The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-23
ROTES GAVE A
GLAD HAND TO
Hi GRADUATES
Boys In This Years Class and
Professor Everett Luncheon
Guests Today

Inc nineteen young men WIN VIII
be in the graduation class OF the
Lakeland High School ut the closing
exercises within the next few days
were the special guests of the Lake
land Rotary Club at the Tuesday noon
luncheon today. At their head was
Professor Everett, principal OF the
Lakeland School. President John
Cannon, of the graduating class, oc-
cupied one of the seats at the head
of the table in the Hotel Thelma din
ing room. Each young man was APP
propriately introduced by his Rotarlan
escort under the name popularity used
by his schoolmates, the boys standing
up in turn until all the class was on
its feet, when the assembled Rotar-
ians gave them a splendid reception
and ovation.
Professor Everett responded to the
welcome given by the Lakeland Ro-
tarians and expressed the hope that
the ties formed from such close as
ISOLATION between the young men and
the Rotarians would be lasting and
would result in mutual benefit. The
President of this years class, John
Cannon, responded on behalf of the
class. assuring the Rotarians that
the graduates were deeply grateful
for the recognition given them and
the generous thought and impulse be-
hind the invitation. The introduc-
lions were as follows:
JOHN CANNON-President Senior
class, secretary-treasurer Athletic AS
ISOLATION, manager basketball team,
annual staff It's all in knowing
how"
HOLLAND CREVASSE-"Hath thy
toll over books consumed the midnight
oil?"
BILLY NORVELL - Senior play,
football. baseball. "A man who is not
afraid to say his say
HAROLD McCLAMMA - Annual
staff, baseball manager. football, Sen
ior play. "a seeker-out of wisdom and
a lover of romance"
ARTHUR SCHALLER-Track "A
man of few words, fair and square"
EARL FUTCH-Senior play. Must
/ work, oh, what a waste of time"
BILLIE FREEMAN - Basketball.
"Does not believe in letting his edu-
cation interfere with his good time"
DAWSON BATES-Pesident of
Athletic Association, Senior play, an
nual staff, football, basketball, base
ball, track. The world knows moth
ing of its greatest men"
CHARLES SWINDELL - Football,
basketball, baseball. He that hest
tates is lost"
FRANK HURSEY-Senior play, an
nual staff, football. There are two
great actors in the world-Shakes-
peare and l."
LELAND MIDDAUGH - Three
fifths of him are genius, the other
two-fifths mere fudge"
DONALD S. BRYANT - Being
green there is great hope
OSCAR EATON-"Flirt and the
girls fiirt with you; don't and they
consider you SLOW"
ROY THOMPSON-Vic president
Athletic Association, Senior play,
football, baseball. Happy am |, from
care l am free; Why aren't they all
contented like me?'
FRANK FULLER-Track Speech
is great, but silence is greater"
OSCAR BYRD-"Men of few words
are the best workers"
SIDNEY KENNEDY-"It all de-
ponds on the way you look at it,
LOUIS SWATTS-"Life without
laughter would be dreary blank"
HARVEY PARRISH-Football, bas-
ketball, baseball, track. "Brevity is
the soul of wit"
Among the entertainment features
arranged by the program committee
was an artistic dance by Miss Doro-
thy Risbeck, who was literally ap-
plauded.
Billy Norvell responded to several
requests for some vocal solos, which
were generously given, Mrs. Joe John
son acting as accompanist both for
Billy and Miss Risbeck.
Secretary John Melton of the Lake
land Baseball Club took five minutes
to tell the Rotarians about the ne
cessity of rallying to the support of
the Club if League ball is to be con-
tinued in Lakeland and it was unani-
mously agreed among the members
that they should undertake to sell
as many as possible of the new $40
books that will be good for fifteen
games. Each Rotarian is to be fur
nished with five books and is to do
what he can to dispose of these with
in the next few days.