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TTE*11JI '&THE HI-POVOLUME XVI HIGH POINT, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1941SADIE HAWKINS FLIESABOUT LAST SATURDAYJackie 'N DonGet CrownedKennedy and Welborne ReignOver Dogpatch as DaisyMae and Lil' AbnerSadie Hawkins' Day is only apleasant memory and until nextyear on November 8 it will fadeinto the background.However, for those of you whodon't know, last Saturday was avery eventful day for all loyalDogpatchers of <strong>Hi</strong>gh <strong>Po</strong>int College.Mary Alice Thayer won theprize for catching Li'l Abner. Hewas captured in front of the SingerSewing Store after runningfrom the Enterprise building, adistance of perhaps half a block.Jackie Kennedy, a sophomore,and Don Welborne, a freshman,were elected as Daisy Mae andL'l Abner by the student body.They were crowned as King andQueen of Dogpatch by the mayor,Bill Henderson. Later they hada mock wedding ceremony conductedby Jack Houts, who wonfirst prize as best-dressed Dogpatchcharacter. He representedMarryin' Sam.Howard Gorman and WillieHarrellson won the novel hog-callingcontest.<strong>Hi</strong>ghlighting the party was agrand square dance in which allpresent were invited to join. Thecrowd also enjoyed a CommunitySing, Dogpatch style.And, so until next year, weleave the merry Dogpatchers totheir own Kentucky, but we expectthem back again November8th, 1942.FIT MEN FORAERONAUTICSLocal District SupervisorStresses Importance of NotBeing Overworked to FlyToo many boys try to do toomuch.This is one explanation by officialsof the Civil AeronauticsAdministration why twelve percent of applicants for CAA pilottraining fail to pass the entrancephysical examinations.Paul V. White, supervisor ofthe first district, which includes<strong>Hi</strong>gh <strong>Po</strong>int College, has receivedinformation on a survey made byCAA pilot training officials in themore than 500 colleges now participatingin the program. Althoughthe rejection's are relativelyfew, the reports of medicalexaminers reveal that theycould be still further reduced ftapplicants appeared for their ex-. aminations in a more rested phy-I sical condition and a differentframe of mind.John P. Morris, director of the,• program, has suggested that su-! pervisors can help all applicants( by discussing these matters withI them prior to their taking the■ examinations.Mr. White, district supervisor,j believes there are three principal; reasons for failure to pass theI physical examinations, the firstI being the tendency of the boy1 who wants to fly to crowd his| school life with too much activity.■ The average boy cannot work his[ way through college, go out for, athletics, belong to the Glee Club,j keep up the required scholasticj standard and still take the "CAAI pilot training course. While the| boy who will try to do all this isj usually a high type, and his am-| bition desei-ves commendation, hisbody and mind will not stand thestrain. Some curtailment is imperative.Second, many applicant's cometo the medical examiner with apsychological complex, feeling thatthe examiner is a hurdle to getover and not a starting block tohelp them get going. This stateof mind, added to the physicalstrain of a period of hard study,or of hard play in athletics, mayresult in certain manifestationsof physical deficiency like double(Continued on page 4)Give ThanksTurkey Day's A-Coming!Next Thursday, November20, has been proclaimed Thanksgiving;Day byi PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt, alsoadopted by Governor Broughtonand endorsed by PresidentHumphreys.So students can now countthe number of days untilThanksgiving on their fingersand then have some fingersleft to start counting theweeks 'til Christmas.The HI-PO wishes to re-mindstudents that double-cuts aregiven for absentees from classesbefore and after the proclaimedholiday.It's six more day beforeThanksgiving!SIX CHOSENTO DEBATECrouse, Linnemann, Tuker,Kinkle Childs & McCIargAre ChosenThe debating team which willrepresent <strong>Hi</strong>gh <strong>Po</strong>int College inthe Dixie Tournament at Winthrop-College early in December hasbeen chosen after tryouts held recently.Only two of last year'steam have returned to the team,Kenneth Crouse and LawrenceLinneman. Completing the teamare Talmage <strong>Hi</strong>nkle, Henry Childs,Roger Tucker and Donald Mc-Clurg.Despite Tucker being the onlynew member with any experiencein college debating, the team isexpected to be able to meet suchteams as Elon, Duke, Catawba,and any other nearby college thatwill accept the challenge to debate.In addition to the Dixie tournamentat Rock <strong>Hi</strong>ll, S. C, thelocal team plans to enter theGrand Eastern Tournament whichis also at Winthrop College.The question for debate thisyear is: "Resolved, the governmentshould regulate unions bylaw." The affirmative is beingtaken by Crouse, Tucker and Mc-Clurg. The negative side will besupported by <strong>Hi</strong>nkle, Childs, andLinneman.STUDENT OPINIONS OFCOLLEGES VETO WARSurveys Made by InterviewingCampus Students AllLecture GivenOver the CountryBy Mrs. Gr'vesBy JOE BELDEN, EditorCopyright, 1941.AUSTIN, Tex.—A majority ofAmerican college students, unlikemost U. S. adults, are opposed tochanging the neutrality law to allowsupply ships to be armed andsent into war zones.This isolationist attitude is discoveredin the first poll of theschool year completed last weekby Student Opinion Surveys ofAmerica. The nation-wide canvassinglikewise reveals overwhelmingsentiment against actualfighting in the war and growingpessimism on the campus aboutthe country's ability to avoid theconflict.The latest Gallup poll, takenlike this student survey was, sinceCongress took up neutrality revision,found a ratio of 46 to 40per cent in favor of mountingguns on American ships and 54per cent approving of Americanships and crews delivering suppliesto Britain. But college interviewers,sampling a scientific crosssection in every part of the nation,found a different answeramong students:The question: "Are you for oragainst changing the neutralitylaw so that American supply shipsmay be armed and sent into warzones?"The results:In favor - 42%Against — 51Undecided - 1(If undecided ballots are ignored,then 45 per cent are in favor and55 against)."What do you believe is moreimportant for the United Statesto try to do," the intervieweeswere next asked, "declare war anduse our fighting forces whereneeded, or try to keep out as longas possible and supply the nationsfighting <strong>Hi</strong>tler and Japan?"Declare war and fight 14%Stay out and supply 79Undecided 7Student Opinion Surveys, a nonprofitorganization, with headquartersat the University ofTexas, is a cooperative of 150college newspapers, including the<strong>Hi</strong>-<strong>Po</strong>, that exchange local opinionsfor the national tabulations.Each poll is mathematically controlledas to sex, upper and lowerclassmen, working and^ non-workingstudents, and geographical distributionin proportion to U. S.(Continued on Page 4)Mrs. Groves Lectures to StudentsHere Last Tuesday."Courtship is an indefinite procedure,"stated Mrs. Ernest Groves,of Chapel <strong>Hi</strong>ll, in her lecture onTuesday evening, November 4.There are several steps in courtshipbeginning in infancy whenthe child loves only self. The childgradually outgrows this stage, andtries to be like the parent of thesame sex. This stage comes duringthe ages seven through nine.Gangs among boys and girls'groups come just before courting.There is a withdrawal from theopposite sex and supreme interestin young people of the same ageand sex.Courting begins when youngpeople become surpremely interestedin the opposite sex. Duringthis period going with manyyoung people is good. Often thereis a local code if a couple startgoing together they are supposedto continue. This should not betrue. Young people should, go withdifferent young people beforechoosing one. One of the skills ofcourtship is getting acquainted.The old belief that there is onecut out to be a mate is not true.There are many who would make(Continued on page 4)Enjoy OperaIn GreensboroFour Students Take Part inComic Opera "The BarteredBride"The two performances of "TheBartered Bride," comic opera, willbe given in Aycock Auditorium inGreensboro, N. C. There is anafternoon and evening perform-ance. We have four students andone faculty member in the production.Those singing in theopera are Jack Houts, MauriceCo uturier, Zelma Parnell, WadeKoontz and Bill Gossard. Profes-sor Blickensderfer plays clarinet inthe orchestra.Tickets are on sale now andmay be obtained from Miss Whitlock.The profits will go to thearmp camps for recreational purposes.The tickets range in pricefrom 35 cents to 01.10.WHITE GIVESMORE VOLUMESMrs. White Has IncreasedGift of Books to 89; FroshFinish <strong>Library</strong> ScienceFour new books that will interestthe future Methoodist ministersand young people came as aresult of the suggestions made atthe Methodist Conference. Theseare The Profits and Their Times,by <strong>Smith</strong>; A Christian Imperative,by' Barnes; Living Under Tension,Fosdick, and The Strong Name,Stewart.The last book-of-the-month isYoung Man of Caracus by T. R.Ybarra. This is an autobiographyof a newspaper correspondent inSouth America. It is written veryinterestingly and is characterizedby clear-cut illustrations of SouthAmerican scenes.Inside Latin America is thethird of the triology written byJohn Gunther. This book is writtenfrom the standpoint of anewspaper correspondent and isvery readable. Gunther's othertwo books are Inside Europe andInside Asia. All these books arefull of information for the particulartime.Mrs. White has increased herdonation of books to eighty-nine.Among these are a book on southernwild flowers, books on fiction,good literature, useful arts,poetry by James W. Riley, • and avery delightful book by CatherineAlbertson, In Ancient Albemarle.The interest that the freshmanclass is taking in the library thesedays is really noticeable. It wassaid that on Monday night therewere eighty in the library. Thelibrary has been a scene of busyactivity for the freshmen to finishthe library exercise assignedto them. This library work issimilar to a spanking—althoughit hurts, it may be very usefuland helpful.NUMBER 6Mock Air Raids Staged HereWhile Boys Report BombersCollege Look-Out <strong>Po</strong>stThe tower of Roberts Hall is being used as an observation postto sight bombers by students working in co-operation with the armyair base in Raleigh. Beginning tomorrow watch will be kept forfifteen days, until November 29.ARMISTICE OBSERVANCEHERE SHOULD BE DAILYHumphreys IsVesper Sp'kerThe chapels for this week wereunder the leadership of the musicdepartment and the athletic association.At the student chapel on Monday,the music department was incharge. Eugene Connelly playeda trumpet solo and three ariaswere given from the comic opera,"The Bartered Bride." MauriceCouturier, Wade Koontz and ZelmaParnell took part, and Miss VeraWhitlock was the accompanist.The athletic council led the programon Thursday morning, afterDean Lindley had conducted thedevotional. Wade Koontz sang asolo.Dr. C. R. <strong>Hi</strong>nshaw spoke onthe achievement of the variousteams and sports at <strong>Hi</strong>gh <strong>Po</strong>intCollege. Dr. G. I. Humphreysthen spoke to the student body,predicting a winning game overAppalachian on Saturday afternoon.The student chapel next weekwill be led by the religious council.There will be no chapel onThursday, due to the Thanksgivingholiday.FOLLOWING THE LEADERS, CAMERABy Bill and Bette Gossard.Prominent among the upperclassmen,and well-known to theentire student body, is GraceBivins, from <strong>Hi</strong>llsboro, N. C.She is probably best known in themusic department for her finework there. She has composedseveral songs that have been sungby the A Capella choir and thecollege quartet. But her fame doesnot stop here ... it goes on andon and branches out into everyfield: Student government, ThetaPhi activities, dramatics, choir, instrumentalwork and cheer leading.Grace is one of the best-lovedpersonages on the campus. Herbrilliant performance in "StageDoor" made a comparatively minorrole stand out in the memories ofthe fortunate students who sawher. She is always willing to playfor any occasion that asks of hertalents, and her gifted piano workhas ever been one of the brightspots on college programs.•:•Because of her interests in themusic department, many valuableGRACE BIVINSsuggestions and ideas of hers havehelped to better this part of ourschools. For not only is she amusic major, she has one of thefinest, and the lowest alto voicein the choir.Grace is an active member ofthe W. A. A. and is interested inother school organizations. Shehas done commendable work inthe Artemesian Literary Society.Add all this to the fact that sheis an cative member of the ThetaPhi sorority, and you begin to geta fairly good picture of GraceBivins.A list of her noteworthy achievements,however, would not becomplete without a little more ofGrace as we know her. We areproud of her. We hugged herand pumped her hand when shewas elected to "Who's Who" forthose who really know her, alsoknow of her ready sympathy, hergenerosity, her tact, and the everpresent graciousness that is a partof her every action. And we areglad that we know this truly finestudent of <strong>Hi</strong>gh <strong>Po</strong>int College.Patriotism A Thing of EachDay, Not the Eleventh DayDay of the Eleventh MonthWith patriotism and nationaldefense on every tongue, it is onlyfitting that it also be on everypen.November 11, 1941, was ArmisticeDay and on the campus hereat <strong>Hi</strong>gh <strong>Po</strong>int College we paid aquiet but effective tribute to thatday when a peace, supposed to bea lasting world peace, was signedthe eleventh hour of the eleventhday of the eleventh month.Our simple observance consistedonly of raising the flag witha military salute at 8:10 in themorning, a moment of silence ateleven o'clock, when "taps" wassounded through the building, andthe lowering of the flag at 5:30,also accompanied by a militarysalute. Standing there watchingthe flag being raised to the topof the flag pole, I thought howwonderful it was that we could seesuch a sight as this in one of thefew free places remaining in theworld. And again that eveningwhen in the radiant sunset o* awinter's day, that glorious symbolof freedom was lowered and foldedto be put away for the night,the thought came to my mind thatthis was. something that should bedone every day—not just one dayout of the year, but every day.That surge of patriotism thatswells in each breast at the soundof the bugle and at the sight ofof the flag being raised to wavetriumphantly over a happy nation,(Continued on Page 4)DEAN LINDLEY IS TEACHINGGLASS AT TRAINING SCHOOLDean P. E. Lindley is teachingIn a Methodist workers trainingschool at the South Main StreetChurch this week.The dean is teaching a class on"How the Bible Came to Be." Thisschool is sponsored by the Boardof Education of the MethodistChurch.Last Thursday, Dean Lindleyspoke to the Rotary Club in Liberty,N. C, at a special annualentertainment for teachers. Hespoke on "The Fun of BeingGrown Up."Last Saturday evening he attendedthe annual conference of"North Carolina Teachers of theBible," at Catawba College, wherehe heard Dr. Steinspring, professorof archaeology at Duke University.Tower Used toSight PlanesCounihan and Fernandez AreLead Men in Charge ofWatch Periods Here<strong>Hi</strong>gh <strong>Po</strong>int College has becomean Interceptor Command Observation<strong>Po</strong>st. The administrationbuilding has been the scene of airgames during the past two daysand will take over observation a-gain on Saturday to continuethrough November 29. The towerof Roberts Hall is being used asa look-out post and the boys havebeen asked to keep watches therefrom five o'clock in the morninguntil six o'clock in the evening.Every time a bomber is sighteda call is sent to the army air basein Raleigh. The connection is immediateand the observer givesall information concerning theplane—it's type, direction, height,and number of planes. The airbase in Raleigh could then sendup an interceptor squadron tomeet the enemy planes long beforethey reached the airportthere. The tower here is equippedwith the telephone and binoculars.Taylor M. Simpson is ChiefObserver for the air games here,and he has four assistant chiefobservers in the school. Yesterday,Elvin Lewis was head of the firstwatch between five and eighto'clock. During the first half otthis period, George Humphries,Francis Terry, Edward Knight,William Hall, Jr., Bayne Keever,kept watch. The latter half of thetime was kept by Roger Tucker,Herman Winfree* Ray F. Lefler,Robert McCall, Charles McMurry.Frank Fernandez was assistantchief observer from eight to eleveno'clock. Until nine-thirty, OllieClark, Jack Astrella, James Auman,W. F. Boyles and DanAllen were on duty. After thattime until eleven, Oswald Blatt,Hal Dixon, James Harris, JamesFowler, Everett Harper are atthe post.During the third period ofwatch, Emmanuel Seife acted asassistant chief observer and stayedon duty from eleven o'clockuntil two in the afternoon. Forthe first hour and half, Talmadge<strong>Hi</strong>nkle, Fred Kappelmann, BillKeene, Robert Kirchgessner andEd Knobloch were watching. Afterthat, Homer Barrett, Bob<strong>Po</strong>rter, Charles Matheny, Guy Osborne,Iventin Anderson were inthe tower.Jerry Counihan headed thewatch from two to six o'clockwith David Bouldin, Jack Cecil,Stanton Cecil, Charles Brown andLuther Brown on duty for thefirst two hours. The last watchwas kept by Ted Schumaker, LouSoscia, Perry England, ClaudeMiles Gantt, Jr., Thomas Dodamead,Jr.There was no night observation,but students were on hand continuallyduring the day.SOCIETIES TOHAVE PARTYNikanthans-Thaleans to HaveJoint Party for ThanksgivingNext TuesdayLast Thursday night at theregular meeting of the NikanthanLiterary Society, GladysBrooks, president, announced aThanksgiving party for the Nikanthansand Thaleans on Tuesday,November 18, in the basement ofthe library.Committees were appointed towork with the boys. They wereas follows:Decoration: Fannie <strong>Po</strong>e, MaryTownsend, Lena Sale, and Dot andGrace Alexander.Entertainment: Jerry Rash, DotPresnell, Charlotte Varner, andLois Chamberlain.Rerfreshments: Oneta Fitzgerald,Sarah Warren, and ElmaChambliss.The joint Thanksgiving partyis an annual affair for the twosocieties.

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