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JUNIOR POINTER
Thursday, April 14, 1938
JUNIOR POINTER
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- Chief Advisers.
ASSISTANT FACULTY ADVISERS
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Mrs. Williams
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1938
Thoughts at Random—By Bertha Schwab
A silvery stream darts in among
the rocks.
Drawing toward it like a magnet
the sunlight.
Colorful birds fly overhead in
flocks.
While the waters go cheerfully on
their way to help others.
^ Aj sunlight is like a shaft
of yellow
Pouring its happiness to others.
Making none of the flowers paler.
Yet making the green leaves flut
ter.
friend exactly where he stood with
her. She told him in front of a
few of his playmates how teri'ible
he was to animals. He was so em
barrassed and angry that he ran
home to nurse his feelings.
Moral: Never treat animals un
kindly unless you are willing to
take the consequences.
A Wee Story
A little boy had a cute little girl
for his sweetheart. She was new
in the town and that made it all
the better. One day he was walking
past her house when he saw her
looking out the window and watch
ing him. Naturally, he wanted to
show her how good he was at dif
ferent things, particularly juggling.
He had a ball in his pocket and he
saw a small stray kitten on the
sidewalk. He picked up the kitten
and juggled it and the ball. The
little girl was horrified when she
saw the little kitten thrown into the
air so much. She was a great
animal-lover and told her little boy-
WANDERING MNDS ""
To be in school on a lovely day
is hard for everyone . . . you might
be in an English class . . . when
you happen to glance out the win
dow ... a queenly willow tree is
bending softly in the breeze . . .
the sunlight is bright . . . your eye
catches on red, white and purple
tulips . . . they are like slender
creatures bending in the sunlight
. . . slender blades of grass nod
to and fro . . . green, yellow, red
and purple everywhere . . . the
sky is a restful blue . . . lazy,
white clouds are a part of the
scenery . . . they look like huge,
downy pillows in the sky . . . the
teacher then calls your attention
back to your work . . . that mo
ment is lost forever except to stay
imprinted in your memory . . .
many times on rainy or dreary days
you will recall it over and over.
TWO PUPILS WRITE OF EXCITING EVENTS WHICH
HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM AT VARIOUS TIMES
A Loud Crash and Then—
Last summer my mother, father,
sister, and I plann-ed to take a trip.
We decided to go to Myrtle Beach.
The following week, all was in read
iness. We left about seven o’clock
in the morning. It is 203 miles to
Myrtle Beach and it takes five
hours driving moderately.
We arrived at Myrtle Beach a
little past the dinner hour. As we
had already had our dinner we de
cided to drive around and see the
sights.
That afternoon we were all out
swimming and there came a loud
rumble of thunder. We all decided
that we had better g>3t out of the
water, because sea storms come up
so quickly. There were big, black
clouds overhead and soon began a
real thunder storm. Everyone
gathered in the long dining room, ex
cept a few people who were watch
ing from the bedroom windw. Their
window opened on the south side
and there was a building in which
they used to give small shows. All
at once there came a loud crash.
Everybody thought it was just loud
thunder, but out on the board walk
everybody was running. As we
looked out we saw the building on
the south side had blown down. Just
before the accident, the one man in
the building went out the back door
and so no one was hurt. After that
the weather turned colder, but we
all went in swimming anyway, and
had a good time the rest of the
time we were there.
—Mary Edith Ferree.
Backward Glance Gives Room 104 Honor of
Presenting Most Outstanding Program of Year
Honor goes to room 104 for pre-
&3nting the most outstanding pro
gram of the year. Under Miss Mun-
roe’s direction it was presented in
chapel this year early in February.
Since the occasion was near Valen
tine’s Day, a program featuring love
songs of many lands was cho&an.
When the audience had assembled,
Roy Wright in Gypsy costume,
stepped before the curtain and an
nounced the play. He was joined by
two pretty girls, Wanda Smoot and
Emilie Cobb, who coyly asked the
audience to be their Valentine.
The scene now presented to view,
showed a living room., gaily deco
rated with red streamers and hearts,
apparently for a party. Buried be
hind funny papers. Banks Hamilton
as “Billy” was seated in a chair.
His mother (Nancy Fagg) came
in to give the finishing touches to
the decorations. Spying Bill still
not dressed, she ordered him off to
his room. His sister Mary, (Winifred
Wall) came in, already dressed as
“Venus” in a lovely Grecian cos
tume. She was disgusted with Billy,
who refused to have anything to do
with this silly “bosh” as he called
their Valentine Party. He especially
disliked the idea of dressing in cos
tume to represent the famous lovers
of past ages. He finally went off to
dress just as the door hell rang to
admit the first guests.
As soon as everyone had as
sembled, Mary gave a brief resume
of the life of St. Valentine and then
proceeded with the program, calling
on each pair of lovers to introduce
themselves and sing an appropriate
love song, illustrating their period
or country.
The first couple were Harry Roth-
rock and Clarice Simpson as Thur-
ingian peasants. Harry’s costume of
green and tan was reminiscent of the
Tyrol, while Clarice looked a typi
cal peasant in her full skirt and
apron. The whole class joined them
in singing “How Can I Leave
Thegt’*'*'• ■ ■
George Moser introduced himself
and Wanda Smoot as Arabs. His
own costume of baggy white bree
ches, high boots, flowing cloak, wide
sash with pistols, and a burnoose,
matched her attractive scarlet and
yellow outfit with its nose-veil and
full trousers. Mr. Alexander, of the
music faculty, sang “Pale Hands”
as an effective accompaniment.
The next couple, Mildred Welch
and Charles Tabor, needed no intro
duction as their kilties were as
Scotch as tk.3 “Keel Row” which
the class sang, and the “Hjighland
Fling,” which Mildred danced.
Eighteenth century French lovers
were illustrated by a pantomime
acted by Helen White, Billy Setliff,
John McLean, and Billy Brown.
Miss Munroe sang Ivor Novello’s
“Little Damoiselle” for this. Billy
Setliff was a swaggering Lord High
Admiral; John McLean, a simple
shepherd boy, while Billy Brown
made a graceful page who 'offered
a rose to Helen White, the dainty
damoiselle attired in a beruffled
costume of blue.
The next group were Elizabe
thans; Betsy York had an especial
ly lovely costume with farthingale
and ruff, and her accompanying
gallant, Wade Morgan, wore doublet
and hose. The class sang the Eliza
Too Much Snake
One summer day when I was
visiting my uncle on his farm, my
cousin and I decided to go to the
watermelon patch and get some
watermelons. The patch was down in
the bottom land next to the river.
We had picked two or three melons
and had started toward home. My
cousin was carrying the melons in
a sack and I was walking along
ahead of him, when suddenly I
heard a queer sound in the tall grass
beside the path. I looked clsely at
the grass and saw a snake.
I shouted, “There’s a snake,” and
turned around and ran back toward
the bottom' as fast as I could.
When I stopped, I found my cou
sin right beside me. He had thrown
the melons down and run. We cut
some long sticks and went back and
killed it. It was a three and one
half foot copperhead.
—W. B. Walker.
bethan songs, “Greensleeves” and
“When Love is Kind.”
Ruth Hodgins and Irvin Rhew
made an attractive Irish Couple in
typical costumes. Irvin wore the us
ual peasant hat, and close-fitting
pants and little jacket. Ruth’s
brightly-flowered dress and kerchief
added a lighter touch to the ensem
ble. For them, Mr. Alexander sang
“When Irish Eyes are SmJling.”
Spain was represented by the
beautiful old song, “Juanita” and
Theda Carrigan and Harold Hay
worth made a colorful Spanish
Couple in their brilliant costumes.
Another pantomime acted to the
song “Rendezvous” featured Emilie
Cobb as a Dresden China French
Shepherdess of the 17th. Century,
Tommy Foister as a handsome
young shepherd in a “Blue Boy”
costume, and Clifton Surrett as an
impish “Cupid” in Greek tunic with
bows and arrows.
Gypsy love found its illustrators
in Ruth Milloway and Roy Wright,
Mr. Alexander beautifully rendering
the familiar “Slumber On My Little
Gypsy Sweetheart.”
St. Valentine was represented
among the Indians. Helen Clark
and William Grogan were Red Wing
and her “Heap-Big-Indian-Chief.”
The class sang “Red Wing” for
them. ,
Stewart Stone was dressed as a
Southern Aristocrat of Ante-bel
lum days, and his southern belfe was
Doris Rich, dressed in a ruffled
white dress. The class sang Stephen
Foster’s “Beautiful Dreamer” as a
serenade.
One of the most enjoyable couples
was the English milk-maid and her
swain depicted by Mary Aycoth and
Delbert Cecil. Mary gave a good
imitation of a buxom country dam
sel who flouts the fortune-seeking
youth who walks out with her.
No group would be complete
without our colored friends and
Bobby Cecil and Frances Turner
made a charming “Rastus’’ and his
“gal.” The class sang, “Get You a
Kitchen Mechanic” to advise Rastus
where to court.
Estelle Leyton and Joseph Hay
worth had probably the most au
thentic costumes of all. They were
dressed as a bicycle boy and girl
of 1910. The class sang, “Daisy,
Daisy,” and everyone enjoyed Jos
eph’s brown derby and Estelle’s
gored skirt.
One of the most appealing couples
represented Maggie and her aged
husband. Doris Lee Adams made an
adorable old lady, and Richard Reid
was an equally convincing old man.
Their song was, “When You and I
Were Young, Maggie.”
“School Days” gave Frances
Blackmon and James Bochalic a
chance To illustrate those bashful
childhood sweethearts who wrote
on their slate, “I love you Joe—”
Last, but not least, the class sang
“Goodnight Sweetheart” for modern
sweethearts, including Ben Garrett
and his partner.
All this time, Billy Baker had
never turned up, and his poor part
ner, dressed as little “Cho-Cho
San,” the Japanese girl (Helen
Clary), had been waiting alone.
Mary had the boys go to look for
Billy while the group sang “Poor
Butterfly” to console Helen. At
last Billy was found, just as the
group had about decided not to let
him have any refreshments as pun
ishment for his lack of interest
in St. Valentine. It was decided to
give him one more chance to re
deem himself, when he strolled non
chalantly into the room with his
face covered with lipstick, the class
decided, amid shouts of laughter,
that even Billy was not as indif
ferent to love’s allure as he made
out.
UNTANGLE THEM
1. Lilby Cpeir
2. Mjeas Tikvet
3. Ascherl Selsalh
4. Brleta Veans
6. Dilalwr Liwsno
6. Wcalrnee Molhse
7. Rlerda Tuirtt
8. Alodrh Utitrt
9. Ybobb Aodcnr
10. Dylce Mumgan ’
Found—A Bit of Poetry
Found—Written on paper under
study hall door:
“Oh! won’t somebody go on my
bail
And get me out of this jail?”
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