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Page Two THE POINTER Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1929 -4. THE POINTER Published Every Wednesday by HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL ^ jMembety STAFF OFFICERS MARY ELIZABETH HARLLEE Editor-in-Chief MARGARET YORK Associate Editor GLADYS CULLER ^ Associate Editor THOMAS CARPENTER Associate Editor JAMES LADD Club Editor SAM CLAPP.. Boys’ Athletic Editor VIRGINIA HUNT Girls’ Athletic Editor CARL SMITH Business Manager ALMA ANDREWS Exhange Editor HARRY COBLE Humor Editor MARION SHIPMAN Assistant Advertising Manager DOROTHY RANKIN Assistant Advertising Manager ROBERT DAVIS Assistant Advertising Manager CARL JONES Assistant Advertising Manager ELOISE BEST Copyholder MAYNA ALLEN Proofreader WESLEY JONES Circulation Manager EDGAR SNIDER Assistant Circulation Manager MISS HELEN DERRICK Faculty Manager M. L. PATRICK Faculty Business Man.ager ON THE THRESHOLD OF 1929 BASKETBALL IS HERE! QUO VADIS their wrongdoing and be directed toward higher ideals of character. Nothing that you do in school is as important as clean, honest, habits of work. Latin, history and geometry are merely aids in the formation of character. W'here do you stand? Are you active or passive? -Edith Barker HONESTY AND SELF RESPECT There are some things that make our daily lives more worth the living—make us better for the doing. Among these, none is less valuable or less important to us than honesty. It is so natural to some that they scarce list it as a virtue of theirs, if they were asked. Others attain honesty only by great care and will power. Whichever of these two classes you belong in you are fortunate. You can nev'er know exactly how fortunate until you have the oppor tunity of seeing the unhappiness brought on by aversion to good. Then you will see that no matter how much you have to pay to he honest, the reward is ample. For centuries, wise men have praised honesty, and the success of many famous men is attributed, in a great respect, to it. If for only this reason, boys and girls should feel that being honest is worth while. Rut there is something else that is even stronger—self respect. Money cannot help you gam it, and still it can be purchased—by a clean conscience, and a conscience clean honestly. CLUB NOTES Scribblers’ Club At this time we are standing on the threshold of another year. Many of us are giving serious thought to what that new year may bring. Others of us, with the happy, carefree abandon that youth fortunately posses.ses, say. “Let come what may,” and go whistling down the road. The way we look at it may not change the things in store for us, and again it may. That is entirely as to whether or not you believe in pre destination. But every one is willing to admit that the way we meet our problems in life has much to do with the outcome of the struggle. But to get down to high school parlance. We are all boys and girls working together toward a big aim -the accomplishment of something. Just a few days ago we were told that w'e were to have twelve more months to work in- -twelve months that will mean eactly what we make them mean. Right now they are in our possession, absolutely clean. If we were attempting to preach, we would say, “Take this New Year and keep it as spotless as it now is. Be good, and see that you are properly appreciative of all your blessings.” But preaching is not our aim. Every boy and every girl and many who are no longer called such, -ItHuw that youth cannot be restrained or bridled. It must run its gauntlet, and a new year is mostly 365 more days to run in. But those of us now in high school must needs feel that somehow we are learning to restrain our Impulse for freedom to do as will would. We are learnlhg that W'e are soon to go out into a world that has little time for him w'ho cannot take on his share of responsibility. And so with 1929 we are curbing some of the wildest dreams and are beginning to understand that reality is always present even though we have tried to override it in the past. However, a New Year is not to mean too much seriousness and too heavy responsibilities. For every “tit” of care there is a “tat” of hope and unllmlteil opportunity. “New Hope” we might call it, instead of “New Year;” especially when you are a high school boy or girl and have at your finger tips one of nature’s most gracious endowments—Youth. So, happy New Year to you, students of High Point high. May you try your wings in 1929 and find them strong. During the meeting of the Scrib blers’ club Tuesday morning Miss Bulwlnkle discussed with the club “verse” and “poems.” She also read some poems that were written by high school students. Dons Allen presided over the meeting and Frances McCrary had charge of the devotional. Junior Dramatic Club Ofatio Club During the meeting of Oratio club Tuesday morning, Mr. An drews made a short talk concerning the debates the club would have. The constitution was read and one amendment mad,_; the dates of the meetings were changed. Reports from the committee chairmen were given concerning the presentation of a play. Sophomore Girl Reserves The freshman and sophomore Girl Reserves held a joint meeting Tuesday. Miss Matson presided. The program opened with songs, and afterwards New Year’s resol- lutions were read. The code was given at the end of the meeting. Travelers’ Club A few weeks ago we informed you through this column that basket ball was “on the wing.” Well, folks, it has arrived safely, and perhaps none are gladder to see it than the students of High Point high school. For us, basketball season is always a good season, and its coming prom ises a round of clean exciting competition. Remember the Candor game last year? Everybody is probably secretly hoping that there will be at least one more like that this winter —but with the extra polnton somebody else’s side. Our chances for going far in the championship race are good now, and they will probably increase as the season advances. At any rate let us remind you, as we have done many times before, that the team needs every one’s support. On the whole last year, we had good attendance. Why can’t we set a new record this time. Turn to the basketball schedule and plan to be at every game that is possible for you to attend. So from now until the fifteenth of March, every time you give a cheer for something else, give three for basketball. The selection of pins for the club was the main business of the club in the meeting Tuesday. No special program was held. Senior Dramatic Club In the meeting of the Senior Dramatic club Tuesday morning a suggestion was made that the club present to the Junior Dramatic club a play some time in the spring. This was discussed among the members of the club. The three one-act plays to be given sometime In the spring were also discussed. Senior Hi-Y This is clean scholarship week. Does It concern you.^ In the past, have you been closing your eyes, and saying, “Well, I’m not the only one?” Have vou chosen to be illshonest because your neighbors are dishonest? What would you think of your parents If they refused to pay their debts because they wished to be like their neighbors? Why noJ say to yourself, “I am a cheat. 1 am dishonest. I steal another’s work. I am forming a habit which will remain with me, throughout life, if I do not change. The longer I wait to begin being honest, the harder it will be to change.” If you have a record of clean scholarship yourself, do you choose to close your eyes to the dishonesty about you and say, “I have only myself’ to account for?” Do you choose those who cheat for your friends, and refuse to take an active stand against dishonest work? There are more students in school who are clean in scholarship than those who are not. If all honest students actively worked for honesty, dishonest students would be as ashamed to have their fellow students see them cheating as they would to be seen stealing money. And they might, hy example of others, be awakened to a conscienclousness of Senior Girl Reserves were given. xHiss Matson gave her New Year’s resolutions, and called on others to give theirs. The whole cluh divided into committees who discussed the work which they had planned to do this coming year. Miss Albright gave an attractive book cover to each member. Art Club Ted Thomas, president of the Junior Dramatic club, has moved away, and the meeting Tuesday morning was presided over by Margaret Hedrick, former vice president. She Is now president and a new vice-president will be elected at the next meeting. The program was: Devotional, Mary Scoggins, and “Toast to the School,” Hazel Scoggins. Miss Beard then read a New Year’s play “The Care of the Fates,” by Alcott. Miss Albright showed the mem bers of the Art club, Tuesday morn ing, how to make a covering for a home-made book. A pan of water, a piece of paper, and a few tubes of oil paint are the necessary ma terials. Chemistry Club The program for the Chemistry club Tuesday morning was based on “The Part the Negro has played in Certain Fields of Science.” Several of the members spoke on the subject. Radio Club During the meeting of the Radio club on Tuesday morning plans were made for the construction of a school radio. As the fundamental radio Is new to the members, the parts are being studied and after much studying, a radio will be con structed in the auditorium. Senior French Club Tumblers’ Club There were about eighty at the meeting of the Tumblers’ club Tuesday morning. Plans have been made for a contest to be presented between the two sides of the basket ball team toward the last of school. There are some very good acro bats, according to Coach Marlette. Junior Hi-Y Home Nursing Club The meeting of the senior Hi-Y Tuesday morning was spent in reports of Older Boys Conference which was held In Morganton, December 7, 8, 9. The reports were as follows: Registration—Harvey Curlee. The First Meeting—Carl Jones. Meeting Saturday Morning— David Parsons. The Banquet Saturday night and the closing meeting Sunday—Wil bur Hutchens. David Parsons, Robert Morrow, and Wilbur Hutchens told about discussions In their groups. (Continued from Page 1) Exchange Notes We are glad to receive The Rurahte from Rural Hall, N. C. This Is quite a “newsy” paper. We wish to suggest that perhaps some double column headlines would be an agreeable variation for the front page. The Spotlight comes to us from Kernersville, N. C. Your front page make-up is good, and your edi torials well timed and well written. The column of “Reflections” _ Is verv clever and Interesting. We like your paper. The Sandspur dedicated its Issue of December 11 to their Wildcats, who (as we know) kept the state football championship title. A bal lot is also printed In that issue, so that the subscribers may vote for the feature of the paper that they like best. The Flashlight from Superior, Neb., seems to be steadily climbing the ladder. You have much good poetry, which we think would justify a section all of Its own. The Full Moon from Albermarle tells us that they now have a Quill and Scroll club. This is a national organization and we congratulate you on having a chapter. The Student Prints from Wades- boro IS a good eight-page paper. We wish to suggest that you have sub headlines instead of the names of the writers on the front page. If your headline print were heavier your front page appearance would be improved. The “Drops o’ Coffee which helps to fill the Cup o’ Coffee from Enterprise, Ala., is a good column. If you could put famous quotations or sayings of great men instead of jokes as fillers, especially on your front page, you could perhaps give someone a new idea about some thing, and save your jokes for your joke column. We welcome the Mercury from Worcester, Mass. The page of club news is good. Your sport pajj^-cer- tainly commands attention. Sport news seems to be plentiful. The program committee of the senior French club gave the mem bers of the club a cross word puzzle to work out at the last meeting. Many other games were played. The program for next time will be a play in French. Fine Yarns from Gastonia, has been running short accounts on literature, with the answers in the next issue. These little tests on who said and who wrote that are very interesting. The Mirror reflects Elgin, 111. The front page make-up is very good. The pen sketches of char acters from Dulay is a very clear way of advertising. Bumping into your plea for snapshots at every turn should certainly make every reader remember to bring them. We are glad to receive the Tar Heel, from Chapel Hill, and Old Gold and Maroon from Wake Forest. PAST YEAR EVENTFUL ONE FOR THIS SCHOOL At the meeting of the junior Hi-Y Thursday the names of twenty sophomore boys were selected to be handed to Mr. Johnston. The ones he “O.K.’s” will be voted on as to whether they will be taken in or not. Gilbert Cllnard gave a report on the Morganton Conference for Older Boys. (Concluded from Page 1) The members of the Home Nurs ing club finished making toys at the meeting Tuesday morning. Due to the fact that school let out earlier than expected the toys were not completed for Christmas. They will, however, be given to the sick children at the Guilford Sana torium. ENGLISH SCRAP BOOK WILL GO TO LIBRARY A new year’s program was given in the meeting of the senior Girl Reserves Tuesday morning. Poems and readings about the new year projects and require much skilful work. The console table will take sixty one-hour periods for con struction. It will be twenty-seven inches high with an attractively fluted apron and appropriate cut away and will be finished in brown walnut. The desk will be finished in genuine mahogany. All the turning work of the latter has already been completed. class of ’25, had been elected presi dent of the student body of N. C. C. W. Eleanor Idol’s play, “The Tollivers ” was taken to Chapel Hill for the state dramatic contest. In May the music department won several places in the state music contest held In Greensboro. And new uniforms were obtained for the band. The senior play, “Babs” was also successfully given. June was graduation month. One hundred and fifteen seniors received the first diplomas given from the new building. School re-opened in September. The new term ushed in other in novations for the high school stu dents, such as the new Pointer published in September; In October the first hockey team ever or ganized here played under regular schedule. In November, a straw election was held, in which the students forecast the trend of the national mind by electing Hoover president. Another epoch-making event was the Black Bison’s vic tory over Greensboro, the first in four years. In December, the schools were dismissed nine days ealier than planned on account of the “flu” epidemic.
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