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Volume XVIII, Number 8
High Point, N. C., Friday, January 24, 1941
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WHISPERING
GRASS
By Bill Currie
Dear readers, this is a Grass to
end grasses. We have received so
much criticism
about this corner
that it will cease
to be, and will be
like a withered
hoola skirt after
this issue, that
is, unless you still
want the thing.
Since this may be
the last time, we have tried to
write something worthwhile, a se
ries of open letters.
Dear G. H.:
From time to time this year we
have had dealings with you of one
nature or another, and throughout
the fall we have formed a very
high opinion of you. You have a
brilliant future, since you are a
cheerleader, and generally respect
ed by all students. In time, we
don’t doubt but that you will be
a succ^s in whatever line of en
deavor you choose. While all that
is true, let us commend to you
this thought:
Don’t let these things affect
you too much. Some of the things
you do aren’t exactly what could
be expected from you. For in
stance, it is not only impolite, but
a distinctive mark of ill-breeding
to refuse a date with one boy, and
give it to another on the same
night. I refer you to Emily Post
for information along that line.
Furthermore, you aren’t very con
siderate of people in general.
Boys and girls alike
don’t particularly
ignore and often
wrong impression. We hope that
you will think these matters over,
and take them in the spirit they
are given, and in that way you
won’t let your future success slip
through your fingers.
?Iy,
Bill
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mESSFOL; FUM
Athletics, and Clubs Are
Looking to Bright Coming
Months; Past Satisfactory
whom you
like you
give the
Dear J. R.:
We have nothing for you ex
cept orchids. Although we have
not known you long, throughout
that time you have been an ideal
friend, and have generally exhibit
ed yourself as a gentleman of the
highest breeding.
One thing about you that we like
is that you are considerate of oth
ers, always remembering the other
fellow, and you possess an unself
ish attitude, marked by generosity
which we think highly commend
able.
While we have no kick to make
about you, we think you ought to
take stock of yourself and see if
everything you believe and trust
in is on the square. It would be a
terrific tragedy for a young man,
so fine as you are, to be dissolu-
sioned and possibly hurt by some
thing that is a magnificient fraud.
Doubtless you will know what we
are referring to, and we hope that
you will look into this matter.
All that glitters is not gold,
neither does all gold gliter, so
look yourself square in the eye,
and remember that while the pres
ent is rosy, you should- prepare for
the future.
Your sincere friend.
Bill
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Now that a new semester
has arrived, we can look back
with pleasure upon the first
semester and see just what
has been accomplished during
the first four and a half
months.
The football team met with a
disastrous season, winning ony
three games, tieing one, and losing
six. The soccor team also won few
games, but the sportmanship dis
played by both the players and
fans was remarkable.
Basketball, however, promises, to
give the Bison more prestige, and
the team has already started what
looks like a successful season.
Wrestling will be determined main
ly by the success of the youngsters
on this year’s club, as several
lettermen of last year’s squad will
not be back.
After making an admirable show
ing durng the football season, the
band, under a new leader, Mr. Jas.
Davis, has gone on to give success
ful radio programs.
The orchestra presented its first
concert of the year- in November,
at which time it admirably present
ed the G Minor Symphony by Mo
zart, generally conceded to be one
of the most difficult musical com
positions to play with finnesse.
Only last Wednesday, the Stu
dent Council presented the moving
picture, “Trans-Atlantic Merry-Go
Round,” featuring Jack Benny, to
obtain funds for the fforthcoming
Life Adjustment Conference.
(The POINTER has been enlarg
ed has been and made better in
many ways.
The Masque and Gavel Society
was organized by Miss Goodman
and Mr. Sam Smith to coach the
students who were admitted to the
socety n the arts of pubic speak
ing and dramatics.
The National Athletic Scholar
ship Society has just been organiz
ed by Mr. Simeon. Both intrumen-
tal athletics and recipients of mon
ograms are now eligible for the so
ciety, although only winners of
monograms formerly eligible for
the society.
Classes in training for National
Defense are now in progress in the
high school shops, largely through
the efforts om Mr. Judish in his
diversified occupatons’ work.
The POINTER movie has just
been completed by Mr. Baldwin,
and was the feature of this morn
ing’s assembly program.
All in all, we’ve had a successful
first semester and we must now
work hard to make the second and
final semester even more success
ful than the first.
This is Miss Virginia Frank,
high school orchestra conductor,
who led the school symphony in
a concert of swing last Monday.
Her achievements were received
with enthusiastic applause. The
orchestra will present a concrt
soon. ^
Orchestra Is
Turning to a
Group of Cats
School Musician Get “Hep’
In Assembly, Competing
With Dodamead for Swing
Honors.
JUNIORS LAUNCH SALES
GAMPAICN FOR FUNOS
RETRACTION
In the last Issue of the
POINTER, an article appeared
on the “mutiny” in Tommy
DodameadSs band. The situation
was grossly exaggerated, and
the POINTER is glad to retract
the story and offers its apolo
gies.
Members of the audience first
stared, listened, then sat up and
patted their feet in accompaniment
to the solo part played by Trump-
eteer Homer Haworth in “Pav-
anne” at the assembly program
given by the high school symphony
orchestra at the assembly program
Friday morning.
Never before in the annals of
H. P. H. S. history had such a
thing taken place.^To think of the
high school symphony orchestra in
competition wth Thomas Doda
mead!
After hearing “Pavanne,” fea
turing the solo part of Haworth,
the audience nearly went wild. Be
cause of the tumultuous applause
received, the orchestra played “Pa
vanne” through the second time,
receiving even more applause.
Mixed with the modern music
was Hungarian Dance Number
Five, which, said Miss Frank, was
more in her line than the modern
music.
The program was as follows:
“Pavanne,” “OT Man River,”
“Hungarian Dance Number Five,”
and “The Man I Love.”
This same program probably will
be given by the orchestra at its
next concert, on Sunday afternoon,
January 26.
Mr. Baldwin, our scince prof,
has turned from a mere teacher,
to a movie producer as well. He
wrote, directed, produced, and
photographed the POINTER mo
vie which the students will see
soon. Our hats are off to him.
Seniors Have
Dull Meeting;
Floor Quiet
Annual Committee Reports; Play
Passed, Mascot Discussed, Com
mittees Appointed Tuesday.
Best Conference In School History
Now Being Planned; Clyde Erwin
To Deliver The Keynote Address
POINIER MOVIE lOPS
E
Baldwin Produces and Shows
Movie of Pointer in Produc
tion; Prize To Be Awarded
ATTENDANCE BETTER THAN
LAST YEAR; MENDENHALL
Miss Anna Mendenhall, dean,
has stated that the attendance rec
ord of this school year has thus
far been superior to that of last
year, especially during the period
preceeding the Christmas holidays.
She expressed her desire for the
continuation of such a record and
her belief that the students would
endeavor to keep the record. Miss
Mendenhall further stated that she
was depending upon their efforts.
Yesterday morning at their
reg;ular class meeting the juniors
accepted and began work on the
annual Curtis subscription cam
paign.
The class convened with Presi
dent Bill Sizemore presiding.
Sizemore presented to the class
the plan of selling magazines to
raise money for the Junior-Sen
ior Prom fund.
Mr. B. A. Lowery, a represen
tative of the Curtis Company, ex-
pained the campaign in detail,
presenting some interesting facts
about salesmanship and about the
various publications offered. He
told of prizes to be given to
groups and individuals with high
sales.
Several members of the senior
class have expressed their willing
ness to aid the juniors in every
way they can in their new under-
Eighteen Students Inducted Into New
Masque and Gavel Society Monday
Adhering to the pressing need
for a business session, the senior
class came to life last Tuesday
when President Gloria Ilderton
called the second meeting of the
year to order.
In spite of the fact the class had
not met since October, there was
little business other than routine
matters that made the floor. In the
silence of the classes’ argumenta
tive element, most of the talking
came from the chair. ,
Arthur Kaplan, chairman of the
ill-fated annual committee, made
the expected report against the
annual. After a brief questioning
by Luther Brown, the recommend
ation of the committee was ac
cepted by the chair and declared
the policy of the class, although no
vote was taken.
The president stated the pur
poses of a senior play and the
class voted unanimously to have
one.
It was then brought up A-hat
the class must select a mascot, and
the date for taking care of that at
the called meeting to be called
next Tuesday.
Although some committee chair
men were appointed in regard to
the prom, no definite section has as
yet been taken. Naturally, there
will have to be a joint meeting of
the junior and senior classes for
consideration of prom issues, but
no definite time has been announc
ed for that meeting yet.
Mr. Thomas Baldwin, school mo
vie photographer, has recently
made an interesting movie show
ing the vital steps in putting out
the POINTER.
The movie shows steps carried
out from the time of assignments
to covering the story and then to
the news room. This will acquaint
future members of the journalism
class with the many difficulties
that arrive when producing the
school paper.
The picture will be shown in
collaboration with the POINTER
subscription drive, to take place
today. The movie will be presented
free of charge to the student body.
Mr. Baldwin has taken great
pains to take pictures of the staff
at actual work and not “put on,”
or fake pictures. You will laugh
to see some of the feudal scenes
that take place in the print shop.
You will change to a melancholy
mood to see the advertising mem
bers refused an ad, and see the ex
pression of their faces. They are
autographed with despair.
You will thrill at the dignity in
which Editor Bill Currie performs
his difficult duties.
All in all, students, this is a pic
ture you will all enjoy. You will
see it in the near future. The first
homeroom getting the most sub
scriptions will receive a valuable
prize.
10 BE ADDED 10
L TO IMPROVE
L
$65,000,000 Appropriated By
County for New Work;
Date of Beginning Unknown
Loraine Mac Dowell wishes to
announce to her friends that she
has moved from her former home
on Park Street to 1107 Adams
Street.
SOPHOMORES TO HAVE LAST
MEETING SOON; SEE MOVIE
The sophomore class has sched
uled a second and final meeting of
the year. Mr. K. Smith, adviser,
states that the aim of this meeting
is to promote greater activity in
the various clubs on the part of
sophomores.
Representatives of the different
clubs and departments will be pre
sent to give the class members
some idea as to what actually takes
place in their respective clubs. This
program will be presented in the
near future.
Mr. Ball, representative of the
Standard Oil Company, presented
a movie, “Friction Fighters,” to
the sophomores last week. This pic
ture was an excellent example of
photography, as well as being ed
ucational.
As announced on January 13,
the Guilford county treasury has
appropriated the sum of $66,000
to the needs of High Point high
school.
It has been announced by school
officials that the money be
used for enlarging the left
wing of the building. The con
struction will face Chestnut Street
and be two storys in height. The
new space will be devoted to the
Diversified Occupations depart
ment of the school, g'here will
be a new class-room for student
groups, a newly equipped ma
chine-shop, with the remainder of
the remainder addition devoted to
regular classrooms.
Although no definite date has
been set for the work to begin,
it is expected that it will be start
ed in the immediate future and
be ready for occupancy by the
1941-1942 school term.
Dr. Hamm of
Burlington Is
Also Coming
Interesting Panels and Tea
Dance to Feature February
Event.
Society for Bright
Athletes Is Formed
A local chapter of the National
Athletic Scholarship Society is be
ing organized here by Mr. Simeon,
head of the physical education de
partment, for the benefit of High
1400 chapters representing High
Point athletes. There are other
schools in every state in the
Union.
The aims of the society are
four-fold: to foster high scholar
ship among boy athletes, to stim
ulate a desire for balanced train
ing, to elevate the ideals of sports
manship, and to develop more out
standing leaders in the high
schools of the United States.
Any boy in senior high school is
eligible under the following reg
ulations: be must have earned an
athletic letter having taken an
active part in either a major or
minor sport, his average for three
consecutive semesters, before, at
the time of, or after he has earn
ed his letter must average at least
a “C,” and he must have exempli
fied the highest type of citizen
ship and sportsmanship.
The fee of ten cents for each
new member is charged to cover
partially the cost of certificates,
cards, and"mailing.
The Social Standards Con
ference is an event that we
would not miss for the world.
The fact that it only comes
once a year is also one reason
that we enjoy it so much.
There will be two panel discussions
as usual this year. There will also
be a selecton of new sepakers for
the panel discussions. This is one
feature of the conference.
For those students who went to
the Burlngton Conference you will
be pleased to know that Rev. Ham
will speak in the morning for de-
votionals. For those who haven’t
heard Rev. Hamm you will enjoy
him very much.
The keynote address will be de
livered by Dr. Clyde A. Erwin,
State Superintendent of Public In
struction. Dr. Erwin is a noted
speaker. He has a pleasant manner
in the way that he speaks, which
is interesting and forceful. This
address will be broadcast through
the facilities of WMFR. This will
enable your parents who cannot at
tend this conference a chance to
hear the splendid things that you
will hear.
Student Council President, Geo.
Humphries, states that he believes
this year’s conference will be the
best that he has ever attended in
this high school.
The highlight of the conference
wil be the tea dance after the pan
els in the afternoon. This was en
joyed by everyone last year and
everyone had a grand time. This
year it will be even bigger and bet
ter than last year.
Students, let us cooperate with
the Student Council and have the
best conference that we have ever
had. The sophomores who have not
attended a conference will be high
ly pleased wih this conference that
will enlighten your mind as to the
occupation that you wish to pursue
in your later years.
Please bear this in mind, unless
we cooperate, this conference will
be a failure.
Joe Whitley, son of Principal
and Mrs. D. P. Whitley, has re
turned to Annapolis and has re
sumed his studies after an extend
ed illness.
SNOOPING WITH THE MYSTIC THREE
Eighteen students of High Point
high school were initiated into the
Masque and Gavel Society—to pro
mote better speech in secondary
schools—January 17, at High Point
high school auditorium.
Presiding over the meeting were
Mr. Sam Smith, coach of debating
team, and Miss Ruth Goodman, ad
viser of dramatic club. Mr. Smith
called the meeting to order, ex
plained why the Masque and Gavel
Society was formed in High Point
high school. The society being a
charter chapter in High Point is to
promote better speech and drama
tics.
The charter members who were
inducted into this club were se
lected by the faculty on the basis
of oral work in classrooms, as well
as achievements in the speech and
dramatics clubs. They are: Gloria
Ilderton, Cathryn Albertson, Luth
er Brown, Doris Culler, Bill Cur
rie, Anna Lee Hicks, Garnett Hen-
sh'aw, George Humphreys, Mar
garet McIntyre, Ruby Parker, Ma
vis Peace, Sara Ray, Edythe Seck-
ler, James Terry, Mary Anne
Thomas, Royster Thurman, Clark
Wilson, and Mary Jo Wilson.
Mr. Smith asked these members
an oath, then they signed their
name on the charter and received
the Masque and Gavel pin and cer
tificate.
After the formal induction, an
informal program was given by
Sara Ray and Royster Thurman.
A test of the member’s knowledge
of school, national, and literary af
fairs was the subject of the first
contest, which was won by Clark
Wilson. During this contest, the
capable editor of the POINTER,
Bill Currie, and the smiling presi-
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By THE MYSTIC THREE
We, the Secret Three, have look
ed over this campus from one end
to the other, and, during our
search, we have uncovered facts
which would make old ladies’ blood
run cold, and which would make
the sweet young thing’s ears prick
up.
When you sat under that tree
sublimely holding your girl’s hand,
thinking how wonderful she look
ed ,and saying about the same, you
didn’t see us there, but we were,
and we heard every word.
Now, let’s get to a specific fact.
You, no doubt, remember in the
last issue of the POINTER, our
good friends. Seek, Snoop, and
Snitch, told you all about Blimp
Bencini and his dates. Well, we
thought that was fine, but we have
found something new. Not only is
Blimp a typical boy, but he goes
even further, he is a magnificent
lover.
But let’s let him alone. Let’s try
another source. You all know the
best looking boy in school, don’t
you. Well, here’s a little from one
of his love letters:
“Darling,
“I cannot begin to tell you how
much I love you. Since you have
come into my life, things have
been different, but I fear that my
happiness is short lived. You have
other loves, I know. I am only a
breeze in your hurricane of life,
an emaciated dog in your fine cir
cus of life, oh!! what a life to live,
and what a death to die, ’twere bet
ter I should shoot myself, and end
it all.”
That went on for several pages,
but we won’t go further with it
since we have oodles of other great
stuff to tell you.
Now, perhaps one of the most
pathetic fellows in all our school
is “Fate” Sasser. He loves, what
a love, violent, unswerving, but
ever silent. He hopes that some
day his love will be rewarded, but
a convertible stands between him
and his love.
Let’s take Violet Yokeley, that
beautiful girl who has Rochell on
a leash. She has an hour glass fig
ure, and believe us, she’s making
every minute count. They say Jack
is coming along just for the ride,
but he says openly that it’s one of
the nicest rides he ever took. We
don’t doubt that, no, not at all,
since Violet can dhnce, and goes
over well in a crowd at a social
event.
Just to show you that we’re on
the square, we’ll tell on Currie,
that is, if he doesn’t cut this para
graph out. Yeold editor is in love.
We guarantee it, but it will spare
a lot of feelings is we don’t tell
whom'it is. We know, though, and
what a lotta gossip that would be
if it were revealed.
Jack Preston, whose brogs are
getting old, and whose pants are
more droop than drape, says that
one love is better than a whole
mess, and that’s his philosophy of
life.
This, we admit, is silly, but we
thought you’d like it. Therefore, if
you want more features similar to
this, please tell members of the
POINTER staff, they’ll tell us.
Don’t tr to find out our identity,
you’d be surprised.
Girl Reserves Are
Planning Full Year
Numerous events for the Girl
Reserves clubs of the Y. W. C. A.
are being scheduled for the near
future.
A highlight of the Wednesday
and Thursday night clubs is to be
a talk by two students from Ger
many who are now attending Wom
an’s College in Greensboro. Plans
for a banquet and scavenger hunt
are being considered by the Thurs
day night club, but, as yet, they
are indefinite.
The Wednesday night club has
been active lately. A card dance
was given by this club, and at re
cent meetings the girls have made
necklaces and other novelties.
The month of January has been
reserved by the True Blue Club for
the purpose of improving their
dancing ability. Mrs. W. E. Da
vis and Miss Carolina Dalton are
instructing the group. Though
newly organized, this club has al
ready undertaken many projects,
and the president, Julia Sears, pro--
phesies even more successful func
tions. Their plans include a dance,
which will be given sometime in the
spring.
NEW STUDENTS
We welcome these new students
to our midst, who have journeyed
far to be with us:
Joan Hansman, sophomore, who
hails from Chatham, N. Y.
The Melton sisters, Ruth Wayne
and Mae Nell, who come to us
from Milwaukee, Wis.
We sincerely hope you like us
and our ways.