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Don’t
Miss
That Play
The Lexhip
XXVII
LEXINGTON, N. C., APRIL 21, 1950
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“Our Hearts
Were Young
And Gay”
No. 7
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Seniors Presei^. “Our Hearts Were Young And jj^j,onight At 8:00
Reading from left to right: Bobby Lee Parr, Nancy Foster, Carolyn Koonts, Ross Ritchie, Martha Hooper, Harold
Carter, Jo Ann Blackwelder, Harriet Leonard, Boby Leonard, Peggy Costner.
Seated in Center: Johnny Morgan. Photo by H. Lee Waters
Lexicon Stunt Night
The Lexicon Staff conducted its an
nual Stunt Night Friday, March 31.
The first prize of seven and one-
half dollars was given to an indepen
dent group who presented “Cactus
Junction Capers.” Harriet and Robert
Mims portrayed a typical Cactus Junc
tion couple who were visited by Min
nie (Betty Jean Saunders) and FVed
(Robert Sutton).
The LEXHIPEP’S “Follies of 1950”
walked off with the second prize of
five dollars. “The Follies” consisted
of tin-can girls direct from “Gay-
Paree” by way of Arcadia; Happy
Harriet, the triple threat to Gravel
Gertie, who portrayed the girl who,
just couldn’t say no; and last, but not
at all the least, Jimmy Salomie Red-
wine, who gave a shocking (but deff!)
dance of seven veils.
The third prize of three dollars and
the fourth prize of one dollar and one-
half went to the Dramtics Club for
its burlesque of “Hamlet” in a mu
sical version, and to the Honor Socie
ty’s “Dishonor Through the Ages,”
from Beelzebub (Jimmy Dan) to the
present day things (Ross and Ang).
The Stunt Night was a financial
success for the Lexicon Staff and of
fered a night of entertainment to all.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 21—Senior Ploy—"Our Hearts Were
Young and Gay"
Baseball—Asheboro—There
April 25—Baseball—Kannapolis—There
April 27—Assembly—Business Department
May 2—Baseboll—Children's Home—
There
May 4—Student Council Assembly
Boscball—Thomasville—Here
May 5—Junior-Senior Banquet
Moy n—P.-T.A.
May 12—Baseball—Kannapolis—Here
] 6—Baseball~Thomasville—There
May IS—Lexicon Assembly
May 19—Band Concert
May 26—Senior Assembly
CAST YOUR VOTE TOMORROW
FOR THE BOND ISSUE
—“Teeny” Redwine
For the past few years, Lexington High School has been pathetically
overcrowded. In 1922, when the school was built, its capacity was to be that
of 550; it now has 750, so one can imagine the conditions which are preva
lent. If the bond issue is passed, Lexington will receive one million dollars,
which will be used to build a new Lexington High School and a new Dunbar
High School. The new high school will be a very modernistic one in which
there will be three different zones. The first: a quiet zone for the purpose
of teaching English, mathematics, foreign languages, and other subjects of
this nature. The second: a moderate zone for those taking home economics,
typing, and certain sciences. The third will be a loud zone in which a gym
nasium with seating capacity of 1500 will be the center.
This three and one-half million dollar bond issue, if passed, will also
give Thomasville a new building, the county new buildings, and will furnish
money for much needed repairs in many of the schools throughout Davidson
County. State money will be added to this local money which will net a
goodly sum.
Bonds already passed will be paid up in a very few years, thus, after that
time, making the tax rate only a few cents more than at the present time.
Lexington and the people of all of Davidson County cannot afford to cut
expenses at the most vital point of need. Voters can afford to sacrifice any
thing else rather than to sacrifice their children.
store, ar.cellent Cast
Present Famous
r ;t. iroadway Comedy
Tonight at eight o’clock in the high
t I’school auditorium the Senior Class
^ will present “Our Hearts Were Young
and Gay,” a comedy in three acts.
It is a royalty play based on the
best seller book written by Cornelia
Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough,
and it has also been a favorite on the
New York stage and on the screen.
With the excellent cast and under
the very capable direction of Mrs.
Ottis Hedrick with Miss Charlotte
Matthews as business director, the
play promises to be one of the best
ever presented here. The story gives
such a vivid and amusing accout of
young people and their antics that
it cannot fail to dtlight everyone. The
setting takes place in tthe cabin of
a ship and in a Paris hotel room.
Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis
Skinner are two college girls who are
traveling alone for the first time in
their lives. They decide to take ad
vantage of the fact and change their
personalities to that of a femme fa
tale. The results are very amusing.
While on the ship they meet two
young medical students, Dick Winters
and Leo McEvoy, who are their faith
ful swains from that time on.
The cast of characters in order of
their appearance is as follows:: Stew
ard, Johnny Morgan; Mrs. Skinner,
-Nancy ! Cqrneh'i. D-is.jSpinnex, ,
Carolyn ^^oonts; Otis'’Skinner, Jim
Red’’.ine; Emily Kimbrough, Peggy
Costner; Purser, Harol Carter; Stew
ardess, Elizabeth Clodfelter; Dick
Winters, Bobby Leonard; Admiral,
Robe t Sutton; Harriet St. John,
Harriet Leonard; Winifred Blaugh,
Jo Ann Blackwelder; Leo McEvoy,
Ross Ritchie; Inspector, Emily Rus
sell; Thierese, Martha Hooper; Ma
dame Elise, Mary Alice Wilson;
Monsieur de la Croix, Bobby Lee Parr;
Window cleane , Robert Mims. Com
mittees for scenery, staging, costumes,
properties, make-up, business, and
publicity are made up of seniors in
the vtrious departments, and all are
putting forth much effort ‘to present
a finished production.
New Y. M. C. A. Gym
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This is an exterior drawing of the new building to be built behind the Mc
Kay house. It is to be a gymn patterned somewhat after the one at the Univ
ersity of North Carolina. It will certainly answer the prayers of many with its
seating capicity of about 4000 people. It was drawn by Hayden Hooper.
Dramatics Club
Presents Play
On April 12, the Dramatices class
of Lexington High School presented a
delightful comedy entitled, “Buddy
Goes Litertary.” The plot was center
ed around Buddy Williams, the six
teen year old son of Mr. Williams, a
bander. When Buddy goes literary,
his father nearly goes crazy, because
he wants Buddy to follow him in the
banking profession. When Buddy’s
poems win a national award every
thing turns out all right.
This play was put on by two very
capable student directers, Mary Alice
Wilson and Robert Sutton. The stage
crew did a very good job on the
scenery also. Those on the stage crew
were Carey Myers, Don Richardson
and Jimmy Temple.
The members of the cast w>sre as
follows: Buddy, Robert Mims; Mr.
Williams, Webb Leonard; Mrs. Wil
liams, Marion Rowe; Bebbie,Martha
Hooper; Pen, Jo Dean Swing; Butch,
Jack Evans; Judith Storm, Emily
Russell; Agatha Toombs, Becky Jo
Thomason; and Mr. Masterson, Bobby
Lee Parr.