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

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INTRODUCTION TO ATHLETICS Black Bison Athletic Teams had a decidedly successful season in every field of sports this year. The Football and Track teams took the spotlight with West- ern Conference Titles. Seeking the state high school crown, the Bison Football- ers suffered their hrst defeat from a gigantic Raleigh team although they brought many honors to their institution. Next came the Basketball team with a long string of victories, but they failed to cop the championship in a play oil' with Greensboro at Chapel Hill. Also making a good showing for themselves were the tennis and baseball teams. This year was the hrst in four that the school has produced a net team. FOOTBALL A High Point High School's two football coaches, Tony Simeon and Homer McCoy, pulled a championship team out of the bag this year to win the Western, Class A, high g -QI g g ll school championship and to play the Raleigh R' C eleven in the irst State Championship game fx ever played at Albion Millis Stadium. Curtis McDonald and Donald Hooper, the E- I 5 boys who piloted the High Point gridmen it ff this year, were very successful in capturing max fx K 1 honors for their team and placing two men. I F X Curtis McDonald and Bill Brewer, on the All-State team. In addition to this, three men on the Bison roster received invitations to play in the Shrine game at Charlotte. Be- cause of injuries received in the final home 'J T . K -., 5135025 game with Raleigh, Curtis McDonald and Bill Loyd were unable to attend, but Bill Brewer represented us with flying colors. High Point's line was the heaviest this year that it has been in many years. Their backs were especially smart and fast, as proved when little Curt McDonald was awarded, by the Charlotte Quarterback Club. a trophy for being the most outstanding foot- ball player in the state. This was the highest honor bestowed on any High Point athlete this year. 4253- Some of the secrets of the Bison success in their 1945 season were their brilliant coach- ing and inexhaustable reserves. The only players not returning next year are Curtis McDonald, Bill Loyd Cnow at U. N. CQ and Albert Thomas QU. S. Navyj, since the team was composed mainly of Juniors, who are coming back in '46 to further their education.

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is this aspect of our high school life that our chapter of the National Honor Society, some years ago, established an award for the senior who, for the preceding four years, had ren- dered the most unselfish service to the school. An efficient staff of some twenty-five stu- dents was very helpful to Miss McLaughlin, librarian, during the past year. Outsiders are sometimes amazed at the many duties dele- gated to these assistants. Before, during, and after school hours one may see them at work shelving books, sending out over-due slips, checking books in and out, or working in the inner office. Again, just picture Mrs. Jackson and Miss Mendenhall without their girls. The fifteen assistants in the Dean's ofhce and the nine in the general oflice answer the telephone calls, file records, get out the absence sheets, run errands to any part of the building. and make themselves generally indispensable throughout every period of the day. Next comes the students' store, a very necessary part of school life. Manned by pupils under the direction of Miss Meador, it is open for two periods each day in order to supply every one with what he requires to carry on his work at school. Four girls man- aged the store during the past term. We have enjoyed many periods of visual education during the last few years. Have you ever wondered how these pictures are made possible? The answer lies with the booth boys, who have worked hard with the motion picture machine and have given much time to this project. In addition to this, they have been responsible both for arrang- ing the microphones and for stage lighting during various performances. We are indeed grateful to Hoy Lee Fesperman and his as- sistants for their faithful service. When you see the flash of a bulb, you know that it is Ted Hodge with his camera. Few of us realize the time and the effort Ted has given to this job. He was always every- where-at the football and the basketball games, at assembly programs, at the dances. sometimes backstage and again out on the campus. Ted, you'll never know how much we have appreciated both you and your camera. , Speaking of sports if if reminds us that credit 5 rf should be given to ' S i 106 H ' our loyal cheerlead- .94 Oly 4,,., ers. Their vivacity. combined with t h e loyal cooperation of the student body, has cheered the Black Bi- sons teams through periods of victory and of defeat. Barbara Burton, head cheerleader, and her nine ca- pable assistants, have stood by the teams through thick and thin. Thank you, girls! The Upper and the Lower Houses, made up of forty student representatives, success- fully carried out several projects last year. Among these were the Amateur Show, the Social Standards Conference, and a Victory Bond Drive which enabled the school to participate in the buying of the hospital units. The clattering of dishes and the appetizing odor of food suggested a visit to the cafe- teria. Looking through the porthole of the door, we saw some fifteen students assisting the cafeteria director, Miss Bowen. Here one sees practical school service. The director of the physical education de- partment, Mr. Simeon, this past year had a reliable office staff of six girls. Other assistants were the managers of the various athletic teams. Jack Petty was in charge of equip- ment: others issued uniforms and towels and, in general, looked after the boys. A number of boys and girls rendered serv- ice through work on the welcome committee. the bulletin board committee and in the special departments. The many services rendered by the POINTER staff, headed by Caroline Arden, and the PEMICAN staff, headed by Margaret Barrier, have been invaluable in our high school life. Our thanks to each one of you. As in the case of the other student assistants, the joy of service has been sufficient reward for all that you have done for H. P. H. S. 4241-

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The starting lineup or first string of the Bison football squad of 1945 usually read as follows: L.E.--Tommy McGhee. L.T.-Pete Armstrong. L.G.--M. F. Groome. C.-Co-Captain Donald Hooper. R.G.-Hugh Gordon. R.T.-Jack Hawks. R.E.-Bill Brewer. Q.B.-Co-Captain Curtis McDonald. L.H.--Albert Thomas. R.H.-Frank vonDrehle. F.B.-Bill Loyd. The complete record of the Black Bison for the 1945 season was seven wins, two losses, one tie, and one game rained out at the ha1f. The two games lost were the State Championship game and a non-conference game with the Durham Bulldogs. Opening the season with a game at Reidsville. called off at the half because of rain, the Black Bison's deadlock came when they met the tough Charlotte Wildcats. High Point's Eghting squad racked up 209 points to their credit this season, while their opponents scored only 54. Of these, 145 were scored in the confer- ence to the six of their opponents. Opponent High Point Reidsville ........ 7 0 Ccalled off at the halfj Thomasville ....,. O 33 Durham ......... 13 0 Burlington . . . 0 33 'Lexington . , . 0 25 'Salisbury , . . O 20 'Charlotte . . . 0 0 Gastonia ..... 6 47 'kGreensboro , . . 0 13 'R. J. Reynolds .... 0 32 Needham Broughton 28 6 fchampionship gamel 'Denotes conference game. BASKETBALL The Black Bison basketball team closed its 1946 season by losing an 18-13 game with Greensboro in the Western Conference championship. This has been the second con- secutive year that the Whirlwinds have edged our hard woodsmen from the conference championship. Out of 24 starts during the 1946 season. the Bison completed nineteen victorious games, losing only three conference games. The first game was a 42-35 victory over Lynchburg, Virginia, followed by two games dropped, one to Triangle and one to Wilmington. X.- if I ff YJ Q , The Bison hard . Gif I dx , woodsmen came out p I f -3 from under with an 6 , A Xf pg ggfmfif all time high, 84-17, Kan 'I ' '-ls' over Spencer. After ' four more non-con- ---. f , Tl- ference wins over 44 5 Raleigh, Lexington, 'A nail Thomasville, and ' Lexington Junior Order, they traveled c to Gastonia to win '-2'- their first conference conference game, 47-26. Losing a heart- breaker in the last minute of the game at Charlotte, the High Pointers jumped to their peak of the season to take three home games from R. J. Reynolds, Gastonia, and Ashe- ville. After edging out 32-31 at Burlington, Richard Crowder sparked a 36-31 victory over the Greensboro Cagers on their home court. On our own home court, two more confer- ence games were put on ice, with victories over Salisbury and Burlington. After jour- neying to take a close game from Winston- Salem and a walk away from Salisbury, the Bison took one of the most spectacular vic- tories ever seen in the South, when Captain Curtis McDonald held the ball against Char- lotte, for 8 minutes, 55 seconds, without moving to break the zone defense of Char- lotte. The Black Bison won 43-21. After losing a game to their arch rival, Greens- boro, the Pointers took a non-conference game from Danville: and as all good seasons -1245?