Page Four
THE POINTER
Friday, November 8, 1940
LOWER HOUSE FINALLY SET
FOR ACTION; PREXY HAPPY
There was a broad smile on
Student Council President
George Humphrey’s face last
last week as he saw the lower
house of the student council
finally in regular session and
settled down for what Jooks
now to be a banner year for
High Point high school in the
field of student government.
The loop hole which some obser
vers at first thought might threat
en the power of the lower house
seems to have been sealed at once
by the members of the assembly.
Some thought that it would be hard
to get quorem for meetings since
they are held after school, but
the constitutents of certain mem
bers are so behind the lower house
that attendance is at a peak.
In addition to the great advance
made by the student government
at High Point high school, the
council is concerned with plans for
future events as this year is about
as full as any student council could
take care of.
PICTURE UNDECIDED ON
The feature picture which the
council is considering as a project
has not been definitely decided up
on yet; however, the lower house is
going to pass finally upon it in the
next session.
Watson Anderson, representative
from room 306, stated in the second
meeting of the lower body that
certain circumstances of ani undis
closed nature were present about
the school, and were disgracing the
campus. He asked that action be
taken in that particular, and counr
cil members are still debating their
authority in such matters of break
ing rules.
G. O. P. Candidate Bows Before ‘‘The
Champ” As Students Ignore Blowing
Promise of “New World” Re
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The young Demos ran true to
their colors Tuesday when they
gave Roosevelt an overwhelming
majority over Willkie. Most of the
students didn’t even look to see who
was running on the Republican
ticket, they just made their mark
in the circle on the Democratic
side.
“The Champ” was predicted a fa
vorable win over his opponet Mr.
Willkie. Willkie’s followers were
hopeful, but doubtful as to their
chances of their favorite winning.
The final count of the land
slide, was Roosevelt — Wallace
956; WMkie-McNary - 364. This
count left the Willkie followers on
the pessimistic side throughout tht
day. However “The Champ’s”
boosters were very confident as to
his election in the nation wide polls.
Wendell Willkie asserted that if
he was elected that he would give
us a new .world. Evidently the stu
dent’s prefer the world as we have
it now with “The Champ” heading
the whole shebang. Another thing
that Mr. Willkie pumped into his
colleagues was that the vote would
be a horse race. Something tragic
must have happened in Willkies
stables. His attendants failed to
give him a “rub down” or more
than likely they overlooked a lame
leg. The Demos evidently overlook
ed nothing and was sure of a fleet
footed race.
The Demos received an over
whelming majority in both County
and State elections, thus showing
that the “old machine’s” cogs were
oiled and clicking in precision.
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ADDITIONAL UNIFORMS ADD
COLOR TO CAME TONICHT
Due to the addition of new uni
forms, the High Point High eighty
piece crack band will parade in full
regalia tonight.
, The uniforms, in addition to the
spectacular maneuvers will add co
lor and zest to the game tonight.
Marching under the handicap of
“whites” for nearly all the season
the enthusiasm of the band was
gradually sinking. Tonight all the
fans will see a fast marching snap
py band.
Mr.Davis states that the pro
gram tonight will be entirely pa
triotic.
Compliments of
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Dorothy Peterson, above, charm
ing young mistress of the marim
ba, made a hit with local music
lovers in her appearance on the
third College Festival show last
week.
AIR RAID
Zooming planes and bursting
bombs gave High Pointers a taste
of war as men and women stood
with bated breath while a pilot
“ringed a target” over the South
ern Furniture Exposition building
with a smoke ring. This, was done
to outline the target for pilots in
bombing planes.
The mock air raid was staged by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, October 26, at 4 o’clock
over the business section of the
city. It was held in connection
with the National Air Show Held
Sunday, October 27, at the Greens
boro-High Point Airport.
AWARDS OFFERED BY
SCHOLASTIC MAGAZINE
(Continued from page 1)
date for the Awards is March 26,
1941.
In the literary division, awards
are given in the classifications of
poetry, essay, short story, literary
article, book review, historical ar
ticle, one-act play, radio play, jour
nalism, current events, humor, and
autobiographical sketch.
■ No entry fee is charged. A
sample entry blank is shown in
the October 14 issue of Scholastic
Magazine. Manuscripts should be
addressed to Scholastic Awards
Literary Committee, 220 Ea§j; 42nd
Street, New York, N. Y. All work
must be sent to arrive by March
26, 1941. Students who receive
prizes or honorable mentions will
be notified personally through the
principal of their school.
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SENIOR CLASS HAS
STORMY SESSION
(Continued From Page One)
nual members will be -unfair to the
Pointer.” Promptly the president
stated that the editor could serve
on the committee.
PERFORMS TONIGHT
The husky looking lad above is
Douglas Case, who hails from
Erie, Pa., and will perform for
the college against their rival op
ponents, Guilford College, in the
scheduled doubleheader.
THOMAS DODAMEAD
ON THE WAY TO TOP
1940 GRADUATES ON PARADE
OTHER BUSINESS
Before the annual monopolized
the floor the president discussed campus looks someSvhat va-
with the class a plan offered by =ant without the seniors of last
by Mr. Hugh Smart of the local ^^ound, so it ih natural for
theatres (details of which appear
elsewhere). Also a treasurer’s
report disclosed that the class was
in poor financial shape, contrary
to belief that the seniors were in
possession of ample money.
Significant was the passage of
a motion which will assure the
seniors of having a prom this
year if the juniors pass the meas
ure, and that is but a formality.
The vote was unanimous for the
junior-senior prom.
PATRIOTIC EDITORIAL
For SAFETY
For ECONOMY
For PROMPTNESS
The railways have reduced the number of locomotives in
use by increasing the power- of the average locomotive.
From 1916 to 1938 the tractive power of the average
steam locomotive has been raised from 33,188 pounds to
49,803 pounds, an increase of 50 per cent.
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to be so high that comparatively
few students could buy it. The same
people who cried we were not for
the majority are the same ones who
propose this Annual which could
not possibly reach many students,
and would favor only a selfish few!
Out of the nearly fifteen hund
red students here, we have been
able to sell the POINTER to only
700 of them, and the cost is only
60c a year, payable by semesters.
How can they explain that? If the
Pointer can be sold to but 700
people at 60c, how many people are
going to buy an Annual at around
two or three dollars ? How many
people? That should be considered.
To those who take a selfish at
titude and demand the Annual
when they know other activities
which it would of necessity shut
out would benefit more students.
The Pointer offers this challenge:
Answer all of the arguments that
have preceded, and show how we
can have an Annual, a prom, and
a Pointer, and this publication will
be behind you. The answer which
you have been giving, “We can do
it, if we all try,” will not do. We
must have substantial plans for
publishing an Annual, and after
due consideration, using what our
graduating class found last year,
we find that an Annual is out of
the question and possible only for
a select selfish few. So we ear
nestly entreat you to consider both
sides, and if you do, there can be
but one decision. So when the sen
ior class meets, seniors,’ vote
against the Annual and assure the
success of other class activities
which it may wreck, and most of
all, a vote against the Annual is a
vote for the masses, and a vote for
a better senior class, a better prom,
and a better school paper.
The time may come when an An
nual might be possible, and advis
able, but now Students, and parti
cularly Seniors, you cannot help
but face the facts, which have been
presented. Vote against the annual,
and do yourself, your friends, and
your school a service which will
not be forgotten.
On November 1, all students of
the High Point City Schools re
ceived a holiday while the teachers
attended the eighteenth annual
convention of the Northwestern
District Teachers Association in
Winston-Salqp.
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while most of all the money in the
coffers took an about face to g;o
out but to come in. After playing
several local dances, Dodamead
signed a summer contract with the
management of city lake to play at
the park weekly. There were hund
reds of people saw, heard and re
membered Dodamead.
REORGANIZATION
After school’s beginning this
year, Dodamead reorganized his
band, changed the name and the
theme. He can play it hot, but his
fame rests in the plaintive notes
which he coaxes from the trombone
in Tommy Dorsey style. His sax
section has come from a little
squeeky corn jug, to a full rich
well rounded, section. The brass is
hot, but mighty good. Rides, special
arrangements all come under Doda-
mead’s baton.
Best addition to his band, and
now the feature novelty attraction
in Thomas Henderson, high school
drum major on the drums. His
flailing of the skins draws plenty
of comment and draws the crowds.
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In some lands today young men
and women are gladly giving their
lives in battle for their govern
ments. This same spirit of pa
triotism, love, and loyalty on our
parts in peacetime will help great
ly in paying our debt to America.
A group of young people were
seated about a radio. As they
laughed and talked, suddenly the
strains of the “Star Spangled Ban
ner” filled the roof. Someone
shouted, “Stand up, everybody.
Don’t you hear what they are
playing?” But no one arose, and
a lively discussion followed.
“Aren’t we patriotic?” one sarcas
tically asked. “We do not even
trouble ourselves to arise any
more at times like this unless we
want to.” “Yes, and people don’t
remove their hats when the flag
goes by in a parade like they used
to.” “And we don’t sing our pa
triotic songs as if we mean them,
either,” still another added. “And
we criticize our president and gov
ernment instead of praising and
trying to help,” a last one said.
Someone has made the statement,
“Our government has some imper
fections, but I believe that it is
still the best in the world.” This
is a good thought for us as we
view our country. If we do not
stand up for our laws and express
patriotic devotion to our land, who
will? There are alien forces in
America today that are striving
through subtle means to tear down
our appreciation of our govern
ment.Should they succeed, America
is doomed. “To the colors” then for
all red-blooded Americans. Let us
keep America the “land of the free
and the home of the brave” by re
viving the old-time patriotism prac
tised by our forefathers.
One of the surest ways of pay
ing our debt to our country is by
upholding its ideals. It was found
ed upon certain principles and it is
the keeping of these that will con
tinue to make our country great.
A speaker said recenty that we
can find the ideals of America in
her flag. Can you visualize the
flag? Look at it; note the beau
tiful red and white stripes and
field of blue studded with stars.
What does it symbolize? The red
stands for devotion which meant
shedding of blood for our present-
day freedom. The white symbol
izes purity and intelligence. And
the field of blue stands for the
kind of truth which shall make us
free. And what of the forty-
eight stars? In addition to the for
ty-eight states, they stand for
Him, who is back of the stars as
our strength and guide, God, the
Father.
Devotion, prity, and intelligence,
truth, and worship of God—^these
are the ideals of America and we
must uphold them in peace as well
as war. In fact, it sometimes takes
just as much heroism to live for
these ideals as it does to die for
them. The real citizen will exer
cise his voting privilege in uphold
ing these, and will so live that his
life will testify to the effectiveness
of free America’s ideals.
us to wonder what has happened
to them;
Dear old U. N. C. won the
hearts of six of our boys, Grady
Morgan, editor of last year’s
Pointer; N. L. Garner, of the busi-
nesh department of the Pointer
and leading actor; Jack Hussy,
football and basktball star; Carl
Justice, football player, and Chas.
Edwards—“Edderds.”
Roy Briggs, Jr. and Richard
Hargett are studying hard at N.
C. State College in Raleigh.
Among the Freshmen at David
son are Charles Brockmann and
Bill Simfons.
Pat Abel, Florence Ellis, Irma
Siceloff, Lib Lindsay, Dot Miller,
Julia Marsh, Christine Lentz, Mull
Lutz, Nan Clapp, Rachel Hunt,
Lucy Belle Payne, Virginia But-
ner, Carmell Lambeth, Helen Mc-
Bee, Betty Jo Hauser, Juanita
Thayer, Bessie Silman, Virginia
Ruth Robin and Mary Helen Daves
are gracing the campus of W. C.
U. N. C.
Leading the list, is High Point
College with 34. They are: Hazel
Paschal, Frances Ethel Clinard,
Edward Robbins, Eloise Cecil, Vir
ginia B. Hutchens, Stanley Freed
man, Jackie Kennedy, Kathleen
Malpass, Lalane Posey, Leon So-
chrin, Marie Snider, Martha Var
ner, Walter Sink, Brantley Hucks,
Gene Thacker, William Troxler,
Lilly Mae Moore, Hannah Camp
bell, Barbara Matthews, Ramona
Redman, Kent Dennis, Wiley Er
win Biles, Ktherine Cranford, E.
B. Barnes, Jr., Richard Bennett,
Jimmy Ellis, Virginia Gibson, Lula
Preston ..Smith, Claude —Miles
Gantt, Jr., Doris E. Koonce, Anne
B. Auman, and Albert Dewey
Ridge, Jr. ,
Thurman Homey, football and
basketball player; Betty Lou War
ner, Business Manager of Pointer;
Bus Overcash, sports editor; Stev
en Clark, Jr., and Doris Johnson
have gone to Duke.
Among the freshmen at McCal-
lie are Charles Ward and Brad
ford Thomas.^
Anne Muse and Mary Ruth
Brower have gone to Appalachian,
while Emmogene Shields is at
Meredith College.
Mary Jane Wilson, last year’s
cheerleader, has gone to Judson
College in Marion, Alabama.
Martha Anne Harrison has gone
to Guilford College.
Way down south at the Univer
sity of Miami, has gone Frances
D. Hedrick; while way up north
is Helen Davis at Pratt, in Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Arthur Utley has gone to the
Citadel, and Betsy Yow to Asn-
ley Hall in Charleston, S. C.
SOAP CONTEST
Announcement of the 17th an
nual competition for small sculp
tures in white soap for the Proc
ter and Gamble prizes has been
made by the National soap sculp
ture committee. Entries must
reach the committee by midnight
May 15, 1941. Any high school
student may enter the contest.
Cash prizes totaling $2,200 will
be awarded in three classes—ad
vanced amateur, senior, junior,
and special group reproduction
awards. Competitors may enter
any number of soap sculptures,
choosing their owni subjects.
(Continued from page 1)
lege, with Jack Edwards, newly
elected president, acting as toast
master, and Dr. L. R. Meadows,
president, delivering the address
of the evening, “Essentials of De
mocracy.”
Still later, a semi-formal dance
was held in the Greenville High
School with Billy Kanoff and his
orchestra furnishing the music for
the occasion.
On Saturday morning the gen
eral business session took place
with the Committee reports, re
ports of national meeting of stu
dent officers, old business, election
of officers, and special music by
the Greenville Glee Club.
Officers elected for the year ’41-
’42 were: Pi’esident, Jack Edwards,
Greenville; vice-president, Herman
Roach, Raleigh; secretary, Lelia
Atkinson, Greensboro. Next year’s
congress will be held in Charlotte.
Among the many attractions to
be found in Greenville, the main
one was the local tobacco markets.
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Margie Wagner is attending
Furman in Greenvill, S. C.
Ruth Daphine Edwards will be
at Coker College in Hartsville, S.
C.
Woody Brinson is at Riverside
in Gainsville, Ga.
Ella Lou Taylor is at Salem
College in Winston-Salem.
Barbara Bradley is attending
Catawba College; also two of our
football players, Clifton Furgur-
son and Harry Wagner.
Ava Neil Taylor and Marian
Martin have entered Montreat
College in Montreat, N. C.
Berl Hunnewell has gone to V.
P. I. in Blacksburg, Va.
Mabel McMuray is attending
Newcomb College, the Tulane Uni
versity of Louisiana at New Or
leans, La., and Martha Elizabeth
Howell is attending Asheville Nor
mal and Teachers College at Ashe
ville.
Frances Holton is at Sullins in
Bristol, Va.
Jeam Lackey is at Mary Baldwin
College.
Clarice George picked the Pro
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Virginia.
Campbell College at Buies Creek
drew Mittie Lou Bell and the
Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte,
drew Annie Louise Brown.
Attending Lenoir-Rhyne are Ra
chel Conrad and Donree Setzer.
Cecil Prince, our student council
president, is attending Pasadena
Junior College.
Ruth Etta Leonard and Lillie
Gordon Hicks are in training at
the Baptist Hospital, in Winston-
Salem.
Martha Tilden and Mary Irene
Robinson are at Martha Washing
ton in Fredericksburg, Va.
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