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ALBEMARLE, N. C., NOVEMBER, 1937
Paragraphics
Come on everyone! Let’s give
our football team a great big hand
for showing that old fighting Bull
dog spirit this season.
Mr. Canipe is certainly “pour
ing” it to the physical ed. boys.
That’s 0. K., boys; keep up the
good work. Show him you can
take it!
Let’s cooperate in trying to keep
paper off the floors during classes
and study periods. Don’t tear up
those notes into small pieces that
stick like gum to the floor, mak
ing it hard to sweep them up.
Use the waste basket, not your
desk, for your scrap paper. Then
our rooms will have a neater ap
pearance, and we’ll be recognized
as better housekeepers.
That Study Habit—Get It
Regretting that they did not
study more in high school, many
alumni are coming back to tell us
of their hardships as freshmen in
college. A Wake Forest freshman
groaned, “We have 40 French sen
tences to write for one assignment I ’’
And most of our seniors think that
it’s asking for the impossible when
they are told to prepare only ten.
From N. C. State, A. S. T. C. and
other schools comes the astound
ing news that just one misspelled
word lowers a theme grade ten to
fifteen points. But how many of
the seniors are consulting the
dictionary when in doubt and are
training themselves to be careful
and accurate in spelling, not only
in English, but in all subjects?
Most of the students in our high
school have a sixty-minute study
period every day. If real concen
trated study were done during that
time, very little homework would
he left. In every class the teach
er uses part of the period for su
pervised study. Again there is
opportunity for preparing assign
ments. Many upper classmen sit
in study hall or in class day
dreaming or wasting their precious
moments in some other way.
Take a tip from those who havi
so recently learned from experience
that it pays to acquire that study
habit while in high school. Don’
wait until it’s too late. Wake u]
and work!
n A. H. S.
The Thanksgiving Spirit
“Enter into His gate with
thanksgiving and into His courts
with praise: be thankful unto Him
and bless His name.” So sang the
psalmist of old, and again this
year the American people will keep
the day set aside by their pilgrim
fathers and give thanks for their
many blessings.
e are all familiar with the
story of the first Thanksgiving, for
we have heard it told each year
at this time since we entered
school—how the pilgrims came to
this new land of wilderness, wild
beasts and hostile Indians so that
they could worship God in the way
they saw fit. The winter was hard,
and through the spring and sum
mer they toiled, planting and car
ing for the crops. In the autumn
they were rewarded with a bounti
ful harvest, and the governor of
the little colony proclaimed that a
day be set aside in which to give
thanks. Some of us wonder if on
that first day they ever dreamed
that it would become one of the
most outstanding holidays of so
great a nation as our United
States.
Thanksgiving is not a legal holi
day but one set aside by proclama
tion by the governors of the vari
ous states and the President. Al
though this is the special day for
thanks, we should be thankful
each day in the year for the num
erous blessings we receive.
As the time draws nearer, we are
all beginning to plan how we shall
spend Thursday and Friday, our
holidays. Some of us no doubt
will attend one of the football
games scheduled, but the majority
of us will celebrate in the usual
manner, with turkey and cranberry
sauce. Whatever our activities
may be, let us have that same
spirit of Thanksgiving through the
holidays.
tentiary.
There are students
..no are unconsciously following in
the footsteps of this man. Walk
ing across the school lawn may
small matter, but it is one
that seriously affects the appear
ance of the school. Remember
the eleventh commandment, “Don’t
walk on the grass.”
OPEN FORUM
Dear Editor— , , . „
An issue confronts A. ti.
which should be of vital interest
to all her students, that of insti
tuting a plan of student govern
ment in our high school.
This plan seems to m_
wise one. It has met with great
success in other high schools. In
the Central Elementary school of
our own city this government has
brought about many worthwhile
suits. , . , j
The student government is head
ed by a student council composed
of a representative from each
homeroom. It has a president,
which the members of the council
choose, and a faculty advisor. They
hear the cases of students who
have committed various misde
meanors on the campus or in the
classroom, and if they find them
guilty, require them to do a certain
amount of work for a short period
of time. They also sponsor worthy
projects in the school. If the
council functions as it should, it
will be a help both to the faculty
id to the students.
Of course this plan can go too
r, or, because of lack of coopera-
3n by the student body,
ase to function entirely.
whole plan depends upon the de
cision of the students in choosing
the representatives and upon their
cooperation with the council. If
both factors are present, a student
government can be a great ass
LEE COPPLE.
I 'onestly lived thru Halloween.
o'everyLdy jump to his i
Dear Friends:—
H’yar I "
Warn Perry and which Russell girl? . . . I attie Lee Crov
Rud ’ Edna Efird and Morris ? . • • And who were the
and the Hornbuckles with on Spook night? . . Why is Glady,
Tnil smiles now? ... The new junior from Salisbvfry ''
fng not i few glances . . . What’s happened to the John Leah u,,
Zse affair? . • Someone’s taken a sudden liking for Plymouf
‘Le^ Feldman ... I feel ker-plop beside Humpty Dumpty w
•potlight came in contact with that fl'stening bracelet Lafayet
Short Cuts
There was once a boy who always
tried to take short cuts. He cut
classes, cut club programs and foot
ball practices, and did anything
get through with the least amount
of work. He used to cut across
the front lawn of his school.
In the course of four years, he
was graduated and entered college,
but the habit stayed with him!
rAMPUS CHATTEI
riara On Halloween night. . .._
shTukes his new mustache ... The Mazel Merries and Richard
duo has gone pfft. Dame Rumor tells me She adds that a 4
o-irk nrefer “red” Fords to yellow and black ones . . . While te|
at the S E corner: Bailey, Lloyd, Bill, and William casti
glances at “Ninky” and Jewell . John Beatty and “Stoney=P
eath other 'way back when . . . Add a triangle: Annabel Pe„^
resDonds with a boy from Salisbury—while Julia Mabry has i
pin barking under the name of the afore mentioned Prince -
ing Salisbury must be full of them, for K. Talbert
with Bob Eddins, for whom she has “that old feeling” . . . Ljii]
and Leroy enjoy each other’s pre.sence—especially while '
classes When writing to him, Ann begins “Dearest Dolan'
Passed in the hall: Two little freshman girlo with their mootk
ger than Martha Raye’s while Carl Helms tells them about hU k. ^
you know—A—for Albemarle. Ask Juanita about it . . . Janeijor
by this time that there’s bound to be trouble when “Dick” andltivt
come home at the same time . . . “Knottsy” is often ,«een si;rai
orchestra leader, though she “says” it’s Badin she’s interested i;’36
Ellen made another visit to High Point the other day . . . Can’t,roc
M. make up his mind about F. Horton and M. K. Splude? .. Gii
kie” must have told Bill Mann that .she would sue him for
promise” if he spoke to another girl . . . Vemelle Townsend
the dentist often. (Is it trouble with your teeth or your friri;iter
Iris A. is having her hands full trying to keep up with that
that senior . . . C. B. Efird and Jean were .seen holding hand"^’
“Hod”, stick in there. You and Bill will get along all right.,
by Austin’s going freshy! (It’s E. H.) . . . Vernon Underwoo:'''®
responds with a girl from Kinston ... It took a new girl,
to get Hoyle Jolly’s heart . . . Melvin E. has “Tinie” all atwi::.to'
Pershing G. is seen at Pfeiffer every Sunday afternoon (Wei^'”
why!) . . . Sadie P., is it “puppy love” with you and Gene,
serious? . . . What new affair has sprung up over night? (C. 1)'°'^
H.) . . . That’s all this time from ye olde Owl,
THINGS NOT TO HE MISSED h^
(Sighti for Those Who Are In A. H. S. for Fir.t Y«r) foi
Bill Furr pulling up his pants . . . Ann W. smacking gcshe
Jean Lowder’s delightful smile . . .“Scoot’s” sleepy look “every"'els
ing . . . “Ikey’s” walk . . . Bob Moose’s nonchalant air . . , :Lo
Mabry surprising a teacher by answering a question-once-in-isL
(He makes the perfect “Oswald”) . . . The “I adore you” l«ien
little freshman girls give the big senior boys . . . Creel Lowder’i'ho
es that match his hair . . . “Baby” Mann’s mustache . . . KenifCO'
blinking his eyes. sh(
Review tli Month
VEIN OF IRON
(By Helen Glasgow)
Reviewed by Mary Katherine East
For a modem and realistic novel
abundant in human interest, for a
well-written, memorable story of
today, read Ellen Glasgow’s lat-
and best work—“Vein of Iron”.
—s the tale of a staunch old Pres
byterian family, with a background
of the Great Valley of Virginia.
This valley was settled by many
brave old pioneer families, and the
Fincastles are among this rugged
stock. Old Grandmother Fincastle
still has the real pioneer spirit—
the bravery, the fortitude, and the
will to carry on through “ups and
downs”. She has a fine and strong
old spirit and passes on to her
granddaughter, Ada, that same
strength to face the problems of
the modern world.
Ada’s father was a great dis
appointment to Grandmother Fin
castle. He entered the ministry,
but pursued his studies so far that
he became a free-thinking philoso
pher, and, as he differed with s
of the old church doctrines, he
cast out of the ministry. He
forced to come back to the valley
to his mother with his sweet but
dehcate wife and Ada, his daugh-
It sorrowed the old grandmother
ore when Ada decided to follow
the desires of her heart and take
happiness as she found it. How
she waited for her lover to return
rom the Great War, tried to build
up their changed lives together,
and faced the problems of the 1930’s
IS the main theme of the book. She
adapted the pioneer spirit of her
grandmother to the modern world
and found happiness.
This is an unusually interesting
and easily read book. In mv
opinion high school students,
especially u^pper classmen, would
really like this novel. Why
it for parallel?
New York) “These are some sp
tades that one never forgets.”
George Jenkins: “I wish vou
would tell me where I cTn ^
pair. I’m always forgetting
EXCHANGE
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THE JOKER
A certain teacher: “Ellsworth,
what is your greatest defect?”
Ellsworth: “I simply can’t
think.”
A certain teacher: “That’s right,
but I didn't think you would admit
Dentist: “Where is the aching
tooth located?”
J. B. Forman (a theatre usher) ;
Balcony, first row to right.”
Willie Rose.
,, ah wonder was Geor
Washington as honest as peor
says dat he was?”
“Ah tell you, black boy, he w
the honestes’ man in the world.
1 j alius’ close
1 jjig buff-day?”
all de banks 0
Gladys Efird: “What does ai.
^avers^.?' ^er
He who puts off studying until
have a swell
Nathan
the scaffold! Study his
dying
Hale o
face and tell me what he
Up to sixteen' a lad is a «ov
h.n.‘':erET.tri!5''-
a little):
Cos the black one can lav white
S.”"'* the white ones ca^n’T lay
Commissioner Tom Haiwi
New Bern, N. C., has rigpcsti
wheel, placed four shoes nmc
spokes, and set up the whotgii
traption in the public squartCh
anyone who thinks he need»i ~
in the pants can give it to i
—‘‘The Sand.
There are said to be t
of college men: the ones '■
over the week-end to be !•
school and those who rt-v
school to be ready for t:
—"The Sola
Hollywood Flalh.
We hear the reason that
Gable’s ears resemble a mnl*
that while in college t
fessor rode him so much.
—“The Lenoir Rl>p
‘Don’t worry if your » t
hard I
And your rewards seem fe^
Remember that the mighty*
Was once a nut like you. j
—“Boy't t.
ALUMNll^;
Ivey Whitlock, Ruth ^
Kathleen Rogers, 0. D. *;
Hazel Dry, Flossie Harwant,;
dy Moyle, Dera CaublCp |
Morris, Ben Slack, and ■;
Thompson are employed
Wiscassett Mill. . -
Crawford Talbert, Tin»^
Barbee, Daisy Blalock, a™
vonne Furr are employes *
Efird Mill.
Lula Wolf and Geraldiw
;o are employed in Mct»
•store; Ruth Crowell, ‘
Youngblood, and Bertha
der i
Rose
IS world*
Lucille Carpenter
Dr. Senter.
Bobby McLain and KpV
e employees in Loftm'
Store; Jack Jordan, in
Thelma Hurt, in I’hiHiP®; ,(
Margaret Shankle, MiWr^k
and Sibby Copley are
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