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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1938
Page
7
A reader decries ongoing orange pranks and urges students to help each other. The note argues politeness matters more than mischief and asks why classmates clash daily instead of fostering a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
The Florida State Board of Health promotes a statewide tuberculin test in grades ten through twelve to detect tuberculosis. The test uses tuberculin injected under the skin and read after two days. a positive result leads to a chest x ray for confirmation while a negative result indicates no tuberculosis germ has entered the body.
On Tuesday February 15 the school viewed the Stand ard Oil Safety Cruiser as part of a state safety tour. The $36000 vehicle runs seven to eight miles per gallon with 45 gallons of gas and 20 quarts of oil, travels up to 50 mph, and includes air brakes. It features mahogany interior, a bathroom kitchenette and a projection room with safety films, plus berths, hot and cold water, electric lights, a frigidaire and radio. Chief Story and Mr. Roseborough praised the event as students toured the cruiser.
The 1938 senior class presented This Genius Business in the Community Building on February 25 at 8:00 p m. The performance was praised for its dramatic quality while finances fell short. Mrs Laney, senior class adviser and director, earned much credit for guiding and presenting the play.
The seniors presented a basket of roses to her in appreciation of leadership. J. W. Shaw, the resident, presented the bouquet. Music before the play and between acts featured the Mount Dora High School Orchestra under Miss Pemberton.
The Eighth Grade Chapel program included living pictures to songs with students Martha Williamson Bernard McCabe Mildred Stevens Helen Wells Dan Nettles Libby Drawdy and others. Franky Lou Morris Ossie Ginther provided vocals behind stage while Miss Florene Lotz played piano. Prizes were awarded for Knights of Pythias contest with Hazel Edwards winning first prize five dollars.
Mount Dora girls lost 34 13 at Groveland on Feb 15 with Minkley scoring 7 and Morgan 18 for Groveland. They then beat Montverde 28 20 at home on Feb 18, Minkley scoring 19 and Blatchford 18 for Montverde. On Feb 21 Mount Dora fell 32 8 to Ocoee as Salisbury poured in 29 for the visitors.
Mount Dora High boys defeated Groveland 38 to 25 in Groveland on February 15. They beat Montverde 37 to 11 on February 18, and edged Ocoee 24 to 17 on February 21. Mount Dora junior highs crushed Ocoee 12 to 2, highlighting the program’s depth and future.
Mount Dora traveled to Tavares for the conference tournament. They lost 37 to 19 to Tavares in the morning and 33 to 25 against Winter Garden in the afternoon.
Hazel Edwards, born in Etowa Tennessee, moved to Florida as a infant and spent most of her life in Mount Dora. She completed the sixth grade as salutatorian and received the American Legion medal for girls. In her senior year she served as treasurer, reporter, and retiring editor of the Hi Points.
Hazel, a high school student, earned the D A R medal recently for outstanding dramatics. She participated in junior and senior plays and one-act plays across grades nine to eleven, sings in the Glee Club, plays Hawaiian guitar, and plans business study and travel after graduation.
Lois Elsie Jerue born July 23 1920 in Fitchburg Massachusetts moved to Florida as a child and has resided in Mount Dora since. She completed elementary and high school with strong work and two commercial courses shorthand and typing. She served as assistant editor and secretary of the senior class and plans a business course after graduation weighing options for the future.
Ruth, born May 15 1921 in Morristown New Jersey, moved to Point Pleasant with parents and attended local schools. She later lived with grandparents in Tangerine Lake Ola area, studied in Tangerine and Mount Dora, served twice as cheerleader, plans to attend business college, described as attractive with brown hair and blue eyes.
The senior play This Genius Business was staged in the Community Building last Friday night. Prize results from posters list Geraldine Richardson and Natalie Spilky as top seniors, Ernest Minkley and Lena Harding for juniors, with several honorable mentions. The sophomore class won the ticket sale contest with 194 percent participation, and Geraldine Richardson sold forty tickets. Three seniors Hazel Edwards Ossie Ginther and Dorothy Gray received prizes from local Knights of Pythias for essays on Pythianism.
Hazel Edwards receives second prize of five dollars while Ossie takes third prize of three dollars and Dorothy earns two dollars in a local prize draw.
Due to Eloise Glass illness a new editor was elected for the school paper with Eleanore Minkley as editor and Shirley Coen as assistant editor. The notes mention gossip about students including romances, trips, and a Carnival sighting of Bob Jones and Doris Etty in Eustis. Esther Stevens returns to school while Blair avoids Eustis to keep friends content.
The item lists a string of light anecdotes about students Harris Willis Bob Winnie Geraldine D. DeVault D. D. Buster Laura Billy Strickland and others. It notes departures and visits and questions about where Laura was and who might be dating while mentioning trips in a black Model A Ford and fair ferris wheel fun.
A page features brief aims of freshmen names Joann French Carolyn Hall Brugs Kennedy Tommy Shipes Walter Winchell career Chester Mortensen and Walter Mayberry Victor Moore Betsy Kramer Sonja Henie Rita Daniels Fuller Brush sales Jean Shipes six feet Maurice Glass Mount Dora Winnie Harding head nurse Lake County Medical Center Karl Bauer Southern Drawl ambitions.
Eighth graders note Bernard McCabe peering at Florence Lee and Libby Drawdy’s quietness after W F Duggan swapped seats with John Burk. Evelyn Turrentine and Helen Wells quarrel and Mr Hall worries about lateness. Some absentees return to class.
Seventh grade has resolved uncertainty about their assembly play and now awaits summer, clearing the road of doubt. The class reports confidence in presenting the production once school recess arrives.
A column noting sightings and rumors about M. D. H. S. students in Leesburg and surroundings. Mentions Bob Jones and Tom Hurlburt, romance rumors involving Lillie Mae and Evelyn, pancies around dates and fairs, and chatter about Ezzard, Tyronne Power, and upcoming plans after graduation.
The column notes Cecil Parker and Helen Stewart seen together while Russell McKinney sings There’s a Gold Mine in Mount Dora. A carload of orchids honors Mrs. Laney and the senior play cast for a landmark production. Lake County now has 17 4 H clubs with 402 members, led by Wilmer Bassett.
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