SWEEET SPRING
FULL OF SWEET
DAYS AND ROSES
The Lexhipep
WHERE SWEETTS
COMPACTED LEE
—Herbert.
Vol. XXIV
LEXINGTON, N. C., FEBRUARY 28, 1947
No. 6
—by Yoiui£
Yes! Tis spring. Tra-la-la, and all
that rot. Yes, lovely spring when a
young man’s fancy lightly turns tc
what a young lady has been thinking
about all winter. And what thoughts!!
In the spring all the little birdiet
come out and the leaves and panty-
waists, who can’t stand the weather
fly back from the south, bringing pel
icans, pets, and relations from tht
cocoanut trees. In the spring you can
also see the young ladies coming out
in new spring dresses while the boys
come out after the girls. And those
dresses! Those nice subdued color;
fascinate me. Out walk the youn£
ladies, attired in red, yellow and pur
ple with pea green and pink polks
dot dresses. Glance above the dress
and there in all its regal splendor is
the hat. It gleams in marvelous ar
ray and magnitude, covered with fruit
veils, airplanes, stars, bows, horses
and the kitchen stove. The shoe;
range from a piece of misshapen
leather, wrapped around the foot and
tied with a leather thong, and high
sided “brogues” which go by the name
of “Little Beaver” shoes to luxuriant
ballet shoes and spike heel pumps cov
ered with junk that’s supposed to look
good. Place this collection of mon
strosities on a bag covered with cleans
ing cream, bleaching cream, massage
cream, ice cream, ice packs, mud packs,
cologne, perfiune, bath salts, bubble
powder, peroxide, deodorants, hair re
mover, powder, mascara, pancake
make-up, lipstick, false eyelashes, and
a pose about like a limp dishrag and
you really have a picture. That’s how
spring affects the goils. They elress
and do thus for what purpose? 'Why
to please the boys. Do you honestly
think they would go to all this trouble
for themselves? They certainly would
not! When spring comes, the wolve
rines again begin wolfing, driving the
defenseless boys into hiding, pulling
their key chains with them. Siiice we
have wondered to key chains, I wish
you would explain how any one boy
can load so much junk on one key
chain. He has knives, scout knives
bowle knives, and pencil knives. He
has Yale keys, house keys, Harvari
keys, and beer opener keys. Along
the length are strung club keys, foot
balls, basketballs, baseballs, and half-
a-dozen assorted rings. No wonder
they’re tired—when they get in at 2
o’clock in the morning. But to get
back to spring, it reminds me of f
quotation by Maucher. It reads
“Woman, just a piece of flesh, a rag
a bone, and a hank of hair, but 1
love ’em, yes, I love ’em.
Calendar of Events
February —^Basketball game—
Spencer; there.
February 28—^D. O. presents Mr
lalph Garner, Musician.
March 7—Quill and Scroll Initia
tion.
March 14—Dunbar Glee Club.
March 20—^Wrestling Revelations by
Bertrand Shurtieff.
March 21—Tri-Hi-Y Assembly.
March 28—Hi-Y Assembly.
Fint row: Reading left to right first five—(Wolkertown initiotes) Hole Von Hoy, Jr., Frances Grubbs, Betty Oakley, Edwin Aumgn,
Dorb Robertson. . , ,
First row: Reoding right to left first six—(Wolkertown initiotes) Som Hensdole, Lois Benson, John Niestfe, Corolyn Word, Jock
Crtrn, Lottie Stroder; Lewis Bowmon, obsent.
Second row: Reoding left to right—Mory Sue Thomoson, Mory Eleonor Groy, Betty Jo Everhort, Rulh Jones, Bill Hedrick, Horgid
Lonier, Becky Smith, Mory McLendon, Peggy. Jeon Thomoson, Sue Hooper, Hubert Olive, Enid Ayers, Mory Ann Hunt, Poul Wnilqqi**
Bob Peeler, Adele Tuttle.
Center row: W. Stanford Tote, Jock Alber, presiding president; Woody McKay.
QUILL AND SCROLL INAUGURATES
CHAPTER AT WALKERTOWN
The Alice Duer Miller local chapter
of the International QuUl and Scroll
Journalistic Society joiumeyed to Wal-
kertown, N. C., on January 28, and
inaugurated a new chapter. This new
unit is composed of twelve members
of the Walkertown High School who
have done outstanding work in jour
nalism. New members tapped were
Hale Ifan Hoy, Jr., Frances Grubbs
Betty Oakley, Edwin Aiunan, Dork
Robertson, Sam Hensdale, Lois Ben
son, John Niestle, Carolyn Ward, Jack
Crim, IiOttie Strader, and Lewis Bow
man. ’Their advisor is Miss Jennie
Mecum.
’The induction service was in the
form of a candlelight ceremony. The
seven points of journalism were dis
cussed as the candles representing
were lighted. Afterward the actua.
tapping took place. With the aid ol
freshman ushers the new members
were tapped and sworn in. Parents
of those tapjied were special guests
Following the chapel service, gen
eral fellowship was enjoyed by the
members of both clubs. ’The Lexing
ton representation lunched with their
hosts Sind hostesses in the school cafe
teria. Everyone had fun and really
hated to leave their new friends.
To see a show or to go bowling the
entire company stopped off on theii
return trip in Winston-Salem. The
nineteen members of the local chap
ter, of which Jack Alber is president
and Mrs. Ottis M. Hedrick is advisor
made the trip, which was both en
joyable and beneficial to all who par
ticipated.
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Eleven New Members
Elected to Beta Club
The tapping ceremony of the Beta
Club was held January 10 in the
high school auditorium. Nine juniors
and two seniors were inducted, making
a total of forty-seven in the club
The seniors taken in were Jerry But
ler and Paul Shoemaker. Juniors were
Jane Gordon Shoaf, Zacky Thylor
Bill Blalock, Roland Swing, Tomm>
Young, Tommy Stokes, Martha Cox
Mary Ann Hartzog, and Bob Holme?
Miss Caroline Hollingsworth is Beta
Club sponsor.
Dramatics Class
Presents Play
ONE ACT COMEDY
The dramatics class of Lexington
High School presented a delightful
play in an assembly program on Feb
ruary 21. The play was a one-act
comedy named “The Neighbors,” by
Zona Gale. It was presented as a
class project with| everyone taking
part.
The plot of the play took place in
the early part of the twentieth cen
tury in a typical small town. 1
showed how everyone tried to help a
family who was going to take a small
boy, a relative of the family, to live
with them.
’The cast of characters are as follows:
Grandma, Adele Tuttle; Miss Dian-
tha Abel, Mary Sue Thomason; Ezra
Williams, Woody McKay; Peter, Jack
Swaim; Inez, Enid Ayers; Miss El
mira Moron, Kathryn Sink; Miss Trot
Gladys Story; Miss Carry Ellsworth
Geraldine Butler.
Other class members not on the
staff were on stage, publicity anc
costume committees, with Stuart
Brown, Bill Johnson and Joe Ayer;
acting as chairman, respectively. The
play was directed by Mrs. Fred B.
Lewis and was thoroughly enjoyed by
the student body.
L. H. S. Debating
Team Organized
In January, the attention of the
student body of Lexington High school
was called to the fact that it had the
opportunity of forming a debating
team.
Directly following this announce
ment, a team was formed under the
sponsorship of Mrs. Fred B. Lewis.
The team is composed of the following
students: Betsy Sink, Hubert Olive,
Mary McLendon, Margaret Finch, and
Butrem Foster.
The Lexington team will debate in
a triangle of schools for a champion
ship, after which a final state con
test will be held. The other two
schools in Lexington’s triangle are
StonevlIIe High School and Hanes High
School in Winston-Salem.
L.H.S. Amteur
Program
A Major Bowes’ Amateur Program
produced and directed by Mr. Pete
Lea, was presented to the student
body on February 7. Ralph Musgrave
officiated as Major Bowes, Woody
McKay typified the announcer, and
Joe Honeycutt presided at the gong
The program varied sharply—voca
and piano solos, a vocal quartet, and
a monologue. From the eighteen en
tries the judges picked six winners
and one for honorable mention. First
prize went to Roxanne Disher for her
monogue, “The Little Red Schoo.
House.” A vocal quintet minus one
—composed of Paul Shoemaker, Woody
McKay, Harold Lanier, and Jim Poston
—won second prize for their rendition
of “'Vulgar Boatman.” Taking third
honors was a classic vocal solo by Joe
Ayers, “I Love Thee.” Beating oui
boogie and fourth spot was Betsy Sink.
Jean Lohr racked up filth honors as
she played the “Warsaw Concerto.’
The crooner. Mack ’Tuttle, whlked
away with sixth place for his sing
ing ol “The Things We Did Ijast
Summer.” Honorable mention wa;
bestowed upon Jo Deane Swing foi
her splendid work as accompanist’ at
the piano and an arrangement o;
“Tonight We Love.”
Being chief judge, Mr. Dan W. Aus
tell, manager of the Auditorium ’The
atre awarded the prizes. He did a fine
job and greatly amused the student
body. The other judges were Mrs
O. M. Hedrick and Mrs. William
Wright.
All contestants received prizes o.
show passes or coca-colas. ’The main
prizes included an airplane ride, milk
shakes, ice cream, and free admission
to school entertainments.
Honor Society Taps
Seven Members
On December 13, the Honor Society
tapped seven new members, which
made a total of twenty-one club mem
bers. A very impressive induction cere
mony was presented and those being
taken in were. Dot Bumgarner, Edna
Sue Shoaf, and Mary McLendon, ee-
nlors; Bill Blalock, Tommy Stokes
Tommy Young and Nancy Witherspoon,
juniors.