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DRAMATIC CLUB
PLAYS
The Pointer
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY THE HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
ON WITH THE CHAMP
IONSHIP FOR OUR
BLACK BISONS
VoL. XIII, No. 20
High Point, N. C., Wednesday, February 27, 1929
Five Cents a Copy
High School Representatives Go To Asheville
PHii pi#y IS
GIVEN TO CElEBtAlE
KNnN’SBM
Dramatizes General’s Heroism
During French-Indian War;
Explains Immunity From
Bullets.
Home Rooms 203-308 in Charge
Former High Point Student Is Honored
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Ti omas B. Douglas, Soph
omore at U. N. C., Wins
Hoke Scholarship
News has recently been received
in High Point of the award to Tom
B. Douglas of this city of the Hoke
scholarship at the University of
North Carolina. The High Point
boy, who was a graduate of the
class of 1927 of this school, won
the scholarship for the sophomore
class, there having been eleven
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FLAG CONTEST IS
TO CLOSE
A play, “Eagle Feather,” com
memorating the birthday of George
Washington, was presented to the
assembly on Friday, February 22.
The theme of the play dealt with
the period of the French and In
dian War.
The first scene occurs in the
forest, where Washington, repre-1
sen ted by John Eshelman, and his i
companion dismiss Eagle Feather, '
their guide,for criminal carelessness i
with his rifle. William von Drehle
played the part of the friend, and Twenty-five Names Necessary;
Lucas Abels the part of the Indian j Change Made In Grand
Prizes.
The end of the time allowed
for entering the national flag con
test is drawing near. Last Friday
the total number of entries from
this high school was eighteen. At
least twenty-five names must be
secured or the school will not be
considered at all. Miss Lindsay
injtends to conclude the entrance
' -pdo^ess„an, Wj»d.nesda^„..
A change in the prizes has been
announced. Instead of two world
trips four will be offered, two for
the b(w winnejrs an two for the
girls. The second prizes are trips
around the country to certain
historical points and two hundred
dollar scholarships to any school
the winner designates.
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applicants considered for the
scholarship. With the award goes
an annual stipen 1 of one hundred
and twenty-five dollars, which is
given to the student in each class
who shows himself most deserving
of such an honor. The award was
made by the following: Deans D.
D. Carroll, Addison Hibbard, N.
W. Walker, Dr. J. M. Bell, and
Mr. Grady Leonard. It is consi
dered more than an ordinary
scholarship, and is presented on the
basis of honorary merit.
Thomas, while a student m
High Point high school, was out
standing. His scholarship attain
ments were those of few, he being
the valedictorian of his class, as
well as the winner of the oratorical
contest that year. He was a mem
ber of the local chapter of tb ^
National Honor society, serving a1
one time in the capacity of pr 'si-
dent. He was also a member of the
Oratio club, being at different
times an officer. He also was a
member of the Hi-Y.
THREE DELEGATES WILL
ATTEND COUNCIL MEET
TO BE HELD MARCH 1-2
Will
Speak on “Constructive
Work of Student
Council.”
guide
In the second scene a sharp
shooter fires repeatedly at Wash
ington, but is unable to hit him,
because Eagle Feather gives him
the crooked rifle, in remembrance
of the fact that Washington saved
his life long ago when the friend
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SGHGei^STATlONERY
IS NOW FOR SALE
Paper Will‘Sell For $1 a
Supply In Stock
Limited.
Box;
The stationery which was re
cently ordered for sale at the Little
Store has arrived. It is strictly
“High Point high school” paper,
as it bears both the seal of the
ring and the name of the school.
It is white, with the engraving
done in blue.
Boxes of the paper contain
twenty-four sheets of paper and
twenty-four envelopes, and sell
for one dollar. No smaller quantity
may be bought.
Although only a limited supply
of the boxes was ordered, more will
be bought from the Star Engrav
ing Co. of San Antonio, Texas,
makers, if the sale of the present
order justifies it. At present, this
stationery will be sold by the home
room teachers, but will, probably
later, be on sale at the Little Store,
for which place it was originally
intended.
lEACBEII IN S. C.
SCHLOBSERVESHERE
Miss Duncan Visits Classes In
French and Social Science
Departments.
MEETS
Em THE EIIIST TIME
Committees Are Appointed
That Will Aid Miss Albright;
Council Desires Suggestions.
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ELECTED BY COUNCIL
Fred Holcomb, Chief; Gilbert
Clinard and Edgar Snider,
Assistants.
Miss Bulwinkle's Glass
Gives Oral Gompositions
Is Conducted As Mock Junior-
Senior Banquet.
State managers were elected by
the Student Council at the meet
ing held on Friday, February 22.
Fred Holcomb was made chief
manager, with Gilbert Clinard and
Edgar Snider as his assistants.
In addition to these there were
also elected stage managers for
each class to have complete charge
of all properties, and the handling
of the curtains. For the senior class
are Charles Kearns and Ralto
Farlowe; for the junior class,
Ernest Auman, S. T. Hensley, and
Ernest Bailey; for the freshman
class, George Welborn, Victor Key,
Leon Thompson, and Reginald
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Another visitor to the high
school last week was Miss Eleanor
Duncan, who teaches French and
civics In the Parker high school,
in Greenville, S. C.
Miss Duncan spent the entire
day of Friday, February 22, in
observing the work of Misses
Janet Harris and Marjorie Rogers,
of the French department, and of
Miss May Meadpr, head of the
social science department. Miss
Duncan said sh^ was yery deeply
impressed with the 1 igh quality ot
the instruction which was being
given, and that anyone might
come here and spend a day profit
ably. She went on further to re
mark on the cleanliness of the
building, and the general appear
ance.
Miss Duncan said that she had
heard of the unusual method of
instruction in foreign language
used by the teachers of that de
partment here; and that she had
corresponded with Miss Harris
relative to some original material
which Miss Harris had assembled.
When the superintendent, Mr.
L. R. Hollis, gave her the oppor
tunity of visiting in this school,
she was more than delighted. She
said that she found all the teachers
whom she met to be very interest
ing, and the students to be equally
“A-a-a-a-As we were a-a-a-gomg
to the a-a-a-seashore last summer
a-a-a-”
If there had been visitors to
Miss Bulwinkle’s fourth period
English class last week, they would
have been either greatly amused
or bored to tears by the attempts
of the students to given an oral
composition without a-a-a coming
out, involuntarily, before every
other word.
Various methods were tried to
prevent this outburst of a-a-as, all
of which were effective to a degree.
The test of the success of these
methods was a practice junior-
senior banquet. The desks were
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JUNIORS WILL
SENIORS
GIVE
RECEPTION
The junior class had a meeting
on Wednesday, February 20, at
the home room period to discuss
the type of junior-senior enter
tainment they want to give this
year. Edgar Allen, president of the
class, presided over the meeting.
Alma .^ndrews stated the purpose
for which the class was meeting.
Three different suggestions for an
entertainment were given: a ban
quet, a reception, and a picnic.
After much discussion from mem
bers of the class, a reception was
decided upon by a majority vote.
The form of a reception for the
graduating class has been a custom
in the past. This year it will prob
ably take place in May.
as nice.
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REPRESENTED AT MEET
Neighboring City Sends Presi
dent to Attend Student Gather
ing at H, P. H. S.
On Friday, February 22, E. L.
Moffitt, Jr., student council presi
dent of the Asheboro high school,
attended a meeting of the High
Point high school council. His
purpose in being present at this
time was to observe the way
which the local meetings are con
ducted and also to find out what
activities the council has charge of.
As this is the first year that
Asheboro high school has had
student council, it Is of course en
countering difficulties. Their presi
dent hopes to solve some of these
problems after having studied the
programs of the various scl ools
throughout the state.
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TRAVELERS CLUB HAS PIN
On Monday, February 18, the
election of two girls from the fresh
man class, two from the sophomore
class, and two from the junior
class completed the Girls’ Council.
Those selected recently to repre
sent their classes are: Freshman,
Victoria Thomas and Mary Bulla;
sophomore, Helen Marshall and
Anna Laura Patterson; junior.
Rose Askew and Nell McMullan.
Several weeks ago, Helen Osborne
was elected from the senior clas^
as president of the cotin&il, ahj;^
Elizabeth Ragan as vice-president.
These two officers compose the twb
members to which the senior class
is entitled.
The duty of the Girls’ Council
is to study and discuss questions
of interest to the girls, and to aid
Miss Albright in preparation for
the programs for the girls meetings.
Members Take Part in School
Activities
The girls elected to represent
their classes are ones active m
their school life. Victoria Thomas,
elected by the freshmen, belongs
to the Glee Club and Girl Re
serves. Mary Bulla, also a fresh
man, is a member of the Girl
Reserves, and Glee Club. This fall
she went out for both volley ball
and basket ball. Helen Marshall,
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frenmtIst y^ill
BE HELD IN
Time Limit for Exam Is One
Hour and Half; Will Be Held
in Mr. Johnson’s Office.
First Meeting Fri. Afternoon
The three members of the stu
dent body who will represent
High Point high school at the
annual meeting of the State Stu-
uciit Council are Rose Askew,
Wilbur Hutchens, and Jane Hess
Weaver; respectively, junior, se
nior, and sophomore. The first
meeting of the students from all
over the state was held last year
in Charlotte. This year the meet
ing will take place m Asheville,
on March 1 and 2.
The work which the students
wish to discuss this year at the
conference will be divided into
two heads under the general sub
ject of “Constructive Work of a
Student Council.” (1) What do you
do in this field, and (2) What do
you think advisable to do.
The postponement of the meet
ing was caused by the tardy open
ing of the new senior high school
in Asheville, but the school is now
available and the officials are
looking forward to a most in
structive and enjoyable session.
The principal speaker for the
conference will be Dr. Harold F.
Mayer, acting head of the Depart-
rii^nt of Sociology at the Univer-
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Students Have Higher Average
In Attendance Percentage for
This Month Than for Pre
vious Periods.
The attendance for the past
month compares on a whole favor
ably with the records for the past
month. In the average attendance
it is a little below normal, but in
the percentage records it is very
much above the average in the
past.
For the boys the number be
longing for this month is 467, and
for the girls 548. Of this number
the average attendance for the
boys is 448, and for the girls it is
528. The percentage for the past
month for both boys and girls is
97, which is a very high percentage,'
and compares favorably with the
percentages for all of the past
month of the school year. The total
numlier of students belonging to
the high school for this month is
976.
The pins that were attributed
in last week’s The Pointer to the
junior dramatic club belong to the
members of the travelers’ club.
The initials on the pin are T. C.
Miss Janet Harris, head of the
French department of this school,
has recently received announce
ment of the annual contest for the
second year French scholars, of
the state. The contest will this
year be held the 15th of March,
and it is approximated that prob
ably as many as twelve or fifteen
students of High Point high school
will enter. One hour and a half is
the time limit placed on the
examination, and it will be con
ducted, as in years past, in Mr.
Johnston’s office.
Last year twelve French scholars
from High Point entered the con
test and, though none placed,
Robert Morrow, then a junior,
won honorable mention.
Miss Harris, and others of the
school, are hoping that High Point
will be well represented and will
perhaps carry off even more honors
than they were awarded last year.
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HEN VISIT IN H.P.H.S.
Are
Impressed With High
Morale of Students.
Dr. George Howard, superin
tendent of the Rowan county
school, visited the high school
Wednesday, February 20. With
him, he brought seven county high
school principals. The purpose of
this visit was to study the work of
High Point high school. The visi
tors stayed most of the day.
On leaving, the school guests told
Mr. Johnston that the thing that
most Impressed them was the high
morale of the students. They
noticed that the students had a
great deal of freedom, /£Uid that
they used this privilpsA^ without
abusing it. \ j/