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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
8
This excerpt argues examinations are necessary in college. It notes teachers emphasize test content by including it in exams and that students must take them. It suggests exams motivate attention in class and help prevent near failure by aligning questions with taught material.
The Mount Dora High School expresses gratitude to Mr. Ferson for donating laboratory equipment. Dry Cleaners Inc and agent Robert McMurray are thanked for assisting in cleaning basketball uniforms.
Mount Dora High School debaters who won first in Winter Park on April 5 will travel to Gainesville for the state final on Saturday April 29. The four contestants and coach Mrs Laney will depart Friday afternoon and stay in Gainesville to be ready for the eight oclock start.
Mount Dora High School held an assembly on Friday April 14 led by Professor Roseborough. Bill career spoke on CCC jobs and the university honor system. An open discussion on college life followed with Bill Stewart answering questions. Don Kimball from Gainesville gave a talk on why one goes to college.
Fragmentary notes reference Mount Dora figures including Ghevetram and Alles Ton. The garbled text shows uncertain identities and a mix of names, without clear events or actions to report.
The report lists girls players Eleanore Minkley Jean Shipes Joanne French Lorence Lee Helen Wells June Evelyn Turrentine and boys players Dicky Widmer Calvin Richardson James Crawdy Sadler Blair Kramer D D Roscoe David French Bernard Mead as taking part for Leesburg Umatilla and Ter Gar. Upcoming games include Apopka and return matches with Leesburg and Umatilla.
A garbled sports brief reports the Tigers and Yankees in mixed results with scores described as 66 to 65 in one game and 7 to something elsewhere. It mentions Tigers beating Giants, Cubs sweeping Giants, and Yankees defeating Cubs with high scores, but many numbers are unclear.
On April 10 the girls beat Winter Garden 9 to 7, then faced Umatilla on April 13 losing 12 to 11 in a tight match. Lineup included Frances Thompson, Eleanore Minkley, Joanne French, Florence Lee, Jean Shipes, Betsy Kramer, June Fenn, Zera Dean, Helen Wells, Sara Roseborough. Substitutes were Marilyn McLelland, Bettye Cooper, Freida Stevenson. Umpires were James Crawdy and Harold Lane. A Apopka game on April 21 ended 14 to 27 in favor of the opponents.
Eleanore Minkley and LaVerne Townsend spent a day at Daytona Beach. Martha Treadwell and Laura White drove to Orlando to visit friends. Doris Chamberlain and Pomona Davidson visited friends in Daytona Beach. Emadene Kelly spent the weekend in Leesburg with relatives. A group of sophomores and freshmen attended a party at Dan Nettles’ grandmother's home in Eustis Friday night. Attendance included Florence Lee and others. Geraldine Richardson visited Daytona and Coral Beach. Jerald Drawdy enjoyed Santando Springs. Miss Sawyer hosted Jacksonville weekend guests. Bettye Blanchard stayed with her sister. Helen Driver visited Georgia. The seventh graders picnicked at Santando Springs on April 15 with chaperones Miss Sawyer, Miss Meadows, Mrs. Pease, Beardsley and Mr. Watts. Irene Edwards spent Sunday in Eustis with friends.
The article profiles Stuart Sadler born June 11 1921 in Tangerine Florida whose long life at Lake Ola shaped his loves of swimming sailing and fashion. A five foot eleven blue eyed senior at Mount Dora High, he excelled in basketball earning top honors in the Central Florida Conference and contributed to the debate team reaching district finals in Gainesville. He acted in last year’s junior play and was noted for academic and athletic achievement.
The passage notes Vincent's playful remark about amusements, his choice of Ritter, and two trips to Canada. It mentions Gettysburg as a highlight and suggests he may study certified public accounting or law after finishing schooling.
Esther, five feet four and a half inches tall, participates in the senior play, operetta Campus Daze, and the Little Theatre production Are You a Mason. She is among six to represent the high school glee club at festivals at Stetson and Rollins colleges. Her hobbies include dancing sailing and diamonds ball, tennis and basketball. Her most interesting trip was to Niagara Falls and Canada before planning a northern visit after graduation.
A brief town birth notice from Ocala Florida notes the arrival of Donald Ollen Thompson on a starry night after April 10 1920. The item ends with a line indicating continuation next week.
The county soil conservation office urges all operators to report plantings of Sea Island cotton and flue cured tobacco. Surveys will record acreage to aid future allotments or quotas under potential regulation. The Supreme Court upheld ACA provisions. plantings now may influence future control and fairness depends on historical data.
Florida Field hosted a rodeo-like show with out-of-control steers and occasional injuries including a broken arm and gored horses. Separately Anna Kaskas of the Metropolitan Opera was announced for a Lyceum Council appearance. Gatormermen won the SE swimming championship for the third year in a row, led by Bob Quixley of Mount Dora. Final exams dominate student thoughts as dances and rodeos continue.
The article outlines the Baptist Church’s growth from its use of the Educational Hall to its own Tabernacle, noting the formation of the Woman's Missionary Society in 1925, the Baptist Young People's Union in 1926, and multiple pastorates from 1928 to 1938. It mentions ongoing building plans, committee actions, and additions to the church membership during that period.
Local notices itemize movements of residents including Parker Morton who traveled to Center Lovell Maine and the Paine family returning to Massachusetts. Guests Rev and Mrs George Moody and nephew James L. Moody were recorded while others also moved between Lake and Key West Miami.
Public sale offered by W J Howey Company for Tax Certificate Nos 545 554 556 560 742 572 577 246 579 of 1928 1929 1930 1931 with unpaid Florida Lake County taxes 1929 through 1939 on numerous parcels Sec 27 Sec 30 Sec 8 Sec 5 T 20 S R 25 E B 21 S 23. The certificates cover various fractional interests and government lot descriptions.
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