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Vol. 26 — No. 6
Martha Burleson
Is State Winner
In DECA Contest
Martha Burleson, ASHS Senior,
is the state winner in the Dis
tributive Education Speech Con
test which was held during the
D. E. convention on March 10 at
Greensboro.
The topic of Martha’s speech
was “Values of the Free Com
petitive Society.”
An all-expense paid trip to
the National Convention in Chi
cago in April and a plaque to be
displayed at ASHS for one year
Were presented to Martha as the
state winner.
Martha will be required to pre
pare six speeches to deliver at
the National Convention. The
judges will Snot tell her which
speech they wish to hear until
she approaches the platform,
Martha was recently selected
as the “Distributive Education
Student of the Year” for the East
ern District. The district is com
posed of 12 cities in Piedmont
North Carolina.
She was selected on the basis of
her academic record, vocational
standing, promotion of DECA,
leadership, personal interviews
with judges, and letters of rec
ommendation from members of
the local school faculty and her
employer at the Discount House,
Where she is employed as a
sales clerk and cashier.
As a result of this honor, Mar
tha was awarded a $50 bond.
Martha also was named the
“D. E. Student of the Year” at
ASHS by a committee composed
of Mr. Claud Grigg, superinten
dent of city schools; Mr. W. Bain
Jones, past president of the Al
bemarle and Stanly County
Chamber of Commerpe; and Mrs.
Paul B. Fry, a member of the
ASHS faculty.
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
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Mctrch 30, 1961
STAtE WINNER DISPLAYS PLAQUE
Martha Burleson is pictured above displaying the plaque she was awarded as the winner
in the Distributive Education Speech Contest held at the state convention in Greensboro rp
cently. Miss Sybil Thomas, coordinator of the local Distributive * Education program and thP
three delegates from the ASHS chapter who attended the state convention Jimmy L Burris
William Walker, and Bob McCommons, are shown admiring the plaque '
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Student Elections Scheduled April 17
Annual Due
The proof of the 1961 Crossroads
was brought to ASHS March 9,
by Mr. Flemming.
It was looked over and checked,
then sent back for copying. Stu
dents will receive their annuals
at the end of April or the first
of May.
Aiter Three-Year Period
New Constitution At ASHS
The Constitution of the Student
Organization of Albemarle Senior
High School has been completed
oy the executive board of the Stu
dent Council and is now being
approved by the faculty.
The S. O. has not had a consti
tution since it moved to the sen
ior high, though there was one
''^hen it was a four-year school.
Several changes have been
^ade from the old constitution.
All S. O. officers must come from
the Senior High. The president
?iust come from the rising Sen
ior class, the vice-president and
Secretary from the rising Junior
^lass, and the treasurer from the
School at large. The treasurer is
to be appointed by the president
^ith the special approval of the
O. advisor and/pr the princi-
J^al and the Student Council-
Contained in the constitution
^re the powers and duties of trie
O. officers, the executive boara,
^hd the Student Council- The
regulations concerning the elec
tion of officers are also included,
with the oaths of office these of
ficers must take. The standing
committees of the Student Coun
cil and their duties are listed.
The constitution will be pub
lished in th^ new student hand
book which is nearing comple
tion The committee hopes to
have the handbook published and
in the hands of the students be
fore the end of the school year.
Conning Events
March 31-April 3—Easter holi
days.
April 7—Student. Council con.
ventions. ' '
April 12 —Campaign speeches
for Student Council officers-elect.
April 14—Junior-Senior Prom.
April 17 — Election Student
Council.
April 19—National Honor Soci
ety tapping.
April 21—Band Spring Concert.
April 28—Senior Banquet.
May 5—Spring Concert-Choral
groups.
May 19—Modern Music Mas
ters Initiation Ceremony.
June 2, 5, 6—Exams.
June 4—Baccalaureate Service.
June 6—Commencement.
June 7—School ends.
“Everyone get out a sheet of
paper and write this song on your
desk.”—-Mr. Fry.
“I’ve got to pim my trincel.”—
Jean Efird.
“We have a lot of people suf
fering from absenteeism.” —• Mrs.
Helms, looking at absentee list.
Conventions Will
Be Held April 7;
Speeches April 12
ASHS will be in a state of high
pressure politics during these
opening weeks of April as the
student body attends various con
ventions, campaign programs,
and finally by secret ballot elects
their next president, vice presi
dent, and secretary.
The student election on April
17 will climax many weeks of
hard work. The present Student
Council, operating under a new
constitution, is in charge of the
election. Co-Chairmen are Suz
anne Swindell and Jann Barrier,
assisted by John Troublefield and
Craven Morton.
Homerooms are divided into
two groups, even numbered
homerooms holding a convention
in the auditorium; odd numbered
homerooms in the gym. These
conventions will meet on April 7.
Each convention will elect a
Lashes For Lies In Good Old Days
f*am, Ronnie Are
featured Teens
, Pam Treece and Ronnie Herrin
^ave been chosen by the
two of the most outstanding
ftudents of ASHS to represent the
^chool in the Mr. and Mrs. Teen
Contest currently being sponsor
ed by The Charlotte News.
, This contest has
?een held only in Charlotte but
^his year the surrounding schools
f^e permitted to enter two lac-
^Ity chosen contestants.
, The winners of the contest were
featured in last Thursday eye-
J/hg's edition of The Charlotte
^'•ews with pictures and a story.
the three Rs” were
ents boast about?
For a realistic answer to this
question let’s make a compari
son of the Albemarle school sys
tem of fifty years ago and now
The Albemarle school of that
oeriod (called Albemarle Acade-
Sv) was established and main
tained as a one-man institution
and was, for the greater part,
supported by fees paid by the stu-
‘^^From the study of old records
and notes which are available,
some especially interesting com
parisons can be made between the
methods of discipline used then
^^ForS'stance, “Rules of Con-
Hurt” These were listed on the
first’ page of the register, and
were read and commented on fre-
^"rhSe was a rule that “at play
time the males and females will
not associate with each other m
anv play or pastime,” and four
lashes were given for any infrac-
tion of it.
Quite a contrast to the recrea
tional facilities of Albemarle Sen
ior High today which are ar
ranged for the interchanging of
activities and ideas of both males
and females.
When pupils arrived at school,
they were to take their books
and seats and be studying their
lessons whether the teacher
were in the room or not. No pupil
would be allowed to go out more
than once, in each lesson they
recited (except in case of extreme
necessity)—the males one at a
time, females not more than two
at a time.
Scholars were required to keep
the strictest rules of order and
“not to be whooping and holler
ing and playing as bad children
do.” For hollering and skipping
going home from school, a pun
ishment of three lashes was giv
en.
The encouragement of com
petitive sports in Albemarle
schools today is certainly in sharp
contrast to the penalty of ten'
lashes administered for every
foot over three feet climbed up
a tree in “Grandpa’s time.”
One lash was given for telling
lies; seven, for making swings
and swinging on them. Many
such rules were set down, and
any scholar who would not obey
them, or who refused to be cor
rected for a violation of them,
would be expelled from the
school.
Also of interest is the amount
of time spent in school and com
ing to and from school. For stu
dents attending who lived a
distance of only a few miles, it
meant leaving home by daybreak
and it was dusk when they re
turned. The day’s session was
from sun-up to sun-down, ex
cept for about two hoUrs in mid
day for recreation.
Therefore, by taking this back
ward glance at the beginnings of
the Albemarle school system, it
is easy to see the great strides
that have been made in educa
tion and that maybe the “good
old days” weren’t so good after
all.
Best Play Ever!
Seniors Go Wild!
Cast Acts Crazy!
.“The Daffy Dills” is the title
of the Senior play to be presented
sometime late in April.
The Reverend David F. Morrow
as the director, has chosen the
cast and practices have begun.
Judy Chandler is acting as the
student director.
Included in the cast are Steve
Surratt as Richard Dill, “Papa”
a handsome widower; Florence
Morton as Carol Dill, his SGven-
teen-year-old daughter; Bill Bur-
bage as Rod Dill, his sixteen-
year-old son; Jerry Tucker and
Karen Herndon as Dudley and
Dons, the thirteen-year-old Dill
twins; Ann Bell as Grandmother
as Cousin
Maude Maddox; Nancy Smith as
Elaine Escott, Papa’s bride; Pam
bells as Aimee Lovewell, sweet
sixteen and “thimply crazy” over
Rod; Robert Iddings as Pete Nor
ton, a high school athlete and
Carols heart throb; Sara Talbert
as the Widow Woggles; and Linda
Haynes as Arnica Jukes, the Ne-
gro cook, afraid of daffy folks.
The plot of this play concerns
a widower whose four mean chil-
dren and mother are against his
rernarrying. He devises a plot to
make him let him have his way.
Concert By Band
To Be On April 21
Capers,” “Tribute to
Glen Miller,” “Main Street U. S.
A.” . “Peter Gunn^” and many
other new songs will be heard
Friday night, April 21, at the an
nual band concelrt.
Mr. Hauss and the officers of
the band have worked very hard
in preparing new and different
material for the concert.
Along with the usual music, a
special dance band and other fea
tures will be presented. The
band anticipates support from the
student body in helping this to
be the best concert ever by their
attendance.
participate on
May 20 in the Armed Forces Dav
parade.
Officers of the band are presi
dent, Jan Russell; vice president,
Tommy Ward; secretary-treasur-
er, Jerry Tucker.
By Their Words
"Can we report on a three-
act novel?”—Bill Burbage.
I want every worm, I mean
everyone ...” Mrs. McClintock.
Bertha, get your tongue out
of Sonny’s ear!”—Mr. Tyson.
“There was a lady I used to
room with . . . ”—Mr. Hatley.
“Let’s all spread ^ out in a
huddle.”—Johnny Garrison.
“Let’s pair off in threes.”—Ken
ny Furr.
“Spring’s almost here; just lis
ten to the flowers and smell the
birds.”—Nancy Smith.
“I was so tired I couldn’t hold
my head open.”—Judy Chandler.
I was so sick I didn't even
watch T. V.”—Lydia Hearne.
“We are always happy to sing
for the Lions Club.”—Mr. Frv to
the Rotary Club.
got skinny hair.”—Bob
McCommons.
^ I’m in a
fast. —Mane Snuggs.
slate of officers from students
nominated by petition. ^
On April 12 a campaign pro
gram will be held, for candi
dates and their campaign man
agers to state their pledges, be
liefs, and views on various school
functions.
Out of the 489 students enroll-
ed, 436 have registered to vote
in the elections. The registra
tion forms will make a perma
nent record of students who vote