STOP THE SILVER STREAKS
BLACK BISON
THE POINTER
JUNIORS CONDUCT SUCCESSFUL
MAGAZINE CAMPAIGN
VOLUME XVIII, NUMBER 9
High Point, North Carolina, Friday, February 7, 1941
Price—Five Cents
WHISPERING
GRASS
By Bill Currie
HINSHAW ELECTED TO
Thanks to all the 300 odd
students who made written
requests that we continue this
corner. We appreciate your
interest and we are going to
try to make it better than it
has been.
Naturally, all the letters we re
ceived were not of the nature
which commended this column. In
fact, we received two which were
particularly hard on it. Since they
were so set a
gainst the Grass,
the letters follow:
Dear Bill:
In regard to'
your letters in
the last issue of
the Pointer, sev
eral other stu-
I dents and myself
think that you
are not attending
to your business
when you write these. You make
it very obvious to whom you are
referring. It causes much embar
rassment to the students named.
Last year’s POINTER had no such
sarcastic letters in them, and I
think you will show much fore
sight in stopping these letters.
A H.P.H.S. Student
Ai GA»El SOCim
E
Thurman, Wilson, Terry and
Wilson Other Officers
Pointer Movie
Big Triumph
When Shown
Mr. Baldwin Receives Praise
and Commendation For
Masterful Work
Dear Mr. Currie:
In regard to your letters in the
POINTER, I do not think that it
is any of your business to pry
into other people’s affairs. Even
if it were your business you should
not put it in the POINTER for
the students to read. In regard to
this letter, I hope that you will
discontinue your column, “Whis
pering Grass.’’
(Unsigned)
Garnett Hinshaw was elected
president of the Masque and Gavel
Club, Friday afternoon, at its first
meeting since recent initiation ser
vice.
Mary Anne Thomas acted as
temporary chairman and the en
tire meeting was spent in the elect
ing of officers. Nominations were
made from the floor and the fol
lowing were elected: Garnett
Hinshaw, president; Clark Wilson,
vice-president; Royster Thurman,
secretary-treasurer; James Terry,
sergeant-at-arms, and Mary Jo
Wilson, program chairman.
Miss Ruth Goodman, who is co
sponsor with Mr. Sam Smith,
spoke to the club, urging the mem-
' bers to tell other students about
I the principles of the club and to
1 interest them in becoming future
members. A further suggestion
was that in a short time, each
member is to be assigned definite
rooms in the school and it will be
his duty to see that all students
in those rooms are well acquainted
with the things a prospective
member must do. She also stated
that the members should help in
every way they could with the
coming Life Adjustment Confer
ence, since the club’s activity is
more of co-operation than individ
ual activity, and the members
should be ready at all times to co
operate in any manner possible.
The meeting was adjourned with
no definite date set for the next
meeting.
Juniors Close Successful Campaign
Of Magazines; Clearing Almost $200
Treasury Swells For Jr,-Senior Prom
Personally, we welcome letters
and words of criticism, but every
one abhors a, coward, and the au
thors of the above printed letters
can be classed as nothing else. At
least, if you have a conviction
which you feel worth stating, you
should not be ashamed to sign your
name to it.
These letters came from two
people, with obviously one mind
since they both employ like ex
pressions for something they are
ashamed to say. We wish to con-
denm writers who are afraid to
connect their names with their
work, and wish to communicate to
these two students who are
afraid the truth will get out, that
the Grass is dedicated to truth,
and the whole truth will appear
hei’ein regardless of whom it hits.
BETA CLUB INDUCTS NEW
MEMBEBS, PLANS PROGRAM
At the last meeting of the Beta
Club the new members, Nancy
Meredith, Cathryn Albertson and
Clark Wilson, were welcomed into
the club. Plans were discussed for
attending the state conference to
be held in Charlotte sometime in
March. The club also discussed
plans for the next meeting and
for the induction service. The pos
sibilities of presenting a radio
program were also discussed. No
definite plans were made, however
for any of these.
Writer-photographer Thom
as R. Baldwin, physics pro
fessor, made his debut as a
producer last Friday morning
as he presented his first full
length epic, that mighty,
thrilling drama, the POINT
ER movie.
The picture was shown in con
junction of the mid-term subscrip
tion drive of the Pointer, and real
ly provided a fitting climax to the
most important financial business
of the year for the Pointer.
Disaster hit the film at the
opening minutes of the show when
the reel broke. Mr. Baldwin was
forced to rush into the projection
booth in an attempt to repair the
film.
As the commentator. Bill Currie,
described the action in the projec
tion booth at the time, Mr. Bald
win’s hands were shaking as he
nervously attempted to insert the
repaired film in the projector. In
addition, color was added to the
show when an almost life-like de
scription was made of Mr. Baldwin
rushing from his reserved “box”
to the booth to investigate the
cause of the trouble.
His imaginary white gloves, top
hat and tails, as described by the
commentator, must have been frag
ments of a warped imagination,
since Prof, was attired in truth as
we have all seen him in school for
the past several years.
This Pointer picture is not the
end, it was stated by Mr. Baldwin
after the triumphant producer had
witnessed the throngs who viewed
the showing. He stated that mov
ing pictures would be made soon
depicting other activities of our
school.
)Phe picture is not the only part
of the Pointer subscription drive
which was a success. The student
body responded even beyond the
fondest dreams of the POINTER
staff, and from now on the Pointer
is assured of a healthy circulation.
10 ClEANJAEllEm
Also Helping With Work and
Details on Conference;
Urges Cooperation
The incident which developed
into a free-for-all fight in Char
lotte is indeed deplorable. The
Queen City will bring its ball club
to town tonight to play the Bison,
and many students are planning’
revenge. Let us all remember
that we are good sports, and- we
don’t follow the example of rowdy
people. While some other town
(Continued on back page)
HONOR SOCIETY MEETS
With several new members at
tending, the National Honor So
ciety held its regular meeting on
January 22. Ruby Parker, presi
dent, and Mrs. Rogers, advisor,
explained the work and activities
of the society to the recently in
ducted members. It was decided
that the annual sale of calling
cards to th eseniors would be
quite worthwhile to undertake.
These cards will go on sale at a
date to be announced later.
Teen Age Problems to Be One of Many
Interesting Panels at Conference
Social Standards Conference will
convene on March 7th, the fiist
Friday in March. This will be the
same Friday that the Pointei
comes out, so you can look fofr a
detailed account of some of the
panels that will be presented.
The council will secure a promi
nent murse and doctor from the
State Board of Health to speak
on Teen-Age Problems. This sub
ject is one of the highest to ev
eryone, a vital subject which must
be given serious though and con
sideration.
Though no decision has been
reached regarding music for the
have an orchestra for the occasion.
It was said in one issue of the
Pointer several weeks ago that the
dance would feature “Red Nichol-
odian,” This was a mistake. Do-
demead has made a bid for this oc
casion, and the council will act on
his bid in the near future. He
played last year and proved to be
quite popular.
The eighth grades of Junior high
will attend the panels, but will not
attend any discussion held in the
auditorium. This will acqupaint
them with the future conferences
that they will attend here in high
school, and will serve to introduee
them to the high school.
Nineteen Initiated
In Hi-Y Induction
While the upper house of
the Council is engaged with
planning the fourth annual
Social Standards conference,
the lower house has other
Dusiness. It has been influen
tial in getting speakers for
the conference and has proved
valuable in many ways.
In addition to their work on the
Conference the lower house has
started a campaign to clean up the
cafeteria. Students have been
forgetting the regulations in the
hand book pertaining to the Cafe
teria, and also they have neglected
their civic duties.
The lower house has recognized
this fact and through its oi’gan-
ization, that is having one repre
sentative in each home room, it
has been appealing to the students
individually, and by personal con
tact to be more conscientious about
the cleanliness of the cafeteria.
In such a case as we have here
in High Point High School, where
the students are responsible for
the condition of the cafeteria, the
Pointer would like to add its voice
to that, of the lower House of the
council in urging the students to
try to keep our place of eating
clean.
The lower House presiding of
ficer, Ruth Culler, has asked that
students in the various rooms note
with particular interest the week
ly reports of the representatives
of the lower house. It is by these
weekly reports that the students
come in close contact with the
student council.
Slane Tops In
Magazine Sale
Bv Juniors
Junior President Bill Sizemore
Well Pleased Over Response
Of Senior High
Maria Gambarelli, Dancer, Coming Soon. Story on Page 4
Orchestra Well Received In Initial
Concert; Looking to State Contest
Tur„i„, To Mo^jHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTT
ENJOY LUNGEFORD DANGE
Has Made For Pop
ularity
Piedmont Model Club
Recently Organized
A new club has been recently
organized for Model Makers of
High Point, called the Piedmont
Model Club. Meetings are to be
held every Friday night behind
the Burrus Clinic, the meetings
to begin at 7:30.
At a recent meeting of the new
club, L. C. Andrews was elected
president; Under Andrews’ guid
ing hand, new members are con
stantly being initiated into the
club.
All persons interested in join
ing the club are urged to see Lloyd
Underwood, L. C. Andrews, or
Harold Alexander for information
on becoming members.
Every Sunday, providing the
weather permit's, the Model Mak
ers fly models at Ragan Field.
To initiate new members into
the Hi-Y Club of High Point High
School was the purpose of the
Sophomore Assembly held Tues
day morning.
Nineteen new members from the
class were accepted into this club
at the ceremony. Each member
took the oath for Hi-Y member
ship and were recognized by the
officers.
Taking part in the services were
the present officers, which are:
president, Herbert Spees; vice-
president, Charles Kinsey, and
secretary and treasurer, Abbie
Short.
The following members were in
itiated :
Grady Goldeston, Marian Row
land, Reitzel Morgan, Charlie
Coleman, Charles Upshaw, Jim
Shaffer, Charles Harper, Ronald
Craven, Bill Connor, Jack Pres
ton, Joe Woollen, Everett Vaughn,
Royster Ilderman, Davis Bouldin,
Frank Amick, Kelly Lawson,
Wayne Cagle, Maxie Crowder,
Clyde Manghum.
A regular business meeting for
the sophomores will be held in the
near future, as announced by Mr.
Kenneth Smith, class advisor.
Girl Reserves Are
Active; Dancing Is
Taught Each Week
High Point high school’s three
Girl Reserve Clubs have gone
ahead with many plans recently,
although Miss Thomas, Girl Re
serve secretary, has been out of
to'vvn.
On January 21, the Wednesday
night club had a skating party at
the Sedgefield Rink. They are
now making plans for their gala
Spring Formal which will prob
ably be given in late February.
iThe newly organized Monday
afternoon club is improving their
dancing by lessons at their weekly
meetings.
The Thursday night club girls
are busy making plans for a Scav
enger Hunt to be held soon.
Wednesday of this week, the two
spper clubs had a joint meeting.
T'iVo students from W. C. U. N. C.
gave interesting talks on condi
tions in Germany and Austria
where they lived up until the time
of the persecution.
After giving their annual
mid-'winter concert last Sun
day afternoon, the orchestra
is now looking forward to
the yearly State Music Festi
val at Greensboro sometime in
April.
At the mid-winter concert, an
interesting program was well re
ceived by one of the largest audi-
encesi ever to hear a concert given
by the orchestra. The program in
cluded such numbers as Pavanne,
in which Homer Haworth played
the solo trumpet part, Bacchanale,
March of the (Tin Soldiers, The
Man I love, 01’ Man River, and
Hungarian Dance No. 5.
On February 4, a group of about
twenty-one of the best members of
the orchestra will travel to Dur
ham to participate in the second
Eastern Carolina Orchestra Clin
ic’s annual program given at Duke
University. Upon arrival, the
group hill practice together until
lunch; after which sectional re
hearsals will be held. The group
will rehearse together again until
time for dinner, after which a con
cert will be given at 7:30. Miss
Frank, director of the orchestra,
will be in charge of the second
violin sectional rehearsals.
Sometime during the latter part
of April, the orchestra ■will play in
the State Music Festival at Greens
boro, at which time they will pre
sent the G Major Symphony, by
Mozart.
Last Friday night after the bas
ketball game between the Bison
and Greensboro, several of the stu
dents went out to the Armory to
the Duck Club dance which fea
tured Jimmy Lunceford and his
orchestra.
Lunceford’s band was really a
swell outfit. One of his trumpet
players could hit a note above
high C with the greatest of ease.
This drove the “jitterbugs” wild.
Hjs sax secion was also hot. The
drummer was plenty good. He
would twirl one of his sticks with
one hand and beat with the other,
when a break would come he would
Two weeks ago the Junior
Class ventured out to sell
mag-azines, a yearly affair of
the Junior Class, to gather
money for the Junior-Senior
prom.
- The sales were rather good this
year as they acquii’ed a pleasing
sum of $200. The class was en
couraged by the salesmanship talk
that the Curtis Publishing Com
pany sent down.
Meridith Slone was the leading
lady in the sales campaign. Her
sales totaled close to $60. Mary
Elizabeth Clark made her look to
her laurels with the sum of $48.
Several others received an honoi’-
able mention and passes to the
theatre.
Class Pi’esident Bill Sizemore
said that the cooperation receiv
ed during this campaign was
highly commendable, and that if
future attempts to raise money,
one met with such splendid suc
cess, the class will close the year
with a splendid record.
With the money from the mag
azine sales and the money from
the senior class movie, the juniors
and seniors are assured of a good
prom.
SHRUBBERY BEING PLANTED
TO BEAUTIFY THE GROUNDS
In order to beautify and to make
the campus a spot that everyone
the campus a spot that everyone
wnen a oreaK wouiu come iie wuuiu i . ^ , , , , ■ ,
sling the stick up and go to town. I shrubbery is be-
_ - Tno* -r^iQ-nforl Qvr^nnn Tna ft/^hnnl
After the dance the people would
n’t let him go. They made him
beat it out for about half an hour.
His efforts caused him to get
thirteen bottles of beer, as I count
ed them.
There was a large crowd there
and everyone had a swell time.
Lunceford felt his way out at first
and found out that the crowd liked
hot music and we got it. He did
not play but just a few sweet
pieces.
ing planted around the school
building. This is being done under
the supervision of Mr. Hasty,
maintenance director.
Replanted to our campus from
the Junior High campus shrubbery
is being put around the Senior
High school. Later, a new kind of
privet will be planted so as to sur
round both schools and both cam
puses. Temporarily, the ground
has been tilled and fertilized; in
I the near future it will be planted
Senior Class Elects Mascot Betty
Adams In Overwhelming Landslide
After Graduation, What Comes Then?
FEUD
The feud between two well
known girls over an insignificant
weiner roast is hotter than a third
rail. Both sides are calling each
other outlandish prevaricators.
This is pretty strong for girls to
say.
Students, this issue we are di
verting your attention from some
of the light frivolous stuff that
has come in this column to ask
you a serious question. What do
you intend to do for your life’s
work and how well prepared are
you to do it? This is a question
that everyone likes to put off to
the last minute, but it is a vital
one and we think your attention
should be called to it.
First, what do you intend to do
when yo ufinish school and enter
your field of labor? Some of you
will no doubt go to college, and
some will not. Even though you
do go to college, you should have
some aim in life, and this is what
we want to stress.
Some want to draw, paint, sing,
dance, act or play a musical in
strument. Some of these things
mentioned are hard to achieve.
There is a large field open in
commercial art and painting. This
occupation will bring large dm-
dends. To sing, dance, or act,
ticed.
Medid(ne, law, '{teaching, busi
ness, manufacturing and countless
other vocations offerpossibilities
to today’s young people.
There are so many different oc
cupations that it would not be
advisable to try to mention them
in this column; but take a hint
from some of the ones given and
see if it would pay to pursue your
course.
Now, how well are you prepared
for your woi’k? This should con
sider much. If you are not pre
pared for your work, what steps
should you take to acquire the
knowledge? This might mean you
would have to go to some special
school or serve an apprenticeship.
If you aren’t prepared for work,
then you will be losing money un
til you are well enough educated
in your line to get; a job.
Answers to some of the ques
tions you will learn in our Social
Standards Conference that will
take place in the near future. You
will enter discussions in your pan
el to learn how to get about get
ting an education for your work
and other factors are involved.
Don’t let the future catch you
asleep, be ready to snatch the first
opportunity that comes your way.
Let’s all attend the Conference
and absorb all of this knowledge
that we can.
Appoint Committee Chairmen
For Junior Senior Prom
At Class Meeting
After hibernating for most of
the first semester, the Senior Class
has come to life and is working
smoothly under the direction of
President Gloria Ilderton.
The class met and elected their
mascot for the year. Miss Betty
Adams won the election by an ov
erwhelming vote. Her recitation
of a rhyme made a great hit with
the class, and it was largely thru
her personal charm that she won
the election.
Although all other business was
dispensed with for the moi’ning,
the seniors are expecting to be call
ed into joint session with the jun
iors at an early date to discuss
ffinal plans for the Junior-Senior
prom.
The Seniors have already ap
pointed their share of the commit
tee chairmen, while the Juniors
are expected to follow suit at an
early date. ;The chairmen will have
a great deal of influence in ap
pointing the committees, whether
they are directly in charge or not.
Likewise, they will have a lot of
say-so in regard to the orchestra
and other important matters con
nected with the prom.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
NAMED FOR JR.-SR. PROM
Plans are at last formulated fofr
a Junior-Senior prom. Each class
held separate meetings where the
plan for a prom was submitted to
each class and enthusiastically re
ceived. Members of the social
committees of both classes will
serve as chairmen of the various
committees for the prom.
^The prom will take place in the
gym. The time is uncertain but it
is thought that it will be set for
sometime late in April. Chaper
ones will be parents of students
chosen by the committee headed by
Winifred Wall. Several bids have
been received from which the mu
sic committee, under Herber Hod-
gin’s leadership, ■will choose a
band.
Other chairmen are: Bertha
Schwab, decration; Margaret Mc
Intyre, check room; Grady Gold-
ston, floor committee; Sarah King,
powder room; Arnold Koonce,
tickets; and Betty Jean Culver,,
program.
Members of these committees
■will be chosen from the list of stu
dents who have signified their
willingness to help as they are
needed. As plans progress more
people will be added to the com
mittees.