THE
POINTER
Vol. XVII, No. 1
High Point, N. C., Friday, October 28, 1938
Price—Five Cents
DEAL ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SENIORS
AVON PLAYERS PRESENT
TAMING OF THE SHREW
AND ROMEO AND JULIET
Famous Actors Perform
Afternoon, Night Nov.
7; Come Under Auspi
ces of English Dept.
The Avon Players, a company of
15 professional actors, are to pre
sent two plays in High Point on
November 7, 1938.
The two plays to be presented
are “The Taming of the Shrew” and
“Romeo and Juliet.” These plays,
sponsored by the English Depart
ment of the High School will be
given one, “The Taming of Shrew’’
in the afternoon at 1:30 and
“Romeo and Juliet” at evening.
These plays are under the cap
able direction of Joseph Selman.
The company, which is from Nash
ville, Tenn., presented two plays
here last year. They were “The
Merchant of Venice” and Othello.”
These were greatly enjoyed by all
who viewed them. The actors were
well-cast and were very suitably
costumed.
It is indeed a great pleasure
and opportunity to have these act
ors present the two well-known
Shakespearian plays. They deserve
our cooperation.
KATHERINE
Room To Room
By Your Reporters
Interesting things in 314: H.
W. studying. Carl Hinson calling
James Farley a politician. G. G.
not laughing. Doris S. not speak
ing before thinking.
What! No used posters strewn
around advertising candidates for
senior officers?
Observed in 209: Impersonations
of Gene Krupa coming from Jack
S. Don W. thinking that there is
always a good show at the Caro
lina. Because he works there?
Hope Roy Highfill doesn’t let
that chameleon, which he has, get
loose around here. So creepy to
the touch!
Room 208’s famous poet, B. H.
Classy expressions.
201 is having an attendance
contest between the boys and
girls. Girls are winning. Losers
have to entertain winners.
A student of 309 when asked
for four examples of personal
monopolies replied, “Mr. Smith.”
Room 207 is striving to be the
first room to go f00% for the
Pointer.
Room 201-A has a teacher-
doesn’t-know-about-it club called
the “Glorious Get - Together”
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Miss Murial Gallick who appears
in “The Taming of the Shrew.”
Saunders Heads
Dramatic Club
Activities Already Under
Way In Dramatic Club.
Betsey Saunders was re-elected
president of the High Point high
school Dramatic Club for the pre
sent school year at its initial
meeting on September 29.
The other elected officers are:
vice-president, James Wilson; sec
retary, Kermit Albertson; trea
surer, Roger Taylor; program
chairman Eloise Rankin; Pointer
representative, Geneva Crowder;
scrap book chairman, Anne Marie
Miffitt.
A play, “The Black Lamb,” was
presented to prospective members
on October 18. The cast included
Charles Ivey, Josephine Deal,
Caroline Pork, Charles Brockman,
Chanice Tabor, Anne-Marie Mof-
fitt, James Wilson, N. L. Garner,
Barbara Matthews, and Boy
Briggs. The play was directed
by Betsy Saunders and Eloise
Rankin. Mrs. Keith Harrison,
head of dramatics at Junior High,
was the guest.
The next meeting will be held
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RADIO CLUB PROGRAM
I
Students Originate and Spon
sor Various Radio Pro
grams
The Radio Club of Senior High
School has already got underway
for its 1938-39 Activities.
The entire membership of the
club is divided into groups and
each group has the opportunity of
presenting a program. Each sep
arate group has the opportunity of
broadcasting every four weeks.
The broadcasts take place on
T’hursdays, over station WMFR at
7:15 and the programs vary from
Scientific and Educational ones to
humorous ones.
The Radio Club was organized
in 1937 during the second semes
ter of that year. At the first
meeting approximately thirty per
sons reported. The membership
of the club is largely comprised of
those who first joined the club.
The purpose of the club is to
help those who are interested, to
learn to put expression in their
parts, to overcome the fear of talk
ing to audiences, and to appreciate
and understand the announcing of
others. Emphasis, ennunciation,
and clarity are essentials in every
phase of dramatics.
An audience enjoys the program
which seems to be alive with
naturalness rather than the one
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Book-Magazine
Order Is Placed
DAVES PRESIDENT ORCH.
CLUR FOR SCHOOL YEAR
Officers for the orchestra for
this year have been elected.
Mary Helen Daves was elected
president; Clark Wilson, Annie
Lee Hicks, and Edward Knight,
stage managers; Serena Moore
Riser, publicity chairman; Vernon
Bost, string librarian.
The orchestra has twenty-five
members. Miss Virginia Frank is
directing the orchestra. Miss
Frank said it is the plans of the
orchestra to enter the state musi
cal contest this year.
'Three hundred books have been
ordered for the High School li
brary by Miss Capel, librarian.
When the books will arrive and
be ready for service can not be
definitely stated. Miss Capel said.
Of the three hundred books, one
hundred books will be of the fol
lowing types: historical, sports,
mystery and other types of fiction.
The other two hundred include
the arts of painting, sketching,
and woodwork; the science of
math, radio, plants, and animals;
the other classifications are
American humor, hobbies, careers,
sports, and biography.
“At the present time the library
has approximately 45 various
magazines. Five magazines will
probably be added to this num
ber. They are: “American Forest,”
“Building America,” “English
Journal,” “American Literature,”
and “School Activities.”
THAT’S GOING SOME
IN ANY MAN’S SCHOOL
Fifteen persons made all
“A’s” during the past grade
period. These students are to be
congratulated and encouraged.
The Pointer feels that their
academic work has been what
should be a goal for us all.
Those making all “A’s” are:
Seniors—Virginia May Ennis;
Juniors—Mabel McMurray, Bar
bara Bradley, Ella Lou Taylor,
Rachel Conrad, Betsy Yow,
Juanita Thayer, Marie Work-
man; Sophomores — Antilee
Dinking, Mary' Jo Wilson, Ar
thur Kaplan, Gloria Ilderton,
Peggy Teague, Joe Given, and
Ruth Culler.
To the two boys who have
made all “A’s”, once again we
should like to say, “Congratu
lations.”
RANKIN VICE-PRESIDENT;
ALBERTSON AND YORK
OTHER CLASS OFFICERS
Concert Tonight
Marjorie Edwards, fifteen-
year-old child prodigy will open
the Cooperative Concert series
tonight in the Junior High
School auditorium.
Miss Edwards was born in
California. Last year she made
her New York debut at Town
Hall. Since that time she has
been on tours throughout the
United States.
Mr. Arthur Hollander will ac
company her on the piano.
The program tonight marks
the first in a series of the fall
concerts to be presented in High
Point. Programs of the coop
erative concert are selected for
and known for their highly ar
tistic and entertaining qualities.
Sechrest Leads
Honor Society
Club Sells Christmas Cards
As Yearly Projects.
STATE STUDENT GONERESS
TO MEET IN KANNAPOLIS
Thursday and Friday of next
week, the State Student Council
Congress will meet in Kannapolis,
N. C.
Roger Taylor, President of the
Council, will preside at the meet
ing.
A very interesting program- has
been planned for the delegates, in
cluding a banquet and a dance in
Salisbury Thursday night. There
will be several outstanding speak
ers, among them Mrs. Clyde R-
Milner.
Three official delegates from
the High School Student Council
were selected to attend the meet
ing. They are Kathryn Allen,
Akers Hutchens, and Josephine
Deal. Miss Hunter, faculty advis
or, will accompany the delegates
to Kannapolis.
Darrell Secrest was elected
president of the Honor Society in
the second meeting this year.
The other officers elected were,
vice-president, James Wilson; sec
retary, Mary Holton; treasurer,
Eloise Rankin.
For several years the Honor
Society has sponsored annually a
project designed to benefit the
school. During the school year
1936-37 they carried on an exten
sive paper campaign, the money
derived from this helping greatly
toward buying the movie camera.
T'his year they are selling
Christmas cards. One shipment
has already been sold and is be
ing delivered. Another shipment
has been ordered and is expected
soon. T^e campaign will continue
until a short time before Christ
mas.
Mrs. Rogers is faculty adviser
of the Honor Society this year. At
the present time, there are six
members of the society.
First Girl in Many Years to
Hold Office; Election
Came After Week of
Vigorous Campaigning.
Josephine Deal was elected
president of the senior class for
the year 1938-39, yesterday morn
ing.
She led Darrell Sechrest by the
majority of 65 votes. Eloise Ran
kin was elected vice-president;
Kermit Ablertson, secretary-trea
surer; and Caroline York was
elected Senior Class Cheer leader.
After vigorous campaigning over
a period of ten days, and cli
maxed by a meeting in chapel
Thursday morning, Josephine Deal
was elected as President of the
senior class. This is the first time
in a decade that a girl has been
elected president of the senior
class.
Josephine Deal was elected as
senior class representative to the
Student Council for the current
school year. She has been out
standing in dramatics for the
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Chapel Programs
Planned For Year
Many varied and interesting
Chapel programs have been plan
ned by different groups under the
direction of Miss Louise Hunter.
Friday morning, October 26,
Miss Goodman is presenting a
play to the sophomores which
may be carried over until Mon
day for the Juniors and the Sen
iors.
The following is a paritial list
of the programs that have been
planned for the student body:
November 4 — Girl Reserves,
Miss Johnson and Love; Novem
ber 11—Armistice, Rev. T. A.
Sykes; November 18—TTianksgiv-
ing. Miss Burrus and Mrs. Glad
stone.
December 2—National Honor
Society, Mrs. Rogers; December
9 —■ Awarding of Letters, Mr.
Simeon; December 16—Christmas,
Misses Bulwinkle and A. Menden
hall.
Other Classes
Plan Elections
With the election of Senior
Class officers today, both Junior
and Sophomore classes have been
making plans for the election of
their officers.
Juniors have nominated candid
ates for the following year and in
a class meeting on November 3,
the following nominees will be
voted on:
President—Dwanda Lee Bisset-
te. Bill Simmons; 'Vice Pres.—-
Charles Brockman, Brafford
'Phomas; Secretary Treasury —
Gene Thacker, Mabel McMurray;
Cheer Leader — Irma Ciceloff,
Mary Helen Daves.
Tuesday morning, November 1st.,
sophomore class officers will be
selected for the year ’38-39. Cam
paigning has already got under
way and students are expected a
vigorous campaign.
The following persons have been
nominated:
President—Herbert Hodgin, Ruth
Culler; Vice Pres.—George White;
Mary Joe Wilson; Sec. Treas.—
Jimmy Smith, Garnet Hinshaw;
Council Representative — Royster
Thurman, Charles Medlin, Gloria
Ilderton, and Ruth Culler;
Cheer Leader—Arthur Kaplan,
“Jo” Ingram.
JOSEPHINE DEAL CHAIRMAN
PRO-TEM BETA MEMBERSHIP
With Miss Ward acting as fac
ulty advisor, the Beta Club has
just begun another j^ar of suc
cessful activities. Plans have been
drawn up in which many varied
and interesting programs have
been selected for the members
and for the Student Body.
Josephine Deal is now acting as
temporary chairman but a new
slate of officers will be made
sometime in the near future. At
this time, definite work will begin
under the direction of these of
ficers and the supervision of Miss
Ward.