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The Lexhipep
Published by the Students of Lexington High School
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LEXINGTON, N. C., MARCH I, 1922
No. 3
To Parents of Students
Robert Sink. ’22
Blkk BOARI> PROSPERITY.
of Lexington High School
We are entitled to better things.
In every activity of Lexington High
School, either in mind or body, the
students are very much at a disadvan
tage.
Taking first that of the mind, stu
dents do not get enough individual at
tention. This is not the fault of the
faculty or management of our school,
but of the parents and citizens of Lex
ington.
The school is too crowded. We
have a “so-called” auditorium, but it
is occupied by two freshmen classes.
It is true that we “get along”—
thanks to our superintendent, prin
cipal and teachers.
In the northern part of our city
stands a large building, apparently,
to the traveler, the ruins of some an
cient Roman structure. It stands
there absolutely idle, and decay and
rot will soon begin. Is the city of Lex
ington getting any rent for the land
it occupies? Does the money that is
tied up in that building draw any in
terest ?
Lexington claims to ha.ve a live
Chamber of Commerce. Most of the
members are parents of school child
ren. The Chamber of Commerce is
now working for a new railroad sta
tion (it is granted that we need one)
while their children attend a school
built in 1887. We have needed a new
school building for thirty years and
yet we still go to the same school that
our fathers attended. Under such
conditions, do the parents think that
their children can develop mentally
as much as they should?
Since Lexington has entered the
various sports, she has always been
handicapped. For fifteen years the
main obstacle has been a place in
which to play. At present we are
using a “barn” or garage for a gym-
Janics Yow. ’24
Mark Hanna gave us the dinner pail
That made us feel so fine:
Theodore used the big stick
To keep us all in line:
But Harding in his wisdom
(His wisdom is such a treat)
He’s given us prosperity
On billboards on the street.
A quick return to normalcy
Is the thing he’s striving at:
And if we’ll tighten up our belts,
Sometime he’ll make us fat.
Instead of the old dinner pall
Full of good things to eat
He’ll serve us with pro-sperity
On billboards on the street.
1 may be very silly, indeed.
But this last thing has wised me a
heap
And you can’t fool me with prosperity
On a billboard on the street.
Confidence in yourself and others
makes a balanced man.—Exchange.
nasium. We are so ashamed of the
place that we try to be A. W. O. L.
when a visiting team first comes to
town. The only thing that is wrong
with the building is that it has no
heating facilities, the floor is cement
and the rafters are about ten feet too
low.
Yet when we go to some of the
bu.siness men of the city for contri
butions for supplies they kick, grum
ble and refuse.
Baseball is coming on and the same
difficulties will probably arise when it
is here.
Thomasville, Salisbury, High Point,
Leaksville, Reidsville—every town in
this section of the State provides bet
ter things for their schools than does
..exington. Aren’t we entitled to as
good as they? If not, why?
What say you, Messrs. School Com
missioners and parents of Lexington?
JUXIOR-SENIOR PARTY
The Senior Class of Lexington High
School was delightfully entertained at
a George Washington Party given by
the Junior Class last Friday evening
at the Elk’s club rooms.
The rooms were attractively deco
rated, the color scheme of red, white
and blue being carried out.
A great number of games and stunts
was enjoyed. Miss Lula Walker and
Moton Leonard won the prize, a box
of candy, for the written contest, and
Elizabeth Ford was presented with a
box of candy by Hugh Kepley in the
flower and lemon contest. The po
tato race, a barnyard chorus, a duet
sung by Mr. Grissom and Mr. Cowles,
and a ridiculous stunt carried out by
Mr. Cowles and six boys and girls
kept everyone highly entertained.
A delicious salad course, consisting
of chicken salad, sandwiches, olives,
coffee and wafers, followed by an ice
course was served by Misses Vir
ginia McCarn, Ethel Hedrick, Lucy
Belle Leonard, Martha Hunter, Ella
Raper and Nellie Sink. Misses Eu
genia Webster and Agnes Peacock
served punch.
The High School faculty and about
seventy-five juniors and seniors were
present.
KEEP SMILING
Frank Hackney, ’22
When you feel sad and blue,
And you think everything in life is
thru;
Cheer up and watch for the silver lin
ing
For it will always come thru smiling.
Keep smiling.
When you feel all down and out.
Just ask for courage to be a good
scout;
Don’t think of troubles and of the
strife,
But just cheer up and look on the
sunny side of life,
And come smiling thru.
Keep smiling.