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J, 194ijhyne 14WashatnJohnsonHolcomb— LinkOsborneConradDanbertRudisillGregory)ellingerHerald0—77—14aganler, Bly-VOLUME XVIHouts Named ToVice - PresidencyTakes VoteOver TaylorOffice of Vice President LeftOpen Because of Dick Rozelle'sFaflure to ReturnTo School.Jack Houts, well-known juniorfrom Leaksville, N. C, was namedvice-president of the StudentCouncil after an election held inthe foyer of Roberts' Hall lastWednesday, in which he compiled118 votes to his opponent's 81.Houts and S. W. Taylor, Jr., werethe only candidates for the position.The election became necessarywhen it was learned that DickRozzelle, previous holder of theoffice by virtue of his election lastspring, had failed to return toschool.Houts was prominent on the localcampus before he received thishonor. Besides being on the varsityfootball squad, he is a memberof the choir, the FootlightersClub, the Intercollegiate debaters,Akrothinian Literary Society, andthe Block H Club. His theatricalability is recognized by everyonewho saw the Footlighter'sproduction of "Stage Door" duringthe closing days of the last schoolyear and in the play "Sun-Up."Mrs. White AtLibrary MeetLocal Librarian Attends Partof Conference Held atGreensboro Friday.Mrs. Alice Paige White, collegelibrarian, attended a part of thebiennial meeting of the NorthCarolina Library Association heldin Greensboro October 2-4.The meeting opened on Thursdayevening with a Citizen's LibraryMovement dinner. On Fridaymorning the first general sessionof the group was held inthe King Cotton Hotel. Mrs.White attended this meeting andthose through the afternoon.After the business meeting ofthe morning session, Harold G.Brigham, librarian in Louisville,Ky., and member of the AmericanLibrary Association ExecutiveBoard addressed the group on"Spearheads and Supply Lines."A luncheon was held at Woman'sCollege for the college and Universitylibrarians. An address byMrs. Concha Domera James, ChiefDivision.Intellectual cooperation, PanAmerican Union, Washington, D.O, was scheduled. Mr. E. C. Prattof Duke University library, presenteda paper on the status ofuniversity and college personnelin the state. This revealed thatmost of the small colleges haveonly one librarian, never morethan two. Duke had 59; the largestnumber in the state. Carolinahas second largest number, 41.The next largest number belongsto Woman's College which has 12.Other statistics were given on theacademic standing and degreesthese librarians have.Friday afternoon, an addresswas given by Dr. Ford K. Brown,St. Johns College, Annapolis, Md.,who spoke on the experimentwhich is being run in his college.(Continued on page 4)Members Named ToBoys' Dorm GroupJuniors and Seniors Elect Representativesto Dormitory Council.The Dormitory Council for boyshas been elected and held its firstmeeting Wednesday night. JerryCounihan was elected as head ofthe council, while class representativeswere elected as follows:Seniors—Ted Schumacher and BillPatterson; Juniors—Bill Hendersonand Hank Miner. Sophomoreand freshmen members could notbe learned at the time of publication.A. A. Houts, of Leaksville, waselected Wednesday to importantoffice on campus.GROCE HEARDBY STUDENTSChapel Gathering ThursdayGiven Address on GoodNames.Dr. John Owen Groce was thespeaker yesterday morning atthe regular Thursday morningchapel hour. Dr. Groce spoke on"What Is Your Name?"Dr. Groce is a member of theMethodist Board of Christian Education,and he is from Nashville,Tennessee. As a member of thisboard he is vitally interested inthe Methodist colleges of theSouth.At the student chapel on Monday,the cheerleaders were incharge of the program. A shortpep meeting was held. Anotherof the student organizations willbe in charge of the program nextMonday. ' vSquare Dance ClubIs Being FormedNeeds Few More Boys ToMake Twenty Couples inGroup.A new organization on the campusthis year will be the SquareDance Club, under the direction ofMiss Elizabeth Jo Chapman andHenry Ridenhour. Since this grouphas to be limited in number, thefirst twenty girls and the firsttwenty boys who sign up will constitutethe membership. Therewill probably be one meeting eachweek in the gymnasium, the musicbeing furnished by string musicrecordings.The first four couples showingunusual ability will be the firstteam which will travel to differentschools, introducing to themthis great American game. FishWorley of Chapel Hill started theidea with his barn dances at Carolina,later visiting other campuses.Worley came to HighPoint last spring to introduce thedance.Members of the club will be announcedlater. At the presenttime, enough girls have signed up,but seven boys are needed.H. P. C. MEMBERSIN MUSICAL"Swing-Out" Includes in CastSeveral Persons From StudentBody.Thursday night, October 2, inthe Junior High School auditorium,a huge musical was sponsoredby High Point Business andProfessional Women's Club. Thosein the production who were fromthe college were: Henry Van Byleveldt,Ted Pappas, Bayne Keever,Donree Setzer, and Maurice Couterier.Couterier sang two songs,one of which was "When IrishEyes Are Smiling."The plot of the show was thetheme of a small town rich girlwith society-hungry mother, whomeets pseudo-French sociality! andbrings him home to show him off.Mother plans a benefit show toentertain the visitor, and desires(Continued on Page 4)THE HI-POLectures ForYear ReleasedLyceum Program To Be EntirelyLectures as Announcedby Dean.FIRST IN NOVEMBERThe Lyceum program given eachyear on the campus, has just beenreleased by Dean Lindley. The fourprograms will be made up entirelyof lectures, beginning on October16 when Lord Marley, a verypopular British lecturer, will appearon our platform. He willuse as his subject "What Next InEurope." This will be an authoritativeand up-to-the-minute surveyof developments in Europeat the time of the lecture, interpretedby the lecturer's own experiencein world affairs.T. R. Ybarra will lecture on"Friends and Foes in Latin America."Mr. Ybarra is an outstandingauthority on Latin Americanand European affairs. The datefor this lecture has not been arranged.On March 17 Princes PaulS a p i e h a will speak on"Women and War." Princess Sapieha,American-born wife of aPolish prince, is a distinguishedauthor and literary critic, as wellas a lecturer.Jeanne Welty .actress and radiostar, will be on the lecture series,but the date has not been set."Invincible Miss Kemble" will bethe subject of her lecture. MissWelty is the only one of the fouroutstanding lecturers who has appearedon the Lyceum programsbefore.The Lyceum program used toconsist of different types of programsincluding concerts, dramaand lecture.Since the school has been ableto secure membership in the HighPoint Community Concert Association,and can have the musicalpart of its own program supplemented,a strictly lecture programhas been scheduled.FROSH TO GETLIBRARY WORKLibrary Science QuestionnaireTo Be Filled in ByAll Freshmen.Freshmen and many of the upperclassmenhave not as yet discoveredthe system and cataloguingof the library. To acquaintthe freshmen with the library,Mrs. H. A. White has prepared anexercise which is to be filled outand handed in to librarian.This library exercise has 6 maindivisions with questions undereach. The headings are centeredaround dictionaries, card catalogue,,Mudge's guide to referencebooks, magazines, parts of a book,and miscellaneous usage.Although library science mayrequire study for good acquaintance,it is most useful knowledgeto acquire.Last year the same type ofstudy was given to newcomerswhich enabled and increased theiruse of the library a great deal.Such work has been given tonew students for the last twoyears.HIGH POINT, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1941 NUMBER 2Band PlaysFor FarmersMerchants Association SponsorsFarmer Days DowntownWhere College BandWill Play.WILL GO TO CATAWBAThis afternoon at 4:30 o'clockthe College band will be in a paradethrough the downtown streetsof High Point which will inauguratethe Farmers' Days beingsponsored by the Merchants Asso-Olin Blickensderfer, who directsthe band for two week-end performances.eiation. The high school has beeninvited to take part in the paradealso.Tomorrow, Olin Blickensderferplans to take the band to Catawbafor the football game there.This is the first trip of the bandwith the team to an out-of-towngame this season.The H. P. C. band was, by invitation,the official Tennesseeband at the Duke-Tennessee gameSaturday, October 4.Several state and out-of-statehigh school bands were presentand with the H. P. C. and Dukebands performed several intricatedrills at the half.Debaters WillHold Try-outsTen Persons Attended Meetingof Mrs. Fleischman forDebating.Ten students were present forthe debaters' meeting which Mrs-Fleischman called.Two, Kenneth Crouse and LaurenceLinneman, were members oflast year's team and they are theonly ones returning.Seven boys and one girl alsoare going to try-out for places onthe squad.The query for debate this yearconcerns government control oflabor unions. Try-outs will beheld next Tuesday night at seveno'clock in the auditorium.Several others have expressedintentions of joining. There willbe entries in the Rock Hill tournamentthis year also. Personsinterested in the poetry contestwill practice reading until Decemberwhen one shall be selected.Greek Letter Clubs ToStart Rushing MondayContralto Here Soon Invitations ToBe Given SoonLov«Jy blonde contralto from Metropolitan Opera to present first concertat Senior High School auditorium Monday week.Anna KaskasSings Oct. 20Student Body Gets SeasonTickets To CommunityConcerts of High Point.The first program of the CommunityConcert Association willbe given by Amra Kaskas on Monday,October 20.Now in her sixth consecutiveseason as leading member of theMetropolitan Opera Association,Anna Kaskas, who will appear at8 o'clock at the Senior High Schoolauditorium, is a contralto to conjurewith.Born in Connecticut of Lithuanianparents, this .golden-haired,luscious-voiced young artist 'has,in a short time, built up an enviablecareer. She has .sung withthe Metropolitan in New York andon tour, has made opera .appearancesin Cincinnati, has beeJi soloistwith Major orchestras, undergreat conductors, has" cftwneradio and oratorio work with