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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1936
Page
16
Voters registered for the May 26 school supplement election in High Point show cautious support and opposition. Citizens are urged to use their rights wisely, discuss the issues clearly, and avoid unworthy tactics as the city weighs larger school funding.
City displays portraits of more than 200 high school seniors who will receive diplomas. The commencement marks a transition to the next phase of life and the city’s future welfare and development.
They enter a world driven by rapid change where education becomes a lifelong workshop. The message urges graduates to use their minds beyond boundaries, turning learning into action for the good of others, not just self.
The article notes a surge in steamship travel to Europe for the summer as Americans seek tours to the old world and observe turbulent currents there. It cites Mediterranean safety, expanding travel, and the interconnected fate of nations, while also discussing fiscal policy and North Carolina's cautious stance on taxes amid a modernizing economy.
Nature’s outdoors beckons as camping season returns with plans for Camp Uwharrie. The camp, serving the Uwharrie Boy Scout council, has enriched thousands of boys through facilities and training, viewed as a valuable community investment yielding lasting benefits and happiness for city youth.
Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell argues for rational fiscal policy in North Carolina, challenging political rhetoric and stressing the state’s high value from tax dollars. He lauds efficient revenue use for education and highways while countering proposed fallacies and political motives.
The North Carolina Attorney General clarifies that participation in a primary binds voters to support the chosen nominees, urging individual honesty and reverence of obligation. It condemns neglect of this duty as a cause of disrepute, calling for vigilance before voicing preference in candidate selection.
A columnist urges extending the King's navy rule of not discouraging fellow officers to church and civic life. He argues believers are the world’s conscience, shaping manners and words to foster brotherhood, comfort, and hope.
Dr W J McAnally advocates practical schooling to improve students and cites Eliot and Edison as examples. The piece argues for industrial free schools or industrial departments, better funding, and a nine month term, stressing well paid teachers and genuine orientation, but ends with a call for money.
The remark challenges a Canadian official’s statement that there is nothing a woman cannot do by insisting he must prove he has observed a woman pass a mirror to validate such a claim.
A New York critic notes the crooner failed to recall the tune of the song he sang last night. The critic adds that poetry cannot be taught or fought, reflecting on literary craft and performance.
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