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MARCH 19, 1942
THE LEXHIPEP
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Quill And Scroll
Initiates Members
Dispensing with the usual initiation
service, the International Quill and
Scroll on Friday, the thirteenth, in
ducted twenty-two new members into
the society. The order of the cere
mony was changed from that of a
formal one, to a very informal service
in that it was conducted as a joint
meeting of the LEXHIPEP and LEX
ICON staffs.
Elaine Shaw, editor-in-chief of the
LEXHIPEP, presiding over the meet
ing, called it to order and asked if all
the articles due in for the next issue
were ready to go to press and asked
Charlie Williams, assistant business
manager of the LEXHIPEP, to give
the number of inches of ads which
will be in this month’s issue of the
paper. Then she turned the meeting
over to Frances McKay, Editor of the
LEXICON, who called for a report
from her staff. Dwight Hinkle, Busi
ness Manager of the LEXICON, re
plied, giving the number of inches of
ads for this year’s annual.
Following, there was a call for busi
ness and Peggy Miller, President of
the Quill and Scroll, answered, sub
mitting the names of the twenty-two
new electees and they were duly ad
ministered the pledge to the society.
The vice president, Carroll Wall, dis-
tributd the membership cards and the
pins and keys signifying membership
in the Quill and Scroll. Ginny Mad
sen as secretary read the minutes of
the last meeting and gave a short
history of the society’s existence in
L. H. S. The characteristics of the
Quill and Scroll were read by the
seven old members other than the
president and vice president. As each
initiate’s name was presented the per
son stood and gave his position on the
staff, and his work.
Dwight Hinkle then presented to
the student body a dispensary for tin-
foil and tubes for National Defense
which project is sponsored by the
Giu.Ul and. Scroll. Frances IVLcKlay
called for any further business and
Elaine Shaw read the staff for the
1942-’43 LEXHIPEP. Frances McKay
announced that the staff of the next
year’s annual will be disclosed at a
later date. There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned.
The new members are as follows:
Jackie Thomason, Jean Griffith, Wal
ter Brinkley, Dwight Hinkle, Doris
Parker, Nora Perryman, Bobby Stev
enson, Barbara Bingham, Lib Pea
cock, Katherine Wallace, Dermont
Everhart, Lawrence Everhart, Betty
Sue Hedick, Jeanne Williamson,
Charlie Williams, John Bame, Anne
McLendon, Herbert Reeves, Geraldine
Leonard, Nell Sharpe, Blanch Kinsey,
Patsy Solomon.
LEXHIPEP STAFF 1942-43
Editor-in-chief, Jeanne Williamson;
Assistant Editor, Peggy Miller; Liter
ary Editors, Lib Peacock, Gladys Jor
dan; Society Editor, Sara Gambrell;
Sports Editor, Dermont Everhart; As
sistant Sports Editor, Johnny Welborn;
Joke ’ Editor, Billy Hunt; Reporters,
Betty Sue Hedrick, Lorraine Morgan;
Spelling, Reading
Are Stressed In
English Classes
Spelling and reading are being
stressed more in the Englisn classes
this semester than ever before. Every
student in the school has been re
quired to take a reading test which
determined the size of his vocabulary,
his ability to read fast, and also his
ability to think quickly. The ability
GO spell has long been a problem of
ohe high school student, and judging
ii’om tne list of misspelled words be-
icw, taken from a twelfth grade stu
dent’s spelling paper, one can easily
see why the teacners have decided
Ghat we need more spelling lessons.
Notice the following as examples-
mfisize (emphasize), semetairy (ceme
tery), amiture (.amateur), invirement
(environment), leasure (leisure), ob-
stickle (obstacle), persure (pursue).
The Haggerty Reading test which
was given at the expense of the pupil
showed the following results: average
score for eighth grade, 78; average
score for ninth grade, 77, which was
what an average eighth grader should
score; average for tenth grade, 87;
average for eleventh grade, 91, which
was what an average tenth grader
should score; and the average score
for a twelfth grader, 97, which was
what an average eleventh grader
should make.
The highest scores in each class
were as follows: freshman, Betty
Jean Moore, 118; Penny McCrary, 116;
sophomore. Bill Hunt, 125; Mary Nell
Hunt, 121; junior, Betty Ruth Conrad,
130; Jeanne Williamson, 128; senior.
Bill Tritt, 130; Donald Jenkins, 130;
twelfth grade. Jack Weddington, 123;
Fletcher Wall, 117.
The perfect score on the test was
144.
The English Department will now
make plans to follow up the test with
the purpose of improving reading in
the school.
Columnists, Helen Smith, Cadow Yoe-
mans; Exchange Editor, Bud Corn;
Business Manager, Carroll Wall; As
sistant Business Manager, Charlie
Williams; Circulation Manager, John
Bame; Bookkeeper, Magdaline Coggins;
Typists, Betty Ruth Conrad, Edna
Owens, Hazel Jenkins; Literary Ad
visor, Mrs. Ottis Hedrick; Business
Advisor, Miss Freta Hofner.
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PHONE 477
Compliments of
COCA-COLA BOTTUNG CO.
OF LEXINGTON
Wins Contest
COMPLIMENTS OF
W. G. Penry Co.
Above is Frances Holt Yarboroiugh,
proclaimed winner in the annual Dav
idson County American Legion Cbn-
test held on March 16, at Lexington
High School. Frances Holt, in repre
senting Lexington, used as her topic,
“The Constitution, the Guarantee of
American Liberties.”
She will represent Lexington in the
district contest to be held in Cbncord
the latter part of this month.
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