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Some Stuff I Wrote (2001) H. Morris Williams

Four Recent Local Books
June 8, 1993

The History and Memories of Lulu, Florida, 1881-1991 — by dozens of contributors. One-
hundred-eighty-seven pages with photos. Organized and lovingly put together by Renee and Nevin

Markham; Betty Ann and Roland Gillen; Shelia and Scotty Gillen; Dolores Schmid; Mary Plymale
and Doyle Cason. My comment: A joyful look at Lulu’s history — including an account of how Lulu

got its name - and a marvelous tribute to the families who labored and struggled to make the
community known today as Lulu, Florida.

Young Writers Conference, 1993 — a collection of short, short stories by thirty-nine
imaginative and talented Melrose Park Elementary School first graders. First graders! Eighty-three

pages with photos of the student authors. Inspired and organized by four bountifully gifted teachers:
Viki Chase, Shirley Jenkins, Sandra Sweat and Judy Walker. Your funny-bone will be tickled and

your heart touched by stories like “The Kissingasaurus” (the kissing dinosaur) by Verlondrea Janiese
Carter; and “Zizi, the Flying Zebra” (who had wings but couldn’t fly until his older sister helped
him) by Ashley Lloyd. My comment: This book would be a wonderful bedtime storybook to read

to other youngsters. Also, this book gives you a glimpse inside the fertile imaginations of six-year-
olds ... and make you stand in awe of teachers who can see the great creative potential in young

minds and know just how to release that potential in the best way.
Columbia High School Yearbook, Classes of1941-45—seventy pages, loaded with endearing
photos (color, and black and white) of CHS grads, 1941-45, then and now. Also photos of faculty,

spouses, friends. Informative and entertaining “script” on every page. Also, photos of various class

reunions held over the years; lists of memorials to the deceased; and too much more to list here. My
comment: Imagine how hard it is to do a “current” yearbook when all the teacher and students are
in school every day. Now imagine going back fifty years and doing five senior classes! Sound

impossible? It probably would have been for anyone except editor Millie Waldron, and associate
editor, Roy Waldron, and project manager Robert Louis Green, who dedicated nearly a year to this

project in a labor of love. The members of these classes have a special love for each other and for
Columbia High School. That feeling of love permeates the pages of this book. Thanks to Millie,
Roy, and Robert Louis, this book will bring countless hours of pleasure to its readers. Beyond that,

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