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THE LEXHIPEP
February 5, 1964
ARGENTINA, MY COUNTRY
-Martha Occhi, foreign exchange student from Argentina
Once the homeland of the Gauchos in their extensive ‘ pam-
pas ° Argentina is today a dynamic and progresstve country.
The name Argentina comes from the Latin
which means silver. Early Spaniard explorers came to g
to find a way to reach the Inca empire m later
gold and silver. Thinking the Inca empire was closed, they later
discovered that the Andes Mountains were f “ 7^^!
Therefore Argentina got its name by mistake. Most of the p
r efr^ ’ tf Argentina to get rich. They carried with them all
tte things that Europe had at that time. They did not intend to
buM “better world as your great-great-great (perhaps) grand-
parents did here in the United States.
People from all over Europe, especially from Spain and Italy,
have ?ound their home in Argentina during the last two centun s.
A strong European influence is still noticeable m customs «nd n-
stituUons, even though we have developed our own way of life,
the Argentinian way with its own culture.
,, j “Pranarv of the South”, is famous for
rmltfrJ^fworM^S the^^omro^fca^ gr^te^'s^Jg, hL.
back riding, fishing and yachting, or merely enjoying the sun y
beaches.
On the shores of the world’s widest river, the Rio de la Plata,
is the dty d Brenos Aires, the capital of the Republic Its seven
million inhabitants, imposing skyscrapers, broad streets,
”nt avenJS. and well-kept parks, make Buenos Aires one of the
Thfr ’JaZrcify^ ij^^^fy tcL'se rw^lhe ^ome of the Im
cas! but also because our Constitution was drafted and signed
there.
Argentina has been independent of Spain since 1816,_ but only
in 1853 was the Constitution accepted. Our Constitution is simila
to that of the United States because it is based on the same prin
ciples. —-
The Lexhipep
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS
OF LEXINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
THE 1963-1964 LEXHIPEP STAFF
Editor-in-Chief —
Assistant Editor —
Business Manager
Assistant Business Manager
Sports Editor —
Elaine Yates
Susan Moore
Cordy Easter
Jimmy Philpott
Doug Pritchard
Assistant Sports Editors
Editor
Exchange Editor
Columnist—Mr. and Miss LSHS
Gossip Columnist
Humor Editor ^—
Club Editor —_
Foreign Correspondent
Assembly Editor
Reporters
Photographer
Typists — —
Advisor
Donnie Knepper and Jack Carter
Larry Young
Jane Leonard
Evelyn Hackney
Sherry Wilson
Jack Palmer
John McWhorter
Truls Bastiansen
Anne Bingham
Cheryl Craver and Linda Kirkman
Joe Hankins
_ Carolyn Beck and David Siceloff
Mr. David M. Holcombe
s
By JULIE LINDSEY
Hooray for 1934! Tooting
whistles, spattering firecracK-
ers, and strains oi 'Yiuld Lang
Syne” rang out the welcome to
tne new year. A whole new year
made its emrance, a year with
new lessons, new laugns, new
romances, and new worries. It
•was a time, also, for new reso
lutions and a brand-new record.
It brought a time, best of all,
many of us think, for renewed
reading.
Now with mid-term examina
tions out of the way, regardless
of the grade made (or perhaps,
because of the grade made!)
there’s more time for reading.,
1964 brings that second chance
to read those books each plans
to read but somehow did not do
during the first term of school.
Interested in adventure stories?
Then, may be suggest HANNI
BAL, ENEMY OF ROME,
MAGNIFICENT DESTINY,
MEN AGAINST THE SEA, and
DIVING FOR PLEASURE AND
TREASURES? You will enjoy
every moment of reading these.
For those romantically inclined
(and name one who isn’t!!)
these are' recommended: PRES
IDENT’S LADY, HOW DO I
LOVE THEE?, AMERICAN
TRAGEDY, AND REBECCA.
Even those so-called “classics”
required of all students can be
pleasurable reading, you know.
For instance there’s both ro
mance and adventure in A
TALE OF TWO CITIES and
WUTHERING HEIGHTS. Speak
ing of entertaining books, you
really must read LITTLE
WORLD OF DON CAMMILLO
and NO TIME FOR SER
GEANTS. If you like true stor
ies of real poeple, you will en
joy MADAME CURIE, FINAL
VERDICT, MAN CALLED PET
ER, AND TO CATCH AN AN
GEL, just to mention a few.
1964 is a good year, with each
day a chance for reading enjoy
ment. In your school library,
we are happy to help you find
just the book you want. Let.
1964 be a good year for you—
let it be a year of readin'g more
good books!
Christmas 1963
In Retrospect
—JOHN McWhorter
About three o’clock Christmas
morning, twenty-six back doors
creaked open and fifty-two wor
ried parents breathed a sign of
relief. Members of the Student
Council and their dates finally
got home. They were supposed
to leave John McWhorter’s
house about 11:30, but had to
wait for Thompson and Cheryl
until about a quarter after one.
The Student Council will vow
that the roads to Silver Valley
are the slickest in the county,
but that the trip was worth all
the trouble.
The D.E. Club wen to South
Rowan High School in China
Grove to a Christmas party.
Lexington provided some en
tertainment with their singing
group. Tommy Meador, Jacky
Byrd, and Jerry Byrd. Their
guest, Wayne Stovall and Char
les Tesh, accompanied on the
guitar.
Mrs. Padgett tore up the keys
on the piano at Library Club’s
Christmas party. The girls gave
her a bottle of “Spirits” to liven
things up. It cost one-hundred
and thirteen dollars to replace
the piano keys.
The Library Club had a sup
per at Lee Hill’s. The party
was crashed. It cost Richard
and Jim thirty-'seven dollars and
'X. X
onth
—TRULS DISEN BASTIASEN
Here he comes! Douglas Dussel Pritchard, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Pritchard, is on his way to Lexington Senior High
School He smiles to everyone he meets, and everyone smiles back
to him; he is one of the most popular seniors at school.
Doug is a member of the Honor Society, and he is also pres
ident of the Student Council where he has done a great job. When
the bell rings at 3:15 p.m., Doug leaves the LEXHIPEP staff
room where he is the chief sports editor, in order to go to bas
ketball practice; he is co-captain for the basketball team. One
can never confuse him with any other player on the team. He
leaps across the court, throws himself up toward the basket,
and then ... the goal is made!
Doug also played on the football team this past season. Be
cause of his many sports activities, he is the owner of a tradition
al monogram jacket containing a letter and three stars.
Outside school Doug is the senior counselor for the Order of
DeMolay in Lexington, and he is also a member of the First Bap
tist Church. .
Take your hat off for Doug today. He is citizen of the month.
eriouy
—LARRY YOUNG
“The lip of truth shall be established forever; but a
lying tongue is but for a moment.”
Proverbs 12:19
There is no valid substitute for truth. Sometimes we feel that
telling a lie will solve a problem or gain something for 117 It is
understood that a lie may become a useful tool in times of trouble
or anxiety, but every lie—however small—eventually is exposed
because truth conquers and endures forever. We need to examine
our lives for the falsehoods we. are tempted to tell each day. It
has been said that a man is only as good as his word. If we are
to be good Christians, we must let the words of our mouths, as
well as the meditations of our hearts, be honorable and acceptable
in the eyes of the Lord. ,
PRAYER: Father, govern our tongues as well as our hearts ana
minds as we face the daily temptations of life. Amen.
WHAT IS A TEACHER?
—WRITTEN IN DEDICATION TO ALL
TEACHERS ON THE L.S.H.S. FACULTY
Webster’s dictionary defines
the word “teacher” as “a per
son who instructs or one whose
occupation is that of an instruc
tor.” However, a teacher’s oc
cupation is far more, than sim
ply the instruction or the educa
tion of his pupil. A teacher is a
human being who must be care
ful never quite to act like one,
for human nature is what a
teacher was placed on earth to
rise above. A teacher turns
runny-nosed, grubby - fingered
little kids into professionals at
doctoring, storekeeping, and
even orbiting. A teacher must
be a delegation-of-one many
times to over a hundred stu-
to pay for the
forty-six cents
broken dishes.
Everyone enjoyed the Key
Club’s program on safety. Bar
ry Sink ran off the road on an
unfamiliar curve'. A lot of peo
ple got tired of driving and just
parked their cars in ditches.
dents, teaching them the things
that their parents cannot han
dle themselves. Even in a world
of divorce, crime, political scan
dals, and school drop-outs, a
teacher keeps the faith. If hq
lets go, who else is there? A
teache'r believes that children
need example more than criti
cism. He tries to be that ex
ample, even if it means compet-
Jing with Mickey Mantle or Eliza
beth Taylor. A teacher dresses
neatly, and, in order to remain
reserved, refrains from asking
bus drivers to cash his pay
check. A teacher never gets old,
because each pupil sees him for
only a couple of years at a
time; however, a teacher turns
old in five seconds when one of
his pupils walks in with kids of
her own to visit him. A teacher
must be one of the most honest
people on earth as he is entrust
ed with the dearest profession
on earth—the shaping of lives
for future management of the
world.