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THE POINTER
THE ANNUAL WILL ABOLISH THE
PROM, OR WILL IT?
Vol. XVIII, No. 4
High Point, N. C., Friday, November 8, 1940
Price—Two Cents
WHISPERING
GRASS
By Bill Currie
WMtS DODAMEAD OH
ly 10 TOP IN NIGH
fic financial
thanks to the
There is a momentous mea
sure facing the senior class of
this school. A decision as to
whether this class will have
an Annual must be made in
the near future. In order that
the decision will be a wise one,
the facts should be considered
from every angle in a common
sense unbiased manner.
Without a doubt, every student
in the senior class would like to
have an Annual, and we concede, in
spite of our opposition in assembly
that it would be a nice stepi for
our school to take, but under the
existing circumstances, it is next
to impossible.
Our high school
is looking up,
continually mak
ing progress in
every way. Last
year we added a
J u n ior Senior
prom to our
c 1 ass activities.
That, within it
self was a terri-
undertaking, but
magazine sales we
were able to do it without much
cost to the individual student.
This year, we have already pro
gressed by adding a lower house to
our student council, and adding two
columns to our paper. Those are
great strides in progress, and
everyone is gratified with them.
Our school is like a new born baby
learning to walk, we don’t want to
rush things or it will not be well
for our school.
We have the prom, the lower
house, the paper, and this is def
initely NOT the time to undertake
such a financial burden as pub
lishing an annual. . The cost will
be terrific. A conservative esti
mate can be made at $1,000. Where
is that thousand coming from? The
proponents of this measure have
no solution for the financial prob
lems. Their attitude is one of ideal
istic ignorance. They want to stick
their heads in the sand and trust
to blind luck to dump a grand in
their laps. But this is reality, and
we must know where this money
is coming from before we ever un
dertake the Annual.
Advertising supports most publi
cations, but to raise the needed
$1,000 (and remember that’s a low
estimate) it will take 20 pages of
advertising sold at $60 a page.
Knowing from experience, $50 per
page is plenty good. So you can see
that under the most ideal circum
stances, the Annual would have
little chance of financial success.
When we opposed the magazine
sales last year everyone cried, “you
don’t want all the students to have
a chance to come to the dance .
now we contend that the price of
the Annual would, of necessity have
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High School Maestro Plays It
Sweet and Hot—And
Do They Like It
F
BY H. SMART'S OFFER
Offers Use of Theatre To Aid
Seniors In Raising Money
For Activity
Senior Class Has Stormy Session
In Regard to Old Issue Of Annual
High Point high school’s
own contribution to the swing
world is Thomas Dodamead
and his Ten Gentlemen of
Swing w'ho are appearing cur
rently over the local radio and
on the stage of a leading local
theatre.
The solid little jam and jive
group has a growing and interest
ing history. It has been the pro
ject and the aim of Dodamead to
have a band ever since he was in
Junior High
School and took
up the study of
the trombone, and
after reaching the
ripe age of 17,
and acquiring fin-
a n cial stability,
the youthful mae
stro organized his
first version of
his present band, called it the Tux
edo Ten and had Tuxedo Junction
as his them.
The first public appearance was
made in the auditorium at lunch
last year and he was met with such
acclaim that he was immediately
signed for the social standards con
ference dance last year.
FIRST STEP UP
After that first dance things
got easier and the fame spread,
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Awards Offered
By Scholastic
School Magazine
Students Are Eligible to Par
ticipate In National
Contest
The 17th Annual Awards for
creative work in literature, music,
and the arts and crafts were an
nounced by Scholastic, The Ameri
can High School Weekly, in the
October 14 issue. The Awards,
which consist of $12,500 in cash,
scholarships, merchandise, trips
and national honors, are open to
high school students only and all
undergraduate students in the
eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh or
twelfth grades in any public, pri
vate or parochial school in the
United States, possessions and
Canada. Students graduated in
February 1941 are free to compete
if their entries are completed prior
to their graduation. The closing
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Mr. Hugh Smart, manager
of the High Point theatres has
made a most attractive offer
to the senior-class, and in spite
of the fact that most of the
time was taken up in fighting
pro and con over the Annuajl
situation, the seniors finally
took Mr. Smart up and agreed
to sponsor a show at the
Broadhurst Theatre on No
vember 13th and 14th.
The purpose of the whole project
would be to raise money for the
class, and it is badly in need since
money which was thought to be on
hand was expended last year. It
will be to the mutual advantage of
both students and the theatre to
undertake this measure.
LIBERAL PLAN
. A well balanced financial plan
has been worked out and is on the
whole, most liberal to the high,
school. If, and it isj generally con
ceded that it will, the total amount
of sales from the tickets exceeds
one hundred dollars the senior
class will receive 25% of the gross
intake. If, however, the scheme
flops, and less than $100 worth of
seats are sold, the students are still
protected and will receive 20% of
the gross intake.
Most members of the senior class
welcomed this idea since it makes
it virtually certain that it will not
be necessary to sell magazines to
raise money for the Junior-Senior
prom which is the highlight social
event of the year and takes place
in the late winter.
ANNUAL WET BLANKET
One thing which is a wet blan
ket on the hopes of the individuals
who hope to defeat the magazines
this year is the possibility, no
matter how remote, that the An
nual might come through and
money must come from somewhere.
If, however, the Annual is defeated
as expected, and the scheme is suc
cessful as expected, the senior
class will have plenty of money to
conduct their atcivities.
The picture which will be shown
will be “Tom Brown’s School
Days’’. The students will have two
days at the theatre and tickets
for the show will be turned over to
the seniors for sale within the near
future.
Pictured to right is the upper
house of the student council in action
previous to their jaunt to the Green
ville Conference.
The new lower house of the stu
dent council is shown in action in
picture at left. Vice-president Ruth
Culler heads the group.
Council Attends Student Meet
Kaplan Has No
Little Trouble
If Approved
Pointer Editor Currie Leads
Opposition; Says It Will
Injure Pointer
RINGS, PINS
ORDERED LAST
WEEK FOR FALL
Students Respond To Order
With 130 Class Rings
Requested
COUNCIL HIS PLANS THAT
PROMISE TO BENEFIT THE
STUOENTS AND SCHOOL
Meet Attended By Student
Leaders From All Over
State
Williard Defeats Rodenbough And
Cops Presidency Of Sophomore Glass
sophomore execu-^^'
five, hit pay dirl oft
when sophomores
went to polls.
defeated Leigh
Rodenbough in s
close second run
off race. He’s con
sidered probable
debating timer.
After failing to elect their pres- Ray Williard
ident during the first election, the
sophomores returned to the polls
last week and placed the burden
of responsibility of leading* the
new class through the year on the
shoulders of Ray Williard.
In the first election, Williard
failed to gain a majority over
Leigh Rodenbough, and necessitat
ed another run-off election. The
majority was not gained in the
run-off until the final few rooms
reported and for a time class ad
viser Ken Smith was afraid an
other run-off would be forced.
The class plans, of course, are
yet to be made, but Williard show
ed his ability to lead and others
followed when he delivered his
campaign address from the stage
and drew hundreds of votes from
candidates who were supposed to
be more powerful.
NO MACHINE
The sophomores are thankful
that none of them were unfortun
ate enough to be supported by
High Point high school’s ill-fated
political machine which has lost
every election in which it took a
side. The sophomore class of this
year is a machine within itself—
ATTENTION
For the convenience of the
students and to promote a big
ger and better Pointer, it has
been arranged to have the
Pointer office open during
every period of the day. Every
student is urged to bring in
any news or bits of gossip avail
able. In this way the Pointer
will broaden its scope of con
tributors and every one will
have an opportunity to do his
bit toward the making of the
Pointer.
One hundred thirty rings and
six pins have been ordered by the
junior and senior classes.
Mrs. Jackson, who is in charge
of ordering the rings, said upon
queMioning, that this order was
larger than the first order last
year. Cost of the rings and pins
is as follows: heavy stone $8.25,
heavy standard $7.75, light stan
dard $6.75, pin with guard $4.65.
The Star Eakraving Company
of Houston, Texas, is expected to
send the rings before Christmas
Every owner of one of these rings
or pins will be proud to display
this emblem of dear ‘ole H. P. H.
S. and will treasure it forever as
a reminder of his carefree high
school days.
Those who did not get their or
der in this time will have an op
portunity to place their order on
the spring list.
Class rings on the campus at
colleges are distinguishing marks,
and embody a lasting memory of
high school life. It is hoped that
the spring order will be equally as
large as the one just sent off. The
three rings offered by H. P. H. S.
make variety possible.
Pupils Hear Talk
By C. F. Carroll
P. T. A. TO
SPONSOR NITE
OF VISITING
Parents Will Have Opportun
ity To See Two H.P.H.S.
Functions
The annual North Carolina Stu
dent Council Congress convened
at Greenville High School when
more than 300 advisors and dele
gates registered for the conven
tion. Those attending from High
Point were: Ruth Culler, Rebekah
Conrad, Mary Anne Thomas, Ma
vis Peace, Miss Louise Hunter,
and Miss Frances Mendenhall.
Dr. Bunyan Tyner, head of the
Department of Education at Mere
dith College, delivered the princi
pal address, his topic being “Stu
dent Government As A Laboratory
For Democracy.” Highlights in
his address were his expression
of tremendous faith in the youth
of today and his belief that there
is something sound about democ
racy. “The youth of today is
meeting the Challenge of great
dictatorial powers.” he said.
Following Dr. Tyner’s address,
students went into various rooms
for discussion of the following
topics: “Democracy in the Organi
zation and Conduct of Student Gov
ernment,” “Student Government
Experience as a Basis for Citizen
ship in the School,” “Democracy in
the Relations of Student Govern
ment and Community,” and “Stu
dent Government Experience as a
Preparation for Later Life.”
Later in the evening, a banquet
was held in the dining hall of
Eastern Carolina Teachers Col-
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The Parent Teacher Association
of High Point high school will
have its initial meeting of the year
November 13, when it will spon
sor the annual “Parent Go To
School night.”
A membership drive has been
going on since October 17, and au
thorities are gratified with the
number of members who sent in
their blanks.
According to a report from Miss
Anna Mendenhall, approximately
two hundred parents have joined
the high school Parent-Teacher
Association.
The purpose of the organization
is to promote greater harmony be
tween the teachers, the pupils, and
their parents. If. this can be ac
complished, the association will
have done what has been the aim
of every organization of its kind
for many years.
This is the second year that a
Parent-Teacher association has
been held in High Point high
school, the mistakes of last
year have been realized, and the
organization of the association
went smoothly this year.
virtually a machine of cooperation
is found in the high school’s young
est class, from head adviser Mr.
Smith to the lowliest member of
the class at large.
Williard is a believer in wide
student participation in student
government and will probably de
volve a lot of the functions of his
class to committees where it can
be done right and in minute detail.
H1 s parliamentary experience
makes his class fortunate in hav
ing him at the helm.
The beauty of the sophomore
situation is that the defeated can
didates stand as a second line of
defense and are ready to aid their
victorious friends in making the
class a success.
ARTIST BUREAU ALREADY
HAS PRESENTED 15 SHDWS
Juanita Coppedge and Charles
Medlin appeared on the program
at the meeting of the Ladies’ Ex
change, Tuesday, October 29, in
the fifteenth performance of the
artists’ bureau. This organization
is under the direction of Miss Vir
ginia Prank, and it is composed
of talented high school students.
The purpose of this project is to
aid the community by allowing
members of the organization to
appear on the programs of clubs.
It is the only organization of its
type and it has received much pub
licity. It has been given a com
plimentary write-up by the State
Magazine, which is published in
Raleigh.
In an address to the student
body, Mr. Charles F. Carroll, su
perintendent of the High Point
city schools, brought out the fun
damentals of education.
“Today,” Mr. Carroll stated,
“more students are in school than
ever before.”
He explained that this fact was
due to the laws of compulsory edu
cation. In regard to this, he said
that the individual must be well
equipped to carry on in the pres-
entday world in which a majority
is well educated.
He made the statement that the
basis of education is the seven
cardinal principals of education,
health, command of the funda
mentals, worthy use of leisure time,
worthy home membership, training
for a vocation, citizenship, and eth
ical character.
Through an example, Mr. Car-
roll explained that students should
have a definite aim in life and
prepare for their vocation during
their high school days instead of
waiting until they are seniors in
college and find themselves with
out a purpose.
The stormy sessions that were
often held in the auditorium last
year when the senior class was in
business session, came to life again
last week when the 1940 class con
vened for their initial meeting of
the year.
What was supposed to be a rou
tine session turned out to be a
hot and heavy debate from the
floor as to whether the class pres
ident, Gloria Ilderton, should ap
point a committee to consider an
annual for the current seniors.
Last year the measure was
brought up and defeated by a large
majority.
Arthur Kaplan, unknown in po
litical circles, gained the floor and
asked that a motion be carried for
the appointment of a committee
to consider the possibilities of
having an annual. He was sup
ported By various school leaders
who spoke in heart-rending terms
about the lack of an annual in
High Point high school.
OPPOSITION ALIVE
In spite of the fact that Kaplan
did have a nice following, Pointer
editor Bill Currie made the stand
of that publication plain. After
his remarks concerning the com
petition of an annual to the Point
er in trying to sell local adver
tising, the meeting was subject to
a barrage of argument about the
possibility and probability of sell
ing national advertising.
Principal D. P. Whitley aided
the opposition when he threw cold
water on the enthusiasm of the
proponents of the annual, by stat
ing the cigarette ads which the
supporters had in mind could not
be run because of obvious reasons.
CLOSE VOTE
Finally, after the president act
ed on advice of Mr. Whitley, the
discussion was limited and a vote
was taken. President Gloria Il
derton ruled that the “ayes” were
in majority in a close vote and
appointed Kaplan as Chairman of
the committee and delegated him
to choose his own committeemen.
That statement brought forth
another barrage of criticism from
the Pointer head in that he stated
a committee composed of “pro an-
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Orchestra Ready To Open Concert
Season Soon Under Baton of Henry
GDLLINS FESTIVAL NEAR
CLDSE; THIRD SHOW HIT
The Doris Peterson Company,
featuring the music of the marim
ba, was the third in the series of
the Collins Festival programs spon
sored by the Civitan Club. Miss
Peterson and her company ap
peared in the high school auditor
ium, Thursday night, October 31.
Miss Peterson has had an out
standing musical career and in
1935 she was one of the youngest
members of the International
Marimba Symphony Orchestra.
During the symphony’s European
tour, she played solo parts and
also at a concert held in Carne
gie Hall, New York.
With Miss Peterson was featurr-
ed Robert Fitzgerald, the dramatic
tenor, who has appeared in both
grand and light opera with acting
parts in several outstanding pro
ductions.
The last in the Collin’s Festival
series was presented on Novem
ber 7 when “The Big Pond,” a
roaring comedy, was enacted.
Prominent Musicians From
Throughout the State
Will Be Present
The High Point high school
orchestra will present its first
concert to the public on Wednes
day, November 20. Mr. T. R.
Henry, noted musician and orches
tra leader of state renown, has
conducted the orchestra in a se
ries of night rehearsals in pre
paration for the concert.
A series of night rehearsals has
been conducted by Mr. Henry at
the high school for the past two
weeks. In these rehearsals
special attention has been given
to the G Minor Symphony by Mo
zart. This is a very difficult num
ber to execute with finesse and is
rarely attempted even by college
orchestras. The first movement of
this difficult selection will be pre
sented by the orchestra! in the
State Music Festival at Greens-
bpro this spring.' This will be the
first time an orchestra represent
ing High Point high school has
ever given a whole symphony on
one concert.
To warm up for the G Minor,
the orchestra will present the fol
lowing numbers: Grand March
from Aida by Verdi; Angelas by
Massinet; and a flute trio, the
Three Blind Mice, which will be
played by Sara Scruggs, Phyllis
Strickland, and Effie Irene Moose.
Following these three pieces will
be a five minute intermission.
MUSICIANS EXPECTED
Present at the concert will be
prominent musicians and educators
from all over the state, who will
be especially invited to attend the
concert. The orche^ra will be
expected to make a good showing
before these noted critics, as it
won the state championship in
Greensboro last spring. Miss
Frank, director of the orchestra,
announced that she has selected
about forty-five of her best per
formers to play for the concert.
Such sterling performers as Kelly
Lawson and Homer Haworth, na
tional contestants; Charles Medlin,
Sara Scruggs, Jacquelyn Price,
and Sloan Gibson are to be on
hand for the concert. Many par
ents and students are expected to
be present for the concert to back
and cheer for the orchestra.