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THE FULL MOON
Eunice Smith
P0C4H0NTAS MEIGS,
Assistant Andekson.
CooLiDGE Almond,
Feature - L^is Underwood,
VIRGINIA Morgan, Mildred Cbayton.^^ honeycutt,
SAMMY Boone, Ann Reap, Ned Reap.^
cIam AvnwFW HOOTCHIE MORGAN, HOYLE BOGER,
Business Manager starling, Edmund Efird
Assistant Business Managers Clyde
Subscription Manageis Betsy Ivey
Advertising Manager ^
Adviser
Art Editors...,
Sports Editors....
Ifs Book Week Again
Book week, November 2-8, is celebrated each year to encourage
in boys and girls the love of books and reading, to increase public
appreciation of good books for children, to increase knowledge of and
support for public book facilities, and to encourage home ownership
through books.
“Today as never before it is necessary to give all children an
opportunity to get acquainted with books-timely, topical books as
well as the timeless classics ... To help girls develop standards of
judgment, to build citizens who know and use books is part of the
Girl Scout program. Book Week provides a splendid opportunity for
Girl Scouts all over the country to increase their knowledge of books
and to help others to do the same.”-Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse, National
Director of Girl Scouts, Inc.
“We know that Democracy can not be a living force unless
founded on freedom of thought, and in books we have access to the
wisdom of the ages. For centuries education has proved to be the
greatest foe of autocracy. That is why dictators bum books, while
we in America do everything possible to promote their circulation
and increase their avilability.”—F. H. La Guardia, Mayor of New
York City.
“The reading of books is a privilege that still belongs to a
civilized world . . . Here in the U. S., the right to read any and ai:
books is a jealously guarded liberty ... I especially urge that oui
citizens, young and old, give thoughtful consideration to the observ
ance of Book Week.”—Leverett Saltonstall, Governor of Massachusetts
WHO’S WHO
A BooI^s A Magic Sort of Thing
National Book Week Is here and books are waiting for yoi
come and try them out.
Abraham Lincoln read books every night, after the rest wen
bed, by pine torches. Some thought he was wasting his time and
losing much needed sleep. Abraham knew that there was an educa
tion in books. In fact he got his education from books.
Most of us read books because we have to for English or some
other subject. Since National Book Week is here, pick out
book and read it for yourself and make up your mind to get
thing out of it.
“A book’s a magic sort of thing
That makes you ruler, prince, or king.
When I get rich and own a shelf,
I think I’ll buy a book myself.”
Stop! Look! Listen!
Safety pays. Safe driving and safe walking. Yes, you say.
'iou learned this way down in the grades, but we have here enough
examples to prove to you that carefulness in driving and walking
cannot be stressed too much.
Charles Whiteley unavoidably hit a child who ran out i
of his car. The child suffered a broken leg.
Ruth Miller was fatally injured when she stepped out i
path of an oncoming automobile.
A truck crashed into the car in which “Bo” McCall was
severely bruising him and wrecking the car.
These examples here in our own town show clearly to us
is carelessness which yearly increases the list of fatalities and
among drivers and pedestrians.
Be a safe driver and a safe walker.
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Campus Qi
Have you noticed tk. I
number of badges bei^.-
know, army insigni,,** B
these girls are really
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ble with the freshiesatidV of
or 18 It the girls? Neitln.
believe in “All for ® bes
for all.”—Lasses, groiVa s
gers if you expect to iSal
tall, red, and handso»’'ple
Bennetts class ring, f,,, lim
ured up for size 13. ' the
•• man with a suitn.TH
thp tram to the end off
slowly walk^'^bac” r-. gu
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The man, in a sIowi ai
this question, replied: 'the
much. You see, I nns ®n(
know it very well."
JOHN LITTLE
Yes, students! Here he is. John
Little, co-captain of the Varsity
Football Squad and vice-president
of the senior class.
Better known to his pals as
“Champ,” John has been vice-pres-
ident of his eighth grade home-
room ,president of his ninth and
twelfth grade homerooms, and he
was a representative to Student
Council last year. He is also a mem
ber of the Hi Y club.
His favorite pastime is dating
and his favorite subject is Phys.
Ed. As for orchestras—well, any
of them suits John so long as there
When I asked him his favorite
movie star, which I thought surely
would be Dottie Lamour, he quick
ly replied, “Mickey Mouse and
Popeye.”
“I dislike stuck-up people,” re
sponded John, “although women
are exceptions.”
Surely everyone has some leisure
time, although John definitely con
fessed that he hadn’t a bit. Can
you imagine that?
“I don’t know exactly where I
will go after graduation,” stated
John. “Oh, yea! On second thought,
I think I’ll join the Navy.” Here’s
wishing you luck, sailor!
POCAHONTAS IV1EIGS
With her ever-ready smile and
winning personality, Pocahontas
Meigs, better known as “Pokey,”
is an outstanding student in A.H.S.
During her high school years
she has been secretary of the tenth,
eleventh, and twelfth grades. She
now secretary of the senior class.
School life, however, is not her
only interest. She has a very spe
cial interest in baseball and foot
ball.
She detests liars, (who doesn’t),
and conceited people. Journalism
claims the spot as her favorite
subject, and chocolate cake is tops
on her food list.
When asked her favorite orches
tra, she smiled and said, “Oh!
Wayne King’s.” Of all the songs
she knows. Star Dust wins
heart.
Her hobby is collecting things for
her scrap book and reading good
novels.
If Nelson Eddy isn’t starring
the picture. Pokey chooses to coi
over and watch the Bulldogs add
another link to their chain of vie
tories (from the library window.)
Pokey’s ambition is to be a sue
cess in life and with her intelli
gence, she will most likely reach
her goal with little difficulty.
STUDENT IMPRESSIONS
i that it
injuries
Hangout, Morgan’s and foot- j
ball field; known by size; am
bition, to get his name in
headlines; weakness. New
London.
Nickname, “Annie”; hang
out, at Baby Lou’s; ambition,
to go with a Badin boy; weak
ness, Badin.
Nickname, “Shorty”; hangout,
baseball field; weakness, An-
geline P.; ambition, to be a
Big Leaguer.
Hangout, library; weakness,
Puny B.; ambition, to be able
to darn Puny B.’s socks.
Nickname, “Pete”; hangout,
Norwood; ambition, to gain
weight; weakness, eating.
Nickname, “Stuck-up”; weak-1
ness, “Vassey”; hangout, Al-1
len’s Clothing Store; ambition,
to go to Duke.
Nickname, “Whitey”; hang
out, P. D. Lunch; ambition, to
get out of school; weakness,
ice cream; known by quietness
and blonde hair.
Nickname, “Flirty”; hangout,
north side of building; weak
ness, boys; ambition, to
married.
Nickname, “Red”; hangout,
south side of building; ambi
tion, to learn not to blush
weakness. Tommy S.
Known by her beautiful
blonde wavy hair and rosy
cheeks; weakness, falling in
love with football players;
_;.i j America.”
Charles Lowder:
•These are especially stN , „
iir. They simply
laundry.”
Max Ritchie: “I ;; aft
kind. I had some whid-. E''
t'ith their sides split” ’°-
The first thing a
entering church is to Mr
around for hymns, (him
LETTERS TO EDITOl
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Canada and Mexico.
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dish. Her one dislike c
cabbage. ,
Pink and blue arethi^!;
likes best. Her scrw W :
are Clark Gable and
This year Miss U«r-
classes of French
hall. She is Senior W
and the sponsor of tMJ
club, and you c8n^»»n
at the games boosting W
teams. \
L'il Abner? Sports? War News?
How Do You Begin Reading Ajj,
Competition For the Actors
“Shows would be much better if it weren’t for the audience ”
We were convinced that the man who said that wasn’t wrong
at all when we saw the behavior of some students in chapel last Tues-
day while the picture was being shown.
It was enlightening to watch them with their chompers working
rapidly and Iheir tongues doing sixteen to a dozen. The most start
Img, however, were some who tried to be Mexican jumping beans or
broncos m some wild west rodeo, as they stamped their feet, pranced
in the aisles, or made the seats squeak as they rocked them.
Couldn’t we Emily Post our audience and give the actors a break’
What do you read first when you
pick up a newspaper?
Of the seventy-five people the re
porter asked, fifty of them read the
funnies first; fifteen read sports-
five, society; three, headlines; and
two, weather forecast.
Some very unexpected facts
vere uncovered; for instance, did
you know that J. B, Lambert reads
Dorothy Dix, or that J, T, Russell
turns straight to the beauty arts?
Edith Sides reads articles which
• „ be interest-
ing ; Rose Crump reads campus
chatter; Louise Lowder merely
looks through her paper; Johnny
Morrow reads Mutt and Jeff; Reba
Chance, just anything she comes
to; and Howard Morton reads L’il
Abner first of all.
Mr. Grigg reads the headlines
first, then goes to the sports page,
then back to the front page and
straight through.
Mr. Hatley wasn’t available for
questioning, but students report
that he is most frequently seen
looking at the pretty pictures.
(And all the time we thought he
could read!)
Who would have thought that
Cecil Hatley read the paper other
than the funnies, but he read the
headlines one time about two years
ago when the Albemarle Legion
Juniors won the Little World se-
Ward Gantt reads the whole | obituaries.
front page; Grace Cr^
athletic girl, hunts ou
pages. So do Betty
Lentz, and Helen CnW
looking first for socie^F
Gerald Rummage aw
mond! ^
Mrs. Fry starts at W
reads through h:
ginia Morgan just
‘“iDorat^Whiteleydo^;'
just reads any old P
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