by Phyllis Wheatley PTA
The Phyllis Wheatley community thanks parents for a generous response to the Mother's Marshon Polio appeal. Pupils contributed to the Cerebral Palsy Telethon as teachers recover from a cold spell. Emma Sweeting urges PTA attendance Thursday with a special program. Grace Albert and Willimae Murray report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Wheatley
Marshon
Emma Sweeting
Parent- Teacher Association
Grace A. Albert
Willimae Murray
Douglas Elementary Students End First Semester Busy
Douglas Elementary celebrates a productive mid term period with students studying hard and taking time for rest. Safety Patrol women Mesdames Boyer and Huttoe are saluted for their dedication, guiding daily safety. Mrs. Georgie Spencer attends the 1956 Reading Institute at Temple University in Philadelphia.
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Jack
Mesdames Boyer and
Huttoe
Georgie Spencer
Reading Institute
Temple University
Philadelphia
Douglas
A L Lewis Elementary Hosts Staff and Parent I One Day Visit
A L Lewis faculty welcomed zone 6 supervisor Charlotte Ford Clarke for a full day. Mrs Childs second grade class presented a chapel program titled Around the Clock With Sally. Mrs O Bryant thanks volunteers for a successful dance and urges all parents to pay.
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A. L. Lewis
Charlotte Ford Clarke
Childs
Sally
O’bryant
PTA Council Meeting Planned at Bunche Park Elementary
Northwest Area PTA Council will meet Wednesday night February 1 at Bunche Park Elementary School Opa Locka at 800 o clock. All PTA presidents and representatives are asked to attend as business urgency will be discussed. Mrs Wilhelmina Sands president.
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Northwest Area
PTA
Bunche Park
Opa Locka
Reading Group Teachers Meet at Douglas Elementary School
The Reading Group and 130 teachers from Merrick Demonstration School attended a session at Douglas Elementary School. Mrs. Vera B. Adams and Mrs. Orpha Ruttenbur spoke on conveying through the Language Arts approach. Both were praised, and plans for a return visit were noted. Mrs. Georgia Spencer will attend a four day reading clinic at Temple University in Philadelphia.
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Douglas Elementary School
Vera B. Adams
Orpha Ruttenbur
Merrick Demonstration School
Elling
Adams
Ruttenbur
Georgia Spencer
Zone Six
Temple University
Philadelphia
Spencer
Lola J. Martin
Booker T. Washington to Stage Carmen Jones Friday
BTW High announces Oscar Hammerstein adaptation Carmen Jones at 8 p.m. February 17 in the auditorium starring Muriel Rahn. Tickets available via faculty, student body, PTA, or office call FR 3-2953. Senior yearbook ads drive underway with a top fundraiser earning yearbook king or queen. Tornado 11 beats Northwestern Bulls 61-59. Johnson, intern at BTW, is a Tuskegee Institute senior.
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BTW
Lucille Chavis
49Th St
Booker T. Washington
Carmen Jones
Oscar Hammerstein
Bizet
Muriel Rahn
PTA
Northwestern Bulls
Johnson
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Annie R. Banks
School Fees Quick Notice For Parents
A brief notice informs parents of school fees set at 1.50 dollars per semester and 3.00 dollars per school term, urging prompt payment to ensure student enrollment and resources.
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Northwestern High
W. C. Cogdell
Zelma D. Black
Service Taylors
N.W
14Th Street
Liberty City School
F. S. Tucker
Maedon Bullard
George W. Carver
Mesdames Venda Pogue
Alese Gill
Geo. W.carver School
Mesdames Vernon Lindsey
Agatha Cole
Liscaya Museum
Europe
Wolmes Elementary
Barrie
Mary F. Williams
Aileen Williams
Lila Williams
Anthony Culmer
Warner Hines, Inc
59Th St
Anty
PTA Council
Wilhelmina Sands
B. T. W. High School
Johnson & Sons
15Th Ave
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