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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
3
The speaker laments the end of school days and the uncertain path ahead. Youthful hopes hinge on future work and making the world better, while thanking parents friends and teachers for support at commencement.
Abby Jo Simpson delivers a valedictory to classmates and friends as high school days end. She reflects on four years, regrets, promises to do better, and bids farewell, noting life ahead and the urge to start anew while cherishing memories.
The Mount Dora High senior class of 1931 drafts a humorous last will and testament leaving clothing, items, and personal effects to faculty and students. Names include Billie Sadler, Frances Siegel, Abby Jo Simpson, Marguerite Sidell, Marie Slack, May Harvey, Frances Harvey, and Jesse Dooley with gifts tied to school life and athletic teams.
The Mount Dora High School class of 1931 declares this humorous will by seniors. They bequeath their senior status to the 1932 juniors and grant them the library during the sixth period free of faculty encumbrance. The document frames a lighthearted senior-to-junior transfer of privilege.
At the last assembly on May 30 Coach Laney awarded athletic honors to football and baseball captain Jesse Dooley with a two colored star and stripe. Clovis Brantley James Cooper Gould Sadler J F Brantley Oliver Pray received stars stripes or chevrons. Girls tennis pins went to Mary Gorman captain Eleanor Wells Frances Harvey Marjorie Crow Mab Ray. Frances Siegel and M J Bouterse earned chevrons as cheerleaders. Abby Simpson won the Mount Dora High School pennant for full athletic participation. Certificates for perfect attendance went to Mary Elizabeth Simpson Lurlene Green Mary Ages Harding Irene Green Roynor Pooser Jean Smith Nelson Willie Ferris Lurany Drawdy.
At year start Miss Hubbell the Economics teacher offered five dollars to the student with the best notebook. Many excellent notebooks were submitted and four top notebooks tied. The prize was divided among Billie Sadler Shirley Schonenberger Mary Gorman and Robert McMurray.
A 6 week honor roll at Junior-Senior High School lists students by grade level with percentages and names including Mary Agnes Harding Mary Elizabeth Simpson Edna Mae Neil Virginia Jepson Irene Green Frank Pooser Harriet Wise Peggy Champ J D Mosteller Myrtle Jepson Mildred Neil Ruth Loveless Vivian Thompson Eleanor Wells Frances Harvey Robert McMurray May Harvey Abby Simpson Billie Sadler and Stokley Names are paired with comments and a humorous exchange about education and odd course titles appear at the end.
The excerpt lists seventh through twelfth grade students by name for various subjects including arithmetic English home economics and exempt status in Latin English ancient history. A student quips about who would officiate if the president and cabinet died, saying the undertaker.
Legal notice to creditors and distributees of Adelaide Lacock to present claims to County Judge E. M. Tally in Lake County Florida within twelve months from April 23 1931. Claims must be sworn as required by law. George J. White is administrator with will annexed of the estate, Mount Dora Florida.
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