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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
5
The article urges students to attend football and basketball games to boost team morale and school color. It emphasizes large crowds, student cheering, and the impact on local bars and school pride, noting the team counts on student support.
The P T A sponsors a carnival and parade on November first along Donnelly Street to raise funds and keep children out of mischief. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes and originality. Those who plan vandalism on Hallowe en are urged to refrain as the event starts at six thirty at the Community Building.
Miss Evelyn Cassady, one of five children, was born in Sorrento Florida and moved to Tavares at age four. She taught in Mount Dora since 1924, has served as class adviser for junior and senior classes, attended Florida Southern College then Tallahassee, and has traveled to Cuba Michigan Washington and Asheville. Her favorite subject is history and her hobby is traveling, with a fondness for fried chicken and football games.
A society column lauds a public figure described as well dressed and attractive, highlighting her public image and style in a brief society note.
Mr W A Vincent born in Cornelia Wisconsin trained as an Industrial Arts teacher in Platville Wisconsin and studied at Toledo University and University of Wisconsin He taught four years in Toledo Ohio then moved to Florida in 1924 He taught in Groveland Clermont and Mount Dora accumulating six years in Mount Dora and five as coach He and his wife raise two sons Jimmy and Bobby and spend summers in Wisconsin.
The high school glee club under Miss Mary Frances Pemberton has grown since its start. It will sing negro spirituals for the P T A on November 2 and present Campus Daze on December 10 with twelve principal players and seventy five chorus members. The group will also participate in the Lake County spring music festival with Miss Galloway as accompanist.
The song list for the glee club includes names across voices. First soprano and second soprano sections are named with members such as Betty Blanchard Ossie Ginther Carowin Hall Geraldine Richardson Dorothy White Betty Beerbower Mildred Bartlett Ruth Beerbower Marion Edwards Juanita Ginther Winifred Harding Lou Jones Shipes Natalie Van Stevens Martha Treadwell Leo Laura White. First alto includes Doris Chamberlain Virginia Chapman Hazel Edwards Joann French Adelaide Key Eleanore Minkley Mildred McCaughty Beulah McHattie Faye Jes Sheila Spilky Jeanne Thayer Alberta von Herbulis. Second alto lists Leta Brantley Betsy Kramer Nona Franklin Lou Morris Montel Morris Frances Faye Thompson Eveline von Herbulis. Tenor members are Buster Battle De Vault Roseborough Archie Tucker. Bass singers include Bob Burkart William Turrentine Albert Dahlkie Buddy Gravelee.
On Friday night October 15 the Hurricanes aimed to shut down St Cloud but faltered in the second half. They showed some spirit despite lapses in blocking and tackling and plan to rebound soon. Elmer Haskins and Donald Strickland are out, with Roy Beasley moving to backfield and Jerry Davis to right end.
The junior class conducted its assembly on October 15, presenting a program for students and faculty. Details indicate a student-organized event focused on class activities and school involvement.
A school notice states sophomores will present an assembly on November 12, marking a return to a morning program after a quiet period.
Freshman day at M D H S sparked chaos with students in odd outfits and acts like toilet paper sales. Eveline sticks to Charlie Lewis as initiation scenes unfold with pairs seen at the Yacht Club and around town. J W teases of a pending tumble.
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