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The Hither And Thither Of Danny Dither To Be Presented May 7-8
The cast of “The Hither ami Thither of Danny Dither” pictured above are, left to right, first row:
Marilyn Pruette, Watts Childress, Helen Lucas, Mary Wall, Sylvia .Tones, Sally Gluyas, Sarah Johnson.
Second row: Bob Williams, Kenneth Green, V. L. Hill, Jimmie Casey, Arnold I^awson, Jimmy Ashby,
T. R. Alexander, Bobby White. Linda Groome was absent at the time this picture was made.
By Helen Lucas
Contrary to popular belief, “The
Hither and Thither of Danny
Dither” is not a fancy tongue
twister; it is the title of the mus
ical comedy to be presented by
the A Cappella Choir on May 7-8.
The cast began work March 24.
n order to give more students a
chance, a double cast has been
chosen for the girls, while the
boys have only a single cast.
Kenneth Green, as Danny Dith
er, is a somewhat bewildered ang
el who has been sent down to
earth as a (pardon the expression)
mortal. His purpose on this trip
IS to keep a record of all good
deeds of the three angels. Faith,
played by Sarah Johnson and Syl
via Jones; Hope, by Mary Wall
and Sally Gluyas; and Charity,
Watts Childress and Marilyn
Pruette.
The reason for Danny’s hither
and thither is that Mr. Lucas—
Jimmy Ashby—has very frankly
told Mr. Judkins—Bobby Williams
—that he wants the Faith, Hope,
and Charity Department done a-
way with.
Danny’s pen is kept busy as he
keeps records of all happenings.
BISON MEET
SALISBURY TODAY
THE POINTER
The cause of all these happenings
is a gang consisting of the Duke
(the boss)—V. L. Hill; Droopy
(the Duke’s not-too-bright stooge)
—T. R. Alexander; Daisy (the
Duke’s kind-hearted gun moll) —
Helen Lucas and Linda Groome.
Now, of course where there’s
a gang, there’s trouble; and where
there’s trouble, there’s a cop. Since
most cops are Irishmen, Arnold
Lawson is no exception, as he
portrays Officer O’Shaughnessey.
An organ grinder “who’s a al
ways a got a de troubles’’ is play
ed by Bobby White; and to top
it all, a radio announcer, who be
tween coughs is completely and
positively sold on Ubangi cig
arettes, is played by Jimmy Casey.
This production is the first of
its kind that the choir has done
in three years.
Among a host of vocal and in
strumental numbers are included
“Virtue Won’t Hurt You,’’ “Een-
ie, Meenie, Miney,” “Song of the
Sandwich Men,” “T h e Organ
Grinder’s Lament,” “Song of the
City Brats,’’ “Whistle Song,”
“Song of the Sponsors,” “Song of
the Grown-ups,” “Song of the Un
derdogs,” and “Song of the Pen-
pushers.”
PEACE SPEAKING
CONTEST TONIGHT
VOL. 32, No. 8
HIGH POINT HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH POINT, N. C.
Tuesday, April 6, 1954
Local Ministers Will Sp onsor
An nual Easter Sunrise Service
The Community Easter Sunrise
Service, sponsored by the High
Point Minister’s Association, will
be held at 5:23 Easter Sunday
morning in the center of the Flor
al Garden Cemetery.
High Point High School’s band
and A Cappella Choir will furnish
the music for the sunrise service.
Under the direction of Mr. David
Carter, the band will play “Ador-
amus Te’’ by Palestrina “Now Let
Every Tongue Adore Thee” by
Bach, and “A Mighty Fortress Is
Our God” by Luther. Dr. Charles
Taylor will direct the choir in the
singmg of the two hymns “God
So Loved the World” by Stainer
and the “Hallelujah Chorus” from
the “Messiah” by Handel. The con
gregation, band, and choir will
join in singing “Christ Arose” by
Lowry.
The invocation, in the form of
Community Chorus
Will Give Cantata
The High Point Community
Chorus, under the direction of
George Clark, will present “The
Seven Last Words of Christ” on
April 16 at 8:00 p. m. The pro
gram will be given at the First
Baptist Church.
The soloists for the occasion will
be Miss Nancy Anne Staley, so
prano; Dr. Charles Taylor, tenor,
both of High Point High School;
and David Phipps of Durham.
The chorus is composed of about
sixty High Pointers who rehearse
each week at the First Baptist
Church. Several members of the
group have been visiting the civic
clubs and have received several
large donations for the chorus.
This money will be used for future
concerts.
In Brief
On March 25, Mr. Murray D.
Thornburg of Raleigh came to
High Point High School to de
termine next year’s prospects in
Diversified Occupations. Mr.
Thornburg is State Supervisor of
Public Instruction Division of Vo
cational Education Trade and In
dustrial Education Department.
According to Wanna McAnnal-
ly, who was in charge of the se
lection of calling cards by Seniors,
the National Honor Society made
a profit of approximately $125.
There were nine people on Wanna’s
committee, each person being as
signed to a specific Senior home
room. This person was in charge
of showing to students a booklet
containing different styles of
cards and print. The cards will be
here around the last of April.
An article has been sent in to
the National Beta Club Journal
by Margaret Slate, president of
the Beta Club. The article is about
the sale of bison pennants, which
is a project sponsored by the Beta
Club. Margaret also submitted a
picture of the Beta Club induction
service held last November, which
she hopes will be published.
an Easter litany, will be led by
the Reverend Floyd E. Sechrest.
The Resurrection scripture, ac
cording to St. Mark’s Gospel, will
be read by George T. Tunstall. The
Reverend Walter J. Miller will
give the special Easter message.
A unison prayer will be led by
the Reverend Arlo F. Newell to
conclude the service.
After 4:45 no cars will be al
lowed to drive through the ceme
tery because the congregation will
be assembled in the drives. In
case of rain, the congregation may
remain in cars durinf.^^-^ service.
Junior-Senior Prom
Will Be April 30
Plans are now being made for
the Junior-Senior Prom that is
to be held April 30 in the Senior
High gymnasium.
The prom will be semi-formal.
The girls will wear evening dress
es, and the boys will wear street
clothes, with coats and ties. The
hours and the price of the tickets
have not yet been decided.
The main feature of the dance
vvill be the Grand March. The of
ficers of the Junior and Senior
classes and one Senior girl from
each club in school will participate
in the grand march.
Student committees have been
chosen. The chairmen and spon
sors of the committees are: Pow
der room, Anita Eagle, chairman,
Mrs. Dorothy Whitesell, sponsor;
Ticket, Phyllis Conrad, chairman.
Miss Maxalynn Mourane, spon
sor; Checkroom, Joy Arrington
and Kenneth Green, co-chairmen.
Miss Jean Hester, sponsor; Re
freshments, Barbara Kemp, chair
man ,Mrs. Christine Stevens, spon
sor; Invitations, Ann Bonner,
chairman. Miss Mary Meinnis,
sponsor; Decorations, Kitty Marsh
and Evelyn Hyman, co-chairmen.
Miss Anna Meisel, sponsor; Pro
gram, Bill Bailey, chairman, Mrs.
Barbara Coble, sponsor; Music,
Ronnie Brewer, chairman.
Sophomores To Hold
Class Dance In May
Plans are now underway for a
Sophomore Class Dance to be held
on May 14 in the gymnasium.
The following teachers will head
the various committees: Invitation,
Mrs. Horton; Ticket, Miss Smith;
Powder Room, Mrs. Sowers, Miss
Highfill; Decoration, Mr. Gillie;
Program, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs.
Hawk; Refreshment, Mrs. Walden.
The student committee chairmen
and members will be chosen with
in the next two weeks.
The members of the class met
in the auditorium on March 23 for
the purpose of discussing and vot
ing for the dance. It was decided
that the dance will be semi-formal,
with the girls wearing evening
dresses and the boys wearing
sports clothes.
Beta Club Members
Will Attend Meet;
Plan To Give Skit
Ten Beta Club members will at
tend the annual state convention
in Asheville on April 16-17.
High Point High School, with
one of the largest memberships
in the state, will have nine of
ficial delegates. Mrs. A. G. Yokely
will chaperone the group.
Convention headquarters are at
the George Vanderbilt Hotel in
Asheville. High Point members
will stav at the Langren Hotel,
several blocks away.
Those attending the convention
are Ann Bonner, Jackie Brown.
•Jerry C'lrm''ha o , , nuriiny
ard, Sally Gluyas, Joe Jones, Dot
Lloyd, Margaret Slate, Jerry Wil
lis. and Arlen Yokely.
On talent night High Point reo-
resentatiyes will give a short skit
on the assassination of Julius
Caesar. The “tragic musical com
edy” will be a take off on the
nationally-known television pro
gram, “You Were There.” It will
be sponsored by the Muckenfuss
Mouse Trap Company and Fot-
simollies Matsorony Cheeze. All
members present will participate
in the skit.
The program will begin at 12
noon on Friday with registration.
A get-acquainted party is planned
for 4 p. m. Among the Friday
night highlights is the talent con
test.
Following a sponsors’ breakfast
Saturday morning, there will be
a general session of conferences
and forum discussions. The elec
tion of officers is scheduled for
the afternoon.
The convention will close with
a banquet and the annual Beta
ball.
Latin Club To Hold
Banquet April 23
The Junior Classical League will
hold its annual banquet April 23
in the Senior High Cafeteria at
7:30 p. m.
Committees for the banquet are:
Food, Libby Hurst; Decorations,
Alma Yip; House, Bill Peters and
Gary Reid; Invitations, Marty
Chernault; Costume, Elnita Bray
and Treva Hipps; Entertainment
and Sacrifice, Richel Mixson.
Several members of the J. C. h-
attended the Latin Forum held at
Winthrop College in Rock Hill,
South Carolina, in March.
J. C.^ L. club members are also
discussing the possibility of at-
tending_ the National Convention,
which is to be in June at San
Antonio, Texas.
April 7—National French exam
April 8—End of seventh month
April 14-15—Six weeks’ tests
April 16-17—Beta Club Conven
tion
April 16-20—Easter holidays
April 20-21—State Festival
chorus in Greensboro
April 22-23—State music con
test
April 23—Latin banquet
World Peace Speaking Contest
Will Be Staged Here Tonight
Tonight the World Peace Speak
ing Contest will be staged in the
•Senior High School Auditorium.
The subject of this eighth an
nual oratorical contest is Building
World Peace: How can the United
Nations prevent communist ag
gression and how to prepare for
aggression if it comes ?
This program, made possible by
the Extension Division of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, serves
to encourage study and discussion
of ways fo" building and maintain
ing a just and lasting peace.
It is J-^.^n.oored locally by the
League of Women Voters; Mrs.
Neal Austin is chairman of con
test plans. Presiding when activi
ties begin tonight at 8:00 p. m.
will be Mrs. J. T. Warren, presi
dent.
Tonight’s contest will be part of
an elimination program going on
all over the state. The school win
ner will participai
contest in Greens)
The two top dist
ms cha,
Annual Cc
The North Car
The National He
their annual con
day and Saturday
North Carolina. 1
gates were Tiny
of the local cha
Carolyn Roberts
baugh; Larkin
Groome; and Ba:
On Friday m
gates registered
opening session. I
the afternoon se
meetings, and an
held Friday after
a banquet and entertainment that
evening. On Saturday, following
committee meetings and the spon
sors’ breakfast, the closing session
was held, at which committee re
ports were given; and the nomina
tions and elections were held.
The local organization paid the
expenses of the six official and
one unofficial delegate. Mrs. E. A.
Neely chaperoned the group.
Larry Sledge Named
Rotarian For April
Larry Sledge, a Senior from
Homeroom 301, has been selected
by Principal D. P. Whitley as the
Junior Rotarian for the month of
April. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Sledge.
Larry is in the National Honor
Society and Masque and Gavel.
Radio is his chief interest in life,
and he plans to enter this field
^ter graduation from High Point
High School. He is already very
active in local stations and the
high school station, and is gen
eral manager and chief engineer
of WHPS. He also checks out of
School at noon and leaves to work
as an engineer for WHPE.
a trip to Washington, D. C., where
they will confer with North Caro
lina senators and representatives,
and to New York City, where they
will tour the U. N. headquarters
and other points of interest.
The handbook given to those en
tering the contest states that much
useful knowledge and experience
can be gained from participation
in this contest. Through such a
program, where various points of
view are presented, public think
ing can be greatly stimulated.
Each speech will be from six
to 12 minutes long. It may be read,
memorized, or given with notes.
Fifty per cent value is placed on
content; 26, on organization; and
25, on delivery. The World Peace
“Gold Key” is presented to each
school winner.
Key Club Holrl
.. .A.v.iviic4iu Axctiiman, wai-
lace Stamey, L. G. Wilson, Joe
Jones, and Mr. Paul Owen, Ki-
wanis adviser of the club.
The meeting ended Saturday
evening with the Governor’s ban
quet, held in the Grand Ball Room
of the hotel. At this time contest
awards were made, and the dis
trict officers were installed. Dr.
Dale H. Gramley, president of
Salem College, spoke to the gath
ering. It was decided that the next
meeting would be held at Colum
bia, S. C.
State Music Chorus
To Be April 20-21
The annual state-wide music
festival will be held on April 20-21
in the Aycock Auditorium at Wo
man’s College. There will be two
choirs consisting of students se
lected from choirs throughout the
state. Each choir will consist of
approximately 600 voices.
Miss Iva D. Hiatt of Smith Col
lege and Lester McCoy of the
University of Michigan and Tran
sylvania Music Camp will direct
the two choirs.
At 7:30 p. m., on April 20, the
two choirs will give a concert in
Aycock Auditorium.