Intramural Activities Shape High Point High Season
High Point High School physical education classes had a successful year with girls and boys pursuing diverse intramural activities. Girls led by Miss Nell Stallings competed in soccer, hiking, skating, horseback riding, cycling, basketball, stunts, bowling and ping pong earning letters and NCs, while the sophomores won the class tournament. Boys' season featured tag football, basketball leagues, tumbling, ping pong, volleyball, baseball on good weather days, and paddle tennis, with A. J. Simeon praised for coaching and achievements.
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High Point High
Nell Stallings
Mary Caroline Simmons
Donna Burns
Barbara Lynn
Paulette Huln
Belle Glover
Bettye Sebastian
Marion Lowe
Virginia Hedrick
Juanita Burgess
Winifred Bulla
Mary Louise Jarrett
Margaret Hall
Kathleen Horney
Phyllis Strickland
Margaret Blackard
Edna
Vuarsilty
A. J. Simeon
Pays to Lie Down During Thunderstorms
In an electrical storm a person directly under a thunder cloud faces fifteen times the danger of being struck if standing compared to lying on the ground. This cautionary note highlights safer behavior during lightning events.
Aircraft travel efficiency rise over three years
In 1938 airlines logged about 13.4 million miles per passenger fatality. By 1939 the figure grew to 18.4 million miles. In 1940 the mileage jumped to 32.26 million, a 170 percent improvement over 1938 fiscal year.
Teachers Chorus Has Very Successful Year in High Point
Under Carl Cronstedt the High Point city schools teachers chorus, formed to boost social ties among staff, completed a third year with strong reception at the Southern Conference for Music Education in Charlotte and a May Music Festival Week performance. The all-group chorus, with no soloists, included a long roster of teachers from multiple schools.
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Carl Cronstedt
Teachers’ Chorus
High Point City
South
Southern Conference For Music Lducation
Charlotte
Greensboro Teachers’ Choir
Cronstedt
High Point
Virginia Frank
Dot Hoskins
Sue Warren
Betty McArthur
Eleanor Currin
Elizabeth Allred
Virginia Wall
Winifred Bodie
Ruria Shelton
Lucille Barnett
Myrtle Poore
Annie Lee Jarrell
Margie Ellington
Carmen Austin
Ruth Goodman
Ernestine Strickland
Becky Nicholson
Inez Pitts
Ruth Modlin
Virginia Calhoun
Myrtle Titman
Evelyn Sharp
Evelyn Ballentine
Elizabeth Monroe
Sara McClure
Frances Mendenhall
Anna Mendenhall
Ernestine Melton
Madleine McCain
Louise Glasgow
Rebekah Gratis
Emily Commander
Esther Kee
Mary Turbyfill
Elizabeth Dunbar
Air transport growth cited in civilian flight report
The report notes 17,000 civilian planes in operation and, in the last fiscal year, civilian air transport companies operated regularly while private flyers accumulated 348.5 million miles.
School's Hi-Y Clubs Emphasize Character and Honor
MAVIS PEACE reports on the Hi-Y clubs aiming to raise Christian character in the school and community. Senior Hi-Y accepts members by invitation from junior and senior classes, via club vote, requiring clean living, scholarship, athletics, and leadership.
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Mavis Peace
General Office Is Busy At High Point High School
The general office at High Point High School, led by Mrs. Spencer W. Jackson with assistants, runs daily routines with nine student helpers. Activities include attendance slips, distributing supplies, handling money, issuing tickets, and processing diplomas. The Hi-Y club promotes sportsmanship, leadership, and service through discussions, guest speakers, and community activities. Officers are Herbert Speas, president. Charlie IKXKimsey, vice-president. Ahie Short, secretary. Darrell Welborn, song leader. Herb Jorigin, program chairman. William Hall, chapain.
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Spencer W. Jackson
Katie Royals
Doris Byerly
High Point High School
Hi- Y
Spencer
William Penn High School
Herbert Speas
Charlie Ikxkimsey
Ahie Short
Darrell Welborn
Herb Jorigin
William Hall
Chapain
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Arnold Barnes
Mary Frances Whitt
Lois Swaim
Sarah Cox
Selma Trogdon
Elaine Kirkman
Mary Jo Wilson
Gwyn Woodruff
Lib Reid
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Preay
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Remington
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