VOTE
FOR THE
BEST
CANDIDATE
The Lexhipep
HAPPY
EASTER
VOLUME XVI.
LEXINGTON, N. C., APRIL 14, 1938
No. 5
ANNUAL ELECTION
HELD TODAY
Joan Sink and Harry Barrier
Running For President
The annual election of officers of
the student body started Monday,
April 4. Joe Bower, chairman of the
elections committee, proposed the fol
lowing plan:
Petitions to be handed in by 3:30
Wednesday, April 6.
Examinations of candidates for
president, Friday, April 8.
Registration Tuesday and Wednes
day, April 12 and 13.
Campaign speeches and voting
Thursday afternoon, April 14.
So far this plan has worked out to
the satisfaction of those in charge.
Unusual this year is the fact that the
campaign speeches and the elections
take place on the same day. This is
due to the fact that on Friday, the
15th, there will be no school because
of Easter holidays.
Much enthusiasm is shown a.bout
the filling of important offices in Lex
ington High School. Petitions were
immediately prepared for excellent
candidates.
The office of president, which re
quires a rising junior, will be next
year held by either Joan Sink or Harry
Berrier Candidates for vice president,
which must be a rising sophomore, are
Hubert Philpott and Mary Gordon.
Mary Pickett, Faith Berrier and Edna
Earle Cameron are candidates for sec
retary. There will be a close race be
tween Dorothy Mosely and Ishmae)
Tate, for the office of treasurer. Vir
ginia Beck is the only candidate for
the Editor-in-Chief ofi the Lexhipep.
The members of the Student Coun
cil have heard the oral examination
of parliamentSFy procedure that is al
ways presented to the candidates for
the office of president. They ask the
cooperation of every student in the
final steps, registration and voting.
HONOR SOCIETY MEET IN
WINSTON-SALEM
Three members of the L. H. S. Hon
or Society attended the meeting to
form a state organization of these
clubs in Winston-Salem, Saturday,
April 9. This was the first meeting
of this kind in North Carolina.
The delegates, Louise Kirby, Bobbie
Green and Buddy Welborn, registered
at the R. J. Reynolds High School
where they met members of the Honor
Societies from many of the leading
schools in the state. Lunch was serv
ed to the visitors in the cafeteria room.
During the business session in the
library, the delegates voted to hold a
state convention each year, the next
to be held in Greensboro. A commit
tee was appointed to draw up a con
stitution. A general discussion, in
which each Society reviewed its activi
ties in the school, concluded the ses
sion.
STUDENTS RECEIVE
THEATRE PASSES
Our gratitude goes out to Mr. I. C.
Holloway for his generosity in award
ing passes to the theatre during the
past six weeks. Odessa Snow, Mary
Louise Lumsden, E. H. Easter, Virginia
Beck, Charles McDade, Margaret
Ward, Dick Rabb, Betty Witherspoon,
Bobbie Green and Kenneth Crouse
have received passes for excellent
criticisms of picture shows at the Car
olina Theatre. Mr. Holloway has
made the students more interested in
moving pictures and has brought some
of the best pictures to the Carolina
Theatre that his patrons have ever
had a chance of seeing.
INTRA-MURAL
GAMES
END
Pugh and Cuthrell Win In
Finals
Miss Pugh’s senior girls on Tuesday,
March 29, won a close basketball game
over Miss Earl’s junior girls. The
champions had formerly won the
game over Miss Jacob’s freshman
girls. In the finals, Zelma (straight
shooter) Link led the scoring with
“Legs” Patterson and “Break” Peeler
following right behind. Guards, who
really saw that the ball was pitched
over the line, were “Sawed-off” Kir
by, “Ding-Dong” Bell and “Breeze”
Miller. The game ended with the
score as a tie. Fifteen extra minutes
was added and the final score was
9-7 with Miss Pugh’s room shining
triumphantly.
Mrs. Cuthrell's junior boys defeated
Mr. Young’s boys in a close game with
the score 10-8. They, too, had to
play off a tie. The eligible gentlemen
players were “Sonnie” Haynes, “Doug”
Lopp, “Willie” DeLapp. “Shirley Tem
ple” Da.vis and “Big Boy” Osborne.
This team had formerly defeated Mr.
Young’s and Mr. Hendren’s home
rooms.
GLEE CLUB WINS IN
DISTRICT CONTEST
Members Will Go To Greens
boro April 19
About twenty-one schools, including
Lexington High, competed in the music
eliminetinn contest for the Piedmont
District at High Point last Saturday,
April 9. The winners were selected
by Mrs. C. Bachtelle, supervisor of
music in the Greensboro schools.
These first-place winners will go to
Greensboro April 19 and 20 to com
pete in the state contest.
The winners from Lexington were
the girl’s glee club; the girl's trio,
made up of Evelyn Allen, Jenky Mil
ler and Margaret Ward; boy’s quartet
of Ervin Pickett, Dick Rabb, E. H.
Easter and J. D. Gray; the mixed
chorus; and E. H. Easter for baritone
solo. L. H. S. wishes the glee club
much success in Greensboro on Tues
day, April 19.
THIRD HONOR ROLL
Only 72 students made the honor
roll the third eight weeks. This is the
lowest number so far. The sopho
mores again lead with twenty-six stu
dents:
Seniors—Joe Bower, Raymond Con
rad, Fred Harris, Buddy Welborn,
Pauline Roach, Eunice Washburn,
Ruby Fleming, Mary Belle Forcum,
Odessa Snow, Marguerite Thomason,
Nellie Wilmoth, Belvin Miller,
Juniors—J. C. Shepherd, Ruth Craw
ford, Louise Crawford, Bobbie Green,
Irene Hedrick, Mary Louise Hinkle,
Sis Hinkle, Eupherzine Michael, Vir
ginia Smith, Joan Sink, Hilda Wea
ver, Elizabeth Sink, Thelma Hardee,
Robert Ebelein, Ira Kivett, Imla Hol
loway.
Sophomores—Louise Frady, Ruth
Morris, Dot Thomason, Mary Touch
stone, Grace Ward, Pearl West, Ver
non Thomason, Jimmy Welborn,
Louise Green, Constance Lanier, Ge
neva Leonard, Paige Lohr, Jacqueline
Miller, Alma Aaron, Elaine Crotts.
Ruth Crouse, Maxine Sechrest, Nora.-
lee Byars, Gordie Gordon, Fred Myers,
Hubert Philpott, Carl Rimer, Bill
Bingham, Charles Hackney, Lewis
Hartzog.
Freshmen—George Curry, Calvin
Koonts, Virginia Hunt, Jo Doris John
son, Lois Koonts, Virginia Olive, Enid
L. H. S. WINS
TWO DEBATES
Teams Will Go To Chapel Hill
For Finals
Lexington High School won both
sides of the triangular debate held
April 2. The query was: Resolved,
That the Several States Should Adopt
the Unicameral System of Legislation.
The triangle consisted of Spencer,
South High of Winston-Salem, and
Lexington.
The negative of Lexington won over
the affirmative of Spencer at South
High by a three to nothing decision,
and the affirmative team of Lexing
ton won over the negative of South
High at Spencer by a decision of two
to one. This entitles Lexington to
send both teams, the affirmative con
sisting of Odessa Snow and' Fred Har
ris, and the negative consisting of
Joan Sink and David Williams, to
Chapel Hill on April 21 and 22 to com
pete in the final state contest.
STUDENTS ATTEND
BETA CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Is Held In
Raleigh
March 26, the local chapter of the
National Beta Club sent delegates to
the annual convention at Raleigh.
There were over seven hundred mem
bers of the Beta Club attending the
convention which was quite an in
crease over the three hundred who at
tended the convention in Winston-Sa
lem last year. Mr. William Watkins,
sta(;e director oi Che Beta Club, had
charge of the convention.
The Lexington delegates left Satur
day morning and returned after the
Beta Ball which was held that night,
following the banquet in the Virginia
Dare ballroom in the Sir Walter Ra
leigh Hotel.
Sight-seeing tours were conducted
during the morning for the members
of the Beta Club to various points of
interest in Raleigh. The business ses
sion was held in the afternoon in the
Hugh Morson High School building.
Donald Britt, of Clinton, was elected
president of the Beta Clubs of North
Carolina for the coming school year.
In the evening delegates entered the
banquet hall in the Sir Walter Ra
leigh Hotel at 7:30. Carl Goerch, well
known journalist, was the main speak
er of the evening. Paul Moore’s or
chestra played for the dance in the
Virginia Dare Ballroom after the ban
quet.
The convention was a decided suc
cess, judging from the number present
and the beneficial and enjoyable time
that each one had.
GLEE CLUB TO PRESENT
PLAY SOON
The annual play to be given by the
Glee Club will probably be presented
sometime about the first of May. The
exact date has not yet been announc
ed.
The play this year will have no par
ticular story, but will be scenes dating
from 1776 to 1938. Special numbers
from popular songs are now in re
hearsal. Mrs. Cuthrell, director of the
Glee Club, announces that Mrs. Ruth
Walser will be accompanist and that
Saparoff and his orchestra will fur
nish several special numbers. Other
plans are in mind but will be a.n-
nounced later.
Phillips, Lillian Raper, Betty Ann
Sharpe, Mattie Belle Cecil, Hilda
Shoaf, Maurine Shoaf, Betty Ward,
Bill ’Woodruff, Silba Aaron, Mary Lou
Bennett, Betty Cuthrell, Bill Gordon.
SENIORS FETED
WITH BANQUET
Juniors Sponsor Dance After
Banquet
On Friday, April 8, the juniors of
Lexington High School entertained the
seniors with a delightful banquet at
the American Legion Hut. The hut
was attractively decorated carrying out
a Dutch banquet scheme. Spring
flowers, especially tulips, occupied the
centerplace of each table. Vari-color-
ed balloons and crepe paper created
a blending of color overhead. Guests
found their places by charming Dutch
shoe place cards and printed booklets
in blue and white containing menu
and program. Each senior was pre
sented with a lovely gift.
The program opened with the group
singing “Let Mq Call You Sweetheart”
and “School Days,” after which Bob
bie Green, president of the junior
ciass, gave the welcome. Russell Rev-
elle rendered several popular selections
preceding the address to the seniors,
which was made by Charles Elkin,
vice president of the junior class. The
response to the address to the seniors
was made by Ralph Morris, president
of the senior class. Clara Ann Miller
gave a short humorous sketch of her
four years in high school, and was fol
lowed by Joan Peeler, who sang sev
eral solos. Odessa Snow toasted the
senior teachers to which Mrs. Ottis
Hedrick responded. E. H. Easter gave
several vocal selections prior to the
short addresses of Principal A. R. Bul
lock and Supt. L. E. Andrews.
In concluding the progra.m, the jun
iors sane' to the seniors to ■'J'hicb the.
seniors responded in song.
Waitresses were dressed in Dutch
fashion and were picked from the
sophomore and freshman classes.
These included Virginia Holmes Brink-
ley, Peeny Bernhardt, Jean Bruton,
Jenky Miller, Bill Gordon, Virginia
Olive, Elizabeth Ann Hulin, Mary
Pickett, Faith Berrier, Betty Ward,
Ann Corn, Martha Redwine, Jane
Moore and Ma.ud Walton Miller.
As a final tribute to the seniors, the
juniors sponsored a dance immediate
ly following the banquet. Music for
the occasion was furnished by the
“Sophisticators” of Salisbury.
HI-Y CLUB PRESENTS
“DR. I, KILLEM”
The Hi-Y Club presented its long
awaited medicine show on March 31.
The show, entitled ‘‘Dr. I. Killem,” had
a cast containing such notable char
acters as “Dr. Killem” Harris; “Tom
Tom” Cherry, “Hootche Gootche”
Link; “Chief Rain-in-the-Face” Hor
ner; “I’m My Mama’s Baby” Easter;
the Three R Z A Radio Ramblers,
Zohnson, Zray and Zrevelle; Carl
“Atlas”; “Thin Man” Corn; and oth
ers necessary to the cast. Judging
from the sucess of the show, Mr. H.
B. Tucker, Hi-Y sponsor, must have
once been a “medicine man" himself.
The Utica Jubilee Singers, who were
on the same ticket, delighted the aud
ience with many negro spirituals and
folk songs. The five negroes were
students at Utica College, Miss., and
are now singing over the radio.
LEXHIPEP TO SPONSOR MOVIE
Since the subscription fees and ads
do not cover expenses for the type of
paper that the “LEXHIPEP” is, the
staff is sponsoring a picture in the
high school auditorium on May 6.
This will include a thirty minute reel
of scenes in the schools and about
town. There will be a small admis
sion charge and the staff solicits the
cooperation of the student body and
town people in this attempt to finance
a good senior issue of the “Lexhipep”.