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Published by the Students of Lexington High School
VOL. I
LEXINGTON, N. C., FEBRUARY 15, 1922
No. 2
SCHOOTj i.oyalty
:H00L loyalty is that
which is defined in some
sections as school spirit, or
one’s devotion to his school.
It appears, however, none too pre
valent in this part of the county.
In the High School, loyalty is seen
to be most pronounced in the senior
class, as it is in most high schools.
This is accounted for because, being
their last year, the students look
somewhat regretfully upon the close
of their high school days.
Of course it naturally follows that a
junior has more loyalty than a soph
and a soph more than a freshman.
If they didn’t they wouldn’t have very
much. Out of the entire freshman
class probably less than ten per cent
attend games. If a freshman could
be persuaded that he should be at a
basketball game rather than a show,
congratulations are in order. Still
some of our most enthusiastic sup-
]3orters are from the freshman class.
There can also be school loyalty
among the patrons of the school. The
I’arent-Teacher Association is an as
sociation of the parents and the teach
ers to promote the welfare of the
child and the school. The welfare of
the school is its chief Interest.
The principal activity at present is
ba.sketball. By keeping a strict rec-
oi-d we have seen less than one-half
dozen mothers attend the games this
season. The teachers are regular at
tendants. One of them even bought
a ticket when she knew she was go
ing to be out of town. If the accom
odations in our “gymnasium” don’t
seem appropriate, then it is the fault
of the people of Lexington.
And there’s our “new” school build
ing. It’s so old people have ceased to
refer to it as new. When a visitor
comes we are ashamed to show him
the present “High School Building”
with grammar and primary grades
attached. Lets do something,, Lexing
ton.
—ROBERT SINK. ’2 2.
HONOR ROLL FOR FH^TH MONTH
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
l-’ii-st Year
Belie Beck Stephanie Bragaw
Sue Lohr Elizabeth Hackney
Gladys Michael Frances Thompson
Charlotte Shoaf Hamilton Hargrave
Crawford Beck Madge McCarn
Laque Richey Margaret I’arks
Herbert Waters Florence Swaim
Floyd Young Rebecca Walser
Mabel Cecil Frances Ward
Vera Hedrick Clifton Com ad
Cora Mae liege Roscoe Parabee
Pearl Leonard Varner Sink
Second Year
Martha Bragaw Martha Burkhead
Mildred Lindsay Ruth Zimmerman
Ruth Owen Chalmers Hutchins
John Andrew Nellie Young
Elizabeth Koonts Allen .Smith
Etta Leonard Baxter Cope
William Lancaster
Third Year
Edna Conrad Charles Davis
Ethel Hedrick Percy Leonard
Joe Conrad Hugh Kepley
E-arlie Everhart
Fourth Y'ear
Mildred Conrad Mary Noble Evans
Katherine Kale Vaughn Leonard
Arline Lindsay Robert Sink
James Andrew Paul Welch
Brantley Barr Lillian Pickett
LEXINGTON AVINS DOURLE-
HEAHER
Hip! Hip! Hooray! Lexington won
both basketball games Thursday
night, February 9.
The girls played Mooresville and
gave them a good chase, the score be
ing 2 4-17; while t.he boys played Char
lotte with a score of 31-22.
The Everhart iirothers were the
stars.
These were well played games, our
])layers shouing splendid team work.
Girls’ l^layers Boys’ I’layer.s
Dickerson c .Everhart c
Kirkman l.g Miller l.g.
Burkhead r.g. Raker r.g.
Peacock r.f. Leonard r.f.
Raper l.f. Everhart l.f.
LEXINGTON BELIEVES IN FAIR
PLAY.
The following letter is an explana
tion of a controversy which arose
when the representatives of 31 high
school basketball teams met with E.
R. Rankin in Greensboro, Feb. 15, for
the purpose of arranging the cham-
l)ionship series schedule:
Lexin.gton, N. C., Feb. 16. 1922
Mr. E. R. Rankin, Director
H. S. Basketball Chami)ionship Series
Chapel Hill, N. C.
Dear Mr. Rankin;
After some discussion with my ath
letic council relative to our conversa
tion of last night regarding the eligi-
'oility of some members of our team
namely. Grant Raker, Stamey Ever
hart and Hill Smith, we have decided
in accordance with your wishes to rule
them out completely. So you may be
a.ssured that the men used in'the games
will be absolutely bona fide students
meeting all the requirements of your
somewhat collegiate rulings.
This will cripple our team so much
that we may drop out, but far bet
ter tjiat, than to, have you and other
teams think that we are pulling a
crooked deal. ' We do not care to
have false impressions and rumors
held by some already, to spread
throughout the state. We are back
of t'ae Univer.sity in any matters that
will help lift the standard of high
school athletics and we trust that all
other teams will meet your require
ments in every detail. We shall ex
pect the same, and will report any
failures of compliance with rules, ex
pecting you to deal with them, even
Greensboro or Winston-Salem.
The following men are absolutely
eligible and no others will be used:
Lloyd Everhart, Lester Smith, Bufort
Miller, Baine Leonard, Eugene Young,
Oliver Farabee, Vann Miller, Leo
Leonard.
Thanking you for past courtesies,
w’e are,
Yours for clean sport,
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL,
Lawrence Grissom.
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