Merry Christmas!
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
The Lexhipep
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
VOLUME XVI.
LEXINGTON, N. C. DECEMBER 17, 1937
No. 3
Miss Margaret Miller, former teach
er of math in L. H. S., returned to
visit the Girl Reserves in their reg
ular meeting on Monday, December 6.
She gave an interesting and helpful
talk on “A Girl and Her Relations to
Her Family”. Betsy Moffitt and
Louise Kirby were co-hostesses.
The annual sale of T. B. Christmas
seals was begun the first of this week
in Lexington High. All home rooms
were responsible for at least $2.00. All
rooms sold this amount.
Bobby Hill, now in Lenoir High
School, seems to be carrying on the
work he started in L. H. S. Bobby
attended Lexington High through his
sophomore year, and then moved to
Lenoir. There he is president of Le
noir’s state-acclaimed band, literary
chairman on “The Mountaineer” staff,
secretary of senior class and member
of Beta Gamma Club.
One of the leading football players
on last year’s team was Fred Welch.
He is keeping this good name by play
ing on the Wake Forest fer=hman
team, which won the state champion
ship this past season. The coaches
say Fred is one of the best players, al
though he is light in weight. Fred
made several good runs for touch
downs during the season.
MISS APPLE TO
BE WED DEC. 21
HAS BEEN AT L. H. S. FIVE AND
HALF YEARS
Another great loss to the faculty of
L. H. S. is Miss Apple, who will be
married on December 21 to Rev. Gil
mer Cross of Scarboro, West Virginia,
where he is pastor of the Baptist
church. During her five and a half
years as Latin teacher here, she has
become a favorite among the students.
She will be missed terribly, but the
students wish the couple happiness.
Miss Lillian Pugh, of Hamilton, N.
C. has been elected to fill Miss Apple’s
place when school begins again on
January 3. Miss Pugh was gradu
ated from Woman’s College in Greens
boro last year and for the past few
months has been taking post graduate
work at Columbia University, New
York.
LIBRARY HAS
30 NEW BOOKS
BOOK TO PLEASE EVERYBODY
Odessa Snow, Joan Sink, and Hubert
Philpott represented the L. H. S. Stu
dent Council at the annual Social
Standards Conference held in Boyden
High School in Salisbimy, December
3. Students and interested speakers
led classes on journalism, photography,
stamps, music and other such sub
jects.
Five students with Mr. Andrews vis
ited High Point High School last week
to observe the organization of the
school. These students, Virginia Beck,
Virginia Holmes Brinkley, Dick Rabb,
Charles McDade and Luck Ruff, visit
ed the cafeteria, the auditorium and
other phases of the school life. A
report of the visit was given by the
students in chapel on December 9.
Mr. Andrews plans to take other stu
dents to different schools to help im
prove ours.
Holidays for Christmas begin today,
with two weeks and an extra week end
between now and January 3, 1938, when
school will be resumed. Have a Merry
Christmas and make some good New
Year’s resolutions.
Students Attend
State Coiigi'css
ANNUAL CONGRESS HELD IN
WASHINGTON, N. C.
On November 17th and 18th four
representatives from the Student
Council of L. H. S. attended the State
Council Congress in Washington, N.
C. These were Odessa Snow, David
Williams, and Ralph Morris with Mr.
Leonard as faculty advisor.
The delegates left Thursday morn
ing and arrived in Washington in tim.o
for the first session that afternoon in
John Small School. The topic for dis
cussion was The Financing of Student
Organizations. Lexington’s represen
tatives took an active part in the dis
cussion. That night a banquet was held
and a dance given afterward in the
Armory.
FFriday morning session was taken
up mostly with business. The three
student delegates from L. H. S. serv
ed on the resolutions committee. Of
ficers for the coming year which were
elected president Roger Taylor from
High Point: vice president, Jimmy
Hampton from Roanoke Rapids; and
secretary and treasurer, Edith Rankin
from Concord.
Our library has recently received a
shipment of new books, both fiction
and non-fiction from which anyone
can choose a book to his literary taste.
These, the girls will enjoy reading:
Boylston—Sue Barton—Student Nurse;
Medary—College in Crinoline; Martin
—Emmy Lou; Hess—Shanty Brook
Lodge; Curtis—Little Maid of Valley
Forge; Bugbee—Perry Covers Wash
ington; Pox—Lona of Hollybush
Creek; Bacon—House by the Road;
Pennoyer—Polly Tucker, Merchant;
and Montgomery—Jane of Lantern
Hill. As seen by the titles these will
range in interest from vocations and
history to the clean stories of well-
known girl’s authors like Bacon and
Montgomery of Green Gables fame.
Boys books are: O’Brien, Jack Silver
Chief; Fulton—Powder Dock Mystery;
Bell—Ice Patrol; Sherman—Midflight;
Miller and DuPont—Bob Wakefield,
Naval Aviator; Barbour—Watch That
i-aos, reinune—xieax c, Oi a. JJog^ Bar
bour—Halfback; Dean—Bob Gordon;
Cub Reporter; and Van Gelder—Front
Page Story.
Non-fiction books of interest to
nearly everyone are: Halliburton’s—
Book of Maruels; O’Brien’s Best Short
Stories of 1937; Hamilton’s Tin Can
Craft; McFarland—Good Taste in
Dress; Lewis Parliamentary Rules,
Simplified, and Scott’s How to be a
Successful Secretary (attention, com
mercial students) and others.
Call by the library and place your
reserve or reserves on the books you
want to read.
SEVEN AHEND
HI-Y MEETING
BOYS VISIT CHARLESTON, S. C.
FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BETA CLUB MEETS
The annual banquet by the Kiwanis
and Rotary Clubs honoring L. H. S.
football team was given Wednesday
night at the Methodist Hut. “Doc”
Newton, head coach at N. C. State,
was guest speaker. He gave an in
teresting talk in which he stressed the
need of a nine months school term for
those who are planning to go to col
lege. Movies were shown from the
State vs. Duke game, and the State
vs. Boston game.
Mr. Philpott then presented Mr.
Young with a purse from the “men
about town” for the .splendid work he
has done this season.
On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the newly
formed Bet Club met in its firsh reg
ular meeting. The following officers
were elected; Betsy Moffitt, president,
Douglas Horner, vice-president, Sara
Dickerson, secretary, and Kenneth
Rhodes, treasurer. The president ap
pointed two committees: the program
committee with Maxine Leonard as
chairman, and the social committee
w'ith Ruth Sink as chairman. The
club plans to meet Friday night when
Mr. Andrews will be the speaker.
The Glee Club from L. H. S. took
part in the annual Candlelight Service
at the Presbyterian church Thursday
evening. The club sang “Break Forth,
O Beauteous Light” by Bach, “Led-
gen” by Sschaikowsky, and “An Old
English Carol.”
Seven representatives of the L. H.
S. Hi-Y club attended the annual con
ference sponsored by the Y. M. C. A.
in Charleston, S. C. the week end of
December 3, 4 and 5.
While there, the delegates were tak
en into private homes. Many well
known leaders in Y. M. C. A. work
spoke during the programs. One which
the boys especially enjoyed was Dr.
Samuel W. Graffith, a native of New
York who spoke on the Hi-Y theme—
“Facing Life Squarely”. Saturday the
boys were treated to a boat ride to the
historical Fort Moultrie. This is one
of the best equipped artillery posts in
the United States. Also on Satur
day was a luncheon at the local Y. M.
C. A., and a banquet that night. The
boys from L. H. S. enjoying this con
ference were Carl Parks, president of
the Hi-Y, Fred Harris, secretary of the
Hi-Y, Ed Gaines, Lewis Farmer, Harry
Michael, Charles Phelps and Douglas
Horner.
SCHEDULE FOR
CLUBS PLANNED
REGULAR CLASS MEETING TO
BE HELD
For a better use of activity period,
Mr. Bullock has worked out a sched
ule for meetings and programs, which
went into effect last week. There will
be no home room period on Monday,
getting out ot 3:00. Tuesday is called
Clubb day, Wednesday-Home Room
day, and Thursday-Assembly day, with
no activity period on Friday.
With only one day, Tuesday, for
clubs, most organizations have to meet
outside of school. The first Tuesday
in each month the Forum Club meets,
on the second Tuesday the Beta Club,
third Tuesday the FForum Club, and
fourth Tuesday the Dramatic Club.
The Student Council meets on the
second and fourth Tuesdays. All other
clubs have to meet outside of school
hours.
Wednesdays are divided between
dess meetings and home rooms.
Seniors hold a meeting the first Wed
nesday, juniors the second Wednes
day .srvr^''':r^nrp,'= ,tbp tbird an'^ f’'esh.'
men the fourth. When there is no class
meeting, home rooms have either a
program or teacher guidance. Each
home room is required to have at least
two programs every month. Sug
gestions for programs in either class
meetings or home rooms have been
placed with the teachers.
Mr. Bullock urges the students to
participate in this schedule, which can
certainly help the organization of the
school.
FORUM CLUB ORGANIZED
All students interested in debating
and speaking met in Chapel Tuesday,
December 7 and organized the Forum
Club. Officers elected were: Presi
dent, Roland Beck; vice president,
David Williams; clerk, Joan Sink. Mr.
Bullock is advisor. A committee was
appointed to write a constitution and
by-laws. Plans have been made for
members to enter the triangle debates.
Try-ouj:s for these were held Thurs
day.
QUESTIONS FOR THE
MONTH
1. Who is coach of girl’s basket
ball?
2. Of whom are the two pictures
hanging in the front of the audito
rium?
3. Who is business manager for the
Lexhipep-
4. Who is president of the Honor
Sociaty?
5. Who was elected manager of the
girl’s basketball team?
6. To whom do you give lost trtic-
les?
7. Who is president of the Hy-Y?
8. Who is faculty advisor for the
Girl Reserves?
9. ’Who is taking Miss Apple’s place?
10. Who can greatly help the school
by being quiet in chapel and paying
attention to the program?
Answers for last months questions
and also these on page 6.