Volley Ball Games
On Tap For
Girls
Inter-Class Football
Championship
For Boys
The Pointer
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY THE HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
VoL. XIII, No. 9
High Point, N. C., Wednesday, November 21, 1928
Five Cents a Copy
Supt. Andrews Gives
Facts About Schools
OFFICERS OF THE ORATIO CLUB
City System Has Enrollment of
7,203—Entire Eaculty
Numbers 223
There are some facts about our
schools that are or should be of
interest to the public, according to
Mr. T. Wingate Andrews, super
intendent of the city schools. In
formation, such as the value of
the school property, the scholar
ship of the faculty members, and
the expenditures on each of the
schools, Mr. Andrews continued,
in an interview with a representa
tive from The Pointer, is known
by only a few.
The superintendent gave the fol
lowing facts relating to the city
schools:
In High Point there are twelve
schools: seven white elementary
schools, two colored elementary
schools, one iunior high school, one
white high school, and one colored
high school.
The enrollment shows that there
are many boys and girls in High
Point getting a fair education at
least. The enrollment for Novem
ber 1 was: white, 5,752; colored,
1,451; making a total of 7,203.
The enrollment is increasing about
100 a month.
There are 223 teachers in the
entire city system, 192 white, and
41 colored. The scholarship of the
teachers is a matter of interest to
the public, as the better the
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15 NEW PUPILS ADDED
ID H-S SIUDENT BODY
Glee Clubs and Boys’ Trio Sing
for Civic Organizations
Friday
Besides the 67 new students who
enrolled in High Point high at the
beginning of the term, 15 others
have come in. Of this number, 4
are freshmen, 4 sophomores, 4
juniors, and 3 seniors.
Those entering the various classes
are: Freshmen, Samuel Yarber,
Maryville, Tenn.; Odessa Biles,
Ellerbe, N. C.; Woodrow Alc-
Laughlin, Elkins, W. Va.; Ralph
Garcia, Key West, Florida. Sopho
mores: Opal Marie Thorpe, Lewis
ville, N. C.; Irene Bridges, Greens
boro, N. C.; Raymond Johnson,
Albemarle, N. C.; Alargaret Curry,
Brown Summit, N. C. Juniors:
Jessie Curry, Brown Summit, N.
C.; Tom Templeton, Union Grove,
N. C.; Mary Dean Rankin, Colum
bia, S. C.; Anna Lanier, Knoxville,
Tenn. Seniors: Ruth Curry, Brown
Summit, N. C.; Norwood Eve,
Charleston, S. C.; Hazel Smathers,
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Counting the 67 other new stu
dents, this makes a total of 82 new
pupils who have come to High
Point high school from all parts
of the country.
Representatives of the musical
organizations of High Point high
school have made public appear
ances in the city recently. Two of
these were before civic organiza
tions, while the other was a pro
gram presented before the student
body.
On Monday, November 12, the
boys’ glee club sang at the as
sembly. Among the numbers they
rendered were “Proudly as the
Eagle,” “Marrianina,” and the
“Street Urchins’ Melody.”
The band, the orchestra, and the
girls’ glee club will also appear be
fore the assembly at different
times in the near future. It is
probable, Mr. Stookey said, that
the freshman chorus which he is
drilling intensively will also sing
for the school.
The girls’ glee club sang for the
musical art club at the country club
Friday evening, November 15. A
trio of unchanged voices presented
a program before the Kiwanis club
at their weekly luncheon on the
same day. The trio is composed of
Billy Siceloff, Burt Asbury, and
Cliarles Tomhnson, all sophomores.
The selections given were “The
Bells of Saint Mary’s,” and “Old
Black Joe.”
All of the choruses and glee clubs
are working on numbers which they
will enter in the state music contest
in Greensboro next spring. Al
though the names of these have
not as yet been made public by
Mr. Stookey they will be an
nounced later.
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First row, left to right: Mildred Boswell, secretary and ti'easurer; Mayna
Allen, chaplain; Elolse Best, vice president; Dorothy Franklin, reporter.
Second row, left to right: Wilbur Hutchins, critic; Percy idol, censor;
Raymond Ritchie, president; and Mr. L. E. Andrews, adviser.
Oratio Club Launches
Big Project For Year
MEET WIIH ADVISERS
PI an.s Are Discussed an d Made
for Projects to be Carried Out
In the Immediate Future
HHEI sots ARE
Over Forty Dollars
Given To Near East
The total amount of $44.38 was
given by the high school students
for the near east relief fund. The
room contributing the largest
amount to this cause was Miss
Carrie Smith’s freshman home
room, which sent in ten dollars.
This money will be sent to aid
boys and girls, of high school age,
whose parents were killed by the
Turks and whose homes were
burned, leaving them homeless at
an early age. The amount of fifteen
cents will provide for one person
for one day, according to the in
formation on the backs of the en
velopes. These envelopes were given
out to the students on Friday and
were returned the following Tues
day.
Members Will Meet Debating
Teams from Other Schools In
State; Principles of Speaking
To Be Studied.
Students of Miss Tucker’s Class
Make Flags Which Are Dis
played on Bulletin Boards
In Miss Mabel Tucker’s classes
of general science, a study was
made last week of weather fore
casting and weather signals. The
pupils learned that flags were used
during the day and lanterns at
night for giving various weather
forecasts.
Reference work was done in the
library in the World Almanac,
World Book and Encyclopedias.
Extra credit was given to students
who made flags indicating weather
signals.
Some of the flags made were;
Black flags indicating change in
temperature; blue flags forecasting
rain or snow; white flags represent
ing clear weather; white flags with
black centers showing a cold wave;
a half blue and white flag Indicat
ing local rain or snow; red pennants
marking moderately strong winds;
red pennants on flag poles with red
flags under them and with black
centers indicating storms; red flags
with black centers and red pen
nants under them indicating violent
storms; two flags with dark centers
representing dangerous storms, as
a hurricane. These flags were dis
played on the bulletin board in
Miss Tucker’s home room for one
week.
The committees of the student
council met Tuesday morning, No
vember 13. The Lost and Found
committee, the Supplies commit
tee, and the Bulletin Board com
mittee held their meetings in 107.
Miss Meador presided over the
meeting with the help of Genevieve
Sheetz and Frank Sizemore who
choose the Lost and Found
committee and the Bulletin Board
committee. Elizabeth Davis, who
chose the Supplies Committee has
moved from High Point. A student
council member to fill her place
has not yet been elected.
The House committee assembled
In the auditorium with Wilma Wel-
born, student council member, pre
siding. The new members added to
the committee are Anna Lanier,
Burton Wagger, Mary P. Eve,
Freida Rucker, and Robert Baird.
Miss Janet Harris is the adviser
of this committee.
The Corridor committee met in
the balcony of the gymnasium.
Robert Davis, chairman, read out
the names and stations in the halls
of each member. Air. Johnston
then talked to the students ex
plaining the purpose of this com
mittee. He discussed the necessity
of having such a committee and
asked for the cooperation of all the
mernbers.
The Grounds committee met in
103. Rip Tabb, who chose this com
mittee, presided. The students de
cided to clean up the court back of
the school at the earliest period
convenient to all the members.
Aliss Shipman is the adviser of this
committee.
Bisons Eliminated
The Oratio Club, the oldest
High Point high school organiza
tion, has launched the most exten
sive program the club ever has had.
The main event of the year for
the club is the triangular debate
with Greensboro and Winston-
Salem to be held In March. Chal
lenges will be sent out from this
club to other schools to meet them
in debate during the year.
High Point high school will also
be represented in oratorical contests
held in the colleges during the year.
Affirmative and negative teams
from Greensboro will be met on
some timely question before the
Christmas holidays. There will also
be debates for freshmen only.
The members of the club will
study the structure of famous
speeches with a view to learn how
to write or formulate speeches for
different occasions. Much time will
be put on articulation and enuncia
tion. One of the first subjects to be
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Bryant - Kearns Combination
Scores For Locals—Linemen
Offer Good Defense.
The Black Bisons tied the
Greensboro eleven in the second
game of the elimination series
Friday afternoon 6 to 6. Bryant
and Kearns were responsible for
High Point’s touchdown, Bryant
making the score. Petree scored for
Greensboro as the result of a
fumble by High Point. Goodwin
starred in the backfield for Greens
boro. The work of Farlow, Hinkle,
Bulla, and Hankins was outstand
ing.
The teams punted back and forth
in the first quarter with Greens
boro having a slight advantage due
to a poor start by High Point.
High Point received the ball on
half and made a fumble which gave
Greensboro their score when Petree
grabbed the ball to run across the
goal line. The kick for extra point
failed. High Point made a try for
a score when Bryant by catching
passes and bucking the line carried
the ball forty yards down the field.
However, the Bisons lost the ball
on downs on the fifteen yard line.
In the second half High Point
started another march down the
field. Kearns went through left end
for thirty yards, Bryant made ten
more through right end only to
have Greensboro end the attempt
by intercepting a pass.
Towards the end of the game
with steady gains from Bryant and
Kearns. High Point carried the ball
to Greensboro’s goal line. Three
times the Greensboro eleven halted
High Point’s attempts to score but
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RARE BOOK EXHIBIT
Books like proverbs, receive their
chief value from the stamp and
esteem of ages through which they
have passed.—Temple.
In a meeting in Greensboro last
Saturday night between the officials
of High Point and Greensboro High
Schools, High Point was eliminated
from the State High School Foot
ball Championship. The arrange
ment as it stands eliminates High
Point completely, unless Greens
boro should finally win the state
championship. In that case High
Point and Greensboro would be
matched for a final game to decide
who should be state champions.
First Primer Used in North
Carolina and Glascom’s
“Drawing-Room Pictorial”
Are Among the Volumes Dis
played.
An exhibit that will charm book-
lovers is now In the exhibit case In
the library. It is an unusual col
lection of old and rare manuscripts.
One book which will be expecially
interesting to the students of the
school is the copy of the first
primer used in North Carolina.
This is a very small book contain
ing the old-fashioned and char
acteristic alphabet and word sym
bols which were used always at
that period in the history of edu
cation.
There is a very tiny and worn
copy of Talbot’s “Reflections,” a
time-honored volume of the by
gone day. Among the other books
in the case is an old copy of a
Flora Biography, a unique and in
teresting book on flowers. There
are a number of other volumes al
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High Point high school had the
honor of visits from several prom
inent men in the state on Wednes
day, November 14. These were
Dr. J. Y. Joyner, Dr. A. B. Miller,
and Rev. A. I. Justice.
Dr. Joyner is the former super
intendent of public instruction of
the state, and he was president of
the Southern superintendents’ as
sociation in 1909. When he was
president he toured Massachusetts,
visiting the schools there; but he
said: “I didn’t find any that sur
passed this wonderful plant of
yours.” He said that he never
dreamed of having the opportunity
of visiting High Point high school
and that he was delighted to be
able to do so.
Dr. Miller, president of the
Fruitland Institute, Henderson
ville, N. C., was interested in every
phase of the school work.
Rev. Justice, chairman of the
board of trustees of the Fruitland
Institute, marveled at the equip
ment of the school. He was much
impressed with the landscape set
ting, and he remarked that the
architectural structure was ap
propriately worked out.
Announcements
The Girls’ Bible class and
prayer-meeting meets every morn
ing at 8:20 in room 205. The meet
ings are featured by Bible discus
sions, songs, and prayer. All girls
are welcome. Everybody come!
Miss Foster wishes to announce
that It was through the kindness of
Moore’s Book store that the high
school library was so well supplied
with new books each day during
Book Week. Miss Moore sent down
different books for each day dur
ing the week.