Page Two
THE POINTER
Friday, April 21, 1939
THE POINTER
OF HIGH POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
High Point, N. C.
Published By
The Journalism Class of High Point Senior High School
SOUTUDE
SENIOR PERSONALITIES
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1939
W
-AT-'
School Elections
Over the frozen trails of
the far north a dog team
carries life-giving communi
cations to some winter-lock
ed hamlet. The way is long
and difficult. Only the best
dogs can last through it.
So, only the best are selected
for the team. The very best
of them all is selected for
the leader. How is he chos
en ? He is selected for his
ability, his strength. How he
would act under adverse cir
cumstances or under a double
load is taken into consider
ation.
This leader must be able
to pick the trail for the rest
of the team. Many times the
tracks have been obliterated
by snow and he must break
the trail again. He must
know the right way to go.
Then, this leader must be
a pace-setter for the team.
He must realize how fast it
can go and how much it can
do. He must keep it always
at its best.
So, he must be not only
the best dog on the team,
but he must be the hardest
working dog. In selecting our
leaders we want those who
are strong, who can be trail-
breakers, and those who are
able to set the pace for
those of us who are to fol
low.
In other words, we want
the best leaders in the
school; we want those who
are willing to work!
R. E. K.
The Enchanted
Cat
By Marie Strother
When a heart is almost broken.
And the clouds hang low above,
A kind word may be the token
Of a long and lasting love.
Life is just a dream of sorrow,
Joy and excitement and cares.
As today it is tomorrow;
We should learn to face the
snares.
When alone we sit and wonder
'What the rising sun will bring,
Left in the solitude to ponder.
Just to weep, laugh, sigh, or sing.
The dreamer dwells within his
dreams.
Strives to win ambitions high.
Life’s much too true it seems.
A poor dreamer lives to die.
Let’s not, in the flurry of
campaigns, last minute book
reports, and elections, forget
that exams will be staring
us in the face on the first
days of June. “An ounce of
prevention is worth a pound
of cure.”
Why not make a sincere
effort to keep those heavy
eyelids open on these balmy
spring mornings. The facul
ty protests!
Whose fault is it that the
“Keep off the grass” cam
paign of the Junior class has
not totally cleaned the cam
pus of trespassers?
On a certain large mountain
stood a huge white marble castle
with trimmings of pure gold. In
this beautiful castle King John
and Queen Mary lived with their
only child. Princess Narda, who
was the most beautiful lady in
all that country. She had such
sweet ways and temper that no
one could help loving her. Princess
had come from far and near t»
win her hand in marriage, but
she refused them all by saying
in her sweet manner, “I am
sorry, but I can never love any
one well enough to become his
wife.”
Princess Narda loved animals
and wanted a cat for a pet, but
her father and mother refused to
let her have one.
Once while walking in the gar
den, she spied a beautiful white
cat with shining blue eyes. She
picked the cat up and slipped it
into her room to give it some
milk that was left over after her
breakfast had been eaten. Just
as the cat began to lap the milk.
Queen Mary came into the room
and saw it. Narda ran to her
mother and explained how she
could keep the cat. The Queen
agreed, provided it never came
near the King and Queen’s quar
ters.
Princess Narda noticed that
her cat, Michael, always seemed
to disappear when the sun had
set and no matter how hard she
tried, she could never find him un
til sunrise the next morning.
While searching for Michael
just before dawn one morning,
she found a beautiful gold ring
on the floor beside her bed.
Examining it very closely she
found engraved on the inside the
name, “Prince Michael, the en
chanted.”
Now Princess Narda had often
heard about the handsome Prince
Micheal who had been enchanted
by a wicked witch because he
would not marry her hideous
daughter. He had been changed
into some kind of animal, no one
knew what, and roamed through
the valleys and over the moun
tains. He kept his animal form
by day and had his human form
at night. The enchantment could
not be broken unless someone
found the ring that he wore in
his human form, and melted it
and poured it on the head of his
animal form at the first streak
of dawn.
Narda’s thoughts began to whirl
so fast that she almost forgot
who she was. Knowing that if
her cat was the enchanted prince,
the enchantment could be broken
if she worked fast enough and
melted the ring. The roosters had
begun to crow saying that dawn
was soon coming and here was
only a short while in which the
enchantment could be broken.
Hurriedly she put the ring in
to a small iron container and ran
for the kitchen. There was a very
hot fire blazing in the huge stove
in one corner so she put the con
tainer on the hottest place and
began hunting for the cat.
Searching was useless for Miche-
al could not be found anywhere
FIVE YEARS AGO
Miss Leila Bell, of Dawson,
Georgia, head of the French de
partment in the local high school,
was married in Charlotte on
Thursday, March 29, to Mr.
Norman E. Rogers, assistant
manager of Southern Oil Stores,
Inc. in High Point.
Mr. A. R. Carr, of Charleston,
Tennessee, head of the manual
training department in the local
hgh school, was married in Win
ston-Salem on Saturday, March
31, to Miss Frankie Talley, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Talley
of that city, a graduate of Salem
Academy.
High Point’s negative debating
team, composed of 'Vera York
and Joe Wilson, was given second
place in the annual competition
for the Aycock Memorial cup at
Chapel Hill on Thursday, April
12. The affirmative team, made
up of Elizabeth Hatcher and
Edna May Douglas, won over
Troy high school, but was defeat
ed by Lewisville.
Thomas Davis and Nancy
Smith were chosen president and
vice-president, respectively, of
the student body for 1934-35 in
an election held last Tuesday
morning.
and the ring had almost meRed.
Just as she was about to give
up hopes, the kitchen door slowly
stole open and in came the cat.
As quick as a flash of lightening,
Narda grabbed the container of
melted gold and pourid it on the
head of her cat. Fear clutched
her heart for she did not know
for sure whether 'she was pour
ing the gold on the right head or
not.
As soon as the gold touched the
cat, he disappeared and standing
before Princess Narda was the
most handsome young man she
had ever seen. Her heart began
to bump and jump and almost
stopped beating, and she knew,
without a shadow of a doubt,
that she had fallen deeply in
love with this man at first sight.
He said he was the Prince
Micheal who had been enchanted
by a wicked witch because he
would not marry her hideous
daughter. After he had been en
chanted he had roamed every
where and no one would pay any
attention to the cat and give
him anything to eat. By chance
he had come upon he castle of
Princess Narda, and on seeing
how beautiful and sweet she was,
he had fallen deeply' in love with
her. 'While in his human form at
night he would sit beside Nar
da’s bed and when she would
awake, he had the power to be in
visible.
Prince Michael had a beautiful
castle on a mountain not far
away and he and Prncess Narda
were married and went to live in
his castle. If you go there today
you can find them with their
numerous pets and two chidren,
for they are so happy that
nothing, not even death can sep
arate them.
Name; Amy Lou Holmes.
Bom: September 16, 1922.
Pet Peeve: Umbrellas.
Favorite Color: Green.
Motto: The more the merrier.
Ambition: To be a great po
etry writer.
Favorite Song; Beguin the Be-
guine.
Favorite Band: Kay Kyser.
Best Girl Friend: "Quin Sabe?”
—^which is “Who Knows” to you.
Butch.
Best Boy Friend: (ditto).
Favorite Author: Bob Bench-
ley.
Pastime: Pestering people.
Occupation: Going to school.
Favorite Food: Cranberry
sauce.
First Love: A. N.
Pet Expression: “I don’t be
lieve a word of it!”
Hobby: Collecting toy dogs
and writing letters.
* * ♦
Name: Charles McKinnon Ivey
Jr. (Esquire)
Born: September 11, 1922.
Pet Peeve: Mountain climb
ing.
Favorite Color: Red.
Motto: Look twice before you
leap.
Ambition: To be President.
Favorite Band: Kay Kyser.
Best Girl Friend: ??
Favorite Author: O’Henry.
Favorite Song: “It Ain’t What
You Do, It’s the Way That You
Do It.”
Pastime: Having a good time.
Best Boy Friend: Ernest An
derson.
Favorite Movie Star: Pris
cilla Lane.
Favorite Food: Steak.
Occupation: Grocery store
slave.
Pet Expression: “There ain’t
no future in it.”
First Love: Martha 'Varner.
• * *
Name: Josephine Deal.
Bom: August 10, 1922.
Pet Peeve: Woo pitching.
Favorite Color: Yellow.
Motto: “Don’t Count Your
Chickens Before They Are
Hatched.
Ambition: To be worthwhile.
Favorite Song: “I Get Along
Without You Very Well.”
Favorite Band: Kay Kyser.
Best Girl Friend: Mary Lee
Cantrell.
Best Boy Friend; Mr. Z.
Favorite Author: Edgar Allan
Poe.
First Love: L. S.
Pastime: Feeding chickens.
Favorite Movie Star; Richard
Greene (ah, or, ah)
Occupation: Putting grades on
bulletin board posters.
Favorite Food; Spaghetti.
Hobby: Reading.
* * *
Name: Henry Baker.
Born: November 13, 1922.
Favorite Color; Teal Blue.
Motto: “Service With An Idi
otic Grin.”
Ambition; To win the national
amateur golf tournament.
Favorite Song: “I Cried For
You.”
Favorite Band: Artie Shaw.
Best Girl Friend: It’s a secret.
Pastime: Playing golf.
Favorite Author: Mark Twain.
Favorite Movie Star: Hedy
Lamarr.
Occupation: Theater Usher.
Favorite Food: Buckwheat
cakes and sausage.
First Love: Secret.
Pet Expression: “Great boy,
Adolph.
Hobby: Golf.
FAMILY ADDITION
An interesting addition was
made to the families of the bo
tanical garden last week when an
owl was brought to Mrs. Flossie
Shaw by a student of one of the
science classes.
He was christened “Pete” and
was carried about on a string
tied to the bearer’s arm. He was
a peaceful creature, opening his
eyes only when some new distur
bance was made.
“Pete” visited several depart
ments among which was the Jour
nalism class. He received here
and there throughout the build
ing a variety of “oh’s” and “ah’s.”
The day after his memorable
visit to the school, he was re
leased to continue his sleepy
way.
Although he is now only a
small, somewhat stupid youngster,
we must realize that someday
he will become the wise old owl
who sits in his pace in a tree,
calmly viewing the troubled
world.
ETIQUETTE
On which side of a taxi should
a girl sit?
The girl always sits on the
right side. If there are two
girls, the boy sits betwen them.
Do both boys and girls ap
plaud after a dance ?
No, just the boys.
If a boy happens to meet a
girl he knows at a movie, should
he offer to pay her way?
No, she should pay her own
way.
Should one speak to an ac
quaintance he sees in church.
No, a smile and a nod is all
that is needed in church.
"What does a boy do if a
teacher or a girl stops to speak
to him while he is eating?
He stands and remains stand
ing until she is gone.
Ad-Libbings
Since Easter has just passed
and Spring has just sprung and it
is only 247 days until Christ
mas, we would like to warn you
folks to be good little boys and
girls so Santa will leave you that
nice new Buick roadster or that
berth in the 1944 Olympic team.
We would like to know who
started this spring fever busi
ness. It most surely is not pleas
ant when the sun is shining as
brightly as it has been lately.
Have you people noticed the
hats for this season? They are
on the up and up or should we
say on the heads?
Print dresses are being taken
out of the mothballs and brought
out to the public attention. Also
these boys seem to realize that
“summer is a’ cumen in” and are
donning pastel shades of shirts
and trousers.
We would like to compliment
the cafeteria on those swell egg
salads . . . they’re really delicious
and so appetizing.
Congratulations to the Student
Council President candidates.
May the best leader win!!
We hope the Debaters will re
member that they are represent
ing over 1300 boosters.
May the notes flow sweetly
from the orchestra and the flute
quartet as apparently they did on
Wednesday. Orchids to you!!
We think Ed should be con
gratulated (or sympathized with)
on his patience and endurance on
Thursday and Fridays with those
aspirants for the air-waves.
Have you seen that senior sit
ting on the front steps of the
school. There’s somethin’ dras
tically wrong. It goes like this:
“May 1, May 1, poetry, poetry,
May 1, May 1, May 1, poetry,
poetry, book reports, book re
ports, book reports” - - on
through the day.