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Page Two THE POINTER JANUARY 18, 1949 THE POINTER Published by the Students of High Point High School Member National Scholastic Press Association Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor .. Managing Editor Marilyn Robinette Bill McGuinn Allen Conrad News Editors Nancy Earle Jean Stamey Feature Editors Joann White Lib Martin Carolyn Andrews Bill Cecil Coldston Harris Marty Burton Scotty Cook Jon Barnes Jim Neely Allen Conrad Assistants Ann Shipwash Bill McCuinn Dick Boyles Bob Neill Jeanne Rigby Typists Loma Carner Business Manager Barbara Tilson Gladys Linthicum Assistants Ann Wright Advertising Manager Walter Lee Cibson Assistants Ralph Brown Carole Bock Betty Bowman Martha Neal Wanda Kindley Assistants Gaynelle Ingle Nancy Perryman Toan Crowder Miss F.i.eanor Young Business Advisor _ Mrs. Vera Walden The Important Thoughts Are you ever alone? Not lonely or merely un comfortably absent from someone to talk to, but just alone—alone to think, long and deep; by your self to think thoughts that arise above the busy everyday workings of your mind—the important thoughts. Youth is often accused of being frivolous and empty-headed, never thinking beyond a Saturday date, the latest fad or record, or just a big time. Accused unjustly? That’s up to you. Only in solitude can you really come to an un derstanding with yourself. The person who can af ford to be alone with himself often and long ac quires a sort of personal dignity which is dissi pated and lost in any other kind of life. . . The self-possession, self-restraint, patience, which come only through the practise of solitude—these are essentials for the acquisition of a philosophy and a religion. And it makes all the difference in the world to your life whether you arrive at a phil osophy and a religion or not. It makes the differ ence between living in a world which is merely a constantly changing mass of phenomena, and liv ing in a significant, ordered universe. In This Our Life In This Our Life. By Ellen Glasgow. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. 1941. 467 pages. Reviewed by Shirley Kirkman Here is both an absorbing story and a profound study into the diverse qualities of human nature. In her Pulitzer Prize novel Ellen Glasgow has again emphasized the most appealing feature of her writing — “the vein of iron in her women.” The author manages to make the plot more en grossing through the characters. She has made them living, breathing people, wholly real, human, and true-to-life. In her own ironic style she points out the purely selfish pleasure of a young girl’s struggle for happiness. The story, centering around a middle-class family in a small Virginia town, discloses the life of two sisters as seen by their middle-aged father, Asa. Here are two sisters as unlike as wrong and right. One sister, Stanley, totally selfish, spoiled, afraid of reality, in order to gain her own happi ness thinks nothing of wrecking two marriages and the brilliant career that a young Negro boy might have had. Roy, the other sister, strong, hat ing pity, unafraid of life, must learn that the only means of finding her way “in this our life” is in the weaknesses of others. Asa has never been hap py, and will never be, unless he can break the chain of circumstances which has fettered him. Miss Glasgow seems to understand the people about whom she writes, and through superb writing helps one to admire the strength and abhor the weaknesses of everyday people. She runs her char acters through a gamut of all the human emotions; she does not once give way to romanticism and evades the usual “Hollywood ending” to let the only possible ending eventuate. Miss Glasgow does not reform her characters and continues to let Stanley’s selfi:-?hness touch and hurt the lives of the people around her. “In This Our Life” is an excellent book. Dudley Miles and Robert C. Pooly have certainlv summed up the main theme of the book when they wrote “the author meets life on its own terms, telling the story with tragic insight and ironic acceptance.” Four Things To Remember If there is a better rule of conduct, we have not seen it. Four things a man must learn to do . If he would make his record true:- To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellow-men sincerely: To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heaven securely. ■ . -—Henry Van Dyke. 19^8 lidJcklU^Utl As Father Time looks back on the year of ’48, he finds many memories—some good, some bad, some pleasant, and some ead. When those memories of ’48 at H. P. H. S. are recalled, it seems hard to forget the senior play given last April. Remember The ■y^ole Town’s Talking? . . . and the Frosh-Soph, Junior-Senior proms will not be forgotten by those who had such a wonderful time there last spring. . . Then remember when the Bison baeket- ball team copped the State Cham pionship title at Durham? . . . and the appointment of Heywood Washburn to edit the ’48-’49 Pemican, and Marilyn Robinette to head the ’48-’49 Pointer staff? . . . Wonder if the mock conven tion, staged by the history classes has been forgotten? ... or the Social Standards Conference in May? . . . Switching from confer ences and conventions to elections, we recall the election in April when Jackie Meekins and Bob Younts were elected to head the Student Council. . . and then, after an extra long vacation sad dened by the polio epidemic, the Btudents returned to head right into the football season, climaxed by the homecoming festivities and those Burlington games. . . About two weeks later, the junior class presented their annual play. You Can’t Take It With You. . . and than in the late fall, the seniors elected superlatives. . . When December came, the fourth annual presentation of The Messiah was given. . . and the beauty of the Christmas pageant will long be remembered, as will the rest of the memories of an eventful year —now gone. i9^9 You’ve just been reminiscing over the past year and probably are thinking there couldn’t be an other year quite as full of every thing; but “blink” your “head lights” and let’s take a look into this brand new year of ’49. Looks plenty bright for our Bison bas ketball team and that State Bas ketball Tournament. . . Juniors are anxiously awaiting their class rings, and many are looking hope fully to the next Honor Society Induction. . . Almost forgot—mid term exams! . . . Oh well, spring will soon be here; and prom prep arations, featuring soft lights and dreamy music, will black out all unpleasant memories. . . Warm weather always brings Easter holidays and new spring outfits , . .We’ll be casting those ballote for student body officers. . . Cheerleaders are sure to be elected along with Upper House members . . .Entertainment can always be found at the annual senior play, and here’s hoping that top-notch talent will be seen at this year’s talent show. . . Pemicans will come in time for all of us to get those valued signatures. . . Seniors will be busily planning for Senior Day with all its superiority over under classmen—but foremost in their minds will be one main thought —Graduation? . . . Cap and Gown measurements and—you guessed it, final exams! . . . After hectic day and nights of cramming, re wards finally will come at last for all of us—summer vacation with three months of carefree fun . . . that’s enough to convince anybody that ’49 headlights promise to shine bright, far and long into an exciting new year. . . Queen For A Day I was happy living by myself and tending to my own affairs, when somehow Fate dropped in. It was the first of June when I had my first look at strangers, and of a different race. Even though they were intruders, they tiore a resemblance to myself, so I decided not to make trouble. For a whole week their camp was busy. Hour after hour I watched these interlopers rush into the jungle and hurriedly build bamboo cages. I saw Henna, my best friend, being brought from the jungle—a pris oner. I then decided to investigate. This was too much. As I was walking through the underbrush, my eyes fell upon a beautiful sight. Bananas (some one had evidently tried to hide them.) In all the excitement I had forgotten my ferocious appetite. Eagerly I grabbed them. Just as I was beginning to enjoy this delicate dish I looked up to find myself imprisoned. I had walked into a trap. Stupid of me! I was quickly transported to the strangers’ camp, and in a few days I found myself in a new land. From the time I was captured until hay arrival here, all seems like a bad dream. I experienced my first bath, hair cut and manicure. For once I felt like a Queen. Perhaps it was too good to last, for now I havq. a sign hanging outside my cage, bearing these words: “Gertrude, the World’s Most Educated Monkey.” Yep“—Beauty is only skin deep!” Those little morals always slip in. JEST NUTS Believe It or Not: Errors Like This Are Found in Homework Papers: TTie chief executive of North Carolina is the electric chair. One of the main causes of dust is janitors. The wife of a duke is a ducky. A martyr is a pile of wood set on fire with a man on top. Farmers rotate their crops so that they may get sun on all sides. A blizzard is the inside of a fowl. ' A mayor is a he horse. A refugee keeps order at a foot ball game. The crusaders were crocs people. Monasteries were places where monsters were kept. A socialist is a man who goes to parties all the time. Maneuver is what they put on grass. We have meneuver on our lawn. Poetry is when every line be gins with a capital letter. The plural of ox is oxygen. The opposite of evergreen is nevergreen. Who signed the Magna Carta? I didn’t. The French Revolution was caused by overcharging taxies. Ben Franklin died in 1790, and is still dead. The seats of senators shall he vaccinated every 6 years. A bamboo is an Italian baby. All the crew were taken into custardy. A comma is what a medium falls into. One could say that the man who writes political speeches has a promising career. Junior Edition Off The Record Come on in and let’s make with the chatter about those platters on the air. If you go in for slow piecee, you’ll like “As You Desire Me’’ by Derry Falligant or the Charioteers’ solid version o f “Until”. Another hit all wrapped up in wax is “Everything I Have Is Yours”. This fine tune is featured by Billy Eckstine. A recent song to take its place among the top tunes of the nation, arranged by Paula Watson, is the one and only “A Little Bird Told Me”; but you “ain’t” heard nothing yet if you haven’t heard “That’s Your Last Boogie,’’ sung nothing-but-fine by Johnny Otic. Last, but not least, if you like something a little south of the border, you can’t overlook “Caun- to le Gusta,” all dressed up by the Jack Smith, who made that unforgettable “Civilization” num ber. It’s not too soon to know whether “Too Soon to Know” will make the hit parade. The Mills Brothers testify to that. Where there’s “Blues” there’s bound to be Billy Eckstine. “My Special Dream’’ is juGt what the title in dicates, dreamy. We don’t know who sings it, but it’s on the pic- calo up at Ray’s. For cute lyrics and a snappy tune “That Certain Party” fills the bill. I WON’T is a tramp. I CAN’T is a quitter. I DON’T KNOW is lazy. I WISH I COULD is a wisher. I WILL is at work. I DID is now the boss. A pat on the back develops char acter — if administered young enough, often enough and low enough. A ^ E ^ D He’s smart, he’s handsome, and he’s single— besides these outstanding attributes, Lewie Williams Heniford is a junior English teacher! It is this tal ented faculty member who is responsible for the newly organized dramatic club. The Curtain Callers. Although Mr. Heniford grew up in Loris, S. C., his mother always reminds him that he was born in the aristocratic state of Virginia. At the age of fifteen he entered the University of North Caro lina and graduated in three years; after being a cheerleader, playwright, and a Chapel Hill High School teacher (when only seventeen). After graduation Mr. Heniford spent two sum mers at the beach, “just taking it easy,’’ but last summer he got to work and completed his first play, which was presented by the widely-known Carolina Playmakers. The play is based on his home tovm, Loris, S. C. Mr. Heniford’s hobby is getting to know people; but for entertainment, dancing tops the list. As far as his love life is concerned, that remains an unsolved problem! This summer Mr. Heniford will re-enter Carolina for a year in order to receive hie M. A. in dramatics. In the future he hpoes to becom.e a high school dramatics teacher. When asked how he likes H. P. H. S., Mr. Heni ford replied, “I have never met a more adult group of students, when they are considered individually.” Perhaps in the years to come we shall see glitter ing in Broadway lights, this noted named—Lewis W. Heniford: and we will be able to say, “I had him for English back in high school. Why, I knew him when ...” • • • The Pointer’s Version of Skyline Patrol Ann Folger Everett “Everyday I Love You Just a Little Bit More” Betty Jo “!Blue” “My Blue Heaven” “Seaweed” Jerry “California, Here I Come” Apple Pie “Butterball” “As You Desire Me’’ “Wheat” Marilyn “Where, Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone” Bobby W Darlene “We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye” Charlie Dot “I’ll Understand” Exams Students “Just Around the Comer” Bill Mary Jo “Crazy Questions’’ • • • Darlin^ Denny Dimivit “What’s this?”. . . “A new member of the Pointer staff?’’. . . “Where?. . . “On the stool in the corner?”. . . “What you say—with a pointed head?” Yep, that’s exactly right. One of your friends and mine has joined the Pointer staff. This new co-worker seems to be on the move continually, with his eyes open all the time for a big story. One day the teacher asked him what the word stoic meant. He answered, “Oh, it’s a big bird who brings babies!” So you see, our addition has a keen sense of humor. Or is it humor? “No,” says Denny, “it’s whot I learnt in the foist grade!’’ So maybe Denny Dimwit isn’t so bright, but maybe he represents the Pointer staff well enough. As he says, “I feel jist lak one you ’uns.” “But, goils, calm down; I’se paper mache an’ 6 inches tall, an’ I ain’t foolin’ wid je! Me Popper and I welcum ye anytime—come on up for an in terview.” Just to clear it up. Denny is a doll—a miniature of the cartoon character. Bill Cecil brought him from Jacksonville, Fla. to become Pointer mascot. BACKSTAGE SHADOWS From the Studios of R. K. O. comes an exciting and heart warming story of French history, Joan of Arc or “The Maid” as she was called, which is coming to the Center Theater in the near future. At a cost of over five million dollars and a cast of thousands, the silver screen brings to the public a picture never before equaled. The battle scenes, treachery, and human suffer ing are movie scenes never to be duplicated. Ingrid Bergman’s Joan is truly magnificent, and she is supported by a magnificent cast. Jose Ferrer, new to the screen but well known to Broadway, portrays an excellent role as the Dauphin, while Francis L. Sullivan is equally as sinister as the chief prosecutor. Screen and Television Guide says: Ingrid Berg man, who plays Joan, makes her a living, breath ing, vital woman with whom you’ll weep, rejoice, suffer, and, yes, even die at the stake.” All performances of this outstanding motion pic ture are filmed in brilliant technicolor, which will make you want to see it again and again!
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