Dr Owen Addresses High Point College Students on McNeil
Dr R G Owen pastor of the First Baptist, Lexington, urged North Carolina youths to preserve the memory and work of poet John Charles McNeil. He contrasted Dunbar’s dialect poetry with his pure language, reciting several Dunbar pieces for the students at High Point College. The library additions include Hypatia volumes by Kingsley and three J M Barrie plays, plus Durant’s Story of Philosophy and works on England’s history and industry.
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North Carolina
John Charles McNeil
R. G. Owen
First Baptist Church of
Lexington
High Point College
Dr. Owen
Dunbar
Gertrude Rule
Innes
England
British Empire
Logland
Cheyney
Cunningham
McArthur
HIPO
Local College Library Receives Gifted and Purchased Volumes
The college library added numerous volumes last week including a 43 volume Library of World Best Literature set donated by Miss Elizabeth Murry of Maryland. The gift enhances study aids for English and literary enthusiasts. New titles include Glorious Apollo by E Bartington, a Byron biography in novel form, and Ariel by Maurois, also a poet biography in novel form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Library Fund
Elizabeth Murry
Maryland
E. Bartington
Byron
Ariel
Maurois
Shel
High Point College Receives Land To Move Road
Trustees and supporters arrange a seventy foot land gift that shifts East College Drive away from the girls dormitory Woman's Hall. The parcel had originally been part of the college’s early property before residential development, now enabling future expansion.
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Board of Trustees
High Point College
East College Drive
Woman’s Hall
College Circle
College receives land donation near dormitory area
Surveyors map a line from Montlieu Avenue to Lexington Street for a new street by the college. The campus currently covers land from College Drive to West College Drive and from Montlieu Avenue to Lexington Street, allowing future growth and relocation of the street away from the girls dormitory, according to Charles Brooks.
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Montle Avenue
Lexington Street
High Point College Gains Recognition and Growth
High Point College in North Carolina rapidly gains notice as a progressive small college. Since 1924 it earned a class A rating from the State Board of Education, added journalism and commerce departments, and hosts diverse religious affiliations. The student body organizes into multiple clubs and societies, with all students belonging to at least one.
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High Point College
North Carolina
Methodist Protestant Conference
N. C
College Athletics Boosts Enrollment and Reputation
The college, led by Coach J. P. Boylin, raises athletic standards across football, basketball and baseball. Students from outside the state enroll due to the college’s growing fame in these sports while the administration demands scholarship requirements alongside athletic activity. ERNEST BLOSSER.
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J. P. Boylin
Ernest Blosser
The Faculty Goes to School at College Box Supper
Local college seniors staged a humorous encore Friday evening titled The Faculty Goes to School as a prelude to their sponsored box supper. Participants included Callie Isley W. M. Loy Thel Blackwelder OO. C. Loy Gene Williams Jewel Hughes Emma Lewis Whitaker Margaret Perry Mabel Balch Pomona Johnson and Glenn Perry acted as auctioneer. The boxes were bid on and eaten by buyers and preparers amid much mirth.
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Callie Isley
Miss Young
W. M. Loy
Dr. Andrews
Thel Blackwelder
Miss Williams
OO. C. Loy
Dean Lindley
Gene Williams
Miss Idol
Jewel Hughes
Mrs. Lindley
Emma Lewis Whitaker
Miss MelIntyre
Margaret Perry
Prof
Kennet
Mabel Balch
Mrs. White
Pomona Johnson
Yarborough
Glenn Perry
JAS. Daughtery
Christian Endeavor 10 Start Activity Program
A Christian Endeavor meeting last Monday faced questions about waning member interest and effectiveness. Helen Hayes and James Braxton defended the society saying interest remains strong and no radical changes are needed. The group generally acknowledged some concerns.
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Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor Society
Helen Hayes
James Braxton
College Christian Endeavor Plans to Boost Activity
Plans to raise campus religious program interest include alternating leadership by male and female members and scheduling special programs by other groups at the EH hour. The college Christian Endeavor society has won the district banner three times in a row and aims to maintain high participation and clear finances.
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College Christian Endeavro Society
Buckner and Gates Lead in Tarkington Comedy Tweedies
Lillian Buckner and Nady Cates Jr. chosen for lead roles in Booth Tarkingtons Tweedies to be produced by the junior class. Rehearsals underway with a Maine village setting and aristocratic summer boarder Julian Castlebury wooing Winona Tweedle. Proceeds go to a memorial gate fund.
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Lillian Buckner
Nady Cates, Jr
Booth Tarkington
Tweedies
Freshman Chapel Program Delights with Music and Caricatures
Freshman class chapel featured Glenn Perry and Richard MacMinn with Miss McIntyre on Beethoven and an encore Whispering Hope. Timothy Mitchell and Prof. Smith played The Evening Star as a trombone solo. Caricatures predicted seniors future life stories with Kalopia Antonakos as prophetess guiding each unveiling by Lorraine Ellison.
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Chapel
Glenn Perry
Richard MacMannis
Miss McIntyre
Hope
Timothy Mitchell
Prof. Smith
Evening Star
Kalopia Antonakos
Lorraine Ellison
Keeper’s Lodge under construction at Camp Uwharrie
Work has begun on a keeper’s lodge at Camp Uwharrie, with a contract awarded for a rustic dwelling at the camp entrance. A keeper and family will reside on site within three weeks, and a privilege card system will control access for Scoutmasters and officials. The camp recently faced about $500 in equipment losses and will tighten supervision to prevent unsupervised groups and picnic remnants.
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Uwharrie
Boy Scout Reservation
H. A. Millis
Board of
Camp Trustees
Gordon A. Blair
Millis
Scout Council
Books By H. Pf. LIBRARY The Story of Philosophy review
A review notes high sales for Will Durant The Story of Philosophy and its broad appeal to general readers. It highlights chapters on Voltaire, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, and Santayana as strong points, while criticizing hurried treatment of topics. It also discusses Alexander and Three Small Plays by Lord Dunsany with focus on ambitious themes and theatrical craft.
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H. Pf. Library
Will Warant
Durant
England
France
Montaigne
Socrates
John Dewey
Voltaire
Schopenhauer
Spinoza
Santayana
Alexander
Lord Dunsany
Watt
Khan Hharuda
Tin whistle sought in shop window exchange
In a music shop a young woman asks for a tin whistle and the shopkeeper asserts they do not stock cylindrical flageolets, delivering a crisp, humorous clash over instrument availability.
Annual stockholders meeting notice
The Mutual Building and Loan Association invites stockholders to its annual meeting at 105 W Washington St High Point NC on Wednesday March 16 at 7 39 pm for election of officers and any business. W A Davis president W T Tayler secretary.
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Mutual Building & Loan Association
Washington St
High Point
N. C
W. A. Davis
W. T. Tayler
How Would-Be Smugglers Are Caught in the Act
A Liberty article by Joe Pennington warns travelers about smuggling jewels and other materials into the United States. It notes how informers like jewelers’ clerks collect 25 percent of fines and explains pre and post 1922 bounty changes, urging readers not to try their luck against customs inspectors.
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United States
Joe Pennington
Liberty
American Jewelers’ Protective Association
Unite States
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Gates
Raymond Perdue
Camp Uwharrie
High Port Public Library
Annual Stockholders Meeting
New York
High Point, N. C
Fier Shark
Lop Poe
Leona Crepe
Hiatt Tire Co
West High Street
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