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VOL. I.
HIGH POINT, N. C., NOV. 14, 1921
No. 5.
Triangular Debate
Query Announced
High Point Expects to Get the Trophy
This Year
“RESOLVED, That the United
States should enter the League of
Nations” is the query for the state
wide Triangular Debate this year.
This announcement was received by
Prof. Waters from the University of
North Carolina last week.
High Point is expected to send a
team next spring to Chapel Hill that
will bring home the honors. It will
be remembered that last spring the
team from High Point High School
came within a hair’s breadth of win
ning the Aycock Memorial cup, out
stripped by Durham with only a nar
row margin. This team was com
posed of Walter Crissman, Frank r
Cauble, Charles McAnally and Willie
fJobinowitz, with Horace Hayworth •
as coach. This year the Highs have
even a better chance with Walter ||
Crissman and Frank Cauble still avail
able and many new ones coming oh,
while Mr. Owens will serve as coach.
Honor Roil for Last
Month is Large
Eighty-One Names on Honor List—
improvement Over Last Month.
The honor roll of the city schools
for the past month is as follows:
Schools Celebrate
Armistice Day
High Point schools celebrated Arm- ,
Istice day with appropriate exercises
in the High School Auditorium, which
consisted of the singing of patriotic
songs, speeches and exercises suitable ■
for the occasion. The patriotic spirit
of the school was manifested by nu
merous flags of our country which
formed a perfect array of colors. BoY
Scouts and Girl Reserves joined ip
the mammoth parade which was
staged in honor of the occasion. Les
sons in the school were along the lineh
of Armi.stice Day and teachers im
pressed the student body with the se
riousness and reevrence which was
due to the day and the brave Amer-
ca.n deadi who now lie in Flanders
fields. —Vernon Snyder.
GLEE CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
The Glee Club met last Wednesday
afternoon in the High School Audito
rium under the direction of Miss
Nancy Lav and elected the following
olTicers: Ralnh Asbury, president;
Ralph Edwards secretary, and Walter
Crissman, treasurer. There were no
less than 35 vouths who swarmed in
to cultivate their musical, talent. It
was decided at this meeting to meet,
each Wednesday afternoon at 5 p. m.
• Grimes Street
Marjorie Martin,. Inez Stewart, Ker-
mitt York,'Willard. Lambeth, Vola
Smith, Annie Lee. Carmichael, Earl
Leonard, Iris Andrews, Margaret
Dorsett, Katherine Hampton, Wini
fred Hinkle, Lawrence Howard, How
ard Ring, Billy Carmichael, Harold.
Hinkle, Prank Tilly, Pearl Kirkman,'
•Lucille McCarter, Irene Patton,' Vir
ginia Wood.
. Elm Street School ,
Nick Antonakas, Thurftian Wall,
"Dolen Hedrick. Lucille. Clodfelter,
Clyde Jarrell, Robert Mason, Eva
Jones, Beatrice Lovelace, Clara Thom
as, Lyman. Hedrick, Earl Carroll,
Mary Kenney. o.Thn Austin,, Jr., 0. G.
Allen Jr., Robert Hoskips, Peter
Hutchenson, Clarence Mattocks, Pey
ton MofTitt, Gatewood Shipman. T. G.
Shelton, Harry Williamson, Eleanor
Brooks. Sallie Baynes, Agnes Byrium,
Emjlv BenningS; Lena Gregory.'.'Mar
garet Lonir Hamjin. Dorothy Hinton,
Rebecca Kearns, Thelma Lotts, Lu
cille Parks, Vione Peace, Margaret
V. A. J. Idol Speaks
to Business Club
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
The second meeting of the Business
Club was held on October 28. The
most interesting talk given was by
Cashier V. A. J. Idol, of the Commer
cial National Bank. The speaker was
introduced by Glenn Southern, presi
dent of the club.. The following offi
cers were elected on November 4:
Scott Parker, vice-president; Warr
Packer, secretary-treasurer and Fred
Pei’due, reporter..
Mr. L. R. Johnston, who is in
__fiharge of the club, said some of the
'’^purposes of the,club were as follows:
To read and discuss books on busi-
—«ess; to be addressed by some of the
leading business men of our city; to
study and. discuss the fundamental
JaAvs .of .success' in business; to con
sider-salesmanship in stores and on
the road; to learn how to start a suc
cessful business; to hear papers read
by members of; the club to visit busi
ness concerns in the city.
ELM STREET SCHOOL
Last Friday afternoon at Elm
Street School a part of the school day
was given over to Civic League pro
grams! The members of the seventh
grade held a joint meeting and ren
dered two very interesting pi ays and
a well givm debate.
GRBfES STREET SCHOOL
The pupils of Grimes Street School
enjoyed several hikes and hickory nut
hunts last week.
Spencer, Dwight Andrews, Robert Da
vis. Charles Deligny, Hooper Idol,
Wilbur Pritchard, John Reyonlds,
Odellp Teague, Ronda Weston, Ruth
Bencini, Louise Crowder, Madeline
Packer, Pearle Ridge, Jessie Bryant,
Guy Ho.sking, Blanch Bowers, 'Velna
Gothie,’ Eloise Ingram, Mildred Pope,
Gerald Congleton, Willie Delapp, Bil
lie Ferree, Holland French, Ralph
Valentine. Frank Steed, Paul Stalev,
Randall Sappenfleld. Corsie Black,
John Purcelle, Jr., Charles Hayworth,
Ba.sher Wall. Fred Robbins, Imer
Hooper, Mary Wright, Martha Wright,
Aileeh Fowler, Gladvs Richard.sop,.
Beadle Harbinso-n, Willie May' Mc
Carty.
Emma' Blair School
Rpv Staton, Ivan Cri.ssman, Thel
ma Brown. Elizabeth Mickles, Nina
Teagim. Grace Wood, Evelyn Craw-
ford. Wlnnifred Hicks, Rav Clinard,
Eccles Scott. Preston Carroll, Irene
Sr.y;.'’- Reich, Donald Johnson,
Willie Hunt. ■■ •