Irene ParkerTHE HI-POOf <strong>Hi</strong>ffh <strong>Po</strong>int CollegeHIGH POINT, N. C.iv'iembeiftssocicied GDiie6iale PressDisiributoT ofCb!!e6iaie Di6estEDITORIAL STAFFEditor-in-ChiefRuth Griffith - - Assistant EditorRuth Good - - -...Feature WriterMary Holton —Feature WriterMartha Grey Mickey.Feature WriterRuby Parker.News ReporterOllie Clark. News ReporterRuth MayNews ReporterBill GormanNews ReporterJudy PrimmNews ReporterSPORTS STAFFLouis SosciaSports EditorOswald Blatt -ReporterDonald McCIurgReporterRalph YowBusiness OfficeBUSINESS STAFFBusiness Manager__ McCulloch Hall, Sec. A., Room 2Jack Minnis, Bettie Gossard, James AumanNo bills will be honored without order for same signed byBusiness Manager.CIRCULATION STAFFCirculation Manager - John DavisDan Allen Ed KnoblockNational Advertising Service, Inc.College Pu/itisJten Representative«20 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK N. Y.CHICAGO • B0ST01 • LOS AHCCLCS ■ SAH FP»NCIsr«Entered as second class matter January 28, 1927, at the <strong>Po</strong>st Officeat <strong>Hi</strong>gh <strong>Po</strong>int, North Carolina, under the act of March 3, 1879FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1941.WAR AT CHRISTMASI've never lived in a country while it was at war. I'venever known a war which is my country's own.I have known Christmases which were full of joy, happiness,hope, peace! I have known the Christmases whichmy country has been celebrating. I have watched the commercializedseason and the old-fashioned celebration as theymelted into one big gay season.Now I'm faced with the approach of two things verymuch unlike but which must be observed at the same time.I'm faced with carrying out baskets to sustain life, and tryinto rejoice at the news of the victorious spread of death.At the same time, we will endeavor to bring smiles toour people and tears to those not our people.At the same time we will see New York ablaze withlight and San Francisco blackened from light.We will see a toy plane rise up from the living roomfloor, but it will fall harmlessly! We will think of thoseplanes which do bring so much destruction.It will be hard to enjoy the same lovely carols whenothers are hearing stirring, martial music or the sound oibombs raning on their roofs.Think how the many toys from Japan are going to feelin American hands this year. Of course, the tiny tot happilywill not know that her old dollie was from a wickednation. She will not understand, though, when an adult takesaway her favorite and gives her an unwanted substitute.It's going to be hard to compromise Christmas to war!It will be up to us to bring again that "peace on earth; goociwill to men, 55" then can we have Christmas!MERRY CHRISTMASThis is the nineteen hundred and forty-first birthdayof Christ which we will celebrate on December 25. This isalso the third year of a movement upon theearth of which the purpose is to disown Christ and thechurch. All its teachings and leaders testify through disastrousaction a gospel diametrically opposed to the doctrineof peace and goodwill. It is very much in the minds andhearts of all peoples now — this struggle of humanityagainst humanity. It has served to break the spirits andto sadden many to resign themselves without any hope ofa happy future.But you must remember that a teaching of love andpeace has lasted for nearly two thousand years. And thatin itself is good reason for especial Christmas cheer thisyear.Let there be no half-hearted celebrations. It is timeto make it more joyful, serene, cheerful—more than ever!Christmas this year must mean a lot to older persons aswell as the young. It can serve to give them a new faith.Say "Merry Christmas!" and have one.ALUMNI!YOU CAN HAVE THE HI-PO FOR ONE YEARFOR ONLY S1.00Just Fill In the Blank and Send It to UsPlease enter my subscription to The HI-PO for oneyear at only $1.00.NameAddressI enclose Check ( ) Money Order ( ) Cash ( )Musical NotesBy OSWALD BLATTSaturday night brought us arare treat on the air which Iwould like to discuss very briefly.I cannot say much about it, becauseI would run out of superlativesvery quickly if I tried it. ArturoToscanini conducted the N.B. C. Symphony Orchestra in aspecial concert under the sponsorshipof the U. S. Treasury Department.<strong>Hi</strong>s program consistedof the Septet by Beethoven, the"Good Friday Spell" from "Parsifal"by Wagner and the Blue DanubeWaltz.Mr. Toscanini is well known forhis dynamic playing, his preciseness,his perfect timing and balancedphrasing. He did not disappointus in the least, and wewere able to enjoy a truly magnificentconcert.Beethoven is said to be Toscanini'sspecialty, and the lovely Sep-.et really sounded like it. It receivedadditional volume throughthe-use of the full string section,which made possible a far moreenergetic and well-rounded interpretation,especially through thefact that the orchestra, inspiredby the great conductor, playedlike possessed.Toscanini has also ihe reputationof being the best Wagnerconductor in the concert hall, andafter hearing him play the "GoodFriday Spell" we cannot helpagreeing. The most interestingpart of the program was the BlueDanube Waltz. We have heardit innumerable times—as a matterof fact, we have heard it t oooften. It has been -arranged,"kicked about, hackneyed and mistreatedin all other possible way.-,so that it often has lost its fundamentalcharacter as a waltz.Mr. Toscanini does not believethat a piece cannot be played withsuccess just because a lot of otherpeople have messed around withif. He proved that he is right.<strong>Hi</strong>s interpretation was absolutelycorrect: A waltz, designed fordancing, without any unnecessaryembellishments and fancy effects,which is beautiful in its simplicity.Oh, how we wish that all conductorswould play the Blue Danubelike Toscanini, and not in away that makes our hair rise andpoor Johann Strauss revolve inhis grave!Now to a less agreeable topic!We are at war. By the time 1 hisarticle appears, we may, for ail.ve know, not only be at war withJapan, but also with their twopartners. Would that influencemusic, or rather, does the presentsituation have any influence onhe musical taste and selection of'.he general public? We hope itwill not, and we think it will not.in 1917 the attitude was anoterme. Then all German music, oralmost all German music, wasfrowned upon, was considered asrepresenting the enemy. We navegrown up. We see that the "threeB's," Wagner, Strauss, and all theothers are representatives not ofthe "culture" of the Germany oftoday, but of the culture whichhas gone down under the brutalboots of a mad dictator. We mustnot associate Beethoven with <strong>Hi</strong>tler,we must not associate Verdiwith Mussolini* Just because ourenemies do so, just because theydrag everything which is high intotheir mud, that does not meanthat we have to do that too. Thereseems to be every indication thatit will not happen here, and weare mighty proud of the goodtaste and good sense and levelheadednessof our people.Finally, something which looksvery small, and whicn is a trifle,indeed. But it gripes me. Everytime a musical program is givenhere at the <strong>Hi</strong>gh School, at Chapelor at some other school activity,there are always a few peoplearound who think it is very tunnyand very smart to talk or make"witty" remarks during the program.There are not many ofthese birds, but boy. how they canmake themselves heard! It isn'tfunny, it isn't witty, or smart, orinteresting, it's just one thing:Plain rude. So, for heaven's sake,save your powerful lungs for anoccasion where gabbing is inplace.Happy Holidays from your Advertisers,who Make the Paper<strong>Po</strong>ssible.Jjear Quanta:Dear Santie:I am a poor little freshman(Oh, unhappy day!) I am notasking for much since I am somiserable. At the end of the firstquarter my report card went homeand a long, long letter came backfrom Pa. Well, what I want in mystocking is a nice bag of "A"themes and some helps for myother subjects so my report cardwill bring me a different kind ofanswer from my Pa. Don't fergitme Santie.Merry Christmas,Frankie Freshman.P.S. You could put some candyfruit and nuts in my other stocking.(It would be terribly nice ifyou would take my freshman capwith you.)Dear Santa Glaus:You remember me fromlast year I bet! Of course you do!Why, don't you remember? I askedfor a lot of easy exams andgood grades.This year you can bringme a few boy friends and lots andlots of candy.And, Santa, dou think youcould bring us some more benchesfor the front campus of Woman'sHall? Its really awful when youhave to sit on the ground.Could you possibly slip ina few extra privileges for all thegirls? Please try .Love,Susanna Sophomore.Dear Santa:The supply of ties andsuspenders you left last year arenot nearly exhausted, so you canforget them this year. My radioplays all right except one weaktube won't allow it to play louderthan the others in our section.Santa, nothing wouldplease me more than a jalopy allmy own. You know, one of those—you couldn't say "convertibles"(how about "reversible?") I sawone down town that was not so expensive,and it certainly wouldlift a burden off my thumb.Don't forget all the othergood little Juniors.Until Christmas,James JuniorHello Old Fellow:You can't have forgotten $me. Really this is the last yearI'll be writing you in the <strong>Hi</strong>-<strong>Po</strong>.You've been swell to me for thepast three years. You brought mealmost everything I have askedtor.Santa, please give me alot of "A's" on my practiceteaching, and bring all thoseseniors who haven't done theirpractice teaching a nice pack ofgood lesson plans, an easy criticteacher, and an extra swell groupof children.When I first came to collegeI had heard it rumored thatcollege was the place to get ahusband. Well, for three and onehalfyears I've tried in vain. Theonly man I've had was the man inthe moon, and he's all cheese.Now, since it's my last semesterand all that, can't you play Cupidand get me a man to help mewatch the moon?Loads of Love,Sadie SeniorCollegiate ReviewConclusion from a recent metabolismtest at Texas TechonologicalCollege is that mountainbornco-eds should eat more thanof Minnesota.Dr. Charlotte Boatner, assistantprofessor of chemistry at Tulaneuniversity, has discovered an allergypreventive to relieve hayfever and asthma.A special "extension division" ofthe University of Wisconsin gradateschool has been approved forthe Milwaukee area.For almost 20 years automobileprivileges at Hamilton collegewere limited to seniors but PresidentW. H. Crowley recently extendedthe privilege to juniors.University of Connecticut is addinga two-year agriculturalcourse to train students as farmmanagers to offset a shortagecaused by demands of defense industries.There's been a distinct changeof attitude over the campus duringthe past week. Everybody srushing from class straight to aradio to find out the very latestdeclaration first. It's newsandNerves are poppingits popping!too. There are more stories ofpersonal interest going the roundsthan ver before. It brings it allhome to you. And home wasnever so jjasdnThere's a great deal of Christmasspirit, if you're lacking init, which can be found by listeningto the kiddies talk toSanta Claus on the radio. Frombashfulness to brazenness, theyappear to ask for some recompensefor being good the yearround. Theirs is a faith thatis strong. Would that it neverhad to be broken!I have yet to hear one whodoes not ask for "nuts V fruit,V candy" and it's run throughat such a speed, after tellingall the other wanted things in aslow, careful manner.One little boy, after he hadbeen dismissed by dear Santawith an "All right, good-bye,"caught another second to plead,"An\ Santa Claus, please don'tforget all the poor 111" boys andgirls."It's about the hardest thing youever do, isn't it? That of buyingeverything you're going to buybefore you realize that there'sonly "ONE Shopping Day BeforeChristmas?"But, here's a believe it or not!I know a couple who had completedmost of their shoppingbefore winter months became adate line, and definitely beforeChristmas decorations were putup in the shops!There's a little boy and girlwho live across the street fromthe college. They go to RayStreet School. The little boy isquite a gentleman. He does allthe thumbing of rides for himselfand the little sister, who standsquietly by, with her hair smoothlycombed into curls and lookingencouragingly at the motoristsThe boy says that they rarely failto get a ride. They don't wantso much for Christmas, just ascooter, air rifle, doll, carriage,books, paints, wagon, gloves, nutsV fruits, 'n' candy. No, theydon't want much! He doesn'twant a bicycle and skates, though,•cause too many children get killedon them!I caught a vision the othermorning of a snowstorm—a stormthat was supremely quiet withsilenced bombardment. It was easygoing, like cars in a fog, and therewere no destructive collisions.There was that thin whitenesswhich began to cling on the windowsand obstruct my vision. So, Ikept on dreaming since I couldn'tsee anr "visions of sugar plumsdanced in my head", and "the tinytinkle of reindeer bells as theystopped on the roof" was clearlyimagined. But I am handicapped!I have a strong sense of realism,too, so I said to myself, "What'reyou building yourself up to?—It'sat least, twenty-three days 'tilChristmas and that's surely fogout there!"N' myself said back tome, "What's the future of livingin the present?" Well, that got mebecause I was too sleepy to philosophize,so I got up, drank mecoffee, and looked out to see thesun shining! Wouldn't that justgetcha though? Threw me almostback to Roosevelt's Thanksgiving.Isn't winter grass beautiful?There's never a lovelier greenthan that which carpets the wellcared-forlawn at this season. Thegrass blades are always the samelength and looking like silk paper,if there can be such a thing. Youjust don't need a "Keep off" signcause people had rather look thanwalk on!Henry Steele Commanger, professorof history, Columbia university,minimizes the importanceof propaganda as a factor leadingto U. S. entry into the war.SE1FESAI. TRUE L0V ELast night I held a LSo pink and s mall a !I swear I never held JkA fairer handingsIt brought forth vUio^It made my heart w|My heart turned H gkt * ears (M J reast ' stude,My dream come true ll;declsiI pressed it to my burni istratOf Zt a " fiv ? pink 4we'vcOf that dear hand U JLnight, * themThat Royal Flush of ft WCadet Lieutenant (roamthe rage that only a cat comp 'tenant can stimulate): % Hereayou to put that coat 0D; a coo,Private: "The Major, * WCadet Lieutenant: "Kj, ject.ing, isn't it?" conceiT , ~~ extraI oast overheard at a h"Here's to the land we 1, UOUOvice versa." to bei■causeYoung Lady: "I belie,. sludela little better, doctor,still short of breath."Doctor: "I can stop tii: &pletely after a few mon we'rements^_ but v>VLetters To The Et ceivec• gameTo Whom It May Conceis themI wish to make amends 1:lack of wisdom or ethics:approach to a condition it wasas a student, felt called t« and rJsideration on the part of 6 cr owclege officials. I failed to| . ,that my letter regarding on;en and the food could bepreted as a malicious attad memlthe good name of this i up towhich I love and respect ia» fQj. e JIt was my hope that ^ ira;cin question would bring aloimprovement in a situation■ P *»*I felt, needed attention, h never]adolescent thoughtlessness, gameseemed to indicate a lack\alty to the college, I apol \ touchJACK HC. aboutg=irg»s*irt5**qi?^ such•letASSFTof•iVAS NO OTHER GIFT < :CAN DO!FINEDIAMONDSBrilliant sparklingdiamonds makethrilling gift. Seeour complete selection.FAMOUSWATCHESNationally f a-mous watches atcash prices oneasy terms.^»'^:^» :^e^»^ie^t!^^js ei iifce ft* Credit Co Do JICC Vow em $M*iif.. JWAGGER'SJJJf' v ® Planned for months to make yourChristmas shopping simple and easy. Youcan buy all the beautiful gifts for everyoneon your Christmas list within an amazinglysnort time on easy credit terms. If youwish, you may lay awav vour gifts now, andwe will hold them for you. 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