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VOLUME XIX
LEXINGTON, N. C., OCTOBER 4, 1940
NUMBER 1
Lexington’s Winning Eleven
The Jackets this season are defending a state claim on the high, school championship. Linesmen are, left to right: Alvin Philpott, 175-pound
end; Wade Osborne, 205-pound tackle; “Fats” Price, 200-pound all-state guard; Dick Peacock, 165-pound center; “Red” Lambeth, 175-pound guard;
Lawrence Owens, 200-pound tackle; and “Chip” Clark, 165-pound end. Backs are: Everette “Shu” Carlton, all-Southern fullback, 180 pounds; “Rusty”
Craver, 155-pound blocking back; Vernon “Pig” Thomason, 155 pounds; and Billy Myers, 168-pound, all-state quarterback.
Last Of Six Philpott Brothers Heads Senior Class
The Senior Class held its first meet
ing of the year September 17. Mrs.
Ottis Hedrick, the Senior advisor, of
ficiated while the election for class
president took place.
Immediately after the election, the
meeting was turned over to the new
president, Alvin Philpott. Alvin is the
last of six Philpott boys to graduate
from Lexington High School, all of
whom have been leaders in various ex
tra-curricular activities. Some of the
outstanding offices held by the broth
ers are: ’25, Cloyd—^President of Senior
Class; ’29, Cabell—Editor of Spotlight;
’31, Robert—^President of Sophomore
Class-Manager of Basketball; ’35, Har
ry—President of Senior Class; ’40, Hu
bert—Vice-president Senior Class-Pres
ident of Student Body; ’41, Alvin—
President of Sophomore Class; Presi
dent of Senior Class.
The remaining officers elected are as
follows: Vice president—Betty Cuthrell;
Secretary—Edna Earle Cameron; and
Treasurer—Calvin Koonts.
After plans were discussed concern
ing attending the annual High School
Day at Chapel Hill, the meeting was
adjourned.
SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS
The four senior leaders for 1940-194^ are, left to right: Edna Earle Cam
eron, Secretary; Betty Cuthrell, Vice-president; Calvin Koonts, Treasurer; and
Alvin Philpott, President.
L. H. S. Expands Vocational Department
Diversified Occupations Under Kelly Offered
Practical Experience Given by Firms
Lexington High School will expand
its vocational department this year by
adding a program of Diversified Occu
pations. Diversified Occupations is a
part time cooperative wjhereby stu
dents can work and attend school too.
The program is designed for students
sixteen years and over who do not
plan to attend college and have made
an occupational choice. Students un
der the Diversified Occupations pro
gram attend school in the morning and
study related technical information to
the occupation being learned. In the
afternoon, students receive practical
experience in that occupation by go
ing out and working in a local business
or industrial plant.
The program of Diversified Occupa
tions is a new venture and is in op
eration in most of the high schools
of the Southern states. The program
is subsidized by Federal funds and pro
vides L. H. S. with an additional teach
er who acts as a co-ordinator. Mr.
Vincent Kelly, former industrial arts
teacher, has taken over the job as co
ordinator. He attended State College
last summer where he received special
training in this work. About twenty
students are enrolled in L. H. S. in Di
versified Occupations. About thirty-
five students have filed applications for
the course. Before the student can be
placed, it is necessary to secure a co
operating local firm to give the student
part-time work, for which the student
receive wages.
Students enrolled in the course and
respective occupations are: Prank
Leonard, embalmer; Bobby Rose, print
er; Conrad Penninger, furniture work
er; Jack Richey, sign painter; Sam
Shoaf, automobile mechanic; Ernest
Kirk, radio announcer; Calvin Hedrick,
automobile mechanic; Delos Lyans,
automobile mechanic; Ralph Richey,
electrician; James Watson, butcher;
Don Cherry, theatre manager; J. L.
Osborne, department store; O. G. Jen
kins, furniture worker; Arthur Miller,
furniture worker; Jesse Leonard, ma-
chinsit; L. M. Loflin, printer.
The co-operating firms are: Piedmont
Furniture Company, Fred O. Sink
Printing House, United Furniture Com-
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New Addition To
High School Building
From a recent interview with Super
intendent L. E. Andrews it was learned
that the new addition to L. H. S. will
be quite an asset. 'The approximate
cost of the new annex is to be thirty-
three thousand dollars and will be
ready for use after the Christmas holi
days. As to the number of rooms, there
will be four classrooms, each larger
than the present ones in use. There
will be three floors, the second and
third to be used as classrooms. The
first floor will be made into one large
room. This room can be used for class
rooms, small assembly groups, glee
club, band, and P.-T. A. meetings. The
floor will be elevated, with blackboards
and desks at the front for instructors.
The contractor for the building is Mr.
Arthur Thomason, and when complet
ed, the entire school building will ac
commodate eight hundred and forty
students comfortably. “This new an
nex will be of a most modern con
struction and will contain the best and
latest equipment,” says Mr. Andrews.
The student body anxiously awaits the
completion of this addition; and in
the meantime, the students are asked
not to loiter around where work is be
ing carried on.
Calendar of Events
Oct. 9—Dramatic Club presents
assembly program.
Oct. 10—P.-A. T. meeting, 7:30.
Oct. 11—Albemarle at Lexington^—
Football; Clare Tree Major presents
HEIDI.
Oct. 16—Moving picture: FIT FOR
A KING. Chicken-pie supper spon
sored by P.-T. A.; Methodist Hut;
35c plate; 6:00 to 8.00.
Oct. 18—Lexington at High Point
—Football.
Oct. 25 — Homecoming — Barium
Springs.
Oct. 31—Lexhipep Hallowe’en Car
nival.