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“OH, KAY!”
The
FRipAY NIGHT
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY THE HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL
VoL. XIII, No. 30
High Point, N. C., Wednesday, May 8, 1929 '
Five Cents a Copy
“O/i, Kay” To Be Given
By Seniors Next Friday
Night In the Auditorium
LOCAL DEBAIG lEl
DELEAIS GREENSBORO
CAST WORKING HARD
Annual Presentation of Gradu
ating Class Is Said To Be
Full of Mystery and Comedy;
CURTAIN RISES AT 8:00
Proceeds from Play Will Go To
ward Parting Gift for
the School
Thrills! Chills! Who is respon
sible for the disappearance of the
telephone? Who broke the lock
on the cellar door? Who is the
Black Terror?
These are the questions that are
creating so much excitementaround
here as different parts of the mys
tery play “Oh, Kay” leak out.
“Oh, Kay” is to be presented by
the seniors as their annual play
Friday night at 8 o’clock in the
auditorium. Alt of the above ques
tions as well as many other will
be asked as the play progresses
Friday, and those who have read
the comedy and have seen the
cast at practise say that the audi
ence will get one of the biggest
treats of the season when they see
“Oh, Kay.”
Dot Rankin, who Is said to shine
In the role of Kay, the “detective
girl,” Robert Davis, who is Art,
don’t have a very hard time making
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JUNII
LASIWEEK,N1AY1AND2
Operetta Is Very Artistically
Staged and Costumed—Spe
cial Numbers Well Carried
Out.
“The Windmills of Holland,” an
operetta in two acts by Otis M.
Carrington, was presented under
the direction of Miss Mary D. At
kinson by the music department of
the High Point junior high school
at the American Theatre May 1
and 2.
The scene of both acts was at the
home of Mynheer Hertogenbosh.
Harold McMahon as Hertogen
bosh and Mable Hinkle as Vrau
Hertogenbosh were excellently cast.
The role of Wilhelmina was played
exceptionally well by Nell Liles.
Virginia Fraley as Hilda made up
in acting what she lost in singing.
The other main characters were:
Bob Yankee, Robert Long; Hans,
Everett Wood; Franz, Dallas
Goodman; Katrinka, Virginia
Lloyd; Child, Becky |Holt Johnson.
The special number between
acts 1 and 2 were very enjoyable.
They were: Dance, Vesta Cope
land; acrobats, Anne Sue Weaver
and Mildred Marshall; dance, Dor
othy Griffith; violin solo. Miss
Virginia Frank.
The operetta as a whole was very
enjoyable and showed much work
and creditable acting and singing
on the part of the directors and
junior high pupils.
O
GIRLS’ QUARTET NOT
TO GO TO SANFORD
The girls’ quartet and the flute
soloist will not go to Sanford, as
was announced last week. They had
previously considered making the
trip In response to a request from
that city that they sing there in
opening national music week.
SUBJECT IS WAR DEBTS
H. P. Affirmative Speakers Will
Meet Greensboro’s Negative
Wednesday or Thursday.
High Point’s negative team of
the dual debate won unanimously
from Greensboro’s affirmative last
Friday. The debate was held In the
auditorium of the Central High
School in Greensboro.
The High Point debaters were,
in order, Mayna Allen, Ralto Far-
lowe, and Frances Douglas. Their
Greensboro opponents were Doug
las Cartland, Clary Holt, and Clem
Canady. The judges were Mr.
Hampton, Greensboro lawyer, and
Dr. Arnett, from N. C. C. W. They
used a point decision.
The query for the debate was
“Resolved, that the United States
should cancel the Inter-Allied War
Debts.” The main points proved by
the local debaters were: (1) Europe
can pay us in the allotted time
without hurting herself; (2) We
should collect since we got nothing
out of the war, and since we did all
that could have been done for our
Allies; (3) Europe can pay us
without hurting our trade, and (4)
cancelation of this present debt
would completely destroy inter
national credit.
The local affirmative team com
posed of Elolse Best, Mabel Koontz
and Margaret Andrews will debate
Greensboro’s negative either Wed
nesday or Thursday of this week.
This debate was scheduled to take
place in the High Point high school
auditorium last Friday, but was
postponed on account of the stu
dent council program.
The coaches for the dual debate
are Mr. M. L. Patrick, and Mr. L.
E. Andrews.
The Pointer To Try
For ■■ ‘
Newspaper Contest Sponsored
by University of North Caro
lina; Sketch of Dr. Hume’s
Life Given.
The Pointer will again compete
with other school newspapers in an
inter-scholastic press contest. The
field of competition this time is the
University of North Carolina m the
Hume Cup high school newspaper
contest, conducted by E. R. Ran
kin, secretary of the journalistic
contests. A complete file for the
year of The Pointer must be sent
if the contest Is entered.
Dr. Thomas Hume, for whom the
contest Is named, was formerly
professor of English at the Uni
versity of North Carolina; but upon
receiving an annuity from the
Carnegie Foundation for the ad
vancement of learning, he resigned
his position in order to carry on
constructive literary work.
On October 21, 1836, at Ports
mouth, Va., Dr. Hume was born.
At the age of fifteen he entered
Richmond College, from which he
was graduated in 1855 with a de
gree of B.A. He then studied for
three years, at the University of
Virginia. The opening of the Civil
War prevented his carrying out a
plan to study languages in one of
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LOCAL SENIORS TAKE
OVER REINS OF CITY
TRACK MEET IS HELD ON
ATHLETIC DAY
David Parsons Is Mayor; An
nual Custom Is Part of Ob
servance of Boys’ Week.
Twenty-one High Point high
school seniors boys were given a
chance to show just what each
would do if he were given a respon
sible city position Thursday, when
they acted in capacity of several
city officials. They “reigned” for
one-half hour, from 9 to 9:30
o’clock, and according to those who
have discussed the matter with
them, all found the ;obs to their
liking and would like to be given
the opportunity again.
These boys were chosen and
acted as a part of the observance
of Boys’ Week which lasted from
Monday through Sunday last.
Thursday was Civic Day, and the
same practise that has been fol
lowed since Boys’ Week was estab
lished was followed in regard to the
program for the day.
David Parsons was “Mayor for a
half hour of a day,” Instead of
“King for a day,” while his council-
men, chosen to assist him m his
“great work,” were Robert Davis,
William Coble, Paul Appel, and
Wilbur Pritchard. A council meet
ing was held at 9 and several
“resolutions” were passed with
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THE POINTER RECEIVES
EDITORIALS ARE '‘A’
Is Rated As “Above the Aver
age’’ In General Report from
Association Contest Officials
In New York.
The Pointer received a rating
of “above the average” or C, at
the recent high school newspaper
contest sponsored by the National
Scholastic Press Association in Nes
York City.
Several copies of The Pointer
were sent to the head of the contest
in March. The results were made
known In a letter to The Pointer
staff received last Thursday. The
Pointer entered the class B of
the national contest.
In the various fields of the con
test there was a general average
of C.
The total shows the following
rating: breadth of news field, B;
news writing, B; quality of English,
B; make-up, B; literary material,
C; editorial. A; humor, C; sport
writing, C; advertising, B.
The editorials accordingly show
an average of A which Is very com
mendable, while the majority of the
other phases show B which Is above
the average.
The contest is probably the
largest of its kind in the United
States and that The Pointer
should have received the average
It did is a subject of much Interest.
O
GLEE CLUB CONCERT
HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Mr. L. L. Stookey has announced
that the engagement for the con
cert of the University of North
Carolina Glee Club has been can
celed by the club, on account of a
change In the schedule. The con
cert may be given here later. If so,
Mr. Stookey will make further an
nouncements concerning it.
Annual Reception Is
The Most Elaborate
Ever Had At H.P.H.S.
CLASS DAY OFFICERS
CHOSEN BY SENIORS
Wilbur Hutchins Historian
Mr. Stookey Tells Something
of the Senior Play “Oh, Kay;’’
Discussion Held on Senior
Gift.
At the regular senior class meet
ing last Wednesday class day
officers for commencement were
elected. Wilbur Hutchens was
chosen for the historian; David
Parsons, testator, one who reads
the last will and testament; and
Frances Douglas, Elizabeth Ragan,
and Marion Shipman were elected
as class prophets. A list ot candi
dates for the various parts had
been drawn up by a committee.
There were also nimlnations from
the floor. Those nominated for his
torian were: Elolse Best, Anna
Gertrude Douglas, Mary Elizabeth
Harllee, John Eshelman, and Wil
bur Hutchens. The candidates for
the prophets were Ruth Curry,
Frances Douglas, Virginia Hunt,
Margaret Neese, Elizabeth Ragan,
Thelma Scott, and Marion Ship-
man. For the testator, Margaret
Andrews, Pauline Haynes, Ralto
Farlowe and David Parsons were
nominated by the committee. Dot
Rankin, Grace Walser, Fred Tho
mas and Lucas Abels were nomi
nated from the floor.
The president, Raymond Ritchie,
:plained that the Class Day pro
gram this year will be entirely
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William Penn High's
Glee Club Sings Here
Furnishes Much Enjoyed Pro
gram to Assembly; Spirituals
and Also Modern Selections
Rendered.
The glee club of the William
Peun colored high school gave to
H.P.H.S.’s assembly fifty minutes
of highly appreciated entertain
ment Monday, April 29. Three
weeks ago the club appeared at a
junior class meeting, when the
program was enjoyed that the
singers were requested to come be
fore the general student body. The
mixed chorus sang Kipling’s “Re
cessional,” followed by the female
sextet in “I’m So Glad Trouble
Don’t Last Always.” Three well-
known spirituals were then ren
dered by five boys and six girls:
“Go Down, Moses,” “Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot,” and “No Hiding
Place Down There.”
Harold Austin, in his Impersona
tion of Bert Williams, the famous
negro comedian, got instantaneous
results with “Nobody.” Harold’s
principles seemed to be against en
cores, for he declined in spite of
the vociferous applause accorded
him. Then, as “shot from the
mouth of a cannon,” came three
more spirituals, but from the
mouths of the male quartet. “Ab
sent,” by John Metcalf, “Ain’t
Goin’ Study War No More,” and
“Exekiel Saw Me,” were these
selections. The most impressive
and beautifully executed part,
“Miserere,” from the opera “H
Trovatore,” by Verdi, formed the
conclusion. Miss Ellen M. Beard
originated the Idea which resulted
In this program.
EVENT OF YEAR MAY 3
Juniors Honor Seniors With
Unusually Beautiful Enter-
trinment. Decorations are
Class Colors.
GYM USED AS CABARET
Dances, Songs, and Clever Dia
logue Furnish Program for
the Evening. Many Are
Present.
The annual ;unior-senIor recep
tion which was given Friday,
May 3, was the gayest, most color
ful reception ever given. The gym-
nasi m was decorated with red
and white crepe paper and green
ferns and palms. Tables which
seated two couples were placed
around the floor leaving a space
roped off In red and white in the
middle. An enchanting entrance
for the Impromptu stage was made
at the end of the gymnasium out of
ferns, palms, and green shrubbery.
The programs were round with
a modernistic clown In black and
white on the cover. On the outside
were the words: “Junior-Senior,
1929 and How—1930”. The pro
gram was in the form of dances,
songs and dialogues. The first
dance. Spirit of 1929, was done by
Velva Hayden, Hazel Scoggins,
Dorothy Griffith, Mary Scoggins,
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LOCAL CIliNS GIVE
E FILES
L
Number of Journals Dating
From 1921 Are Donated for
Use of Students.
Miss Foster has received a num
ber of magazines dating back to
1921. Many of the townspeople
have sent copies of the magazines
which will be very useful and en
tertaining to the students of the
school. The titles of the magazines
and the names of the donors follow:
Miss Minnie Alexander gave
many magazines, among which are:
Ladies Home Journal for 1921,
Literary Digest for 1926, Saturday
Evening Post for 1922, Delineator
for 1921, Good Housekeeping for
1928, Time for 1928, Woman’s
Home Companion for 1928 and
World’s Work for 1926.
Miss M. Batelle Pollock gave
The Reader’s Digest from June,
1925, to December, 1927. Also the
Golden Book for January 1926,
1927 and 1928.
Mrs. W. C. Jones gave the
Atlantic Monthly beginning with
1924 on to the present time.
These files which the library has
not had heretofore will enable the
students to do much more research
work. Miss Foster Is very appreci-
tlve of this kindness on the part of
the donors.
DOT FRITZ SOPHOMORE
ON STUDENT COUNCIL
Dorothy Fritz and Walton Mc-
Nalry are the student council
representatives from the sopho
more class Instead of Jane Hess
Weaver and Walton McNairy as
announced last week. A recount of
the votes was taken at the first of
this week, and It was found that
a mistake had been made.