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

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on this Canteen is fun, says Jeanne. The snack-bar is nice: the game room, interest- ing: and the whole upstairs for dancing is going to be wonderfu1. Well, girls, all good things must come to an end, so we will have to close this epi- sode of the past until another time, and get back to work, concluded the leader. HI-Y CLUB The aim of the Hi-Y is To create, main- tain, and extend throughout the school and community higher standards of Christian character. During 1945-46, the senior group consisted of twenty boys, elected from junior and senior classes. Later lifteen juniors were added. Stewart Hartley served as president of the organization last year. Undoubtedly the outstanding event of the year was the annual Older Boys' Conference, held at Wesley Memorial Church. Delegates attended from other towns. The program consisted of addresses, election of officers, and a banquet. Among the benefits afforded by the Hi-Y, probably the greatest is the opportunity given the boys to discuss common problems under sympathetic leadership. DEBATING CLUB Heated arguments . . . intelligent young people. Yes, I know whom you mean. They are members of the Debating Club, and with them you will find the advisers, Miss Wyche and Miss Hatch. Topics? Yes, the pressing national ques- tions are the topics they discuss. The prob- lems of peace time, military conscription, was the topic for this year's triangular debate. Who are members of the team? Sophia Stelfan and Herman Coble, with Betty Lewis as alternate, compose the affirmative, while Susan Uhl and Claude McKinney, with Billy Hennis as alternate, compose the negative team. Yes, the affirmative was very good, but the negative team was victorious in the local debate and went to the semi-finals in the district contest. ----W 1 Yes, Mary Hennis, president, and Doris Allen, secretary, worked with the members and they had a successful year. Thank you, I'm so glad I was able to give you the information about the 1946 debaters at High Point High. THE FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA Just imagine having tea in the governor's mansion! Delegates to the state rally of the Future Homemakers of America did this very thing and met Mrs. Gregg Cherry, the gov- ernor's wife. Still another highlight of the conference was the fashion show in which students modeled dresses made in sewing classes. Our organization is made up of pupils studying homemaking in both junior and senior high schools of the United States. As an integral part of the program of home eco- nomics, it offers opportunity for the plan- ning and carrying out of activities related to homemaking. The local chapter, organized this year un- der the direction of Miss Mary Miller, elected the following officers: Eleanor Hauser, presi- dent: Billie Stroud, vice-president: Madge O'Brien, secretary: and Gwen Saunders, treas- urer. Although still in its infancy, the local group has sent delegates both to the district and to the state rallies, and some of the mem- bers plan to attend the F.H.A. camp at White Lake during the summer. xg yl n-gi Z!----M .-... It is the sixth period. The place is the orchestra room. filled with some forty boys -l15l'

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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

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and girls, each intent upon tuning his instru- ment and warming up for an hour of prac- tice. There are the clarinets, giving the pitch by blowing that clear A as only Wilkie and Ellis can blow it. A moment's pause, and then the other instruments join in. Then comes a tap of the baton on the conductor's stand, and immediately all is stilled. From that moment on, the H. P. I-I. S. Symphony Orchestra. under the direction of its capable leader, Miss Virginia Frank, settles down to a diligent rehearsal. For these hours of practice and enjoyment there is always a definite goal-the three an- nual concerts given in the fall, winter, and spring. This year, the first concert was a beneit performance for the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. The second was pre- xnted on March 17, at Junior High. In addition to the concerts there are the contests, district and state, at which the work of all public school musical organizations is evaluated. The orchestra is fortunate in hav- ing been able to hold a rating of I, Class A, for the three consecutive years before the war. This past year to the disappointment of the group the rating was lowered. The members of the high school orchestra enter heartily into the spirit of their work, both in the local trips and in public per- formances: and they will always have a tender spot in their hearts. not only for the Friday afternoon string rehearsals, but also for the hours spent under the magic of Miss Frank's baton. -iiii-11T Then come the members of the band, marching along in their smart blue and gray uniforms, headed by ten graceful majorettes and the high-stepping drum major, Ralston Welch. Amid the lusty shouts and applause of the football crowds they come out upon the field and parade in splendid formation. This musical organization, under the direc- tion of Mr. Gerald Bryant, has this year reached new levels of achievement. Among the high lights of the year, in addi- tion to the performances at the games, have been the programs given at each of the local elementary schools. This spring, also, Eve members of the band were selected to attend the musical clinic held in Salisbury. During the last semester came band and orchestra concerts, and also the events of music week. All in all, our band is a happy and spirited organization which commands attention and arouses enthusiasm wherever it plays. .- The a cappella choir is another of our musical groups of which we may justly be proud. It numbers some sixty members, all carefully selected and trained under the direc- tion of Mr. Carl Cronstedt, whose prepara- tion for this work is excellent in that he studied under Melius Christiansen, the re- nowned Scandinavian a cappella director. Each Week the members come together for one of those memorable Monday evening re- hearsals, characterized by a spirit of devout- ness and sincerity. Cn these occasions, those passing by may sometimes hear the passionate or valiant strains of Day of Judgment or A Mighty Fortress Is Our God issuing from the choir room on the second floor. This musical group is in demand for a number of different occasions, such as school assemblies, the Christmas program, Parent- Teacher meetings, the teachers' district con- vention, and local church services. Because of its beauty and simplicity the music, which is almost entirely sacred, has a definite appeal for all heaters. The outstanding event of the present year has been the magnificent rendi- tion of part of Hande1's Messiah before an audience which more than filled the large auditorium at Senior High. On this occasion the choir was aided by a number of local singers, some of Whom were former students of the high school. Because of the character of the music ren- dered and of the spirit in which it is sung. we value our a cappella choir as one of the greatest inspirational influences in our school life. 'l17l'