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EDITORIAL Arts For All I Something really wonderful may soon be offered to us in the way of a Fine Arts program encompassing music, drama, art, dance, and physical fitness and recreation. This project would give us an oppor tunity to supplement our academic education with a cultural awareness of the Fine Arts. This would enrich our future lives with a greater feeling for the lasting enjoyment of creating cultural pleasure for ourselves and others. For many years the Albemarle schools have offered programs in band and choral music, and a small-scale program in dramatics to selected students. But there has been no major emphasis in the areas of art, dance, orchestra, and stringed instruments. The proposed pro gram would offer a larger number of students instruction in these fields. What a wonderful opportunity to discover and develop talent which might otherwise be ignored! Such discovery and development could awaken in the citizenry of this town a new interest in the Fine Arts which could result in the making of Albemarle a major cultural center for this area. There is a crying need for such an interest in the cultural aspects of life as has been evidenced by the limited support of various attempts to promote entertainment and exhibitions which would create a more cultured environment for the youth of Albemarle. The great value of this program to the town and perhaps to an even wider area cannot be overemphasized. Not only would it tend to raise the cultural and intellectual level of learning in Albemarle, but it might also discover people whose great talent should be de veloped and shared with all people. The far-reaching aspects of this enrichment program can only be attained with the support and interest of school administration, stu dents, and parents. This greatly needed cultural program would be such a boon to Albemarle, it would certainly be disapp>ointing if funds were denied for the program. —Allison Harris MOONBEAMS SAT Scores SAT scores were returned January 17 to those students who took the December Scholastic Aptitude Tests and the Achieve ment Tests of the College En trance Examination Board. These scores will be reported to colleges at the student’s re quest. A copy will also be re tained for permanent records. Exa ms Exams were given to the stu dents January 19-21 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. First and second period exams were given on Wednesday; third and fourth period on Thursday: and fifth and sixth period on Friday. There Hatley Attends Physics Meeting Mr. R. C. Hatley attended the Fourth Annual Conference on Re cent Advancements in Physics December 27-28 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Mr. Hatley, President of the North Carolina High School Sci ence Teachers, was invited to a special meeting held Sunday eve ning at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Hatley attended the five sessions concerning varied topics such as “The Mechanics of Large- Scale Excavations by Nuclear Ex plosives” and “Physics Experi ments with the Super-Ball.” Approximately 100 Physics teachers attended the two-day conference which is sponsored jointly by the University of North Carolina and Duke University. Cupid's Cc^er student Council is sponsoring a dance February 19, 8:00-11:30 p.m., in the Senior High gym nasium. Music will be provid ed by a well-known group, the ‘Pepa-tones.” Ticket prices will be $1.50, couples or stag. Only advance tickets will be sold. This dance will be open only to Senior High students and their dates. Outside guests must be registered. Major planning for the dance has been turned over to Ema- lynn Helms and Cynthia Free man, co-chairmen of the social committee, and to the student council executive board. Students Receive Gregg Awards Shorthand in A certificate of Junior Member ship in Gregg Shorthand was awarded to several students in Mrs. Carter’s shorthand classes. Those receiving the honor were: Janis Clarke, Paul Carder, Sheila Phifer, Lois Benton, Wendy Barry, Carol5m Burris, Rita Furr, Linda Fesperman, Sylvia Huney- cutt, Celia Mauldin, Anita Parker, Dianne Surratt, and Cathy Freti- na. Each of these persons re ceived a certificate reading “Having attained the required de gree of skill and artistry in writ ing Gregg Shorthand is awarded this Certificate of Junior Mem bership.” Students competing for the award submitted a copy in short hand of material in Today’s Sec retary, a book published by the same company as the shorthand textbook. The copies were judged on their form of curves, size of circles, length of strokes and the slant. Bill Trivette Is West Point Nominee For '66 William Trivette, Albemarle High Senior, is one of 12 boys nominated by Congressman James T. Broyhill for the United States Military Academy at West Point. The boys will compete for the Ninth District’s two vacan cies in 1966. The nomination was announc ed by Congressman Broyhill January 12. His selections were based solely upon merit estab lished in formal competition and preliminary physical examina tions. Final selections should be made by the Academy on the basis of competition in the final entrance examinations to be con ducted during the next two months. Two of the 12 men nominated will be chosen to enter the Acad emy in July, 1966 for a four year course of instruction. Congressman Broyhill stated “This year’s competition has been vigorous with many fine and well qualified young men particip>ating. I have personally interviewed each of these candi dates and I am convinced that any of them would make fine representatives of this district at West Point.” The Full Moon Vol. 32, No. 5 Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C. Feb. I, 1966 Fine Arts Program Being Proposed was a fifteen minute break be tween the two exams each day. ITED The Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) was given to all juniors January 24 and 25. This test allows high school stu dents to compare their achieve ments in each of the nine areas tested with that of other students in the United States of their age group. The tests will be machine scored. Lion And Rotarian Students Lion and Rotarian for the month of January are Mike Waller, student Lion, and Bill Trivette, student Rotarian. Con gratulations, Boys! Black Masque To Present 'Annie Get Your Gun' Work has begun on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, “Annie Get Your Gun.” The play, with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and dialogue by Herbert and Doro thy Fields, was originally produc ed on Broadway. Miss Holshous- er, sponsor of the Black Masque Club, Mr. Fry, choral director, and Mrs. Hearne, dancing teach er, worked together on casting the parts. They will also work togeth er on the actual production of the play. Julia Enjoys Exciting Holiday With Brother Julia Nicoloutsou, our foreign exchange student from Greece, had two very exciting events dur ing the Christmas holidays. Her brother, Gerassimos Nicoloutsos, arrived from New York City, De cember 19, to spend a week with Julia and her Albemarle family, and together they talked to their family in Greece by telephone. Gerry, as his American friends call him, is a sophomore pre medical student at New York University. He has been in the United States for two years. Dur ing his stay in Albemarle, he was a guest at several parties and went on outings to see the sights in and around the town. The telephone call to Greece enjoyed by brother and sister was a Christmas gift to Julia from the Concord Telephone Company. NCEA Conducts Area Meet Here Jan. 26 The area conference of the North Carolina Education Asso ciation was conducted January 26 in Albemarle. All teachers at tended the meeting which was adjourned at 6 p.m. At this time they were served in the cafeteria. The meeting resumed at 7 p.m. Speakers at the meeting were sent from the state office of the NCEA. Teams are sent into each area to conduct meetings and to bring teachers up to date on activities of state and National groups. Mr. Jacob M. Carter, principal of Albemarle Junior High School, is president of the South Pied mont District of the North Caro lina Education Association. The lead parts will be played by Charles Daniel and Jane Low- der. Charles plays the part of Frank Butler, a sharp-shooter in the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Jane plays Annie Oakley, the fe male sharpshooter who battles for Frank’s affections. The conflict of the story is be tween the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and the Pawnee Wild West Show. A various assortment of cowboys, Indians, and debutantes add to the excitement. Bill Bur ney will portray Chief Sitting Bull. The main choral work will be done by the Varsity Singers. This musical will be the first of its kind ever produced at Al bemarle Senior High. Various de partments of the school will be working to make the musical a great success. Pancakes! A pancake supper will take place in the cafeteria Febru ary 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The supper is sponsored by the Booster’s Club and all profits will go to the Athletic Department. Pancakes, sausage, and cof fee will be served to everyone at a price of $1.00 for adults and $.50 for children under twelve. The supper is preceed- ing the annual Basketball Homecoming. Girls will be provided by the Booster’s Club to wait on ta bles. A host of master chefs and Mr. Webb will provide the goumet meal. Mr. Webb stated that he would like to sell approximate ly one thousand tickets. These tickets may be purchased from Booster’s Club members. Senior Class Selects Mascots Sharon Johnson, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Johnson, 160 North First Street, and Lance Cain, five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cain, 606 Yadkin Street, were chosen as mascots for the Senior Class of 1966. They were se'ected at the Se nior assembly during third period, Monday, January 10, and will f)er- form their duties at the gradua tion ceremonies next spring. Application will be made to Washington late this month for federal aid in expanding the fine arts program in the Albemarle Schools. The application outlines a plan for expanding work in choral music, band, orchestra, stringed instruments, drama, art, dance, and physical fitness and recreation. The proposed project, called “A Program in the Fine Arts for Students Enrolled in the Albe marle City Schools,” will begin as a summer program and be continued through the regular school term. The objectives of the plan are (1) to make available to young people opportunities to participate in creative activity, (2) to fill a void created by an increasingly automated and impersonal world, and (3) to instill in young peo ple an appreciation of the fine arts. Results of the program will be evaluated on the basis of student participation, attitudes of students toward the program. In order to initiate the program in the school system, it is being proposed that a summer enrich ment program be offered to ap proximately 300 students in grades four through twelve. Teachers and principals of the schools will be asked to nominate students for participation in the program. These students will then be invited to be a part of the program. The summer program will be operated on a four-hour basis, and students will be allowed to select the area or areas of the fine arts program in which they wish to take part. During the regular school year the program will be incorporated as a part of the school curriculum. Perry, Webb Are Finalists Dane Perry and Tom Webb were selected as Morehead Final ists by the District III Commit tee of the John Motley Morehead Foundation in Salisbury January 21. Eighteen candidates were in terviewed by the committee dur ing the day and six of them were selected as finalists. The inter views were fifteen minutes long and were held at the Holiday Inn in Salisbury. The interview was informal, and the boys were ask ed their opinion on many topics. Finalists from all of the Dis tricts will go to Chapel Hill sometime during February 25 to March 1 to be interviewed by the Central Committee of the John Motley Morehead Founda tion. This committee will make the final decision of who will be the students to receive the More head Scholarships. The scholarships are given to those boys who have excelled in the areas of scholarship, charac ter, athletics, leadership, attitude, and service. Selected recipients will receive a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Those men making up the se lection committee of District III are Hearne Swink, Chairman of District III Committee; Issac Avery, Statesville; Hubert Phil- pott, Lexington; Odell Sapp, Salisbury; Croson Miller, Albe marle; and Julius Green, Thom- asville. Albemarle has had several boys to receive the Morehead scholarship in the past few years and would be very proud to have two this year. Those boys who have received the scholarship were Richard Cashwell, Wade Smith, David Grigg, Robert Smith, Roger Smith, and Charles Brown.
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