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THE LEXHIPEP
April T,' 1949
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By Elizabeth Clodfelter
TRI-HI-Y HOLDS MEETINGS
On March 1, the Tri-Hi-Y met at
the home of Pattie Sue Bates, with
Patsy Nance, Betty Jean Saunders
and Nancy Koonts as co-hostesses.
In the absence of Carolyn Swing,
the president, Patsy Nance, vice pres
ident, took charge and calied the
meeting to order. Plans for a dance
were discussed, after which delicious
refreshments were served.
Another meeting on March 15, was
held at the home of Barbara Ritchie,
with Juanita Smith, Jean Lohr, and
Jeanie Cross assisting as co-hostesses.
A stunt was decided upon and the
meeting was adjourned.
F. H. A. Meets
The F. H. A. met on March 8 in
the Home Economics Department.
The members present elected six
delegates to the State F. H. A. rally
to be held in Raleigh on April 23.
1949. The delegates chosen were Sa
rah Tussey, Patsy Nance, Janice
Johnson, Marie Stokes, Jean Temple
and Maxine Russeil.
Dorothy Leonard presented an in
teresting program on St. Patrick’s
Day, after which the song leader,
Betty Claire Hunt, led the members
in singing Irish songs.
It was decided to have the next
meeting in the form of a party and
then the meeting was adjourned.
ANNUAL KEY CLUB
CONVENTION
The International Key club held its
annual convention March 24-26 in
Washington, D. C. For the first time
members from the Lexington Key
Club attended. They are as follows:
Bob Sink and Bob Clodfelter, dele
gates; Jack Evans and Robert Sut
ton, alternates. Other members who
attended were Victor Kirkman, Cur
tis Leonard’, Jr., Gilbert Yarborough,
Earl Everhart, Charles Harris, Clem
ent Hargrave, Charles Hill, Tom
Sheets, Herbert Sink, and Ronnie
Gordon.
Although the main programs were
held in the Mayflower Hotel, the boys
stayed at the Hotel Willard. Through
out the day the members attended a
series of meetings.and one afternoon
was devoted to sightseeing. At night
there were banquets and other inter
esting forms ot entertainment.
L. H. S. has every reason to be
proud of the record of the new Key
Club in school.
April Fool’s Rear View Of Events
—Harriet Leonard
Starting off the school year with a bang was the advance showing of
“New (I-see-it-but-I-don’t-believe-it) Look” in the person of the Tri-Hi-Y
initiates. With their hair tastefully plastered down with hog grease and no
makeup on, they were a sore sight for eyes. The girls were a sensation and
caused no iess than sixteen wrecks, eight nervous breakdowns, and three
mild heart attacks.
The Hi-Y initiates weren’t far behind in their snazzy white outfits, with
accessories of bright caps and shoe-shine buckets. The boys iooked so fash
ionable that several prominent businessmen thought seriously about wearing
similar outfits to church.
In the sports department the Homecoming Parade and Game took the
cake. Football Queen Martha Hooper ruled over a parade typical of Lexing
ton: whisky stills, car wrecks, cows, boxing matches, mountaineer feuds, and
purty gals. In the game Itself, the Yellowjackets really tried hard, but just
couldn’t help beating Barium 21-13.
Although we was done dirty and had to slave away Thanksgiving in
L. H. S., the Dairy Bowl Game came along to cheer us up. On a glorious
night (for ducks!) our Yellowjacket water polo team paddled past sandbars,
coral reefs and mermaids to make three touchdowns and win the game 20-0.
The poor water-soaked Charlotte Tech fans didn’t even have mermaids for
consolation, but we Lexington fans had our football team to keep us warm.
(Ahem!)
Then came the coronation of the L. H. S. king and queen. This glorious
spectacle included a delayed trumpet duet by Patsy Nance and Pattie Sue
Bates and gracefui stumbling upstairs by members of the court as well as
other excellent entertainment.
’The brand new Carolina Theatre opened, and everyone rushed madly in
to see “The Paleface,” after waiting about six hours under fire of spitballs,
chewing gum wrappers, and stray popcorn. Some folks took their supper
and made a gala evening of ic, eating appetizers in front of Mack’s and
finishing their after dinner coffee—you guessed it—still in front of Macks’.
And a time was had by all!
In January came the March of Dimes Drive, climaxed by Mary Jane
Shirley being crowned—March of Dimes Queen, that is.
The Student-Faculty basketball game was sprung on us about then. We
watched in amazement as our dignified students with dogged determination
got themselves beaten by the happy-go-lucky teachers, who used all the
tricks they had learned from tackling muscular principals and school boards.
Flash! Lexington High’s boys’ basketball team won the South Piedmont
Conference Championship! Of course, we knew it all along. Any team that
eats strawberry ice cream with hot chicken gravy every day is bound to
be the nuts!
The Junior Class Play came along a couple weeks later. The premiere
was a grand social event with spotlights on the celebrities as they entered the
theatre. Mr. Theodore Leonard kissed each lady’s hand at the door and
gave a free balloon to each gentleman. Refreshments of water and Ry-krisps
were served between acts. Th celebratd actors knocked the audience cold
with their emotional performances. The play is expected to open on Broad
way this month.
April Horrorscope: All those born under the sign of the Easter bunny,
don’t go rabbit hunting around the 17th. You might shoot the wrong rabbit.
There will be plenty of weather this month, especially on Easter Day. Be
careful about picking big bunches of flowers, you might find an Easter hat
underneath. And beware of—
Spring Fever
Can’t think, can’t move, can’t talk, can’t sing.
Can’t do much of anything.
Most folks get like this each spring.
CAROLYN MEADOWS,
MISSED BY ALL
Carolyn Meadows, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Meadows, of Erlanger,
was suddenly stricken with a disease
about which very little is known. Car
olyn is paralyzed because of a spine
block. Immediately after she was
stricken, an operation was performed
which proved quite successful. A sec
ond operation was performed recent
ly so that Carolyn’s condition may be
improved.
The whole school is thinking of and
cheering for Carolyn in her struggle
for health. Hurry back to L. H. S.,
Carolyn.
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One of the outstanding programs of
the year was given on February 25
by the Key Club under the direction
of Mr. Buck Young. Ralph Craver,
club president, presided over the pro
gram, which was given in the form
of a regular Key Club meeting.
After the group sang a number of
songs, Hal Crotts introduced IVIr.
Frank Holton, local lawyer, who gave
a talk on the Republican party. Jim
my Dan Redwine introduced Mr. Lee
Wilson, Lexington lawyer, who spoke
on the Democratic party.
Climaxing the program, Dewey
Greer, High Point High School stu
dent, who won the Key Club oratori
cal contest in Charleston, S. C., gave
an impressive and inspiring talk en
titled, “It’s Fun to Live in America.”
The talk made L. H. S. students
understand the true meaning of our
democratic America, and the entire
student body expresses gratitude for
the inspiring talk.
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—Joanne Blackwelder
Lexington High has been privileged
to have four pracuce teachers from
Catawba College. Lee Spears and
“Rusty” Craver began theur work on
March 6. The following week “Nig”
Lambeth and V. G. Price took over
Mr. Craver’s history classes.
Mr. Spears taught IVIrs. Hedrick’s
third, fourth, and sixth period class
es, and proved to be most capable and
interesting. When we asked for Mr.
Spears’ personal opinion of L.H.S., all
ne could say was, “What a change?”
IS this- good or b^d.
If you happened to pass by the his
tory class, instead of seeing the stu
dents sleeping or reading funny
C'ooks, you would find them eagerly
listening to the tales of Abe Lmcoln
and George Washington’s ability in
running football piays. So you see—
history has taken on a different light!
in all seriousness, however, we thmk
the history classes have really ac
complished a great deal during Mr.
Craver’s teachings.
Taking up where Mr. Craver left
off, we find Mr. Lambeth teaching
first and sixth periods, while Mr.
Price is teaching third and filth pe
riods. When we asked for Mr. Lam
beth’s impression of L.H.S. in con
trast to HIS years while in L.H.S.,
his reply was similar to Air. Spears’.
No doubt, L.H.S. has changed quite
a bit, but we’re mighty proud of it
as it is. Air. Lambeth has also taught
his students a great deal. He has es
pecially warned them of the good
“ole pop tests” and hard studying,
which is in store for us at college.
In addition to Mr. Lambeth’s opinion
of L.H.S., he also made the comment
that now he sees the side of a
teacher while he didn’t when he was
in L.H.S. Maybe we should all real
ize this fact more than we do.
When Mr. Price was asked his opin
ion of High School, he said that he
didn’t know, but to go ahead and write
a lot of “bull” and sign his name
to it. Now wasn’t that some an
swer for a history teacher! But from
all reports from students we hear he’s
a fine teacher, especially when it
comes to giving hints on tests.
All of these teachers are majoring
in Physical Education and majoring
in the subjects previously mentioned.
We know that these four promising
teachers will be successful wherever
they choose to teach.
Compliments of
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