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ALBEMARLE, N. C., NOVEMBER, 1937
Education Week
Is Observed Here
Friday is Open House Day;
Rotarians Visit
Classes.
American educational week was
observed in Albemarle city schools
from November 11-15, a special
program being held in chapel on
Monday, November 8, at which
our school ideals were discussed
by Claud Grigg and A. B. Gibson.
The student council of the ele
mentary school was guest of the
high school at this program.
The members of the Rotary club
were entertained in the high school
cafeteria on Thursday, November
11 at their regular weekly meet
ing. Robert Moose, president of
the senior class, gave the address
of welcome. In observance of
Armistice day a program showing
the relationship between public
schools and peace was presented
by Mary Katherine East, Mary
Katherine Splude and Estelle Jor
dan. Another feature of the pro
gram was a group of skits pre
sented by Miss Scarborough’s dra
matic class and a talk on the art
■ of dramatics by Mary Katherin^e
East. After the program, lunch-
eon was served by Lula and Zula
Mills, Mabel Watson, Lucy Mae
Miller, Audrey Fogleman and
Mary Ellen Youngblood from the
Hom’e Economics department. The
members of club visited the school
. as the concluding feature of their
program.
• Schools Pre.ent Varied Program..
: On Thursday night in the high
' school auditorium, the five schools
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ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Boosters Campaign
For School Paper
The boosters are really pepping
up things, not only on the football
field, where they are steadily im
proving in their cheering, but also
in the class rooms, where they are
championing a boosters’ campaign
for “Full Moon” subscriptions.
Attractive posters with interest-
ing and appropriate rhymes and
! drawings have been made by
■ Frances Henning, Bill and Jo Hom-
buckle, Estelle and Isabelle Jordan,
and Anne Parker. These posters,
now on display on the various bul-
' letin boards, are drawing con
siderable attention from the stu
dents. It is hoped that this ■
p paign will be successful and
1 crease the list of subscribers
among the student body.
' Lessons In Library
Science Are Taught
The freshmen are receiving spe
cial instruction in the use of books
:;and library, each eighth grade En-
— glish section being taught this unit
of work by Miss Hicks, the libra-
Lrian. Included in the lessons are
, studies of library regulations,
fipart.s of books, arrangement and
11 classification of books in the libra
ry, the card catalog, the dictionary,
yd encyclopedias, magazines, note-
taking and making bibliographies.
The purpose of this instruction
l^is two-fold; to help the student
know the resources of books and
the library and to develop in the
student initiative to locate and
use the materials to the best ad-
jKVantage.
Members of Lions
Club Visit A. H. S.
Weekly Meeting is Held at
High School Cafeteria—
Program is Given.
Members of the Albemarle Lions
club learned a great deal about
the Albemarle high school and the
Central Elementary school at their
weekly meeting Wednesday, No
vember 3, held in the high school
cafeteria.
During the meal, musical
tertainment was furnished by Carl
Helms, O. D. Shoe, Jr., Katherine
Smith, Inez Osborne and H.
Austin.
Robert Moose, president of the
senior class, extended a cordial
welcome to the visitors, w'hile
Frances Henning discussed in an
interesting manner the part that
club work plays in modem educa
tion.
“The Full Moon”, monthly high
school publication, was described by
Jean Lowder, and members of the
club were urged to read it.
Edith Mauldin discussed
physical education program which
has been started this year, and
pointed out the excellent features
of this course.
Mary Katherine East told of the
new course in dramatic arts which
is being offered this year for the
first time in the local high school.
She predicted that there would be
an improvement in stage and
screen offerings in the years
ahead, due to the fact that many
schools throughout the nation are
offering similar courses. “The
dramatic course offers a great op
portunity for personal improve
ment,” she declared.
As a climax to the program,
Mary Katherine East, with Douglas
Cranford and Hugh Snuggs, gave
an amusing skit entitled, “A Near
Tragedy”.
Following this part of the pro
gram, members of the club, di
rected by A. B. Gibpon and Supt.
Claud Grigg, made a tour of the
high school building, visiting many
of the class rooms.
Club members, many of whom
had not visited the school pre
viously, were impressed with the
splendid buildings and equipment.
Senior Committee Choose
Permanent School Ring
Bulldogs to Meet
Barium
Tke Albemarle Bulldog, will
neet the strong Barium
Springs Orphans here Friday in
a game that should be the best
of the
s lost o
e this
[ high
of the b.
school terms in the stat
year the Orphans defeated the
Bulldogs 26-12.
Journalistic Club
Visit the Press
I Members of Miss Ellerbe’s Jour-
jnalistic club were the guests of
the Stanly News and Press on
Thursday, October 28, during the
club period. The purpose of this
visit was for the students com
prising the club to see and under
stand the press in action.
Educationally, the trip was a
great success. Mr. Ivey gave very
pleasing and informative explana
tions of the work of various de
partments of the press. These
Thanksgiving
Holidays
The annual Thanksgiving
holidays will be given on Thurs
day and Friday, November 25
and 26. All schools in the city
system will observe these days.
George Deen Plan
Begun at A. H. S.
Superintendent Grigg is Re
sponsible for Getting
New Unit.
The Home Economics depart
ment has recently been made a
George Deen unit, which is a field
of vocational education being
stressed in order to bring about a
closer relationship between school
work and the home. Various homes
are visited, parents are contacted,
and the girls are urged to prac
tice their school work so that they
may see what their teaching is do-
Only through the work of Mr.
Grigg were we able to have the
George Deen plan in our school.
We are very fortunate, as few
schools in the cities have been able
to secure work to this extent, al
though rural schools have had this
work before, few city schools have
secured it. The federal govern
ment aids in this vocational teach
ing by supplementing town funds.
Questions for the
Month
1. What is the population of Al
bemarle?
2. How many hosiery mills are
there in Albemarle?
3. What is the name of the hose
4. Who is the mayor of Albe
marle?
5. What is the altitude of Albe-
6. How many churches are
there in Albemarle?
7. How many students are in
Albemarle schools?
8. What are the manufactured
products of Albemarle?
9. Which is correct, occassion or
explanations were enjoyed im
mensely by all the students.
As the Stanly News and Press
was being printed at the time, the
students were afforded an excellent
opportunity to see the linotype ma
chines and the printing presses at
work, and the hand presses on
which advertisements were being
printed.
Diplomas to Have Picture of
School.
Rings Will Have Blue
Stones, Engravings of a
Bulldog and H. S. Build-
At a call meeting of the ring
committee, composed of three
members of the senior class, it
was decided to adopt a permanent
ring for the school to use
future. Soon after this at
the chapel periods the student
bodv voted almost unanimously on
the plan. Immediately designs
were submitted by several com
panies for consideration of the
school. The contract was award
ed to the Balfour company of At
tleboro, Massachusetts.
The ring will have a three-quar
ter view engravement of the high
school building on one side and a
full cut of a bulldog, the school
mascot, on the other side. The
set is a dark blue spiral encircled
by the words “Albemarle High
School”. The Balfour company
has designed rings for many of
the leading schools of the nation,
including the University of North
Carolina.
For several years the contract
for the school diplomas has been
given to the Balfour company. On
the diplomas hereafter will be en
graved a view of the high school
building.
There are many advantages
adopting a permanent school ring.
The students are now able 1
tain a higher quality ring _
lower price. The cost of the ring
this year will not exceed eight
dollars for the boy’s ring, and sev-
* dollars for the girl’s ring. How-
ir, these prices are subject to
change. For the past two years
the school has used the same ring.
Some complaints were made about
other schools using the s
"'?n.
Mr. Gibson said, concerning the
rings, “The ring adopted is of the
conservative type being used by
practically all leading colleges.
This ring will always be in style no
matter how long used.”
Many Trophies Won
In Past by A. H. S.
At present there are three
trophies belonging to the Albe
marle High School. Two silver
cups were given to the school bv
Gertrude McLain, who won first
prize in the Spanish contest at Ra
leigh, in 1929, and Stuben Austin,
the first prize winner of the cup
given at the Spanish contest, in
1935. The basketball team, in 1935
5n a trophy for having the high-
t score in the state.
These add very much to the
prestige of the school, and, in years
to come we hope to win many other
trophies and honors.
Miss Vester Is
Added to Faculty
New English Teacher is
From Spring Hope; Gradu
ate of Greensboro College.
Miss Annabel! Vester, new
teacher of eighth and ninth grade
English, became a member of the
high school faculty October 18. A
native of Spring Hope, she was
educated at Greensboro College,
where she majored in English. Last
year she taught in the Mount
Olive high school.
Her pastimes are reading books
by Rudyard Kipling and seeing a
good movie, especially, one in
which either Barbara Stanwyck or
Lionel Barrymore is featured. She
also enjoys semi-classical music.
When asked about sports, she
replied, “I like tennis best of all,
but even though I don’t know very
much about the rules of football,
I enjoy seeing the games played,
and I hope to learn more about it
by watching the Bulldogs in ac-
Conceming her impression of
Albemarle high school she said, “I
like it very much, and I am glad
I came because I think Albemarle
has one of the finest school system;
in the State. It is a pleasure to
know the students and to work
with them.”
Teachers Attend
District Meeting
Supt. Grigg Presides Over
Annual Session Conven
ing In Charlotte.
On October 29 and 30, the
teachers of the Albemarle and
Stanly county schools attended the
district teachers’ meeting in Char
lotte. Claud Grigg, superinten
dent of our school, and retiring
president of the association, Mrs.
B. C. Parker, principal of the ele
mentary school, and James P. Sif-
ford, superintendent of the Stanly
County Board of Education, ap
peared on the program.
This association, comprised of
fourteen counties, meets annually
the last week-end in October. The
new officers are: president, E. D.
Johnson, superintendent of the
Union county schools, Monroe;
vice president. Miss Julia Groves,
principal of the Boyden high
school, Salisbury; secretary, Frank
Ashley, principal of Gastonia high
school.
Paul Fry was made president of
the English teachers’ group for
next year, while Miss Rose Laws
elected secretary of the mod-
language group.
National Book Week
Now Being Observed
National book week is being ob
served in Albemarle high school
November 14-20. The week is
planned as the high point of year
long activity to promote interest
in recreational reading. The spe
cial exhibits and programs in No
vember serve as a stimulant, but
to give the observance real signif
icance there must be follow-up ef
fort all through the year.
As a special feature of book
week, the Library Science club is
sponsoring a contest offering cash
prizes of $1.00 and 50c for the
best and second best posters rep
resenting a book, character, or
scene from 'a book submitted by
students. After the prizes are
awarded, the posters will be on
display in the library.
Lloyd Skidmore (soph) : “You
want to keep your eyes open around
here today.”
Owen Skidmore (fresh) What
r?”
Lloyd Skidmore (soph) : “Be
cause people will think you’re
stupid if you go around with them