THE POINTER
VOL. 25
HIGH POINT, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1947
No. 7
PLANS BEING MADE FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF THE YEAR
Long Awaited Amateur Show
To Be Held In April
It Is Announced
Plans are now being made for
one of the best-liked entertain
ments of the year—the annual Tal
ent Program, presented entirely
by high school students. Although
the exact date for this event has
not been fully decided on, Doris
Allen, chairman, states that the
program will probably be given
either in late April or early in
May. ■
The script committee, with Don
Huber and Herman Coble as co-
chairmen, is now at work and is
expected within a few weeks to
put the final touches to the pro
gram so that rehearsals may be
gin.
The finalists will be chosen from
the following tryouts: The girls
who are soon to take part in the
“Pollies of 1947,” a solo by Fran
ces Wilkinson, a piano solo by
Ralph 'iilden, a negro selection by
Norman fiwartz, solo by Sophia
Steifans, whistling by Donald An
drews, tap dance by Bobbie Myers,
solo by Betty Jean Shields, and
a quartet composed of Ruth Ellen
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COMMERCIAL OEPARTMEHT
MAY GET NEW MACHINES
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Because of the efforts of Miss
Louise E. Weyl, head of the com
mercial department, a course in
the manipulation of various busi
ness machines may be offered by
High Point high school in the near
future.
To determine which machines
are the most widely used in the
High Point area; 115 question
naires were sent to various firms
by Miss Weyl and her shorthand
classes. Jn tabulating the returns,
it was found that key-ribbon cal
culators, adding machines, dicta
phones and ediphones, bookkeep
ing and billing machines and comp-
tometera constitute the majority
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TO
PARTICIPATE IN FOLLIES
Eighteen high school girls have
been selected to participate in the
“Follies of 1947,” an annual pro
duction sponsored this year by the
local Ck)-aperative Club for the
benefit of the Girl Scouts. The
two performances are scheduled
for Thursday and Friday evenings,
March 20 and 21.
These girls will make up .the
chorus line of the presentation and
will appear in three song and dance
routines. Afternoon practices are
progressing under the direction of
Miss Monroe, who is staging the
entire program, which will be in
the form of a three-act comedy.
Pictured above is the cast of “Jane Eyre” and heads of several stage committees. Reading from
left to right, first row: Betty Jo Ring, Sophia Steffan, Betty Draughn, Betsy Baker, Barbara George,
Betty Sue Coltrane, Lamarie McArthur, Nancy Greer, Dorla Stephens. Second row: Betty Jo Hedrick,
Clements Cullins, Paul Hardin, Bill Gray, George Freeman, “Junie” Tice, Herman Coble, Jr., and Su
zanne Earnhardt.
Tonight*s The Night! !
The house lights dim, the cur
tains part, an English mansion—
Thomfield Hall—is revealed, lit
tle Adele says, “There's not a sign
of a coach yet,” and the junior
class production of “Jane Eyre”
is on.
If anyone had happened to lis
ten at the door of the auditorium
recently, probably he would have
thought it was a mad house (no
reflection on the lunch periods)
because of vhe hysterical screams
ORATORICAL CONTEST
TO BE HELD MARCH 18
Those Masque and Gavel mem
bers who will participate in the
oratorical contest on the topic, “Is
World Government the Path to
Peace?”, which will be held in the
auditorium on March 18 at 8 p. m.,
are Amanda Gekas, Jean Walton,
Joe Aaron, Rodney Borum, Her
man Coble, and Bob Hester.
The contest is being sponsored
by the local Bar Association, and
Miss Ruth Goodman is serving as
the faculty supervisor. The win
ner will be chosen by a vote of all
memibers of the audience who are
at least eighteen years of age.
Student Council Primary
To Be Held April 1
The Student Council primary
will be held this year on April 1,
with elections following one week
later. The newly elected officers
are to be installed on April 11.
In view of the importance of the
coming elections, it is suggested
by the council adviser that all
students, juniors- in particular,
should begin to think about the
matter of elections for the Upper
House.
disturbing the quiet (?) halls.
If, after that, anyone had ven
tured to peep in, the place would
have looked like a picnic ground
with the coke bottles and sand
wiches (to warm the cockles of
one’s heart). And he might even
have found a box of aspirin labeled
“personal property of the direc
tor.”
The tea cups, the hooped skirts,
the tight trousers, and the side
burns bring an English air to
Pemican Will
Be On Schedule!
Lights flash! Cameras grind!
Another picture for the F'emi-
can coming up! More copy flow
ing in! Seven months of stren
uous work have brought photo
graphing and writing for the
annual almost to a close. To
you who have borne the respon
sibility for this undertaking,
the Pointer staff wishes the
best of luck, and together with
the student body, is looking for
ward to seeing the publication
this spring.
Annual District Music Contest
Red Cross Quota
Goes Over Top
After the final tabulation of the
results in the city-wide adult Red
Cross drive held recently in High
Point, the teachers’ contribution at
High Point High was found to be
23 per cent over the prescribed
quota.
Mrs. Lidie Horton, who headed
the drive over the school, said:
“Although the city, which sets the
quotas, had been instructed by the
Red Cross headquarters to cut the
quota to about half that of last
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To Be Held At Reynolds J-JigJj Heywood Washburn Elected
** Vice Prexy Student Congress
our own stage. (We need it. Some
kind of air is needed on that stage
besides cold air.) If o^e of the
ladies or gentlemen happens to
be your next door neighbor, don’t
be surprised if sometime about
midnight you hear a voice scream
ing, “You’ll never marry him!
Never! Never!”. IVIaybe she won’t
in her dreams, but tonight’s the
night regardless.
(If this article seems crazy,
please forgive me. I’m one of the
characters.)
PAUL HELL TO FURNISH
MUSIC FOR GALA OCCASION
Paul Bell and hie orchestra from
Greensboro will furnish the music
for the junior-senior prom, a for
mal event to take place in the
gaily decorated gym on the night
of April 11.
Executive committees for the
junior-senior prom were chosen re
cently by the steering committee,
composed of Bob . Hester, Paul
Friedman, Betsy Hardin, Richard
Crowder, Buddy Boyles, Rida In
gram, Jo Kimsey, Tony Teachy,
Joyce Kearns, and Bob Renfrew.
The executive committees, advis
ers, and members are composed of
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Branscomb-Rodeheaver
Guest Speakers Tuesday
High Point high school will be
honored to have as guest speaker
on March 18, Dr. John Brans-
comb, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church in Orlando, Fla.
Dr. Branscomb, a graduate of
Emory University in Atlanta, is
regarded as one of the ablest min
isters in the South. Accompany
ing him will be Homer Rode-
heaver, noted song leader and
trombonist. Once song leader for
the famed Billy Sunday evangel
ical meetings, Mr. Rodeheaver has
traveled abroad teaching right
eousness through, music.
The Little Man
Who Isn’t There
In one of the class plays given
some years ago it was one fellow’s
job to climb up to a dangerously
high spot overhead and for about
five minutes to operate a machine
that gave the effecct of falling
leaves on the curtain below.
That was all—to turn that lit
tle machine—yet had he not been
willing to take that small, unher
alded possibility, the play in all
probability would not have been
quite so effective.
It is a good thing that we all
can’t be “big wheels.’’ Why, if we
were, there would be no one in
the background to give to life
scenes the proper effect.
Tonight, if you happen to be in
the audience when “Jane Eyre”
is presented, think of the many
who in these past weeks of plan
ning have said, “I know I can’t
act, but isn’t there some little
something I can do to help?”
—Editor.
WAR SURPLUS MATERIALS
HELP SHOP PROGRAM
War surplus materials have giv
en to the schools a great advan
tage in making materials necess
ary for well-rounded high school
courses in wood-working, mechan
ics, and science available to the
departments for only the required
transportation charges.
This school has lately benefited
by a disc and jig sander gotten
for two and a half per cent of the
original charge. Mr. Whitesell ha«
stated that much more equipment
has been ordered for use in the
various departments.
Aided by these machines,
projects in the shop for the last
few weeks were led by Robert
Walden, a second year wood-work
ing student, who constructed of
matched veneer, four combination
card and chess tables. Mahogany,
walnut, and primavera were the
woods used to produce an excell
ent result.
Rodney Borum
Receives Honor
Rodney Borum was declared
high school winner in the tenth
annual American Legion oratori
cal contest held last Friday after
noon. Any student actually en
rolled in this high school during
the current school year was enti
tled to enter the contest. Topics
for the oration were limited to the
Constitution or to some phase of
good citizenship.
Prepared orations, the work of
each contestant, were required to
be not less than ten nor longer
than fifteen minutes. For the ex
temporaneous speech each partici
pant spoke for four or five min
utes on one of the first ten amend
ments to the Constitution.
Poise and personality, accuracy,
effectiveness, and oratory were
the points considered by the judges
in reaching a decision. The judges
included Miss Hatch, Mrs. Terry,
and Miss Godman. Those partici
pating in the contest were Bob
Ladehof f, freshman; Norman
Schartz, junior: and Rodney Bo
rum, senior.
This contest will be followed by
a county-wide event between March
17 and 22, and finally a state con
test, March 31, at Statesville.
District contests in music held
annually in the spring will again
this year find R. J. Reynolds high
school at Winston-Salem as host
on March 21 and 22.
High Point high school will be
represented at these contests by
a wide selection of musical groups,
including the entire a cappella
choir, directed by Mr. Emile Ser-
Poss; the high school orchestra,
conducted by Miss Virginia Frank;
the recently organized boys’ and
girls’ glee clubs: a boys’ mixed
quartet, and the girls’ trio.
Instrumental and vocal solo
numbers will be rendered by local
high-echoolers in the contests.
Also competing in the contests
will be choral and instrumental
groups from Greensboro, Winston-
iSalem, Asheville, Charlotte and
several smaller communities and
rural schools.
The contests will be carried on
throughout each entire day.
Heywood Washburn, sophomore
representative to the Upper House
was named vice-president of the
central district of the North Caro
lina Student Council congress at
a meeting of this organization
here on February 28th. Heywood
had as his campaign manager Don
Huber.
Bob Renfrew, member of the
senior class and retiring president
of the organization, presided over
the meeting.
Social Standard Conference
Bright With “Charm” and “Sports”
No sideline Susies are in this
school! No, siree! . . . Well, any
way not after they get the bright
and breezy low-down on charm!
As for the boys, Percypants will
be a bad dream when our Babe
Ruths, Blanchards, and Davises,
and what not take the trophies.
Social Standards day really
dawns bright with “charm” and
sports leading all other choices.
The “angels of mercy” received
more than an average vote. Along
with the trophies and medals will
come the much-needed help from
our Florence Nightingales.
That profession with the forty-
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