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Moon Vol.. 18, No. 2 Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C. Friday, November 14, 1952 CHARLIE JAMES SEEMED very serious while listening to his friend Bill Huekabee talk the other afternoon in the dress ing room. “The other night our dish washer caught afire and it could have burned the house down!” Bill was saying. “Gosh,” commented Charlie Solemnly, “it would be a major catastrophe if our dishwasher ever caught fire!” “Why?” asked all the football players. “It would probably kill her!” * * *' * . ALTHOUGH JAMES GIBSON js on the ball most all the time, he made a slip-up the other Jay. On Tuesday the football team had a good work out. On Wednesday Mrs. Fry told her ^rst period English class, “Let’s Qo exercise 10-A.” To which James replied, “I ^on’t need it, I get plenty of ex ercise!” ♦ * ♦ * Martha harris: carolyn, ^ove your head, I can’t see. Carolyn Williams: Which one? 'nieaning which sentence can’t you see). * * * * .CHARLIE McMANUS: GIB- ^CN, did you hear about Ste- '^enson shooting his dog?” James Gibson: No, what hap pened? Charlie: Yep, somebody step ped on the dog’s tail and he howled, “Ike, Ike, Ike,” so he sfiot him. ♦ ♦ * * , Mr. HATLEY DIDN’T want to leave his third period chemistry Class when he went to Atlanta, ihe reason was simple. „/I can’t get anybody to do ^hat I'd do if I were here!” he As a snicker ran through .he class, he added, “Well, may- wouldn't do anything, but ?obody can do that as well as I can!” * * * >K While explaining the pj^damentals of music in Mixed phorus, Mr. Fry questioned the ^iass. “What is the difference in diking and singing?” «f|^ene Snuggs quickly replied, just sounds worse than ^he other.” * * * ♦ SEEMS JERRY Traywick getting along so well nJ^'ing the World Series, because day the following conversa: u?h was overheard in Coach ^®hb’s office: V.Coach Webb: Jerry, whats .fong with you? You look all and nut. , and out. Jerry: Boy, Coach, I’m m a . . I’m a Dodger, a Republi- h» and a Baptist! * * * * tkpAREtH LOWDER, ONE of Pfi ^hain smoking gang, walk- to Keith Sikes the other and asked, “Keith, have you rS cigarette?” Keith slowly in his pocket, handed lipvfth a cigarette and calmly ^ted one himself. “p^^reth then asked timidly, I borrow your lighter, hiP^sgustedly Keith drew forth rpj..lighter and said, “Here, 111 t you a lung for 50c.” * * * * LUNDSFORD AND Den- ej ,^ent to the library the. oth- ^ Junior promptly found pOok and started reading. What’s the name of Y, book you’re reading? "^^hior showed him the book. Millions of Women / Gary reached for it and iiiv ‘Lemme see, have they got ^ame spelled right?’ ’ 5:^^Well hartsell decid- smart one day and he up to Ann Russell and I certainly would ap- it if you’d knit me a «»• I really need it.” how on earth could “St a gun?” use steel wool, of Junior Choruses Will Play Hosts To Harding Group The combined junior choruses of AHS and Harding, Charlotte, plan a clinic and concert here on November 2L The clinic chorus will be com posed of one hundred junior high students of Harding and about a hundred from AHS, which will include all members of the two junior choruses of AHS plus 30 eighth graders. A full day is planned for the students. Morning and after noon rehearsals are planned, un der the direction of a guest conductor, Donald Plott of Da vidson College, who has had wide experience with choruses of all ages. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria for the visitors, and members of the AHS group will be hosts and hostesses by hav ing them home for supper. Th‘e clinic choir will have a concert in the AHS auditorium as part of the entertainment for Parents’ Night. The concert will be free and the parents and all who are interested are invited to attend. The program will be divided info four parts: Folk songs, in cluding “Marinina,” “Cindy,” “Sourwood Mountain,” and “Song of the Volga Boatman.” Sacred selections: “Prayer of Thanksgiving,” “Donna Nobis Pacem,” “Dear Lord and Father,” and “Fairest Lord Jesus.” Contemporary songs: “I’ll See You Again,” “Stouthearted Men,” “Night and Day,” and “Moon light Bay.” Christmas selections: “A-Rock- in All Night,” “O, Holy Night,” “Lo, How a Rose Ere Blooming,” and “Sleigh Ride.” After the concert a party will be held in the cafeteria. The special attraction will be the eighth grade square dance team, directed by Mrs. Mott Saunders. This will be the fall project of the junior chorus. Later in the year they will go to Harding for a similar program. Homecoming Queen MARGARET BRUNSON Full Moon Staff Announced News Biieis Bill Lisk, a 1951 D.O. ‘Student at A.H.S., recently was promoted to assistant manager at Raylass Department store in Albemarle. ♦ ♦ * Mr. Fry’s Girl Chorus will pre sent a program of religious mu sic on November 8 at the First Presbyterian Church. Annual College Day Held: 45 Colleges Represented Approximately 45 schools and colleges of North Carolina and surrounding states were repre sented at the annual College Day at Albemarle High School yesterday. Activities .of College Day be gan with an introductory pro gram in the A.H.S. auditorium. Here the college representatives were introduced to the seniors present. Seniors from 10 high schools of Stanly County and the high schools of Troy and Mt. nilead were welcomed to Col lege Day. Troy and Mt. Gilead seniors attended College Day for the first time. After the introductory program the seniors from the visiting schools met with the represent atives in the gymnasium. They discussed their plans for the fu ture with the representatives and many of them, definitely decided where to continue their studies. The Albemarle High School sen iors talked with the representa tives after the visiting seniors. During the lunch hour, the rep resentatives ate in the high school cafeteria as guests of the National Honor Society. • After lunch students continued discussing their plans '^ivmna^ representatives in the gyinna- sium. Juniors of A-H-S- also had a chance to talk with the repre sentatives. Pnllege Day is sponsored an nual y by the National Honor Sodety. Mrs. Frank Westerlund is the advisor and Robert Sha ver is president. Martha Harris To Go To Carrousel Albemarle High School will be represented at the Carolinas Carrousel parade this year by Martha Rae Harris, an attract ive member of the senior class. Martha Rae was chosen along with two other class mates, Jeanette McLendon and Nelda Huneycutt by the sen ior class to run for princess. These three were then voted on by the entire student body. On November 26 Martha Rae will go to Charlotte, where that night she will attend the Carrousel Ball given in honor of the Princesses by the Knights of the Carrousel. The next morning all the Princess es will attend Thanksgiving services in one of the Char lotte churches, and that after noon they will be guests at the annual Central-Harding football game. The festivities will be brought to a close by the pa rade and buffet supper at the Hotel Charlotte. Completes Course Betty Rummage, AHS senior, has just completed a week’s course in Charlotte at the Gen eral Electric X-R^ School offer ed by General Electric X-Ray Supply House. She was one of a group who were given this course with all expenses paid. Martha Harris To Head A Staff Of Thirty Students The Full Moon staff has been announced by Mrs. Paul Fry, advisor for the paper. The editor is Martha Harris; managing editor, Julie Ussery; news editor, Anne Whitlock; fea ture editor, Carolyn Williams; sports editor, Sonny Bowers; ex change editor, Larry Holt. The reporters: Sally Ausband, Judy Whitley, Patsy Wilhelm, Frank Burrell, Ruth Ann Copley, Mona Crotts, Sandra Davis, Bar bara Lowder, Robert Shaver, Mary Louise Helms, Bettie Gantt. The feature writers: Ann Walter, Marie Clayton, Marilyn Greene, Aveline Morton, Carolyn Miller, Peggy Cathy, Peggy Mor ris, Patsy Page. The sports writers: James Gibson, J. C. Boone, Bill Huck- abee. Business manager, Charles McManus; and assistant busi ness manager, Dalton Hathcock. _The newspaper is published eight times a year and is given free to all AHS students and fac ulty members, being paid for en tirely by advertisements. Carolyn Williams DAR Good Citizen Carolyn Williams was recent ly chosen the D.A.R. Good Citi zen for the Albemarle chapter. Carolyn will make a scrap book of all her high school, church, and civic activities since she was in the ninth grade. It will be judged in the state con test for the title of N. C. Good Citizen. If her scrapbook is cho sen, she will win a $100 Savings Bond. Three girls were chosen by the senior girls: Carolyn, Bernice Roscoe, and Avanelle Osborne. It was then left for the faculty to choose a representative. Among her many outstanding activities, Carolyn is secretary of the Honor Society, Literary Edi tor of the annual staff and Fea ture Editor of the “Full Moon.” Parents Invited To Open House On November 21 Students: Are yours coming? Albemarle High School will be the scene of what promises to be the biggest Open House in many years on next Friday, No vember 21, beginning at 7 p.m. The Junior Choirs of Harding High School of Charlotte and Albemarle High School will pre sent a well-rounded program of music in the auditorium as the opening feature. After the program, parents will visit the home rooms, where they will register and have an opportunity to talk over, any problems with the teacher or other parents. Following registration the cafeteria will serve refreshments for all attending. Concluding the evening will be the drawing for door prizes donated by various merchants in Albemarle and collected by the Student Council. Students are invited to attend the gathering, but will not be eligible for prizes. Present at last year’s Open House were 300 parents, rela tives, and friends, a decrease of 150 from the year before. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Fry announce that they plan to beat both rec ords this year. Students are ask ed to encourage their folks and friends to attend; gals asked to baby-sit for parents that night; and fellows, to give Dad’s car back to him for just this once. Jaycees Sponsor Speaking Contest A contest open to tenth, elev enth, and twelfth grade students of good scholastic and moral standing is being sponsored by the Jaycees. Contestants must prepare and deliver speeches on “I Speak For Democracy.” The basis for judging will be: contents, 40 points, delivery 40 points, and originality 20 points. The scripts must be prepared by November 21. AHS elimina tion contest must be held by No vember 28, and the county elim ination will be December 1. The county winner will receive a $25 war bond from "the Jaycees. Anyone interested in entering may see Mrs. Fry in room 74. By Their Words “Youth is like a rushing stream hastening to meet its goal.”—Rev. Paul Townsend. “Mrs. Fry, do you have any matches—I mean scissors?” — Aveline Morton. “I’m not ever coming to see this football game again!” — Keith Sikes. “Boys, the only way to keep Albemarle from scoring is by not letting them get hold of the ball!”—Children’s Home Scout (after seeing the Bulldogs play). “Everybody wants to do well, but nobody wants to do any thing to get there.”—R. C. Hat ley. “If you know anything about anatomy . . . some of you are more interested than you used to be!”—Mr. Fry. “Margaret, if you’ll hand me the door I’ll close it.” — Mona Crotts. . “I’ll do ithe best I can with what I’ve got!”—Mr. Robinette (after being elected freshman class advisor). “Carolyn, your bat wings are ‘battier’* than mine.” — Martha Rae Harris (speaking of girls’ sweaters.). “Oh, I know a woman who had a quartet!” —Jimmy Brown (meaning quadruplets).