The Full Moon
Vol. 28 —No.
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
December 19, 1961
Choirs Feature
Editorial
Various Groups In
Annual Concert
Solos, quartets, and ensembles
were featured at the annual
Christmas Concert Friday eve
ning, presented by the Senior
Choir and the Junior Mixed
Chorus under the direction of Mr.
Paul B. Fry.
Prior to the concert, Bobby
Richards furnished Christmas se
lections on the organ. Bobby
also served as announcer for the
program. i
Senior Choir selections includ-
following: “Fanfare for
a Christmas Day,” “Gloria in Ex
celsis.” “Holy Night Peaceful
Night,” “Deck the Hall,” “I Won-
Wander,” “Coventry
Carol Carol of the Bells,"
Carol of the Drums,” “The
«“Sleigh Ride,” and
Twas the Night Before Christ
mas.” Both the Choir and the
Junior Mixed Chorus joined to
other in singing “Silent Night”
to close the concert.
Additional Christmas selections
were presented by Steve Burle
son, Frances Sides, and Diane
Baker. The three quartets in the
Senior Choir, the Girls’ Ensem
bles, and the Junior Mixed
Chorus presented other music of
Christmas.
172 Seniors Come
For College Board
The College Board Entrance
Examination brought 172 stu
dents to Senior High on Decem
ber 2.
students taking part in
this testing program were sen
iors from ASHS, from the remain
ing schools in the county, and
from high schools in Montgom
ery County.
Three types of examinations
were given to the seniors. Dur
ing the morning session the stu
dents took the Scholastic Apti
tude Test. These tests consisted
of two parts, one verbal and one
mathematical.
During the afternoon seventeen
seniors took the Writing Sample,
a one-hour essay writing exer
cise A copy of it will be sent
to the college designated by the
puDil taking part.
Several of the seventeen took
^e various Achievement Tests.
Those who took part in the
Achievement testing chose two
or three of the exams available.
Mr. Webb, Mrs. Fry, and Mrs.
Ganiewell served as supervisors
in the testing program.
It was odd that he should suddenly think of
Christmas—here of all places.
Perhaps it was the faint sound of some long-
forgotten hymn; yes, now he could hear the soft
a hymn rising clearly through the still
dark sky from the old cathedral across the
SQll2.r0*
face.
The State did not like to permit such things-
hcwever, it was lenient enough to allow a few
Sing hymns, light candles and
mumble prayers at this season. Christmas was
for old women He could remember how his
ownJadusMa had read to him and his younger
brother from a Bible so old it was in tatters.
knpw he still
I How fasci-
f ru he listened to a story that
star ^ Chnst-child, angels, wise men, a holy
Of course, he could not believe in such child-
ish fantasies now. Such things were to be for-
gotten, for the State did not allow them.
Why, then, should thoughts of an insignifi
cant event that happened in an insignificant
into
his mind and spoil his feeling of triumph ? In-
deeMonight had been a great triumph for him.
Had not his comrades at the Youth gathering
applauded him wildly when he urged them in
his speech to take up arms againsf the enemy
Two Stars
Harriet Reeves
nations, destroy their leaders and enemy nations
destroy their leaders and conquer their people?
Even the party leaders had noticed and com
mented favorably upon his zealous desire to
^read the Party’s beliefs. He would go far,
they had said. Perhaps he would soon work
IS way up into the top ranks of the party In
such a position he could look forward to a fu-
ure which offered him absolute power and oppor
tunities to exercise energetic leadership. The
prospect of a brilliant future such as this would
leave him little time to be troubled by thoughts
of Christmas and its meaning.
vef not remember crossing the dim square,
yet the church door loomed up before him. Go
mside. Absolutely not! How would it look for
someone m his position to acknowledge that
such a thing as religion even existed? His friends
would scoff at him-he could hear their deriding
laughter now—his position in the party and
” *•« “
Still, he might at least satisfy his curiosity
by just one quick look. No one would ever
know the difference. ‘Teace on earth, good will
towards men . . floated into the chill dark
ness. Slamming the door shut he quickly turned
away from it, shaking with unexplainable fear.
^uch swelling idealism! Such an absurd be-
iiet I Could any intelligent person actually think
there was such a thing as Christmas?
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Six Girls Achieve Highest Honor Grades
Juniorl'oL So^phomorT-m^e ' '
No Oil Wells,
Just Lights
Recent drilling on the A S
H. S. parking lot led to the
speculation that Principal H T
Webb had discovered oil.
This Is not the situalion,
however. The holes are beino
drilled for the more practical
purpose of installing the poles
wh’ch will serve to support the
two new parking-lot lights, ap-
proved by the school board
to promote ^^safer nighttime
driving on the school parkino
lot when it is necessitated by
octivities such as basketball
games, club meetings, and
community concerts.
MMM Yearbook Is Chosen
As Model For U. S. Chapters
The 1961-62 yearbook of the
Albemarle chapter of Modern
Music Masters has been chosen
as a model for all other chapters
over the United States, and
copies are being prepared now
for distribution.
Work has been completed on
the yearbook and the contents
are now being typed by the typ
ing classes. Contained in the
yearbook is a complete list of the
programs which have been given
at the meetings and the names
of those students in charge of
the programs. Special projects
and activities of the group are
also included. The cover of the
yearbook features the MMM em
blem with the name of the local
chapter.
As soon as the copies are
printed they will be sent to the
national headquarters of the
Modern Music Masters to be dis-1
tributed among other chapters
over the United States. Each
member of MMM will also re
ceive a copy.
the Highest Honor Roll for the
second term of school.
The Seniors are Iris Burris
^rbara Doby, and Jane Morton*
the Juniors, Beverly Freeman
and Delores Morton; and the
oophomore, Frances Trivette.
Senior Honor Roll: Edward
Lowder, Robert Throneburg, Judv
Almond, Loretta Holt, Janet
Koontz, Sherry Pegram, Nancy
Brenda
Smith, Gay Snuggs, Sylvia Wall,
Rowena Kluttz, Charles Stockton,
Sharon Lane, Sylvia Fesperman
Joyce Williams, Rayvon Laton!
Margaret Allred, Bo Burris Di
ane Hatley, Lana Turner, and
Wayne Drye.
Junior Honor Roll: Mike Bur
leson, Bill Dobbs, Neville Patter
son, Larry Shoe, Jane Boaz, Paul
T o ^ Vt Raymond Earnhardt,
Larry Mabry, Steve
gmith, Nettie Earnhardt, Olivia
Hartsell, Edith Harwood, Jane
Herlwker, Susan Kayler, Joan
Lambert, Rachel Lefler, Joanna
Morris, Julia Osteen, Susan Rog-
ep, Lynda Trimber, Jimmy Bar-
*^°hnny Fesperman, Butch
Bennett, R’ckie
Tn^ Harris, Peggy Smith,
IX James Lowder,
!^ail McSwain, Bertha Morton,
Joyce Terry, and John Boaz.
bophomore Honor Roll: Pat
ov, ® *^^rol Jean
A Aharon Holt, Bonnie Ben
ton, Andy Cook, Ibba Wilson,
Guidance Meets
Now In Progress
A well-organized guidance pro
gram is being successfully car
ried out by the members of the
faculty and the students of ASHS
this year.
The program is divided into
two parts — personal interview
and classroom programs.
Mrs. Paul Fry, who is in charge
of the over-all program, is inter
viewing the Junior and Senior
classes. Juniors are being urg
ed to make the most of their
high school days, and Seniors are
college preparing for
Mrs. Nancy Gamewell is in
charge of the Sophomore class
and IS helping the Sophomores
high school life.
The second part of the guid-
ance program is carried on every
Thursday during homeroom pe
riod. ^
_ All three classes have had spe-
cial programs on the purpose and
use of the Blue and White Hand-
book, parliamentary procedure,
and a film on “How To Study.”
Will Preview Play
For Student Body
ITh's Afternoon
"Junior Miss” will be given for
the public tonight in the Senior
High auditorium by a cast of 17
hard-working Juniors.
characters includes
the following: Judy Graves, Dink
Mort^; Lois Graves, Susan Rog
ers; Grace Graves, Joanna Mor-
ris; I^rry Graves, Steve Smith;
J. B. Curtis, Johnny Boaz; Ellen
Curtis, Rickie Furr; Fuffy Adams,
Susan Kaylor; Boy, Chuck Miller;
Joe, Steve Griffen; Haskel Cum
mings, Chuck Miller; Merrill
Tommy Lander; Albert, Jennings
Solomon; Sterling, Neville Pat
terson; Uncle Willis, Bill Dobbs;
Hilda, Joan Lambert; Barlow
Larry Mabry; Tommy, Bill Mc-
Kenzie. Non-speaking parts in-
clude Charles, Myron Lowder;
and Henry, Larry Mabry.
Committee chairmen for the
play are: Properties, Dannie Da-
Gore; Lighting,
Bobby Richards; Publicity, Nancy
Rogers and Ellen Efird; Scenery.
Mickey Lowder; Ticket and Pro
gram Judy Starnes and Linda
Trimber.
Excerpts from the play will be
given this afternoon for the stu
dent body.
“Junior Miss” is a comedy of
manners, much of the comedy in
volving a middle-class family of
modern times.
Mr. and Mrs. Graves are char
acteristic American parents, Lois
a typical junior miss, and Judy
and Fuffy a couple of healthy
kids trying terribly hard to get
into Lois’s class. Most of the
comic situations develop out of
the fact that Judy and Fuffy try
to act in every situation as they
think adults might act.
Everything goes along smooth
ly in the Graves’s household un
til Judy’s imagination goes hay
wire. Judy is a nice American
girl who believes in Hollywood.
Her conception of life being
based on what she sees in the
movies, according to Judy, it is
quite ordinary for every Ameri-
family to have a criminal in
Its bosom and to have at least
one questionable love affair go
ing on at all times. When Judy
tries to get these things for her
family, she comes close to bring
ing disaster to everyone. In the
end, as usual in a comedy, every
thing turns out for the best.
BY THEIR WORDS
Douglas Stokes, Betty Herlocker,
Wanda Holt, Tony Almond, Nat
Kirkland, and Mary Napier.
Siudents re// About Past Christmases;
Outstanding Moments Are Remembered
Everyone can rpmpmhor. „
Everyone can remember a
Christmas that is truly outstand
ing. It may be the time you re
ceived your first doll, or your
first biciycle, or even your first
car.
But that special gift isn’t al
ways the thing that makes one
remember a certain Christmas.
Sometimes the little things our
parents do make Christmas
really mean something
“I remember the year my
cllus and
I waq on the door.
that 1 excited
Soush close
was ” Tr.1 recognize who he
Daddy scatte?ld"^Ph ■
and randt oi? chewing gum
yard I wa J and
and T years old then
had a hni ^^aus had
Tucker. bag!”-Hinky
Many people are made hap
piest by observing the joy of
others at Christmas.
“I’ll never forget Christmas the
year I was fourteen. My two
brothers were young enough to
really enjoy the childhood de-
lights of Christmas. They got us
all out of bed at 4 o’clock in the
morning and it was really won-
dwful to see their faces light up
when they saw all the gifts
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. As I was sitting on my bi
cycle watching the parade.”
Mr. Webb.
“Oh, goodness, we won’t even
have time to put on our batons
and grab our uniforms.”—Bobbie
Atkins.
“Neville, you make me believe
in evolution.”—Mrs. Deese.
“Don’t take life seriously
You’re not going to get out of
It alive, anyway!”—Bobby Rich
ards.
“Mrs. Deese, will you please
transplant that sentence?”
Sheila Harris.
“My hair gets redder every
time I wash it. You’d think I
rinsed it in ketchup.”—Mary El
len Bowen.
“I’ll be with you in a moment
—just as soon as I get out of this
• ^rs. Fry in her ferns.
,, Pfe! Pete!” — Patsy Turner,
blowing her car horn at What-A-
Burger.
j smell a hamburger to
death.”—George Efird.
Julie, please sharpen the
erasers.”—Mrs. Young.
You know, if Shakespeare
were here today, he’d be a re
markable man. He’d be over 300
years old!”—Hinky Tucker.
. Sive them the once over
twice. —Vivian Smith.