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Vol. 16 No. 2 Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C. Friday, February 9, 1951
Thirty-Three Representatives Here College Day
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COLLEGE DAY AT AHS—Shown obove are four AHS seniors obtaining helpful information from
Miss Amy Drake, field secretary and representative from Duke university. Miss Drake was one
of the 33 representatives who visited AHS College Day Thi^rsday, January 25. These representa
tives talked with AHS juniors and seniors and also seniors from the county schools about the dif
ferent courses they were interested in. The seniors pictured are, left to right, Dorothy Gaskin,
Carolyn Akers, Pat Stilwell, and Jo Ann Burrell.
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REPORT CARDS APPARENT
LY cast a momentary gloom over
some of the students. Charles Lit-
aker, for instance, was heard to
say:
“It’s bad to have a new car and
can’t get it.”
“What’s the matter?” asked Don
Wagoner. “Don’t you have your
driving license?”
“Oh, yes,” said Charles, “but I
got my report card today.”
AT LEAST ONE EIGHTH
Grader was also worried about
grades.
“I wish to ask a question about
a tragedy,” said Bobby Josey to
Mrs. Saunders.
“Yes,” she answered.
“What is my English grade?”
he asked.
SPEAKING OF EIGHTH
graders, here’s a sample of
their clever repartee:
Elaine Lowder: “Does Bobby
Josey play on the tiddle-de-winks
team this year?”
Lewis James: “No, he’s playing
left needle on the knitting team.”
John David Moose: “Some
yarn!”
AT A RECENT MEETING of
the Senior Tri-Hi-Y, Ann Taylor
'vas singing softly to herself when
Frances Wingate asked, “Have
you ever taken voice lessons,
Ann?”
“Yes,” answered Ann.
“Well,” said Frances, “I know
a lawyer that can get your money
hack for you.”
THEY WERE DISCUSSING ra-
iio programs.
“I wonder what has happened
to the Ink Spots. I haven’t heard
any records by them lately,” said
Virginia Brown.
“Maybe someone poured ink
sradicator on them,” was Lillian
Copley’s reply.
IN GENERAL SCIENCE Keith
Sikes was trying to be either wit
ty or sarcastic.
“Lentz,” he asked, “are you any
kin to a mummy?”
, “Sure,” Lentz came back,” my
Mummy.”
JOE WHITLEY t o Johnny
Eagle: “Eagle, you need a hair
cut.”
Don Tucker: “No, he doesn’t.
His mother was scared by a mop.”
PRANK CRISCO COULDN’T
''^ait for lunch and had started on
apple.
„ “Frank,” asked Mrs. McAdams,
are you eating an apple?”
“Yes,” he admitted.
“You’re acting like a five-year
she tried to shame him.
“Why, Mrs. McAdams,” he pro
tested, “I’ve seen fifty year olds
®at apples.”
MISS CALDWELL WAS BUSY
''writing one day when Junior Jos-
®y asked her what she was doing.
.“I’m writing a letter to my boy
triend,” she told him.
, ‘‘Goodness!” Junior exclaimed.
You must have to mail it by the
Pounds.”
Was ANN TAYLOR being seri
ous or insulting when this conver
sation was overheard?
Ann: “Jane, isn’t that a new
''^hite sweater you’re wearing?”
Jane Smith: “No, I just washed
Ann: Oh, that’s the gray one
you used to wear.”
Robert scaggs: “Do you
«ave any oil under your house,
Hatley? The paper says they-
discovered some around Oak-
Doro.”
, Mr. Hatley: “The only thing I
^ave under my house is a leaky
®^wage line.”
Kenny BROWN: “I’ve really
F®t a smart dog at home. He can
talk."
Bob Scaggs: “What does he
say?»
Kenny: “Well, the other day I
^Ked my dog what was on top of
house and he said, ‘Woof’.”
Student Lounge
To Be In Old Gym
Plans are now being made to
convert the old gym into a student
union, where students may go to
loaf or play games before school
and during the lunch hour.
Members of the Student Council
are responsible for this underta
king and they will be on duty
along with one faculty member
at the hours it is open. It will be
open from 8:00 to 8:30 in the
morning and from 12:00 to 1:00
at lunch.
Cokes, crackers, candy, paper
and pencils will be on sale, and
games, such as, checkers, and oth
er table games, will be played. A
record player will be available for
those who wish to dance.
The council members are urg
ing that students whose parents
have old sofas, and chairs donate
them for the lounge.
Layouts of Crossroads are being
completed this week and, accord
ing to editor John Boyett, the
annual will go to press about the
middle of February.
Approximately 395 copies are
expected about April 25.
Do you prefer a co-ed school?
Do you like a large or a small col
lege? What is the school of your
choice? These were questions ask
ed in a recent survey of thirty-
two senior boys and girls as a re
sult of College Day.
It seems that the majority of
these students had already made
their decisions about where they
are going to college; however,
eight of these thirty-two students
were definitely influenced after
talking to several of the represen
tatives.
Co-ed schools proved to be more
popular with both boys and girls,
since about three- fourths voted
co-ed school their choice. The
boys’ reasons for liking them seem
to be because of the girls. Other
reasons given were that it teach
es you to get along with both sex
es, and you would also be living
in a more natural atmosphere.
Several people, however, decid
ed you would be better off not to
go to a co-ed school, their reasons
School Calendar
Feb. 16—Stunt Night
March 1—^Teacher Banquet
March 2—Student Council
Play
March 9--Junior Play
March 14,15~-District Music
Contests
March 23-26—Easter Holidctys
April 6—D. O. Banquet
April 13—9th Operetta
April 20—Field Day
April 27—Jr.-Sr. Prom
May 3,4—Senior Ploy
May 11—Chorus-Band Concert
May 18—Senior Banquet
May 24—Science Fair
News Bneis
Mr. Spencer Hatley has asked
that all girls interested in being
majorettes begin practice now.
Tryouts will be held this spring,
and four new majorettes will be
chosen, as two of the present ones
will graduate.
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The second year home economics
classes will present a fashion
show on February 23.
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Don Wagner has been chosen
as Student Lion, and Johnny Boy
ett, as Student Rotarian for the
month of February.
being that college is for education,
not social life, and that you will
get much more studying done at
either a boys’ or girls’ school.
It was also discovered that stu
dents think small colleges have
more advantages than large ones.
Both boys and girls feel that you
will get much more individual at
tention at a small college and al
so that you will be. able to know
most of your associates. Several
boys mentioned that you will have
a better chance to participate in
sports in a small school.
Not everyone, however, is op
posed to large schools, and several
people think that there are more
fields open at a large college.
Some typical boy suggested that
there are more girls at a large
school. Well, that’s true, too.
Some feel that the size of the
school really doesn’t matter as
long as you get the right courses,
and if it offers the thing in which
you are interested.
Girls proved to be the most in-
Question Of Rings
Settled By Vote
Students will continue to re
ceive rings in their junior year,
according to the outcome of the
voting of the student body on this
question recently.
The question which was being
voted on was whether students
shall receive their high school
rings in the eleventh grade or
wait until they are seniors, since
the high school ring is supposed
to distinguish a senior from other
students. Each homeroom voted
on this question, and when all the
homerooms had voted and the
votes were counted, it showed that
the majority wanted the juniors
to get rings as they had been do
ing in the past. '
The juniors this year received
their rings after they returned
from Christmas holidays.
A student handbook, contain
ing a school calendar, Who’s
Who, school regulations^ scholas
tic requirements for graduation,
clubs, honors, and songs and
yells, is being compiled by the
Student Council to be presented
to AHS students at the beginning
of next year.
terested in business schools, but
from all the girls in the survey,
only one gave any desire to be a
nurse. Maybe this is because you
can’t get married while in nurse’s
training.
State College in Raleigh led
other schools as being the most
popular school with the boys, but
Davidson, Elon, U. N. C., and Len-
oir-Rhyne were not far behind.
Other schools mentioned were
Wofford, Wake Forest, Duke, and
Furman.
Quite a few girls from Albe
marle high school will enter W. C.
U. N. C. next fall, but other girls
will be enrolled in the following
schools which also proved to be
popular: Duke, Catawba, Win
gate, and Salem. Several girls
hope to enter Kings Business Col
lege in Charlotte.
College Day proved, not only to
be successful in helping people to
decide upon the college they wish
to, attend, but also in influencing
many students to go to college.
Honor Society Is
Host To Seniors
Of County Highs.
Members from eight Senior
classes in Stanly county and rep
resentatives from 33 coHeges and
business schools in North and
South Carolina joined the Seniors
of A. H. S. for College Day on
January 25.
College Day, sponsored by the
National Honor Society,, was the
first observed in A. H. S. A short
program was given for the repre
sentatives at the beginning of the
day. Ed Patterson, president of
the Albemarle chapter of the Hon
or Society welcomed the repre
sentatives, after which Mr. Grigg
and Mr. Cashwell spoke briefly.
Marilyn Greene sang “A Little
Sweetnin” and Harold Hudson
sang “The Lord’s Prayer.” Then
the representatives adjourned to
the new gym where they had
desks to display the information
on their schools and where they
could speak with students inter
ested in attending the various
schools represented. ,
Seniors from Badin, Norwood,
Aquadale, Oakboro, Endy, Rich
field, Stanfield, and Ridgecrest
visited the representatives during
the day.
Representatives from the fol
lowing colleges and business
schools were present: Duke,
Greensboro College, W. C. U. N.
C., University of North Carolina,
Elon, Meredith, Peace, Queens, E.
C. T. C., North Carolina State,
Evans Carolina Business College,
University of South Carolina, Fur
man, Flora McDonald, Salem,
Converse, Catawba, Lenoir Rhyne,
Wingate, Pfeiffer, High Point,
Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial
Hospital, Stanly County Hospital
Nursing School, Mars Hill, Wake
Forest, Limestone, St. Marys, Ap
palachian, Erskine, Wofford, Oak
Ridge and Guilford.
Sophomore Class
Officers Chosen
Bob Boger was elected sopho
more class president for this year
at a recent meeting of the sopho
more class.
The other officers elected were
as follows: vice-president. Bill
Huckabee; secretary. Gene Snuggs
treasurer, Charles Rae McManus.
Miss Michael was chosen to be
their advisor for the year.
Already this group of officers
is working on a sophomore talent
show to be presented in assembly.
By Their Words
“Does Mr. Hatley use this same
brand of jokes in class?” — Mr.
Jeffords.
“I don’t think that’s uh bit’ta
funny.” — Mrs. Hunt.
“The more I stay around peo
ple, the more I find out what big
liars they are.” — R. C. Hatley.
“Who is a girl that isn’t going
with a boy who would like to go
with a boy who isn’t going with a
girl?” — Joe Whitley.
(Handing Robert Shaver, who
was standing in the cafeteria line,
an apple) “Here, Robert, in case
you don’t think you can make it.”
— Mrs. Lyke.
“Silence is golden — so why
don’t jjou try to get rich?” —
Jimmy Brown to Bruce Lowder.
“My cat has an inferiority com
plex.” Sylvia Morrow.
“Now listen to this cause for a
divorce — A woman filed for di
vorce because her husband put
itching powder in her corset.” —
Mr. Price to his sociology class.
“If this song was writen in mod
ern English, it would say: If we
were in Forest Hills, we’d have a
date.” — Mr. Fry.
“Don’t take my picture. I don’t
have any hair.” — Mrs. Morris.
“Are there any bright people
around here?” — Mrs McAdams.
Small Or Co-Ed Schools Most Popular