Eat To Live Or Live To Eat?
Either Way. EatJn Cafeteria
According to 3, group of New York sciGntists, the 3.ma.zing dis
covery has been made that the best thing to eat is food. Stu
dents who don’t eat in the cafeteria miss this most essential
subst&xic0
Do you eat lunch every day? If not, your not ^ting in the
cafeteria may cause those who do to have only one choice of food
TWs is explained by the fact that the number of workers
placed in any school cafeteria is based on the percentage of
enrolled students who eat lunch there, percentage has
dropped considerably at the Senior High .^hool, and if it isn t
pulled up again the number of workers will have to be reduced
If this happened, there wouldn’t be enough
number of workers to prepare a choice of food. The
pull up the percentage is for more students to begin e^mg in
the cafeteria and keep the number of workers that are employe
now. T«
Having two choices of food is quite an
students who don’t particularly care for one dish may en]oy the
other much more, and each needs the well-balanced meal
is offered by the cafeteria. ,,
So, students, now you see the full problem
cafeteria workers. For your own good eat lunch e y y
encourage others to do so also.
HERE AND THERE
Questions Still Unanswered
“WHY ISN’T SHAKESPEARE
buried in Westminster Abbey with
England’s other great writers?”
Mrs. Fry asked her Seniors.
There was silence for a mo
ment, everybody pondering. Fi
nally Linda Haynes risked a
guess:
“Maybe he wasn’t famous un
til after he died.”
“They didn’t bury him until af
ter he died,” Mrs. Fry assured
her.
Nc 4: *
GERALD HOLT WAS struggling
through some French translations
during a -first period class, and
Mrs. Deese grew more and more
impatient.
“Gerald,’ she demanded, “did
you study your French, or did
you say, ‘the heck with it’?”
“Well, I did a little of both,”
was his honest reply.
THE BIOLOGY CLASS was stu
dying protoplasm, and in the
midst of his lecture, Mr. Tyson
noticed Wayne Seymore slouched
down in his chair.
“Wayne,” he ordered, “sit up
and stop acting like a blob of
protoplasm!”
* * *
TONY FURR WAS intrigued by
a shell necklace that Sylvia Wall
was wearing around her neck.
He examined it carefully, then
asked brightly:
“Does this mean that you are
going steady with a crab?”
* * *
ON THE WAY to the cafeteria,
several Senior girls were trying
to teach Inger Blomfelt how to
use “ain’t.”
While they were paying Mrs.
Hall, one of the girl said, “In
ger, tell Mrs. Hall the new word
you learned.”
Inger did. “I ain’t going to
pay you today,” she told Mrs.
Hall.
* I*' *
AFTER LISTENING VERY at
tentively to a discussion on com
plexions between Pam Treece and
Suzanne Swindell, Jerry^ Tucker
disasrreed with them.
“Lack of sleep doesn't cause a
bad complexion,” he insisted.
“How do you know?” asked
Pam.
“I asked the pimple doctor!
blurted Jerry.
ji * *
KENT MONTGOMERY WAS
asking Tommy Morgan about his
failing grade in World History.
Finally Tommy came up with
the solution:
“It’s no wonder I failed. I
didn’t do anything but watcn
television!”
* * *
THE FRENCH CLASS was wait
ing for Mrs. Deese to come i
when Bill McKenzie popped up
with: “We’re going to have d
French test today, everyone.
“How do you know?” demand
ed Don Pierce.
“It’s a habit,” Bill quipped.
Seniors One-Sided
Yule Honor Roll
A special treat from^ Santa is
in order for the 21 seniors mak
ing the Honor Roll for the past
six weeks. The class of ’61 leads
in Honor Roll students. The oth
er 29 students from the Junior
and Sophomore classes would not
refuse an extra in the Christmas
stocking, either.
The 50 Honor Roll students are.
Seniors—Roberta Lampsi, Ju
dy Morton, Pam Sells, Nancy
Smith. John Gehring, Diane Grif
fin, Judy Harris, Mary Hill Hat
ley, Trina Holt, Karen Herndon,
Johnny Shelton, Don Walter,
Kenny Furr, Jane Arey, Susan
Ausband, Nancy Fin^n Jo Lyn^n
Pickier. Mary Sikes, Bob McCom-
mons. Diane Lefier, and Carolyn
^7uniors^udy Morton. Iris Bur
ris. Margaret ‘
singer, Barbara Doby, Sherry
Pegram, Nancy Russell, Dowena
Kluttz. Lana Turner, Sylvia Wall,
June Whitley, Judy Almond, Ed-
wkrd Lowder. and Harriet Reeves.
Sophomores — Raymond Earn
hardt Mary Burchette, Beverly
^eeman^. Joan Lambert Diane
Mauldin. James Barrier. Jr., Lar-
ri Hatley, Vivian Blalock Paul
Allred, Larry Mabry, Edith Har
wood. Jane Herlocker, Rachel
Lefier. Delores Morton, and Su
san kaylor.
Seniors Measured
For Caps, Gowns
Seniors aiie making inore prep
arations for their graduation in
^^Thev are being measured for
cans and gowns by their home
room secretaries. Costs for caps
The Full IWoon
Vol. 26—No. 4 Albemarle, N. C. Senior High School Dec. 20, 1960
Furr, Iddings Are
County Finalists
Representing Stanly County
and ASHS in the district run-offs
for the Morehead Scholarship
this year will be Kennie Furr
and Robert Iddings.
Four Stanly County students
were nominated. There was one
each from New London and Endy
and two from ASHS.
Robert and Kennie won in the
county competition and will com
pete in the district competition
in Charlotte in January. If they
win there; they will go on to
Chapel Hill for the finals.
They were nominated by a
committee consisting of the high
school faculty. This committee
considered their academic rec
ords, participation in school ac
tivities. leadership, citizenship,
and their participation in their
church and community.
All Annual Staffs
Are Busy As Bees
All the staffs of the Crossroads
are at present very busy lining
up ASHS’s 1961 annual.
The Business Staff began sell
ing the annuals December 2 and
will end all sales on December
20. This year annuals will cost
$4.12. Seniors voted to have their
annuals personalized with their
names. This will cost $.60 extra.
Also, for the first time this year,
clear plastic covers may be pur
chased to cover annuals. Anyone
can get one for a quarter.
The Photography Staff is busy
lining up individual pictures
along with group pictures of
every club, the Junior Mixed
Chorus and Senior Mixed Chorus,
the band members, members of
the sports teams, the class spon
sors. the class officers, and the
Senior Superlatives.
The Literary Staff is drawing a
rough draft of the annual on
graph paper.
The Art Staff is absorbed in
drawing pictures for the theme
of the annual, which will be a
secret until the Crossroads comes
out next spring.
At a recent meeting of the
Senior class. Seniors selected the
teacher to whom they want to
dedicate the 1961 Crossroads.
This. too. will be a well kept sec
ret until the day students receive
their annuals.
and gowns are $4.70 for the
girls’ and $3.75 for the boys’. The
order will be sent to the Collegi
ate Cap and Gown Company.
Also Seniors are being asked to
eive their names as they want
them to be inscribed on their di
plomas.
Mid-Term Exams
Are Scheduled
Eleven days after returning
from Christinas holidays/ stu
dents of ASHS will be engaged
in taking mid-term exams.
The exams are scheduled to
begin on Wednesday, January
18. On this day, first and sec
ond period exams will be ad-
ministe.ed. January 19, stu
dents will hove their third and
fifth period exams. During
these two days, students will
be required to stay at school
through the lunch hour. The
sixth period exam will be given
the following day.
The above schedule is a ten
tative one.
Student Council
Writing Handbook
Members of the Student Coun
cil have begun work on a Stu
dent Handbook which will in
clude student activities, school
rules and regulations, as well as
courses offered.
Judv Harris is serving as edi
tor of the handbook, and the fol
lowing committees have been ap
pointed: Student Activities, Susie
Napier, chairman; Inforfnation-
Administration, Pam Treece and
Suzanne Swindell, co-chairmen;
Student Organization, Jeff Under
wood. Kenny Furr, and Mrs.
Young. Typing editor is David
Blalock.
Judv Starnes, secretary of the
Student Council, sent off to sev
eral of the leading high schools
in the state for their handbooks.
The committees are getting some
very good ideas from these hand
books.
The new handbook when com
peted will be much more infor
mative than others in the past.
Ensemble, Quartet
Members Chosen
Members of the Girls’ Ensem
ble for this year have been chos
en bv Mr. Fry. They are as fol
lows:
Sopranos, Louise Furr, Pam
Treece, Betsy Holbrook, and Nan
cy Langley; altos, Diane Butler,
Florence Morton, Trina Holt, and
Edith Smith.
The Boys’ Double Quartet will
be composed of Ronnie Herrin,
Hinky Tucker, Steve Burleson,
James Lisk, Roy Wilson, Terry
Hill, Ted Snotherly, and Steve
Isenhour.
Chorus Presented
Annual Concert
On December 9
Albemarle Senior Mixed Cho
rus. assisted by the Junior Mixed
Chorus, presented its annual
Qhristmas concert last Friday
evening to an auditorium filled
with people.
The entire chorus was spotted
by different colored lights which
enhanced the Christmas decora
tions on the stage as well as the
drecsed-up chorus members. Two
Christmas trees adorned the stage
and brought the holiday feeling
to listeners and singers alike.
Featured on the program were
Bobby Richards playing his or
gan, and soloists Steve Burleson,
Betsy Holbrook, Louise Furr, and
John Troublefield. Also a duet,
“Winter Wonderland,” was pre
sented by Pam Treece and Steve
Burleson.
Special groups who performed
were the Girls’ Ensemble, Boys’
Double Quartet, and the Junior
Boys’ Quartet.
A few highlights from the pro
gram of the Junior Mixed Cho
rus were songs such as “Ding,
Dong, Merrily on High” and “O
Come. All Ye Faithful”.
Special attractions from the
Senior Mixed Chorus were fa
miliar melodies including “Silent
Night” and “Deck the Halls”.
Also, the Fred Waring arrange
ment of “ ’Twas the Night Be
fore Christmas” was sung.
June Whitley and Sherry Peg
ram accompanied the Senior
Mixed Chorus. Accompanist for
the Junior Mixed Chorus was Jane
Boaz.
By Their Words
“Students always study in one
class what they are going to do
in the other and they go through
the entire day missing every
thing.”—Mr. Hatley.
“I don’t have a straight edge.
Could I borrow your arm?”—Ger
ald Holt.
“That was atout as orderly as
Castro’s taking over Cuba.”—^im
Howell, returning from the Sen
ior Class meeting.
“I always plan what I’m going
to forget.”—Mary Hill Hatley.
“Wine, women, and song are
the evils of men, so I’ll have to
give up singing.”--Tommy Ward.
“Most men are like wheel-bar-
rows — no good unless pushed.”
—Mr. Nve.
“Now does anyone else have
another stupid question?” — Mrs.
Deese.
“Anybody can go when he’s
feeling good but it takes a man
to go when he’s hurt.—Mr. Rob
ert Halford, speaker.
SENIOR MIXED CHORUS OF ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL