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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
9
In Mount Hope they plan to lead the new paper with the same spirit as the seniors. The juniors see this as their first big try and vow to publish a paper that captures school life, lessons, classes, study halls, athletics, and activities beyond the curriculum.
A. W. Dittmore known as The Lone Wolf spoke to students about racketeering, left crooks and right road citizens, warning of gambling and prison life. The talk praised by attendees and cited school funds aiding athletic and library programs.
Due to freezing conditions on Friday night January 31 Mount Dora High School postponed its game with Montverde. The local team had played eleven games with four losses. On February 3 and 4 they faced Eustis and Tavares, suffering a 36 21 defeat for the boys and 36 19 for the girls in the Tavares games. Eustis earned its second win over Mount Dora.
The team played Wildcats in Winter Park on February 11 with boys score 44 13 and girls 68 25. Results were unavailable at press time.
Mid term exams wrapped up with many students relieved. Several were exempt from tests, including J French, Ma Rose, J Glass, and Elmer Youngblood. Others only faced specific subjects like math or history, while 12th graders Flora Morley and Helene Hay pursued geometry and solid geometry exemptions. Returning students heard tales of tough tests but praised leniency. Those on the honor roll plan vacations while others aim to improve grades.
Frederick Sleight of Mount Dora High School was one of six finalists in a Rollins at Winter Park Florida contest. The essays were to be presented orally at Ir fetea home in Winter and the two best essays would receive gold medals. Sleight wrote on History and Customs of the Timaqua Indians in Central San Florida and is noted as an archaeologist.
Historical notes recall Mount Dora High School claiming victories in prior contests with Eleanor Wells winning in 1932 and Peggy Champ in 1934.
A Friday January 31 drop-in at William's art space drew attendees including Kath erine Schrup Flora Storley Menthe Fenn Helyne Ray C. C. Dooley L. C. Green Nelson Ed Sadier Tracy Kramer. Flora Morley leads the girls team and Arthur Haskins captains the boys team while current season standings feature both squads. Senior girls at the Standard Bearers meeting the week before included Coralie Cooper Mary Agnes Harding and Katherine Killian.
Lake County communities band together to present bids for a state tuberculosis sanitarium. Five sites are on offer with Silver Lakes Estates near Leesburg among them, Clermont nearby sites, plus Astatula and another location. A strong committee will canvass, compare peers, and arrange inspections while the Lake County Chamber of Commerce ensures all offering communities can present their claims.
The junior class under Miss adds work on its play Regatta to earn royalties from drinks and candy sold at football games. The production requires many stage props including artificial lighting rain effects and a sea wall. Cast includes Stephen Worthington Frederick Sleight Virginia Worthington and others.
Lake county will offer four and possibly five sites for the Federal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. A Lake County Chamber of Commerce committee will inspect proposed locations, all offering at least 160 acres near a lake and on high ground to avoid damp fogs. Citizens are urged to notify the chamber in Tavares with suitable sites. The committee includes Mrs. C. B. Treadway and Dr. S. C. Cooley among others.
Sophomore notes ponder student mischief and traits while the Freshman class held a semester play on Friday January 24 at Stuart Sadler’s home in Tangeringe. Mrs Crawdy Miss Meadows and Miss Craig served as chaperones as games were enjoyed near the fireplace with marshmallows weiners cake and cream despite the cold.
The eighth grade elected Bettye Lotz president and Brugs Kennedy secretary for the News Club on February 3. The class previously won PTA dollars, now totaling six. The math class split into two teams for a mid term percentage race, tied, and Mr Carpenter treated them to the show Paddy O Day.
Lake County Real Estate Board plans a motorcade to southern Lake County with visits to the Groveland oil test well Postal Colony near Clermont Montverde School and Howey development at Howey-in-the-Hills. The February meeting will be held in Groveland with board president S. H. Bowman announcing the plan.
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