THE POINTER
^ t?t?ppttat?V 7 1947 No. 5
VOL. 25
HIGH POINT, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1947
NODDLE NOGIN’!
Recently one of the many aspir
ing candidates for parts in the
junior play was so enthusiastically
absorbed in her work that ehe
could not get her brain (?) and
mouth to co-ordinate.
When our heroine was supposed
ly asking for a consultation about
her hepatic disorder, she said, “Oh,
deah doctor, I’d loff for you to
console my liver!”
“WEREN’T NOBODY THERE
BUT THEM CHICKENS!”
No one has told me anything to
the contrary, but I do believe that
“Richard” was working at “the
door” the night when the Black
Bison and the Whirlwinds tangled.
You couldn’t even have a ticket
and sneak in!
Oh, yes, do you remember the
times at the city lake when “Dar
by” and all the other “hep” jitter-
buggers used to blister their feet
to T. Dorsey’s “Tippin’ In”? Well,
wait until they hear “Sneakin’
Out!”
SEEN !
Not too long ago, a very popu
lar “little thing” was talking with
a group of her girl “friends” when
she missed one of her rings, a love
ly gold band which was a gift
from her mother.
Hysterically she stirred the girls
almost into a frenzy as they
looked for it.
As the crowd searched franti
cally, one of the lees glamorous
girls of the group, seeing a tiny
flicker of gold, gave a sigh of re
lief and exclaimed, “Here it ie!”
Without one word of gratitude
or even a smile of thanks, the own
er snapped, “Give it to me quick
before it gets lost again.”
It must be wonderful to tram
ple on the feelings of others and
get by with it! Or can you?
MISSED!
To two fellows, Pete and Hugh,
who have done so much to uphold
our outstanding athletic record,
we say sincerely, “Gee, thanks,
boys. We’re going to miss you!”
While bidding adieus, we must
mention the emptiness in the mu
sic room since Mr. Cronstedt has
left. But who could ask for better
substitutes than Mr. Serposs and
Mr. Taylor?
SENIOR SUPERLATIVES CHOSEN BY CLASS
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Recent Happenings at H.P*HS
Twentv-four “Baby Betas” smile happily afte r their recent induction into the club • • • •
Cronstedt bids farewell to a cappela choir members .... Winners and runners-up of speaking con
test congratulate each other.
Talent Program
To Be Started
Beginning early in' February,
each week a talent program will
be broadcast from the local radio
station. An audition committee
will screen all soloists and en
semble groups intrested in partic
ipating in these performances.
Program time will be given to
those passed by the audition
judges.
Under the auspices of the Com
munity Radio Council of High
Point, this opportunity to display
their ability, it is believed, will be
both valuable and inspiring to
young people possessing outstand
ing talent. Mr. Robin Gatwood,
high school band director, is slated
to be the audition chairman of this
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: Junior Play^
February Calendar
13_“Rigoletto” and “Carmen”
pnesentetl - by thfr New
York Opera company.
21—National Honor Society
induction program.
24— Alexander Trio sponsored
by the Student Council.
25— All day district Student
Council meeting.
Marshals Chosen
From Top Ranks
Junior marshals for commence
ment wdll this year be chosen from
the sixteen top ranking boys and
girls—eight each—of the class at
the end of the first semester. This
general average which is cumula
tive, will include the work of the
past two and a half years. The
chief marshal will be the student
with the highest scholastic aver
age for this same period.
24 INDUCTED
INTO SOCIETY
fn an impressive ceremony; held
in the high school auditorium last
Friday morning, eight seniors and
sixteen juniors were inducted into
the local chapter of the Beta Club,
national scholastic honor society.
Farish Sizemore, president of
the local high school club, con
ducted the program. After stating
that the qualificatione for mem
bership are based primarily on
scholarship,- she explained the pur
pose of the plaque which bears
the names of all members who
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INVITATIONS ORDERED
FOR COMMENCEMENT
Pictures to Appear
In 1947 Pemican
Members of the class of 1947, in
accordance with the annual custom,
voted last Tuesday for senior su
perlatives. Ballots containing the
names of the candidates were .dis
tributed during the home room pe
riod, at which time the students
indicated their preferences.
Votes were counted that after
noon by members of the senior ex
ecutive council under the direction
of Mr. Ralph Vance, class adviser.
Owing to the fact that in some in
stances there was no majority, a
second vote had to be taken.
The final results were:
Best looking: Betsy Hardin and
Frank Von Drehle.
Most likely to succeed: Farish
Sizemdre and Don Huber.
Friendliest: Maxine Coltrane and
Bobby Scalf.
Best personality: Hazel Zimmer
man and Bill Campbell.
Most popular: Betty Darby and
Buddy Boyles.
Best all-around: Joanne Sechrest
and Joe Price.
Best dressed: Geraldine Carrol
and Jack Bollinger.
Most athletic: Phyllis Wall and
Tommy McGhee.
Following the usual custom, ph-
tographs of these students will ap
pear in this year’s annual.
^Dogwood Week’
Celebrated Here
Highlighting the observance of
“Dogwood Week,” celebrated over
the entire state, January 27 to Feb
ruary 1, was the formal dedica
tion of the dogwood trees planted
by the local Garden Clubs on last
Wednesday.
The science departments of the
city schools presented an appro
priate program preparatory to the
dedicatory ceremony. The intro
duction by Joanne Secrest was fol
lowed by “The Legend of the Dog
wood Trees,” told by Evelyn
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Student Council
Plans Activities
Scheduled For March 14-15 IN SPEAKING CONTEST
Rehearsals for “Jane Eyre,” re
cently selected for production on
March 14 and 15 as the junior
play for 1947, have now begun un
der the direction of Miss Eleanor
Young of the English department.
The play, a romantic drama in
three acts with a mystery woven
into the plot, rises to an exciting
climax.
Tryouts were held on two after
noons last week for all those in
terested in taking parts in the
play. For those who survived the
first tryouts, final auditions were
held on the second afternoon. ■
Committees to handle stage,
properties, make-up, costumes,
publicity, business, and so on, were
chosen by a group of junior teach
ers from a list of students who
had volunteered for such work. A
student director and marshals for
the two performances were also
selected at this time.
The cast, composed of eleven
girls and five boys, is as follows:
Betty Jo Ring (Mrs. Fairfax);
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STAFF REPORTS PEMICAN
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Latest communiques from the
Pemican office report much activ
ity on the part of the staff, of the
editor, James Johnson, and of the
faculty adviser. Miss Dorothy Hol-
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In the Soil Conservation Oratori
cal contest held last week in the
high school auditorium, first place
was won by, Herman Coble, with
Rodney Borum coming second, and
Joe Aaron third.
The participants spoke in the
following order: David Blair, Joe
Aaron, Rodney Borum, _ Herman
Coble, and Bob Ladehoff.
High School Music Students
Surprise Farewell For
The commencement invitations
have been ordered. The order was
based upon the calculations of pre
vious years, and if more invitations
are needed, they will be made
available. They are being supplied
by the Star Engraving Company
which also produces the diplomas
and rings used in this school. Dis
tribution by home rooms is the
method which will be followed in
issuing them. The invitations have
an etching of the school upon the
frcnt.
Stage
Choir Director
Dragging themselves along
rather sleepily, some thirty of Mr.
Carl Cronstedt’s “liP folk” ap
proached the local railway station
at 3 a. m. last Friday morning
with half-closed eyes but with the
desire to bid their director not
good-by but just a “see you again
soon” next fall.
After some years of instructing
high school students on the basic
vowel, proper mood, and rounded
tone, Mr. Cronstedt is going back
to Columbia university to com
plete requirements for his degree
of doctor of education. Mrs. Cron
stedt accompanied her husband to
New York, where she has accepted
a position in one of the hospitals.
Almost ten years ago Mr. Cron
stedt came to High Point to re
organize the music department of
' the city schools, suspended dur
ing the depression. Since then he
has been a popular voice instruc
tor and choir director here, as well
as head of his department.
He is «perhaps more generally
known to the public as the direc
tor of the a cappella choir, an or
ganization which, year by year, he
has brought to a high degree of
quality and effectiveness.
In the various musical perform
ances given locally, he has had a
part. In addition to his regular
work, he has directed several
church choirs, the last of these be
ing the First Baptist church choir.
Having decided on their main
activities for the year the Student
Council, in a joint meeting of the
Lower and the Upper Houses re
cently, will from now on settle
down to complete their plans.
An amateur show, heartily ap
proved by the faculty, will be held
sometime in March. Doris Allen
is the chairman of the planning
committee. Following this event,
Ralston Welch and his planning
committee will make arrangements
for a "Social standards conference
to be held in April. In the future
the planning committees will be
the nuclei for all sub-committees
to be appointed.
A central district meeting will
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GLASS RINGS EXPECTED
TO RE HERE IN MAY
Junior and senior class rings, or
dered for 354 upper classmen, are
expected to come during the month
of May. Two types of rings are
available this year, one the regu
lar sigpiet ring and the other with
a spinel set. Since the majority of
those purchasing rings preferred
red to blue, the spinel ruby was
the stone selected.