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THE LEXHIPEP
October 24, 1947
Club
icity
—A^es Wilson
Twenty-Three Tri-H-iY
Neophytes Survive One Week
Of Torture
September 27 proved to be a day of
joy and happiness for eight lucky ju
nior and fifteen senior girls. They
were the ones selected to be members
of the Hri-Hi-Y. But “you have to
take a little bitter with the sweet,’’
so the girls were put through one of
the toughest Initiations L. H. S. has
known. New members are as follows:
Betty Anne Wall, Martha Harbinson,
Margie Coggins, Mozelle Ferrell, The-
ola Jordan, Isabel Esslck, Grace Hen
dricks, Nancy Waitman, Nancy Helm-
stetler, Mary Anne Hartzog, Betty
Weese, Nancy and Nell Haymes, Au
drey Blackburn, Jean Rollins, Olivia
Coggins, Roberta Bafford, Jane Stre-
litz, Joanne Koonts, Barbara Ritchie,
Marj' Dowtin, and Carolyn Swing.
On Monday the girls were required
to wear their clothes wrong side out,
no make-up, hair not curled, and one
shoe and sock of one kind and one
of another. Tuesday was one of the
worst days the girls endured. They
were required to wear plaid blousese,
plaid skirts, no make-up, hair straight,
striped socks, and high heeels. Wed
nesday wasn’t so bad, but Thursday
was the all-important day. The last
day—the girls met at the square at
seven-thirty o’clock, where they were
given the usual routine. Later they
were walked out to Red Hills off Fifth
Avenue extension, where secret pro
cedures were carried out imti Ithey
were brought back into town. ’When
the iniation ended, a gleam in the eyes
of each new member said, “Just wait
until next year!”
UPS
National Honor Society
Holds Meeting
On Wednesday night, October 15,
the National Honor Society held its
initial meeting at the home of Mary
Anne Hartzog. The purpose of this
meeting was to elect officers for the
club. Miss Gilliam, the new advisor,
took charge of the business. Mary
Anne Hartzog was elected president
Mary Anne then took charge of the
meeting. T. D. Stokes was elected
vice-president, while Nancy Wither
spoon and Tommy Young were elected
secretary and treasurer respectively.
The business meeting was then held
and the members decided to establish
a birthday bank. A New Year’s dance
to be sponsored by the club was also
discussed.
After the meeting the hostess served
delightful refreshments to all the old
members, new members not having
been inducted.
and
DOWNS
—Nancy Witherspoon
To wear or not wear—that is the question confronting people all over
the world. As I leaf through “Vogue” or “Mademoiselle,” lurid pictures of
circus tent coats and hips that seem to be out of joint leap from the pages
and hit me in the face. I let out my skirt, bought some black stockings, and
then—what then? Could I look myself in the mirror if I went any farther?
No! All this foolishness must stop somewhere, and this is as good a place
as any.
As I walked perplexedly up the street, I looked at the legs around me.
Most of them, to my joy and surprise, could be seen protruding from the
skirt of their owners. They even looked better since all the bony knees were
covered. But instead of clearing my mind, this only made things more con
fusing. What should I do? Wnat should I wear?
Again I turned to the magazines. Most of the pictures in them were as
lurid as the ones in “Uncensored Detective”. I turned into the drug store.
Here was the answer! Before me sat some of the world’s great minds.
Perhaps these geniuses could help solve this most world-shaking of problems.
I got out my notebook and began to question them. After much head
scratching and pencil chewing, I was able to obtain the following opinions:
Betsy Sink: Drapes without shape.
Joe Honeycutt: They ought to wear shorter skirts.
Martha Hooper: I like skirts below the knees but above the sidewalk.
Lillie Byrd: Bag with a sag.
Betsy Stoner: The new styles are all right for Sunday.
Isabel Essick: I like skirts a little longer, but as for the other changes,
this is the twentieth century, not the eighteenth.
“Wit” Wood: I think all dresses should be as short as the majorettes’ skirts.
Martha Harbinson: No shoulder pads are unbecoming and padded hips
look like football players. Skirts should be longer, but not extreme.
Doug Craver: Them long dresses? They stink! It’s hard on my morale.
Young (ye editor): They make a thin girl have to stand up twice to make
a shadow, and they make a tat girl look like a shapely beer keg draped in
beautiful potato sacks.
“Berta” Bafford: It dresses get any longer. Speedy won’t have to sweep
the floors.
Betty Lou Wood: I don’t have anything against them except extreme
lengths.
Roland Swing: They’re corny. We’re just trying to go back to our
ancestors.
Betty Hunt: They’re ugly and sorta droopy. We’re just being old fashioned.
Molly Evans: I don’t like them because I think that girls’ legs ought
to show.
Barbara Smith: When they get to the floor, we’ll have to be too ladylike.
We won’t be able to run or play ball.
Agnes Wilson: I think the new styles are pretty and flattering except
for padded hips.
Well, that doesn’t leave much room for argument. Do you agree with
our experts? Here are their rather outspoken opinions. These are in agree
ment with the sentiment of most people with whom I have talked, but who
knows what will happen. We may change our minds. How about you?
Beta Club Holds First
Monthly Argument
On Monday, October 13, the Beta
Club held its first monthly meeting
of the year in the high school library.
Six of the total number of nine old
members were present for this first
meeting. ’The old members are: Bob
Holmes, Jane Shoaf, Martha Cox.
Mary Anne Hartzog, Bill Blalock, Zack
Taylor, T. D. Stokes, Roland Swing,
and Tommy Young. New members have
not yet been initiated this year.
New officers were elected for the
year as follows: Bob Holmes, presi
dent; Roland Swing, vice-president;
Martha Cox, secretary; and Jane
Shoaf, treaurer. Bill Blalock was cho
sen bouncer. Mary Anne Hartzog was
made program chairman, and Tommy
Young was elected janitor.
It was decided that only ten new
members were to be elected this year.
There are to be four seniors and six
juniors in this group of honorees. The
new members have not been decided
Upon as yet.
’.' The.’ meetiffg was, adjourned, the next
argument to be held'at'Zacfc'Taylor’s
home. The date is tehtaive.
Lexicon Subscription
Drive Opens With
Assembly Program
—Bill Blalock
The LEXICON opened its subscrip
tion drive on October with a most
delightful assembly program in the
form of a “Truth or Consequences”
program with Zack Taylor, business
manager of the LEXICON, acting as
master of ceremonies. Several popu
lar soap jingles were converted into
amusing LEXICON publicity. Bob
Holmes appearing as news commenta
tor.
High spot of the “consequences” was
Mr. J. L. Gathings’ interpretation of
a typical L. H. S. student at a foot
ball game. “Dimous” Beck also gave
a hilarious “majorette performance”
by strutting down the aisle of the au
ditorium as a consequence of missing
his “question”. Rox Anne Disher, Miss
Gilliam, and Martha Cox were award
ed a little lamb, a “Mother Goose”
book, and a red truck respectively for
answering their questions correctly.
Mr. Gathings won the jackpot prize
of a free subscription to the LEXICON
by properly naming a school or col
lege for each letter in the word LEX
ICON.
At the close of the program Jane
Shoaf, co-editor of the LEXICON, ex
plained how the campaign would be
carried out. Each homeroom that goes
100% in subscription to the annual
will be admitted free to a movie that
will be held in the future. Due to
the rising cost of printcraft materials
and an effort to keep the publication
up to its usual high standard, the an
nual will sell for $3.00 this year. This
represents a small increase of fifty
cents over last-year; The drive started
with much enthusiasm, and the sub
scription -list Up’to; date is unusually
large.
First Year Latin Students
Enter Latin Club
The Latin Club held its annual ini
tiation of new members September 30
and October 1, thirty-five boys and
girls being initiated. In order to gain
admission into this club, Latin stu
dents must have an average of 85 and
do outside reading on human history;
and the early settlement of Rome.
The first day the girls were required
to wear big red bows In their hair
and around their necks and ankles
clashing colors, tennis hoes, and no
make-up. The boys wore lipstick, bows
in their hair, and ruffles on their
pants.
’The second day the girls wore shirts
and ties, short skirts, and socks pulled
up. The boys wore the same costume
as fhe day before.
Wednesday night, October 1, the
members met in the library and the
new members were put through the
final points of the Initiation and were
declared full fledged members. Miss
Jones is the sponsor for this club.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 24—Football—Henderson (here)
October 29—Beta Club Assembly
October 31—Football—Monroe (here)
November 5—Glee Club and Band
Assembly
November 7—Football—Thomasville (here)
November .19—Book Week Program •
November'21-->^Footbal1—Albemarle (there)
ALUMNI
NEWS
—Olivia Coggins
Well, friends, another month has
gone by and here it is time for the
;econd edition of the LEXHIPEP to
go to pres. Remember the LEXHIPEP
register is still located in the LEXHI
PEP room, just in case you’ve forgot
ten, and' it is always there waiting
for you to sign. Everyone here at
L.H.S. wants to know what you are
loing and how things are.
Homecoming and all the many other
games certainly seemed to bring a
large crowd of the alumni home. The
fact that the attendance of the alumni
at the games is so large surely ought
to boost the morale of the team.
Some of the alumni whom I have
een lately at home and at the games
are Mary Anne Hunt, Enid Ayers,
Sue Hooper, Patsy Gordon, Betty Jo
Everhart, Pat Randolph, Martha Bran-
nock, Mary Sue and Peggy Jean
Thomason, Jean Coggins, Billy Hed
rick, Hubert Olive, Jack Farmer, Bill
Raker, “Chill” Lohr, Bill Johnson, Bob
Peeler, Ronnie Morgan, “Woody” Mc
Kay, Giles Crowell, Parks and E. H.
Easter, Johnny McCrary, “Highpock-
ets” Brown, “Tinker” and Charlie
Williams, Wayne Blalock, Jimmy
Streetman, “Mouse” Welborne, and
many others -whom I can’t seem to
remember now.
We only hope that those who re
turned were as htrilled at being at
home as we were at having them at
home. Everyone seemed to be having
a wonderful time, especially at the
homecoming game and dance.
Once more let me extend an Inid-
"atlon from the whole student body
of L. H. S. to the alumni to come
to visit us more often. We’ll be look
ing for you.
Jake -Cross and Stanford Tate Skip
Frosh English
Stanford Tate and Jake Cross, mem
ber of the class of 1947, were permitted
to enter Sophomore English class at
the University of North Carolina after
having been rated by a placement
test. This fact not only gives credit
to fne students who rightly deserve
it, but also the Alma Mater from which
they come, and L. H. S. is proud of
you.
LHS Sponsors Feature
In Homecoming Parade
The sponsors of the different L. H. S.
organizations rode in the homecoming
■oarade in open convertibles, each
sponsor wearing an evening dress, and
also a yellow chrysanthemum given to
them by the club they were sponsor
ing. The football sponsor wore two
orchids, a present from the team.
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The convertibles and the sponsors
were third in the parade. In the first
convertible was the football sponsor,
Mary Anne Hartzog, Lexicon; Jane
Shoaf, and Honor Society, Martha
Hooper and little Anna Kay Gaddy.
The next car contained Pansy Avery,
Gleee Club sponsor, and Mary Dow
tin, Dramatic Club sponsor.
Olivia Coggins, LEXHIPEP sponsor,
Amelia Brown, Quill and Scroll spon
sor, Mary Dean Hedrick, Student
Council, and June Williamson, Beta
Club sponsor, made up the third con
vertible.
In the last car Mozelle Perrell, Tri-
hl-Y sponsor, Joan Perrell, F. H. A.
sponsor, and Kirksey Sink, Cheer
leaders’ sponsor, completed the list of
the thirteen sponsors.
-This idea of sponsors riding in con
vertibles originated several years ago
whem a similar LEXHIPEP float was
a winner. Since .then the. ideq-. has
become a precedent.