REGISTER
AND VOTE
The Full Moon
IN SCHOOL
ELECTIONS
Vol. 25 —No. 7
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
April 29, 1960
Spring Concert
Plans Announced
Plans are now being made fo"
the Annual Spring Concert, pre
sented by the Ninth, Junior, and
Senior Mixed Choruses, to be helc’
in the ASHS Auditorium on May
13.
M. Thomas Cousins, a noted N
C. composer, has accepted an in
vitation personally to direct thf
Senior Mixed Chorus in “O Clar
Your Hands," a song which hr
Wrote and dedicated especially
to the Mixed Chorus.
Among the light-veined num
such selections as “Make
Believe,” “You Are Love,” “Can’t
Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” “Why Do
I Love You?” and “01 Man Riv
er” will be heard. A special trea"
"^ill be -in store for those pres
ent when they hear the Senior
^ixed Chorus present the color
^1 selection from South Pacific
The men will agree “There’i
Nothin’ Like a Dame,” while the
Sirls will seem starry-eyed over
‘A Wonderful Guy.”
The Boys’ Double Quartet will
an extra tint of color as
they display their talents upon
the stage. The Girls’ Ensemble
J^ot to be forgotten, will take part
the program with such num
bers as “Love Is a Many Splen-
Qored Thing,” “Summer Time,”
^nd “Sentimental Journey,” an
old favorite of many.
Students from the Senior Mix-
Chorus have been chosen to
display a dance routine during
the concert. The choristers are
being coached by Mrs. J. Q. York
formerly Mrs. Jane Cook, dance
instructor.
The program will be broadcast
live and also taped for further
Use.
Science Projects
On Display May I
ASHS science students are busy
Putting last minute touches on
their proiects in preparation fo^
the annual Science Fair to be held
on May 1 from 2:00 to 5:00 P. M
the school. ^
Physics projects will be on dis
play in the hall of the south
'^ing; chemistry projects, in the
*^hemistry lab; and biology proj
ects, in the biology lab.
The biology department will
hot have as large a display ar
^t has had in previous years, but
wide variety of projects and
displays will be shown in the
Physics and chemistry depart-
jnents. The chemistry displays
^ill be eFpec’ally colorful.
The public is invited to come
^nd see the 1960 Science Fair.
Twelve Students Tapped Into National Honor Society
TAPPED INTO NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Three seniors and nine juniors were tapped for membership into the Albemarle Senior
High School Chapter of the National Honor Society during impressive ceremonies Friday after
noon in the school auditorium. They are pictu ed above shortly after receiving their oaths of
office from Principal J. L. Cashwell. Front row. left to right: Pam Treece, Nancy Finan, Joe
Stoker, Nancy Smith and Myra Whitley. Second row: Margaret Furr, Susan Ausband, Diane
Griffin Stephen Hill, Robert Iddings, Mary Hill Hadley, and Judy Harris. ^
Swindell Ausband To Edit Publications
Watson, Herrin
To Be Managing
Business Affairs
Office Candidates
Begin Campaigns
Kenny Furr and Nancy Smith
were nominated to run for the of
fice of president of the Student
Council in the annual nominating
conventions which were held last
Tuesday.
Other candidates nominated
were Sherry Pegram and Jeff Un
derwood for vice-president, Louise
Furr and Susie Napier for treas
urer, and Chuck Miller and Judy
Starnes for secretary.
Campaigns are now underway,
with the campaign speeches hav
ing been made Thursday. The
election is slated for Tuesday. All
students must be sure and register
before that time if they are to be
eligible to vote.
Skeleton To Wolk Moy 10
?*o Feature Scared Seniors
.Ten actors have been selected
by Mrs. Frank Arnlfield, play di
rector and sponsor of the Black
Basque Club, to perform in the
Senior production of the three-act
^ystery-comedy, “The Skeleton
Walks,” which will be presented
^lay 10. , .
^ A lonely old house, situated
?h a small island, will be the
Jetting for the players, who will
tangle with mystery, discoywy
ftirprise, and a super-natural be
^hich creaks through tne
fhadows of its haunt. A
ipusly unusual effect is createc^
Py two of the players.
Ify, will appear as Mrs. Eliza Hub
P^i'd, the doctor’s housekeeper, a
thin, hollow-eyed woinan Oi
^oout forty. As her not-too-bnght
,^®af and dumb, teenage son one
^ill see Luray Hatley.
„ This fun-packed presentation
^ill also feature Harry Whitley
fs the suave, but cool, calculat
ors, and cruel Dr. Harold Fersig.
..sinister and mysterious man
r'ho is looking for someone to
^hipiete his skeleton collectic^
Pam Truette will portray tne
self - confident Elaine
-1 ch
twenty.
Landis Miller will assume the
identity of Elaine’s mother, a re
fined, well dressed woman of
about fifty. _ ^ ,
Nelson Smith will play Elaine s
vounger brother Bobby, who is a
Sir boy of fourteen, bright,
intelligent, and keen.
Funice Haynsworth will appear
ac ‘‘Kinks,’' Bobby’s pigtailed,
cute little twelve-year-old sister.
John Burchette, Elaine’s fiance,
a keen and good looking young
around twenty-eight.
A tall, Kracelul, self- assured
voung lady of about twenty will
be portrayed by Mary Jo Winn
SuSn Cashwell wi assume
Hie identity of Mrs. Lilla Dona-
w a refined, aristocratic, slxty-
5elr-olSghbor of Dr. Fersig
Everyone is urged to see this
fun packed comical
which is to be presented by sen-
inr class members of the BiacK
SSasque Club, May 10, m the
high school auditorium.
Publication chiefs for next year
were announced last Thursday
by Mrs. Jacob Carter and Mrs
Paul B. Fry, faculty advisors for
the organizations.
The Full Moon editor will be
Suzanne Swindell, and the busi
ness manager will be Steve Wat
son.
Crossroads, the ASHS annual,
will be headed by Susan Aus
band, editor, and Ronnie Herrin
business manager.
These outstanding student-
were chosen from a group sub
mitting applications for the post-
by a committee composed of th^
editor, business manager, and ad
visor of each publication, the Jun
ior Class officers, and the Junio:
English teachers.
Other newspaper officers will
be selected from the students
choosing to take journalism in
connection with their Senior En
glish course.
The business manager, editor
and faculty advisor of the annual
select the department heads for
that publication.
Superior Ratings
Given In Contests
To Top Musicians
The high school musicians re
ceived top honors in the contests
this spring.
June Whitley, a sophomore
was awarded the only Superior
rating given in the state piano
contest. The Senior Mixed Cho
rus, the Senior Girls’ Glee Club
and the Girls’ Ensemble received
Superior in the district choral
contests.
June competed with abou^
sixty top-notch student music
ians, all of whom had previously
won top rating in district con
tests.
Other Stanly student pianists
made high ratings in the con
tests. Sherry Pegram, also a
sophomore, was given a rating
of Excellent Plus by the judge,
Irwin Freundlich of Julliard
School of\ Music in New York.
Sherry was playing in tHe state
contest for the fourth Consecutive
year and has received Superior
each year previously.
The Senior Mixed Chorui- holds
Crossroads To Be
Given Out Today
Approximately 470 annualr
will be distributed among the
students at A. S. H. S. today,
and that’s no April Fool. Bu'
there is one hitch. Before thi:
long-awaited event can be real
ized, the students who will owe
money on their annuals must pa\
the balance.
Those students who still owr
are urged to pay early in ordc
to avoid delay in the distribution
of the annuals.
When you receive your Cross
roads, remember, look on page
three first.
Twelve of ASHS’s top students
were tapped into the local chapter
of the National Honor Society on
Friday afternoon during an im
pressive ceremony in the audi
torium.
Those receiving this honor were
Myra Whitley, Stephen Hill, Joe
Stoker, Pam Treece, Nancy Finan,
Mary Hill Hatley, Robert Iddings,
Susan Ausband, Judy Harris,
Margaret Ann Furr, Nancy Smith,
and Diane GrifTm.
Pam Truette, president of the
local chapter, presided over the
ceremonies. The program was
opened with the singing of “Holy,
Holy, Holy” and a devotional and
scripture reading by Jerry Lou
Holbert. Ronnie Arey sang a
solo. Talks were then presented
by four members of the Society.
Mary Jo Winn spoke on “Char
acter”; Larry Shelton, “Scholar
ship”; Charles Brown, “Leader
ship”; and John Burchette, “Ser
vice”.
Affer the actual tapping exer
cise was performed by the mem
bers of the Society, Mr. Cashwell
administered the oath to the
newly-tapped members.
Myra has been a member of the
Boosters, F.H.A., and Tri-Hi-Y
Clubs. She has been a homeroom
officer and a member of FBLA.
Very active in church and civic
activities, she was a Vacation Bi
ble School teacher, and secretary
of her Sunday School class and
has participated in several church
and civic drives.
Steve has played B-team and
varsity football, has been on the
track and wrestling teams, par
ticipated in choral clinics and sci
ence fairs. He was a Student
Council representative.
Joe is now serving as president
of the Senior Class. He has been
on the wrestling team as well as
the Hi-Y basketball team. Mem
ber of the Junior Optimist Club
and vice-president of his Sunday
School class are some of Joe’s ac
complishments in his church and
civic work.
Pam is a member of the Boost
ers, Tri-Hi-Y, and B’ble Clubs as
well as the Modern Music Masters
Society She sings in the Girls’
Ensemble and is very active in
choral work.
(Continued on Page 6)
Speakers Are Announced
For Graduation Exercises
For The Birds?
Is school for the birds? Most
students crt ASHS think so—
but now apparently even the
birds think sol
A few weeks ago a beautiful
white seo gull was seen cir
cling the parking lot. He must
have thought its blue-tinted
stones were the ocean, for he
made several unsuccessful at
tempts at gliding across it as
he does the ocean.
If YOU see a sea gull minus
his tail feathers, remember:
school is not a place for the
birds!
the honor of being one of the
seven choruses that received a
Superior in the district chora’
contest. Only two schools, one
of which is A.S.H.S., received twc
Superior ratings.
The Senior Girls’ Glee Club re
ceived the other rating of Su
perior, while the Senior Boys
Glee Club drew an Excellent
Plus. The Junior Mixed Chorur
was also awarded an Excellent
Plus.
The Girls’ Ensemble received a
grade of Superior in the district
contest at Davidson College, while
the Boys’ Double Quartet was giv
en a rating of Excellent.
Mr. Fry entered for the first
time three of his Junior High
choruses, all of which received
Excellent Plus.
Seniors will march solemnly
down the aisle to receive those
long-awaited diplomas on Tues-
June 7—exactly twenty-
eight school days from now'
Principal spoakor for the com
mencement exercises will be Dr.
Kenneth Howe. Dean of the
School of Education at Woman’s
Carolina” University of North
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered by Rev. N. C, Kirk-
’and, pastor of the First Presbv-
terian^ Church, on Sunday—two
davs before graduation.
Snow in March caused the post
ponement of both the bacoalau-
"eate sermon and graduation by
about one week.
^ Seniors will soon start learn-
'ng special musical numbers un
der the direction of Mr. Fry to
be used in connection with the
commencement exercises.
By Their Words
“I’m glad they don’t let me
carry a gun. I don’t know which
, first—Vance or my
self. ’—Mrs. Deese.
“That’s a two-letter number.”—
Joe Stoker.
‘Tm going to hold on to my
skirts.” Pat Boggan.
“When frogs get their air full of
lungs—.”—Miss Tucker.
“I had one little reason for
coming to school today—mv
mother.”—Eddie Lefler.