Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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plaque upon which their names are inscribed. lts permanent location is the library. This year, for the first time, the High Point Beta Club took an active part in the Beta Convention, held in Winston-Salem. About a dozen members participated. The High Point entry in the stunt show, Bill Neely, a magician, was awarded one of the prizes. ...,....- .- . 'Q A-,,,.,....-o-- ..,,,.. U- -- - 1,1 MAS . AND AVBL... X M, yy M-A---' ,J A bf , .C X H'--N--M .. QACEJ I don't see how he got in. . . . Was she inducted? . . . He really can make a good speech. Remarks of this type were heard all over the high school building on one day in last October. The event which led to these remarks was the annual induction ceremony of the Masque and Gavel Society. At this time, Ann Gamble, president, pre- sided and called for the sergeant-at-arms to bring forth the candidates for membership. After challenging them to maintain the prin- ciples of Masque and Gavel, the president administered the oath of membership. Mr. Wilson O. Weldon, a local minister, gave a brief inspirational address, which concluded the program. Members of this organization, as a rule, are students who take part in many of the school activities, as well as in community and church events. To qualify for member- ship, they are required to have an interest in speech or dramatics, to desire improvement in this field, and to have attained a certain degree of prohciency. Many members, perhaps in- spired and encouraged by the high standards of this organization, have proved their worth in the oral arts. THE PEMICAN Few of us realize how much time, effort, and responsibility go into the production of a school annual. At the very Hrst of the school year the work of the PEMICAN staE got underway, for at that time it was neces- sary to decide upon the color and design for the cover, the size of the book, and the various kinds of photographs to be used. Many of the details, of course, could not be worked out until Mr. Brightman, a rep- resentative of the engraving company, came to the school soon after Christmas. It was then that the staff really began working in earnest. It was decided that all the written material in the book should be combined in the form of a story. The supervision of this task fell to Jane Rhodes, Associate Editor, who assigned topics to the students recom- mended by the English teachers. At this time also, Ann Gamble, Business Manager, and her staff spent many hours trudging in and out of the business establishments of High Point, soliciting advertisements. At all outstanding school events during the year, one saw Ted Hodge, the up and coming photographer of High Point High, taking pictures for the PEMICAN. There were days for group photographs, periods during which classes were interrupted at short in- tervals by such announcements as, Will the members of the National Honor Society re- port to tower two, first floor, for a photo- graph. Upon arriving at the place desig- nated, Patricia Hubbard, Photography Edi- tor, issued instructions for the picture. In the spring when the time came for all material to be forwarded to the printers and engravers, people passing the school late at night must have seen the lights burning in the PEMICAN ofiice on the third floor. If such late strollers could have looked in, they would have seen Margaret Barrier, Editor-in-Chief, Gerry Hancock, Susan Uhl, and others por- ing over PEMICAN layouts, with ever-faith- ful Mr. Vance to lend a helping hand. Although the staff was obliged to work hard in order to publish the 1946 edition of the yearbook, they did it willingly, for they realized that in the years to come the PEMICAN would bring back to each of us pleasant memories from the closed chapters of our high school days. 'll4l'

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The singing of the Lord's Prayer by Betty Sue Coltrane opened the hnal induction for this year. The old members occupied the seats on the left side of the stage while, on the right, empty chairs awaited the new mem- bers. In the center of the stage a large table held the candle-rack, containing twenty can- dles with only the center candle lighted. After the introduction by the president, Jane Rhodes, the four qualities, service, lead- ership, scholarship, and character, in which National Honor Society members must be outstanding, were stressed by Blanchard Bon- ner, Nell Siceloff, Susan Uhl, and Bob Hauser. Following these speeches the mem- bers, each holding a lighted candle, went out among the audience to tap those who had best achieved these qualities. The newly tapped candidates, both thrilled and elated, gathered in the hall from which the procession moved down the two aisles. Reaching the stage, the entire group remained standing as the candidates accepted the honor of membership and repeated the pledge. A candle was lighted by Ann Gamble for each new member as he or she signed the National Honor Society register in charge of Margaret Barrier. Soft music was furnished by Ralph Tilden and Joanne Sechrest. Those who were taken into membership were: Anne Stuart, Ruth Ellis, Marjorie Streicher, Nellie Jones, Betty McEver, Betty Lou Meadows, Patsy Conrad, Parish Sizemore, Caroline Arden, Diane Snyder, James John- son, Don Huber, Jeanne Kline, Joyce Lin- thicum, Bob Hester, Dorothy Clodfelter, Mary McMu1lan, Anita Withers, and Bob Renfrow. The highlight of the program came when the president announced the presentation of the National Honor Society Service Award, emblematic of unselfish service. Last year's winner, Jacksie Miller, was given the honor of announcing the winner and of presenting the award. After Jacksie had given a brief sketch of the unknown winner, everyone realized that it was Nell Sicelolf. On receiving the award, Nell was able only to say Thank 'l13l' you , two words which eloquently expressed just how she felt. For its project last year the National Honor Society decided to make a scrapbook containing clippings of all school activities. This scrapbook will be continued from year to year and can be referred to at any time for information. In addition, as a means of revenue, the members sold personal calling cards. The Honor Society for the past several years has had charge of the awarding of scholarships to three high-ranking seniors. Two of these, valued at ifty dollars annually for four years, are given by High Point Col- lege, and one, of the same value, is awarded by Guilford College. TA CLUB fr' Zan, J Quang I f get t Li A gg: B e howl' ' . a a Mia X! . . . designated by the high school au- thorities as worthy of special recognition be- cause of outstanding attainment and prom- ise. And so are the members chosen for the second largest Beta Club in North Carolina. Along with these requirements, the stu- dent chosen must have good mentality and character, creditable achievement, and com- mendable attitudes. The Beta Club is a n0n-Secret, achievement service organization. If you want to get an idea into the heads of men, place it in the hearts of youth. The prime purpose of the organization is to arouse among its members an ambition for 3 fuller life and a better state of society. For students who have made an average of ninety-two or above, there is a silver

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THE POINTER Get those books od' my desk! What's happened to my front page make-up? Bos- coe, the deadline was Monday, and this is Wednesday. Where is the sports page? These are only a few of the expressions com- monly used by our dear POINTER editor-in- chief, Queenie. She did not always nag, though: for sometimes she would say, Peo- ple, I want to congratulate you on the hard work you have done on this edition. It's a good paper. Then the murderous thoughts about the editor, which had been simmering in the minds of the staff, would immediately dissolve into the conviction that Caroline Arden is a swell girl. Getting out a school newspaper is no joke, especially with a staff as small as the POINTER staff has been this year. As a consequence of this, each person has been obliged to do more than his share of the work, and each one has carried out his part Well and without grumb- ling. The editor-in-chief, Caroline Arden: the associate editors, Ellen Russell and Betty Jo Ring: the sports editors, Bobby Lindsay and Don Huber: and all other members of the stan' have worked long and diligently at the Print Shop, as Boscoe can well testify. Then there were the reporters, Joyce Linthi- cum, Susan Uhl, James Johnson, Patsy Con- rad, Luther Lewis, Helen Rigby, and others who tracked from one end of the building to the other in order to cover stories. Joyce Shelby, business manager, and her assistants, Doris Nance as advertising man- ager, and Peggy Davis as circulation man- ager, have gone home more than once with tired feet, after selling ads all afternoon, not only for the POINTER but also for the foot- ball programs put out by the staff. Miss Ed- wards, business adviser, and the staff fre- quently forfeited their seats at the football games in order to sell these same programs. Many a time Peggy Davis waited nervously for the POINTER to arrive in time for cir- culation at the third period. Then later, weak but relieved after the papers were distributed. she went to work sending out exchange copies. Miss Hodgin, faculty adviser, who shared the sorrows and the triumphs of the group, never failed to reward them with praise when they did good work. ROMANI MODERN I Get some more wine, slave, Please pass the grapes, and I love your new toga were only a few of the orders and remarks heard from the Latin students at the Roman ban- quet, an occasion long to be remembered. The banquet was one of the many inter- esting bi-monthly programs presented this year by the Romani Moderni. Although the meal was limited to the secunda mensa, the customs, food, and costumes were authentic. Almost overnight the modern classroom had been transformed into an ancient Roman banquet hall, lighted by candles. The desks had been replaced by luxurious lecti, slightly reminiscent of clinic cots. Although the cos- tumes worn indicated various ranks from slave to guest of honor, the occasion brought pleasure alike to Caesars and to serfs. Paul Friedman held the position of Im- perator, with Mildred Jeffers, Mary Mc- Namara, Louise Erickson, and Bobby Ever- hart as Consuls. GIRL RESERVES When you find things being done, and done right, you find the Girl Reserves. As the girls work on the Canteen, we find them discussing the past year's work. Hey, girls! yells one, do you remem- ber what a nice time We had when we pre- sented our amateur program at the sani- torium? And how hard we worked as Nurses' Aides? Sure, answers Doris, we had a good time fixing Thanksgiving baskets, too. Well I think our successful parties have helped us to do these things by keeping up our interest in Girl Reserves, states Ruth Ann. Personally, I've enjoyed Eloise's pro- grams, adds Wilma. She chose subjects that certainly answered to our needs. I liked the programs, too: but working 41535