Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Guide
Thursday, January 19, 1961, page 5 (of 15)
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Eight Words Pave The Way To Adulthood At Sunset Elementary
By RAYMOND LANG Eight words are helping to pave the road to adulthood for pupils at Sunset Elementary School. Those words are "Search for the truth, handle it with love." And though the message is short, it's packed with meaning [?] it advises a pupil to find the truth on how to gain good character and then to nurture that truth with care. Eight Word Message The principal, Rinalden Saunders, has condensed the "Character Building" program at Sunset into that eight-word message. But action speaks louder [than] words, and at the school on 5120 SW 72nd St. that action unfolds in two ways, both aimed at building character. Each morning in every classroom, the pupils hear their teacher read a story, often from the Bible. In that story's theme lies a lesson on how to gain good character. Each week, assemblies are held and the programs also point the way toward developing adult-like character. But the morning readings and assemblies are like seeds. For growth, there must be a strong generating power. And there is! In the philosophy underlying the program of "Character-Building." Explains Philosophy Mr. Saunders, Sunset's principal for nine years, explained that philosophy. Its basic premise, he was quick to point out, was that advising pupils how to achieve good character is as important in school as mastering reading and arithmetic. And the basic quality to achieve is humility. "And when you have humility, you have self-respect," said Mr. Saunders. "And when you have self-respect, you have respect for others." The principal then proceeded to point out the steps to climb toward good character. "... When we get self-respect for others, we go on to self-respect for our parents, then in our schools we have self-respect for our classmates, teachers and others. "And that brings out respect for others, we go on to self-respect for our parents, then in our schools we have self-respect for our classmates, teachers and others. Respect For Community "And that brings out respect for your whole school ... and the community. "They become citizens of the community and respect it. Then from there," Saunders said, "it goes on to the state and becomes patriotism. "And from there it infiltrates into a reverence for God." Realizing the responsibility resting upon his teachers and himself, the principal thought deeply, selected his words with care. "And if we don't produce a good citizen from our school then we've failed."
Woman Dies After Fall At Bus Station
A 42-year-old West Miami woman, injured in a fall at the Coral Gables Bus Terminal Jan. 4, died Saturday, three days later. Mrs. Marie L. Coyner, the mother of two children, died at Doctors' Hospital at 4 p.m. Saturday of injuries suffered in the fall at the terminal. Mrs. Coyner, the wife of Wilford Coyner, of 1901 SW 63rd Ct., received emergency treatment for head and facial injuries following the fall. Unconscious Condition Coral Gables Firemen Richard A. Gossett and Edwin N. Pelton Jr., found Mrs. Coyner in an unconscious condition when they rushed across the street from the fire station to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. The victim, who either tripped or fell, had a laceration of the nose and a lump on the back of the head, according to Gossett and Pelton. She was rushed to Doctors' Hospital, still unconscious and listed in "critical" condition. But she appeared to improve the next day and her condition was changed to "serious." Condition Worsened Her condition worsened later, however, and she died almost exactly three days after the accident. Services and burial were held at Dublin, Ga., from which Mrs. Coyner came to the Miami area 22 years ago. She had a son, Steven and daughter, Linda.
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