VOL. I.
HIGH POINT, N. a, JAN. 23, 1922
State Contest for
Short Story Writers
W. C. T. U. Offers
Several Prizes
?10.00 AWARDED TO FIRST }
PRIZE WINNER
The following is a part of a letter
from the Hniver.sity of North Caro
lina to the High Point High School:
Chapel Hill, N. C.
Jan. IG, 1922.
To the Superintendent or High School
Principal:
The Odd Number Chapter of Sig
ma Upsilon at the Univensity of North
Carolina is offering a prize of $10.90
for the best short story written by a
high school student in the state.
Sigma Upsilon is a national honor
ary literary fratemity, and our aim
is to help develop litrary talent in
high school pupils of the state.
The story is not to exceed 3,500 ‘
words in length. It must represent ;
the original work of the student, and '
must be submitted in typewritten
form. The contest closes on March !,
and all contestants must have their i
stories in by that time. The stories '
ai'o to h& sent to J. J. Wade, secretary, I
or to the undersigned. ,
Very cordially yours, '
W. H. ATKINSON, Jr,,
President Odd Number Chapter, Sig
ma Upsilon. , ,
Trade With f
the Merchantr*
Who ;
Appreciate
Your '
Child Thru '
POINTE
Brenau College Oi
Twelve Scholai,
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All Twelve May Come Prom ^
High School—Are Worth $200.1^;
Apiece Each Year ^
MR. El^WOOD COX
It was with more than a little pleas
ure that the school children of the
city received the news that a campaign
is being waged to secure Mr. Elwood
Cox’s appointment to the ’vacancy
made by Hays’ resignation from the
cabinet. To add to Mr. Cox’s other-
v/ise envable record they can attest
that he has been one of the foremost
patrons of the local schools as well as
state institutions. The students like
him, and W'ould be glad to see him
pave the way for them who will en
ter the affairs of state ere many more
years have flown. ,
j.The letter, which was received re
cently, follows;
Dear Sir:— ..
..For several years we have .bee
JOnducting examinations for schola
ihips. in ..accredited, high ..schf'
throughout the country, with the
operation of suj)arintendemsi and pri,*
Cipals.. The scholarships have been a
great value to many worthy girls, and
we are encouraged to continue these'
efforts
..For the year 1922-23 we are offer-
; ing twelve scholarships of the value of
6800.00 each ($200.00 a year for four
years.)
; ..Examinations will .be .held next
, April, in any accredited high school
, which, applies before April 1. .The
> questions are s.Jnt out by the college
and the examination requires .about
; two hours, and inu.st he held uii-'er
, the supervision of the high school au
thorities
Yours very trul.v, ...
• • J- PEARCE, President...
. ... Rrenau College, Gainesville, Ga.
PARENTS-TEACHERS’
ASSOCIATION
I
l*a- WT«aBBriiaBr Wlio WB.' Na
tional prize $10.00.
The contest for the high school anc
grammar grades will close on Febru
ary 6. All essays must be in th(
hands of the principal by that time
Teachers take notice, conditional in-
foimation can be had from Mr. Owen:
and Professor Waters.
^ Parents-Teachers’ Association
of South Mam Street School held Jan-
; uary 17th an interesting business
session in which was discussed the
present situation in the school. Mr.
Marr showed the overcrowded condi-
tions in the various school buildings
The. association voted to look into
the matters of placing fountains on
the school grounds, maps and charts
in the building, lighting, and electric
thiif f It was ur ^
THE TAR BABY PUTS ON A
CONTEST
Ln’ERARY SOCIETIES HOLD
JOINT MEETING
^ Friday evening the two literary so
cieties of the school held a joint meet
ing in the auditorium. The boys’
literary society (the Didactic) gave a
program for the girls (the Pierean.)
Walter Crissman, president of the
Didactic society, delivered a most in
spiring address in which he assured
the ladies that they were the lucky
ones to be able to entertain them.
There was also a debate and several
speeches which were quite interesting.
Popular sentiment on the honor sys
tem seems to be dead.
The Carolina Tar Baby, Inc., an
nounces^ that on April 15th will appear
the “High School Number” of the
**T^}’ Baby.” The material for this
edition will come entirely from the
different high schools of the South,
and inducement to young writers is
in the form of a contest. To the per
son scoring the largest number of
points^ will be given a free trip to
Asheville during the summer, with
hotel expenses paid at the famous
Battery Park hotel, and the school
scoring the most points will be award
ed a beautiful loving cup.
“The entii’e issue from cover to
cover is to be made up of the work of
high school students—cover design,
inside drawings, verse, poetry, prose.
PERSONAL
Clair Bechtel, recently from Phila
delphia, is in room 18 of the Fre.shman
class.
jokes and straight droll.” All wit work
.should reach the “Tar Baby” by
March 25; all jokes, etc., by April 1.