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East Stuart : Education, compiled by Willie Jay Thompson, n.d.
Short articles detailing aspects of educational initiatives offered to the Black communities in East Stuart, Florida. Includes:
Stuart Training School (Sept 1931-May 1932; Sept 1933-May 1964) history
STS lists of faculty and graduates
Student expectations
First football homecoming parade
Stuart Training School facts
Teacher biographies:
• Miss Myrtle Deane, teacher
• “My teaching experiences at STS” by Lanie H. Johnson
• Wilford Eugene Duncombe II, teacher
• Ora Dell Hamilton Turner Landers, teacher
• Miss J.O. Murray, teacher
• “Arthur R. Owens” by Arthur R. Owens, teacher
• Felix A. Williams, teacher
East Stuart Elementary School
• ESES faculty and staff
• “My experiences as a teacher at ESES” by M. Louise Cruice
Desegregation of public schools in Martin County
Parker Annex
Murray High School
• Faculty, staff and graduates of Murray High School
• “Reflections: Murray Jr./Sr. High School Boycott Spring 1967” by Reather Mae Clark
• “The School boycott, Murray Junior/Senior High”
• Murray Jr./Sr. High School Boycott, May 1967” by Gregory Buckle
• “Full integration at Martin County High School” by Samuel McHardy
• “My final years at Martin County High School” by Retha Manning Clark
“The History of Spectrum Jr./Sr. High School”
“Gertrude Walden Child Care Center”
“Honor Roll Convocation”
“Senior Citizens’ Graduation”
Graduates:
• Jack Edward White Sr.
• Dr. James Roberts
Commencement program, 1967
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Murray Junior-Senior High School Class of 1965 Reunion, compiled by Willie Jay Thompson, 2005
Document compiled for the reunion event, 22-24 July 2005. Includes photos and lists pertaining to the Class of 1965 and historical information about Stuart Training School and the 1967 Murray School boycott protesting the naming of V. James Navitsky as principal. Includes:
• Class of 1965 directory
• Stuart Training School (1931-1964) information
• Clippings concerning Class of 1965
• Photocopies of photographs of the Class of 1965
• Facts in brief
• Planned reunion activities
• Birth of Murray Junior-Senior High School : A Historical Perspective
• Excerpt from oral history with Gregory Buckle (1993) concerning the May 1967 school boycott [fuller excerpt located in Thompson’s Education document]
• Faculty and staff and graduates 1965 list
• “Reflections: Murray Jr./Sr. High School, Boycott Spring 1967” by Reather Mae Clark [ends abruptly, fuller excerpt located in Thompson’s Education document]