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JUNIOR POINTER
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF HIGH POINT JR. HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. 7 NO. 7
HIGH POINT, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1935
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A YEAR
Junior High Wins
Honors In Contest
The Sixteenth Annual High Schools’
Music contest was held April 24, 26,
26 in Greensboro, at the Woman’s
College University of North Caroli
na. High Point should be very
proud to have had such a good
representation from the High School
as well as Junior High. Representa
tives from the Junior High were the
Girls’ Glee Club, the orchestra and
a piano soloist.
I'he Glee Club received honor-
rating III, which is very good. They
had- as their opponents girls from
eighth grades as some junior high
have eighth grades. Dr. Hollis
Dann, director of music education at
New York University, was judge.
The Glee Club was also happy to
have as their accompanist Miss Mae
Kirkman. You might like to know
that glee clubs from Greensboro
Central, Burlington Hillcrest, East,
West, and Central Durham schools
competed in this particular contest.
Friday night a concert or festival
was held in the Aycock auditorium
of the college, this being enjoyed by
many, among them Miss Titman
and several glee club members. Be
fore the contest, however, the Glee
Club sang for the high school stu
dents, which was enjoyed very much.
Miss Titman received a very nice
note from Joe Wilson, president of
the student body, expressing their
thanks to Miss Titman, and the Glee
Club, for presenting such an enjoy
able program.
The Junior High school orchestra
won the cup, which we think is fine,
—■ at3 ■ this-is the fii-au yeiii- the orcheoLra
has been organized. The orchestra
also received III rating. It was the
only orchestra competing this year
as Charlotte’s orchestra did not en
ter. These are the only Junior
High orchestras in the state.
The piano soloist was Betty Hunt
Murray, who received honor rating
III.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Grady Allred
Hannah Campbell
Helen Suits
Forest Archer
Monie Crisco
Louise Yow
Leo Davis
Betty Croker
June Zachary
Reba Hall
Leona Brady
Howard Forrest
Marion Leonard
Frances Langley
Billie Graham
Annie Randall
Madeline Smith
William Hulin
Marie Workman
Esther Ruth
J. R. Loflin
Virginia Leonard
Cressie Maxwell
Jim Saunders
Jessie Mae Bass
Opal Nelson
Edward Short
James Kivett
Nell Conrad
Lester Steele
Grayson Griffin
Iris Barnes
James Terry
Virginia Lassiter
Helen King
Frances Hedrick
Lina Brocket
Frances Hulin
Ruth Wayne Melton
Ruth Koontz
Wade Hedrick
Jessie Lee Scearce
Billy Winders
Hoyt Hedrick
Forrest Jones
Henry Soyars
Mary Allred
James Kearns
Betsy Yow
Howard Bowers
Wade Callicut
Eugene Saunders
Rose Peace
Paul Collins
Louella Sloope
Martha Lou Tilden
Akers Hutchens
Iris Culler
Marjorie Wagner
Iris Smith
Zane Thompson
Ralph Wagner
Rudolph Frith
Edith Thompson
Vallie Smith
Hazel Craven
Eunice Boyd
Elsie Cook
Virginia Kennedy
Margaret Hendren
Callie Morgan
Alfred Taylor
Dorothy Lee
Mozelle Royals
Bill Zachary
Margaret Lee
David Cleveland
Richard Pope
Edward Briggs
Ellen Freeman
Eveline Deaton
Helen Home
Frankie Sanders
Violet Carmichael
Selda Dyer
Bruice Imes
Hazel Pascal
Clabor Nelson
Thelma Deal
Harold Sappenfield
James McGhee
Geneva Crowder
Loyd Avant
Margaret Hoover
Virginia Coltrane
Neal Sinodis
L. T. Pierce
Alean Huffman
Eural Cates
Moleta Nance
Donald Rogers
Thurman Smith
Edwin King
Frances Simpson
Robert Jordan
Leslie Simpson
Merrill Cross
Byrd Neely
Frank Trotter
Gray Williamson
James Car gal
Claude Wright
Beulah Briles
Albert Ridge
Frances Clapp
Albert Ellison
James Agner
Dorothy Culler
Ronald Craven
Eloise Cecil
Ellen Hiatt
Delk Crouse
Roy Briggs
Josephine Peace
Joseph Garner
Charles Davis
Chester Burton
Quellon Tutterow
Ella Mae Causey
Jack Green
John Wise
Claia Mae Y'oik
LdWieiiCfc Idetcalffc
A-/UU CtJCil
Hollis Yarborough
Robert Stillwell
Evelyn Ethridge
Edwin Woodwai’d
Adam Thompson
Pauline Fowler
Thomas Allen
Doris Albertson
Margaret Hancock
Woody Brinson
Dorothy Graham
Virginia Haley
Charles Brockman
Bernice Hamilton
Margaret Keever
Arrell Hedgecock
Alma Johnson
Christine Lentz
T. D. Ingold
Margaret Price
Elsie Molette
Junior High Pupils Taken On
Imaginative Trip Through
Courtesy of Pupils In 111
RAY STREET FIFTH
GRADE GIVES PROGRAM
(Charles Brockman)
“Tow Sawyer,” was given to the
Junior High pupils on Tuesday,
April 16th, by Miss Elizabeth Crow
ell’s room, from Ray Street School.
The players were Cecil French as
Tom Sawyer; Donna Faye Watson,
Becky Thatcher; Chester Ensign, Ben
Rogers; George White, Billy Fisher;
Coy Moose, Johnny Miller; Charles
Shatsell, The Teacher; Betty Welch,
Aunt Polly; Cecil Garrett, Jim, the
colored boy; and George Humphreys,
Joe Harper, the city boy.
There were three scenes, the first
was ‘The Fight with the City Boy,”
the second, “The Glorious White-
washer,” and the last was “In
School.” The entire class appeared
in the school scene.
The play was enjoyed by everyone
and even an encore was asked for.
Pupils Plan Trips
PICNIC ENJOYED BY
STUDENT COUNCIL
(Betsy Saunders)
Tuesday afternoon, April 30, the
Student Council of Junior High
School held its annual picnic. T'his
picnic ended the meetings of the
Council for the year.
Immediately after the closing of
school, a party of thirty pupils and
Miss Archbell, left the school
building. After finding a suitable
spot in the woods behind the high
school, a fire was made over which
Weiners were roasted. With the
weiners and rolls, cold drinks and
marshmallows were served. An
abundance of food was to be had,
but for some reason none was left.
This picnic was thoroughly en
joyed by all, thus making another
success for the Council picnic.
Classes Display Booklets
PARENTS’ NIGHT TO BE
AT JR. HIGH MAY 14TH
The Parents’ Night program that
is presented every year will again be
given Tuesday, May 14, in the Junior
High auditorium, for the purpose
of giving the parents a glimpse of
our school life.
The entire program has not been
completed yet, but to give you an
idea of what it will be like, the de
partments are mentioned here. The
orchestra, composed of thirty-seven
instruments, is to play. To give the
fathers and mothers an idea what
kind of stunts are given on stunt
day, room 1 is going to give theirs.
T'his is a seventh grade and the
sixth grade stunts are not represent
ed, so room 110 is going to give
their stunt. Then the Glee Club
will sing. The March of Junior
High Time comes next with every
activity shown by different indi
viduals in different ways. We know
that under the direction of Miss
Munroe this will be a successful
presentation.
WHAT WE WERE DOING
ONE YEAR AGO
On the low book-shelves in the li
brary is a display of booklets. They
were made by pupils of Miss Sharp’s
North Carolina History classes.
Each book is about famous men
of North Carolina, or famous North
Carolinians. These booklets contain
reports on the men from Sir Walter
Raleigh to Richard Caswell, each re
port occupying one page.
Richard Bennett of room 116 has
on his cover an interesting picture
of an old-time ship, representing
the discovery of North Carolina.
Bonnie Lewis of room 110 has a
North Carolina flag on her cover.
All of these booklets are very
good, and it is easily seen that much
work was spent in making them.
207 Wins Baseball Game
From 208
(Betty Hunt Murray)
A comical wedding, uniting John
Manual Training and Mary Home
Economics in marriage, was wit
nessed by the sixth grades. Jack
Green of room 205 and Georgia Sin-
odis of room 202, then of room 103,
were the bride and groom.
The Student Council members hik
ed to a spot in the woods near Junior
High and there enjoyed a weiner
roast.
The eighth grade dramatic club
presented “Spreading the News,” a
play written by Lady Gregory, an
Irish playwright.
The Junior High track team won a
victory over the Senior H-igh fresh
men at a track meet held on May 3.
A very worthwhile article was
written by Eleanor Powell in the
Junior Pointer entitled “Thoughtful
Paragraphs.”
Another article, which was very
amusing, appeared in the Junior
Pointer called “Last Will and Testa
ment.”
Many lost things appeared while
the atmosphere of house-cleaning
pervaded Junior High.
There are happy days ahead this
summer for the pupils in Mrs. Hin-
shaw’s home room, even though some
of them are “just gonna stay at
home.”
Grace McKaughn is going to the
Girl Scout camp just outside of
Greensboro. Carolyn Clark expects
to go to AMe.deline Smith ■
(provided she passes in English) is
going to Virginia. Juanita Turnage
may go to South Carolina. Spofford
Venable is planning to visit Augusta,
Georgia. Margaret Jernigan will
spend some time with her grand
mother in Fayetteville, North Caro
lina. Evelyn Osborne and Pauline
Saltz, if their plans turn out right,
will spend their vacation in Lexing
ton, N. C. Helen King hopes to go to
New York City. Gaynelle Conrad
may go to camp. Cressie Maxwell
wants to go to camp or Shenandoah
Valley. Darrell Bost is going to
camp and the beach. Amy Lou
Holmes wil spend her vacation in
Asheboro and Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
History Classes Hear
Dr. Kennett
(Kermit Albertson)
Wednesday, April 10, the boys of
207 played 208 in baseball. The
game ended with the score 22 to 4
in favor of 207. The players on the
winning team were Lewis Ray Cur
tis, catcher; Herbert Carroll, pitcher;
Kerney Shipwash, first base; Eu
gene Walton, second base; Ross
Spencer, short stop; William Bran
son, third base; Vernon Coggins,
right field; James Beeson, center
field; and Jack Sappenfield, left
field. The substitutes were Darrell
Welborn and Hal Bowden.
See Picture at Jr. High
(Katherine lowers)
Recently Dr. P. S. Kennett, head
of the History Department at High
Point College, made a talk to two
sixth grade history classes on the
American Revolution. For an hour
Dr. Kennett told stories of North
Carolina during the Revolution. Par
ticularly interesting were the stories
of Dr. David Caldwell, and John Gil
lespie, and the Bugle Boy.
The two sixth grades greatly en
joyed hearing Dr. Kennett.
Glory Goes To 111
(Lou Ellen Freeman)
Thursday afternoon, April 25, the
seventh and eighth grades went to
see “Highway Patrol” in the audi
torium of Junior High. The picture
was from two to four o’clock. It
was sponsored by Goodrich Company.
The picture was dedicated to all of
ficers of the law. It was about a
hot-headed fighter who gave up box
ing to be a policeman and made good
at it.
(Helen McBee)
Last month room 111 challenged
Miss Calhoun’s room in a race for
perfect attendance and won, their
score being 99%. I'he losers had to
pay a forfeit of a penny sucker to
each of the winners. Then Friday
during spelling period room 111 had
their fun eating their suckers. They
think they are so good now that they
are ready to challenge any room for
anything. They are now racing Miss
Calhoun’s room for the eighth grade
circus, and Miss Idol’s room in at
tendance. They feel quite sure of
themselves.
On Thursday, April 11, the sixth
grades were carried on a journey by
the pupils of Miss Nash’s room. In
teresting talks, songs, poems, flags,
and picture slides were used in mak
ing the trip which covered Italy,
France, England, Scotland, and
America.
The program opened with the de
votional, conducted by Frances Hol
ton. Then the curtains were drawn
back revealing the entire group of
children from room 113 seated on
the stage around a picture screen
which occupied the foreground of the
stage.
The trip was started by a geogra
phy song sung by the group, after
which Virginia Haley gave a few
remarks introducing the trip. The
first country she introduced was
Italy. Then the Italian national
song “All Forward” was given.
While the group sang this song Co-
zette Marshall came forward and
held up the Italian flag. Following
this, scenes from St. Peter’s Cathe
dral were flashed on the screen,
while Hilda Jones related some in
teresting facts about this wonder
ful building.
France was next visited. France’s
national anthem, “The Marseilles” was
sung while Rachel Clapp held up the
flag of that country. Then scenes
from France’s famous Notre Dame
Cathedral were flashed on the screen
while Louie Smith told the audience
bcvtvai iiit^iOsluVg Lhings uhoui -1.
“God Save the King,” England’s
national anthem, carried the audi
ence into England. The flag of Eng
land was held by Pauline Cook.
Scenes of English castles and of
Westminster Abbey were shown
while Virginia Haley discussed inter
esting points about these historic
places. •
A glimpse of India was given the
audience when views of the Taj
Mahal were shown while Loyd Hep-
ler told an interesting story of how
it came to be built.
Scotland was the last European
country visited. Scenes of Scotch
villages and countrysides were shown.
Virginia Robbins explained the
scenes.
From Scotland the travelers came
home when Mary Irene Robinson re
cited the poem “America For Me,”
by Henry Van Dyke. “The Star
Spangled Banner” was stirringly
sung while our flag was held aloft
by Callie Webster. Many lovely slides
of our National Capitol were flashed
on the screen, including the Capitol,
White House, Lincoln Memorial, and
Mt. Vernon. Robert Green and John
Pressnell gave very interesting
talks during the showing of these
scenes.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
was shown while Bobby English dis
cussed its history.
Lastly, the travelers came home to
their own state when “The Old North
State” was sung and our state flag
was shown by Alma Smith. During
the showing of the slides of our Cap
itol building, Charles Ward gave its
history.
Those who aided Miss Nash in giv
ing this exoellent program were;
Miss Titman, who directed the music;
Mr. John Blair, who furnished the
slides, and Ernest McDowell, who
operated the picture machine.
The pupils of room 106 wish to
welcome Elsie Faircloth from Reids-
ville. North Carolina. We are all
very glad Elsie has made High Point
her permanent home. We are sorry,
however, she did not move here at
the first of school.