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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
3
The Mount Dora High Points notes biweekly publication from Mount Dora High School in Mount Dora Florida. The issue lists a 50 cent subscription price and identifies Ruth Loveless as business manager and Vivian Brantley as editor with Brantley and Clovis among the staff.
An editorial urges students to stop idling and budget time for study. It cites Abraham Lincoln as an example of daily work and night study to gain knowledge, emphasizing cooperation with teachers and active effort to improve before holidays.
On Monday November 30 the sociology class held a debate with M J and Mac on the affirmative against Jane and Vivian. Judges favored the affirmative 3 to 0 while the class voted 7 to 3 against the motion.
Umatilla defeated Mount Dora High girls in Umatilla on Friday December 4. The Umatilla squad opened with sharp pass work and quickly built a commanding lead as the Mount Dora offense struggled to match the pace and precision of their opponents.
The junior boys' team lost after a hard fought game with a 30 to 10 score. The first half stayed tied until Umatilla pulled ahead in the second. Mount Dora showed valiant effort as the other team steadily gained.
At Donnelly court on Friday night November 28 the town team beat the high school 12 to 11 in a fast hard contest. The town team led late after a tight second half as the girls showed promise and the crowd enjoyed the lively play.
The text notes that upperclassmen proudly display their new class rings, walking about with rings gleaming in the sun and showing them to freshmen. It playfully acknowledges freshmen’s envy and hints they too will earn rings when they become seniors.
Robert McMurray born March 30 1914 in Indiana is of average build and weighs 155 pounds. He serves as senior class president and football team captain, with basketball alternate captain duties and acting in several plays. He has held class officer roles, enjoys music and drama, and plans to study journalism.
The note suggests hopes to arrange more personal interviews with the nine age group members of the senior circle, aiming to feature future stories and insights.
The item lists social visits and activities across Central Florida. Helen and Maurita Bartholomew hosted friends. Make' Welle attended at her home in Battle and Shirley Shonen berger golfed at Mount Plymouth. Cassady shopped in Orlando. Don Morton visited Zellwood. Brownie Neil, Roy Collins, Lem Downs, and Nelson Morley hunted ducks over the holiday. Roy reportedly shot a hole in a boat. Clovis Brantley traveled to Kissimmee Sunday, with curiosity about the local draw.
The three act comedy by Lida Farrimore ends after months of study and rehearsal. Cast includes John J. Gordon Gould Sadler Celia Gordon Margaret Ray Robert Gordon Lemuel Downs Dolly Gordon Maurita Bartholomew Helen Spencer Rhoda Simpson Nora Myrtle Jepson Kitty Miller Helen Bartholomew Gerald Page Alfred Neil Michael Thorne and Robert Quixley. Scene set in Meadow Brook living room at the Gordon summer home.
The piece notes sophomores face exams after a vacation while juniors do not, mentions posters by students with one artist winning a prize, and introduces Ester Roberts and Libby Fenn. It mentions a football award presentation and a gold football to be given at Christmas gifts from Aunt Minnie.
The freshmen praise Miss Hubbell for not grading tests due to her junior play. Home ec students look forward to cooking, sewing, and dressmaking chores. Edna Neil sports a bandaged hand and a forehead bump after athletic mishap while Mr Laney lauds the running center.
The eighth grade held a Friday November 27 sale raising 2.30 for the athletic association. Another sale is planned for Friday December ith. The notice encourages purchases to support the group.
Seventh graders face a dull spell as a class meeting is set for Monday December 7 to contest Thursday December 3. The girls lead with 62 points while the boys trail at 164 as they pick sides for a second contest. The verse mocks spelling with letters I O U X and asks what a speller should do.
Student writers praise Mount Dora High School with lines about ambition and welcome. The piece credits Archer P. Whallon and Saint Nicholas in appreciation of a principal and teachers who are always ready to help students succeed.
The readable lines show a discussion between Mrs A and Mrs B about a daughter improving in lessons, Mae Jewell mentioning piano, and a remark about John son’s inspiration for two masterpieces plus a note that Charles married.
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