THOMAS A. EDISON
February 11th, 1847
The Pointer
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY THE HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
February 12, 1809—April
14, 1865
VoL. XIII, No. 18
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REPBESENIWHLKS
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High Point, N. C., Wednesday, February 13, 1929
Five Cents a Copy
Gives Statistics of Fatal Acci
dents, Explains First Aid
and Rescuing.
DEMONSTRATES METHODS
CEJSS MIIIIESSED
Students Discuss Different
School Problems, As Attend
ance and Conduct.
“Be able to do the right thing
at the right time,” Raymond S.
Eaton adjured the boys of this
school Monday morning, February
4th. “Thousands of fatalities every
year could have been prevented if
someone had known what to do
and how to do it.”
Giving a few statistics, Mr.
Eaton said that seven thousand
deaths by drowning had occurred
in the United States during the
summer. All of those drowned were
between sixteen and twenty-five
years of age.
“First,” said the speaker, “learn
how to swim for yourself, then how
to swim for two, a helpless person
and yourself.”
By way of supporting his state
ment that with the necessary skill
anyone can make a rescue, Mr.
Eaton asserted that in the eastern
states twenty reported rescues were
made by Boy Scouts last year.
Others, he added, were probably
made and not reported.
According to the Red Cross
representative, a professor of sta-
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Chief Hackney Gives History
of Scouting, the Meaning of
Scout Badge.
The freshman class was addres
sed by L. R. Johnston,high school
principal, at the regular class
meeting Wednesday, February 6.
The theme of his talk was “Leader
ship.”
Mr. Johnston told the freshmen
that they were responsible to them
selves for developing the qualities
of good leadership. He said that it
did not require much effort to ride
with the current, but that it did
require an immense amount of
energy to pull against it. He con
cluded his talk by stating that
every student should learn to
know what right is, and to have
sufficient strength to enable him
to stand out against all sort of
opposition.
In addition to Mr. Johnston s
talk, five members from the class
discussed different school problems.
Mary Bulla spoke on the sub
ject of attendance, and made an
appeal for her classmates to come
to school regularly. She especially
stressed the point of staying in
school.
Norman Pierce talked on tardies.
He stated that he particularly
wanted the freshmen to have a
smaller number of tardies than
any other class in school.
Irvin Coffield discussed scholar
ship; Raymond Selborn gave a
short talk on school activities;
Elizabeth Clinard talked on con
duct in the classroom, in the halls,
and on the grounds. Helen Paschal
summed up the speeches of all the
students, and then made a plea
for work during the rest of this
school year.
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Eagle Scout Robert Hubbard
“The Ideals of Scouting” was the
basis of a program given by the
Boy Scouts Friday in chapel. The
program was given as a part of the
observence of National Anniver
sary Week for the Boy Scouts of
America. Mr. B. W. Hackney, scout
executive for High Point, presided
over the program and introduced
all the speakers. In speaking of the
history of scouting and of the ob
servance of the birthday at this
time, Mr. Hackney said: “Nineteen
years ago the organization of the
Boy Scouts was first founded in
America. The roll now numbers
four million. The basic principles
of scouting are three: To do your
duty to God, to your fellowman,
and to yourself.
The question “What does a
scout badge mean?” was ans
wered by Scouts Frank Sizemore,
Peyton Moffitt, Herman Stevens,
Stanly Hubbard, Billy Fraley, and
Billy Siceloff.
Probably the most impressive
part of the entire program was the
presentation by Mr. L. R. Johnston
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Richard A. Von Calio
Will Render Program
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Local Scout Is One of Fifty-two
Scouts of U. S. to Get Gift of
$100 for College Training.
Twenty-four Local Boys Take
Part In Race Between Two
Cities—Mayor and Council
President Send Greetings.
Richard A. Von Calio, the well-
known Russian musician, will give
a concert at the High Point high
school on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 14th. Mr.Von Calio is noted
for his versatility as a musical
artist, for he is adept in playing
twenty-three different instruments.
Last year Mr. Von Calio gave a
concert before the student body,
at which time he showed his ability
at the piano, with the chimes, and
in imitating the mocking bird.
The admission prices, as an
nounced, will be 15 and 25 cents.
All school children will be ad
mitted for 15 cents.
Mr. Von Calio comes under the
auspices of the Salvation Army.
Albert Pruitt Discusses Phases
of Radio—Tells About Some
Things Accomplished By
Those Who Work At the
Keyboard.
Radio — that thrilling wordl
That mystic power that brings the
world’s most celebrated artists
right into our own homes, where
we can sit in the soft glow of an
electric light enjoying the best in
music and lectures.
All that is necessary is to snap a
small switch and out bursts the
mellow rosy tones of some far
away orchestra or perhaps the
latest issues of government affairs
in Washington, maybe news re
ports, lectures, sermons, sports or
anything that happens. This is
radio, radio as most people know
it. But there are other branches of
it that are playing an important
part in the protection of and
service to the people.
There are those gallant knights
of the key, who save thousands of
lives at sea by their noble work in
the radio shack. If we could all
read the dots and dashes that
flash their message out into the
ether we might sometimes hear
the “S.O.S.” that means so much
to the wireless operator, and if we
realized what this meant we might
also be able to picture some stricken
ship at sea struggling hopelessly in
the storm swept ocean with no
link to the outside world except the
man behind the key in the radio
shack.
There is another interesting
branch of radio—amateur radio.
Did you know that throughout
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Eagle Scout Robert Hubbard of
Troop No. 7, Saint Mary’s Epis
copal Church, who is a senior in
High Point high school, was se
lected as one of the fifty-two scouts
from the entire United States and
possessions who received the Har
mon Foundation scholarship award.
The award consists of $100 in cash,
to be used to further the education
of the winner, and a pin which was
presented by the National Court
of Honor in New York City.
When a winner of the Harmon
Foundation award reaches his ju
nior year in college, he qualifies for
the Boy Scout loan fund which is
for the use of self-help to boy
scouts.
The requirements necessary for
a scout to be eligible for this award
are as follows:
1. He must have attained the
rank of Eagle Scout.
2. He must actually put into
practice in his daily life the ideals
and principles of the scout oath
and laws and motto: “Be prepared”
and the daily “good turn.”
3. He must have maintained the
actual service relationship to scout-
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On Saturday morning at eight
o’clock a group of twenty-four boys
all members of local Scout troops,
gathered in front of the City Hall
to carry messages by relay to the
Greensboro Mayor and Council
President. Mayor W. A. Davis
letter was to Mayor Jeffries, and
President H. A. Millls’ message was
to President Paul Bindley of the
Greensboro Council.
At 9:12 Billy Millis and Robert
Hubbard left the city hall. Twelve
minutes later Tom Taylor and
Clark Hubbard took the messages
a second mile. The messages were
relayed each mile by two scouts
doing scout pace (one hundred
steps walking and one hundred
steps running). The names are in
order as the boys ran: Billy Millis,
Robert Hubbard, Tom Taylor,
Clark Hubbard, Joe Watkins, Wen
dell Dunbar, Stanley Hubbard,
Morton Compton, Peyton Moffitt,
Billy Davis, Craighead McCanless,
Buster Moffitt, Howard Kelley,
Harold Long, Cecil Bulla, Edward
Kennedy, Dick Hubbard, Collier
Ellis, Billy Fraley, Billy Siceloff,
S. T. Hensley, Conway Bailor,
Arthur Dickens, and Frank Size
more. Most of these boys ran more
than once.
Frank Sizemore, Billy Fraley,
and Wendell Dunbar carried the
messages the last mile. The Greens
boro scouts also ran a relay to
High Point. The groups passed each
other about eight miles from High
Point.
Although Saturday was a rainy
day the scouts carried on. The
High Point scouts came nearer the
scliedule than did the Greensboro
boys as they came in exactly on
time and the Greensboro scouts
were one minute late.
Ejy-OIIES EO BE HEED
ON NEXT ERIDUy EBB
IRMEM DEBSIES
Eight Persons Will Be Selected
for the Triangular and for
the Dual.
MANY ARE EXPECTED OUT
Mr. L. E. Andrews, adviser of
the Oratio club, will hold preli
minaries next Friday, February
15, for the triangular debate with
Greensboro and Winston-Salenu
and also for the dual debate with
Greensboro. . .
The sub^ject for the prehminaiy
will be the same as that for the
regular debates, resolved: That
the United States Should Enter
the World Court.
The most coveted positions are
those for the triangular debate
which will take place early in
April. Four speakers will be chosen
for this. Also, the dual debate "'dj
be in April, and four speakers will
be selected for this at the try-outs
next Friday.
In the coming try-outs, each
speaker may use five minutes on
his first speech, and three on the
rejoinder.
A great number of high school
students are expected to try for a
place on this debating team.
Mr. Andrews urges that the
students come out for the debate.
“It will furnish valuable training
in the art of persuasion,” he said.
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NE» G. B. SECBEEUfiy
BEGINS DUEIES HEBE
Miss Virginia Carrier of Ashe
ville, Takes Miss Gardyne’s
Place in Local Y. W. C. A.
Arrivted Last Week.
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HELD IN NAEION SOON
The new Girl Reserve secretary
who has just begun her duties
among the girls here is Miss Vir
ginia Carrier. She arrived here
from Asheville last week.
Miss Carrier is a graduate of
Agnes Scott College in Decatur,
Georgia, where she, while in school,
took a great part in the student
activities. She was an assistant
director of athletics at the college.
Miss Carrier takes the place of
Miss Dorothy Gardyne, who left
High Point last summer to be
secretary in Worcester, Mass.
Ever since grammar school days.
Miss Carrier says she has been
vitally interested in Y. W. C. A.
work, and especially in the Girl
Reserves. She has been a leader in
girls’ work for several years.
Miss Carrier attended a meeting
of the Girl Reserves here last week,
and at that time said that she was
ready to begin her work, and that
she expected great things from
the high school Girl Reserves.
Two First Prizes are Trips
Around the World with All
Expenses Paid. Regional and
City Awards.
An unusual contest which is to
be held very shortly is the Flag
Contest sponsored by the Hearst
Newspaper, Inc. The contest is
indorsed by many of the leading
men and women of today and will
no doubt prove Interesting to the
students of the school.
The contest itself consists of two
parts. The first is to be an essay,
the subject of which is “Old Glory’s
Greatest Glory.” This essay is to
be of a length such that it will not
exceed five minutes to recite it.
The second part of the contest is
to be made up of 75 questions all
relating to the history, symbolism
and etiquette of the flag of the
United States.
The contest is open to all stu
dents of any school, and or to any
person between the ages of 14 and
18 on June 14, 1929, and who have
not been graduated from a public
high school or the equivalent in a
private or parochial school.
The awards are three in number.
For the local award, an attractive
medal is presented, and the winner
is also entitled to a life membership
in the Order of the Flag, an or
ganization headed by Col. C. A.
Lindbergh. For the regional award
a medal struck from the same die
as the medal presented to Col.
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Only Three Have Not Chosen
Entire List—Others Printed
In the Last Week’s Issue of
The Pointer.
The majority of the home rooms
have completed the election of
home room officers. Last week s
The Pointer contained the names
of the officers for several rooms.
The rooms which have elected
officers since then are as follows;
202A—Wilma Hayworth, captain;
Gertrude Clark and Lois Neal,
heu tenants; Milford Byerly, re
porter, Edgar Welch, treasurer, and
Mildred Neal, cheer leader. 203—
Lee Forward, captain; Sarah Ever
hart, and Winford Hinkle, lieute
nants; Kate Workman, treasurer;
Virginia Seward, reporter, and
Aubrey Brogdon and Virginia
Snyder, cheer leaders. 206-^Robert
Baird, captain; Hester Hicks, and
Lucille Carks, lieutenants; Frank
Steed, treasurer; Clarence Canada,
reporter; Robert Baird, and Velva
Hayden, cheer leaders. 205—-Hazel
Scoggins, captain; Mary EVe, and
Cecelia Hill, lieutenants; Harold
Long, cheer leader; GatewoodiShip-
man, treasurer; Cecelia Hill, re
porter. 204—Joe Lambeth, captain;
Herman Stevens and Annie Dee
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Class Rings and Pins
Received By Juniors
The one hundred and forty-seven
junior class rings and the nine
pins, which were ordered in No
vember, have come and are now
ornamenting the fingers of the
juniors. Next week, according to
Miss Mary Winn Abernathy who
had charge of the order, there will
be a second order sent off. At the
same time all the rings which are
unsatisfactory because of the wrong
size, will be sent back.
The rings and pins which are
standard for five years, are made
by the Star Engraving Company
of San Antonio, Texas.