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The Lexhipep
Published by the Students of Lexington High School
VOL. XIII
LEXINGTON, N. C., MARCH, 1935
No. 5
L, H, S, Closes Jueior
Lexington High School closed a
basketball season rivaling and out
shining in some respects that of
last season, with the final game
with Concord. The boys again won
the South Piedmont Championship
and the girls had a much better
record this year than last.
The boys met with but two de
feats during the entire season,, the
first being in the game with High
Point, a non-conference game play
ed on the local court, and the sec
ond, Barium Springs on their
court. The entire boys’ team de
serves much credit but perhaps
their success is due to a large de
gree to Mr. Young, their coach.
■Those members of the squad who
will graduate this spring are Bill
Bailey, Glover Rogers, Smith
Young, Charles Clodfelter, John
Myers, Charles Wright and Leon
ard Surratt.
Although the girls have been de
feated several times, they had an
excellent team this year. There
were many fine examples of team
work shown and the whole team
worked together in a surprising
manner. May Vestal Leonard, .star
guard, was honoica oy bemg placed
on the all conference team. Senior
members of the girl’s squad are
Sarah Green, Stamey Leonard,
Louise Ebelein, Lib Revelle, Vir
ginia Bower and Mildred Anne
Critcher.
COUNCIL SPONSORS
GAME
Accompanied by much fun and
hilarious laughter, the student-fac
ulty basketball game was held on
Wednesday, March 6. The men
were in their best form and dis
played their skill by defeating the
boys. With their flashy Illinois
star and that dead-eye Duke play
er, they trounced the boys 19 to 15.
However, the game was no push
over; the boys, led by Miller West
moreland and Leonard Surratt, put
up a valiant battle.
The feminine members of the
faculty did not fare so well. Tire
girls, encouraged by the brilliant
work of Nancy Raper and Daisy
Mae Sowers, proved their superior
ity and defeated the teachers, 21-
7, in spite of the good work by Miss
Dorothea Dorsett.
The event is sponsored by the
student council and it is to be an
annual affair. It is held in order
to create a better feeling between
the students and the faculty.
VIRGINIA BOWER WINS
CONTEST
The Building and Loan Associa
tion sponsored an essay contest for
the students in Lexington High
School. The subject could pertain
to any phase of Building and Loan.
Of the essays submitted, the judges
ruled that Virginia Bower’s would
represent the school. All the con
testants of the county will speak
their essays in the court house in
the near future. The winner here
will speak against students who
w^on in the other counties' through
out the state.
Stuiit NiAt
On Thursday night, March 21,
the members of the Junior High
School presented their Stunt
Night. The program consisted of
three one act plays, black faced
comedians, the dramatization of
the popular song “No, No! A Thous
and Times No!’’ and several num
bers by the high school orchestra
under the direction of Mr. Jolly.
Much time and work was put into
this program and each student
participating is to be congratulated
upon his fine performance and
each teacher who sponsored it, up
on her direction. The orchestra
played unusually well and we praise
Mr. Jolly for their success. A large
crowd attended the Stunt Night
and those w'ho were there spent a
most enjoyable evening.
SENIORS HOLD
ELECTION
At a recent meeting of the senior
class, the seniors elected their su
perlatives and class day officers.
The superlatives are.
Prettiest girl Martha Woodruff
Best-lookinj 'ooy C. J. Jarv's
Best-dressed girl,
Virginia Witherspoon
Best-dressed boy Bruce Hinkle
Best girl athlete Sarah Green
Best boy athlete Bill Bailey
Cutest Kathleen Black
Wittiest Kathleen Black
Best sport Oliver Briggs
Most sincere Margaret Jones
Best disposition....Margaret Leonard
Most popular Oliver Briggs
Best all-round ^Oliver Briggs
Most intellectual Helen Wright
Most capable Pauline Cope
Most dependable Pauline Cope
Most studious Arriwona .Shoaf
Those who were elected to par
ticipate in the annual class day ex
ercises are: Robert Shoaf, class
poet; Virginia Bower, prophet; Ar
thur Daniel, testator; Mildred Anne
Critcher, historian; Lib Revelle
writer of class song; Little T. D.
Stokes, Jr., was chosen as class
mascot.
A large number of seniors and
students from the other grades are
planning to take a trip to Wash
ington during the Easter holidays.
They will start on Thursday before
Easter, if the present plans ma
terialize, and return the following
Monday. Mr. Walser, Miss Dorsett
and possibly several other teachers
will act as chaperones. The trip
will prove beneficial to all who go,
especially to those who have never
seen the sights of Washington be
fore.
LOCAL SPEAKERS
HEARD
Many entertaining chapel pro
grams have been presented to the
students lately. Among the speak
ers from out in town have been Mr.
J. R. McCrary, Rev. Sprinkle and
Mr. Myers. Each of these gave an
interesting address. These pro
grams have been under the spon
sorship of different members of the
faculty and have been greatly en
joyed by the students.
School Well
Lexington High School may well
be proud of its debating team. In
Jimmy Morris and Joe Leonard of
the affirmative, and Pauline Cope
and Foyell Smith of the negative,
we have an excellent team. Train
ed and drilled by Mr. Walser, both
sides presented clever, powerful ar
guments on the state query, Re
solved : The ' Federal Government
should give aid to education.
On Friday, March 22, the de
bates took place—L. H. S. affirm
ative against North Winston High
negative, and Lexington negative
versus North Wilkesboro High af
firmative. The former debate was
held in our own auditorium Fri
day morning, and it was after giv
ing most convincing argument in
an easy, but expressive, way that
the home debaters went down to
their opponents. The other debate,
v/hich was held in North Wilkes
boro Friday afternoon, turned out
favorably for Lexington and our
negative team won the judges’ de
cision over their opponents.
We wish to express our greatest
appreciation to these students and
to Mr. Walser for their efforts and
work in this direction You are
truly a credit to your school and
did your parts well. Even though
L. H. S. did not get to Chapel Hill
this year, we feel that this project
has been most beneficial to the en
tire student body and has given
Lexington High School a new field
in which to strive to excel.
COMMERCIAL
DEPARTMENT
The four sections in typewriting
are entering into a speed tourna
ment that will be decided by tests
given on March 21, 26 and 28. The
students have been divided into
groups according to the highest
speed made in the last three ten-
minute tests; therefore the students
will be competing against others in
the same rate of speed. The groups
are arranged as follows:
A—30 or more words per minute.
B—25 or more words per minute.
C—20 or more words per minute.
D—15 or more words per minute.
The shorthand class is working
hard to increase speed in taking
dictation. Last week they made
“marks” at the rate of 50 words a
minute and then transcribed them
on the typewriter. One of the
members of the class, Cora Cross,
has transferred her studies to Cul-
lowhee College. We are sorry to
lose her; our loss is their gain.
The following are the winners in
typewriting sectional tournament:
Class A of Periods I and II—Foy
ell Smith and Howard McCurdy;
Class A of Period VI—Evelyn Shoaf.
Class B of Periods I and II—Hel
en Hardister and Ruth Dare Rip
ple; Class B of Periods V and 'VI—
Roger Williams and Dorothy Moore.
Class C of Periods I and II—Beu
lah McCulloch and Nelson McAbee;
Class C of Periods V and VI—^Mack
Byars and Helen Davenport.
Class D of Periods I and II—Ar
thur Daniel and Ellis Michael;
Class D of Periods V and VI—Roy
Bell and Harold Cecil.
On Thursday morning, March 21,
The Lexington Chapter of the Na
tional Honor Society was greatly
honored by a visit from the na
tional president, Mr. H. V. Church.
He talked inspirationally of the
ideals and obligations of each mem
ber of The Society, and unfolded to
the group two great challenges for
work. Mr. Church suggested a
project of organizing a second
chapter of the national society—one
for the Junior High and Sopho
mores, which would be an entirely
separate organization. This will be
the first important event since the
tapping of new members, and plans
for its formation are hoped to go
forward rapidly and successfully.
Mr. Church then suggested a
second project to be worked out by
both societies—^that of acquainting
ourselves with the educational
crisis in the schools and then of
educating the student body and the
community to the needs of Lexing
ton High School. The main objec
tive of this issue is to be the reali
zation of the earnest desire of the
National Honor Society to see L. H.
S. remain on the Southern Ac
credited List of Secondary Schools.
This can be accomplished by tl-c
addition of 15 days to the senior
high school year and it is to this
end that the local chapter hopes
to work.
Mr. Church’s talk to the mem
bers was both uplifting and advan
tageous, and, through it, it is hoped
that the local chapter of the Na
tional Honor Society will grow
larger and stronger and will lead
the school on to higher levels of
education.
SENIOR PLAY BIG
SUCCESS
The annual senior play went over
with unusual success this year.
The seniors made a profit of one
hundred dollars which will go to
ward the student scholarship and
also to finance the senior issue of
THE LEXHIPEP.
The play was a story of a south
ern plantation in Mississippi. Mary
Martin and Olin Easter played the
leading roles with much capability.
J. D. Redwine, who played a juve
nile role, was the audience’s favor
ite. Margaret Leonard and Arthur
Daniel did well in their portrayals
of the negro servants. Others who
took part were: Virginia Bower,
Mildred Ann Critcher, Oliver
Briggs, Foyell Smith, Frank Bran-
nock. Pauline Cope, Racy Yar
borough, Margaret Meacham, Bruce
Hinkle, Jimmy Pry, Kathleen Black
Doris Smith and Allen Johnson.
GLEE CLUB TO ENTER
CONTEST
For three years the Glee Club has
participated in the State Music
Contests at Greensboro. In the
ratings our Glee Club under the
direction of Miss Morgan, has
shown up considerably well. This
year the Glee Club hopes to again
enter the contest and prospects are
that the ratings will be even better
this year than in the preceding
years.