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Congr€iis,
Bulldogs!
The Full Moon
Attend The
Spring Dance!
Vol. 30 —No. 6
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
March 6, 1964
Debate Club
Hos+s 4 Jeams
Four debating teams and ap
proximately fifty visiting students
were guests Wednesday of the AS-
HS Etebate Club in district de
bates on the topic of medical care.
The contests were held at the
First Presbyterian Church.
Sara Mabry and Jimmy Low-
der, the ASHS affirmative team,
and Jean Ray and Terry Lorch,
the negative team, competed with
the teams from Garinger, East
Rowan, Hamlet, and Lexington
high schools. The debates were
to be held in round table form,
each team debating the other four
school teams.
The topic for the debates this
year is “Resolved; That social
security benefits should be ex
tended to include complete medi
cal care.” Each debater was
awarded from one to five points
in areas of delivery, knowledge
and evidence, case and analysis,
reasoning and refutation, and or
ganization. The total of points
awarded the two members of
each team determined the winner
of the debate. Results of the de
bates were announced after the
final debate. The school receiv
ing the greatest number of points
in all four contests will represent
the district in future debates this
year.
The ASHS team prepared for
the debates during a course of
instruction taught by Miss Betty
Richardson during the six-weeks
Preceding the debates. A practice
debate was held with the Thom-
asville team February 26 and the
local team attended a demonstra
tion debate by University of North
Carolina students at Myers Park
High School February 21.
S.O. Seeks
Fo reign Student
Plans are now in progress for
acquiring an exchange student
through the local American Field
Service chapter which is headed
by Dr. J. White Iddings.
The Student Council, which is
sponsoring this project, is now
■n the process of raising money
tor such expenses as meals. The
American Field Service Chapter
has raised the necessary funds
and had the charter approved.
The only remaining task is to
choose a home in which the ex
change student would live.
A committee of student repre
sentatives who will help the stu-
dent get acquainted has been ap-
P(;int^ by Mr. Webb. Sally Efird
"'ill head the committee which is
I>\ade up of Tom Webb, Joanne
Lisk, Johnny Morris and Allison
Harris.
CLUB MEMBERS PUSH PRODUCTION DEADLINE
Black Masque To Present
^The Ghoul Friend'
Junior Class
Begins To Plan
For Prom
Planning for this year’s Junior-
Senior Prom was begun with the
Announcement of committee chair-
nien by David Miller, president
the Junior Class.
The chairmen of the various
^ommittees are as follows: Jan
Claywell, Larry Thomas, and Eu
gene Coley, decoration: Cindy
5>tone and Joanne Lisk, entertain-
{nent; Pearlie Rae Burris and
*nez Furr, Theme: Annette Thom-
and Brenda Peeler, refresh
ments: Nancy Butler, invitations:
*^am Lowder and Lynn Calder,
scenery; Joanne Lisk, Willene
^'ce. Brown Bivens, and Cindy
^tone, publicity: and Bob Smith,
•^nape rones.
Other committee members were
also announced and several plan-
P'ng meetings have been held.
Mter these large committees will
subdivided for more efficient
'vork.
Members of the Black Masque
dramatics class will present the
hair-raising production of ine
Ghoul Friend,” Friday, March 20,
at 8 o’clock in the school audi
torium.
The exciting play which moves
rapidly from chills to laughter and
back again tells of a ‘‘monster,
created by Dan and his sisters
which attracts summer guests to
the Merrick’s lodge at Lonesome
Lake. But to Dan’s own surprise,
chilling events lead him also to
Sestifn if there is a “monster/
Another major incident
Dan-the appearance of Mar na
who supposedly drowned in the
^ke veare ago. Other circum
stances lead up to a spine-chilling
climax and finally the solving of
the mystery.
The characters in the three act
mystery-comedy by Gene
are assigned to: J°hnny Morns
Dan Merrick: Linda Stonestreet,
Lolly: Ibba Wilson, Mrs. Mer
rick; Tony Almond, Bongo; Fran
ces Ann Miller, Daphne; Melissa
Beam, Marina; Reggie Sandoval,
Professor Gaines; Sue Underwood,
Cele Wallace: Joe Earnhardt, Vic
Storm; Mary Thompson, Mrs.
Dunlay: Rick Cain, Seymour;
Ronald Blalock, Mad Devlin; Dav
id Smith, Mr. Spence; David Mil
ler, Sergeant Rollins; Annette
Thomas, Bobbie; Barbara Furr,
Deb; Diane Baker, Elva; Pearlie
Rae Burris, Draculette; Sherry
Talbert, Graveyard Gracie; and
Doug Stokes, Big Daddy Corpus.
Mrs. James Brown, Jr., spon
sor of the club, is directing the
play.
(Continued on Page 8)
Student Council Initiates
Spring Dance For School
Under the direction of the Stu
dent Council, a Spring Dance will
be held March 13 for Albemarle
Senior High students and their
dates. Proceeds from the event
will be used to pay for lunches of
a foreign exchange student next
year.
The dance will be held in the
cafeteria from 8:00 until 11:30.
Six Nominated
For Gov. School
Six students of ASHS have been
nominated for the Second Annual
Governor’s School to be held at
Salem College during the summer
of 1964.
In the academic field, five have
been nominated. They are Sally
Efird, foreign language; Edith
Johnson, social science: Allison
Harris, English; Whit Morrow,
mathematics: and Tom Webb, na
tural science. Emalynn Helms
was nominated in the musical
field. An audition is required
in the musical field before being
accepted into the Governor’s
School.
Those students nominated in
academic fields must meet cer
tain requirements. They must
have an I. Q. of at least 125, ac
ceptable overall grade average,
and a high scholastic class rank.
Also considered is interest and
aptitude in the particular field to
which they were nominated. Can
didates for the school were nomi
nated by their local Superinten
dent of Schools.
Final consideration of the nomi
nees will be by a Governor-ap-
pointed board in Raleigh. They
will be notified of their accept
ance on or before April 20.
Tickets may be obtained from
members of the Student Council
at the price of $LOO per couple
and $1.00 for stags. No stags
will be admitted who are not
ASHS students. The dress will
be Sunday clothes.
With the consent and support
of the school administration, the
guests of ASHS students will be
allowed to attend the school spon
sored event. The established pol
icy is that no outsider is permit
ted to participate in any social
function sponsored by the school.
For this dance, all ASHS students
and their dates are invited. All
outside dates should be registered
with Mrs. Young as a part of the
survey to find out how many peo
ple from outside Senior High will
be present. The dance will be
handled completely by the Stu
dent Council and will be properly
supervised and chap>eroned.
Those acting as committee
chairmen for the dance are Tony
Almond and David Still, entertain
ment: Sue Underwood, decora
tions: Betty Herlocker, publicity:
Jan Claywell, refreshments; Tony
Almond, tickets; Paulette Bras
well, bulletin boards; Joe Earn
hardt, chaperones; and Terry
Morgan, clean-up.
Grigg, Webb
Attend Meeting
Mr. Claud Grigg, superintendent
and Mr H. T. Webb, principal of
City Schools, attend^ the Afri
can Association of Schwl Adm n
istrators Convention m Atlantic
Citv New Jersey, February lb i».
•Se American Association of
School Administrators was
ine its one hundredth anniversary
mie ng Speakers for the event
were news commentator. David
Brinkley: Secretary of State
Uk- former head of the
CIA /u“an’Dulles: Senator Hub-
Jroximately 12.000 persons attend
ing the convention.
NHS Sponsors
Honor Roll Tea
Fifty-six students who attain^
Sers' weT'the'^guests of^^he
National Ho^or^ociet^^^a^ an
To’clocRn th^e student lounge^
^“'"^re‘'FrancerTrive5?e' and
tea invitations: Betty
Bonnie Benton, invua^^
P*^l°^pnts-^ Wanda Holt, enter-
freshments, oua-ron Holt, Mary
tainment; and^harro^n dec-
Napier, and y ^Vesterlund
orations. Mrs
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terry MORRIS
DE Student of the Year
Morris And
DECA
Terry Morris and Alvie Boles
gained top prizes for the local Dis
tributive Education Club of Amer
ica in three of four competitive
fields at the Eighth District D. E.
Contest at Laurinburg High School,
February 12.
Terry took first place as Dis
tributive Education Student of the
year and copped first place in the
Sales Demonstration Field, Alvie
placed third in advertising. Con
nie Buxton represented Albemarle
as a contestant in the speech con
test.
Other schools attending the event
were Rockingham, Asheboro, Lum-
berton, Aberdine, and Laurinburg
high schools.
First place winners at the dis
trict level will compete for state
honors in the North Carolina State
Contest to be he'd *n Raleigh,
March 13 and 14. Those placing
ALVIE BOLES
District Advertising Winner
Boles Gain
Honors
first at the state level will receive
an all expense-paid three day trip
to the national convention to be
held at Chicago in April. At the
national convention students will
receive scholarships, prizes, and
money provided by business con
cerns interested in the advance
ment of DECA Clubs.
A fifty dollar bond will be pre
sented to Terry Morris at the
State DECA Convention as a re
ward for placing first as Distribu
tive Education Student of the
Year.
Mrs. James Brown, Jr., sponsor
to the DECA Club, accompanied
the group. At previous contests,
the Albemarle chapter of the club
was well represented in the high
honor catagory when Sharon Gib
son was chosen District Queen,
Judy Herrin was elected District
Secretary, and David Maurice
placed third in Job Interview.
Many Songsters
Enter Contest
Between 1500 and 2000 students
from ten North Carolina counties
will perform in the Albemarle Dis
trict Choral Contest to be held
in the AgHS auditorium today.
They will be rated according to
ability by a panel of three judges.
The Albemarle District Contest
is one of ten being held across
North Carolina. The purpose of
the contests for junior and senior
high school choral groups is to
receive a rating on two musical
numbers performed from mem
ory. The ratings are as follows:
I—Superior, II—Excellent, Ill-
Good, IV—Fair, and V—Poor.
The panel of judges will in
clude Mr. Richard Cox, Music
Department of the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro;
Mr. Robert H. Ellis, Page High
School, Greensboro: and Miss
Margaret Hersey, Charlotte.
The chairman of the Albemarle
Contest is Mr. Paul B. Fry, Di
rector of Choral Activities of Al
bemarle Senior High School. He
will be assisted by Mrs. John Al
mond, Mr. Tommy Hauss, and
approximately thirty-five ASHS
students. Mrs. Jacob Carter will
serve as registration desk super
visor. The students will act as
messengers, guides, assistants to
judges, stage managers, and hall
and parking lot supervisors for
the many arriving and departing
buses.
There are three classifications
for Junior High groups. ’They are
boys’ chorus, girls’ chorus, and
mixed chorus. In the Senior High
groups there are four divisions
depending upon the difficulty of
music. In each of the four di
visions there will be boys’ cho
ruses, girls’ choruses, and mbced
choruses performing.
As the groups arrive, they will
be escort^ to the student lounge
which will serve as headquarters.
Robing will take place in the gym
nasium. The Rill Moon office
will serve as a storage room for
parcels and valuables, and Room
214 as a "warm-up” room before
the groups perform on the stage
of the auditorium. The student
organization will serve refresh
ments to the visiting singers.
During the day a different cho
ral group will be on the stage
every eleven minutes from 8:30
a. m. to 4:00 p. m. with an hour
break for lunch.
Participating from Albemarle
Senior High will be the Senior
Choir, the Senior Choir boys, and
the Sophomore Choir. Represent
ing Albemarle Junior High will
be the Ninth Grade Chorus and
the Eighth Grade Chorus.