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RETURN LIBRARY BOOKS Ti POINTER VOL. 5. HIGH POINT, N. C., JUNE 1, 1925. PREPARE FOR EXAMS No. 19 ALL LOCAL ISSUES CARRY VOTERS speak OUT FOR SCHOOL " | CLASS OF 192^ ISSUES ASSURING A NEW BUILDING ( IS VERY ACTIV; ACTIVITIES ARE VARIED The people of High Point proved that they were still in sympathy with the city school system when they carried all four of the measures voted on Tuesday, May 26 by an over- v/helming majority. The largest majority was for the city tax limit. When all reports were returned it was found that 2,092 peo ple were in favor of this issue while only 1,050 opposed it, thus making a majority of 1,012 votes. The next hu-gest majority was for the city •school bonds. The majority for this issue was 861; while 844 more people favored the count.y-wide plan than did oppose it. The extension of the city school district carried by a majority Ox 153 votes. Although the county-wide plan was carried by ,a large majority in High 1 omt it was defeated by the voters Oi Greensboro. The most important feature of this issue was the ad vancement of the rural schools in the cunty to eight months over the present .six months terms. The 801 majority for the school bonds means that High Pomt will erect one of the best and most mod ern high schools in the state. This measure also provides for the city council to authoriz.e bonds not to ex ceed >7,50,000 for the erection of this and also for erecting and buying equipment for the elementary schools. For several years High Point has bad one of the leading high schools in the state other than for a build- in:r and equipment. The elementary schools hav'e been running on a dou ble shift, thereb.v giving a student only one-half of the teachings that Ihoy should have. The city tax issue, which was car- r'ed hv the overwhelming majority of 1,042 votes, givos the city council power to furnish money so that the ■school hoard may carry on (lie nine imuiths term as is now in force. If this measure had been defeated the city .schord would have gone back to the six month-! term a* pro\ided by th" state of North Carolina. Th" citv tax plan gives the city cmmcil power to levy a ta.x of not -i more than 50 cents per hundred dol- i lars to carry out the plan advanced by the present board of school com missioners. : The extension of the city school district gives the students who live inside tile city limits, who were not : in the city school district before the I election, the right to attend any of I the city schools without, paying tui- I tion. Returns from all precincts are as ■ follows: Precinct No. 1. On county-wide measure, for 561, against 243; on school bonds, for 577, against 195; on local tax, for 588, against 184; on extension of school district, for 80 against 85. Precinct No. 2. On county wide measure for 206, against 88; on school bonds, for 202, against 79; on local tax, for 209, against 72; on ex tension of school district, for 29, against 6. Precinct No. 3. On county wide measure, for 487, again.'^t 104; on school bonds, for 451, against 185; on local tax, for 487, against 199; on extension of .school district, for §2 agnmst 44. Precinct No. 4. On countv wide •npu.suro, for 227, against 107; on 'chool bomis, for 248, against 168; on o?al tax. for 216, against 160; on ex- ‘■er.'STon school district, for 30 against 27. I re:mct No. 5. On county wirlo mrasrue, f.or 160. against 08; on I school bonds, for 120, against 142; on : loc.nl tax, for 121, against 1.38; on : extension of school district, for 157, ; against 45. i Precinct No. 6. On countv wide for 290, a~ainst 20; on : school bonds, for 200, against 178; on ta'-, for 201: against 177; on extuns oii of school district, for 66, against 31. Precinct No. 7. On countv wide measure, for 160, against 98; on school bonds, for 137; against 227: ■on Joca! tax. for 147, against 217; on exton.s'on of school district, for 11, against 14. To say that the seniors of High Point high school have not accom plished great things is to sav that the world i.s not round. The senior class has been represented in every athletic team put out this year. Out of a number of 120 seniors - about hfty participated in our athletic.3, both boys and grils. The track team, the best this high school has had was represented by five senior boy.s! ^ ® team was made up of students from the loweh clas.ses. The same was true of the baseball team. Eleven seniors on the ba.se- ball diamond played to keep High Point high school “on the map” and ,«’^i=°eled well. The “blue and white basket ball team had five .seniors in it and the famous foot- baU team had fifteen seniors on it Every senior class leaves some-' high .school which it wUI be remembered. The cla.ss of will not only be remembered for the money left to be spent on a new high .school, or remembered for its splendid students but will be always remembered for the clean and active spirit prevalent on the teams in wnfch seniors participated. h,VL®./ur"-*" High Point hiffh still in Its infancy will be hMrd from in a few years from now. Ibis team was ably supported by two senior.s. Jack Crowson and Char- les Salsbury. The girls of the local high have entered into all athletic activities and have participated in track, base ball, basket hall, and tennis. There were two senior girls out for tra^k One senior held a position on the baseball team. Four .stenihrs,' \nade the varsity basket bell team and eijjht made the eJass team. Three senior girls were on Ihe tennis team. Although more senior girls took part in the Glee club than boy.s, the senior class was well rep resented hv both. ^ completed shows Uiat 42 girls out of the senior class made the honor roll at least one month, while 23 boys made the honor roll. This record .shows that (h° boys of High Point high school are above the average for the entire country since twenty per cent of those making the honor roll are boys of the entire country make thn honor roll whlie eighty percent of those- making the honor roll are (Continued on page 4)
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