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Obituary 1 THE POINTER Homecoming Issue The unexpected death of one of Lushville’s most prominent citizens, Mrs. J. Alphonse Du bai, has left the city in a tizzy today. Death came last night at t'velve o’clock. J. Alphonse Dubai, her late husband and prominent civic leader, may well be remembered as inventor of the chicken. At first, according to detec tive Sam Shovel, called in ear lier on the Dubai case, there was a very slight suspicion that foul play may have been involved in her death—even murder. But authorities quick ly quelled that rumor when Dr. Ima Quack, a local specialist, pronounced the cause of death as “over-indulgence of raw squash.’’ Shovel’s only state ment to reporters was: “I knew alia time there just wasn’t motive for murdering the ole ba-uh - Mrs. Dubai. There couldn’t have been; she was so sweet.” Funeral services for the wealthy dowager (along with several members of the Whirlie team) will be conducted at Deadwoed Graveyard Friday night after the game. Surviv ing is Veronica Dubai, her beautiful socialite daughter, who took the news strangely. Last word revealed that she was still clapping her hands and laughing. Flower girls will be members of the Sit |N’ Gossip Sewing Circle, to which Mrs. D. belonged. Pallbearers are beloved acquaintances of Mrs. Dubai; namely, O. U. Freezit, popular young iceman; I. Suem, Mrs. Dubai’s attor ney; Chris Anthem, the gar dener at the Dubai estate; the aforementioned Samuel Shovel; and Jim Allen. (This death notice is an out growth of a skit presented in the high school auditorium on Nov. 2 by the POINTER staff.) VOL. 27. No. 1 HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH POINT, N. C. NOVEMBER 2, 1948 Homecoming Features Bonfire, Parade, Dance 4* Cheerleaders Sponsor Gala Annual Event Falling leaves and friendly faces! The Junior pi ay cast takes time out from rehearsal for the pho tographer and a bit of Autumn sunshine. Seated (1. to r.) Bert Bragg, Mary Lou Dillon, Su zanne Slate, Margaret Stamey, Peggy Culler, Helen Gay, Robert Dixon, and Leroy McGuinn. Behind them are Bob Ladehoff, Billy Hatley, Tom Beaver, Max Shoaf, Ray Greene, and Robert Giles Joann Ronk is not pictured. StudentHandboohs Coming Soon Halloween Hop Held By Betas With its theme, Halloween, the first of the dances sponsored by the HPHS Beta club, was held The Key club of High Point High school will deliver its annual publication. High Point High School Directory and Students Handbook, to the homes of all high school students sometime in November. Members of the Key club have me ....e already started work on a direc- Town Meeting club will be held I /» I 1- _ l_ t ^1 VkXWXO . 1 J.L. . 1_ I - - c r»ll Cl VTf T1 r.l II" I I I I I ■ Saturday evening, October 30, - ^LaTe' the high school gymnasium. The dance was in the form of a masquerade. With the decora tions corresponding to the Hallo ween theme, jack o’-lanterns were scattered here and there over the gym. During intermission, refresh ments were sold and prizes were awarded. Music was provided by Vaughn Monroe, Sammy Kaye, Tommy Dorsey, and numerous other name bands, thanks to Coach Sim- eon’is phonograph. The members of the club state that this is the first of a series of dances scheduled for the school year. Plans are already under way for a Sadie Hawkins Dance in November. The Play^s The Thing — But ‘You Can^t Take It With You' Radio Club Has First Program The first program of the Junior plans go according to schedule, the book will be completed and mailed to the homes of all Senior High students. No charge will be made. This year’s publication will con tain, in addition to the names and addresses of all Senior High students, important information about each club and its work in this school. Every department will also be included. It will pro vide information to the parents concerning the policies of the school and the rules and regula tions governing the student body. Work was begun early this year on the directory so that it would he in the hands of students and parents during the entire (Continued on Page 4) Female Fan Here’s Why Fellers Get Gray Scene: Albion Millis Stadium. BrighTwhite lights flood a green grid iron field. Concrete and wooden stands groan under the weight of noisy crowds in bright woolen clothing. An autumn full moon rises over the pines to the north. c'haracters’: ^Tha1;^s ^ight, “characters”—those that compose HPHS student body, family, friends, and fans. Oh, and, incidente ly, there happens to be 22 uniformed men warming up out on the lighted field, but that’s a minor item. Why bother with trivi- Sound Effects; Indescribable—except when, occasionally, blue-and- white-clad cheerleaders down front manage to channel all tne voices into one yell. Then the band plays, the amplifier booms forth, more catcalls, bronx cheers, and whistles—as the major ettes shed their coats. , , . v -4. (Meanwhile, up in the stands, our hero and heroine have just found seats, arranged some blankets, opened the peanuts, un folded a program, and (whew!) gotten settled!) Conversation runs like this: She: (Plaintively) Honey, I’m cold. . . . .. .. He: Hmmmm. . . (referring to program) Ellingtons not starting. Hmmmmm. . . • , . j ^ She: Look at that fur wrap! Of all things to wear out to this dusty stadium! . , . , He: Their coach must be running from a single wing along with that “T”. Nice boot! She: Still wouldn’t mind having one. In grey mink, of course. (Amplifier sounds again, announcing line-ups as cocaptains meet in center-field for toss-up. Alert heroine notices.) She: I just don’t understand, Horace, why they let those boys get out there and match! He: That’s not it. Here, let me explain. . . (He enters into 15 explanation interrupted by 15 questions. Dead silence—except for cheerleaders, amplifier, and band. Then comes the halftime. As band marches across field led by high- stepping majorettes, we hear:) He: That is all. . . . right. Boy, lookit those gals strut! She: (Quickly pointing to program) Is this the same line-up? He: Whew! That one in the middle is really “gone.” She: Horace! (still pointing to program) Does a 7-man line_ have a quarterback? Horace, you can pull your eyes back in now; they’re leaving. (Team returns to field; play soon resumes.) She: Honey, I’m cold. . . . n the high school auditorium November 4 to better acquaint the students of High Point High school with the various school activities. Those participating in the dis cussion are Jackie Meekins, presi dent of the student body: Ruth r"llen Monroe; Margaret Little: Jane Beam; Bobby Padgett; Dewey Greer; and Kent Jackson. Each of these members of the Junior Town Meeting club will present the facts he has obtained from the different activity heads. An open discussion will then fol low the individual reports. All of the other members of the club will be prepared to carry on a further discussion in their English classes, in order to give the stu dents a better understanding of the program. Miss Ruth Goodman, adviser of the Junior Town Meeting club, states that during the second semester, programs will be pre sented over the air by the mem bers of this group. The Junior Town Meeting club was organized last year for the first time at Senior High. RINGS ORDERED FOR STUDENTS Orders and measurements for .junior and senior class rings were taken yesterday, November 1, in the school cafeteria by Mrs. John- sie Oakes Jackson, school secre tary. Following the taking of meas urements, Mrs. Jackson placed an order for the rings with Star En graving Company of Houston, Texas, with which the school has had a contract for a number of years. Lower the houselights and smear on that greasepaint for another Junior Play is coming up! On the evenings of November 18 and 20, the junior class will present a three-act comedy, You CanT Take It With You, written by nationally prominent play wrights, Moss Hart and George Kaufman, and directed by Mr. Louis Heniford. faculty member. Cast in the leading roles are Mary Lou Dillon and Tommy Beaver as the young lovers, Tony and Alice. Margaret Stamey per sonifies Penny Sycamore, a com fortable-looking, gentle, homey round little woman of about 60. Grampa, the head of the house, who made his peace with the world long, long ago, is played by Bill McGuinn. Others in the cast are Jo Ann Ronk as Essie, the eldest daughter; Robert Ladehoff as Ed, Essie’s husband; Max Shoaf, who plays the part of Paul, Penny’s husband; and Bert Bragg as the “Mad Russian,” Borris Kolenkov. The colored element is supplied by Peggy Culler in the character of Rheba, the maid, and bv Billy Hatley as Donald, her boy friend. Robert Giles and Helen Gay per form as Tony’s mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Kirby. The part of the exiled Russian Grand Duchess, Olga Katrina, falls upon the shoulders of Suzanne Slate. Ray Green as the representative of the Internal Revenue department; and Robert Dixon as Mr. De Pinna, just a man about the house, concludes the cast. Tickets will be on advance sale. As practice progresses toward curtain time, program, ticket, and house committees will complete all arrangements for the play. Homecoming festivities are hitting a high note in the history of High Point High this week end. A Thursday night bonfire- pep rally, a Friday parade with all the trimmings, the 8 P.M. clash between the Black Bison and Purple Whirlies footballers o f High Point and Greensboro, re spectively, and an after-the-game dance are scheduled to complete annual 1948 Homecoming activi ties for the High Point High student body and alumni. The kick-off for the celebra tions comes at 7:00 Thurs. night when a pep rally on the steps of Tower 1 will be staged. Prominent civic leaders including Mayor Earl Phillips, city manager T. E. Hinson, and school superintendent Charles Carroll will speak. Also scheduled to talk are Dr. J. G. Groome, Enterprise sports writer Bill Hackney, Principal D. P. Whitley, and Mr. Ralph Vance of the school administration. Bison athletes of former years. Bill Brewei’, Curt McDonald, Don Hooper, 0. B. Levina, and others will be on hand. Station WHPE- FM will broadcast the program. From here, the cheerleaders and band will lead a “snake dance,, to the athletic field for the bonfire and pep-rally. After great preliminary prep arations, by ^ouped homerooms, the Homecoming parade is due to leave school at 3:00 Friday and hit Main Street at 3:30. Po lice permission and escorts have been obtained and the H.P.H.S. band and cheerleaders will pre cede about 25 parade displays and floats. Immediately, following the gaine that night, the H.P.H.S. gym will be the scene of- a dance planned by a student council committee working with the cheerleaders. A special figure will be made at intermission to honor Bison play ers. A record console will furnish music and a small admission fee will be charged. Student Council Makes Headway Coming Up. . Nov. Nov. Nov. 5 Nov. 12 National Elections Junior Town Meet ing Homecoming Masque and Gavel Induction First Performance of Junior Play Nov. 19 Last football game— Reidsville Second Performance of Junior Play Nov. 18 Nov. 20 NEW MEMBERS TO BE INDUCTED The Masque and Gavel society, an honorary speech and dramatic organization, will hold its annual induction November 12 in the lo cal high school auditorium. The Rev. Albert G. Hale, new pastor of the First Baptist Church, will deliver the main address. The induction will be carried out by the newly elected officers of the club, which are as follows: Scotty Cook, president; Evelyn Nance, vice-president; Sara Bar rier, secretary; Joann White, treasurer; and Bob Neill, ser geant-at-arms. Plans are now being made by the present members of the club to present several plays before the student body later in the year. Two short plays have been chosen, and members have begun practice on “Love In Bloom”, the first to be given. “We’ve done so much, I can’t possibly name all of the things right now,” replied Jackie Mee kins, president of the student body, when asked, “What has our student council done in the two months since school has started?” Miss Meekins, who was elected president of the student body for 1948-1949, has worked tirelessly with the council since its forma tion last month. Periods have been set aside daily for council discussions on such topics as “What we expect from the faculty advisors of our student council.’ The discussions also prompted a revision of the student council constitution and by-laws, first written in 1929. Paul Conrad was appointed to head a committee which would investigate the con stitution and recommend changes. Also appointed is a social com mittee, whose duty it is to work along with the faculty in forming student entertainment. Standing Committees, such as the House and Grounds, Lost and Found, Traffic, Fire Drill, Bul letin Boards, and Social Standards Conference committees were re appointed with the following chairmen, respectively: Bill Craig, Suzanne Slate, Bobby Bundy, Kent Jackson, Gladys Hall, and Darrell Vuncannon. Another com mittee which has been put into operation for the first time in four years is the Amateur Show committee with Bobby Younts as chairman. To get other student govern ment ideas, and perhaps to give a few of their own. Miss Meekins and two other delegates, Heywood Washburn and Dot Kendall, along with Miss Louise Hunter, faculty advisor, attended the State As sociation of Student Councils in Henderson on October 18-20. Miss Hunter is now making plans for sending delegates to the Southern Association of Student Councils convention to be held in Mobile, Alabama, November 11-13.
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