Coral Gables High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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Behind every great school there is a guiding force which makes itself evident although it operates without fanfare of publicity. Such a force at Coral Gables Senior High School is Mary Cecile Ions, head of our English department. She guides us through the mazes of formal grammar, contest essays, 25 short stories, and familiarizes us with Shakes- peare so that his characters come out of the books to become our friends. Her wit has not been topped even by the experts who year after year are consistently fool- ish enough to try such folly. Her presence is felt when our more ambitious students enter the bout with College Board exami- nations. Although classes come and, in due time, graduate, Miss Ions swears that each is the best she ever taught-only to vow as fervently the next fall that the new class is the best and the most charming she ever met. Time deals kindly with our Miss Ions. Each year witnesses a flow of former stu- dents returning to greet her and although time has evidenced changes in them, she seems to be the same throughout the years. May it ever be so. We proudly and affectionately dedicate CAVALEON I952 to Miss Mary Cecile Ions. neanugg, no . C

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ln the lifeline of our school, there beats a pulse strong and significant. That pulse is the student publications. The guiding light and guardian angel in this field is Mrs. Chris Steers, Amidst unbeltevable confusion con- nected with meeting deadlines and ac- complishing circulation Mrs. Steers keeps a calm and serene manner, soothing to the wildest of Editors. In addition to sponsoring a bi-weekly newspaper, an annual and a weekly radio show, she patiently instructs neo- phytes in the essences of good iournalism and the tive W's. The history of iournalism becomes alive and vivid through discussions led by Mrs, Steers and topics of curreht interest are uppermost on the class agenda. Without her wonderful sense of humor and good natured manner one school would lack the element that produces a strong student body held together through iournalism. Though she speaks with nostalgia ot the days when her iournalists preferred writing to eating lunch, we know that she is only urging us on to higher ambitions and honest goals. Because she is constantly herself we ad- mire her deeply and it is with love and pride that we dedicate CAVALEON T952 to Mrs. Chris Steers. fit Jacfftiiifw Ha ' 2 ff ,. fdfa E-N ff l iff xv f sox s N eds 5