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XVI. No. 15.
High Point, N. C., Thursday, Pebruary ^ 1931-
Five Cents a Copy
DR. P. S. K[NN[II IS
College Professor Tells of
(iiiilford County Dur
ing Revolution
In celebration of “Carolina Daj'”
Or. 1’. S. Kennett, profe.ssor of his
tory at High Point college, made'an
address before the student body last
Friday morning, in which he spoke
of the part played by Guilford coun
ty and two of its citizens during the
llevolutionary period.
The Two Patriots
The speaker gave a number of in
cidents in the life of Dr. David Cald
well, preacher, doctor, teacher, and
patriot. The story of his escape from
the British afforded amusement to
the audience. Another citizen of
tiuilford was John Gillespie, a man
wIki had fought at the battle of Ala
mance and who was hated by the
Tories, wdio tried time and again to
capture him.
Guilford Courthouse
Greene’s retreat across North Car-
olhia and the battle wdth Lord Corn
wallis at Guilford Courthouse were
mentioned by Dr. Kennett.
“The British,’*- ■ stated the speaker,
claimed the battle at Guilford Court
house as a victory. They had captur
ed four cannon from the American
army; but when Greene sent him a
message saying that there were four
more to be had on the same terms,
Cornwallis packed up and returned
to ^'irginia, where he shortly after
wards surrendered at Yorktown.’’
Carolina Songs
ftTli'i'.g Ihe address by l^r, Ken
nett, two of the state songs, “Ho!
For Carolina’’ and “The Old North
State’’ were sung by the school.
Frank Sizemore, who was in charge
of the exercises, introdticed the
speaker of the morning.
Eighteen Students
On A ” Honor Roll
For the first semester eighteen
students have the distinction of
being on the “A” honor roll. The
number is high compared with
that of last year, when only three
students succeeded in making a
record of A on each subject.
Senior, junior, and soj)homore
classes each have four on tlie li.st.
Tile freshman class has six.
Seniors: Dorothy Bowen, Rob
ert Guarino, Robert Hall, Frank
Sizemore.
.luniors: Nick Antonakos, Kath
leen Emhler, Doris Hedgecock,
Mabel Koontz.
Sophomores: Mildred Crowder,
Ruth Perdue, Margaret Shilling-
ton, N. L. Smitli.
b’reshmen: Kathryn Dillard, Fld-
na Mae Douglas, Marion Elliott,
Elizabeth Hatcher, James Parsons,
Vera York.
SENIORS MEET TO
DISCUSS BUSINESS
Committee Make® Recommendation
About Reception—Decision
Is Left to Juniors
JUNIOR UNDERGOES
SERIOUS 0PER.W10N
The chief matter brought up for
discussion at the meeting of the
senior class held last Thursday mor.i-
ing was the question of whether or
not this cla.ss should take the initia
tive in recommending the temporary
dropping of the annual Junior-
Senior reception for this year.
Emma Carr Bivins, acting as
.spokesman for a representative com
mittee of seniors, gave a brief re
port on the subject. Tliis was follow
ed by an open discussion in which
the following points were brought
out: It is difficult to find a place
large enough for holding a gathering
of tins kind, owing to the increasing
enrollment in the two upper classes,
and it is also difficult to provide en
tertainment for them. In the second
place, it is considered advisable dur
ing this period of industrial depres
sion to omit the reception for this
John Munyan, Staff Member, Is Now
Recuperating In Local
Hospital
John Munyan, member of tlie jun
ior class, is at present recuperating
from an operation for acute appendi
citis at the High Point hos])ital. He
suffered a severe attack at his home
last week and was immediately taken
to the hospital, where he underwent
the operation on Friday nigiit.
During his necessary abse:ice from
school, Munyan will be much missed
in various phases of school life. In
addition to being an outstanding
member of the junior class, he is
chairman of both the program com
mittee and the “Little Store” com
mittee, and is an active worker on
the “Pointer” staff.
Visitors to the hospital .state that
he is recovering in a satisfactory
manner, and that he is spending some
of his enforced vacation in reading.
tVlien a vote was taken on Friday
morning, the result showed that a
large majority of the seniors were
willing to stand by the recommenda
tions of the committee. The final de
cision in the matter, however, is left
to the junior class.
Second Semester Brings
Changes In High School
‘Cheer Up’ by Miss
Muse Pleases Club
Presenting the selection “Cheer
ITp,” Miss Johnnie Muse appeared
for the first time this year before
the Senior Green Mask Club, last
Wednesday morning.
In this selection. Miss Muse im
personated an overgrown boy at
tempting his first stage ])erform-
ance. This number was received with
much applause by the audience.
The second number on the program
w-as a delightful selection given by
Miss Louise Hunter.
Nancy Myatt and Frances Einstein,
members of the club, played several
popular pieces at the close of the
meeting.
Since the beginning of the second
semester a number of changes have
been made both in courses and in
individual schedules. Mr. Johnston
has been seeing those pupils who
wished to make any change at all.
Miss VTiitener’s class in “Civic
Sociology” has completed the book
and is now- taking up “Elementary
Economics,” a study which deals with
problems of the present day which
are of vital importance to America.
Two special classes in English HI
have been started. These groups are
composed of pupils who are desirous
of strengthening themselves by re-
view'ing the w'ork covered during the
first semester. They will be taught
by Miss Beard and Miss Bulwdnkle.
In the home economics department
the usual change has been made, the
first year clas.ses now- taking cooking
instead of the sewing which they had
during the first seme.ster- In sewing
there is now one junior class and two
second year groups of pupils from
the three higher classes.
Personality of High School
Senior J.s Shown By
FiXact Workinan.ship
Unlike many other students,
Thomas Gordy is know.n by his work,
and not by what he says alrout him
self. From his work,shop in the base
ment of his h-ome on Montlieu Ave.
have come all manner of beautiful
and useful things such as ship models,
miniature wagons, and all kinds of
book ends, and magazine holders.
Yet Gordy is so mode.st that he can
hardly be persviaded to talk about
himself and his work.
His works reflect his personality;
for each and every model is built
to a scrupulous standard of exact
ness; they fit ))erfectly, and have nu
merous minor details worked out to
I)erfection. Everything is made with
painstaking thoroughness. For in-
.stance, at the .\nnual Flower Show,
Thomas exhibited a tiny wagon that
was a model of patient achievement.
Every detail was worked out to per
fection, though the completed model
cVJuld not have been more than
eight inches long—even the diminu
tive brakes would operate!
Young Gordy is planning to build
an oscillator line from his workshop
to the home of a neighbor, Franklin
Carpenter, a block away. This they
hope to erect “as soon as finances
will permit,” according to the latter.
Spring Atmosphere
Pervades Assembly
This all-pervading atmo.sphe.re
•of spring which is so mucli talk
ed about seems to be affecting
Mr. Stookey, if one may judge
by the flowery numbers selected
for the chapel program last Tues-
dy. Among these were “An Old-
Fashioned Garden,” “Garden of
Tomorrow,” “Roses of Picardy,”
and “Mighty I.ak’ a Rose.”
The solo parts of the various
songs were taken by Adelaide
Williamson, M. T. Hicks, Frank
Tucker, and Mr. Dan Smith, with
the whole assembly joining in the
chorus. The entire school sang
“Mighty Lak’ a Rose.”
GIRLS MAKE PLANS
FOR SPECIAL WEEK
Clubs to Work Out Idea® For Dif
ferent Days—Week to
Begin April 26
DIRECTOR CHOOSES
CAST FOR OPEREHA
Further plans for “Girls’ Week”
were made at a meeting of the com
mittee representing each club of the
junior and senior high schools, Thurs
day evening, at the Y. W. C. A.
Each club had voted before on the
kinds of days desired to compose the
week. After counting the votes, it
was found that Recreation, Adven
ture, Mother and Daughter, Y. W. C.
A., Y. M. C. A., and Service had the
highest number of votes. Besid.es
these six, services on Sunday will
begin the week.
After discussing what could take
place on different days, teach club in
h-'th . sclmohs wuf. aat.454i«‘..w a -d.t.j'. tn
Frank Tucker to Have Leading Role
—Players to Change For
Three Parts
The cast for “The Emperor’s
Clothes,” the operetta to be presented
by the glee clubs this year, has al
ready been assembled.
“Some of the parts,” states Mr. L.
It. Stookey, director of the operetta,
“will be played in the afternoon per
formance by one person and in the
evening by another.”
The characters are:
Beaumonde, Emperor of Gran’
Manteau—Frank Tucker-
Baron Archivieux, Imperial Chan
cellor—Irwin Coffield, Harr.v Wil
liamson.
Prince .Tarrotiere, a courtier of
high degree—James Hinkle.
Princess Chausette, daughter of
the emperor—Adelaide Williamson,
Maxine Kennedy.
Flou-Flou, a swindler—Frances
Einstein, Caroline Dalton.
Fripon, another swindler—Lawrence
Russell.
Pierre, a courtier—Billy Siceloff.
Toinette. a companion to the
princess—Mildred Stewart.
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work out the be.st ideas as to what
the girls would like for those days-
Some of the things which seemed
to please the girls were, free movie,
free swim at the Y. M. C. A., bas
ketball games, tea at the Country
club. Mother and Daughter banquet,
sunrise hike, recognition service, tea
at the Y. W. C- A., and visits to
different places of interest in the
city.
Ida Gra.v Harmon was chosen
chairman of the Publicity Committee-
It was decided to have the next
meeting of the committee on Febru
ary 12, to discuss further plans for
this week which will begin April 26.
31 r. Ij. R. Johnston Com
pares School in 1922-23
With Present Size
Senior Hi-Y Boys Hear
Talk by Mr. H. G. Owens
TO JOIN FORENSIC LEAGUE
A letter, accepting the petition for
a Forensic I.eague, is expected soon
as the acknowledgement of Mr. An
drew’s petition has already been re
ceived. Those now eligible for mem-
ber.ship in the League are as follows.
Raymond Royal, Dorothy Bowen,
Bernice Peace, Mabel Koontz, Ollie
Hutchens, and Winifred Clinard.
Mr. Henry Grady Owens, head of
the English department, spoke to the
boys of the Se.nior Hi-Y, in place of
Rev. G- R. Jordan, who was unable
to be present, at the last meeting.
Taking the subject “Teaching as a
Vocation,” Mr. Owens told the boys
many things which they had not
before known. As he spoke from ex
perience, the talk was greatly en
joyed by the members, who express
ed the hope that he would be with
them again.
Mr. L. R. Johnston has recently
made a critical study of the last nine
years in the local high school, in
which lie has paid particular atten
tion to the enrollment, the number
of graduates, the increase in the size
of the faculty, the salaries paid, the
average attendance, the cost per stu
dent, and the addition of various
courses.
High School Graduates
Among the items which will be of
special interest to students is that
concerning graduates- During the
school year of 1,922-23, there were
fifty-four graduates. With the school
expanded to its present size, there
should now be one hundred twenty-
five to finish in June. As a matter
of fact, instead of this number, the
high school will probably have about
one hundred seventy graduates- This
means that, although standards are
now much higher, there is an increase
of 35 percent over the number com
pleting the course nine years ago.
Size of Senior Class
.Sixty-five seniors were enrolled in
1922-23. On the same basis, this
year’s senior class should number
one hundred and forty-nine. It actu
ally numbers two hundred and six,
showing that the high school at pres
ent is holding 39 per cent more of
its pupils than it did formerly.
Total Enrollment
Nine years ago there were f-our
huhilred- and eighly^eight students on'
roll. Thfe.se wi re taught by a faculty
of seventeen. Today there are one
thousand, one hundred and fourteen
on roll, with a teaching force of thir
ty-nine. It is of interest to note that
if the high school of 1922-23 were
expanded to present size and teach
ers were employed on the same ba
sis, thirty-nine w-ould be the number
required.
Opportunities of Today
These facts show that, although
the school has been run on an econ
omical basis as far aS the number of
teachers employed is concerned, yet
the past nine years has been a psriod
of expansion as well as growth. New
courses and new departments have
been adde.d, making It possible for
the student at the present time to
enjoy opportunities that were not of
fered nine years ago.
Juniors Have Course
In Library Science
TRYOUT TO BE HELD
Debaters are preparing for a try
out for the triangle debates with
Greensboro and Winston-Salem. The
query is. Resolved: That the United
States Should Grant Immediate Inde
pendence to the Phillipine Islands-
Why The Groundhog Stays In
SENIOR PLAY TO BE CHOSEN
If “coming events cast their
shadows before,” then discussion
concerning the selection of the sen
ior play to be given, probably, dur
ing May seems to herald the ap
proach of commencement-
Many, many years ago a little
Groundhog, snug in his cozy burrow,
waked from his winter slumber,
poked his nose into the warm, sunny
world, and said with an ecstatic
chuckle. “The sun is shining, and
spring is here! My long sleep is
over. I shall go out and hunt and
kill that I may eat.” And so he came
out. That day was the second of
F' ebruary.
Night descended, and the north
wind with his ice and chill swept
over the land; hut the little Ground
hog was far from his sheltering
hole. The morning found him lying
stiff and cold, covered with a mantle
of snow.
And ever after this, when the
Groundhog comes out on February
the second and sees the sun and his
shadow, he returns to his bed, know
ing that winter is not yet over.
Not .since the days of ’27 have the
students been give:: so exhaustive a
course in literary science as
at the present. Miss Graham
has been instructing the junior
English classes in the use of the li
brary for the past week. The juniors
have been forced to prepare home
work on the subject, and after
school last week they could be seen
perched in the library, seeking t-o
fidfill the requirements of the li
brary science course.
Each student is given mimeograph
ed sheets with certain requirements
to fulfill, to which they refer from
time to time. Books are taken from
the library, and certain of the stu
dents are sent to the library every
day.
Instruction is given on where to
find various books, where to find
books dealing with certain topics,
how to use the reference works, and
under what numbers to look for cer-
‘tain books. It is just such questions
as these that the librarians are forc
ed to answer every day, and it is
hoped that by these courses the stu
dents will learn to use the library
without having to consult the librar
ians so frequently.
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