SENIOR
PLAYS
TUESDAY
NIGHT
THE
POINTER
TALK
SCHOOL
BOND
ELECTION
VOL, i.
HIGH POINT, N. C., APRIL 20, 1925.
No. 13
County Wide School Plan
FACTS ARE GIVEN IN COUNTY-
School Units
Total School
Enrollment
Taxable Taxable Property
Property Per Child Enrolled
Whole County
High Point
24,599
5,396
158,000,000.00
31,000,000.00
6.425.00
5.745.00
Taxable Wealth Per Child.
Whole County—$6,425.00
High Point—$5,745.00
The pui*i)ose of the county-wide eight-months school term
property of the- County back of the education
of all the children of the County for a school term of eight
months. The proposed plan is simply an extension of the pres
ent six-months plan. • - ■
The County now levies a tax on all the property of the Coun
ty for a six-months school tenu. The funds derived from this
tax are apportioned to all the schools of the County, both rural
and city. The county schools have a special tax for two addi
tional months, and the city schools have special taxes for three
additional months. It is now proposed to levy a county-wide
tax for an eight-months tenn. The cities, of course, will still
be free to extend their terms to nine months by levying the
necessary special taxe^ for this purpose.
The greater the amount of property available for taxation,
the lower the rate necessary to raise a given amount of revenue.
The average acount of taxable property back of each child
throughout the whole County is $6,425.00. In High Point the
amount is $5,745.00.
The present county school tax for a six-months term is 37
cents on each $100.00. From this tax High Point will receive
this year •$120,000.00. In order to raise an equal amount by
local taxation, the City of High Point has to levy a tax of 40
cents.
A tax of 37 cents ,on $6,425.00 will produce more revenue
th£|n a tax of 40 cents on $5,745.00.
These facts mean that the county-wide eight-months
school teiTn will be to the financial advantage of the City of High
Point. For every cent which the County may add to its levy
for schools, the City will be able to subtract a cent, without re
ducing the City’s total income for scliools.
County-Wide School Indebtedness.
SENIORS TO GIVE
PLAYS
School Units
Ppoperty Total School Per Cent of
Valuation Indebtedness Indebtedness
Whole County
High Point
$158,000,000.00 $2,656,000.00
31,000,000.00 725,000.00
(Continued on Fajje 2)
1.7%
2.3%
The senior Class plays will be put
on Tuesday evening, April 21, at 8
o clock in the high school auditorium.
Each year the senior class presents
a play, the proceeds of which usually
go toward buying the class project.
This year the senior class is pre
senting a group of three one-act
plays, “She Lves Me Not,” “In the
Spring a Young Man’s Fancy,” and
“A Maker of Ureams.”
“In the hpring a young man’s fancy
lightly turns' tb' thoughts of love.'”
In this play the young man is affect
ed by the spHng'and consequently
gets himself into an awful predica
ment by proposing to no less than
seven maids; and having them all to
accept him and' then—but you will
enjoy it more to see the plot worked
out. And the other two plays are
equally aS'' interesting. 'There are
laughs all the’ wa'y through. And
there is a’ uniqueness of plot that
will please a variety of tastes.
It’s Tuesday evening, April 21, at
the High School'Auditorium.
H. P. DEFEATS GATE CITY
' )•' ■
SCORE 13-5
Because Greensboro’s pitchers were
ineffective ' - against the battling
youngsters of Coach Boylin the high
school baseball team of the Gate
City went awajr from Welch Park
Friday afternoon after having been
defeated by a decisive score of 13-5
Greensboro made two markers in the
first inning and it seemed that the
local team would have difficulty in
overcoming the lead, but the south
side hurler of Greensboro’s team was
unable to locate-'the ba.se. Success
ively seven times he gave a free pass
to the initial' sack. In the mean
time he had virtually ppven three
runs to the locals. • At the beginning
of the next inning he was replaced
by Fife. However, be .seemed to li"
wild also and issued several pass"-!
in the first.two innings that h°
worked. After that time he settled
down and did creditable pitching dur
ing the remainder of the farce.
For the first tifne this season on
the local grounds the home team was
able to make a double play. Th's
came in the third drining when M n i
scooped a hot one near second has-*
From him it passed to Myers and o'i
to Chilton on first. 'At no time du'--
ing the remaining 'innings were th-'
locals in danger of losin.g tlieir lead.