CONFERENCE
THE
POINTER
CHWIONS?
Vol. XVIII, No. 4
High Point, N. C., Friday, November 17, 1939
Price—Two Cents
Student Government Plan Before Council
Bison Victory Would Tie Conference
Western Conference
Hopes Of Bison Hang
On Tonight’s Battle
Victory tonight will throw
High Point into a deadlock with
Greensboi‘0 for the Western Con
ference championship.
The standing at the present is,
first, Greensboro, who has finish
ed their season with three wins
and one tie. High Point is second
with two wins and one tie and
one conference game to play.
A win over Winston-Salem
would throw High Point in a tie
with Greensboro. In case of a tie,
the secretary of the North Caro
lina Association of Athletic
Councils will arrange for a draw
ing to be held between represen
tatives of the two teams. The
team which is Winner in the
drawing will accept the schedule
and play the Eastern champion.
In case the team which was
lucky drawer should win in the
regular state final game, that
team would come back and play
off the tie.
In the event that the team
which was lucky drawer in the
Western Conference should lose
in the contest, then both teams
which participate in the drawing
would be out of the contest.
If the Bison lose tonight, then
Grtc-.-sbro is the Western Cor.
ference champion.
Prominent Figures In Dance Toni.ght
The sponsors of tonight’s dance will be: Jackie K inedy, representing the Senior class, Margueritt
Murray, representative of the Sophomore class. Mi'll Lutz, chairman of the social committees, anc
Mary Anne Thomas, sponsor from the Junior c’ass. The pictures read from the left to the right.
Plan Under Heated
Debate By Council
New Constitution Being Consid
ered; Read To Council By
President Prii.ee
MISS MAUDE BURRUS
ATTENDS STATE-WIDE
FRENCH CDNVENTIDN
Miss Maude Burrus, High Point
High School French teacher, at
tended the state wide American
Association of Teachers of French
held at Queen’s-Chicora College in
Charlotte, N. C. Nov. 10-11.
Miss Burrus received a scholar
ship from the A. A. T. F. to
study in a French school this past
summer at Syracuse, New York.
The N. C. Chapter of the A. A.
T. F., a semi-annual meeting,
started Friday night and Satur
day morning November 10-11 with
Professor Rene Hardre, Legion
of Honor member and native of
Tours. France, as principal speak
er. Dr. Lucille Delana, Professor
of Modern Language at Queen’s
had charge of a delightful ban
quet held in the large dining
room of Queens.
The meeting, held in honor of
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JUNIOR CLASS VIEWS
AIRED BV PRESIDENI
JOIJI
George Humphreys, president
of the Junior Class, clearly out
lined his views on the question of
purposes of the present student
council, recently reviewed in the
Pointer.
Humphreys, an advocator of the
new student government plan, dis
agreed with the purposes of the
student council as set forth by
Miss Louise Hunter, the council’s
faculty advisor.
He said in a written state
ment : ‘Tn regard to the most re
cent issuse of the Pointer, I was
somewhat surprised to find that
the students did not elect a coun
cil for the purpose of representing
the students’ views. In student
council elections, I do not vote
for a person so that he or she
may get a leadership training
course. I have conceded that such
training would come as a natural
step. I, and every other student
with whom I am acquainted, vote
for student council representa
tives in regard to their ability to
represent their class. I lament
the fact that student opinions
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AVON PLAYERS
THE POINTER wishes to
correct an error made in the
last issue. The admission price
to “As You Like It’’ to be
presented b^*M;he Awn pla^
ers on Nov. 24 is $.25 instead
of $.05 as previously stated.
The English department states
that this play will count as
a 2-point drama book report.
SOCIAE COMMITIEE
Aside from drawing up plans
for the dance, the main topic of
discussion in the Student Coun
cil is the ratification of the Stu
dent Government Plan presented
to it by the students of High
Point High School. The plan,
after being read by the president
Wednesday, is being thoroughly
discussed by the Council.
The proponents of the bill, in the
Council, expressed, optimistically,
that the bill would have every
chance to pass and succeed. The
Council has been ironing out and
discussing the “flaws” contained
in the Constitution backing the
new plan of government.
Cecil Prince, president of the
Council has stated that the bill
will remain in the hands of the
Council, due to the intensity of
the search for “flaws” in the
constitution. Several “flaws” have
been found and the committee
that proposed the bill, has taken
and revised it. A revised copy
of the bill will be presented to
the Council for their passing.
SPEECH club' started
FDR AIDING DEBATERS
PREPARE FDR MEETS
Mr. Sam Smith Goes
To Nation’s Capitol
With Local Students
Object Of Trip To Acquaint Stu
dents With Their
Democracy
during
being
Smith’s
MAMMOTH PEP MEETING TO
BE STAGED THIS AFTERNOON
A trip to Washington
the Easter holidays is
planned by Mr. Sam
American History class.
A bus is going to be chartered
for a group of ttventy-five or
thiry students, chaperoned by
Mr. Smith. They plan to be gone
for four or five days, and during
that time they will take in all
points of interests, including Con
gress, Treasury Deparment, White
House, Congressional library, and
the Lincoln Memorial. Mr. Smith
informed THE POINTER that
some have never been to Wash
ington before and that the trip
will be a pleasure and education
al tour combined.
The first dance of the 39-40
season will be held tonight in
the gymnasium after the Rey
nolds High game.
A swell end to a successful
football season is the dance
planned by the Social Commit
tee.
Tickets for the dance have
been on sale since Monday. Two
hundred tickets were printed,
selling at 10c each. Tickets will
not be bought at the door.
Music will be furnished by
“Red Nickelodeon” and his twen
ty four piece band. The pieces
were selected after careful con
sideration by the Social Commit
tee, stated Mull Lutz, chairman.
Reynolds High football players
and their dates are cordially in
vited to be guests of High Point
High School student body. Par
ents and teachers may come as
chaperons if they desire.
Mull Lutz, chairman of the so
cial committee, stated that the
success of this dance will deter
mine the fate of other social func
tions scheduled for the future.
A Speech Club has been or
ganized for those interested in
debating, extemporaneous speak
ing, and other types of oratory.
The best speakers from this
club will make up the debating
team for this year. Anyone not
interested in debating, but inter-
esed in other types of speaking
is invited to join.
Mr. Sam C. Smith will act as
faculty adviser for this new club.
He will also coach the debating
team. It is urged that the mem
bers of the student body who are
interested in this work see Mr.
Smith.
SOPHOMORE CLASS MEET
Plans for the Sophomore class
meeting Tuesday were made Mon
day night by the Executive Com
mittee.
Sophomore class officers are as
follows: Stewart Stone, president;
Bill Peak, vice president; Harold
Hayworth and Eleanor Younts,
council representatives; Helen
Craven, secretary; Peggy Jane
Bryant, treasurer; and Gloria
Packer, cheerleader.
SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS INSTALLED;
DR. HUMPHREYS LEADING SPEAKER
In order for the entire student
body to become familiar with the
fine grade of football that is
played by our great Black Bison,
the whole student population will
be gathered into an assembly
this afternoon in the auditorium.
This meeting will not be a mere
pep meeting, but one of the big
gest affairs of its kind that has
taken place this year. At no
other time will all the students
have the great opportunity to
see, in action pictures, taken at
the scene by our own camermen,
our Bison football machine at its
best. The homecoming day ac
tivities will all be vividly repro
duced on the screen with the j
commentary being done by Steve I
Clark and the Bison sports an
nouncer, Glen Payne. In addi
tion to shots of the homecoming
parade, which was the best in
school history, the picture part
of the program will be climaxed
by thrilling shots of the Salis
bury game at which time the
Bison swamped the Yellow Jack
ets to put themselves into the
top of the Western Conference
race.
After the pictures, which will
last only a comparatively short
time, the student body will have
the opportunity to hear the views
of the football situation as ex
pressed by our principal, D. P.
Whitley. After Mr. Whitley has
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HI-Y TO ELECT
MEMBERS SOON
The Senior Hi-Y will begin its
annual election of seniors into
their club at their next meeting
which will take place Monday,
November 20.
The purpose of the Hi-Y is to
promote good citizenship and
school spirit and to give all the
members training in the essen
tials of becoming valuable as
sets to the community. Boys
who are voted into the club dur
ing the coming election will
have to conform to the high
type of Christian men set up by
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New Senior class officers were
installed at a meeting held Tues
day morning. Dr. G. I. Hum
phreys, president of High Point
College, spoke to the seniors on
the “Essentials of a Student’s
Make-Up.”
Bill Simmons, retiring presi
dent, called the meeting to order,
after which, Rachel Conrad led
the devotions. The president gave
the oath of office to • the new
officers: President, Herbert
Speas; vice - president, Rachel
Conrad; secretary-treasurer, Ruth
Koontz; and cheer-leader, Arthur
Utley.
The meeting was turned over
to Herbert Speas, who appointed
the following committees: Publi
city, Irene Meekins, Mavis Wal
ker, and N. L. Garner; Stage,
Glenn Payne, and Annie Louise
Brown; Program, Mildred Price,
Marie Snyder, Doris Johnson,
Richard Bennett; and Bradford
Thomas.
The president introduced Fran
ces Hamilton, who presented Dr.
Humphries. The essential quali
ties which he advocated were
accuracy, honesty, and courage.
He stressed the necessity of ac
quiring the essentials in order
that they might strengthen the
foundations for future life.
The meeting was adjourned
after the cheer-leaders led the
group in a score of yells.