The Pointer
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY THE HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
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VoL. XIII, No. 21
High Point, N. C., Wednesday, March 6, 1929
Five Cents a Copy
13 Students Elected
To Chapter of Nat’l
Honor Society Here
Seven Are From Senior Class
High Point Branch of National
Organization Holds Open
Meeting In Chapel To An
nounce New Members.
Thirteen new members, seven of
whom are seniors and the remain
ing of junior standing, were pub
licly chosen members of the local
chapter of the National Honor
Society at an open meeting of that
organization in the auditorium
Monday morning, February 25th.
It is a custom of the society to
announce their new members twice
a year, this being usually done
before the student body. The
Monday election was, however, the
first of its kind this year, and a
great deal of interest has been
manifested in the selection.
Those seniors who were made
members at this time are Raymond
Ritchie, Frances Douglas, Virginia
Hunt, Wilma Welborn, Mayna
Allen, Robert Hubbard, and Wil
liam Coble. The juniors are: Ivan
Crissman, Thomas Carpenter, Ade
laide Crowell, Rose Askew, Sarah
Jarrett, and Marlon Williams.
The president of the society,
Mary Elizabeth Harllee, presided
over the meeting. She explained
the purpose at the opening of the
exercises, and then announced that
Robert Davis would read the de
votional. After this, each old mem
ber ot the chapter, all of whom
were sitting on the stage, answered
the roll call with a quotation that
had some as its subject something
for which the society stands. Eloise
Best, secretary, called the roll.
The president then told the
students how the National Honor
Society was first formed. She said
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BOOKMOBILE VISITS
II
Is Unique Representative of
National Publishers Asso. Mr.
Brockman In Charge.
On Wednesday morning, Febru
ary 27, the “Bookmobile” was a
visitor at the high school. This
unique automobile is the repre
sentative of the National Associa
tion of Booh Publishers.
This bookmobile is a display of
library, and bookselling catalogs.
GIRL’S FI
Work of Committee is Accepted
—New Members of Girls’
Council Are Presented.
The girls’ code was formally
adopted at the girls’ meeting Mon
day and the new members of the
girls’ council were presented.
Elizabeth .agan had the devo
tional. She read an extract from
the “Secret of Beauty” by S. D.
Gordon. She also used Phillipians
4:8 which is, “Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true, what
soever things are honest, whatso
ever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things
are lovely, whatsoever things are
of good report, if there be any
virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on these things.”
Helen Osborn, president of the
girls’ council, presented the newly
elected members. There are two
representatives from each class:
seniors, Helen Osborn, and Eliza
beth Ragan; juniors. Rose Askew,
and Nell McMullan; sophomores,
Helen Marshall and Anna Laura
Patterson; freshmen, Mary Bulla,
and Victoria Thomas.
A girl’s interpretation of the code
was given by Virginia Diffee. She
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Study Of Diseases
Made By Students
Of Science Classes
Posters and Booklets Are Made
Illustrating Spread of Germs;
Other Interesting Work Done.
reference boohs, periodicals, peri
odical indexes, furniture, supplies,
and promotion material.
Its purpose is to visit librarians
and booksellers throughout the
length and breadth of the land.
It is to be used for the demonstra
tion, display and sale of as com
plete an assortment of the working
tools of the two allied professions
as the space permits. It also aims to
be a sort of information bureau
upon subjects pertaining to library
work and bookselling.
The bookmobile, which visited
the school on Wednesday, is in
charge of Mr. Charles R. Brock
man, who is assisted by Mr. George
W. Stewart.
Mr. Owens saw the bookmobile
when it was here, and he declared
that he was deeply interested in
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The science department of the
high school has been studying some
very interesting subjects during the
last two weeks. In Miss Green
wood’s general science classes, the
pupils have written to the State
Board of Health for laws on health.
One subject that was taken up in
detail by these classes was the
making of clothing materials. Some
of the girls dressed dolls to illu
strate the dress of different races.
Experiments to determine one ma
terial from another have also been
made. When the class took up the
study of disease germs, they made
booklets showing how to check such
a spread of germs.
The students of Miss Tucker’s
classes have also studied the spread
of disease germs. Posters were
made showing how disease germs
spread by flies, mosquitoes, cough
ing, sneezing, using public towels
and drinking cups, putting articles
like pens and pencils in the mouth,
and by ash cans standing in the
yards. Oral reports were made on
the most common diseases. The
chemistry classes of this same
teacher have been writing essays
which will be sent off at an early
date to compete in the national
chemistry contest.
Mr. Alston’s physics class is
completing a miniature house that
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* DRAMATIC CLUB PLAYS *
* The casts for the Dramatic *
* Clubs plays which will be pre- *
* sented March 15th have been *
* completed as follows: *
* Aria d’Amour *
* Pierrot Robert Davis *
* Columbine Velva Hayden *
* The Valiant *
* Josephine Paris *
* LaVerne Hudson *
* James Dyke, the Prisoner. _ *
* Richard Samuels *
* Warden Holt..David Parsons *
* Eather Daly.Raymond Ritchie *
* Attendant Herman Yokely *
* The Man In the Bowler Hat *
* Mary Marion Shipman *
* John Woodrow Brooks *
* The Hero Robert Davis *
* The Heroine Marie Payne *
* Villain Lucas Abels *
* The Bad Man..Ralto Farlowe *
y.STiNISATiD*
EVILLE CONFERE
Prizes Will Be Six Twenty-
Dollar Gold Pieces; Six Cer
tificates of Honorable Men
tion To Be Given.
Misses Meador and Harris,
Faculty Advisers, Attend;
Local People Take Part In
Discussion.
Rose Askew Elected Secretary
The North Carolina Student
Council Congress held its second
annual meeting in the new senior
high school at Asheville, N. C.,
on Friday and Saturday, March
1 and 2. Representing the High
Point high school at this meeting
were Rose Askew, Jane Hess
Weaver, and Wilbur Hutchins,
members of the student council,
and Misses May Meador and Janet
Harris, faculty advisers. Rose
Askew was elected secretary of the
congress.
At the first meeting on Friday,
the delegates were welcomed by
Henry Wood, president, and Mr.
Lee Edwards, principal of the
Ashe llle high school.
Discussions were the chief fea
ture of the second session which
was held on Friday night. Greens
boro led in the discussion on the
honor system; and High Point
delegates talked on constructive
work in the school.
Saturday morning was taken up
with a discussion of the following
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school¥sdelegaies
Announcements For
Triangular And Dual
Debates Made Public
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niiri\fllOTn\/ OTIinrUTO Debate with Greensboro
CHEiSTRY SIUDENIS H„t.
ENIER ESSAY CONTEST
After the try-outs on Friday
afternoon, February 22, Frances
Douglas, Raymond Ritchie, Mar
garet Andrews, and Wilbur Hut
chens, were chosen by the judges to
represent High Point high school
in the triangular debate, which will
take place April 5th. The query of
the debate will be: “Resolved,
That the United States Should
Join the World Court.”
Frances Douglas and Raymond
Ritchie, who will uphold the affir
mative side, will debate against
Winston-Salem here. Margaret An
drews and Wilbur Hutchens will
go to Greensboro to argue the
negative side of the same question.
The school whose debaters win
both sides of the query will send
delegates to Chapel Hill to com
pete for the championship of the
state.
These debaters are very well
qualified for the important places
they are to hold. Frances Douglas,
a member of the National Honor
Society, and associate editor of the
Pointer, was in the triangular
debate when she was a fresh
man; Raymond Richie is president
of the senior class and of the Oratio
club; Margaret Andrews, president
of the senior Girl Reserves and man
ager of the girls’ basket ball team,
was in the triangular debate last
year; Wilbur Hutchins is president
of the student council and a mem
ber of the Oratio club.
Besides the trinagular debate a
dual debate has been arranged
between High Point high school
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Prizes have been offered by the
American Chemical Society for the
best essays on various scientific
topics. The contest is open to all
students in the high and secondary
schools of the United States. Miss
Tucker has entered twelve essays
from High Point high school.
These are:
“The Relation of Chemistry to
Health and Disease,” Helen Betts
and Sara Jarrett.
“The Relation of Chemistry to
the enrichment of Life,” Helen
Snyder.
“The Relation of Chemistry to
Agriculture or Forestry,” Joseph
Vaughn and Carl Smith.
“The Relation of Chemistry to
National Defense,” Herman Ste
vens and Robert By rum.
“The Relation of Chemistry to
the Home,” Bessie Mae Edwards
and Dorothy Compton.
“The Relation of Chemistry to
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Shakesperian Play
Acted In Study Of
Literature And Life
Students Cooperate Whole
heartedly in Playing Henry V;
Much Talent Is Shown.
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Four High Point Music Stu
dents Will Play In Orchestra;
Four Others Are Members
of Chorus.
H. P. H. S. GLEE CLUB SINGS
AT CHURCH SERVICES
The Glee Club of High Point
high school sang Sunday night,
March 3, at the First Presbyterian
church, under the direction of
Mr. L. L. Stookey. The mixed
chorus sang several special num
bers at the regular night service
of the church.
High Point high school has eight
representatives at the Southern
Conference for Music Education
which is meeting in Asheville this
week, March 4 to 8, inclusive.
Four of these are participating in
the orchestra: namely, Adelaide
Crowell, violin; Susan Sharpe, flute;
Julia Gold Clark and Margaret
York, cellos. Members of the
chorus are Eleanor Stephens, Mar
garet Hedrick, Nelly Ellington,
and Mary Drew Dalton.
The orchestra will be composed
of one hundred and fifty players
selected from the schools of the
southern states represented at the
conference. The chorus will be
made of four hundred singers
selected in like manner. This all
southern orchestra and chorus will
give a concert Friday night, March
8, at the close of the conference.
Mr. Fred P. Hale, of the music
department of High Point high
school, is to have charge of one
section of the orchestra for try
outs and supervision. Mr. L. L.
Stookey and Miss Virginia Frank
expect to attend part of the con
ference.
The junior English classes under
Miss Beard have been doing some
very interesting work during the
past week with the Shakesperian
play “Henry V.” In order to obtain
as much of the true drama as pos
sible, each group elected a cast of
characters, who presented about
one act each day. Without attempt
ing to memorize their lines, they
read expressively, trying not to
keep their eyes upon the book
constantly. The weak points of the
play were shown when long, mono
tonous speeches were read, but on
the other hand, the reading brought
out dramatic value which other
wise might have been overlooked.
A chart, showing the degrees of
effectiveness in reading each had
attained, was drawn upon the
blackboard, and daily arguments
took place in each section as to
whether various students should
be given a superior mark.
Miss Beard hopes by this to
give her pupils a better understand
ing of drama in general and of this
play in particular.
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SEVEN STUDENTS TAKE
STATE LATIN CONTEST
FLUE (IINTESI
EIMES HERE
The annual state-wide Latin
contest was held in this school
Friday morning. Miss Edith Barker
head of the Latin department,
supervised the examination for
which the time fron 9 to 12 o’clock
was allowed. Those taking the test
gathered in the cafeteria at 9, and
were allowed to leave only when
they had completed their work.
The following were contestants:
Alarion Williams, Ruby Hicks,
Anita Kerr, Mayna Allen, Beulah
Lavender, Eloise Best and Franklin
I Surratt.
I The High Point papers will be
, sent to Chapel Hill where they will
' be graded. The results will be an
nounced soon after.
Thirty Students Will Compete
For Large Prizes Offered By
Hearst Newspapers.
The national flag contest, _ of
which accounts have been carried
in the last several issues of The
Pointer, is well on its way at
present, and according to Miss
Lindsay, who is in charge of it at
this school, there will be large
number of contestants. Thirty
students have entered up to date,
the last day for entry having been
Thursday, February 28th. Of this
number of contestants, nine are
boys.
These thirty students will try
for the large prizes early in April.
After the six best compositions on
“Old Glory’s Greatest Glory,”
three from the boys and three from
the girls, have been selected, the
successful ones will have about
two weeks in which to memorize
the essays. These they will present
before the public, and the city
winner will be chosen. These win
ners will continue m the race in
district, regional, and finally, m
the country-wide contests, until
they are eliminated. The grand
prize for the contest is a tour of
the world, with all expenses paid,
and with spending money fur
nished. There are four of these, two
to go to boys and the others to
girls. Other valuable prizes for the
different championships are also
offered.
Several of the contestants have
ordered small pamphlets which
contain information which will be
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