/ e t % i «t • *7143 rl4Josildf& Cf'ieat&lt All ^Ifea^i Abound Redact J THE MIAMI BEACH FIRST NATIONAL BANK RESOURCES OVER $19,000,000 OFFICERS F. Lowry Wall President THOMAS J. PANCOAST CHARLES H. ALCOCK Vice President Cashier and Trust Officer JOHN J. HUTCHESON FRANK SMATHERS, JR. Vice President Assistant Trust Officer ASSISTANT CASHIERS E. E. Stockwill F. Rouse Smith Colton L. Lohr H. H. Culbertson COMMERCIAL BANKING TRUST AND CUSTODIAN DEPARTMENTS SAFE DEPOSIT AND STORAGE VAULTS NIGHT DEPOSITORY Oldest and Largest Bank in Miami Beach Corner Lincoln and Alton Roads The PAN AMERICAN Solar System was first to use the following FOUR IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS ROCK WOOL HORIZONTAL TANK DOUBLE GLAZED, REYNOLDS METALLATION WITH WITH AIR SPACE CORRUGATED BACKING TWO AIR SPACES FOR INSULATION No. 1 Flat Tubing with Corrugated Backing No. 2 Horizontal Tank that Works No. 3 Double Glazed Heater that Gets Hotter No. 4 A Solar Heater Guaranteed not to Freeze Any Place in the U. S. A. at Small Additional Cost These Assure Unequalled Efficiency When we first put these improvements into general use our competitors said we were crazy; today they are trying to imitate. 100% More Heating Surface on our coil pipes, and approximately 20% more metal surface, per square foot, to the sun’s rays than other types of solar heaters. For this reason we can heat water much faster. PAN AMERICAN SOLAR HEATER, Inc. E. L. Brigman, President P. J. Owens, Vice-President R. E. Booth, Secretary-Treasurer 2730-34 N. W. SECOND AVENUE, PHONE 3-5226, MIAMI, FLORIDA 212 WEST BAY 'STREET, PHONE 3-5588, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA D. B. Brigman, Vice-President and General Manager TERMS IF DESIRED 1, 2, 3 YEARS TO PAY—NO DOWN PAYMENT Member Florida State Bureau of Publicity yP') S 2 THE FLORIDA TEACHER Red and Gray Sun Room by “Grand Central Wicker Shop” (Selected by and for “HOUSE BEAUTIFUL’S” Bride House of 1940) Our clientele of past twenty years has included such distinguished names as: Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt Mrs. G. F. Baker, Jr. Countess De Frasso Miss Anne Morgan Mr. Wm. Ziegler, Jr. Miss Frances Alda Mr. Dupont De Nemours Mr. Walter P. Chrysler Mr. Jascha Heifetz Mr. Clarence H. Mackay Mrs. Wm. Fahnstock Mr. “Al” Jolson Mr. Edward F. Hutton Mrs. J. K. Willys Mr. Harry Richman Mr. John McEntee Bowman Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer Mr. Thomas Meighan Mr. Clarence Dillon Mrs. I. Straus Miami-Biltmore, Miami The New Breakers, Palm Beach Roney-Plaza, Miami Whitehall, Palm Beach The Everglades, Miami Bath & Tennis Club, Palm Beach Hotel Flamingo, Miami Seminole Club, Palm Beach Our Manufacturing Experience of Twenty Years— Our Convenient Location Bein g Out of the High Rent Area— Our Personal Attention to Every Detail enables us to offer the finest quality rattan fu rniture in exclusive styles or made to your specifications—at prices that mean substantial savings. A Visit to Our Showrooms Will Convince You PAUL L. DUJARDIN WILLIAM B. BEADY President Secretary & Treasurer GRAND CENTRAL WICKER SHOP, INC. 1253 DADE BOULEVARD AT ALTON ROAD MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA Phone 5-1931 THE FLORIDA TEACHER 3 The Miami Beach’s New and Exclusive CADILLAC Hotel on the Ocean Towering majestically above the green palms and white sands of Miami Beach at Collins Avenue and 39th' Street arises THE CADILLAC, This hotel, steam-heated, with 125 rooms and penthouses, is an expression of the most modern in construction—luxuriously furnished and providing unlimited public space. Guests may lounge in two large lobbies and mezzanine—stroll out of doors through walks and tropical gardens—or again enjoy a dip in the attractive swimming pool—or along the block front of private beach. Here the new Cabana Club be¬ comes a popular social center—as well as the beautiful dance patio planned for those who would dance under tropical stars. The exquisitely appointed dining room and cocktail lounge provide further convenience and enjoyment for guests, as well as a completely equipped beauty salon, barber shop, card and mahjong rooms and novelty shop. Mr. E. H. Dine, owner of THE CADILLAC, first became asso¬ ciated with Miami Beach in 1924. At that time he came from Chicago to regain his health. Having regained it he decided to make Miami Beach his home. A year later, 1925, he acquired The La Flora, a 42-room hotel which he operated until 1935. In that year he became owner of The Netherlands, a hotel of 105 rooms, where for five years he was a successful and genial host. Mr. Dine, who is now associated with Mr. Nathan Borin of Detroit, Michigan, may well be proud of THE CADILLAC, his newest achievement in hotel ownership and construction. We salute this man of vision—whose creation of THE CADILLAC provides another beauty spot in Miami Beach. FOR RESERVATIONS WRITE OR WIRE E. H. DINE, Managing Director DIRECTLY ON THE OCEAN FRONT A Federal Savings Institution Which Has Never Paid Less Than 3% Dividends On Insured Savings The First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Miami is the largest mutual savings institution in the South. It is the oldest Federal in America, operating under United States Charter Number One. The account of each savings investor in the First Federal is insured up to $5,000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, of Washington, D. C., an instrumentality of the United States Govern¬ ment. In addition to the payment of liberal dividends, the Association has accumulated many times the required reserves. First Federal savings come largely from conservative persons who seek maximum safety and fair return, free from uncertain business conditions and the ris ks of market fluctuation. RESOURCES OVER $16,000,000.00 • FIRST FEDERAL • SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION OF MIAMI One Hundred N. E. First Avenue W. H. WALKER, President 4 THE FLORIDA TEACHER Smart and Mew Where • DANCES and ENTERTAINMENT • SWIMMING POOL to • CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST • FREE PARKING Live • PALM GARDENS in Miami Typical Royalton Bedroom THE ROYALTON- Owned and operated by the Midwest Hotel Manage¬ ment Co., Inc., who also operate the Marlboro Apart¬ ments, 425 S. W. 10th Avenue, Miami. Deluxe bed¬ room apartments—completely furnished and equipped OPEN ALL YEAR —All outside rooms—in the exclusive Southwest resi¬ dential section of Miami. BLACKSTONE Your Inspection Most Cordially Invited . Write Hotel and Cabana Club J. M. BAER, Manager, ROYALTON HOTEL ALFRED STONE 131 S. E. FIRST STREET — MIAMI, FLORIDA Managing Director. ANNOUNCING A NEWCOMER TO WIOD’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS <7 “The Teacher Hour” *4 D EVERY SUNDAY AT 4:15 P. M. CONDUCTED BY MRS. LESSIE COLLINS (Educational Director of WIOD) Z Added to these “regulars”: ^boAAet University of Chicago Roundtable University of Miami Radio Workshop WIOD Classroom of the Air Five Important News Analysts at Collins Avenue Overseas Broadcasts Between 17th and 18th Streets Latin American News © Music, Science, History Programs NEW NINETY ROOM HOTEL “Always a Star Perfonnance” Always one important thought,— .Your comfort and convenience. NBC Red 610 K. C. A STONE’S THROW FROM THE OCEAN THE FLORIDA TEACHER 5 UTILITIES KEEP PACE The FLORIDA TEACHER Keeping pace with the rapid growth of the Greater Miami area, “Florida’s Finest Monthly” the Peoples Water and Gas Company has spent more than a million dollars during the past year in expansion of service facilities to take TRADE MARK REGISTERED care of the development of Miami Beach. The executives of this firm, ALICE W. CRAWFORD, Editor are ever alert to the duties of their company in providing first class service to the public. Foreseeing a continuation of the development in this area, the A monthly publication devoted to the interests oj the schools, teachers, Florida Power and Light Company currently is expending about and others interested in educational work, to acquaint the public with $2,500,000 in Plant construction and expansion for the generation of the progress oj education. sufficient power to care for public needs for many years to come. This great company is built on the keen foresight of its officials in contemplating sectional expansions and taking steps to provide ex¬ cellent service. BOOK OF THE SOUTH The James O. Jones Company of New Orleans has completed a splendid compendium of Southern personalities, entitled “The Book of the South.” The volume contains more than 500 pages, smartly PUBLISHED ON OR ABOUT THE FIFTEENTH OF EACH MONTH illustrated. The intimate stories of hundred of leaders in the South EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST were compiled by the Southern Editorial Association, with Hal Ley- By shon, brillian young editor of The Miami Daily News, as editor-in- chief. Mr. Leyshon and his colleagues have done a masterful job and THE TEACHER PUBLISHING COMPANY the book is a distinct contribution to knowledge in the South. Post Office Box 2648 Miami, Florida Beach Churches Downtown Offices Calumet Building, Phone 3-3267 In the rush, bustle and hurrah of life at Miami Beach, the religious J. VICTOR MALONE, 247 Park Ave., New York Representative side has not been neglected. Founder Carl G. Fisher, in the early HELEN HOCKETT, 311 Duval St., Jacksonville Representative stages of the city’s development, donated land sites for two churches. Other donations have constructed edifices since, so that, today, Miami Entered as Second Class matter April 6, 1939, at Post Office at Beach boasts of the finest churches in Florida. Miami, Florida, Under the Act of March 3, 1879 Volume VI JANUARY, 1941 Number 5 Beach Schools Miami Beach schools have kept pace with the rapid growth of Official Publication this miracle city, with a high school and elementary institutions that FLORIDA CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION rank among the best in the state.