MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The Lexhipep
Published by the Students of Lexington High School
VOL. XIII
LEXINGTON, N. C., DECEMBER, 1934
No. 2 1
LEXINGTON AGAIN
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
For the second consecutive year
Si: the Lexington High School “Yellow
Jackets” have won the South Pied-
tjh mont conference championship. Un-
^ der Coaches Tom Yoimg and Joe
Sink, the boys have proved to be
the best high school football teom
in the state.
Lexington met China Grove on
^ her own mud-covered field on
Nov. 23. Determined to defeat the
■f team which hoped to upset all con-
ference plans, the Lexington team
soon proved that its opponents were
no match for the impregnable line
and swift backfield of our team.
J. Briggs, a first string guard, was
unable to play, but a steady sub
z): took his place and fought with the
rest of the team to again bring vic-
tory to L. H. S. The score was 32
to 0. The whole team played well
% j' but the climax was reached when
B. Bailey, star fullback, ran 87 yards
for a touchdown. Many subs saw
action and still China Grove could
make no progress. Thus this game
ended; the decisive one to take
,z'}; place on Concord’s field on Nov-
ember 28.
One of the most thrilling and
nerve racking games of the year
took place amidst a continual
downpour on a rain soaked field.
Many loyal fans braved the ele-
ments to see for the first time this
%!j year Concord, a team supposedly
possessing strength equal to our
own. Both teams were determined
to win but no great gain was made
by either side until the end of the
01 first quarter when Lexington had
the ball on the one yard line. The
f team fought but was unable to
make a touchdown. No other sen
sational playing took place until the
end of the fourth quarter when
John Myers threw a pass to Bill
Bailey across the goal line. How-
ever, someone was off sides and
the touchdown was not counted,
much to the disappointement of
0' everyone. The game ended 0 to 0.
Both sides agreed to play off the
0;.^ tie on the Catawba Field in Salis-
bury, December 8.
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A week of hard practice followed
the Concord game and the boys
were ready to defend their title
g!; before a throng of loyal fans.
%;/ In the first quarter of the second
^ game with Concord, the Concord
0 “Spiders” fell to the strength of the
^ determined Lexington team. In the
second quarter a touchdown was
0;., made by the use of a new play, a
beautiful lateral pass from Myers
to Corn, from Corn to Bailey. The
entire team played the best
game of the season, working
as one unit. A touchdown was
made by Concord in the last quar
ter—a beautiful run of about 65
yards. However, this play was too
late to help Concord much and the
final score was 26 to 6 in Lexing-
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SCHOOLS RECESS
FOR CHRISTMAS
The student body welcomes with
open arms this Christmas vacation.
Classes will be dismissed Wednes
day, December 19. It is the hope
of the faculty that each student
will talk so much, sleep so much,
and walk around rooms so much
during the holidays that any in
clination toward these former ha
bits will be removed and the
students will be quite content to
settle down to hard work for the
remaining five months. Classes will
begin again on Thursday, January
3, promply at 8:30 o’clock.
DEBATING CLUB~
TO BE ORGANIZED
Plans for the establishment of a
debating club in the high school
are nearing completion. The pur
pose of this club is to prepare de
bates on the subject chosen each
year by the state and to enter the
statewide debate held each spring.
Although definite arrangments have
not been announced, Lexington’s
debating team will have to van
quish those of two other cities in
order to compete in the semi-finals
held during State High School Week
at Chapel Hill. The query for this
year is, “Resolved: The United
States should adopt the policy of
extending federal aid to general
public education.”
Several years ago, Lexington
High was well represented by a
debating society, but interest wan
ed and the activity ceased. Now
we are endeavoring to bring back
this function with greater zest than
ever before.
On Friday, December 7, a meet
ing of prospective meml3ers was
called. The following officers were
elected; President, Jimmy Morris;
Vice-President, Joe Holman; Secre
tary, Cora Cross.
JUNIORS SELECT
CLASS RINGS
In a recent meeting of the Junior
Class a special committee presented
their selection of class rings for
the class’ approjval. After much
discussion a very attractive ring was
selected. It is a yellow gold ring
wuth a black stone. On the stone
are the letters L. H. S. and on the
sides of the ring are the numerals
1936 in modernistic style. Yellow
jackets, the school emblem, are to
be put on the side also. In order
that everyone will be pleased with
his ring, a slight choice has been
granted the students in the size of
ring he choses. The price is very
reasonable for the quality of the
ring, and the company, Josten’s
has agreed to give the class five
per cent of the money collected.
This is to go in the Junior Class
Treasury.
The First
Christmas
I.
The first Christmas night so long
ago.
Some wise men saw a star aglow.
A beautiful star so wonderous
bright
That it made the wise men follow
its light.
II.
The wise men followed its light
Through many a long weary night.
’Till the star stopped over a cattle
shed
Where a Baby lay in a manger bed.
III.
They worshipped this Babe so long
ago
'Neath the starlight’s beautiful glow.
And little children of the world to
day
Speak to the Father of that Babe
when they pray.
MARJORIE WELLER
Basketball
Forecast
The schedule for the Lexington
High basketball season has not been
definitely decided upon as yet.
Twelve conference games will prob
ably be played and Coaches Young
and Sink are endeavoring to engage
a game with High Point, Greens
boro, Winston-Salem, and Salis
bury. If Lexington has a success
ful season, she will again enter the
state Class A Tournament, which
will be held sometime in March.
The season this year will prob
ably not approach last year’s re
cord. Two of the regulars of last
year’s team, Craver and Petrea,
were lost by graduation and this
loss will be hard to replace. Of the
letter men, Bailey, Rogers, Corn,
Clodfelter, and Myers still remain.
Coach Young predicts that even
though this season will not equal
last, it will be above the average
because of the remaining regulars
and the supply of promising mater
ial.
The girls’ team has a splendid
chance of winning the conference
championship this year. Although
the majority of the schools in the
state lost most of their regulars
last year, Lexington has her entire
squad back. Under the coaching of
Mr. Sink, a more determined and
more experienced team from L. H.
S. is expected to play a large part
in the championship race. Girls
vlhc^ won thfair letters last year
are: Stamey Leonard, Sarah Green,
Mildred Anne Critcher, Lib Revelle,
Louise Ebelein, Carrie Lee Bean,
Nancy Raper, May Vestal Leonard,,
and Virginia Bower.
Glee Club
Operetta Success
“Rose of the Danube,” the oper
etta presented by the Glee Club
under the direction of Miss Ev^yn
Morgan, was greeted with vocifer
ous applause from the hands of the
audience last Friday night, Decem
ber 14.
Foyell Smith, as Mr. MePipp, the
movie director, provided much
mirth for the audience, and the
lyric voice of Caroline Critcher ably
interpreted the part of Mrs. MePipp
his wife. Harold Harrison, being the
versatile actor that he is, display
ed an excellent characterization of
King Monmerency. Jean Hunt, as
Queen Florinda, protrayed her role
with dramatic interpretation re
membered from former appear
ances. Glen Easter’s impersonation
of Darrell Davis, the camera man,
was excellently enacted and we
give Macy Watson a big hand for
her extraordinary voice. Oliver
Briggs, the princely lover, and Ruth
Leonard added romance to the sit
uation; Margaret Leonard, Joe
Leonard, and Helen Rhodes did
justice to their courtly parts; and
the villians added much wit and
excitement to the whole play. The
chorus, with its singing and danc
ing, boosted the cast in its attempt
to make this presentation the best
one ever given by the Lexington
High School Glee Club.
The plot involved the happenings
in the mythical kingdom of Euro-
lania, the staging of a great mov
ing picture show, villainous at
tempts at a revolution foiled by
loyal subjects, and the development
of several romances at comt.
Everyone present enjoyed this
operetta immensely and agreed that
it ranks as one of the best ever
presented in Lexington High School.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
I wish to take this opportunity
to extend to each pupil in the Lex
ington High School my personal
wish for a Merry Christmas and
the happiest New Year you have
ever known. You have been look
ing forward to these Christmas
holidays, and I am glad that you
have. I hope that you will look
forward now to coming back to
school the third of January, then
that you will start to look forward
to the Easter holidays, then to the
closing of school, then to the re
opening of school next fall. Always
look forward to something, keep a
definite aim before you and you
will not only enjoy life more, but
you will also get more out of life.
May each of you get what you most
need and want during the coming
year.
T. D. STOKES,
Principal Lexington Junior-
Senior High School.
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