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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
7
Students review events for the coming school year with focus on April one act contest at Rollins in Winter Park and the state debating contest at Stetson University DeLand. May brings the junior senior banquet and graduation day as seniors anticipate diplomas after years of study.
One act drama at Rollins College Winter Park directed by Miss Evelyn Cassady features Ma Brown Hazel Edwards Pa Brown William Turrentine Jimmy McCabe Blair Kramer Cynthia Carowin Hall in final week of character development Natalie Spilky to serve as stage manager for the production.
Stetson University reports the preliminary debate set for Saturday April 23. Mount Dora High School will field two teams with LaVerne Townsend and Stuart Sadler on the affirmative and Eveline Von Herbulis and Billy McCown on the negative. The topic is a unicameral legislature.
The seventh grade staged an April 18 assembly with music and contests. Dorothy Adams played The Flower Song, Mary Estey sang The Frog, and Lena Harding with Adams performed Santa Lucia. A spelling match entertained between high school spellers and seventh graders, followed by Mr. Peabody’s travels talk.
On Wednesday morning March 23 students from the junior and senior high were called together for a short assembly to receive announcements and updates. The orderly gathering emphasized school routines and upcoming events.
Rowena White presented I Favor an Amendment to the Florida State Constitution that will Take the Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish out of Politics. Alberta Von Herbulis read The Relation of Florida Birds to Man, the Mount Dora entry sent to Tallahassee.
On Tuesday March 15 a first meeting of tennis hopefuls was held. Eleanore Bheilli Spy and Mr cretay s about were elected as officers. Taareenable girls showed interest and several beginners attended. potential matches with other teams remain undecided. Interested readers are invited to join.
Mount Dora opened the season with a 12 to 4 defeat at home Tuesday afternoon March 22 against Winter Garden. Bean of Winter Garden delivered a grand slam in the first inning. Mount Dora’s lineup featured Roy Beasley catcher James Drawdy pitcher Oscar Stephens shortstop Felton Dean left field Jerry Davis center field and Dedrick Green right field. Mount Dora then faced Apopka in a close 5 to 4 seven inning loss on Thursday March 24.
Dorothy White, born March 22, 1920 in Jacksonville, moved to Mount Dora at age seven. She is a high school senior with blue eyes and dark hair, enjoys reading and film, and plans to attend a northern college after graduation. She participated in the 1934 World's Fair events and performs in school music groups.
Ivian Norton born December 13 1919 in Monroe Washington moved to Florida with early schooling in Mount Dora and Sorrento then Mount Dora High School. She enjoys skating swimming and sailing and hopes to work as a beautician with brown hair brown eyes and olive complexion.
William Turrentine, born in Wellington Kansas in 1919, moved at age seven with his family to Mount Dora Florida where they settled. He began school in Mount Dora and is among the senior class poised to graduate this year.
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant star in Bringing Up Baby to be shown at the Princess Theatre this Sunday and Monday. The comedy features the two leading icons in a whimsical chase across a country setting with supporting players and a renowned director.
William, an 18 year old Mount Dora High School student, acted in both junior and senior year plays The McMurray Chin and This Business. He has a role in The Blue Teapot to be staged at Rollins on April 4 and has sung with the school's orchestra and glee club for two years. He plans to likely attend college in Kansas and stands about five feet nine inches tall, 125 pounds, with dark wavy hair and brown eyes. He enjoys teasing people and cherry pie.
Beulah McHattie traveled to West Palm Beach and fished on the Gulf. Doris Cowart visited her sister in St Augustine on Sunday March 13. Mildred Bartlett left March 24 for St Cloud to visit friends. Virginia Chapman visited friends in Kissimmee on Sunday. Ruth Beerbower spent the weekend in Winter Park and went to Daytona Beach on Sunday. Several attended a Leesburg movie last week including Joyce Thompson Esther Stephens Donald Thompson J W Shaw and Julian Drawdy. Sun day School party attendees from eleventh and twelfth grades on Friday night March eighteenth at Mrs Brown's included Ossie Ginther William Turrentine Tom McCabe Ruth Beerbower J W Shaw Dorothy White and Julian Drawdy. Dorothy Loves, a postgraduate, was present. Gere London and her Orlando boyfriend went to Daytona Beach.
Seventeen members of the senior class visited Daytona Beach on Friday March 25 with chaperons Mrs. White Mrs. Tyron and Mrs Turentine. Oscar Stephens Jr returns to graduate with the class. Four senior girls Leta Brantley Virginia Chapman Hazel Edwards and Nona Mortensen will play tennis. The class expresses sympathy to Russel Grantley on his father's recent death.
Martha and Gere explored Daytona Beach while Beulah vacationed in Miami and fished the Gulf. Beulah is urged to share big catches. Tom, Dorothy, and Lois are asked about Tuesday’s baseball game. Esther and Julian report on a Lesburg show dated March sixteenth.
Sophomore notes mention Jim Jones missed for reasons beyond debating. Montel and Jeanne enjoy a Sea Scout sailboat outing on Lake Eustis with two scouts. A black Chevrolet travels toward Zellwood, speculation arises about a driver’s identity. D D is linked to a playful line about Laure singing Good.
Gossip column notes Skeet and Walter Mc Whorter in love at noon and night swims. Wilton A. breaks vows with Bettye L. B Y P U picnic sparks rumors among sophomores. Frances Faye and Dicky reportedly hurling books with improved aim at teachers and peers.
Jean Shipes W T Treadwell Dan Nettles and Helen Wells form a bright freshman crowd at a recent show in Eustis. Charles and Carl collect cars with a new purchase Sunday. Joann French Carey Colley romance continues as Carey asks for a framed photo. James Patrick spends substantial time in Zellwood. oe White seen with an eighth grader in a Blue Ford Saturday night. Van Moore and J L High have romantic roles in a forthcoming Sorrento play.
The eighth grade notes focus on social happenings around Evelyn Turrentine, including a surprise party last Friday night. Invitees listed include Martha Williamson Libby Drawdy Evelyn Turrentine Bess Davis Bernard McCabe Carey Colley John Burkart and Dan Nettles.
The Sun and Shine column teases local romances among seniors at the high school. Mentions Dedrick and Toby returning from Eustis, a moody senior brunette, Jim Jones leaving for Pennsylvania, and glee club hints. Notes on fashion by Natalie and Mildred B. appear among casual chatter and gossip.
Hazy gossip swirls about William T returning from the coast with a Leesburg girl and questions if he enjoyed Daytona Beach. Nearby, students sport sunburnt faces and bruised knees after a Friday outing, while Mrs. Laney is asked whether salt water taffy was involved.
A casual chronicle of local youths with notes on friends and neighbors. Mentions of Romances and outings at Trimble Park, a serenade request, and rumors about marriages. Includes sketches of daily routines and social happenings among named students and townsfolk.
The Florida State Horticultural Society holds its annual meeting in Winter Haven on April 12 to 14. Citrus growers and agriculture workers are invited as the Krome Memorial Institute, sub tropical fruit group, joins the event. The Florida Rose Society convenes April 13 and 14 with a Rose Show, and the Gardenia Festival at Florida Cypress Gardens on April 13 features a garden party for members of all three groups.
The Groveland PTA and the WPA Federal Theatre project staged four one act plays Thursday March 23 at the High School Auditorium. Miss Howze and Mr Fager directed two weeks of acting design lighting and costume work with Lake County involvement led by Clayton Perreault. Admission funded the institute with hopes that local groups will sprout further community theatre exchanges and productions.
A columnist lampoons how official proclamations multiply as weeks for observances rise. He urges focus on taxation reform and describes Soil Conservation aims, 1938 program features, mulch use in citrus groves, and pesticide concerns amid drought.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce offers a limited supply of a Florida historical map. The face lists events from 1497 to 1924 and notes springs and other data. The back details Florida events to 1924 and lists governors to 1938. Two copies may be secured by application at the chamber office.
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