The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-08
ocALA HIGH SCHOOL ITEMS
(Ocaleean Ensign)

at the U. ID. 5. Wednesday morning.
/ Several of the High School boys
took up tickets at the carnival during
: fair week.
Miss Doke left Wednesday noon to
spend Thanksgiving at her home in
Fort Meade.
The Junior Glass is glad to welcome
a new member into their midst, Chas.
Carnaham from South Lake Weir.
The pupils failing in French II took
their exam over Wednesday, so they
could go to the fair with light hearts
and brains.
Mr.. Roscoe Meffert and Linn San
ders former members of our High
School were visitors in our city for
Thanksgiving.
/ The delegates for the conference
viii travel in Mr.. Reuben Blalock's
Twin-Six Packard with Tom Wallis as
chauffeur and Robert Hall as footman.
Miss Felicia Williams went to her
home at Williston for Thanksgiving.
She reports that she had glorious
time while there. We all envied her
when she rolled awoy from the school
in Hudson super-six.
Miss Allyne Rogers who has been
unable to attend school for the past
few weeks on account of trouble with
her eyes paid the school visit We'd
nesday and her grade hopes she will
! soon be able to return.
/ It was too bad that Senator Fetch
er did not make his eloquent address,
which he made on the fair grounds, on
one of the school holidays. The stu
dents missed great deal by not hear
ing Florida's Senior Senator speak.
The students of the o. H. S. con-
graduate the Welsh-Todd Lumbar Co.,
on winning the twenty-five dollar prize
for the most original float in the in
dustrial parade. This float represent
ed a British tank, which is accom-.
plishing so much for US.
Mr.. Theron Hall, member of the
class of IT, but now member of the
agricultural department of the Uni
versity Of Florida visited our school
Wednesday morning. He is greatly in
terested in his new work and is look
| ing forward toward great success in
the future.
The students did not return to school
last Monday with the broad smile
which they wore on leaving the We'd
nesday afternoon prior to that. Evil
IDENTIFY the holidays were too short.
Cheer-up fellow students. Three
weeks hence there will be a greater
cause for an expression of joy in your
bright faces than when you were look
ing forward to the fair.
The boys and girls were about to
"get religion" Wednesday at noon re.
cess but Miss Mays soon turned the
tables and it became a political
meeting" Of course, we didn't mean
to be sacriligious, but 1T is such fun
to hear Reuben quote passages like
regular preacher and the boys and
girls carry on real camp meeting
singing.
Alfred Green spent Thanksgiving
with his parents. He brought as his
guest Mr.. Frank Merrin, who is an
Ag. student at the University of Flor
ida. The staff wishes to tell "Green-
! lie" that they did not mean to slight
him before, but that if he will visit
his old Alma Mater when he comes to
our city they will give him big front
page write-up.
Carl Smith, former members OF
the ninth grade, came to visit his old
class mates Wednesday morning. It
was hard to distinguish which was the
happier to be to gether. Judging
from the feelings of Senior toward
Ibis missing "sailor mate" the Fresh
les should be proud to have one of
their class in the service of Uncle
Sam and should do their "bit" to make
his furlough pleasant visit, one that
he can cary in his memory with only
happy smiles from his friends and
classmates.
i The most successful entertainment
of the Thanksgiving week was the
dance given by the "a Club" at the
Ocala House Wednesday evening. The
dance hall was artistically decorated
with large green and white striped AS
and gracefully draped steamers. Dur
ing intermission, coffee and sandwiches
were served. The Ocala High School
boys and girls attending this enjoy
able affair were Callie Gissendaner,
Agnes Burford, Sidney Perry, Ellen
Stripping, Kit Davis, Dorothy Klock
and Marguerite Edwards; Marshall
earn, Harold Klock, Reuben Blalock,
and a number of college boys from
Gainesville were also guests at this
delightful dance.
/ Song, The Star Spangled Banner.
/ Distinguished people who come in
to town have made such a practice OF
visiting the school until it has become
almost an adopted custom. Students
never expect anything else. But To-
the tide changed and little disappoint-
ment was felt by the entire student
body last week when Senator Fletcher,
Congressman Clark and the famous
Movie Actress, Marguerite Clark spent
some time in the city without paying