THE POINTER
THE POINTER
j,'ubIisho(J every Friday by the High Point
]li>.:'» Schjol Tor members of the city schools
ami tiie peoi^Ie of High Point.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2, 1923
OUR SENIOR PROJECT
As everyone knows it is the cus
tom of the senior class to give to
the high school some gift to remem
ber them by. The class of 1922 gave
a printing press, that of 1923 of
library. Thus we came to the class
of 1924 and the problem of wlu«
the-r, gift shall be.
The method of choosing this gift
IS Simple. - The former senior classes
have tiled to meet some great need
of llmir high .school. So far this
has been successfully accomplished
and this year it shall also be a
success because the class of 1924 in
tends to leave something to the
school that shall last and he as a
monument to their memory.
It seems as if one of the greatest
needs of the school at present is
a gymnasium in the building. Every
one knows that foi the past three
years we have had no indoor court
for basketball. The one which we
now have, is very inconvenient for
everyone. Moreover the attendance
. . at games would be larger if the
basketball court was nearer the cen-
' tral part of town. This gymnasium
furnished with all sorts
• • ot modem equipment for drills and
^^xercises.
A gymnasium would be of mutual
benefit to both the boys and girls
in many ways. The pupils would
develop into healthier boys and girls
by taking daily exercise if only for
ten or fifteen minutes.
The gymnasium would be very use
ful on rainy days. The girls and
boys could play tennis and enjoy
the pnvilege of doing any sort of
gymnastic stunt they cared to.
The equipment of a gymnasium
would be no more difficult than th
equipment of a library and surelj
it is needed far more than anything
Nothing that the class of 1924 has
ever attempted has been a failure
—so why can this not also be a
success ? If the school gave the sup
port to this project that was given
last year it could not help but be
a succes.s. Let co-operation be the
motto of the entire schol and re
member that whether you are Fresh
man or Senior this (concerns you
vitally as you are a member of the
student body of the school.
—Joscelyn Bqrn.s,
HOW A PUPIL SHOULD
BEHAVE IN SCHOOL
Aline Jones Editor-in-Chief
Willliam Munyan Asst. Editor
James E'linffton Business Manager
Glen Southern Asst. Bus. Mgr.
;1?G Snider Circulation Manager
V ard Swiin Advertising Manager
liiomas Gold Asst. Advertising Manager
William Ragan Athletic
Ruth Clinard Asst. Editor
Joscelyn Burns Humorous
Kathleen Younts Exchange
II. G. Owens Faculty Adviser
A boy or girl in his or her high
school career should know how to
behave in school at all times. He
should be quite, obedient, and mind
his teacher whether she is in the
room or not.
If the boys and girls would be
have and mind their teachers there
would not be any use of the tardy
hall. A pupil who is attentive on
class gets more than the ordinary
student does.
The boy or girl who respects the
rules and regulations of the school,
is given more privilege. e
The boy or girl, who works for
the good of the class and not for
himself, is thought more of and al
ways will be.
A pupil should not have to be
called down, either by his teacher
or his classmates at any time for
speaking out without permission,
will a student be when he is out in
the world working for himself, if
he cannot take care of himself in
school ?
Mr. Johnston would not have so
much work to do if all the boys
and girls would work together and
respect the rules and regulations of
the school.
—Kenneth Watson.
THE SENIOR PROJECT
The class of ’24 is considering for
their senior project a felide Re
jecting machine which was demon-1
strated to the class Wednesday Oct.
24; by the Keystone View Co.
This machine is a great help to the
class for so called visional educa
tion, but iis not advisable /for a
senior project. Pictures shown over
and over will become tiresome and
the expense of securing new ones
is an item to be taken into consid
eration. Members of the senior class
do not want their project laid aside
and forgotten. The future students
might say, “The class of ’22 gave a
printing press, ’23 started a library
but what did ’24 leave?’’
The slide projecting machine can
not be used in the auditorium—that
is its weak point. If the class wishes
why not purchase a large machine
which will show moving pictures and
slides, this could be used by all of
the class at once and can be used
for entertainment as well as educa
tional features.
—^William Munyan.
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ceived a punt and dashed 35 yards
uuough a Droken field. Hedrick then
chipped off 25 yards around right
end. The locals were now on Burling
ton’s Ip-yd. line. Hedrick failed to
gain through the line but Fucfua
plunged through for 5 yards. Warner
then made 3 yards on a line buck
and Fuqua barelv made it a first
down when he placed the (ball 3
inches from Burlington’s goal. On
the next play Wrenn carried the ball
over for the touchdown which meant
victory for the locals and defeat
for the visitors. Wrenn added the
extra point by a kick from placement.
Although High Point won the game
they were on the defensive practi
cally throughout the entire contest.
In the first half the line seemed un
able to hold the heavier Burlington
team. But in the second half they
showed a reversal of form and play
ed a good grame.
“Dick’’ White a^in played a great
game at end, making several brilliant
tackles. C. Fuqua also played a good
defensive game, time and again
bringing his man down with a pretty
tackle. Wrenn, although he was iU
when he entered the game, played
his best game of the season at half
back. He was forced to leave the
game in the first quarter but came
back in the last half and made the
only touchdown of the game. Warner
and Hedrick also played a good game
in the backfield.
Loy was the outstanding perform
er for the Burlington highs. He
gained almost at will through the
local line.
Line-up and summary:
H. P. H. S. Pos. Burlington.
White R. E. Hal
Wall R. T. Nichols
Wright R. S. Thompson
Dallas C. Riddle
E. Fuqua L. G. D. Jones
H. Ellington L. T. J. Jones
J. Ellington L. E. Mclver
Hedrick Q. B. G. Holt (Capt.)
Warner R. H. B. Herlim
Wrenn L. H. B. A. Holt
C. Fuqua F. B. Loy
Scoring—Touchdown: Wrenn. Point
after touchdown: Wrenn.
First Downs: Burlington, 12; High
Point, 5.
Substitutes: Warford for Wright,
Gurley for Warner, Caldwell for Gur
ley, Culler for Caldwell, Braswell for
Wall, Wright for Warford, Wall for
Braswell, Wrenn for Culler.
Officgials: Caldwell, referee; J.
Raper, umpire; Hazelhurst, Head
Linesman.
Score by quarters:
High Point 0 0 0 7-7
Burlington 0 0 0 0-0
Miss Albright—Class what is a
1 miracle ?
Ward Packer—Hair on a bald
head.
Lester Ford—Morpheus.
Reuben Preddy-—Morpheus second.
John Wood—“The Lover.’’
Aline Kaneer—“His Beloved.’’
Ward Packer—“The Puzzler.”
Ed Hedrick—"Conceit”
“No, Sir”
Lady (coming in music store) “Do
you have “Bees Knees?”
Clerk—“No, Lady, rheumatism
caused me to walk like this.”