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INCREASE THE POINTER Vol. XVIII, No. 7 High Point, N. C., Friday, January 12, 1940 Price—Two Cents Irene Meekins Is Awarded D. A. R. Medal NfflyWS mS> GraHlin f(rCome Here HEADS NEWSREEL CLUB Miss Anna Mendenhall, dean of the school, made the follow ing New Year’s speech to the student body over the speaking system last week: “This season of the year is a time of stock taking and making resolutions. Perhaps we should do so in connection with our school life. In September, we entered school with high hopes of a successful year and with good intentions of doing our best in everything. We were going to make good I’ecords in attendance, conduct, and scholarship. We were going to enter into the ac tivities of the school and with it all have a good time. We may congratulate ourselves that we have succeeded in all of this in a very large measure. Perhaps none of us really did our best. For one, I shall have to confess that I did not. A few of us gave most attention to having a good time and failed to measure up in the South, in other phases of our endeavor Others made some mistake in conduct or in studies and never got things straight again. To any who may feel themselves in this group, and to all of us who have not quite realized their aims, may I say as a happy reminder, that every day is a new begin ning and especially is this day a new beginning. Perhaps we can not entirely make up for the things we failed to do last fall, but we may start all over again (Continued on Page Four) Mr. Thomas Baldwin, well- liked member of the science de partment, heads our Newsreel Club, which is the only one in the state, and one of the few Debaters Will Enter Wake Forest Debates S. 0. S. Club Holds Impromptu Talks The debating team will enter the second annual North Caro lina High School Debate and Speech Tournament to be held at Wake Forest College on April 4-6. This tournament was under taken at the suggestion of North Carolina speech teachers with Wake Forest College as host, in an effort of beginning an enlarged and more effective de bate and speech program. In vitations are extended only to YOUTH AUTHORITY TO AOORESS STUOENTS Dr. Samuel W. Grafflin of New York city, noted lecturer and authority on the problems of present-day youth, will speak to the students on February 25. His lecture will be sponsored by the Hi-Y clubs of this city and the local Y. M. C. A. Dr. Grafflin, although a mere boy of seventy years, well under stands the problems of the young er group. Having many varied experiences during his colorful career, he is noted for his especial appeal to students. During his adventurous life, he has been a pioneer of the far west, a sea captain, an outstand ing secretary of the New York Y. M. C. A., a missionary for the Presbyterian church, and is now studying and lecturing on the youth of today. Words of praise have been heaped upon Dr. Grafflin by members of the student body who attended the recent Older Boy’s Conference held in Winston-Salem where he was the keynote speak er. - - • During his stay in High Point, he will speak to the outstanding civic clubs and to other such or ganizations. Dr. Grafflin is se cured through the efforts of Mr. Edgar Hartley, Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. D. A. R. WINNER Irene Meekins, talented senior, receives D. A. R. medal to rep resent the High Point chapter in the Good Citizenship Pilgrim age. (Photo courtesy Dodamead) CONRAD AND LUTZ NOSED OUT IN CLOSE ELECTIONS BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS Irene Meekins, winner of the award made by the Daughters of American Revolution in the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage, will represent High Point when the D. A. R. State Convention meets in High Point on February 27, 28, 29. Rachel Conrad and Mull Lutz ran close seconds in the election. Irene receives a medal, pre sented by the High Point D. A. R. chapter, and in conjunction with the state contest, will make a scrapbook of her activities in high school, in her church, and community, under the supervision of Mrs. C. C. Hayworth, chair man of the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage committee. In the first election held by the senior girls, the following 6 girls out of fifteen suggested became candidates for the D. A. R. award: Irene Meekins, Rachel Conrad, Mull Lutz, Janey Wilson, Carnegie To Appear S” rSf Here For An Address ! Group 1 nine-months high schools “Capital Punishment’’ was the! of the state, subject for impromptu discussion. The debating team of last speeches at the regular Student I year attended the tournament un- Oratorical Society meeting. | der the direction of Mr. John; time tryouts were held for sev- After five minutes was allotted Hodges. T’he team won seven eral new plays, for research in the library, the of its ten debates and won sec- Dramatic Club To Give Four Plays The dramatic club met on Tuesday afternoon, at which discussion was begun with every one taking part according to bal lot. A varied and vivid discus sion was carried on, the majority ond place in oratory. Darrell Sechrest tied for the rank of third best debater. This year’s team, under the taking a negative slant on the j supervision of Mr. Sam Smith, subject. I hopes to have as successful a A business discussion followed I trip. concerning the forming of a con- stitution or a set of regulations ■ BROCKMAN LEAVES for the club. The president ap- pointed the following committee to draft such an article: Luther Brown, chairman; Joe Given, Rachel Conrad, and Arthur Kap lan. Charles Brockman, popular senior, left last week for Holly- wood-by-the-sea to enter River side Military Academy. Good luck, Charles! HACKNEY CHIEF SPEAKER AS MONOGRAMS ARE AWARDED Mr. Bunn Hackney, feature speaker at the annual awarding of monograms for soccer and physical education activities, gave a brief but interesting review of this past football season. He spoke of the increasing popular ity of football and the growing interest of the crowds, and also reminded the students that it isn’t whether you win or lose the game, but whether you display good sportsmanship. Preceding Mr. Hackney’s speech. Miss Nell Stallings, girls’ physical education director, award ed the following students their letters: Iris Boyles, state mono gram; Bessie Silman, state mono gram; Maude Carraway, mono gram; Sadie Whitley, monogram; Juanita Thayer, star; Janie Wil son, monogram. Coach Sam Smith presented the following awards for soccer: Harry Land, monogram; James Saunders, one star; Carl Bailey, monogram; Lee Brown, mono gram; Earl Frazier, one star; Jesse Steele, two stars; William Hulin, monogram; Ross Hedrick, one star; Clyde Hedrick, three stars; Raeford Nance, monogram; Gray Williamson, three stars; Jack Cranford, monogram; Lloyd Jordan, monogram; Charles Has sell, one star. The plays selected b yMiss Goodman are: “Love In Bloom,” “Dinner Bell,” “Elmer,” and “Luncheon For Six.” The characters for “Love In Bloom,” which will be presented by the seventh period study group class, are: Cynthia, Bar bara Matthews; Joe Gunter, Bill Currie; Hal Merritt, Bill Hall; Professor Warren, Grady Mor gan Dale Carnegie, noted author and lecturer, will deliver a lec ture on “Winning Friends and Influencing People,” at the Sen ior High School auditolium on February 1, at 8 o’clock. This lecture is sponsored by the American Business Club of High Point. Carnegie has had an influence on the lives and thought of thousands of people the nation over, through his lectures and his book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People.” His book, a best-seller since its publication, is said to have sold more copies than any other book in the world in a corres ponding period. Carnegie’s column appears in The Enterprise. High Point is indeed fortunate in having this lecturer in the city. lor. In the next election Irene Meekins, Mull Lutz, and Rachel Conrad were selected as the three candidates to be voted on by the faculty. The faculty voted twice before a decision was reached, naming Irene Meekins as the D. A. R. winner. The four qualities of charac ter upon which the election was based, are: dependability, which includes truthfulness, loyalty, punctuality; service, which im- (Continued on Page Four) MRS. JACKSON ILL The student body regrets that Mrs. Johnsie O. Jackson, secre tary to the principal, has been absent from school because of illness. Mrs. Jackson is in the Burrus Memorial Hospital and The characters for Din- i there for a few days, ner Bell,” which will be present- although her condition is not ed by the second period study group class, are: Frank Miller, Charles Varner; Missa Miller, Doris Koonce; Mrs. Miller, Ra chel Hunt; Annabelle, Edith But ler; Doris Gain, Mabel Hamlet; Mrs. Cain, Sadie Whitley; Bert Gilman, Henry Durham; Chuck Wilson, Charles Varner. The characters for the other two plays have not been se lected. serious. The Pointer staff joins the student body in wishing her a very speedy recovery. We are glad to welcome Miss Clara Whitehead back after a period of sickness. STUDENT COUNCIL TRAINS LEADERS The Student Council for the past two weeks has taken up, under the direction of Miss Louise Hunter, the philosophy of Fret- well and McKnown, in the book, “Extracurricular Activities.” This course includes the quali fications of students for leader ship, such as: Cooperation, “fel lowship,” self-direction, and hon esty. The class is conducted in order that our student leaders will better know how to execute their offices, and teach their their offices, and teach their fel low-students to be better citizens. Student Council continues their regular activities in connection with the various committees while studying this philosophy. The pur pose of the course is to help these students to find their goal and the best way to obtain to that end, instead of rushing head long into something they know nothing about. SOPHOMORE CLASS TO GIVE MOTION PICTURE “Bulldog Drummond At Bay,” a full length mystery movie, will be presented by the sopho more class on Tuesday, January 23. Only sophomores will at tend this presentation, to which a small admission charge will be made. T’his is the first pro ject undertaken by the sopho mores. PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES PRESENT CHAPEL PROGRAM “The Original Greentop Phaw- tauqua Co.” made up of talent from the girls’ physical educa tion classes, presented an exhi bition of folk dances, music, and tumbling gymnastics for the sophomores at their assembly program on T'hursday. “Pop Goes the Weasel,” “The Girl I Left Behind,” and “Three Blind Mice,” an interpretation of the song in dance form, were folk dances performed by the sophomore gym classes. “Swanee River,” a clog, featured Lorraine Durham and Jackie Conrad. A quartet, composed of Maxie Crowder, Annie Louise Brown, Ella Lou Taylor, and Bobby Gayle, sang “My Highland Lad die.” Clowns from the circus, rep resented by the gym classes, performed several tumbling gym nastics, followed by the build ing of various pyramids. Miss Nell Stallings, director of girls’ physical education classes, supervised the product ion, using girls from the jun ior and senior classes, as well as sophomores.
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