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c:tin6unt of homework to be given each day. Stt)!!erinfenden! of Public Schools John L. Brcrclcen of Clayton, Mo., has written the fincle to the argument that \las harassed teachers, parents, and students alike. No homework! ' Mr.· Bracken, superintendent of schools for !he past 21 years, explains his theory: "]

. know that some situations demand that ·.school work be done at home, but I have al­. ways thought it unreasonable for a teacher

. . regUlarly to assign her pupils work which

. \liey must do outside the class, without sup­'_,'o\eWision or direction, ·in an atmosphere very

. •. •uliilike that of the schoolroom. I believe most · :'WJitii!srboms should be laboratories and most . rlhlc\l!ses conference and study groups. This is

·:'llie'Plcrce for a student to do his work." '": $\1'perintenderit Bracken fears that too

• h\'t;~cil\ homework could be detrimental to stu­dents. After all, schooling is only one part of

· .. a youth's life, and other aclivities are· im­> t)cii:ant, he explains. The educator feels that '!he student's chores at home, and his hobbies

··'are- his best chance for physical and mental · development.

It is the opinion of the MIAMI HIGH TIMES that the Blue and Gold should follow the leader. Clayton high school's classes are or­ganized.into six, one hour periods. The Mi­(lrni High system is basically th~ same. Tecichers can easily divide a period into lecturing and explanation of the ·problems, allowing remaining time to be used for class work. . If Miami High were to adopt such a plan,

· it would save teachers the time of checking papers, and encourage students into Jur­

. ther concentration of their work. Homework only instigates hatred towards school, and fails to bring out the student's initiative. Few .students understand work administered at horne, for it is usually memorized.

Miami High has become modern with the years. Let's, go another step higher and improve teaching methods.

MIAMI HIGH TIMES The ALERT School Paper

PubliS'he,d every two weeks from October for 15 issues ·except during Christmas holidays and semester examina~

tion.s in February, by students of the journalism classes, Subscriptions, 60 cents a year. Mailing subscriptions, 85 cents a year. ,

"Entered as second~class matter JanuarY a, 1941. at the post office at Miami, Fla., under Act of March 3, 1879."

Vol. 21 Mia~i, Fla., September 28, 1944 No.· l

ED!TOJ{ .............................. .. . ...... Patricia Small ·MANAGING EDITOR. . ..... Sonia Margolis

BUSINESS STAFF Dorothy Graham - Evelyn Lowe

- -·~~··· ·~~ .... ~a"''"'"'.}·· "".P""'· '""" '""'"'~' .. '"" ,~ · l'eti<rw:""'"rliii&;"t;'lts~il'Fil' tell by her tOne" tha,t S~e had my best if!terests at heart.

"You poor boy," she cooed, pretending to look at my sched~ ule. FJust go ·over there and waif: for the elevator and they'll take you where you want to~go:"

I ploughed over "the place she pointed at and stood there ex~ pectantly. Soon people began to giggle at me as they passed by . Not knowing whether or not this was an ancient Miami l:Iigh cus­tom, I giggled back, until an­other character (I surmissed. from the cactus on his chin that he must 'have been a long-over­due senior) attempted to climb over me, and finding he couldn't nlal{e rt inquired, "WHADDA YA DOIN IN MA WAY?"

"Oh," I began weeld;Y, "just waiting for the· elevator, I-;' but blue-beaid cut me off.

"Elevator;' he screeched, con~ torting his weird features intO ~ven weirder combinatiolls. "B"ey look! Dis guy's even dumber dan I""am!" and thus marvelling, all three-hundred pounds of him col­lapsed into a fist of hysteria and rolied down the c'orridor.

Fashion Fqrecast Spotlights Coeds In Pinafores And Prints

By rCynthia. SchwiD"tZ

Fashio~ designers seem to think the bobby socks rage has passed in the way . of all fads. Perhaps now is the time to in-·

form them. any bobby :MHS!

There never were socks parades in

Pert ruffled pinafores ~re just one colorful addition to sopho­more Betty Hfmard's wardrobe. Cool and lovely to look at, pina .. fres couldn't lead anyone but the boys astray in this wat'm weather.

Fern heads this school year are turned in the direction of neatly tailored classics, as Caro­lyn. Sexton in her trim naVy dreSs and~ Pat Hamilton with a strawberry Joan M:iUer dream can testify.

possessors.

Lois Shay attracted attention, Friday in a VogUe !'bit o~ 4eav­en," a white dress with thick net shoulders aiJ.d t:wo n~ted' triangular shaped pOCkets~

"Loafers" have alreac:Iy come a tradition in the realm MHS faShion . . . Briill!.an•t bons . are a.pother

FACULTY ADVISOR With Carla RUth Dietz, pretty

... Ba~bara Garfunkel , blond senior, saft pastels are a . favorite. Iter latest is a charm-

(Jean Albury has ,a nCcorative flowers and earrings . are fast becoming hobby with tnost girls .

•

tlif(mgh · hurricanes unscatlied becaUse they ~ere forewarned and thuS - fo:rearffiect are B:fm

· won:aermg why the destroYer ,~ aUt( patrOl shipS w}iich were last in the great, Atlantic~ storm of J~st mririth" weren't out of the way ~y the time the 150 mfle gales,· T;tetan. to Iilsh: One of the first thin~ Floridians do iS to

~ get their boats · uft the riVer ·Out of 'danger when stOtrtt Warnings ate 'hoisfed. ' · ' DEFENDS IIlLLMAN

Tb!:.g ; '~rtter fails to, under­stand WhY Sidney 'l'fillman, head of t:he c:r.O. P'olitical Actioii Committee, shoUld · · be c.on-

Off Against drew IUIIIIUlllhlllllll!l!II(UllllnllllliiiUIIUIIIIHII)IIIIIIIIIItlllllJ(IUUIIIIIItlf '

Ml:IS Football Schedule Sept. 21L.... . .... Andl'eW Jackson

'oct. 6 ............... Leon High (Tallahassee

~~~~~~~~M~~~~~~~==~b~y~~~~~=J~O~FIN~S~O~N~ oct. ta.. . .. Boys High <AthmtM Oct. 21 ....... Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville)

Oct. 21L... . .. Woodlawn (Birmingham)

Nov. 3 ..

';'~'j,"~[~;;~~r skipping football . ' .~xpostulate& .,,

broke !lis leg, and this

~~~ ••• ~~I~~]~~;f:;cll," shrilled !he fullback indig?antly,

George Okell was being inler­.1.\SUctl crowd of fellahs standing

raZz-. rei,6Tler gasped, scorching off pages

1\).!lre'.s. on" l1UskY kid who p)<lY .);)<~H. cause I heard .\his the

Moorer coaxed, "c6me on

is going out for

.•u·~':'~ricd.,SiriCEi oil!, stories see'm to lead to Vick, here's another. . an inside-tackle run. Seeing

it What he didn't see was plug the hole.

effectively trapped. Vick; he squirmed to

. Finding the situation the !~tile struggles ·and threw

Cnach Moorer.

Nov. 1L... . .... Central High U\Iemp}:tis)

Nov. 18.... . ......... Tech High (Atlantn,)

Times Will Sponsor Football With Tickets To Games For

He'S loose! " ENTRY

by Roberta llolland

Now that the G.A.A. board has been filled1 the girls' spOrts pro­

is · progressing raJ?idly. Sh•o,..:ing good ''form" at y<iileJrbacnl

I 'Pta<,tl<oe are susan Walton, After all the ·screaming and con­

fusi~n dies down and Williams h~s gone over for the touchdown tollight, your blood· pressure will drop to norrnal when you realize that the MIAMI HIGH TIMES will pay for you and your date's tickets at the Sting-Leon game next week and that "she'' can eat all she wantS after the game witp_out ruining your budget.

NA•""'···· .............. , ......... , .. :., ... , ........... +····'·•'·· Evans, ·Jewell BUckner,

That is, she can, if you have guessed the correct score of the Stingaree-Jackson game in the new sports page contest.

Each issue the page will feature a football contest giving free tick-

It's as easy are the rules.

Jacobs and Helen Gong. lassies ttirrted out for lhe

last we'ek. Each girl I alio"'ed to· play until she misseS return or comits · a foul. this h,appens another gal steps in and takes her place until she c trtecn:•.<t. m "'owm

misse.!! and so on. Tws ;.:~;~~~~~Jr:~~i~~~~;~~:;[i~f!~~~ gives everyone a chance to the game, Mrs. Curtis 3;nd )4rs. J. J. Smith re:reree

Clnaer 1ean1 uws ::;pnug. J:.Verylnl)'lg exc1ung- nappens aunng closed practice---; WOe to the :Press. Free-class sailboat races are suggested as part of sp01:ts program. One. boy told me· the only way that a boat ,meet could draw support was to hold it on the day of physics exams. Paul McAllister coaching the "B" string hopefuls and helping eager young journalists. Coach Magnus declaring that his spirited "B" footballers will trample Gesu by three touchdowns when they get rolling. Manager Billy Hilliard marking first downs during scrimmage; Ed Johnson holding blocking dummies and getting stomped by energetic "B" teamers.

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R~it;;,;·8~ ~;;k;~;c~;;·();£;~zv;,~;t~ fa: :::c::~·-~::-·-0:-a:::.r:n•rv:i-lf~~~~~~~t~a,ili~~~~ By Mendat Jahnson The boys ar~n!J~~king' abOut wracking day to Mrs. J. J.--Sniith_~

the Follies_ either, :bir-:J)arl is rug~ physical education instructor; fOr ged football rrlaterf~}iti:td _SOme day continuing_ Jhe- blue short:s~White Coac1l Moorer ma~;b~ glad to cl8.p shirts idea. -Before the co:ml>in.atiox> ,1

One of the irreplaceable cogs in the behind-the-scenes· machinery necessary to keep Stingaree grid­ders rolling is Carl Marlowe, 10, of Shenandoah elementary school, who takes care of the helmets and balls in practice.

Spanish students will recogniZe CarPs name for he is the. son of Mrs. Amparo- Marlowe, ' Miami High's engaging Latin-American envoy.

However, Carl is not building a reputation by name, for, 'many squad members including Jim Smith, promising tailback, ; have dropped remarks lil~e, "Legs like that and only 10 years old, too!"

him into a Blue--aD:~ hold . int!-oduc~d last-~ Year, ,gy~

As for cari -hhTI.~~. he. iS- a ranged fr&':th puti>Ie.:.do~te'd lt~~~~~~~~~~~~~,r~~~~~~~~~~ fella, __ who cjuiEi~lJtP~actices -his blous-es like Bob bye' Lou M•lrx·a,·•s I passing, cent,ering-ifllld receiving and pink Slacks to flatne when he iS not lin~k Up balls -in sweaters andlace-edged·Shorts punt or pass· practi~. · Stapp's. NOw all "'gii:-Is

Asked if_ he _wo_u·:J __ l:ilte ~o ,,come trig physic~! education are re•~l(ire>!'t to Miami High a,n'r··pl_#-Y ~o6tball; to -.-wear blue Short$ IDid

he grip.necl'ab._ ro·a·d· .·' .. e .. s." a. hd then; f810irts.'· (Of .coiirse "Smitty" "I don't care what. play, just so get the idea from a Jarg,~

I can play on 'the ,ieam.'' in tfl.e' northWest se~tion.) With future _-ina'q~~ial like thiS

for Miami E:lgh,it/. ooks like'-'Ed""' isQn will never ~in,", p~edict Carl'S .:J..Ssistant managers ... ! .ack Williams and Jim Cole, k

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