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An active paper edited by an active school THE POINTER Trade With the Merchaatf Who Appreciate Your Child Thru the POINTER ' VOL. 4. HIGH POINT, N. C., MAR. 21, 1924 No. 21 MARR PLEADS FOR BETTER FACILITIES A a joint meeting of the civic or ganization with the b'jaAl at the yiieraton hotel Tuesday evening, Marr gave a brief history of the city schools with some of the most urgent needs of the schools of High Point. Mr. Murr's .speech was as The story of the High Point grad ed school system may, for the sake of convenience, be arranged into si.x chapters, beginning Sept. 29, 1897, and closing with June 30, 1924, a period of 2G years and nine mbnllns. Chapter 1 covers the administra tion of Geo. H. Crowell, who servotl from Sent. 20, 1-897 to June 30, 1908, a period of ten years and nine months. The total enrollment, white and colored grew from 712 to 1517. The white enrollment more acurately portrays the real situation since the only negro school at that time in cluded in its enrollment the board ing pupils. This grew from 47G to 1182. Tlie white faculty grew from 0 to 20, while the colored faculty grew from G to 11, making the to tal number in the .faculty grew from 16 to 31. The school fund grew from 85,049.95 to 824.016.68. The high school enrollment grew from about 15 to 60. The school popula tion grew from 1070 to 2719. The population of the city grew from le.ss than 5,000 to 10,000. During these first ten. years the city voted 825,000 worth of bonds for buildings, equipment and real es tate. This purchased the original units of Main street and Elm street scools. _ Chapter II covers the administra tion of Harry Howell, who was sup erintendent from 1908 to 1911, a pe riod of three years. It is a mat ter of history that Superintendent Howell did not complete his last year. The school population grew from 2584 to 28G0, or an increase of 276. The total enrollment grew from 1517 to 1614, an increase of 124. The high school enrollment grew from 68 to appro.ximately 100, an increase of 32 in three years. The school fund grew from '822,- 715.60 to 826,011.97, an increase of $3,296.37. The faculty, white and colored, grew from 33 to 37, an in crease of 4 teachers in three years. There were no bonds voted during the Howell administration although the old four-room Park street school building was built. This was pro vided for through other channels. Chapter III covers the administra tion of Thornv/ell Haynes from 1911 to 1916., a period of five years. Dur ing the.se five- years the high school grew from 124 to 175; the .school population fiom 3142 to 3400; the total enrollment from 1861 to 2542, increase of 681; the .school fund FOOLISH RHY.MES OR A CAKE- EaTER’S CALENDAR The seniors are wise looking gus With faes stern, and learned Muhaps’ neath their slicked-down locks Are brains not worth burning. The Fiappers are (juite preetty things Thoir faces full of no-wder Their appetites are not efi'ected You should see them cat clam chowder. To.vcher, teacher, go away Little Jonnie wants to play Mr. Johnston coming ’round" the tarn Little Boy Blue go blow’ your horn, Tlie like cf fi-eshmen, I never saw, Long, tali, short, fat and gawky If in the classroom you see. Their like a mule, ijuite balky. —Tom Gold. MR. COBLE SPEAKS OK FRIENDSHIP Coble spoke to the high school students Pridav mornmg on the subject, “Tiie Im portance of Life’s Friends. ' ihing as one-sided friendship—it rnus-t always be muuual. He said that of course there wa;^ often one who gave more than the other, but tiiat th.'s was only natural. Mr. Coble also rtatod that no fiiciiuslijp could exiijt without suci* - nee. He warned the students not to_ count that person a frie.nd who tried to lead them into wrong doing for he declared that no true friend would try to cause another to go astray. from $32,136.38 to $53,090.32, an in crease of $20,953.95; the faculty from 43 to 57., an increase of 14. During this administration $60,000 worth of bonds were fioated for the purpose of adding to Main street school. Elm street and cntracting Grimes street school and the old Fairview street school. By the-^lose of 1916 a total of $85,000 had been voted in bonds for the schools, cov ering a period of 19 years. Chapter IV covers the first admin istration of the present incumbent from 1916-1918, a period of two years. During these two years no bonds were voted. The white fac ulty increased five, totalling 48. The school term was lightened from eight months, and the eleventh grade was added to the high school. The high school grew to more than 200. The scool fund decreased from $54,817.22 to $49,168.77. These and the follow ing years were trying years on ac count of the effect of the great war. Chapter V covers the lonely year cf 1918-1919 while A. A. Taylor was superintendent. This year was shot to pieces by the great flu epidemic and the lack of general interest in the -schooLs, as a result no doubt of the war. Chapter VI covers the present ad ministration from 1919 to 1924 a pe riod of five years. In many respects there has been more tangible growth in these five years than all fhe his tory of the schools. The faculty has grown from 55 to 147, an increase of 92 in five years. The second fund has grown from $85,365.96 to $205,- 000.00, an increase of about $120,- 000.00. The school population has grown from 3921 to 7100. an increase of 3379. The total enrollment has grown from 2888 to 5382 on March 7, an increase of 2494. The high school has grown from 289 to 657, an in crease of 368. During these years bonds and notes have been issued to the amount of .8550,000 to increase the school focilitie.s. The fo’lowirg (Continued on Page 3.) GRAMiilAR GRADES GIVE PROGRAM One of the most interesting chapel CXG1C1S6S of tlio vGtir v/cts g'iYoii un- der the direction‘of Mr.s. Hofton on lhur.sday morning, when members of the grammar grades .hang and read. 3he twenty-third psalm was given by the fifth grade, after which’ the Chtire assembiy. joined in the Lord’s prayer. A recitation, “Tlie Chil dren s Hour,” was rendered by Sarah Jarrett of the fifth gi-ade. Reuben and Rachel” by a g'roup fourth grade was especially well liked. Tliev also sang “It Isn't Any Trouble Just to Smile.'” A group of songs and readings about the pussywillow was the con tribution of the third grade. “Little Ornhant Annie*’ by P,Tarv vvhitener of the second grade was very much enjoyed ’oy t(ie.-student.s. The Joy of Following. Him Who Went About Doing Good’’ was th'' su’ojcct of the talk by Rev. Mr" Brown at the cliapel exercises Thurs day morning. reminded the students that He did only good deedg, and that wherever there was sorrow^, ^?rief, di.stress or oaii-ij .Ffe w.is al ways there to alleviate sufferinff, comfort the bereaved, or even at times to raise the dftad. He also sajd that Christ was never accused of doing anything exeent good." Mr. Brown_ told briefly the story of Christs life and ministry/, 'life trial, condemnation, r.-md cnicifixion. He declared that tlnjre .was no joy in_ doing jgoori. . For - o.-cample ihe said that ■when . Oicked .wliv we did .such and such a thing ,we "often re ply that it was “jifet for fun” when really and triilv there Was no fun in it. He sprite of the lash, con science which keeps us from getting pleasure out tf wrong doing, anil concluded by saying the great est joy in life was to :bo fou’iid in following Himself who v.'ciit about doing good.
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