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NEGRO SCHOOLS OF DUVAL COUNTY
1955-56
BOARD MEMBERS
Ned P. Searcy
V. T. Spivey
L. S. Sheffield*
Martinez Baker
Lassiter Mason
TRUSTEES
Frank Sherman
Mrs. W. C. Pate
Spencer Ladd, Jr.
Mrs. Iva T. Sprinkle, Superintendent
C. E. Anderson, Director of Instruction
J. Irving E. Scott, Director of Negro Education
Mrs. Thelma H. Livingston, Supervisor, Guidance
Negro Schools
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FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THIS WORK, WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH
GRATITUDE THE ASSISTANCE GIVEN BtY
DUVAL COUNTY PRINCIPALS IN GENERAL AND FOR INDIVIDUAL
COOPERATION:
Mrs. Martha 1 od, Personnel Director
Mr. Donald Cole, Supervisor of Industrial Arts
Mr. George B. Nairn, School #146
Mr. William D. Sweet, School #135
Mr. W person Eryan, School #153
Mr. John Jackson, School #152
Mrs. Lillie B. Blackshear, School #152
Mr. Thomas Crompton, School #153
Mr. Charles Waldon, School #146
Mr. Eu Gene J. Butler, School #146
Mr. Arthur C. Madry, School #152
Miss Norma LittleJohn, School #152
Mr. Chester R. Cowart, School #107
Mr. Henry Daniels, School #135
Mrs. 0lie Newton, School #154
Mrs. Sophie S. White, School #146
Mrs. Annie Mae Robinson, School #152
Mr. Smart Pope Livingston
Mrs. Rosa Lee Mills, School #154
These persons' enthusiastic response to the material
was a continual inspiration to further effort.
J. Irving E. Scott
Thelma H. Livingston
CONTENT
Page
Directory of iogro Schools ....................................... 5
Physical Plant and Personnel ..................................... 6
Elementary Schools on Double Session 1955-1956 ................... 7
Bus Transrortation .............................................. 8
Nature and Comnosition of School:s Peorsonnel ..................... 8-9
Percentaco of Attendance 1954-1955 .............................. 10
Duval County Vocational School .................................. 12
Adult Education Irogram ......................................... 14
Veterans Night School ........................................... 16
Oakland ......................................................... 18
Forest Park ..................................................... 20
A. L L. Leis ...................................................... 21
Long Branch ..................................................... 23
Douglas Anderson ................................................ 24
College Park .................. ...... ......................... .. 26
'Jesconnett ................. ..................................... 27
kioncrief ........................................................ 28
Arlington ....................................................... 30
Susie E. Tolb;rt ................................................ 31
Picktt .......................................................... 33
Isaiah Blocker .................................................. 34
West Jacksonville .. .............................................. 36
Jacksonville Beach .............................................. 37
Darnell-Cookman ......... ... .... ........................... .. 38
CONTENT
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Matthew W. Gilbert ........................................... 39
Richard L. Brown .................................. ..... ..... 42
Smart Pope Livingston ....................................... 43
James Weldon Johnson ....................................... 44
New Stanton .... ......................................... 46
John E. Ford ................................................. 49
Baldwin ............ ................ ......... ................ 51
DIRECTORY OF NiiEGRO SCHOOLS
SCHOOL 1i.LL A.Ii rnj.;iL:-.
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104
105
106
107
108
116
124
125
128
133
135
143
144
145
146
148
149
152
153
154
156
Negro Vocational School
.dult Night School
Veterans Night School
Oakland Elementary
Forest lPrk Elementary
A. L. Lewis Elementary
Long Branch Elementary
Douglas -nderson Elementary-Junior High
College 'ark Elementary
VWesconnett Elementary-Junior High
Moncrief Elementary
Arlington Elementary
Susie E. Tolbert Elementary
Pickett Elementary
Isaiah Blocker Junior High
West Jacksonville Elementary
Jacksonville Beach Elementary
Darnell-Cookman Elementary
Matthew W. Gilbert Junior-Senior High
Richard L. Bromw Elementary
Smart l'ope Livingston Elementary
James Weldon Johnson Junior High
New Stanton Senior High
John E. Ford Elementary
Baldwin Elementary-Junior High
61689
DRESSS
521 Vest Ashley Street
1410 Pippin Street
Goodwin end Forest Streets
600 Everson Street
1250 E-st 27th Street
San Diegro and Thite Street
1666 Pearce Street
iesconnett, Florid.
Route 5, Box 105
..rlington, Florida
1925 liest 13th Street
'ickett, Florida
2525 Davis Street
2C71 Commonwealth Street
Jacksonville Be-.ch, Florida
1901 Davis Street
1472 Franklin Street
1555 Milner Street
Barber and Baldwin Streets
1840 ,'est Ninth Street
1149 West 13th Street
1057 West First Street
Bald'::in, Florida
THE NEGRO SCHOOLS
Physical Plant and Personnel
There are.23 Negro school plants: 1 senior high, 1 junior-senior
high, 2 junior high, 3 elementary-junior high, 15 elementary, and 1 vo-
cational school (this building also houses the adult and veteran classes).
Since 1953, the following new school buildings have been completed:
Forest Park Elementary School #104, Richard L. Brown Elementary School
#148, Smart Pope Livingston Elementary School #149, James Weldon John-
son Junior High School. #152, New Stanton Senior High School #153,
John E. Ford Elementary School #154, and Baldwin Elementary-Junior
High School #156. Three of these schools, Forest Park #104, New
Stanton #153, and Baldwin #154 are replacements for old buildings;
the other 4 buildings are new schools in new locations.
There are, in the immediate school building program: 3 elemen-
tary schools, 1 junior high school, and additions to Long Branch
Elementary School #106, Douglas Anderson Elementary-Junior High School
#107, Moncrief Elementary School #124, and Susie E. Tolbert Elemen-
tary School #128.
In the 1955-56 school year, 6 of the 25 schools are operating
on double sessions. Table I gives the picture of elementary schools
on double sessions; grades, enrollments, teachers and total enrollment
of these schools, as of September 30, 1955.
TABLE I
Elementary Schools On Double Sessions 1955-1956
With Number Of Grades, Enrollment, And Teachers
GRADES ENROLUENT TEACHERS
Morn- After- Morn- tfter- Morn- ifter-
ing noon: All. Day ing noon j.ll Day ing roon All Day
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A. L. Lewis #105 1-2 1-1 3-6 221 154 677 8 5 17
Douglas Anderson
#107 1-5 1I-5 6-9 256 318 456 7 10 25
Moncrief #124 1-3 1-3 4-6 365 360 515 10 10 14
Susie E. Tolbert
#128 1-3 1-5 4-6 280 245 442 8 8 11
Pickett #1355 I, 3 1, 2
L:nd and
S__4 6 94 93 25 5 5
John E. Ford
#154 1-3 1-3 4-6 394 353 507 I1 11 13
Total 1590 1501 2622 47 47 79
Of the 18,607 Negro students enrolled in schools, 3,091 or 16.5 per cent are
attending school in double sessions. Of this number, 232 are in grades four and
five, and the others are in the first three grades. While this situation is far
from being satisfactory, the availability of other rooms, excluding classrooms,
make the scheduling of music, physical education, and art possible to double
session students as well as to all-day students.
There are 94 teachers engaged in double sessions work. This gives an average
class load of 32 children per teacher.
On double sessions there are: 34 First Grade Classes
31 Seco:.d Grade Classes
21 Third Grade Classes
4 Fourth Grade Classes
4_ Fiftn Grade Classes
94 Clasje:;
The total enrollment in Negro schools 'or 1955-56 is 18,607 at the close of
the first month of school, and is distributed as follows:
Elementary Schools (grades 1-6) .................... 12,121
Junior High Schools (grades 7-9) ........**** ....... 4,039
Senior High Schools (grades 10-12) ................. 2,447
Total 18,607
A breakdown of this enrollment into grades follows:
Special Education .... 79 Grade VII ............ 1486
Grade I ............ 2429 VIII ........... 1406
II ........... 2308 IX ............. 1147
III .......... 2011 X .............. 1068
IV ........... 1963 XI ... .......... 786
V ............ 1750 XII ............ 593
Total 18,607
Bus Transoortation
Cf the 18,607 students enrolled in Negro schools, 2,377 or 12.8 per cent are
transported to and from school. Fourteen busses are used to transport these stu-
dents who live more than 2 miles from the schools.
Nature and Composition of Personnel in Negro Schools
The teaching personnel in Negro schools of Duval County consist of 2 super-
visors, 25 principals, and 675 teachers. Included in the number of teachers are:
1. Seven teachers with the exceptional children's program.
Six of these are listed with the regular teachers in
schools -lC2, -104, w107, and T145. One is a hospital
and homebound teacher.
2. Two visiting teachers.
3. Eleven teachers in adult education.
4. Ten teachers in the veteran program.
5. Eight itinerant music teachers*
6. One itinerant art teacher.
7. Two itinerant librarians.
A breakdown of elementary teachers into grade levels follows:
GRADES NUMBER OF TEACHERS
1 .... o .. ... o ........oo e .o eo.. .......... ... 73
2 ooo. ooo ... .. ooeo o. ooo oe oo .... o 68
1 ........................................ ....... 73
5 ................ ....... ................. ... 568
4 ..5 ....... ......................... ... 57
Total 354
These teachers compare favorably in academic training with the average
teacher of the State and the nation. Listed according to Ranks:
Rank I .................................... 9
Rank II ..................................... 160
Rank III ........ ............................. 532
Rank IV ..................................... 1
Total 702
Using four year college training as basis for Rank III it might be said
that the average Negro teacher in Duval County has a training of 4.3 years of
college education.
TABLE II
Percentage Of Attendance In Negro Schools
Of Duval County, 1954-1955
SCHOOL INUBER NR.D IIE GR..L J L T.. VESAGE PERCENTAGE
D-ILY DTILY OF
J. T- Y TI ATTEND-.NCE A.TTEND-_NCE
102 Oakland 1-6 789 754 95.56
102 Oakland (Special Class 1-7 29 26 92.70
S104 Forest Park 1-6 7C7 668 94.48
105 L. L. Lewis 1-6 995 917 92.19
106 Long Branch 1-6 451 458 97.16
107 Douglas nnderson 1-9 928 880 94.86
107 Douglas Anderson (Special) 1-5 16 15 92.68
108 College Park 1-6 363 544 94.76
114 Baldwin 1-9 145 125 87.16
116 Wesconnett 1-9 247 213 86.19
124 Moncrief 1-6 1065 1025 96.42
125 Arlington 1-6 124 117 94.04
128 Susie E. Tolbert 1-6 797 744 95.56
155 Pickett 1-6 188 166 88.56
135 Isaiah Blocker 7-9 1190 1094 96.22
145 Vest Jacksonville 1-6 418 401 95.82
144 Jacksonville Beach 1-6 220 211 96.08
145 Darnell-Cookman 1-6 1591 1520 95.53
145 Darnell-Cookman (Special) 2-6 34 32 92.40
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SCHOOL iT- -i D .E 7JT 3 .VLL.,. Vi. E PERCENT GE
DI3LILY DIOiLY OF
145 Darnell-Cookman (Brewster) 1-9 7 7 100.00
46 l.Itthew W. Gilbert 7-12 1546 1270 94.52
148 Richard L. Brown 1-6 857 800 95.65
149 Smart Pope Livingston 1-6 839 782 95.14
152 James Weldon Johnson 7-9 1520 1243 94.15
155 :K Stanton 10-12 1375 1246 90.56
L54 John E. Ford 1-6 954 906 96.93
L67 Negro Vocational 10-12 111 106 95.81
Homebound 2-6 5 5 100.00
T.t:l 17,067 16,055 94.07
Duval County Vocational School
Day Program
This building was constructed in 1917 on 1-5 acres of land. It is a
three story brick-over-tile structure which was Stanton High School until
1953. During 1953-54 it was used as a junior high school, and in 1954 it
was converted into a vocational high school.
The building is being used to house the adult education program and
the veteran program, both of which operate at night.
Duval County Vocational School
Day Program
Courses Offered:
Adult Body and Painting
Auto Mechanics
Business Education
Bookkeeping
General Office Practice
Shorthand
Typing
Cabinet Making
Practical Nursing
Radio
Sheet Metal
Tailoring
Total enrollment for 1955-56 ........................ 348
Total staff personnel ............................... 17
Total instructional personnel ....................... 14
Thornton Roberts, Principal
Adult Education Program
The Adult Education Program with headquarters at School #101 is
operated at seven centers in the county.
Courses OfferedL
Arts
Ceramics and Crafts
Choral Singing
Drawing and Painting
Commercial
Bookkeeping
Business Arithmetic
Business English
Business Spanish
Shorthand
Typing
Elementary Courses
Arithmetic
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
English
Business English
Elementary English through High School
English for Foreign Born
Public Speaking
Remedial English
Reading and Writing
Homemaking
Clothing and Sewing
Languages
English for Foreign Born
Spanish, Business
Spanish, Conversational
Mathematics
Algebra
Elementary Arithmetic
General Mathematics
Plane Geometry
Remedial Arithmetic
Solid Geometry
Trigonometry
Science
Biology
Chemistry
General Science
Physics
Shop
Boatbuilding
Metalworking
Photography
Ldult Education Program
Shop (continued)
Upholstering
Woodworking
Social Science
American Government
imerican History
Citizenship for Foreign Born
Civics
Occupational Information
Psychology
World History
Total enrollment for 1955-56 ....... 499
Total staff personnel **.............. 11
Total instructional personnel ...... 10
Randolph E. Silas, Principal
Veterans Night School
The Veterans Night School is located in the same building as the
Vocational School.
The program offered here is in the nature of accelerated general
education.
Courses Offered:
Business
Bookkeeping
Business Arithmetic
Junior Business
Shorthand
Typing
Elementary Courses
Arithmetic through 8th Grade
History, 4th through 8th Grade
Language, 3rd through 8th Grade
Reading through 8th Grade
Science through 8th Grade
Spelling through 8th Grade
English
Primary
Intermediate
Junior High
Mathematics
Algebra (Advanced)
algebra (Elementary)
General Mathematics
Mathematics (continued)
Geometry
Remedial Arithmetic
Science
Biology
Chemistry
General Science
Health
Social Science
American Government
American History
Civics
Economics
Problems in American
Democracy
Social Living
World History
Special Services Offered:
Counseling
Library
Testing Prograr.l
Veterans Night School (continued)
Total enrollment for 1955-56 ............ 288
Total staff personnel .................. 11
Total instructional personnel .......... 9
Adrian L. Oliver, Principal
Oakland
This school is located at 1410 Pippin Street, on 1.01 acres of land.
It was constructed in 1920.
It is an elementary school, with grades one through six, housed in
24 classrooms. Eight of these classrooms are of the substandard type,
and two are in a temporary frame structure. A concrete block veneer
cafetorium was constructed in 1953.
There are two special classes conducted here for the exceptional
children.
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Oakland
Enrollment for year 1955-56 ......................... 850
Total regular staff personnel ....................... 27
Total regular instructional personnel ............... 25
Itinerant music teacher ........................... 1
Itinerant librarian ................................. 1
Mrs. Sadie Tillis, Principal
Forest Park
This school is located at Forest and Goodwin Streets on 1.2 acres
of land. It was constructed in 1954.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in
24 classrooms.
Enrollment for year 1955-56 *........................** 744
Number of transported students......................... 32
Total regular staff personnel .......................... 28
Total regular instructional personnel .......*.......*. 26
Itinerant music teacher ..... .............. .. 1
Itinerant librarian ........ ................1
Mrs. Lucille G. Coleman, Principal
20
A. L. Lewis
This school is located at 600 Eaverson Street on about one acre of
land. It was constructed in 1917. It was originally occupied by white
children. In 1927 it was turned over to Negro children.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in
twenty-four classrooms. The library at present is being used for a
classroom.
Enrollment for year 1955-56 ........................... 1,002
(Double sessions in grades one through two)
Enrollment in morning session ......................... 221
Enrollment in afternoon session ....................... 134
21
1. L. Lewis
Enrollment in all-day session ......................... 647
Total regular staff personnel ......................... 32
Total regular instructional personnel ................. 30
Itinerant music teacher ............................... 1
Itinerant art teacher ................................. 1
Edward Benthone, Principal
Long Branch
This school is located at 1230 East 27th Street on 2.2 acres of land.
It was constructed in 1917.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in 14
classrooms. Eight of these are standard classrooms. Six are makeshift
classrooms in portable buildings.
Enrollment for year 1955-56 ******************************** 461
Total regular staff personnel .......................... 16
Total regular instructional personnel ..................... 14
Itinerant music teacher ................................ 1
Henry W. Jenkins, Jr., Principal
23
Douglas Anderson
This school is located on San Diego Avenue and White Street, on 4.4
acres of land. It was constructed in 1922. Additions were made in 1951*
It is an elementary-jun.ior high school, with grades one through nine,
housed in 24 classrooms, of which two are of substandard frame structure.
Courses Offered: Industrial Arts (continued)
Art General Metals
English Woodwork
Homemaki ng Mathematics
Indus trial r.rts Algebr.a
Crafts General IMathematics
Draft ing
Douglas Anderson
Courses Offered (continued)
Mus ic
Band
General Music
Glee Club
Physical Education
Science
Biology
General Science
Health
Social Studies
Civics
Geography
History
Special Services Offered
Athletics
Band
Class for Exceptional
Children
Guidance and Counseling
Library
Enrollment for year 1955-56 ....................
(Double sessions in grades one through five)
Enrollment in Morning session ..................
Enrollment in Afternoon session ................
Enrollment in all-day session ...................
Number of transported students .................
Total regular staff personnel ..................
Total regular instructional personnel ..........
Itinerant music teacher ........................
Itinerant string music teacher .................
Teacher for Exceptional children ...............
Teacher for Adult Vocational Home Economics ...
Chester R. Cowart, Principal
Eulene Jones, Assistant Principal
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236
318
456
753
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College Park
This school is located at 1666 Pearce Street. It is a frame a-ructuret
It was moved to this spot in 1948.
This building is leased from Edward Waters College.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six and is housed
in 14 classrooms.
Enrollment for year 1955-56 ..**...** ...***** .... ....* 372
Total regular staff personnel ........................ 14
Total regular instructional personnel .......*........ 12
Itinerant music teacher .............*................ 1
Roosevelt D. Madison, Principal
26
Wesconnett
This school "s located at Wesconnett on 5 acres of land It was
constructed in 1933 Additions were made in 1952.
It is an elementary-junior high school with grades one through nine,
housed in six. classrooms
Total enrollment for 1955-56 ..........................261
Number of transported students .......................201
Total staff personnel .............*..******.......*** 9
Total instructional personnel ......................... 8
Itinerant music teacher ............ ................ 1
Mrs, Helen G. Roux, Principal
27
Moncrief
This school is located at 5443 Moncrief Road, on 17.8 acres of land
and was constructed in 1952*
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in
26 classrooms. Two of these classrooms are make-shift rooms; one in the
library and another in a utility room.
Enrollment for year 1955-56 ***********....**** .......* 1,240
(Double sessions in grades one through three)
Enrollment in morning session ....................... 365
Enrollment in afternoon session ....................... 360
Enrollment in all-day session ...**................ *. 515
28
Moncrief
Number of transported students ...........................347
Total regular staff personnel ........................... 36
Total regular instructional personnel ................... 34
Itinerant music teacher ................................. 1
Itinerant string music teacher .......................... 1
St. Clair Evans, Principal
Arlington
This school is located at Arlington on .96 acres of land. It was
constructed in 1941.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in 5
classrooms.
Enrollment for year 1955-56 ............................ 120
Number of transported students ....................... 89
Total regular staff personnel ......................... 5
Total regular instructional personnel ................. 5
Itinerant music teacher ............... ............... 1
Mrs. AN. ;lesson, Principal
50
Susie E. Tolbert
This school is located at 1925 West 13th Street on 12.5 acres of
land and was constructed in 1949*
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in
20 classrooms, two of which are makeshifts--one on the stage and the other
in the library.
Enrollment for 1955-56 ..*.............................965
(Double sessions in grades one through three)
Enrollment in morning session ........................280
Enrollment in afternoon session ................... .24
Enrollment in all-day session *........*....*.....*...442
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Susie E. Tolbert
Total regular staff personnel .......................... 29
Total instructional personnel .......................... 27
Itinerant music teacher ............................... 1
Itinerant librarian ...................................... 1
Itinerant art teacher .................................. 1
Leroy B. Jackson, Principal
Pickett
This school is located in Pickett, on 5 acres of land. It was con-
structed in 1947. An additional portable was added in 1953.
It is an elementary school, with grades one through six, housed in
four classrooms.
Enrollment for 1955-56 0*0.........................212
(Double sessions in grades one through five)
Enrollment in morning session .................... 94
Enrollment in afternoon session ................... 93
Enrollment in all-day session ..................... 25
Number of transported students ................... 12
Total staff personnel ............. ........******** 7
Total instructional personnel .................... 7
Eva. L. Guyton, Principal
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Isaiah Blocker
This school is located at 2335 Davis Street, on 4.2 acres of land.
It was constructed in 1917. A cafetorium was added in 1952.
It is a junior high school, with grades 7 through 9, housed in 32
classrooms.
Courses Offered:
Art Industrial Arts
English Drafting
Homemaking Metal Arts
Mathematics Printing
Algebra Woodwork
General Mathematics
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Isaiah Blocker
Courses Offered (continued)
Music
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
Community Civics
Geography
History
Special Services Offered:
Athletics
Choral work
Guidance and Counseling
Library
Enrollment for year 1955-56 .................. ........... 1,356
Number of transported students ....................... 251
Total staff personnel ................................... 61
Total instructional personnel ........................... 55
William T. Harper, Principal
Claude 0. Hilliard, Assistant Principal
West Jacksonville
This school is located at 2071 Commonwealth on 4.2 acres of land
and was constructed in 1952.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in
14 classrooms.
Enolllnent.for.1955-56 ............................... .404
Number of transported students ........................ 38
Total staff personnel ...**........*......**......... 15
Total instructional personnel ........ ............. 13
Itinerant music teacher ............................... 1
Robert L. Lynon, Principal
36
Jacksonville Beach
This school is located at Jacksonville Beach on 1.9 acres of land
and was originally constructed in 1946. Two classrooms and a cafeteria
were added in 1952.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in
six classrooms.
Total enrollment for 1955-56 .......................... 217
Number of transported students ...................... 108
Total staff personnel ................................. 7
Total instructional personnel ............. .......... 6
Itinerant music teacher ............................... 1
Richard H. Cook, Principal
37
iarnell-Cookman
This school is located at 1901 D..vis Street on 6.6 acres of land and
consists of two old buildings acquired from the old private school--Cookman
Institute.
A new structure with 24 classrooms was constructed in 1952.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in
42 classrooms.
The special services offered in this school are band, physical
education, two classes for the exceptional children, and library services.
Enrollment for 1955-56 .............................. 1,560
Total staff personnel ............................... 52
Total instructional personnel ....................... 48
Itinerant art teacher ............................... 1
Maurice H. Barnett, Principal
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This school is located at 1472 Franklin Street on 3.4 acres of land.
The main building was constructed in 1926. Eight classrooms were added in
1948, and in 1953, 11 classrooms, a library, cafetoriun and gymnasium were
added.
It is a secondary school, with grades 7 through 12, housed in 36
classrooms in addition to some special rooms.
Courses Offered:
Art
Commercial Subjects
Bookkeeping Office Practice
Business Arithmetic Shorthand
Business Law Typewriting
Introduction to Eusiness Diversified Cooperative Training
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Matthew W. Gilbert
Driver Education
Classroom Instruction
Behind-the-wheel-training
English
General English
Literature
Foreign Languages
French
Spanish
Homemaking Education
Child Care
Clothing
Foods
Homemaking (Advanced)
Homemaking (General)
Housing
Modern Family Living
Industrial Arts
Drafting
General Mathematics (Consumer)
Mathematics Essentials
Plane Geometry
Library
Music
Band
Glee Club
Public School Music
Physical Education
Science
Biology
Chemistry
General Science
Physics
Social Studies
American History and
Government
American Problems
Community Civics
Geography
History
World History
Special Services Offered:
Athletics
Band
Creative Dance
Drill Team
Glee Club
Guidance Services
Matthew W. Gilbert
Enrollment for year 1955-56 *..**............*.....*1,485
Number of transported students ..................... 162
Total regular staff personnel ..................... 66
Total regular instructional personnel ............. 58
Eu Gene J. Butler, Principal
George B. Nairn, Assistant Principal
Richard L. Brown
This school is located at 1535 Milnor Street on 5.7 acres of land.
It was constructed in 1955.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in 24
classrooms.
Enrollment for year 1955-56 .-...... ....... .................. 856
Total regular staff personnel .............................. 27
Total-regular instructional personnel ..................... 25
Itinerant music teacher ...................................... 1
Itinerant. at. teacher 1........... ......................... 1
Itinerant librarian ......................................... 1
Mrs. Aldonia C. Joyner, Principal
42
Smart Porpe Livingston
This school is located at Barber and Baldwin Streets on 9 acres of
land. It w,.s constructed in 1954.
It is an elementary school with grades one through six, housed in 24
classrooms.
Enrollment for year 1955-56 ................................. 869
Total regular staff personnel ............................... 28
Total regular instructional personnel ....................... 26
Itinerant music teacher ..................................... 1
Itinerant librarian ........... ............................. 1
H. James Greene, Principal
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James Weldon Johnson
This school is located at 1840 West Ninth Street, on 10.6 acres of
land. It was constructed in 1953*
It is a secondary school, with grades 7 through 9, housed in 34 class-
rooms. In addition, there are a library, clinic, bookroom, cafeteria,
gymtorium, 4 offices, and a visual aids room.
Courses Offered:
Art Industrial Arts
English General Graphic Arts
General Science General Metal
Homemaking General Woodwork
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James Weldon Johnson
Mathematics
Algebra
General Business
General Mathematics
Spanish
Music
Social Studies
Civics
Geography
History
Special Services Offered:
Band Athletics
General Music Band
Glee Club Guidance and Co\
Physical Education Library
Enrollment for 1955-56 ............................... 1,424
Number of transported students ....................... 60
Total staff personnel ...........................,. 61
Total instructional personnel ....,. ............... 54
inseling
Arthur C. Madry, Principal
T. V. Thomas, Assistant Principal
lew Stnton
This school is located at 1149 'West Thirteenth Street on 9.85 acres
of land and was constructed in 1953.
It is a secondary school, with greies 10 through 12, housed in 45
classrooms in addition to some special rooms.
Courses Offered:
Art
Business Education
Bookkeeping
Business .'.rithmetic
Business Ecornomics
Business English
Business LU.w
Business Principles
Shorthand
Typing
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New Stanton
Diversified Cooperative Training
Driver Education
English
Dramm.
English (general)
Journalism
Foreign Languages
French
Latin
Spanish
Homemaking
Child Care
Clothing
Foods
Homemaking (advance)
Homemaking (general)
Industrial Arts
GenerL-1 Metals and Crafts
Gener:- 1 'oods
Graphic Arts
I.tthematics
Algebra-
Basic Ifathematics
Geometry
Trigonometry
Music
B-nd (advanced)
Band (elementary)
Chorus
General Music
Physical Education
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Social Studies
History
Problems in American
Democracy
Special Services Offered:
Athletics
Band
Boys' Chorus
Creative Dance
Glee Club
Guidance Services
New Stanton
Enrollment for 1955-56 .............................. 1,562
Number of transported students ...................... 179
Total stFff personnel .............................. 71
Total instructional personnel ....................... 63
Charles D. Brooks, Principal
Charles F. James, Assistant Principal
John L. Ford
tA. :
This school is located at 1057 .Vest First Stroet on 1.9 acres of land.
It was constructed ir. 1954.
It is an eiimntary school :ith radu o:. threou;ch six, hucicd in 24
classrooms.
Enrollment for ycr 19-6................................ 1254
Eni- 1, 1,, n. -I- -)/ o5 @oooe oo o o o eoo qoo ooo oo oo eo ..,-
(Double .c.'ions in .r"dc c, o ,'ouh th.ro)
Enrollment in morning io ........................... 94
Enrollment in 'ftrnorn session.......................... 55
Enrolimcnt in all-day s.eOion. **........................... 507
Total rogulr-r stuaf ersn;.cl ............................ 7
Total re-ular instruc tion al rsonr. l. ..............* 5
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John E. Ford
Itinerant music teacher ...................................
Itinerant string music teacher ............................
Itinerant art teacher .....................................
James H. Argrett, Sr., Principal
Baldwin
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This school is located at Baldwin, Florida on 6.6 acres of land.
It was constructed in 1955.
It is an elementary-junior high school with grades one through nine,
housed in 5 classrooms.
Total enrollment for 1955-56 ...............................145
Number of transported students............................. 15
Total regular staff personnel ............... 7
Itinerant music teacher .................................... 1
Itinerant art teacher ............. ........................ 1
Mrs. Olivia Baldwin, Principal
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