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THE
POINTER
ALUMNI
Vol. XVIII, No. 2
High Point, N. C., Friday, October 27, 1939
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Bi-Cameral
Legislation
Is Proposed
Amendment To Constitution
Proclaimed Vital
A picked group of High Point
high school students have drawn
up a plan that will revolutionize
the present system of student
government, taking in vast
changes enlarging student parti
cipation in control.
The group of outstanding mem
bers of all classes have met regu
larly for the past two weeks in
sessions authorized by Principal
D. P. Whitley. After hot debates
and numerous heated discussions,
the students, numbering around
forty, passed on a sweeping reor
ganization plan.
Backed by many leading
students as well as several
faculty members, the plan
advocates a bicameral legislative
body, a judiciary department, and
an executive department. With
a congress composed of a House
of Representatives and Senate,
a Judiciary Court of both teach
ers and students, .^nd an Execu
tive Department of Principal and
Student Body President, the plan
would completely dissolve the pre
sent system of government.
Spokesmen for the group that
drew up the reorganization plan
state that it has a huge follow
ing of both students and faculty.
They offer as proof of this the
fact that an outline of the plan
was signed by such student lead
ers as Mary Jane Wilson, Ar
thur Utley, Bill Simmons, Gloria
Ilderton, Bill Winders, Rachel
Conrad, Mary Anne Thomas,
Clifton Overcash, Rebecca Con-
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Band Featured In Homecoming Activities Today
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The High Point High School band, under the direction of Mr. F. Kimball, will be featured in the home
coming parade, as well as between halves in tonight’s game in Albion Millis Stadium.
Dramatic Club Elects Officers;
Plans For Hallowe’en Program
BISON BAND LEADS
Speaking Class
Newly Organized
A course in public speaking is
offered this year for the first
time in the history of High Point
high school. Thirty students have
enrolled in this course, and have
shown much interest in the work
offered.
For centuries people have been
interested in the matter of pub
lic speaking, but it is only during
present times that all over the
country colleges and high schools
have placed emphasis on the sub
ject and have organized classes
in which it is taught.
It is expected that, by the end
of the year, students will have
gained sufficient experience
through constant practice to en
able them to speak with ease on
practically any occasion that may
arise.
MISS F. MENDENHALL
LECTURES TO CLUB
Miss Frances Mendenhall, home
economics teacher, lectures to
the Woman’s CTub of High Point
once every month. Her October
lecture was, “T'asty October
Meals,” and ‘‘Consumer Buying”
is her topic for November.
Miss Mendenhall has just com
pleted a night class on clothing
and interior decoration for the
Florence Nightingale Club at
the “Y.”
The initial meeting of the
Dramatic Club this year was de
voted to the election of officers
of the club for the ensuing year.
The following students were
elected to offices of the club:
president, Annie Louise Brown;
vice president, Ella Lou Taylor;
secretary. Juanita Thayer; trea
surer, Rachel Conrad; program
chaii-man, Sara Sloane Ray;
Pointer reporter, N. L. Garner.
The club will present many plays
during the year, the first of
which will be a Halloween play,
to be given Friday morning.
‘‘The Mystery of the Tapping;
Keys,” the Halloween play, willi
be presented by the following
cast: Rolando Blackborne, Joe
Given; Arlissa, Donree Setzer;
Jack McKee, Charles Ward; Ed
ward Scott, Bill Simmons; John
ny Blackborne, N. L. Garner;
Miss Rebecca, Francis Hamilton;
Mrs. Clarissa Melburn, Vera
Russell; Mammy, Sara Ray; Ras-
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STUDENT BODY RESPONDS
TO DRIVE US NOVEL
PROGRAM IS PRESENTED
Band To Play Between the
Halves In Tonight’s
Battle
The entire student body, with
the exception of six home
rooms, had subscribed 100 percent
to THE POINTER by the eighth
period Tuesday.
Home room 210 was the first
room to subscribe 100 percent.
Rooms 315 and 206 -were second
and third respectively.
The subscription drive was be
gun at a chapel program Tues
day morning. Editor-in-Chief
Grady Morgan told the student
body something of the manner in
which THE POINTER is oper
ated.
Cecil Prince interviewed Thur
man Homey, Brantley Hucks,
Jane Wilson, Arthur Utley, Carl
Bailey, Stewart Stone, Clifton
Furguson, and Bill Winders with
a portable microphone. These stu-
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The high school band, led by
high stepping Clarence Leonard
will lead the parade this after
noon. This will be one of the
highlights of an all day home
coming celebration to be climaxed
by the football game to-night.
The flashy display of the band
will be supplemented by the ad
dition of three flagbearers, carry
ing the flags of our national and
state governments as well as our
school banner.
The array of he band has been
swelled by the arival of twenty-
eight new uniforms. Now all the
members are equiped with the
proper attii’e the band displays
an imposing array of color.
Fred Kimball, band director,
said plans for concerts are, as
yet, indefinite, however, the High
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High Point high school’s an
nual Homecoming celebration
paints the town today with a
parade and football game high
lighting the mammoth program
planned.
H. P. H. S. students will put
on a great show for the old grads
with a flashing parade of the
bands of High Point high school
and the college which will prob
ably be accompanied by other
bands of the vicinity. At eight
o’clock the mighty Bison eleven
will meet Salisbury on the Millis
Stadium turf. Inspired by the
significance of the day, the High
Pointers look forward to victory.
Taking into consideration, the
work that has been done during
the past two weeks, most obser
vers believe that this year’s cele
bration will be one of the most
spectacular H. P. H. S. has ever
staged.
Carroll Favors
Honor System
‘‘I think it is one of the most
wholesome undertakings you have
centered attention upon. I cer
tainly hope it will succeed,” stat
ed Superintendent Charles F.
Carroll in regard to the article
on honor study halls which ap
peared in the last issue of THE
POINTER.
Mr. Carroll commented favor
ably on such an undertaking by
the students. He heartily wished
it the best of luck with his appro
val.
THE SCHOOL CLUBS OPEN ACTIVITIES
Utley Elected Prexy
Of Honor Society
Arthur Utley was elected presi
dent of the National Honor So
ciety; Janey Wilson, vice-presi
dent; Gene Thacker, secretary;
and Bradford Thomas, treasurer,
at a call meeting last week.
Plans for the coming year and
for the selling of Christmas cards
were discussed. The constitution
was also read and discussed by
the Society led by the lewly elec
ted president.
Mrs. Leila Belle Rogers is
again faculty advisor for the
1939-1940 school year.
MISS E. BALLANTINE
TO SPONSOR CLUB
Miss Evelyn Ballantine has
accepted the sponsorship of the
National Honorary Beta Club.
She was appointed to this posi
tion to replace Miss Eloise Ward,
who was sponsor last year.
Miss Ballantine is a graduate
of Lenior Rhyne College. She re
el eved her M. A. degree at the
University of Virginia. She
taught school in S. C. and at the
South Seminary and Jr. College
of the University of Virginia at
Beuna Vista, Virginia. Miss Bal-
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Hi-Y Gets Started On
Program For Year
The High Point high school
Hi-Y resumed its yearly activi
ties Monday, October 23, when the
members attended a supper held
at the Presbyterian Church.
Carl Justice, chairman of the
program committee for the past
meeting, had charge of the sing
ing and speeches. He presented
to the Hi-Y members the priciple
speakr. Rev. O. C. Williamson.
Dr. Williamson used as his sub
ject, ‘‘Is the Life You’re Living
Worth the Results You’ll Get
From It.”
Junior Class Meets;
Appoint Committees
The Junior class held its first
meeting on Friday morning, Octo
ber 20, 1939, with Ruth Culler,
former president of the Sopho
more class, calling the meeting to
order.
Scripture was read by Edythe
Seckler, newly chosen chaplin for
the Juniors. Next the officers
for this year were introduced by
Miss Culler. They are: George
Humphries, president; Ruby Par
ker, vice-president; and Mary Ann
Thomas, secretary-treasurer. The
meeting was then turned over to
the new president.
Appointed were the following
committees and their chairmen:
Charles Varner, grounds commit
tee; Ruth Williard, social commit
tee; Garnett Hinshaw and Mary
Ann Coe, program committee;
Gloria Ilderton, publicity com
mittee, and Sara Sloan Ray, bul
letin committee.
Lathetis Clifton, class cheer
leader, Jo Ingram, and Gloria Il
derton were called up to the
stage to lead the class in several
yells.
Homer Hayworth and John
Wilson, skilled trumpeteers,
played the Carolina Alma Mater.
They were accompanied by Char
les Medlin, who later played a
part from “The Nutcracker’s
Suite.”