JUNIOR
NTER
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF HIGH POINT JR. HIGH SCHOOL
VOLUME X, NUMBER 4
HIGH POINT, N. C., JANUARY 28, 1938
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A YEAR
STUDENT BODY ELECTS
Elections Held in Rooms; Execu
tive Council Remains Same
Throughout Year
The Executive Committee will re
main the same for the second half
of this year. The mayors and coun-
cilmen were elected by the home
rooms Friday, January 14. They
are as follows;
Mayors—Phyllis Strickland, Billy
.\tkins, Doris McKinney, Walter
Phillips, Bill Beaver, Erline Smith,
Theodore Price, Jimmy Martin,
Louis Davis, J. S. Wall, Gilbert
Lloyd, O. H. Freeman, Mildred
Sykes, Jacquelyn Price, Evelyn Sil-
man. Tommy Stanton, Billy Peak,
Harold Hayworth, John Dinkins,
Mary Frances Mclver, George Lyon,
Arnold Barnes, Gladys Cagle, Sara
Cox, Thurman Sykes, Josie Allred,
Mary Elizabeth Welch, Forrest
Lowe, W. C. Hughes.
Councilmen—Bill Buie, Mimi Wag-
gar, Margaret Price, Margaret Bur
gess, Earl Fraziier, Sammie Lam
beth, Geraldine Mock, Robbie Pat
terson, Mary Frances Holt, Joy Or-
mand, Ivan Burton, Merlie Mostella,
George King, Bobby Hicks, Joe
Gibson, Rudolph Amos, Phyllis Free
man, Emilie Cobb, Betty Cowan,
Jimmy Ellington, Willa Gray
Lewis, Nancy Bennett, David Stan-
1 e y, Robert Marshall, Pauline
Strothers, Knox Wilson, Estelle
Frith, Betty Sue Hinshaw, and
Kathleen Smith.
The Ground and Room Inspection
Committees were chosen by the
^'iie'-’ Sro-und"'
is composed of Nancy Bennett,
Bobby Hicks and Ivan Burton.
Phyllis Strickland, Bill Beaver, and
Macy Elizabeth Welch are members
of the Inspection Committee. The
former committees have done their
work well and it is hoped that
these new committees will continue
to accomplish worthy purposes.
Jornmy Stanton, Meredith Clark
Slane, Peggy Jane Bryant, Doris
Heath, Rudolph Amos, Marguerite
Smith, G. L. Stroud, Anna Lou
Doctor, Jennie Lou Jones, Hallie
Sykes, Mildred Workman, Eleanor
Younts, Mina Lee Vaughn, Estelle
Frith, Carrol Tatum, Emilie Cobb,
Estelle Leyton, Winifred Wall, Reid
Marsh, Gorrell Speas, Helen Bis-
sette, Rebekah Conrad, Phyllis
Freeman, Azilee Kepley, Margaret
Perry, Fred Gwyn Woodruff, Belle
Glover, Bill Kivette, John McFar
land, Harry Plemming, Robert Rus- McDaniel, Wayman Leftwich, Roys-
sell, Margaret Blackard, Virginia Jter Thurman, Clark Wilson, Gar-
Callicutt, Frances Coppridge, Helen ; nett Hinshaw, Gloria Ilderton, Jo
Craven, Billie Frazier, Catherine Ingram, Bertha Schwab, Phyllis
Graham, Leoda Hall, Carolyn Jones, Strickland, Peggy Teague, Kitty
Bobbie Lindsay, Marguerite Mur- | Stansell, Carl Erickson, James
ray, Dina Taylor, Lois Welborn, I Therrell, Myrtle Davis, Geialdine
Hale Hardee, Daphine Williamson, ; French, Adrienne Wood, Zula Mae
Edith Seckler, Hazel Ellington, i Spencer, Lois Swaim, Virginia
Iris Burton, Erline Smith, Cor- | Snyder, Dorothy Price, Doris Mc-
nelius Bennett, Phyllis Taylor, ! Kinney, Margaret Cagle, Margaret
Catherine Albertson, Ruth Culler, i McIntyre, Kathryne Cross, Dorothy
Helen Gibson, Ruby Parker, Bea- ! Crater, Hassolyne Brewer, Richard
trice Parker, Joy Ormand, Alice Davis.
MISS OESNS TAKES 18TH
TRIP TO LAND OF FLOWERS
Miss Deans should know Florida
if the number of times she has
been there has anything to do with
her knowledge of this sunny land,
for she has made eighteen trips
there. Naturally, she is well ac
quainted with the various places of
interest. According to Miss Deans,
Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Flor
ida, is the most beautiful and in
spiring place she has ever visited.
The body of Edward Bok, Dutch
emigrant and founder of this
tower, is buried beneath this mag
nificent structure. Ranking next to
the tower in interest is Tarpon
Springs, the world’s greatest
sponge market. This small city is
settled by Greeks, nearly all of
whom are divers. On New Year’s
Day these divers are not after
sponges but are after a gold cross
which has been thrown into the
ocean. The person lucky enough to
find the cross is supposed to have
good - luck, during the -Corniug vear.
Equally as fascinating as Tarpon
Springs is Silver Springs. There it
was Miss Deans’ privilege to ride
in a glass-bottom boat. Cypress
Gardens, Clearwater, and St. Augus
tine were also visited by Miss
Deans. She made her last trip to
this land of interesting places dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
—Ruth Culler.
PAYS VISIT TO FLORIDA
DURING THE HOLIDAYS
(Royster Thurman)
Miss Nash took a trip Christmas
to Florida. She went to Jackson
ville first and saw all the sights
there. After she had fully seen
Jacksonville, she went to St. Au
gustine, the historical city of Flor
ida. While in St. Augustine she
saw the fort and drank from the
Fountain of Yoiffh. Miss Nash said
that she did not think it did her
much good for she is growing older
every day. The next visit was Day
tona Beach, the famous racing
track. While in Daytona she saw
a hotel with a street running right
through it. She went to DeLand, a
rather small city very close to
Silver Springs. In Silver Springs,
Miss Nash went riding in a glass-
bottomed boat. On her way home
she stopped in Charleston, South
Carolina, to see the many beauti
ful sights there.
Miss Nash said that she had a
SCIENCE CLUB HOLDS
MEETING IN ROOM 206
INTEREST KEYNOTE OF
SPECIAL ART GLASS
(Meriam Pleasants)
This semester we have had a
most interesting art class. J'he first
of the year we made pen drawings
and shaded drawings. In November
we drew Thanksgiving pictures and
in December, pictures of shepherds,
wise men, and scenes from Christ
mas cards.
We are starting a new project
that must be finished not later
than February the first. This work
must be original, and can be made
of crayons, chalk, cut paper, water
colors, inks, linoleum and wood
blocks, charcoal or clay. They can
be illustrations, posters, modeling
or carving, water color paintings,
prints on blocks of wood, designs,
leather tooling, or loom weaving.
The best of these entries will be
entered in district and state con
tests. Prizes will be awarded.
PUPILS PRIVILEGEO
TO HEAR SYIPHOHY
One of the most outstanding pro
grams of the year was given Jan
uary 13, 1938, when the North
Carolina Symphony Orchestra ap
peared at Junior High School in a
matinee performance for the pupils
of the High Point City Schools.
Richard Homer Bales, 22 years old,
is the conductor of the orchestra.
He is one of the youngest con
ductors in the United States. His
pleasing personality appealed to
his audience. The compositions heard
were: “Allegro,” by Mozart; Noc
turne, from “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream,” by Mendelssohn; “Night
on the Bare Mountain,” by Mous-
sorgsky; “Natchez-on-the-Hill,” by
John Powell, and three Russian
Polk Songs.
—Sara Ray.
The Science Club held its regu
lar meeting at the appointed time
in room 207. After calling the
meeting to order and discussing
routine business, Billy Beaver, the
president, turned the meeting over
to Ruth Culler, the program chair
man.
After a discussion of famous
scientists, a contest was held. Be
cause four members tied for first
place, a second contest was given.
This time, Walter Phillips, from
room 210, was the winner. A skit,
warning us against patent medi
cines, was acted out by Maxey
Crowder, Zula Mae Spencer, and
George Pankey. An experiment
showing the regularity of the heart
beat was performed and the ex
planation of mental telepathy was
given.
The conclusion of the meeting
rendered suggestions for field trips
and the adoption of new plans to
to Florida.
JR. HIGH PUPILS LIKE
TOM THUMB CIRCUS
BOBBY HICKS MS
SIYLES AI JR.
Some Styles Remain Only Short
Time; Others Prove Popular
At Junior High
very .nice time on .her short . trip_.interest memhec-s. . . JVtrs Freerhan
and Miss Deans were asked to
submit a tentative list of those
eligible for membership to the
club.
As there was no further busi
ness, the meeting adjourned.
THE GiRLS’ GLEE GLU8
Since Christmas the Girls’ Glee
Club has been learning and singing
some very beautiful songs. Miss
Titman is teaching them, “Oh
Love, That Will Not Let Me Go,”
by Peace; “Crusader’s Hymn,” a
German Air; “Who-oo?” by Ira
Wilson; “Little Star,” by Ponce.
These are all three-part songs and
are sung beautifully by the girls.
They are planning to sing them on
a program to be given by Miss
Titman and Miss Poole soon.
—Betty Jean Bales.
AS HE SEES IT
Last Thursday morning at 8:40
many children were assembled in
the Junior High School auditorium.
The reason for this was that the
“Tom Thumb Circus” was at this
time showing. Due to the fact that
a new tick had been discovered and
in order to comply with Federal
laws regarding such, the pony,
which was one of the main fea
tures, was not allowed to appear.
To take its place there were many
talented birds that gave a short
play, the theme of which was based
on a hero who saved the heroine
from a burning castle by climbing
a ladder and tipping over a bucket
which put out the fire.
The three monkeys gave a race
on skates, bike, and stilts. The
stilts were considerably larger than
the monkeys and finally the race
ended with the stilts falling over.
The dogs performed many tricks
such as saying their prayers, roll
ing barrels, rolling each other in
baby carriages, and jumping
through hoops.
The program which lasted into
the first period, received much ap-
i plause and admiration from the
audience. —Dorothy Leach.
LOCAL SCOUT LEADER
TO AID GIRLS IN WORK
The Girl Scouts have at last a
local leader to depend on as the
Boy Scouts depend on Chief Hack
ney. We are very proud to have
Miss Nicholas with us and hope she
will do as much for the Girl Scouts
as Chief Hackney has done for the
Boy Scouts.
She has opened an office across
the hall from the Boy Scouts’ of
fice on Washington Street. At
other times she stays at the home
of a friend on Colonial Drive.
We have around six troops in the
city at the present and are very
proud to say that Junior High has
one of the six. We will work hard
toward having more troops in the
future.
—Leoda Hall.
Every year, just as the Old Year
goes out and the New Year comes
in, styles come and go. Some of
the styles are fads and only last
for a short time, while others are
popular throughout the year.
Those of us who were lucky
enough to get to the beach last
summer, came home doing the
“Big Apple.” Just about the time
school started, some clever designer
put a Big Apple hat and dress on
the market, and it looked as if
the girls at Jr. High practically
bought him out. The hat looks like
half an apple tilted on top of the
head, but whoever saw a gray or
even a blue apple? But, then,
wonders never cease. The apple
dress is a full plaid skirt worn
with a sweater, and it’s really tops
with the smart young things.
Of course, the boys aren’t left
behind in styles. Most of them are
wearing slacks, with plenty of
pleats and the very loudest colors.
The plaid coats and caps to match
that they are going in for a big
way this winter, must be the re
sult of somebody’s admiring a
“lumberjack,” for they’ve really got
something there.
Another style that is an old one
of our grandparents, has put in an
appearance this year at Jr. High.
It started with the girls, but now
it is equally as popular with the
boys. I ann speaking of tieing hand
kerchiefs over the head. At first,
it looked pretty silly, but after see
ing some of these “new-fangled”
hats the girls have to wear to be
in the swing, I don’t blame them
one bit. Why, do you know, I saw
one of our teachers on the street
the other day, and I started to
run. I thought she had a wasp’s
nest on her head, but it was only
the latest model hat. She looked
pretty good at that!
Enough’s been said for this year
and its styles at Jr. High. All we
have to do is sit back and watch
the styles for next year. Who
knows, some of us may think up
one that will be good enough for
Robert Ripley and his "Believe It
or Not” program. —Bobby Hicks.
GIRL RESERVES MEET
In Charlotte we did not have
telephones or radios in each room
nor were the classrooms as large.
We had clocks in the halls but
not in the rooms.
We did not have as good a gym
nasium nor as large an auditorium.
We had a library but it was not
as large as the one here.
We had a football team but not
a field.
I think High Point Junior High
is a bigger, better, and more up-
to-date school.
-—Herbert Glenn.
READY TO STODY lATORE
In room 116 we have started a
nature club. The president is
Charles McPherson. The secretary
is Gladys Cagle. The secretary
keeps a record of our points. We
make points by reading poems, list
ing American animals, plants and
trees, reporting on nature stories,
memorizing poems, and bringing in
other contributions. We also are
making booklets. These will con
tain most of the work we have done
for the nature study unit.
—Helen Meredith.
(Etta Sue Ledbetter)
The seventh and eighth grade
groups of Girl Reserves met to
gether Wednesday afternoon, Jan
uary 3, in the cafeteria for the
first meeting of the year. A cam
paign for new members was
launched. Two girls, Edith Cran
ford and Lois Welborn, were elect
ed group leaders. The group bring
ing in the most new members by
the first meeting in February will
be entertained by the other group.
Both groups are interested and
hard at work. A representative
from each side will speak to the
entire school over the radio at
least once a week.
After the business meeting an
interesting and worth while pro
gram was enjoyed.
MRS. HARRISON MAKES
VISIT TO CAPITAL
(Gloria Ilderton)
Mrs. Harrison spent a glorious
week-end in Washington, D. C.,
during the Christmas holidays. She,
her husband, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison left Christmas Eve and
came back in the pouring rain. It
was so bitterly cold that they had
to stop in Danville, Virginia, to
get a heater for the car. When
they ari'ived, they stopped at a
restaurant for supper. A stranger
recognized them as North Carolin
ians and told them the President
was going to speak in just a few
minutes. Out they dashed in the
rain and fog. To hear the Presi
dent speak and see the nation’s
Christmas tree lights was the thrill
of the trip.
Mrs. Harrison actually had nerve
enough to drive around Washing
ton under the direction of her 11-
year-old nephew. He seemed to
know every “a, an, and the” about
Washington. Mrs. Harrison had the
experience of eating Swedish food
in a very exclusive Swedish res
taurant. All in all she had a very
enjoyable visit to the nation’s
capital at Christmas time.