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1 o T II K O ! T e E T> O T T*J T' 1? T? brows” amongst us Ijjit a lot of •i vJ J. i iJ are getting* so puffed up they hava to leave school. It’s hard luck, but it’ll get anybody, mumps. ♦ * « A test! of your good english. If tlie mumps get you, and you come back to .school and say, ‘I hadd’em,” your grammar is going to seed. Can you imagine saying “I had it?” Well, you better get out your text book. * * :1c There is one good thing about our paper. Wo have never been .sued i'or libel. * * ♦ Wo have been di.s—cussed a lot but never cu.s.«ed. ♦ » * The Seniors are writing some poetry for the Pointer, evidently they received a lot of inspiration from Mr. Owens’ “Red Rose.” * * * Students passing the auditorium and hearing passionate sobs such as: Hannah, my own’’ and, “I love vru more than I do myself” need not be alarmed and have keyhole- ambitiens for its just a few senior.s practicing for their debuts* behind the bri.ght lights. SOPHOMORES WIN FliOM FRESHSIEN SOPHOMORE DEBATE I'^ibUshc-d Every Monday by HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL Kuth Clinard - Business Manatcr Lawrence White Advertising Manage Parker Waynidi :. Asst. Adverti-sms Mgl. Samuel lly.nan Asst. Advertising rlarence Ci-owson....As.st. Advertising Manai,er Ted Tbomvson Shop Manager Gladys Hufmajin Soiiool News Editor Paul KiJth School Mews Editor Pauline Hicks..- School News Editor Joe .Smoak State Athletic News Olin Matthews »tate Athletic News aoppa aijof Mo**o Gladys Hlington Iditor fwvn Tarvis - Exchange Editor ClarLnd McPherson .irculation Manage, Ilohcit Bain Asst. Cireulation Mgr. iiuth Paissell -...Mailing Qrculation Manager Mr. H. G. Owens Director Mr. M. L. I’atrick... Faculty Adviser .^UB.SCKIPTION PP.ICE T'emoers o' City School S .3, „ , ' 1.00 Others MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1925 CRACKS O’ THE BAT a necessity to transport men and supplies for the war. The last speaker was John Clinard who showed that the U. S. has more mileage under private operaticn thary any government in the world. Ho pioved that plan was unsound and not necessary. He said that the I.n- sterstate Commerce Commis.sion wac able to handle* the railroads. He also shov/ed that the maj-ority of the people were not in favor of govern ment ovieration. The decision \\*as in favor of the affirmative, M:lnnie Herman m'us judged best speaker. THESE SENIORS Thi.s column is to give out some rod hot scandal this week. Do yon lo-ew “Ty” Halcomb, got married last week? Neither do I. * * * '-noihsr secret. Sh-h—Brace V. -.If for a big Jolt this time. “Lefty” Fuqua isn’t right handed. so kidding- -don’t you think the ■old t arn gets better every day? The boys may get into som.e_tight places, but they’ll bat cut of it ev- {ry time. Twice last week a _ ball game ll'.e last minute. Stay right i Cu’tis Collins, “cave man” they c'l'l him—ibd vou know he was a I-;tch; r? He tv/isted the ball so bad last Tue.sday it gava the batters a cran p Tvatching to see \vhat it would do next. IPs wind-up kept them guessing .as when the ball was going to leave his hand. The boy is good. Curtis—do your stuff. WHY? “What’s the matter with High Point?” This is a question asked me by an outsider last ' Friday night just after the Triangular Debate. “Why,” sgi-'d. this gentleman. “ii it that the people of High Point High School don’t turn out to any literary, entertainment ? ” I answer this man with this state ment; y “It seems that the student are not interested in any mental d.a- velopment. If that had' been s:m.' strong man going through a bricl' wall the entire High Point Higl School student body would have her- there. 1/ can’t understand lYby the ei ' cent for the Athletic Association and pay S2 50 a year anS then when we offer some good literary work free The largest senior class in the h’s- tory of the High Point high school will gTaduato in June. There are approximately 128 r.ierabcrs enrolled in the senior class, and a ku'ge per centage of them will graduat.3. However, next year’s senior class will exc'^ed the present one, it’s membership now being about 133. Mr. Johnston says that the stu dents of this class as a whole put more time on their books than did any oi the preceding classe.s, and that of the out.standing, Characterf.stics of this yjear’s class is .scholarship. This shows up well for the high school. The membership of the alumni of the as.sceiation will bo greatly boost ed by the graduaticn ofl23.-tudents. DECLAMATION CONTEST The souad seem proof. Well, that’s to be swell. mump The Oratio club is going to pro- m.i-to a deolamsti-in contest to be held annually sometime during the morth of May of each year. The o’lal'f,cations of the contestants, which must be observed in order to declaim, are as follows: 1. All students intering this de- clamation contest must have made :ire school will go about 100 per-, pa.ssing grades on at least throe ’ school subi‘’cts during the month preceding the contest. 2. Ail students entering this dc- — — clamation contest must he bona fide of charge and only a handful of peo- j students of the High Pcin'T high pla ho there.” ?trr!cnts. do not think for a^ min ute that I’m against the At’jl''tic Association. I’m as strong for thst as anv other member of the high school'but I want to sea this school ;;usb forward in the literary work I of the state. .. i There are a few faithful members They go out to the same old grind.! ip, t.he s'lhod. that aip, jaterested 'fhev’er doing it for us folks? For old H. P. H. S. don’t you think the 1 ;ast we can do is to go out and show them -we’re for them at the, '•arae.i? Le.sgo. * * * Don’t you know it's hard for the l-jvs to get out and practice every' riternoon all the.se pretty days? school. Each class may be- represented in the contest by two qualified student's They may bs either .a boy or girl, two boys, or two girls. The contestants who participate in the final contest must turn their names, and titles of speeches in'o the proper authorities, said authori ties being under the control of th-o High Pbint high PARAGRAPinCS pie from High Point. Three of the.se were patrons. ^ Old High Point high school is What’s the matter? Come on. Try swell place—-that is, lately. Strange td get in the Oratio Club or m to aav a .good many o' our worthy fome way trv to put High I ouv- on (I -.f.pa th'5' fMC-' the nio]'). Wbut^B the inatter. ^ that it -is. There may be no “liigh CARi.A;\]l McPIiER.>ON. but the nu'uber is small compared' principal of thi: to -the entire body. Last Friday school. , . . night 50 of the student body w.?re. -The maximum and minimum beie to support the team while about lengths of the speeches use*l in th^ -?5 students from Winston were here. - co,ntest .shall vary from ten to six At Greensboro t'nere were six peo- minutes. The judges .'*hail be three in number and shall be no way ly; connected with i;he high scb'ol The contestant who is declared winner by Hie judges shall receive a g'cl.i ir.edjl.
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