Aria Louise Rogers Viola Muse Transcription Zariah Grant Encoding and edition Ethan Pinder

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https://violamuse.unfdhi.org/items/show/52 USA Florida Jacksonville Jacksonville Historical Society Viola Muse Collection (1959-18) Folder 10, item 1 Notes regarding Aria Louise Rogers, a high school student who writes poetry and contributes to The Tattler

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Aria Louise Rogers of 1113 W.West Church StStreet, and a student in the 12 B12B Classclass, Stanton High School, was born Nov.November 12, 1918, in Jacksonville, FlaFlorida. Is a composer of poems and contributes almost weekly to the "Tattler", See The Tattler. a negro weekly newspaper.

Some of her poems are, "Look to Jesus<choice><orig/><reg>,</reg></choice>" — "In the <choice><orig>name</orig><reg>Name</reg></choice> of Love<choice><orig/><reg>,</reg></choice>" — "Lonely Night<choice><orig/><reg>.</reg></choice>"

Her ambition is to further her studies along the line of poetry after finishing Highhigh Schoolschool and to write poems of such worth as to be accepted and recognized by the leading periodicals of our nation.

Aria Louise is a pretty, brown –skin girl with very black soft hair and possesses the air of one with high ideals and the appreciation of the finer things of life. She is enthusiastic concerning her writing and delights in showing and reading her poems.