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The Lexhipep
Published by the Students of Lexington High School
VOL. XIII
LEXINGTON, N. C., APRIL 18, 1935
No. 6
Group Leaves The Studeets Three Teachers Junior ^Senior
On Trip
Washing
Leave L, H,
Renewing a custom of former
years, the Senior Class will make
the once habitual Easter trip to the
National Capitol. Although the trip
is primarily for seniors, a number
of underclassmen accompanied the
party that left early this morning
under the chaperonage of Miss Dor-
sett, Miss Hoffner, and Mr. Walser.
The group will spend three days and
four nights in Washington and
return through the Valley of Vir
ginia. While in the Capitol, they
will have at their disposal a private
bus, to be used on sightseeing trips.
Those who left this morning were:
Nancy Raper, Virginia Bower, Mil
dred Anne Critcher, Carolyn Cri-
tcher, Helen Wright, Margaret
Jones, Lib Cullum, May Vestal
Leonard, Henry Etta Link, Martha
Woodruff, Macy Watson, Virginia
Witherspoon, Sarah Lopp, Margar
et Leonard, Natalie Krug, Jean
Hunt, Eleanor Farmer, Betsy
Mountcastle, Fred Cox, Louis Wil
liamson, Charles Clodfelter, Olen
Easter, Frank Holton, Jimmy Fry,
Bruce Hinkle, Bill Bailey, John
Mytrs, Joe Kolinan, Robert Leonard,
Leonard Craver, Bob Eanes, Ocko
Pickett, Sam Raker, and Leonard
Surratt.
SPRING FOOTBALL
PRACTICE ENDS
Since the conference has ruled
that there is to be no regular spring
football practice, the training for
cur boys this year has been carried
on as physical education. Heavy
equipment was not used during the
four weeks of practice at Cecil
Field. Coach Young took charge of
the older players while John Myers
headed the smaller boys. The
practice consisted of punting, pass
ing, signal drills and tag football.
Had it not been for a shortage of
water, the practice would have ex
tended two or three weeks longer.
The linemen wall continue to drill
behind the school bourse during
the sixth period.
Even though we will have a good
team next fall, the coach predicts
that it will not approach last year’s
record. Nine games are to be play
ed: one is still to be arranged. Of
the remaining eight, four are to be
home games. The games that will
be played outside the conference
are with High Point, Winston and
Burlington.
STUDENTS GIVE
DINNERS
An interesting project of the
second year Home Economics class
was a series of dinners given for
members of the faculty. The girls
planned, cooked and served the
meals, using the English method
of serving. The dinners were given
at lunch time and were enjoyed
very much by both teachers and
students.
RUTH DAVIS
On Thursday, April 18, all peti
tions nominating candidates must
be handed to the Student Council.
These petitions must be passed on
by the council officers and advisor
to make certain that those persons
nominated are fully capable of
holding down the specific offices for
which they are running. On April
23rd, the examinations are to be
given to the people nominated for
the offices of president and vlce-
presidetnt. Beginning on this day,
and continuing through April 25th,
the home rooms are to register in
the special precincts assigned to
them, as follows: 1. Left dressing
room of the stage, the home rooms
of Mr. Merrill, Miss Ray, Mr. Adkins
and Miss Springs. 2. Right dressing
room of stage. Miss Hall, Miss Har
mon, Mr. Kinchloe and Miss Lind
sey. 3. Teacher’s room. Miss Miller,
Miss Dorsett, Miss Walser, and Mr.
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CHAPEL PROGRAMS
PROVE INTERESTING
The chapel programs which have
been given recently under the dir
ection of the various home room
teachers have proved of great in
terest to the students.
Miss Spring’s presented a program
on art. Various pictures which had
been on exhibit in our auditorium
were explained and represented by
the students.
Miss Dorsett offered a home tal
ent program, displaying the talent
the students of Lexington High
School possess. The program con
sisted of songs, dance numbers,
readings, and piano selections.
One of the m ost entertaining
programs of the year was given
when the Vice-President of Pough
keepsie Business Institute address
ed the student body. This was one
of wittiest as well as beneficial
talks made here this year.
Miss Harmon and Miss Burgess
offered a short play on manners
for the approval of the students.
This was a fine step toward im
proving the courtesy in our school.
GIRL RESERVES
ATTEND MEETING
The L. H. S. Girl Reserve Club
was represented at the N. C.-S. C.
conference held at Greensboro Y.
W C. A. the week end of April 5
by Margaret Milller, Margaret
Meachum, Natalie Krug, and Mil-
died Ann Critcher. These girls at
tended the meetings at the “Y”
and were entertained in Greensboro
homes. The theme of the conference
was “The Development of Person
ality”, and the outstanding speak
ers were Dr. Milner, and Dr. Rond-
haller, presidents of Guilford and
Salem Colleges, respectively. Social
features of the conference includ
ed a banquet, a luncheon, and a
dance. The delegates report a most
enjoyhble and beneficial stay in
Greensboro. Miss Miller accompan
ied these girls to the conference....
S. Marion Justice, for the past
two years instructor in biology and
chemistry and student council
sponsor at the Lexington high
school, has been released by the
board of education of the Lexing
ton city administrative unit to ac
cept a similar position at Rocky
Mount where the schools are op
erated for nine months and salary
supplements are paid all teachers.
It is understood that Mr. Justice’s
salary will immediately be increas
ed more than 30 per cent and next
year another 25 to 30 per cent in
crement will be paid for his serv
ices.
Mr. Justice did not ask to be re
leased but the board felt it proper
to recognize the excellent work he
has done here, both curricular and
extra-curricular, and thus make
possible a promotion so well de
served. He left April 5 for Rocky
Mount. Mr. Justice took his
degree at Wake Forest College aft
er having done some work at Mars
Hill where he was assistant science
instructor.
Two more men teachers of the
Lexington high school will go to
other positions at the beginning of
the next school term, school au
thorities have been informed dur
ing the past week. The previou,s
week another male member of the
faculty departed for Rocky Mount
to accept a post then vacant, at a
material advance in salary.
Rocky Mount also gets one of the
two others who have decided to
take other positions. Neal A. Ad
kins, director of the industrial arts
department, on Friday closed ne
gotiations with Superintendent
Wilson of the Rock Mount schools
fo]’ a similar position there. This
is the nine-months high school to
which Marion Justice went from
here the previous week, and the
same that claimed Miss Hazel
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Mr, Merrill
Joins Facility
W. Ernest Merrill has been
selected by the school board
committee to succeed Mr. Justice
in the chemistry and biology de-
■^artments for the remainder of the
term.
Mr. Merrill, whose home is at
Penrose, Transylvania county, holds
the B. S. degree from Furman Uni
versity and the M. S. degree from
Tulane University. He has recent
ly completed five months of work
as assistant in some chemical
analysis tests being carried on at
Texas A. & M. College and had re
ported to a teachers agency that
he was available when the opening
occurred here. He did work as in
structor in science at Furman and
Tulane and also at Weaver Col
lege, near Asheville. He is a mem
ber of the Alpha Chi Sigma, chem
ical honor society, the American
Association for Advancement of
Science and the American Chemi
cal Society. He holds a North Car
olina “A” high school certificate.
The date for the Junior-Senior
banquet- has been set for May 3,
and invitations are soon to be is
sued. With the helpful aid of the
junior teachers. Miss Martin, Mr.
McGregor and Mr. Kincheloe, a
novel and attractive theme for the
banquet has been worked out. In
vitations, decorations and programs
are to carry out a circus idea.
Committees have been appointed,
and under their able direction,
plans for one of the best, most col
orful banquets ever staged in L. H.
S. are expected to go forward rap
idly and smoothly.
FASHION SHOW
Monday night the Lexington
merchants sponsored a fashion
show at the Carolina theatre as an
added attraction to the picture
“Roberta.’’ All the girls in the
fashion show did exceptionally well
and we are proud to say we kept
the first and third places in the
high school: while the second place
went to a deserving outsider, who
has not long been gone from her
Alma Mater. Macy Watson in her
“Solitude,” carried off the pink
and blue chiffon banners of first
place. Louise Revelle’s coliar stood
up while she took second place and
a two months pass to the picture
show. A hat turned up and settled
into third place with Louise Bing
ham under it. Let’s hope she gets
enough to eat on that meal ticket.
Miss Morgan’s boys rolled them
bones and shined up the place, .so
the whole show was a hit to over a
thousand spectators.
Jean Hunt.
CURRENT EVENTS
Lexington High School was rep
resented at a Physical Education
meeting in Atlanta by Mr. Stokes
and Mr. Sink. They left here Wed
nesday, April 3, and remained
through the sixth. During the
time, they attended conferences and
lectures. Mr. Stokes says, “It was
a. profitable meeting and we both
enjoyed the trip.”
The senior girls have had quite a
few college representatives to speak
to them lately. Mrs. Smith from
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TENNIS TEAM HAS
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
L. H. S. seems to have prospects
of a splendid tennis season. Even
though our boys will not go to
Chapel Hill, games have already
been played .with High Point and
Winston-Salem. Although they
were defeated by Winston 7-0, they
made a comeback when they van
quished the High Pointer 8-2.
Foyell Smith probably did the best
work at High Point. The remain
ing games scheduled are with High
Point, Winston-Salem, Concord,
Salisbury and Denton (tentative).
The regular members of the team
this year are Foyell Smith, Arthur
Daniel, Joe Terry, Leonard Surratt,
George Corn, Smith Young and
Frank Holton. The manager is
Joe McCrary.