Many Junior High Students Participate in Regional Music Contest
Representing the ninth grade chorus which recently won
a rating of superior in the district music contest are: Lib-
Tiy Tucker, alto; Marilyn Walters, first soprano and Pris
cilla Kidd, first soprano.
Representing the band which won a rating of excellent
in the district music contest are: first row, Charles Mc.\n-
ally, Peggy Urley, Becky Caddell and Tillman Nolan.
Second row, they are: Louis Neal, Bill Wyche, 3. R. Maners.
Representing the eighth grade chorus which received a
rating of excellent in the district music contest are: Betty
Lewis, first soprano; Judy Culp, second soprano and Fonda
Asbury, third soprano.
Science Club
Is Formed
By Teachers
Junior Pointer
Better Conduct
Vol. 29, No. 4
Junior High School, High Point, N. C.
March 25, 1957
Sought in Halls
And Auditorium
Judy Robins
Members of the newly organized
:science club sponsored by Mr.
George Nicholson, science teacher
■of room 207, and Mr. Robert Mc
Gowan, science teacher of room
206, are busily engag'ed every
Monday fifth period in room 206
■or 207 on science projects.
The members choose their own
projects •• and are supervised by
Mr. M u.'owan and Mr. ■ Nicholson.
Som of the junior scientists
have already begun their projects.
Bill Rich of room 203, has made an
.apparatus to test the steadiness of
the hand. Carolyn Watson and
Jean Allen of 209 and 211 are
.studying assorted slides under a
microscope. Roger .Strickland of
.209 and Billy Davis of 205 are
studying general and organic
chemistry. Larry Kilby and Bill
Wyche of 207 are going to kill a
rabbit and reconstruct its skele
ton. John Whiteside of 202 plans
to make a device that will turn on
.motors at the touch of the hand.
Students are planning to ex
hibit some of these projects in the
.science fair to be held in Senior
-High, March 21.
Ratings of Superior, Excellent, Awarded
To Choruses, Band in District Contest
Off to Miami!
THANKS, MR. DUNCAN
Mr. David Duncan, director of
the Junior High band, is now
making all the pictures for the
Junior Pointer. Mr. Duncan is
an expert photographer.
Myra Bullock, Yvonne Womble
and June Davis of the Junior High
orchestra wil go to Miami April
29 to perform with the Senior
High orchestra. These students
were given this special privilege
by Mr. Fritz Van De Steur, or
chestra director, because of their
“unusual musical accomplishment
and high scholastic ability.”
The Senior High orchestra has
been invited to play for the con
vention of the Southern Division
of the Musica Educators’ Confer
ence. Attending the convention
will be repesentatives from 10
states.
Although the Senior High or
chestra is the only high school or
chestra from North Carolina in
vited to perform, there will be
other musicical groups represent
ed. The Choralelttes, a Senior High
group of girls, will sing and Ral
eigh’s high school band also will
be present.
The local groups will be away
four or five days.
Jon Cox
The High Point District Music
Contest was begun Friday, March
1, in the High Point College audi
torium. 'The contest was one of
the eight such di. rict contests be
ing held throughout the state. They
feaure competition for .Junior and
,Senior High school bands, pianists
and boys’, girls’, and mixed chorus
es. Contestants in the three divi
sions of the district meet received
ratings from judges.
The High Point Junior High
Band, under the direction of Mr.
David Duncan received the rat
ing of excellent at the contest.
They were the first to appear at
High Point College out of 14
bands.
Judges for this contest were:
Herbert Fred, University of North
Carolina; Paul Bryan, Duke Uni
versity; Prank West, Davidson
College. Some of the other bands
participating were from Lexing
ton, Allen Jay, and others.
The choral portion of the dis
trict meet took place in Senior
High auditorium on March 2.
The ninth grade girls’ chorus un
der the direction of Miss Nancy
Staley received the rating of
superior. The eighth grade
chorus under the direction of
Mrs. Lena Hedrick received the
rating of excellent.
Other choruses receiving the ex
cellent rating were from Children’s
Home Junior High, Allen Jay and
Denton. Judgeks for this event
were: Paul Fry, Albemarle High
S'dhoiol, Carl Cronstedlt, Myers
Park High School and Earl Bery,
Queens College.
Jane Ripley
Attention of Student Council
has recently been taken up with
improving auditorium and haU
conduct. A lengthly discussion
brought forth many standards
which were sent out in bulletin
form for the benefit of all Junior
High students.
One of the most important of
the auditorium rules was that of
considering the other person’s com
fort. Such things as pulling the
other person’s hair, punching and
wiggling chairs in chapel were
termed impolite. Another request
was to wait in line when leaving
the auditorium and not rush up
the aisle.
“The hall traffic is still a prob
lem, but it has improved some
what”, stated the Council.
Mathematics Classes Study Insurance
In a recent study of insurance
by Miss Susan Copeland’s math
classes, rooms 202 and 205, it has
been found that almost every stu
dent has some type of insurance.
The types vary from ordinar5^ life
insurance to insurance for paper
boys. The paper boy's it;surance
covers broken arms and legs and
even dog bites.
The following list shows the
type of insurance carried by mem
bers of both classes an 1 the num
ber of students who are insured
202: polio, 5; hospital, 28; acci
dent, school, 31; life, 31; accident,
paper route, 2 out of 3; family
liability, 11; medical care, 6; per
sonal liability, 3; scout trips, 1 out
of five.
205: educational insurance, 24;
endowment, 14; accident, school,
24; medical care, 9; hospital, 22;
personal property (dogs) 4; band
instruments, 22; jewelry, 6.
Only two studeo.ls in 205 do not
have life insurance of any kind.
Mr. Thayer, Mrs. Padgett Attend Educational Meets in New York and Washington
Connie Newnam
Mr. Lloyd Y. Thayer, principal
■ of High Point Junior High School,
has recently returned from the
.annual meeting of the National
Association of Secondary School
Principals. There are 15,000 prin-
•cipals in this group from every
-state in the union, 4,00 of whom
xvere at the convention in Wash
ington, D. C.
Mr. Harold Stassen, President
Dwight D. Eisensow’s special as
sistant, spoke at the meeting on
“Peace in a Changing World.”
Mr. Thayer was one of the few
representatives who addressed the
convention. The topic of his speech
was “What Educational Program
is needed in the Junior High
School.” The representatives then
divided into thirteen groups to dis
cuss the problems of the schools
and how the educational system
could be improved. Afterward, a
pageant was given wthitoh pictured
a century of progress in education
honoring the one hundredth an
niversary of the National Educa
tion Association.
Thirty-three high school stu
dents from thirty-three foreign
countries discussed education in
their homeland then compared it
to the education in the United
States. The students agreed that
here the schools are too easy on
the pupils. Mr. Thayer comment
ed, “In Ethopia teachers not only
are strict, the children there bow
down and kiss their teachers’
knees when they enter the room.”
“To make a summary of it,” Mr.
Thayer added thoughtfully “The
value of this convention comes
through meeting leaders in the
Junior High School work and in
talking to people from many parts
of the nation. We hear their prob
lems and how they solve them. It
can be truthfully said that our
school has achieved rnany things
which other schools have not, but
this does not mean that we can
not learn many things from all
the sections of our country.”
Mrs. Padgett To New York
Mrs. Don Padgett, girl’s Coun
selor, also has recently returned
from a trip to New York City,
where she attended a conference
sponsored by New York Univer
sity. It was a national conference
that was attended by invitation
only.
Mrs. Padgett was one of three
representatives from North Caro
lina to attend the conference.
The theme of the meeting was
“The Role of the Junior High
School in Meeting the Nation’s
Manpower Requirements.” The
main purpose was to bring into
focus the need of our nation for
an expanding supply of qualified
and well-trained specialists in the
fields of science, engineerings,
medicine, mianagement, creative
arts, and teaching.
Mrs. Padget said seriously “It
was the most challenging and
worthwhile meeting I ever attend
ed and I was interested in com
paring our course of study with
others.
I found I was very proud of the
type of youngsters we have here,
and the caliber of instruction by
our faculty. I am especially proud
of Mr. Thayer and his uncanny
ability in organizing the schedule
and in providing opportunities
for growth and explanations on
the student and faculty levels. I
found it inspirational to realize
the interest in education through
out the nation and that the lead
ers are striving to meet the needs
of the student. Actually the pur
pose is for us, the teachers, to do
a better job with you, the students,
so you can do a better job as
adults.”
Mrs. Elizabeth Beamon, home
room teacher of 205 has been elect
ed vice president of the local class
room teachers’ organization.
On March 21, Mrs. Don Padgett,
girl’s counselor, Mr. Charles Wea
ver, boy’s counselor, Mrs. Rebecca
Hester, teacher of room 104, and
Mr. Robert McGowan, teacher of
room 206, attended the state con
vention of the North Carolina Edu
cation Association at Wilmington,
N. C. as representatives from High
Point.