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THE
F O I N T K K
THE POINTER
Published Every Monday by
HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
Claire Douglas Bditoi
Scmmie Herman Associate Editor
William I^ewis Sports Editor
Ward Packer...^ Sports Editor
Iluth Clinard Business Manager
Ivawrence White Advertising Manager
Parker Waynick Asst. Advertising Mgl.
Samuel Hyman Asst. Advertisi«g Manager
Clareiice Crowson—.Asst. Advertising Manager
Ted Thompson Shop Manager
O.adys Uolmann School News Editor
Paul Ruth School News Editor
Pauline Hicks ^ School News Editor
Joe Smoak State Athletic News
Olin Matthews state A-thletic News
Ehnnor Cook Joke Editor
Ginnys Ellington Humorous Editor
Gv.-yn Jarvis Exchange Editor
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Robert Bain Asst. Circulation Mgr.
Ruth Russell Mailing Circuiation Manager
Mi. If. G. Owens .'Faculty Director
M. U Patrick Faculty Adviser
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SENIORS ARE ACTIVE
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1925
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Ilish Point high school as a whole
lias taken great strides forward dur
ing the past school year As a result,
all the authorities are well pleased
with v/hat has been done and wish to
compliment the student body on its
accomplishments.
Several new departures have been
instituted in the high school during
the past year.
The system of self-rating cards has
really proved beneficial. The students
themselves have found the cards to
be a great help in determining just
whers they stand in their own opin
ions.
The ho-or study groupds have
proved successful and may be used as
a stenpng stone toward reaching stu
dent government. A radical change
in the way of student government
would completely demoralize the
school. Thus it is that the more
gradual method of instituting it is
safer.
1'heso two things have proved so
succe?s’nl that they will probably be
rontinirn'l another year.
The liivh school has again entered
the debatmg field and considering
that all foi'r of the triangular debat
ers had bad practically no exnerience,
the result was quite good. One team.
Inst, but the o'^her team won. Too,
Ihe hi'di school and “The Pointer”
foftorerl debating between the classes.
nie#iCInb work was carried on on a
more intensive scale than ever before,
and the Glee Clubs won second place
in the State Musical Clubs contest.
For this, for all these, the Pointer
(bseb". the -.tudent body, and wlslie.s
Cm Id'-b ' 'b„ol a prosperous year
during 1025-26.
(Continued from page 1)
girls.
The local records show that thir
ty-three and- one-third per cent of
the senior honor roll was inade by
boys and the remaining si^ty-teix
and two-thirds per cent by girls.
Out of about 120 seniors, 66 made
the honor roll for at least one month.
Thirteen seniors, five boys and eight
girls made the honor roll every
month. Four seniors made the hon
or roll for seven months, eight made
the honor roll for 6 months, five
made the honor roll for five months
six made honor roll for four months,
five made the honor roll for three
months, nine made the honor roll
for tv/o months and fifty made the
honor roll for one month.
About 55 seniors did not get on
the honor roll at any time during
this school term.
At the end of the first school term
43 seniors made the honor roll foi
the first five months. These were
divided into- three groups. There
were four seniors in the A group,
fourteen seniors in the B group and
twenty-five seniors in the C group.
Those seniors in the A Group are
Claire Douglas, Semmie Herman,
Tony Antonakos and Margaret Haus
er. In the B group are: Joe A.
Smoak, Parker Waynick, Jack Far-
low, Graydon Ring, Harold White,
Dorothy Hoskins, Ruby Johnson,
Lena Wagner, Marjorie Welborn.
Glennie Anderson, Ruth Clinard.
Aline Kaneer, Verta Lewallen and
Nannie Lee Perdue.
Those seniors in the C group are:
Cleo Poston. Alice Elizabeth Freeze.
Rada Poston, John Chilton, Henry
Veach, John Wood, Sallie Bell, Mary
Clinard, Margaret Gurley, Grace
Hinshaw, Samuel Hyman, Clarence
Crowson, Cleve Loman, Fern Allen
Hazel Brown, Alberta Corbit, Norine
Homey, Marion .Tones, Inez Rey
nolds, Irene Reynolds, Elizabeth
Welch, Theodore Antonakos, Louise
McEwen, Frances Piennington and
Lois Smith.
This is one of the best records
the high school has ever had. It
means that over fifty per cent of the
graduating class have not been sat
isfied merely to get by, but have
worked sufficiently enough to gain
the honor roll, Mr. Johnston at the
beginning of the school year told the
student body that grades would be
more strict than previous years and
it has been gratifying to him to see
the splendid efforts shown by the
student body.
The fifteen seniors who made the
honor roll every month are Jack
Farlow, Graydon Ring, Joe A. Smoak,
Parker Waynick, Claire Douglas,
Semmie Herman, Tony Antonakos,
Glennie Anderson, Margaret Hauser.
Aline Kaneer, Nannie Lee Perdue,
' Catherine Whitener and Ruth Clin
ard.
The four seniors wlio made the
honor roll for seven months arc:
Alice Elizabeth Freeze, Verta Lew-
.nllen, Rubv Johnson and Dorothy
Hoskins. The eight seniors who
made honor roll for six months are:
Leona Wagner, Neta Gordon, Rada
Poston, Ila Cross, Louise J\IcEwcn.
(Continued on page 9)
PRESS ROOM
PARAGRAPHICS
By TED THOMPSON
A few tips about theinmates of
room number 30:
* * *
Noisy Parker Waynick,
Is a very talkative boy.
To monopolize a class '
Is Parker’s greatest joy.
♦ ♦ ♦
There is lanky Fred Perdue
Who is seen but never heard.
For Fred to disturb a class
Would.be, indeed, quite absurd.
* ♦ *
And there’s “Glen Oswald” Ketchie,
The classroom -shiek.
Who conies to school each mornnig
With his hair so nice and sleek.
» * ¥
There is care free Fletcher Lam
bert,
Whose hair is somewhat red.
It is said that once when Fletcher
retired
People thought there was a firg in
the bed.
* *
There is smilin’ Charlie Blac,
Whose slogan, it is said.
Is to eat and eat and eat
For tomorrow you may not be fed.
* * *
And .^hy Wilbert Hines,
A very bashful child.
Wilbert has a fine disposition—
His temper is very mild.
* * *
Inquiry: The pressman wants to
know how long a lawyer has to prac
tice law before he knows it.
* * *
“Do you know your chaacter is
judged by your handwriting?”
“That being the case I haven’t a
character then.”
“How come, boy, how come?”
“Cause I do my writin on a type
writer.”
* * *
The boy stood on the burning deck.
His face was very red.
The flames had made it too hot for
sleep
And he wanted to go to bed.
♦ * *
Here’s what happens to boys who
calls girls Flappers:
Dear ’
You old jelly bean, tsa hound,
cookie pusher, lounge lizard, crumb
shooer and would-be .sheik, ^’’.ou are
the most insulting person I have
ever meL You can be awfully .stveet
when you try. Now why do you call
me a flapper? I am not and never
will be. Why not nick cut a pretty
gal to call those horrid names? As
I am homely you-ought to hush. You
have not a reason in the world
Every body says I am bashful. I’ve
even got Wilbert Hincs beat.
I think you are simply shooting
craps with Fate when you rile me
I am hard. I drank my milk out of
a champagne bottle and cut my te- th
on poker chips. You are the mosi
conceited and the most impudent
jelly-bean in H. P. H. S.
You are quite a lady-killer and
your path-way lie.s strown with
broken heart-:. You dirty heart
burster. •