by Frailey
Fracus
Thoughts of our last football season
will always leave a sour taste in our mouths, but the other teams in
the O.B.C. sure wish they never heard of Winter Park in the spring sports
calendar. WPHS has made a clean sweep of the four major sports, including
tennis, swimming, track, and baseball. All are Orange Belt Conference
championship teams.
The tennis team, under the direction of Bob Appleman,
has yet to be defeated. The swimming teams, coached by Bill Orr, won
the O.B.C. The girls are ranked 3rd in the state and the boys are ranked
8th. Bob Mosher's track team also captured the O.B.C. championship,
leaving many school and state records by the way side. The Wildcats
baseball team, losing only 4 games all season, wrapped up the O.B.C.
title with three games yet to be played in the regular schedule. The
golf team, coached by Mr. Topin, has also enjoyed a successful season.
Well Seniors, one more week and we join the old grads
with their memories. I wish I could honestly say that we're leaving
"the ship of state" in good hands, but I don't think so. Of
course last years seniors didn't think much of us, and the seniors before
them didn't think much of them, either, so I guess it's natural to think
ones own graduating class is the best. This year it's different though.
WE KNOW WE'RE THE BEST... Good Luck Underclassmen..
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Police Attack
Juvenile Crime
by Pamme
Anderson
Ominous figures in recent months have
made it evident that Juvenile Delinquency is increasing as a Federal
problem. It is natural that Florida, a fast-growing state, will have
an increasing number of the teenage delinquents. Two of us inquiring
reporters, Pamme Anderson and Donna Newberry, paid a visit to Lt. R.
J. Chewning, head of the Juvenile Division of the Orlando Police Department
to get the facts.
Lt. Chewning gave us first-hand information on how
the Juvenile Division is run, how aid is given to those children who
are in need of it, and also on his own background of specialization
in this field. He emphatically stated that the "kids" should
be helped on their first offense; aid should not be postponed till they
go off the deep end?
Lt. Chewning received his education at FSU, and then
went into Police work. He chose as his field the Juvenile Division;
because it gives him a feeling of satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.
Compared to the national figures, juvenile delinquency
in Orlando is not a great problem. However, with all the new families
moving into the area from the North, some teenagers are already familiar
with "gangs", there is bound to be an increasing problem in
the handling of our youth.
Lt. Chewning is a very understanding person; this
understanding goes hand-in-hand with a determination to help teenagers,
and yet keep them under control.
We teenagers are certainly fortunate to have such
an able head of the Juvenile Division in Lt. Chewning. I am quite sure
that he will have an open ear, an understanding heart and words of helpful
advise for any local teenagers who are in trouble. (However, it would
be much better if you DON'T get sent to him for those few "words
of advice.")
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COUNTDOWN
FOR LISETTE
by The Count
Last
Wednesday evening, the Colonial, Pine Hills, and South Trail drive-in
theaters presented the "world premier" of the motion picture
A CROWD FOR LISETTE. Lisette was filmed about ten months ago by local
movie producer R. John Hugh. Although the locale of the story is Louisiana,
the movie was shot entirely in Winter Park through Shamrock movie studios.
The plot told of a 'big-shot' LA politician who intended
to sponsor a little Oriental girl in America in order to appeal to the
tender hearts of voters. His Senatorial campaign is soon threatened
when Lisette turns out to be not such a little girl. She refuses to
go along with his dishonest plan to deceive the public. Liseette attends
the local high school which, in this case, turns out to be none other
than good old WPHS. Many WPHS students appear in the firm including
Tim Hartung, Rich Gianinni, Richard Herald, Jim Ferguson, and alumni
Robie Vestal to name but a few. The WPHS Band is in many scenes. However,
the music that they play was actually recorded by Les Baxter's orchestra.
The plot thickens as Lisette (Greta Chi) is constantly
pestered by the Senator's son, Buck, who is a real passionate college
cat. However, Lisetete chooses to fall in love with a newspaper columnist
(John Agar) who is already married. The plot keeps getting thicker and
sicker right up to the tragic climax. Agar's acting carried the movie.
The supporting actors were rather nil with the exception of local D.J.
Tony Chastain who gave a fine performance as a minister. Miss Chi's
portrayal of Lisette was splendid. The movie, unfortunately, was just
another tear-jerker.
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