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VOL. 3.
HIGH POINT, N. C., FEB. 28, 1923.
No. 1
FRESHMEN PRESENT IRISH COMEDY
“SPREADING THE NEWS” MONDAY
“Spreading the News,” the well-
known Irish comedy written by Lady
Gregory, was delighfully presented in
the high school auditorium Monday
night, Februaxy 19, by room 19 of the
freshman class. This play, which was
directed by Miss Louise Shipman, a
member of the high school faculty,
was highly characteristic of the hu-
moor for which the Irish are famous.
From the time when the curtain went
up and the audience became acquaint
ed with Mrs. Tarpy, the deaf old ap
ple woman, whose chief regret was
that her deafness prevented her from
keeping up with the village gossip,
until liid Jack Smith, the singing op
timist, came upon the scene to con
vince the villagers that he was sfll
alive, every minute brought forth
peals of laughter.
Bartley Fallom, the unfortunate fel
low, who through the old apple wo
man’s erroneous gossip, was charged
with having murdered Jack Smith with
a hayfork, also delighted the audience
by the way in which he calmly greet
ed the officers, Joe Muldoon, the vll-
iage police; and James Asbury, the •
new magistrate, when they arrested
him. Mrs. Bartley Fallom, very high-
tempered and with a sharp tongue fu
riously reprimanded the village gos-
sipers for disgracing her husband by
the talk, while Bridget Tulley, who
was also famous for her ability to
spread gossip, viewed her overturned
market basket with awe.
The cast of characters included Mrs.
Tarpy, payed by Mable Ridge; Bart-
Fallom, by Ila Welbom; Joe Muldoon,
Jack Smith, by Hurlie Ritchie; Mrs.
Fallow, by Ila Welbom; Joe Muldoon,
by Logan Hab'nson; the new magis
trate, by James Asbury; Tim Casey,
by Robert Winfrey; Bridget Tulley, by
Evelyn Gibson; James Ryan, by Law
rence Grissom, and Shawn Early, by
Herbert Ellington.
The entire play showed evidence of
careful and efficient coaching and
preparation and demonstrated the
ability of the freshman class to com
pete with any amateurs in a presen
tation of home talent.
Approximately $60 was cleared, all
of which will be added to the library
fund for High Point high school.
MISS KEARNS WRITES BEST
PAPER
“Mv Share in Making the Highway
Safe,” was the subject on which va
rious members of the freshman class
v.’rote to be entered in the National
Highway Contest.
The essay of Mary Frances Kearns
v/as the best written in High Point.
Her paper was sent to Raleigh to be
entered in the state contest. 'The best
paper in the state will be judged with
the best papers from other states.
Various prizes will be given for the
best papers.
ODE TO ROBIN
REDBREAST
Oh! Ye petite minister of love!
Truly thou has been sent from
above
To startle this old world, noisy
and still
For oft your song coth my heart
o’er fill.
List! I hear him just now!
Yes, calling from yon hemlock
bough;
Just now the whole world opens
to me.
And my veins ting?e with thy
glad harmony!
Alas! ■ through bleak mid-wintry
days!
Comes forth thy glad song of
love and praise!
Again it rushes to my half-
startled heart;
Oh! Robin! Would that we’re
never to part!
Hist! Now I hear him much
plainer than before!
His glorious notes ring clear
and come more and more;
And as I near thy glad song
in tune
My thoughts visit the sunny
month of June!
—J. Frederick Andrews.
MR ARTAU ANNOUNCES
COMING OF PICTURE
Mr. H. Artau, instructor of mechan
ical arts in the local high school, an
nounces the coming of a moving pic
ture film—not, however, of the Buffalo
Bill kind, but a film that illustrates
the art of making blue prints. Every
student, asserted Mr. Artau> and in
particular technical students, are ea
gerly looking forward to the showing
of this film.
The film illustrates, as learned from
Mr. Artau, just how blue prints are
made, taking the earliest method, sun
printing, and showing how the prints
are placed under the frame called a
sun frame—then the modern way of
making blue prints by means of elec
tricity.
The film consists of two reels of
1,000 feet each, requiring about 30
minutes to run. It illustrates thor
oughly the continuous blue printing
process from the placing of the trac
ing underneath the glass to be printed
by the bank of arc lamps, through the
cutfng off of the finished print.
This most interesting and educa
tional film, as further learned f ’om
Mr. Artau, is loaned free of charge by
C. F. Pease Company, Chicago.
FAIR VIEW STREET
SCHOOL OPENS
The opening of the Fairview Street
negro school Friday night, February
IG, was the occasion of a program
especially prepared for that purpose.
A large number of school ch Idren who
will occupy the new building, their
parents, and some white people inter
ested in the school were present at
the opening. An interesting program
of addresses by both negroes and
white people and selecrions by the
Robinon-Simmons quartet was pre-
The program was begun with a
song service by the school students
and a prayer led by Elder Brooks, the
father-in-law of Ossie Davis, princi
pal of the new schools.
Rev. Z. Simmons, a negro clergy
man, gave a brief history of High
Point .dur ng the past 20 years, espe
cially of the growth of the schools.
Mayor J. W. Hedrick thanked the
negroes for their aid in making the
school bonds last June a success. He
also commanded them tor their appre
ciation of the new school and asked
them to show their appreciation by
caring for it.
Following an address by Dr. D. A.
Stanton, in which he said he was
proud of the new school, the audience
was delighted with vocal selections by
the Robinson-Simmons quartet.
Rev. Blair, pastor of the Zion
church, then spoke on' the growth of
High Po'nt ami his impressions of the
city.
Dr. C. S. Grayson, city councilman,
followed this with a speech. C. F.
Tomlinson and W. M. Marr, superin
tendent of city schools, were unableto
to he present the meeting.
At the close of the program Prin-
cinal 0. E. Davis announced that the
school would launch a I'brarv cam
paign and that three hundred dollars
would be the goal.
ELM STREET SCHOOL
HAS CAFETERIA
Come one, come all, and buy your
luncheon from the Elm Street cafe
teria under the direction of Mrs. Cora
Reyonlds.
This self-serving cafeteria is now
running and carrying on splendid
work. Mr. Smith .said that about 100
penson.s are served da'Iy and they can
ser/e more.
An adequate lunch for a school pu
pil can be obtained for the .small price
of fifteen cents. For the past week,
Mrs. Reynolds has placed the nr'ce
of five cents each on the foodi! served.
The menu for this week consists of
soUns, sandwiches and pies.
The lunch room is furni.shen with
natural fini.shed tables and benches.
This makes a very attracfve place
for the eating of luncheon. The cook
ing uten.si’s are the best of th'^'r Idnd
cold Princinal Smith. The kit'-hen i.s
fitted out with a fine ga.s range.