Seminole High School - Salmagundi Yearbook (Sanford, FL)

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q, Jhxbr dJXJxajfx xxxxxxxxu General Henry Shelton Sanford, efl Pioneer of My Home Town In selecting General Sanford as the subject of my essay I feel that I have chosen one of the most outstanding of our citst pioneers. Not only was Sanford named for him, but he did much for our community that merits his recognition. General Henry Shelton Sanford was born June 15, 1823, at Woodbury, Connecticut. In child- hood he was tutored and later studied at Cheshire Academy. He next attended Washington College, which is now known as Trinity, but after two years he was compelled to leave because of asthma. Physicians advised him to travel for his health. So in 1841 he took several sea voyages and later went to the Far West, where he lived among the Indians for a while. For a time he travelled abroad and studied at the University of Heidelberg, where the J. U. D. degree was conferred upon him. At Trinity he was given the LL. D. degree in 1849. In 1846 his diplomatic career was begun when, at the age of twenty-three, he became an attache to the American Embassy in Russia under Minister Ralph F. Ingersoll. From then to the time he became Minister Resident to Belgium on March 20, 1861, he performed various other diplomatic services. He married Gertrude Ellen De Puy of Philiadelphia, and they had eight children. In 1871 General Sanford became interested in Florida. He took a trip up the St. Johns River and he decided to make investments in this section. He purchased 12,535 acres at Lake Monroe on the St. Johns River. This tract of land Was then known as the Levy Grant. He be- came acquainted with Judge Wofford Tucker, who had come here about 1870; and they formed a business partnership. The natural advantages of the location appealed to these two men, especially the river, which afforded easy and cheap transportation facilities; and they decided to lay the foundation of a town. The services of Captain R. H. Marks and Mr. John A. McDonald were secured to make a plat of the town. Sanford Avenue was the first street to be cut. In laying out the town, General Sanford generously donated land to each denomination which consented to build a church, also the lots for the schools and a park for each. In the winter of 1871 General Sanford returned from Sweden bringing seventy-five Swedes and settled them on a tract of land west of the town, which he called St. Gertrude in honor of his wife. Here an orange grove was started, but it was found that the land was not suited to the citrus culture; and, the higher land being preferred for orange groves, another site was chosen, Where thirty acres were cleared and planted. This became known as Belair Grove, where in the fall of 1872 seventy-Iive more SWedes were brought over and located. This be- came the experimental ground for General Sanfordis citrus nursery, and many varieties of full- bearing orange, lemon, and kumquat trees are even now mingled with the giant oaks and tropical foliage of this plot. General Sanford's studies, travels and connections abroad enabled him to conduct a wide variety of horticultural experiments. It is due to him that Florida was introduced to many new cultures, notably that of the lemon. He was very liberal in distributing stock for budding to other growers. Up to this time nothing but the native sweet orange had been cultivated. He imported many trees from Europe, such as lemons, oranges, and limes. The other fruits on his grove included almond, pineapple, native and imported; tamarind, mango, fig, pomgranate, loquat or Japanese plum, sour sap, custard apple, maumee apple, guava, Barbados cherry, pecan, olive, and peach. In 1876 the following plants were reported as doing welle Cinchina 0r Peruvian bark, the true variety that furnishes the best quinine; coffee, Japanese persimmon, New Zealand flax, Barbary date palm, the tea tree. The grove thrived so wonderfully that in 1876 General Sanford was induced to increase it to one hundred acres. As the settlement grew, it became a question as to what it should be called. One day when General Sanford was taking tea with Judge Tucker and his daughter, Miss Louisa Tucker, the naming of the town came up in the conversation. Miss Tucker said that there should be no question about it, but that it should be named for its founder. So on a set day they gathered at Judge Tvuckeris to dedicate the town. An orange tree was planted in the yard to commemo- rate the event. Thus was our city named Sanford. General Sanford died at Healing Springs, Virginia, May 21, 1891. At one time General Sanford said, HSanford lies at the mouth of New York Harbor, and will one day be the greatest city of interior Florida as its soil, its health, and 1ts climate justify me in believing its resources for pleasure resorts and for business are unlimited? The vision of this pioneer is being materialized in the Sanford of today. eGEORGENA MAY HART 29

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THE IRVING BACHELLER CONTEST The Irving Bacheller Contest, an annual feature of Founderhs Week at Rollins, was held February twenty-third at the Bacheller estate, hGate oh the Isles? Seminole High School carried the honor of having Georgena Hart among the seven contestants selected from the entlre state. The subject of her essay was hGeneral Henry Shelton Sanford, A Pioneer of my Home TOWII . Georgena is to be congratulated for the efflciency of her work throughout her high school term. 28

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VOLUME 1 mpg $rnphetir aNBfIIg 1945 NUMBER 1 GOVERNOR VAUSE HONORS SANFORD WITH PRESENCE Sanford, FlaeYesterday the governor of Florida. Carl Vaqse and his wife, the former MISS Dorothy Marshall, visited here for the first time since his elee- tion. They, with prominent citl- zens of the city, were entertain- ed at the Mayfair Hotel by the Sanford society leaders, Mayor and Mrs. Richard Deas. Mrs. Deas will be remembered as the former Miss Betty Whe-eless. For the amusement of the guests, Martha Bishop, radio comedian, gave several of her accomplished sneezes, which thousands of radio fans de- light in hearing over Station XYZ. It is said that Miss Bis- hop has her sneezing talent in- sured for $50,000 with the Tay- lo'r Insurance Company. Among the- guests were: Ambassador tto Ic'e-landt Rus- sell Odham and his recent bride, the former Miss Elizabeth Meth- vin; the famous gown designer, Thelma Benson, whose engage- ment to Charles Palmer of the United States Food Bureau is rumored; Virginia Gillon, well- known aviatrix, with Stinson Kinlaw, Seminole High School coach, who is considering a new position with the University of California; Lois Knight, wel- fare worker of this city, with Randall Slaughter. an All- American; Helen Wilson, beau- ty expert, with the Hon. John Senkarik, United States Senator; George Stovall, sports editor of the New York Times; Jack Rus- sell, great American naturalist; Billy Faville, Worldts Golf Champion. o ACTRESS ACQUITTED OF KIDNAPPING LOVER Hollywood, GaLa Miss Kath- leen Laney, popular screen act- ress, accused of kidnapping her fiance, James Dyson, was ac- qu1tted by a. jury today. Dyson, big game hunter, was found missing last Monday. For two days the celebrated detec'- tiye, Elmer Johnson. was hot on his trail. Finally, he decided that Mr. Dyson was somewhere in Mars. To reach the planet, ROUND GLOBE FLYERS REACH FLORIDA Miami, Fla.- Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bradford tLo-rraine Yar- boroughi, American round-the- world fliers, have returned after their flight to the jungles of Africa, where they rescued the missionaries, Mary Calhoun and Blanche Cunningham, from the cannibals of the Congo. Miss Calhoun and Miss Cunningham are now resting after their ex- haustive experience at the Tip- Top Hotel, owned and operat- ed by the Misses Laura Mae Brown and Evelyn Porter. the detective used an airplane designed by Robert Pearson. Soon Mr. Jlohnson found Dyson in Northern Mars. Two men were with him. They were found to be William Wieboldt, the photographer made famous by his ability to tishooth the screen comedians, Iva Neese and David B'utler', with their mouths closed, and his valet, Lawrence Harrison; Mr. Wieboldt said that neither he nor his valet had any part in the kidnapping. The actress, when questioned, broke down and confessed the abduction. Her defense was that she had only tried to! save her fiance from the irresistible wiles of Georgena Hart, instruc- tor of Latin at the University of Sanford, Sanford, Florida. However, it is believed that Miss Hart is secretly married to Americats greatest mathema- tician, James Arant. Miss Laney was defended by the famous c'riminal lawyer, Claude Kelly. The prosecuting attorney was Mr. Leonard Bee- c'her. Nevertheless, Miss Laney was acquitted mainly through the efforts of two jurors, John Brown and Archie Brown, Kpartners in the industry of rais- ing Florida P'rickless Sandspurs, gteatly in demandi, who con- v1nced the rest of the jurors that undoubtedly the game hunter really did need protection from the flirtatious Miss Hart. 0 YOUR PRESENT, PAST, AND A BETTER FUTURE TOLD CORRECTLY FOR $.50 BY MADAME IRENE GLIDEWELL ASTROLOGER 30 PROMINENT BUSINESS WOMAN NAMED IN DIVORCE SUIT Reno, Nev.-- Ruth Maddox, screen beauty. who! in private life is the wife of David Smith, owner of an exclusive night club of Los Angeles, has made known her intentions of divorcing her husband. Miss Naomi Greer, New York business woman, has been named co-respondent Miss Carol Vining, divorce specialist of Reno, has been con- sulted. She thinks that the screen star is entirely justified in divorcing Mr. Smith. 0 YALE COACH GOES TO ALTAR Washington, D. C.'- One of the' outstanding social events of the season was the wedding of Miss Carolyn Cogburn, a popu- lar debutante of this city, to Coach Quillian Jordon of Yale. The ceremony was soilemnized by the Reverend Earle King in the lovely home of the bridets parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cogburn, formerly of Sanford, Florida. For the occasion, the bride wore a beautiful white satin' gown, designed by Miss Made- line Foltz. The bridesmaids, the Misses Sadye and Gladys Garner, also. charming debu- tantes of this city; Rebecca Wil- so-n, famous dancing teacher from Boston; and Christine Cole, Olympian swimmer; wore pink and blue gowns also de- signed by Miss Foltz. 0 LONDON ART EXHIBITOR London, Engra An art exhi- bit was held here Wednesday. Pictures by American artists received special commendation. Some of them were: ttA Stalk of Celery by Doris Battern; HFlorida PinesH by Evelyn Nip- per; ttLake Monroeh by Betty Colbert; and Moonlight on the St. Johns River by Lois Shan- non. 0 VISIT THE KEWPIE BEAUTY SHOPPE While Sale is 071! OWNER-KATHERINE JOHNSON ASSISTANTs-MAREE HILL AND ELAINE HARRISON