JUNIOR POINTER
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF HIGH POINT JR. HIGH SCHOOL
VOLUME X, NUMBER 8
HIGH POINT, N. C., MAY 27, 1938
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A YEAR
Room 206 Takes A Look Into
The Future and Sees Its
Members in the Year 1950
FIND BIRD NEST OF
UNUSUAL INTEREST
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Room 206 recently put on its spec
tacles and much to its surprise, saw
its members in their various occu
pations in the year 1960.
The first thing- those two large
eyes saw was a large hospital where
Kathi-yn Cross, Frances Hall, and
Sara Snipes were employed as
nurses and Charles York as a doc
tor.
The next outstanding- object was
the old Junior High School and be
lieve it or not, Virginia Green was
taking up the duties of the hardest
teacher to pass under. Also Lois
Swaim was fortunately teaching in
room 206. (Our former teacher. Miss
Helen Deans, now Mrs. “XXX,” is
a happy retired school teacher).
The eyes then took notice of the
High Point Public Library where
Margaret McIntyre, the librarian,
was reading- the High Point Enter
prise, of which Virginia Snyder is
editor and Margaret Cagle is secre
tary.
Chai-les Medlin was then seen di
recting- his orchestra in which Law
rence Holmes was playing his oboe
and thinking of his “school days
sweetheart,’’ Doris Loftin, who with
Olean Hucks is employed as a wait-
i-ess in the Sheraton Hotel.
Robert Cress was seen owning a
large business firm where Evelyn
Smoot, Julia Hall, Margaret Lee,
and Louise Pope are secretaries.
The eyes then took a peep into
the home of Virginia Green, who
was preparing for her marriage to
William Hall. George Humphreys
was to be the officiating minister.
Earldine Patterson, prominent flor
ist, is making the bridal corsage and
other floral decorations.
Doris McKinney is the star ‘ of
Billy Hall’s new picture, “Memo
ries.” The chorus is composed of
Margaret Price, Donna Faye Wat
son, and Adele Sheffield. Dorothy
Price is an expert interior decora
tor.
Another outstanding feature which
those two large eyes saw was home
coming day at Friendship Airport.
James Wagner, Bill Causey, and Wil
liam Hall were showing some of
their successful tricks, proving them
selves noted aviators. Myra Lowder
and Lena Mae Friddle are hostesses
on the latest Pan-American air
planes.
Two artists, Richard Davis and
Howard Snow, were seen busily
showing- their skill.
Freda Carter and Dorothy Crater
(a lawyer) were seen busy investi
gating a mystery case, proving
themselves good detectives.
Ned Petty was seen rushing- across
the Atlantic Ocean in his “Fairy
Queen,” trying to break the record
of the Normandie.
Albert Evans has just taken Babe
Ruth’s place.
Hassalyne Brewer is a noted law
yer, employing Polly Ellison as her
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(Kathryn Cross)
The science classes in rooms 206
and 207 have been studying- birds
and have found that robins are
widely distributed in North Amer
ica, being most numerous in eastern
and central United States. They
winter along the coast of the Gulf
and are among the earliest spring-
visitors. Their eggs, four to six in
number, are a solid greenish blue.
They feed their young on worms,
vegetables, and wild fruit.
An unusual robin’s nest was
found near the Senior High School.
It is now on exhibit in room 207.
The nest is a well-built bowl of
grass, twigs, and leaves cemented
together with mud. Pine tissue
paper is used in the cracks to keep
out the wind and rain. On the in
side of the nest an announcement,
published at the Senior High School
in 1931,' was used. The writing,
being partially illegible, concerned
a Western Conference track meet.
On the torn paper Principal Henry
Grady Owens’ name appeared as
one of the inspectors and James
McLeod and Alfred Moffitt as par
ticipants.
This nest is on display in room
207 and all those who are interest
ed and curious may see it.
A Peep Into the Past Reveals
History of the Junior Pointer For
Period of Eleven Years
YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. That our library contains ap
proximately 5,000 books.
2. That about 600 pupils use it
daily.’
This year the Junior Pointer cele
brates its eleventh anniversary as
the official publication of Junior High
School. It was started during the
second year that we were in the old
building. For ten years the Junior
Pointer has been the students’ paper.
Miss Carter has been the chief
faculty adviser for eleven years.
Miss Armfield assisted in 1927 and
later Miss Dickson and Mrs. Ross
helped. Since the Junior Pointer
began, Mrs. Frost has been the ad
vertising- manager. She is the one
who goes out and gets all the ads
and runs the campaign for Junior-
Pointer subscriptions.
Mildred Ferguson was the first
editor. For five years Mr. Ferguson,
her father, printed the paper. The
first Junior Pointers were
9%”xl4%”. But eight years ago the
size changed and became the size of
today.
“Home Room News” was always
featured. “Seen and Heard,” a col
umn of original sayings, started two
years ago. Before then it was called
“Fun,” “Campus Crumbs,” “Around
Junior High School,” and by other-
names. For six years “What We
Were Doing a Year Ago,” has been
a main feature.
Many times pupils’ articles have
been accepted when they were not
up to the standard. The reason for
this has been explained. The advisers
wanted the pupils to be interested
enough to write articles. They felt
that if the standard was too high,
the pupils would feel discouraged
and not feel free to contribute their
ideas for articles.
The pupils have always filled the
offices of the editor-in-chief, assist
ant editor and circulation manager.
Also they have been home room re
porters. The editors were Sophia Tap-
lin, Mildred Marsh, Mildred Free,
Pauline Douglas, Theo Redman,
Betty Hunt Murray, Mildred Fergur-
son, Betty Jo Abies, Rachael Con
rad, Gloria Ilderton. The assistant
editors were Betty Gweyn Weaver,
Frederica Morris, Mildred Marsh,
Eleanor Amos, Dorothy Gueth, Irene
Parker, Susannah Mathews, Sophia
Taplin, Doris Koonce, Alma Virginia
McCain, Arthur Kaplan, and Jo In
gram. The present editors are Nancy
Cox, Mary Jo Wilson, and Ruby
Parker.
A few pictures have been featured
in the Junior Pointer. They were of
Mrs. Ranson, the new Junior High
School building, and Mr. Andrews
after his death, and the characters
in the Christmas play, “Five Little
Peppers.” Subscriptions sold each
year vary from seven hundred and
fifty to eight hundred. It has been
the aim of the editors, the faculty
advisers, and the pupils in Junior-
High School to make the Junior-
Pointer a good school newspaper.
This can only be made possible with
the help of every pupil.
—Jo Ingram and Arthur Kaplan.
WHS ran M
ELECMSiyDENlS
After an exciting campaign, re
sults of the election of council exec
utive officers were given to an
anxiously awaiting student body.
The leaders of the Junior High
School during- the school term of
’38-’39 will be headed by Eleanor
Younts as president. Billy Peak will
take the responsibilities of vice-
president; Helen Bissett, of secre
tary, and Arnold Koonce, treasurer.
Thursday morning. May 19, in
stallation of the new officers was
held in chapel. After a short devo
tional, the retiring president. Bill
Currie, gave a resume of this year’s
activities. He then turned the chair
over to Eleanor Younts who gave an
appreciative acceptance of the high
office and introduced her co-wbrk-
ers.
Officers other than president who
are now completing their term are
Ruth Culler, vice-president; Mary
Ann Thomas, secretary; Ruby
Parker, treasurer.
Plans have been made to help the
new pupils coming from various ele
mentary schools to feel “at home”
next year. The newly-elected presi
dent, Eleanor Younts, will visit sev
eral elementary schools to talk to
the prospective students and ac
quaint them with the school.
Mrs. Moffitt, heretofore adviser of
the council, will be succeeded by
Miss Deans.
Bits of News About Our Pupils and Pupil Activities
Gathered Here and There By Several of the Students
Bird Display
(Frances Hall)
If you are especially interested
in the birds of America, go to room
207 and see the beautiful and in
teresting displays on birds. The
science classes have become inter
ested in birds and have gotten
pramphlets, books, and pictures to
illustrate and tell about them. The
sand table has been neatly arranged
with identified bird nests. On the
bulletin board the pupils have
placed elaborately colored pictures
of common birds.
The superlatives for room 6 were
elected in April. It was quite hard
to select them because we have so
many to pick from. The selections
came out as follows, with many close
votes: Most atti-active, Eleanor
Younts; best looking, Arnold
Koonce; most studious, Hallie Sykes
and G. L. Stroud; most athletic, Lois
Farlow and Eddie Lee; most popu
lar, Eleanor Younts and Stan Saund
ers; best all-around, Eleanor Younts
and Joe Gibson; cutest, Stanford
Young and Wyanda Buser; wittiest.
Hazel Smyre and Billy Carroll.
We think these were good selec
tions, don’t you?
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Pupils in 206 have been making
a booklet on North Carolina to send
to Czechoslovakia. This work has
been done in civics class under Mrs.
Moffitt’s supervision.
The cover, made by Catherine Al
bertson, is a picture of the long leaf
pine with the words “Esse Quam Vi-
deri,” the state motto, on it.
Some pupils who draw well drew
the seal, flag, capitol, and map of
North Carolina. Pictures of differ
ent parts of the state were put into
it and one of Governor Hoey. A few
of the girls will write about these
things.
It is hoped the people who receive
this booklet will enjoy it as much as
the pupils enjoyed making it.
—Meriam Pleasants.
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Pupils in 206 are fighting a bitter-
war just as China and Japan are,
but ours is with the aquarium in
stead of a country. We are trying
to conquer this aquarium and fix it
for our fish.
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At last, after eight months of
school the attendance banner is hung-
over the door of our room! We’ve
worked hard all the year to have the
best attendance in school, but had
about given up. Last month the boys
had no absences and the girls only
seven.
Last year Mrs. Moffitt’s home
room had the attendance banner
seven months out of the nine. She
has put that room up as an example
of good attendance all year. We
would have felt bad if her home
room pupils this year hadn’t gotten
the banner for at least one month.
During the city beautiful campaign
recently, four pupils from 205 won
prizes. Antilee Dinkins won first
prize of $3.60 for the best essay on
“Why We Should Make the City
Beautiful.” Herbert Hodgin and Ed
ward Knight won the first prize in
slogans. Both had original slogans,
“Make High Point the Highest Point
in Beauty.” The prize for this was
$6.
Room 206 is proud of these people
who won first prizes; also of Mary
Jo Wilson, who got an honorary
mention on her slogan, “High Point
Is Beautiful; Make It More So.”
Miss Deans has been appointed ad
viser of the Student Council for the
coming year. Room 206 is very proud
of Miss Deans. We know that she
will make a good adviser.
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Room 209 had the pleasure of pre
senting the last assembly program
to the eighth grades. They based
their program on some main facts
pertaining to literature.
The program opened with the
class repeating the 19th Psalm. Ruth
Lain said the prayer, “We Thank
Thee,” after which a group of girls
sang “Fairest Lord Jesus.”
Many famous authors and poets
were chosen by the pupils in 209 to
be in their hall of fame. The stu
dents had been making booklets on
authors, which were presented at
this time.
Last of all a play, “T'he Ambi-
A TRIBUTE TO OUR JANITOR
(Roy Lee Grant)
A kind word should certainly be
given to our janitor, Jim, who has
been faithful to us for so many
years. We appreciate the service Jim
and the maids have given us.
tious Guest,” was presented. The
cast was as follows: Robert Thomp
son, the father; Elaine Welborn,
mother; Billy Thomas, Frank Mont
gomery, and Margaret Burgess were
children; Mary Allan Hayes, the
grandmother, and Howard George,
the guest.
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Mrs. Charles McMurray visited
rooms 209 and 206 on Tuesday morn
ing, May 10, during home room pe
riod. She made a very interesting
talk on the Bible. She told of the
influence of the Bible on art and
literature. She also mentioned other
incidents about the Bible which were
very interesting.
Room 209 has recently enjoyed
two Professor Quiz programs. The
first one was nicely planned by La-
verne Hartgrove and Elaine Welborn.
Those questioned were J. C. McAl
lister, George White, Robert Thomp
son, Zula Mae Spencer and Miriam
McCall, with Robert Thompson hav
ing- highest score. The second w.as
planned by Shirley Pierce and Laura
Hobbs. Those questioned were Ger
trude Griffin, Julia Faye Setliff, Mar
garet Burgess, Eugene Powell, and
Wayne Hoover with Gertrude Griffin
taking highest Score.
We are glad to have Julia Faye
Setliff and Frances Turner back in
school after being absent for several
days.
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We congratulate Doris McKinney,
Kathryn Cross, and Dorothy Crater
in 206 for making the honor roll for
seven times in succession. We also
congratulate the people who worked
so hard, making the total of twelve
on the honor roll for the last month.
—Polly Ellison.
Mrs. Deans of Florida, mother of
Miss Helen Deans, visited room 206
two times during the year. Both
times she favored us with Scottish
songs. The first time she sang “Com
ing- Through the Rye,” and the
second time she sang “Loch Lo
mond.” We all joined together and
sang “Roamin’ in the Gloaming” and
i “Just a Wee Dowkin Doras.”
FROSI !S 10
Considerable interest has been
aroused concerning the program to
be given on Tuesday, May 31. Prep
arations have been in progress for
this entertainment by some 22 mem
bers of various seventh grade classes
with Mrs. Frost as faculty adviser.
There will be two parts to the pro
gram. The first, a fantasy of sing
ing, dancing and dramatization, is
called the “Magic Chest.” Winfred
Wall and Frances Coppridge have
the leading parts. Assisting are
Juanita Efird, Rachel Sapenfield,
Philis Freeman, Frances Turnage,
Doris Lee Adams, Glendale Furr,
Billie Fi-azier, Betty Jean Culver,
Mary Edith Ferree, Reid Marsh,
Homer Hayworth, and Sloan Gib
son.
The second part of the program
will consist of a very clever comedy
entitled “New Girls in Town.” Those
taking part are Arnold Koonce,
Eleanor Younts, Jennie Lee Jones,
Nancy Bennett, (Horace Hayworth,
Melvin Hayes, Jack Winders, and
Bobby Gayle.
The student body awaits this last
program of the year with much
curiosity and eager anticipation.
Visits Williamsburg
A few weeks ago Eleanor Younts
visited Williamsburg, Va., and gives
an interestihg- report of the restora
tion of this city by John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., which has been going on
for nearly nine years.
The greatest care has been taken
to reconstruct the old homes, im
portant buildings and gardens of
the 18th century. In the capitol,
which has been rebuilt, there hangs
a life size portrait of Washington.
Also in Williamsburg stands Ra
leigh Tavern, the most noted tavern
of Colonial America. Royal gover
nors from England were entertained
here.
There are many visitors from all
over the United States and Canada.
Eleanor says every patriotic Amer
ican should visit Williamsburg.