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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1932
Page
6
Mount Dora publication edited by Helen Bartholomew with Lemuel Downs listed as assistant editor reports local items and community notes in the bi monthly Mount Dora High Points format.
Our team needs backing in all trials and the fans should attend home games. The season ticket price is worth the value, and buying early may prevent price increases as the Athletic Association could raise costs soon. Attend and share in the team’s effort.
Students are urged to support their school by organized cheering. The plan emphasizes positive energy and inclusive participation to boost morale during events.
Pupils work twenty minutes on up to fifty problems with scoring from 0 to 10. Grades from 0 to 5 show average or below while 6 to 10 mark the better informed. Some object to tests but many like them as books reveal weak subjects and guide study.
Debates were held in classroom settings on the 23rd and 26th. Economics teams argued that great fortunes threaten well being. negative side won six to zero. A second economics debate claimed modern advertising as social waste. negative won four to one. Sociology debated whether war is sometimes necessary. affirmative won seven to four. Teachers Roseborough and Hubbell supervised. no interclass viewing allowed.
On Friday October 7 the class hosted the assembly program featuring Dees Tarkingtons one act play The Trysting Pla The cast included Lancelot Briggs Gould Sadler Mrs Curtis Margaret Ray Jessie Briggs Morita Bartholomew Mrs Briggs Rhoda Simpson Mr Ingoldsby Charles Norris Rupert Smith and Lem with the audience enjoying the performance.
In a tangled drama, Lancelot Briggs falls for Curtis while Rupert Smi hides under a chair. A mysterious voice exposes a concealed witness as Mrs Curtis reveals a promised ally in the final scene. The Juniors prepare to take charge of the assembly program.
Freshman class of Mount Dora High School held a September initiation in the library with teachers and students from grades 9 through 12. La Mar Conant endured a mock airplane stunt as a blindfolded participant while peers performed banana feeding and water dousing. New teacher Miss Simpson joined in the program with punch and sandwiches followed by dancing until the party ended.
Mount Dora High School defeated Umatilla 6 to 0 in front of a large crowd at Helm Field. Key plays included a 15 yard pass to Mosteller and a 30 yard touchdown run aided by Crawdy's blocks. The team schedules eight games this season with Orlando B and Clermont upcoming.
Mount Dora High School traveled to Winter Garden for a hard fought football clash on September 29. The hosts edged ahead on a first quarter touchdown, then held off Mount Dora’s rally with strong defense and steady play. Captain Lemuel Downs directed the attack with support from Wayne Moon Robert Perkins J D Mosteller Gould Sadler and the rest of the Winter Garden squad.
The sun shone as Winter Garden visited. Cheerleaders and fans filled the stands while both teams fought a tight defensive battle, with little ground gained in the final three quarters. The effort showed promise for the season and district standings.
Mount Dora football welcomes several new players Edward Baer Gould Sadler Francis Moor heed Alfred Rehbaum Buster Sadler Ned Fertie Roy Christo G Gould shows promise at tackle and the squad proves feisty Ed Alfred Roy bring fight Ned Fertie brings speed from Kissimmee Previous year quarterback now left half Outfit displays growing interest and improving daily They hope to achieve something big this season
Mount Dora girls have played summer and fall volleyball. Several teams compete for first place on Thursday nights with strong teamwork and growing enthusiasm. Dean Pinkston, sponsor and captain, proposes the high school girls form a team to challenge town girls, to be discussed by interested parties. There is anticipation of basketball practice and a potential second volleyball team for Tuesday night games at the town court.
On October 3 Mount Dora High School pupils organized the Athletic Association ticket drive. 63 adult and 68 student tickets were available at 1.00 and 0.50 dollars respectively. Edward Brooks sold eight adult tickets and won one student ticket for every four adult tickets. Mary Louise Rehbaum sold four adult tickets and ranked second. Mary Ray aided in ticket checking and issuing. Rhoda Simpson and Mildred Neil, Kiwanis representatives, closed the campaign on October 6 with nine tickets issued.
The senior class has chosen Booth Tarkington's Seventeen for the December fifteenth performance. The production will use most of the class for the cast, with work starting soon to boost the class treasury. Candy sales are strong and high school students' cooperation is appreciated.
For the first semester the juniors conserve energy for a strenuous second term. They choose blue and yellow as class colors to harmonize with the seniors for the banquet. They focus on the inter class basketball tournament and an assembly program, with Miss Hubbell arranging the latter.
The sophomore class recalls the freshman initiation held Friday September 30 with mixed feelings. They note the event went well and praise Ruth Harvey's return to classes while wondering how the freshmen fared and who among the sophomores were initiated.
On Friday night September 30 the Freshman Initiation was held in the school library. Freshmen enjoyed the party and called it entertaining for their benefit. Those not present missed a treat.
The eighth graders discussed a Halloween party and plan a class meeting soon. All eighth graders were set for a holiday on September 30, with some attending the circus. Several absences due to colds are noted as a current trend.
Seventh grade has not met since officer election. The first class meeting is set for October 10. They spent three weeks studying with some days of mischief, but they plan to work hard. They find history challenging but expect to improve with effort.
The message notes perfect attendance so far with plans to maintain it through the year. It compares the boys as marbles players and the girls as basketball players while emphasizing the school child’s need and right to at least one hot noon meal.
Mount Dora features a resident population of 3000 and a winter population around 5000. It operates its own Water Works supplying 20 miles of pipelines and meets State Health Department standards. The city runs its own electric distribution, funds lower taxes, and has 21 miles of paved streets with Sylvana Shores adding nine miles. Nearby golf courses Mount Plymouth Country Club and Lake County Country Club boost appeal. The town lies on Dixie Highway about 150 miles south of Jacksonville and offers a large Community Building with 900 seating, plus a monosocial room and active winter entertainment by civic groups. For information contact Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce.
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