Miami High School - Miahi Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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home and school. giving special attention to the foreign born students with language difficulties. Besides these responsibilities. the deans assist in the attendance oflice and teach orientation classes. The main ofliee lost the former general secretary. Miss Alice Gene Lanier. 1946 MHS Sweetheart. when she married and moved to Gainesville. But taking her place is Miss Matilda Corbly. also a graduate of Stingtown. Here only a short time. Miss Corbly is capably hlling this position. Director of student activities. Miss Isabel Becker. handles student activity points. foot- ball programs. club meetings. assemblies and dances. Her oflice is also the hub of Student Council functions. for Miss Becker is the advisor of this law-making body. One thing that hasn't changed since the 'fgood ol' days' is the desire of students to play Hhookyf' Mrs. Alva Swilley. attendance counselor. keeps tabs on students who are absent from school by checking the various excuses that are given her. She also issues permits to students on school duty and daily issues an absentee sheet for all teachers. Helping Mrs. Swilley check on the sick absentees and caring for Stings who become ill during the day. are the main duties of Mrs. Emma Hunter. school nurse. who join- ed the Miami High staff this year. Down the hall is the guidance oflice where Deans Coppock and Hoviartl in conference. students may obtain information about vo- cations and colleges. Mrs. Annette Billings. guidance secretary. is in charge of these oflice records. Mrs. Anna Momand. school treasurer. keeps records of all school funds. including departmental and club money. Mrs. Mo- mand also handles bus tickets before and after school and the stamps and bonds sold each Tuesday before school. Mrs. Hunter. Mrs. Swilley. Nlrs. Xlornand. Miss Becker. Nlrs, Crabtree. Miss Lanier and Nlrs, Billings pause in the main ollice to smile for the camera.

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.-IU' I 'I l l I I B. , ,,., . Mr. Thomas' familiar smile. ' 'tmtdm ffdacmcea STAFF lilvllllis Sfllllfll. PULIYIES I STEPPING INTO TIII2 MAIN OFFICE of Miami High. one can see the advancement of the administrative department as compared to that of the little red school house of yester- year. The change is not only in appearance. but also in the personal contact and under- Troubleshooter Nl rs. Vlnrren. standing between the faculty and students. For the second time in ten years. draft- conscious Stingarees are turning to Princi- pal W. R. Thomas for advice concerning the problem of continuing an education in col- lege or joining the armed services. Frequent checks are Inade here on the requirements of both. Tabulating units for graduation of all seniors and keeping student records are the main tasks of Mrs. Louise Warren and Mrs. Anita Crabtree. Approximately six hundred hopeful seniors trekked into the main office in Nlarch to check credits and assure them- selves of graduation. bliss Eugenia Hou ard. dean of girls. and Nlr. Loren Coppock. dean of boys. advise students in personal problems pertaining to

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L. A .,' I 5 2'-.tffiiifis c fzeaenta 77Z7fS 7 l l'l.L Sl'lll'IIll'l.l'IS KEEI' l AlflvLT1' 0N TIIE G0 l Readinl writin' and 'rithmetic doesn't occupy all the time of these Miami High fac- ulty members. Their duties have expanded. too. since the days of the little red school- house. Now. after teaching classes and grading papers all day. these busy teachers sponsor clubs. attend meetings or serve on committees in their after-school hours. 1951 has been a particularly heavy year for the Nliami High faculty because of the new programs now getting underway in several departments. The proposed evaluation of Miami High. scheduled for next year. meant another com- mittee to serve on for each teacher. as they began the preliminary work on question- naires and compilation of information. The new graduation requirements for next year meant planning sessions for new or revised courses in almost every subject area. One group of teachers spent many hours in conference with students in the guidance center. as the expanded guidance program went into effect. with vocational help in the spotlight for all students.