News For
Students
THE
POINTER
News By
Students
Vol. XVII, No. 10
High Point, N. C., Friday, May 5, 1939
Price—Five Cents
CECIL PRINCE TRIUMPHS IN ELECTION
Taylor, Rankin Co-Star In Icebound^
Senior Play
Opens Tonight
“Icebound,” the annual play
produced and conducted by the
senior class, will be presented
this evening and tomorrow even
ing at 8' o’clock in the high school
auditorium.
This Pulitzer Prize, three-act
drama, written by Owen Davis,
is the story of the selfish and
haughty Jordan family, all
anxiously awaiting the death of
the wealthy mother in order to
receive money which, they believe,
rightfully belongs to them. Upon
the mother’s death, however, they
are angered to find that the en
tire estate and wealth is left to
Jane, the maid whom they begin
to hate. Ben, another Jordan
son, is also left out of the will
but only because of his insolence
and willful ways, because he was
a favorite of his mother. How
ever, he stays on at the farm as
Jane’s hired man and under
Jane’s influence begins to do
better and becomes a more sett
led gentleman .Members of the
Jordan family often return and
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VICE-PRESIDENT
SENIOR Hl-Y TAKES NEW
MEMBERS FOR NEXT YEAR
MULL LUTZ
Public Address
System Wired
To Classrooms
When last year’s graduating
class presented to the school a
public address system for the
auditorium, the gift included an
amplifier with sufficient capacity
for transmitting programs to
other parts of the building. Un
til recently, however, it was not
thought possible to use this equip
ment to its full advantage, due
to the fact that wires for public
address were not installed. To add
them now Mr. W. S. Hasty,
Superintendent of Buildings, has
dscovered a way for installing
speaker wire to all rooms without
exposing any of it to view. Al
though these circuits do not
carry alternating current, all
cables are in metal shields and
in accordance with approved
methods of wiring. Mr. Hasty
stated that circuits leading to
all rooms on the third floor were
installed on Saturday of last
week, and that others will be
completed gradually as he can
spare the time from other duties.
The Manual Training Depart
ment of the high school has been
busy constructing cabinets for
the classroom speakers. These
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SEIVICE HD DOES
10 HKEOyOIfflENS
The Service Award was made
to Marion Akers Hutchens in the
auditorium at the Spring Induc
tion Ceremony of the Honor So-
cety held on April 28. The award
was made by Irene Parker, win
ner last year.
The induction ceremony was
the usual impressive Candlelight
service.
There were twenty-five mem
bers inducted. These people were
chosen on the basis of. Character,
Leadership, Service and Scholar
ship. These four virtues were ex
plained by Stephen Clark, Jean
Davis, Betsey Saunders, and
Akers Hutchens. Light was rep
resented by Josephine Deal.
After the introductory speech,
made by the President, Darrell
Sechrest, the members of the So
ciety went forth into the Student
Body and tapped members from
the Senior and Junior classes.
The old members of the Honor
Society are: Darrell Sechrest,
President; Mary Holton, Secre
tary; Eloise Rankin, Treasurer;
Jean Davis, Stephen Clark, James
Wilson, Betsey Saunders, Joseph-
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The Senior Hi-Y initiated their
new members last Tuesday.
Increasing their membership by
twenty new members, the Senior
Hi-Y has completed its quota for
next year. The initiation was
held at the high school in the
gym. The initiation was carried
on with the usual amount of fun
and entertainment followed by a
serious ceremony and refresh
ments. During the ceremonies
the old members repeated the vir
tues of the organization and the
oath for the new members was
taken. The new members taken
mostly from the junior class,
plan to have more activities next
year.
The following boys were initi
ated last TVesday: Jack Hussey,
Bob Bencini, Darrell Welbom,
James Hayworth, Arthur Utley,
Carl Justice, Charles Kimsey,
Harry Wagner, Bill Simmons,
Abie Short, Bill Sizemore, Her
bert Speas, Ansel Snow, Clifton
Furgurson, Lloyd Whitt, Gray
Williamson, R. B. Sossoman,
Charles Edwards, Robert McCall.
The new members were plyed
with such exercises as pushing a
T-Model Ford over town in
dresses and walking for consid
erable distances. Although seem
ing rather bad on them, they en
joyed their initiation when re
freshments came around.
PRESIDENT
Lutz Elected
Vice-President
CECIL PRINCE
IWO SIDDENTS SHEND
In an exciting election, which
required a second casting of
ballots, Cecil Prince was elected
president of the Student body
for the y.par ’39-’40.
IVluil Lutz, tne I’unner-up, was
elecced lo serve as vice-president.
Campaigning had been going
on lor a period of ten days, the
excitement coming to a head
wnen the voters gathered around
tne polls to elect next year’s
leader.
The ballots were cast in a
manner similar to last year’s with
the exception of the voting booth
from the city. Students were re
quired to register and were not
allowed to vote if they had not
registered in the time specified.
The candidates with their re
spective campaign managers are:
Cecil Prince manager, Richard
“Abie” Short; Mull Lutz;, man
ager, Darrell Sechrest; Bill Win
ders, manager, Clifton Furger-
son; Mary Jane Wilson, man
ager, Sara Sears; and Arthur
Utley, manager. Bill Simmons.
NEXT YEAR REGISTRATION
IS NOW IN FULL SWING
Registration for the sdhool
year 1939-40 is now in progress
both at junior high and senior
high schools.
An enrollment of approximate
ly 1532 is expected for next year.
The new courses to be offered
for the coming year are: Speech,
Journalism, Advanced Typewrit
ing, Salesmanship (one - half
year), Business Corespondence
(one-half year). Shorthand. Full
year credit will be given for
Band, Orchestra, and Chorus.
Senior Class
To Have Picnic
The Senior class, after obtain
ing a majority of votes from the
students, has decided to have a
picnic and not a dance as its
annual outing, which is usually
held during the examination week
of the- under-classmen.
Since the Junior Members of the
Emery wood Country Club are
palnning to give the seniors a
dance, the decision to have a
picnic was only natural.
At the last meeting of the
class, Josephine Deal, president,
appointed a committee which was
composed of Darrell Sechrest,
Caroline York, Paul T. Bryant,
and Mary Holton, to determine
whether or not the majority of
the class wanted a dance or a
picnic. This committee, after dis
cussing the question with various
members of the class, found that
the majority is in favor of hav
ing a picnic.
NATIONAL MEET
IN CALIFORNIA
DEBATERS’ GOAL
The High Point High School
Debating Team has been extend
ed a special invitation to par
ticipate in the National Tour
nament at Beverly Hills, Califor
nia, June 19-24.
This invitation is a signal hon
or since only those who compete
in the state ond district finals
are eligible to compete in this
tournament. At present the only
thing that prevents this trip is
the lack of funds. Many people
believe the High Point team has
excellent chance of winning if
the trip is made.
High Point won the triangular
debates, both negative and affir
mative, by unaminous decision.
Then at Chapel Hill the High
Point team, both the negative and
the affirmative won the finals
by a vote of four to one.
At Wake Forest, which also
sponsored a tournament this year,
both won three out of four in
the initial debates to advance to
the semi-finals. Darrel Sechrest
tied for third place in the voting
for the best debater out of a
total of eighty-four. The teams
defeated were: Charlptte, Ashe
ville, Greensboro, Rocky Mount
Wilson, Lexington, and Kinston.
The Debatitig Team will depart
for Bristol, Tennessee, Wedn'es
day to participate in the District
Tournament to be held May 3—6.
The National Forensic League
sponsors the national tournament.
Last year the tourney was held
at Wooster, Ohio with Elgin,
Ohio winning.
Two High Point High School
students, Emerson Gray and Al
ton Hardee, a:ttended High School
Day in Blacksburg, Virginia, on
Saturday, April 22.
There were students who rep
resented most of the southeast
ern high schools who attended
this celebration. The program
of the day included a tour of the
campus, a Regimental dress pa
rade of the cadets, a live stock
show, a track meet and a swim
in the college indoor pool.
The evening program was di
vided into nine parts: Address by
the College President; music by
the Southern Colonials, a V. P.
I. swing band; explanation of
the Honor System; acrobatic
tumbling; a boxing exhibition;
presentation of the Student Sen
ate; and a concert by the glee
club; guard mount, the most col
orful ceremony in Military life;
and a concert by the cadet band.
After this full day the even
ing was topped by a dance, which
showed the friendship of the ca
dets most emphatically.
Commencement
Plans Incomplete
The invititions for the com
mencement epercises have been
delivered.
The graduation invitations will
be distributed to the homeroom
teachers who in turn will distri
bute them to the sudents who
have paid for hem. They were
ordered from the Star Engraving
C'om'pany of Houston, Texas. The
front page bears an etching
which appears on the class rings,
diplomas, and class pins. A stan
dard invitation has been used for
the past twelve years. The dip-
lomas_ were ordered from this
Same company. The diplomas
have already been received in the
general office.
No other plans have been ad
vanced for the graduation exer
cises. The speaker for the gradua
tion sermon will be Rev. F. L.
Conrad, of the Lutheran church
of this city.
Seniors Have
Opportunity To
Attend Camp
The Citizen’s Military Training
Camps, Third Camp Area of
Fort Bragg, North Carolina are
seeking new enrollees for the
coming season thus opening un
usual opportunities for interested
seniors.
The Fort Bragg camp is only
one of the many created in 1920
by the C.M.T.C, providing annu
ally about forty thousand young
men with proper diet and exer
cise amidst healthful outdoor sur
roundings. These men return to
their homes ardent exponets of
the American principles of physi
cal health and fitness.
The mission of these training
camps is to bring together for a
month’s training, under healthful
surroundings, young men from all
walks of life on a common basis
of equality; and by supervised
athletics, military drill, and in
structions in citizenship to devel
op them physically and morally;
to promote a wholesome respect
for discipline; to teach the value
of team work; fit them for lead
ership in peace or war; and ex-
p6ns6s 3,r6 paid by the ^0V6m-
inent.
All interested students may
get further information from
Superinfendant of County Schools
Thomas R. Foust of Greensboro,
North Carolina,
PINS IRE ORDERED FOR
JUNIOR HI-Y; PUN PICNIC
Special pins have been ordered
for the Jr. Hi-Y.
In addition to receiving pins,
the Hi-Y is planning the usual
spring outing which is held an
nually. Although th exact date
has not yet been announced, the
picnic is expected to be held in
the very near future.
Special speakers have spoken
to the Hi-Y this school year.
Among these were Mr. Edgar
Hartley, Mr. Bunn Hackney, Mr.
Kenneth Stevens, and Mr. David
Lambeth.