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VoL. XIII, No. 11
The Pointer
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY THE HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
Did You Make the Honor
Roll for the Second
6 Weeks?
High Point, N. C., Wednesday, Decenaber 5, 1928
Five Cents a Copy
HISTORIC PAGEANT GIVEN BY JUNIORS
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SCE^ES SHOWING LIFE
OF PLY MOUTH COLONIES
PRESENTED AT MEETING
Puritan Dance of Youth and
Maid and the Indian Song
and Dance Most Impressive
A pageant, “The Meaning of
Thanksgiving,” under the direction
of Miss Abernethy and Rose
Askew, program chairman, was
given at the Junior class meeting
Wednesday morning, November
28. The different scenes of the
pageant were portrayed by the
Junior home rooms.
Miss Bulwinkle’s group pictured
the puritans walking in the snow to
the “meeting house” with the
stout Puritan fathers carrying their
guns, ever on the alert for danger.
The second scene, which was
under the direction of Mr. Mar
shall, was the dance of a Puritan
maid and youth. The two, starting
to church, walked very sedately
and in keeping with their teaching.
But spring was everywhere; and
forgetting Miles Standish's stern
edicts, the youth and maid broke
■ into a Joyful Jig. The ringing of the
village bell in the distance made the
children realize that they should
be at the “meeting house.” So they
hurriedly picked up their Bibles
and continued their Journey in the
same petite sedate walk.
Mrs. Harbison’s scene showed
the life of the Indians. Dorothy
Hoskins, seated in front of a wig
wam, sang a beautiful Indian
lullaby to her “papoose.” Then a
group of Indian maidens danced
before the wigwam.
The reading of the marriage
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He Commends the Staff for the
Size and Quality of the Paper
— Suggests Training More
Underclassmen for Future
Editors.
H. G. OWENS SUGGESTS
DIVIDING SUBJECT INTO
SEVEN LOGICAL UNITS
Number of New Masterpiece
Plates Added to Old Ones—
Miss Smith Is Doing the
Remounting Work
Nov. 2, 1928.
Dear Mr. Patrick:
Just a few words about The
Pointer: I have never seen any
paper, school or college, take so
great a stride in one year. The first
copy I received I thought to be a
“suck-m.” I am now glad to say
that it is my school paper when
boys ask me about it. Numerous
boys come in and find it lying on
my desk, and they comment very
favorably.
The paper has not only increased
in quantity, but also in quality.
I often ask myself who the pro
fessional reporters are on the staff.
. . . I have Just finished looking at
the Hallowe'en issue, and it is
quite a novelty. It also relieves the
monotony, and gives one a holiday
feeling. Had it not been for The
Pointer, I would have forgotten
all about Hallowe’en.
The staff officers could not be
bettered. I notice m the list names
of those who have stood out for
better work throughout their high
school days. May I offer a sug-
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H
IS HELD FDD PAREHIS
Many Are Present to See Work
Being Done By Students—
P.T.A. Meeting Took Place
HraiHG pahu
Room 208 Enjoys ‘Get-together’
At the Home of Violet Weaver
On the Fairfield Road
A new feature of the library is
the addition of several plates of
old paintings. There are quite a
number of these, probably between
fifty and sixty. They are beauti
fully illustrated in color, and are
of a convenient and handsome size.
The mounting of these pictures has
been entirely taken over by Miss
Carrie Smith and she has super
vised the mounting of the whole
collection. Her work will be very
useful to all the students, especially
the art students or those of the
school who are especially interested
in the masterpieces of the old
masters.
In the collection are the best
known of the old paintings, includ
ing paintings by Franz Hals,
Raphael, Murillo, Leonardo de
Vinci, Gainsborough, and other
of the more famous painters of
every era of history. Among the
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POHIIAN PLAI GIVEN
AI CHAPEL D1E8CBEG
Misses Collins’ and Smith’s
Rooms Present Play of John
Alden and Priscilla, Tues
day, November 27
EXPRESSES OPINION OF
ADEQUATE TRAINING
FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS
Other State Educators Are
Present—Robert Frost,
Poet, Speaks
DICK DOUGLAS HIES
ADODIAFKICAH LIONS
Famous Greensboro Boy Scout
Tells of a Night Spent in
Making Pictures of Wild
Animals
Over two hundred parents “went
to school” on Tuesday night, No
vember 27th, at the second meeting
of the high school parent-teacher
association. The parents were given
the schedules of their children, and
went through the entire school day,
with the exception that they visited
the cafeteria at the end of the
seventh period instead of during the
regular lunch period.
The parents assembled in the
auditorium until the gong for the
home room period sounded. Then,
with the assistance of students,
they found their way to their
respective home rooms where they
met the home room teacher, and
were initiated into the beginning of
a school day. From here they
visited each class room listed on the
schedule. In the classrooms, the
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WEDDING OF INTEREST
OCCURRED NOVEMBER 24
A marriage which will be of in
terest to students of High Point
high school, was that of Miss Lucy
Collins and Mr. William Guthrie,
which took place Saturday evening,
November 24th, in this city.
Mrs. Guthrie is a member of the
high school faculty, being a teacher
in the modern lanaguage depart
ment. She has been here for three
years, coming from North Carolina
College for Women, Greensboro,
where she was graduated. Her home
is in Asheville, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie will make
their home here.
A Thanksgiving party was had
by senior home room 208 on Wed
nesday evening, November 28th,
at the home of Violet Weaver on
Fairfield Road. About twenty-five
members of the class and their
guests assembled at 8 o'clock and
played games and contests. Pro
gressive conversation was also en
joyed. The house was decorated in
appropriateness to the season, and
the refreshments which were served
later also carried out the Thanks
giving motif.
The committees which arranged
for the party were: Program,
Mayna Allen, chairman; Eloise
Best, Robert Morrow, and Felix
McCain. Decoration, Violet
Weaver, chairman; Lucille Lopp,
Eleanor Blair, William Taylor, and
William Coble. Refreshment, Mary
Elizabeth Harllee, chairman;
Frances Douglas, Robert Davis,
and Woodrow Brooks.
Robert “Dick” Douglas, of
Greensboro, Boy Scout extraordi
nary, has written for The Pointer
the following story which describes
a night spent in making flashlight
pictures of lions while he was in
Africa this summer.
Dick was chosen as one of the
three Boy Scouts of America to
accompany Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Johnson, big game hunters, on a
trip to Africa. The awards were
made on the basis of ability of the
boys in several fields, including
Journalism. The Greensboro scout
as graduated in the spring from
Greensboro high school. At that
time he was president of his class.
The party sailed in June, and
returned the middle of September.
On their arrival in America, the
three boys wrote a book on their
adventures during the summer
months. This is called “Three
Boy Scouts in Africa,” and has
proved a good “seller.” It may be
found in the school library.
Dick is now a student at George
town University, Washington, D.
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A Thanksgiving program was
presented to the assembly by two
home rooms. Miss Lucy Collins'
and Miss Caroline Smith's, Tues
day, November 27th. The devo
tional was planned by Miss Smith,
and was conducted from the rear
of the auditorium by the two home
rooms. They sang “Come, Ye
Thankful People, Come.” They
then recited in unison several
Biblical verses which pertained to
being thankful.
A play, “The Courtship of Miles
Standish,” was given by students
of Miss Collins' room. Roy Hepler,
as Miles Standish, asked his friend,
John Alden, played by Edgar Allen,
to plead his case to Priscilla Mul
lins (Willie Mae West), as he (the
captain) was not skilled in the art,
and he knew that John was. John,
although he also loved the fair
maid, agreed to do so for the sake
of his friendship with Miles. He
made a manly effort, but Priscilla
refused to accept the suit from the
captain, and said “Why don't you
speak for yourself, John?” Where
upon he decides to do that very
thing.
JUNIOR HI-Y ELECTS
MORGANTON DELEGATES
The purpose of the meeting of
the Junior Hl-Y Monday morning
was to elect delegates to attend the
older boys' conference at Morgan-
ton, December 7. Those elected
were Frank Sizemore and Gilbert
Clinard.
The club also decided to adopt
the little booklet, “Studies
Character,” for their study. They
read the first lesson, “Abraham the
Pioneer,” and held a discussion.
Awake, arise, or be forever fallen!
FODH HIGH POINT DOVS
ID AHEND CONEEHEHCE
Wilbur Hutchins and Charles
Kearns Will Represent Senior
H-Y. Juniors Have Delegates
The present status of teachers of
English and the division of gram
mar into seven logical teaching
units were the two points consid
ered by H. G. Owens, assistant
principal, in his address which he
delivered at the conference of the
teaching of grammar and rhetoric.
This conference was a division of
the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of
the National :Council of the teach
ers of English, which was held on
November 20, 30, and Deceniber 1,
in the Southern Hotel, Baltimore,
Md.
In discussing the first point, Mr.
Owens said that the deficiencies in
English teachers at the present time
are due to inadequate provision for
proper training in colleges; that
English teachers require more than
general courses offered; and that
the average teacher of English has
too much work, both regular and
extra-curricular. Mr. Owens sug-
I gested further that teachers who
are planning to take up seriously
the business of teaching English
should pursue certain prescribed
courses in phonetics, old English,
middle English, and modern Eng
lish grammar.
In his discussion of the second
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NEW ESSAICDNIEGI
IS ANNODNCED HIDE
Subject Will Be “Why Should I
Vote”—^All Material Must Be
In By January 1—Students
Eligible
lEACHEBSODIOECITf
Several Attend the Thanksgiv
ing Football Games In This
State and Also in Virginia
Being filled with a curiosity to
learn something about “teacher's
life” outside school, I sought about
to find out how our teachers spent
their Thanksgiving holidays. Upon
inquiry, I found that most of our
teachers spent the short vacation
at their homes. Some acted friendly
and took some “sister” home with
them. Many of the teachers' homes
were too far away or either they
had “fallen in love” with High
Point and preferred staying in the
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The tenth annual conference for
Older Boys will be held in Morgan-
tan, December 7, 8 and 9. Charlie
Kearns and Wilbur Hutchins, from
the Senior Hi-Y, and Frank Size
more and Gilbert Clinard from the
Junior Hi-Y are to be the delegates
from this school. The conference is
to be one for boys fifteen years old
and older. Approximately three
hundred delegates are expected.
Besides the boys, an adult leader
from each school will also attend.
Entertainment will be free to all
registered delegates and leaders,
and an extensive program has been
planned, according to information
received here.
A program fee will be charged
each delegate as he registers. This
to defray banquet, printing,
postage, traveling expenses, and
the expenses of the speakers.
There will be only a few ad
dresses, but many discussions will
be held. Among the prominent men
to be there are Vance Hickock,
J. Wilson Smith, state secretary of
the Y. M. C. A., D. W. Clover,
general secretary of the Asheville
Y. M. C. A., J. J. King, of the Lee.
School for Boys, and Frank Warner
Junior Boys Work Secretary of
Greensboro.
From Morganton there will
be Dr. E. Oscar Randolph,
principal of the Morganton high
school, and Julius Smith, president
of the Morganton Hi-Y club. Mr.
Samuel Thompason, principal of
the Hickory high school, will also
be present.
“Why Should I Vote” is the
topic for the two essay contests
which are being conducted by the
Department of American Citizen
ship of the Women's Clubs of
America. Awards have been offered
by John Hays Hammond represent
ing the National Civic Federation
and the supervision is entirely
under the direction of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Local clubs will receive the
essays from High Point, appoint
the local Judges, and forward the
winning essays to the state chair
man of the Department of Amer
ican Citizenship. After local Judges
have made their decision, the name
of the local winner may be an
nounced, but the essay will not be
published until after the state
Judges have selected the essay to
represent the state in the national
contest.
Any high school student or stu
dent in a private school of high
school rank may enter the high
school contest; any student, under
graduate student, in college or
university or private school having
college rank may enter the national
college and university Essay con
test.
The subject for both contests is
the same and the length of the
paper in both shall be not less
than 700 words nor more than 1,000
words.
The rules sent to the school say
that essays in both contests shall
be typewritten, double spaced, and
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