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Lexhipep Launches Annual
_ Drive; Goal Is 100^
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Opening Assemblies ^
Stress Success
And Citizenship
Mr.
Tuff-Stuff” Struts
His Stuff
L. H. S. Roster Complete
With New Principal
Lexington Hi
Band Performs
New Uniforms Obtained
High School Band
made its first spectacular apDearanre
at Holt-Moffltt Field on lep”r
11, 1947, at eight o’clock when the
Hiifh Jackets met the Boyden
High Yellow Jackets of Salisbury for
the first game and win of the season.
have been purchased
for the band as well as for the majors
and majorettes. There are forty mem
bers in the band for the coming year
Along with the band will be two drum
majors and eight majorettes. Majors
mr the year are Joe Hooks and Joe
Honeycutt. Majorettes are Ann Hed
rick, Peggy Hardy, Marlene Peeler
Carol Biesecker, Carolyn Koonts
Peggy Costner, Nancy Foster and Ruth
Jenkins.
During the summer, band practices
were held weekly with private lessons
given daily. Mr. John Crocker di
rector, has worked hard all summer
to give Lexington High School the
best band ^ssible. The band, majors,
and majorettes will appear at all local
games, and their performance will be
feature of the nights* events.
^ fortunate
year in having such a capable
man ^ Mr. C. E. Wike to take the
job of principal of L. H. S. Mr
Wike, a native of Brevard, has come
to this school with the highest rec-
ommendations. He was graduat^
from the University of North Caro
lina, receiving his A. b. and M. A.
He taught in Brevard as a
hi^ory teacher and a boxing coach
and w^ principal of a school at Bethel
in Hoke County. Before coming to
rvn^fprincipal of
Central High School in Lenoir, N. C.,
for the past three years.
New Principal Introduced to
Student Body
On Wednesday, September 10 the
first assembly program of the ’ year
leadinTfh Crocker
leading the student body in singing
America”. The Rev. Odell Leon®^?d
led the morning devotional His
hS’ 11?'^
-Andrews spoke a few
encouragement concerning
thf He said to keep
this motto in mind, “Life can be a
masterpiece, , a mixture, or a mess.’
Wike^h^^'^® introduced Mr.
principal, who com-
beginning the
students had made possible by their
cooperation with the faculty.
P'-esWent Of the stu
dent body, made a welcome speech to
the new faculty and new students. In
conclusion Bob read a list of the qual-
ifications for student council repre
sentative for each home room and
members be
elected at once.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sept. 26—First Edition Lexhipep
Sept. 26—Asheboro (there)
^~^®sembly Program, Lexicon
Oct. 3—Children’s Home (there)
oct. 8—Assembly Program; Student
Council
Oct. l^High Point (here)
uci. 15—Community Sing
oS'27~w^^"“ Springs (there)
Oct. 21—Report Cards
^^Hunbar Glee Club
Oct. 24—Henderson (here)
Mr. Wike, his wife, and his two
!idt daughter re-
^ ■ Howntown Apartments,
while in Lexington.
When asked to make a comment on
that
he had hardly had time to say but
as far as he knew he liked it fine.
Lexington High is behind its prin
cipal one hundred percent and is
sure that he will learn to love Lex-
ington High as the students do.
L^.S. would like to wish Mr W
,i principal for four years'
all the luck in the world at his new
position at Thomas Jefferson High
School, Roanoke, Virginia. He will be
greatly missed by the student body
bL^ remem-
teachers have been added
to the faculty. Miss Anne Larkin
who lives at the home of Miss Alma’
Owen, was graduated from Duke Uni
versity, Durham, N. C., with an A B.
degree. Miss Larkin teaches tenth
grade history. Burlington is her home.
Mi« Mary Frances Harrell is the
ninth pade civics teacher. She was
graduated from Wake Forest receiv-
ing an A. B. degree in English, So
cial Science, and Spanish, she is
(Continued on page three)
“A Good Citizen of L. H. S. is a
Good Sport”
ser?p. 17. the first in a
P^°Stams under the titie
A Good Citizen in L. H. S” was
GooA 'cfti f entitied “A
Srt.” H- S. is a Good
1®'! the devotional, af
ter which Bob Hendricks introduced
he speakers on the program. The
following people expressed their ideas
on good sportsmanhip; Mr. Maus, as
the coach of the football team: Bill
Blaylock as a football player- MLss
Flayree Hill, as a school teacher- Ruth
Jenkins as a member of the s’tudent
Shoaf, as a member of
Swina Society; and Carolyn
CouSch. ^ '”®”tber of the Student
Hendricks left
students this thought: “Mr
zens?^^** '^^ti-
TOe Lexhipep launched its annual
subscription drive in assembly Wed-
nesday’ September 24, The Lexhipep
staff presented a skit stressing a 100%
subscription drive throughout the
school.
The assembly program was in the
form of a typical staff meeting, ear
ned somewhat to the burlesque ex
tent Demonstrating how articles are
obtained, gossip is
collect^, and articles are typed. The
subscription drive came to a climax
S student, ’Thodwalder Quinck
Hardbottom, Jr.; alias “Hardrock” re-
surscribe and the drive went
100% after the sound of a pistol shot,
thiK giving the Lexhipep a big scoop,
he mam feature of the program was
Paul Shoaf, alias Mr. Puff-Stuff
PDO W.P.A, C.O.D., and
’ ^ Interesting
talk on “Unity of Time, Place, and
jesture,” as suggestion
by his grandma in abbreviation, ab-
breviations proving to be caricatures
and pantomine.
"Tommy Young conducted a quiz
dealing with a few facts and figures
concermng the Lexhipep. Members of
the student body were requested to
member who answered a
Coca-Cola
fro mthe school** store.
After the introduction of the new
(Continued on page eight)
HIwY GANGSTERS ROB
LOCAL BANK
On Wednesday morning, September
i"? ,'t®.®P®i’ute desperadoes de-
pnngly on the Commercial
Bank of Lexington. These cruel crlm-
malS’ “Stinky” Gibson and Johnny
bank tellers under
threat of being shot with toy pistols
fni? the bank's
ro 1. Unfortunately, the bank had ab-
P- tiand, so a blank
check satisfied the robbers' greed.
They escaped by the front door and
r tbe law, making
to get back to the rest
of their Hi-Y initiation
Zacky Taylor Elected
Senior President
Dance To Be Sponsored ’
On 'Thursday, September 18, the se-
fo?*^th!f®® ®tass meeting
ficerf ThP^® of-
ncers. The officers elected were-
Zack 'Taylor, president; Mozel Per-
rell, vice-president; Audrey Black-
cafiPdTh Bob Hendricks
railed the meeting to order, and Im-
y turned the proceedings over
®ttis M. Hedrick and Mr
sTr^seri'^^th Mrs. Hedrick
stressed the importance of the propel-
fn^* “Thp' officers,'^sta?-
senior class .officers are
the most important people of the se
nior year. These officers should be
chosen with the utmost care taking
all requirements of the offices into
consideration.” nices into
w^°m7rjp^ a motion
made and passed on to petition
be hewTftPr\h° ^ to
borne football games
and a committee of the new officers
was appointed to see Mr. C E S
purpose. Necessary arrange
ments were made, and the first dance
was held at the Legion Hut following
the Statesville game.
‘ "I Hi-Y initiation. ,T ^S^n Hut foil
^ I the Statesville game.
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