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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
8
A Mount Dora High School publication urges students to honor the motto To thine own self be true. It argues honesty leads to trust and warns that cheating harms both cheaters and peers. The piece cites Shakespeare to reinforce ethical behavior.
The April 23 debate in the high school auditorium covered a resolution urging states to adopt a publicly funded medical service system. Rich Baldwin and Shirley Smithwick supported the affirmative but were defeated. Howard Babb and Jean Leidgen spoke for the negative. The ten minute speech limit was noted.
A record of two debates with judges W. S. Randall W. A. Conrad and Mrs. O. W. Sadler. The first vote 3 to 0 for the negative. A second debate in Umatilla on April 24 saw Mortimer McCown and William Stewart from Mount Dora defeat King and Davis of Leesburg with a 3 to 0 vote for the negative.
At the April 30 assembly Miss Vivia Craig directed the Mount Dora glee club as they performed Sweet and Low in four parts and All Through the Night in two parts. An elimination spelling contest for the county bid followed with eight contestants. top two were Zera Dean and Willard Dees.
Preliminary contest between Mount Dora and Tavares held in Mount Jaona Building on May 1. Mount Dora presented Rich Man Poor Man defeating Tavares with a 3 to 0 decision. Judges were Miss Jane Williams, Leesburg and Mrs. Paul Collins, Robert Brown of Umatilla.
The Lake county scholastic contests closed in Tavares on May 2 with Mount Dora defeating Umatilla in the debate. Mount Dora’s William Stewart and Mortimer McCown represented the team. Mount Dora and Eustis lost their one act plays to Leesburg. Billy Davis of Leesburg won the discussion contest. Lee French represented Mount Dora. Clermont won the glee club contest and Clermont also won the spelling contest.
Miss Katherine Killian is awarded a $600 four year scholarship to Florida Southern College in Lakeland. The grant aids college expenses for the full term of study.
Mount Dora lost 10 to 1 at Eustis with Shipes scoring the lone run in the third inning. Montverde later changed the outcome on April date.
Montverde trailed 7-4 after seven innings but surged with a ninth inning rally to beat Mount Dora 8-7. In earlier frames McCown scored for Mount Dora while Chapman and Kinney contributed two runs in the fifth and Kinney added another in the seventh.
Phyllis Blanchard, born in Georgetown Massachusetts, lived there until age six, then moved to Mount Dora where she attended school. She enjoys many sports especially basketball and plans to become a beauty operator after graduation this year.
Coralie H. was born January 22 1918 in Mount Dora Florida and has lived there all her life. She attended kindergarten and the Mount Dora public schools, participates in all sports, and has played basketball for six years earning her monogram. Her favorite food is fried chicken and she plans a beauty course after graduation.
Richard Douglas of the senior class of 36 was born in Cassia Florida on August 21 1918. He has lived in the county most of his life save for a brief period in Miami. His interests include hunting and fishing in local woods and lakes and farming and stock raising. He may pursue such work after completing schooling in Mount Dora.
A November 20 1918 born baby in Williamsburg Massachusetts named Arnold Robert Widmer later known as Bobby Widmer moved with his family from New Jersey to Mount Dora Florida. He traveled to California with his father saw actors in Hollywood and earned the nickname Bobby the Hiker before settling back in Mount Dora as a high school senior.
Mount Dora High School chatter recalls a St Petersburg trip and Hi Y group duty. Gossipy notes name L C J M Bayard Ellen Mary Agnes and Jeannette Nina with playful jabs about banquets clambakes and truck rides.
The honor students are Flora Morley first, Don Kimball second, Helyne Ray, Mortimer McCown, and Mary Agnes Harding with averages of 85 or higher over four years. Each will give a big talk at Commencement on May 1st.
Mount Dora High juniors filled Rock Springs on April 22 for a picnic won by the eighth grade for selling the most junior play tickets. Six week tests followed April 23 and 24 with some exemptions for students in the one act play and public discussion. The seniors will seek details on the junior senior banquet as committees for Program Decoration and Music were appointed.
The sophomores hosted a party with only three attendees and Natalie won first prize on a county poster contest. Tenth graders Leta Brantley and Natalie Spilky starred in a one act play. Virginia Chapman is noted for playful mischief in study hall.
The freshmen welcome Viola back to the class after a year in Tampa. Ann Matthews is also welcomed as a new pupil. Glee club members have worked hard on a contest song presented Saturday at Tavares. Latin pupils study the third declension with brisk progress.
The article notes a snake canning plant praising business performance amid dull times. It reports the largest smallmouth bass on record, 13 pounds 8 ounces, from Lake Gertrude in Lake County Florida on February 18 1932. The specimen measured 31.5 inches long and 22.5 inches in girth, caught by Walker Kennedy.
A local item confirms the new mirror has been purchased. No further details available about buyer or location.
Sevent h grade notes recount classroom banter with Bruggs Bob Carowin and Frances Faye. Charles Boxell the seventh grade reporter was asked for notes and offered an evasive reply.
A restaurant operator imagines a menu with playful items reflecting local names and dishes. The list includes Tomassello soup, Paty patties, Chappell chitterlings, Caldwell cauliflower, Braised beef a la Burton, Carter crackling bread, Petteway pickles, Cone pone, and other items.
Lake County Democratic Campaign announces a series of candidate speaking events across Umatilla Mount Dora Eustis Montverde Tavares Fruitland Park Mascotte Clermont Groveland Leesburg and a county kiwanis meeting. Legislature candidates capped at 20 minutes others at 5 minutes. L D Edge chair S H Bowman secretary. Protests anticipated from near and Farley per Springfield Union.
Lake County reports 9,873 registered voters for the June primary, with 8,872 Democrats and 1,001 Republicans. Leesburg leads precincts with 2,257 voters, followed by Eustis with 1,417. Precinct tallies list many towns including Astor Altoona Umatilla Howey Minneola Grand Island Lisbon Leesburg Nos. 10 and 26 Lady Lake Yalaha Groveland Ferndale Mascotte Clermont Montverde Astatula Lake Jem Tavares Mount Dora Fruitland Park.
Lake county candidates for the June primaries will address the public in Montverde on May 24 at 2 p m instead of noon. Officials said there will be no picnic accompanying the event.
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