The Grass is Coming!
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The Pointer
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY BY THE HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
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VoL. XIIT No. 7
High Point, N. C., Tuesday, November 6, 1928
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Hoover Receives Majority
In High School Election
Hoover Receives 453 Votes and
Smith Gets 365. Max Gardner,
Democratic Candidate for
Governor, Leads Over Sea-
well.
In the straw election of the school
on November 1, Mr. Hoover re-
received a majority of eighty-eight
votes over Mr. Smith. In all, 818
high school students voted. At the
lunch periods on the voting day,
students were glwn, at the re
spective places where they regis
tered, national, state, and county
ballots, and a list of the nominees
for the local justice of peace.
The boys and girls at the eleven
precinct polls were kept busy dur
ing both lunch periods.
On the day preceeding the elec
tion, sample ballots were issued to
the home room groups and were
explained. Each voter had a chance
either to vote a straight or split
ticket.
Those students who had not
lived in this town for one year had
to vote an absentee ballot. In order
to do this, they had to write to
their home town and receive a
ballot. These letters were put m a
mail box in the school, in care of
the post master. About forty high
school students voted an absentee
vote.
At each precinct, a registrar,
a watcher of the polls, and a ^udge
of election carried on the election.
Those in charge of the election at
the various precincts at both lunch
periods were as follows:
Precinct 1. Cornell Johnson,
Mildred Boswell, Marie Wilhelm,
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IS. GLmON CLARK
WRITES TO H. P. H. S.
JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS
A HAiiora PAmy
Home Room 311 had a Hal
lowe’en party on Friday night,
October 26th, at the home of
Meeta Heath. Guests were met at
the corner of the lawn by a spook
and were directed to enter the
house by means of a ladder through
a dark window. Inside, the rooms
were decorated in consistent Hal
lowe’en fashion. The color scheme
of black and yellow was in evi
dence in festoons of paper, black
cats, witches on broom-stick, and
Jack-o-lantern. Several games,
such as bobbing for apples, scrambl
ing for peanuts, and fortune telling
were enjoyed. After refreshments
which consisted of sandwiches,
pickles, wafers, hot chocolate, and
home made candles were served,
the guests went home.
Mrs. Clayton Clark, formerly
Miss Mary Johnston, and a mem
ber of the faculty of last year, is
now living in Worcester, Mass.
Many students will remember her
as a teacher in the language de
partment, the adviser of the
dramatic club, and the adviser
of the junior class. The Pointer
has recently received the following
letter from her:
Mrs. Clayton Clark,
58 West Street,
Worchester, Mass.,
October 20, 1928.
Hello High Point High:
Will you permit an old friend of
yours to interrupt your smooth
progress long enough to wish you
a few good things and to tell you
how she misses you and her work?
From the accounts which I have
read in the first two issues of The
Pointer, I can easily judge that
High Point high school began this
school term with a world of pep
and a collective determination to
make this the finest year in its
history. You cannot know how
deeply I regret that I am not there
with you to share the triumphs.
Since June 21st I have been in
new cities and new towns, and at
present, I am in Worcester, Mass.
As the weeks and months have
rolled by, I have found new friends
new customs, and new surround
ings. Naturally, I am going through
a process of adaptation to my novel
home. Perhaps you wonder if I
truly like New England. The
answer is “yes.” Very muchl Of
course, I miss the warm glow of
southern friendships and the free
dom of a smaller city, but there are
so many Interesting things about
here to amuse me. It is here, you
know, that some of the revolu
tionary landmarks may be seen—
Concord, and Lexington, Cherry
Valley, and many others. Also, I
find the homes of our poets and
writers who are favorites with all
of us. Louisa Alcott, Hawthorne,
Lowell, Emerson, and Longfellow.
Down by the sea in a tiny cape, is
Old Salem, with its unique houses
and funny old dwellers who have
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Reading from left to right, back row: June Auman, Ruby Robbins,
Joe Vaughn. Bottom row: Margaret York, Edgar Allen, Dorothy
Kirkman, Rose Askew.
lilOR OFFICERS HAVE
H
Prior to the present executive
positions, the junior officers have
figured prominently in the club
and class organizations, particu
larly in the dramatic and glee
clubs, and science club. Several of
the officers have done well in
athletics.
Statistics of Edgar Allen, presi
dent, show that he has been presi
dent of five different organizations
since he entered High Point high
school. In 1926 Edgar had the
honor of being elected the first
president of the newly-organized
Edison science club. During his
sophomore year he was president
of the class, of the junior dramatic
STUDENTS STORE HAS
The work of the little store,
sponsored by the student council,
has gotten under way now, and is
doing quite good business. Eliza
beth Davis is the chairman of the
Supplies Committee of the Student
Council, and she has charge of all
the activities of the store. Accord
ing to Alton Spillman, who “keeps”
the store during the fifth period,
and who kindly gave The Pointer
statistics, the following is the
proper account of the business of
the store up to date. Number of
pencils sold, 69; number of tablets
sold, 94; and number of packages of
notebook paper sold, 55. All this
dates from October 16, the date of
the opening of the store to the
patronage of the students.
club, and of the junior Hi-Y. In
the latter part of the year 1927,
Edgar was an active member of the
high school band. This year the
class of ’30 again honored him by
making him the president of the
class.
The vice president of the class is
Dorothy Kirkman. Dorothy has
been an active member of the high
school glee club for three years.
She was in the light opera, “Crystal
Queen,” in ’27, and the operetta,
“Miss Cherry Blossom” in ’28.
Dorothy was assistant chairman of
the program committee when she
was in the freshman class, and
again when she was a sophomore.
She was also chosen to be on the
committee which nominated the
students for student council re
presentative. This year Dorothy is
among the number of juniors who
have the honor of being chosen
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Twenty-five New Members Are
Made to Undergo Countless
Horrors Before Taken Into
Organizations.
Midst flickering candle shadows,
hushed voices, unearthly groans,
and weird sounds of souls in agony,
twenty-five newcomers and four
honorary members were initiated
into the dramatic clubs on Monday
night, November 5th. The parti
cipants, costumed and masked,
were met at the door by Marion
Shipman and instructed in a hushed
voice as to first formalities. The old
members were led into a hidden
recess to await the time to welcome
those who completed the initiation
ceremonies. The new members were
ushered in a group into an upper
room lighted only by three candles
and in sepulchral tones Instructed
to leave the room alone, follow a
prescribed route, or suffer “pain
ful” consequences. The long and
devious paths beset with witches,
goblins, ghosts, bodiless groans, and
terrifying sighs, led to an upper
chamber presided over by repre
sentatives from the dramatic club,
Ted Thomas, president of the
junior club, and Grace Walser,
representing the senior club, ex
amined the applicants as to their
allegiance to the club. After having
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INTERESTING EXHIBIT
MISS lANET HARRIS
TALKS AT CHARLOTTE
Miss Janet Harris, High Point
high school French teacher, pre
sented a paper on “A Years’ Pro
gram for French Clubs” at the
meeting held by the French teach
ers of the Piedmont section of the
state, which was held at Charlotte,
Friday, November 2nd.
This program is for the adoption
of the French clubs of this state
and section. Short dramatizations
in French are one of its many in
teresting features. Crossword and
other amusing contest puzzles were
suggested in variance to the study
of French authors and places of
Interest in France. Booklets could
be made by the pupils, and a num
ber of French folk songs could be
learned. Miss Harris told the
teachers.
A program which was presented
last year was so much in demand
by the various French Clubs, that
copies were printed and distributed
throughout the state. The French
clubs of High Point high are hoping
that a material profit can be gained
from the sale of these this year.
II
TO CHANGE THE RINGS
That the junior class ring will
not be altered, as had been sug
gested, is tile decision made at a
meeting of the class on Wednesday,
October 31. Ernest Bailey, Rose
Askew, Billie Price, and Robert
Byrum gave as their reasons why
the ring should not be changed,
that a different type would cost
more, and be no more appropriate,
and that in case it were changed a
new die would have to be made by
the company.
A motion that the secretary
write a note of sympathy to James
Hinkle was made and seconded.
Mr. Johnston made a short talk
to the class, bringing out the point
that there are not enough junior
honor roll students. He suggested
that there be more time spent on
the preparation of studies by the
students. This, he said, would help
them to get better grades, and
thus have a better chance of win
ning a place on the honor roll.
Some students, according to the
principal, do not even carry books
home, and, yet, when they fail at
the end of the month, question the
teachers as to the cause of this.
The amount of work which stu
dents do while in high school, he
said, is a very good sample of what
they will do in business when they
have finished their high school
career. All these things go to prove
that students should work hard
while they have the opportunity
to learn, said Mr. Johnston, in
closing.
I. S. LAI TEACHER
AT
Miss Ruth O. Wofford gave a
talk to the Latin teachers at the
Winston meeting, October 23, on
the comparison of ancient and
modern warfare.
The equipment and dress of the
ancient soldier was compared with
that of the soldier of the World
War. The cannon used in the late
war was a revised and perfected
ballista catapult which was used by
the ancients. These comparisons of
warfare on sea and land were em
bellished by means of a slide ma
chine, using about sixty slides for
the entire lecture.
One of the most interesting ex
hibits of the year so far is the one
on the making of a book. This
exhibit is in the library now, expres
sing the life of a would-be book
from wood to full-fledged book.
The title is very unique, and de
serves to be copied here. It is
“How a Poplar Log Becomes a
Popular Book.” There are about
ten cardboard sheets put against
the walls of the library, from the
magazine shelf to the entrance of
of the girls’ study hall. There is
much art, study, care, and thought
concentrated to make a book, little
as we may realize it. It takes many
different processes to finally make
the book ready to go out as a
current edition.
Sheet A, near the magazine shelf,
is entitled "Composition and Press
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Four of the teachers of High
Point high school were honored
at the annual teachers’ meeting
which was held at Winston-Salem,
October 29. Miss Harris was elected
chairman of the French section;
Miss Essie Dale Hunter, chairman
of the English council; Miss Grace
Henderson, chairman of the Latin
association; and Miss May Meador
chairman of the Social Science de
partment. The duties of the various
chairmen will be to preside over
the meeting of the organizations,
and to map out the programs for
following meetings.
DISCUSSED BY GIRLS
Discussions of the care, or rather,
lack of care, of the lavatories, and
also discussions on moral standards
of the girls, were carried on at the
girls’ meeting which was held in
the auditorium Friday, November
2nd, at home room period. Several
girls participated and a general
forum was held. It was decided that
the girls were to do all in their
power to help keep the building
nice-looking, and also to try to
refrain from doing anything which
might cause unfavorable comment
on the school.
Miss Albright appointed a code
committee to work on a Girls’
Code. This committee was com
posed of LaVerne Hudson, Ruby
Hicks, Bright Baker Ranson, and
Victoria Thomason. The girls of
each home room are requested to
draw up three suggestions for the
code; a first choice, and two others
of less importance and originality.
These suggestions will be made on
Monday, three weeks hence, while
the boys’ meeting is in progress.