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Vol. XV.
ALBEMARLE, N. C. — MAY 5, 1950
No. 7
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WHEN ASKED TO DESCRIBE
her blind date, Ellene Holbrook
replied, “If you’ve ever seen an
actupus, it was probably his
brother!”
MISS STANTON’S FOURTH
period history class seems to
know all the answers.
Miss Stanton: “How can the
government send troops into coal
mines?”
Sally Kluttz: “In trucks.”
* * *
IN MIXED CHORUS MR. Fry
was discussing the Kingville
chorus. He commented that they
had several well-developed altos.
Then he quickly added, “Voices,
that is,”
* * *
ED WHITLEY THINKS THE
1950 D.O. team was terrific. He
said that they won their champ
ionship game by defeating a
team “higher” than they were.
* * *
DURING A DISCUSSION about
the human brain, Mrs. Lyke ask
ed her class the definition of
medulla oblongata.
Catherine Atkins promptly re
sponded: “It’s an African folk
dance!”
* * *
ANN TAYLOR SAID, “I’M
thirsty.”
When Sid Helms answered the
old refrain, “I’m Sidney,” Ann
came back with, “I’d rather be
thirsty!”
* * *
CARROLL DAVIS SPEAKING
to Roy Holt: “Why can’t you
date her tonight, Roy?”
Roy Holt: “Full Moon and
empty deadline.'
* * *
MRS FRY IN “FULL MOON”
Class: “Bob, what is the posses
sive of ‘you’?”
Quickly the Brain, Young’un,
replied, “Um, Um, I know,
you’se!”
* ♦ ♦
MR. HATLEY WAS TELLING a
story to his chemistry class when
he said: “Now, I may have told
you this before ”
“Only five times,” interrupt
ed Johnny Boyette.
* * *
T-MODEL SWARINGEN WAS
ASKING Tommy Lilly about his
trip to the fair.
T-Model: “Tom, did you see
Something you shouldn’t have
Seen at the burlesque show?”
Tommy regretfully answered:
“Yes, my daddy.”
* # *
WHILE MAKING PLANS FOR
CLEAN-UP day. Miss Caughman
asked: “Will someone bring some
old rags tomorrow?”
Martha Moore: “Sure, as soon
as I can change clothes.”
* * *
BILL HUCKABEE WAS BRAG
GING on a perfect score in school,
i Bill: “I made a hundred in
^ School yesterday!”
J. C. Boone: “You did?”
Bill: “Yea! 50 in spelling and
5Q in English.”
* * *
MISS MORROW’S 5TH PERIOD
English class was discussing
American authors.
Miss Morrow: “John Greenleaf
Whittier was a New England
author.”
Janice Thomas: “Oh, I thought
he was an American.”
4: 4:
IN THE CHURCH BASEMENT
At Stony Hill, Peggy Morris was
about to sit down when Arthur
Burris grabbed the chair.
Peggy exclaimed: “Don’t you
Pull that chair out from under
^He, Arthur.”
Henry Forrest quickly remark
ed, “She’d be a total flop!”.
* * *
BOBBY BARRINGER WAS com
menting on the ride home from
the Jr-Sr prom.
Bobby: “Perlene sat on the oth
er side of the car.”
Harry Pawlik . asked: “Why
|iidn’t you do something about
It?"
Bobby: “She goes to the same
^hurch I go to.”
McFadyen Resigns Principalship of High School
BOBBY BARRINGER
Bpbby Barringer
Receives Award
Bob Barringer, outstanding
senior, this morning received the
Civitan club citizenship award, a
hundred dollar saving bond,
given each year to the senior
who is chosen by his classmates
Good Citizen of the year.
This is the second year that
the award has been offered, with
Betty Staton receiving it last
year. Bob’s name will be added
on the plaque placed in the li
brary last year for the names of
the Good Citizens.
Bob is president of the student
body, has been featured in Who’s
who, is a member of the National
Honor society, has played varsity
football, and has participated in
many other activities around
school.
Spring Concert
Is Being Planned
The A. 'H. S. Mixed Chorus and
Band will present a joint Spring
Concert in the school auditorium
May 11, at 8:00 p. m.
This will be a public perform
ance to which parents, friends,
patrons of the school, and the
public in general is cordially in
vited.
The Mixed Chorus will have
charge of the first part of the
concert, and the Band will per
form the last part. One of the
main features of the concert will
be the rendition of Fred Waring’s
arrangement of “Battle Hymn of
the Republic” to be sung by the
Mixed Chorus, Boys’ Chorus, and
Girls’ Chorus with Band accom
paniment.
Mr. Fry has not decided upon
the program for the Mixed
Chorus; however, Mr. Hatley’s
program will include some of the
following:
Victor Herbert’s Favorites, Man
dalay Overture, American Folk
Rhapsody, Stouthearted Men, Lit
tle Rhapsody In Blue, Medley of
Vienese Waltzes.
In the past this annual affair
has been very popular and well
attended, and it is expected that
there will be a large attendance
this year.
Check Presented
By Local Jaycees
Albemarle Jaycees recently
presented a check for $500 to Su
perintendent Claud Grigg to be
used for the band.
This is the final check toward
the $2,000 which they pledged
four years ago toward the for
mation and equipping of the lo
cal high school band.
The presentation was made by
Charles M. Nordan, one of the
beginners of the band project.
9th Grade Chorus
Gives Operetta,
'Sunbonnet Sue'
“Sunbonnet Sue,” a comic op
eretta in two acts, by Morgan
and Johnson, was presented Fri
day night, April 14, in the Albe
marle high school auditorium by
the ninth grade chorus, with
members of the eighth grade as
sisting.
The show had a cast of ap
proximately fifty students, with
the dances directed by Mrs.
Keith Almond, music by Paul
Fry, and dialogue by Mrs. Don
Peiffer. Jane Rogers was ac
companist.
The operetta presented a color
ful spectacle with a fine story,
dancing and music. The scene
was rural, with action center
ing around a music contest for
which the prize was a scholar
ship.'
Susan Clifton, the “dishwash
ing” orphan, was forbidden to
enter the contest by her foster
parents, who thought such do
ings were out of the question.
Susan, however, not only won
the contest, but wealth, fame and
love as well.
Mrs. Meadows, president of t^ie
local music club was played by
Carolyn Williams; her husband,
Mr. Meadows, a farmer, by Frank
Burrell, and their daughter, Mi
randa, by Carolyn Smith.
Mrs. Coleman, a wealthy pa
tron of music, was played by El
len Cook; Barbara, her daughter,
by Sally Ausband; and Bob, her
son, by J. V. Boone. Bob’s friend,
Jerry Jackson, was played by Bob
Boger.
Susan Clifton, the student sun
bonnet girl, was played by Mari
lyn Green. Her foster parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Scroggs, were
Charles McManus and Jeanette
Mabe. Her foster sister, Eve
lina, was played by Betty Gantt.
The village constable, Ezra Mc-
Spavin, was played by Robert
Shaver; and his son, Reuben Mc-
Spavin, by Bill Huckabee, Jr.
Village Maidens were Mirle
Hinson, Shirley Medlin, and Bar
bara Lowder.
Members of the ninth grade
chorus played the part of a
chorus of village boys and girls.
HENRY C. McFADYEN
Hove Best Record
For Four Years
Martha Moore and Connie
McLain, having made the highest
scholastic record in their four
years in high school, are vale
dictorian and salutatorian re
spectively of the senior class, ac
cording to an announcement
made recently by Mr. Mc
Fadyen.
Both girls have been outstand
ing ever since they entered high
school, having taken part in
many of the school’s activities.
Sara Frances Poplin and Roy
Holt were also given recogni
tion. These students also receiv
ed all A’s while in high school,
only a few pluses and minuses
making the difference. '
5 New Members
Added To Society
In a formal ceremony last Fri
day five new members, Ed Pat
terson, Jane Rogers, Dot Gaskin,
Ann Taylor, and Charles Litaker,
were tapped into the National
Honor Society.
Twice yearly new members are
tapped into the society on the
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Senior Play Committees Chosen
S>
Backstage Cos
tumes And Sound
Effects Workers
Picked.
Rehearsals for the senior play,
“One Foot In Heaven,” are un
derway, and all the committees
have begun working on their
various projects so that every
thing will be ready for presenta
tion on the nights of Friday, May
5, and Monday, May 8.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Donald Peiffer, rehearsals are
held both at night and immedi
ately after school. This year’s
cast includes Dwight Cranford
as father; Ellene Holbrook as
mother; their son, Hartsell, John
ny Knight; their daughter, Eil
een, Barbara Brown; Ronny, Bob
Gulledge; Dr. Romer, Tom Lil
ly; Major Cooper, Roy Holt; Mrs.
Jellison, Sara Skidmore; Mrs.
Cambridge, Kathleen Hudson;
Mrs. Digby, Martha Moore;
Georgie Digby, Hoyle Gilbert;
Mollie, “Ann Milton; Louise,
Mary Helen Cooper; Marie, Hat
tie Tucker; Bishop Sherwood,
Henry Efird; Fraser, Bill Grigg;
Letty, Connie McLain; and Mrs.
Sandow, Jo Fox. The plot of the
play centers around the problems
of a minister and his family af-
Play Is Presented
“Gallant Queen”, a one-act
play, written by Mina Maxfield,
was given at the First Presby
terian church Sunday night, April
16, by the Bible classes of Miss
Catherine Harrison, Bible teach
er at the high school.
The play was the story about
Easter, .taken from the Old Test
ament.
The characters were: Jean
Bailey, Esther; Kenneth Coley,
King Ahasnerus; Larry Holt,
Hatach; Carolyn Simpson, Eren-
na; Norma Miller, Suli; and
James Gibson, Haman.
ter moving to a new community.
While these students are busy
memorizing lines, other students
are working on different commit
tees preparing for the play. Bar
bara Smith, Carolyn Poplin, Peg
gy Napier, Doris Barnes, Peggy
Redfern, and Betty Boone are
making a study of the 1910 hair
and dress styles; Jean Bullock,
Jane Bullock, and Connie Mc
Lain are publicizing the play;
and Barbara Setzler, Bobby Wat
son, Conrad Crotts, Jean Bullock,
Jane Bullock, and Attrice Rich
are collecting the properties.
Other students who will take
part in the presentation of the
play are stage managers, Jack
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New Job Will Be
Director Of NCEA
Public Relations
Henry C. McFadyen, principal
of Albemarle high school for the
past nine years, has tendered his
resignation to accept the posi
tion of director of public rela
tions and research with the
North Carolina Education Associ
ation, it was revealed recently
by Claud Grigg, city school sup
erintendent.
Mr. McFadyen, who is complet
ing his 15th year in school work
in Albemarle, has been active in
civic and religious work here as
well as a leader in educational
circles.
The position into which Mr.
McFadyen is going July 1 is a
new office recently created by
the directors of N.C.E.A. Mr. Mc
Fadyen will be required to travel
all over the state fulfilling his
new job. The main objectives of
the director of Public Relations
will be to interpret the work of
the N.C.E.A. to its professional
members and to the public.
Mr. McFadyen came to Albe
marle 15 years* ago as a high
school English teacher. Prior to
becoming principal of ' the high
school, Mr. McFadyen served as
principal of Wiscassett elemen
tary school.
The retiring principal is a
member of the Albemarle Rotary
club and an active member of
the Presbyterian church. He is
also a talented writer and has
had a number of stories and ar
ticles published in national mag
azines in recent years. At pres
ent he is writing a column en
titled “Your Child and His
School”, which is carried in a
number of leading North Caro
lina newspapers.
“The decision to accept this po
sition was not an easy one. I
have enjoyed living in Albe
marle. In fact, it has come to be
home, and I shall regret very
much the distance which will
separate me from my friends
here,” the principal stated when
asked about his leaving.
Superintendent Grigg stated
that the City School board ac
cepted Mr. McFadyen’s resigna
tion with a great deal of reluct
ance, because of their regret at
losing him from the Albemarle
system.
By Their Words
“Spring’s when a student’s
thoughts turn to ways for get
ting but of class.”—Bob Gulledge.
“A person should live as though
he were going to die tomorrow,
yet he should live as if he were
never going to die.”—R. C. Hatley
“They were a hard team^ to beat
because they were all higher than
we were.”—Ed Whitley.
“When you visit different
churches, you find that some will
stand on songs and others will
sit on them.”—Mr. McFadyen.
“K we want to live, we had
better get on the ball.” — Mr.
Akers.
“What do ya know—I’m early!”
—Barbara Brown.
“It sure is bad you’re leaving.
We might get us a new principal
we can’t handle.” — Max Lam
bert (9th grader) to Mr. Mac.
“If you girls will rearrange
your anatomy, you might be more
comfortable.”—Tom Lilly.
“We gonna go to that gym on
Friday night and we gonna take
off our shoes, and we gonna
stomp!”—Bob Youngblood.
“If there’re any questions, I
can’t answer them.”—Mrs. Cope
land substituting for Miss Lentz.
“Darling, are you comfort
able?”—Harold Hudson to Joe
McAnulty.