19:- FRIDAY. APRIL 16. 1954 THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina PAGE THIRTEEN 9 * ‘Q Students Given Holidays For Scholastic Work Awards of full or half holidays for scholastic honors during the third quarter have been announc ed at Southern Pines High School. A full holiday for “E” ranking pupils may be taken at the stu dent’s discretion. Half holidays for “S” ranking students were taken April 9. Both groups also required a B or better in Citizen ship to earn the reward. The homeroom with the best percentage of attendance was W. A. Leonard’s, with 97.5 percent. For this, students in the home room will get a half holiday April 23. Here are the students getting holidays; “E” holidays — Jimmy Barber, Bill Davis, David Page, Kay Da vis, Patti Woodell, .David McCal- lum, John Chappell, Thomas Vann, Lucy McDaniel and Ray Daeke. “S’; holidays—Geraldine Bethea, Gladys Huntley, Charles Bowman, Bobby Butler, George Colton, Pat sy Dupree, Shirley Garner, Bar bara Hackney, Maxann Kerr, Jane Lorenson, Joe Marley, Betty Wheeler, George Morrison, Bar bara Pearce, Bobby Renegar, Don ald Van Benschoten, Georgia Wil liams, Margaret Bowers, Jim Townshend, Jimmy Hatch, Norma Bowles, Anthony Spinello, Betty Swearingen, Garland Pierce, Paul Probst, Dorothy Newton, Eliza beth Harriss, Katharine Dwight. . Also: Helen Walker, Emory Smith, Betty Britt, Bobby Cline, Joe McDonald, Frances Nall, Claude Reams, Barbara Williams, James Prim, Bill Marley, Jimmy McDonald, Julian Pleasants, John Ray, John Seymour, Johnny Wat kins, June Bristow, Jacque Dav enport, Frances Stoots, Barbara Thomas, Richard Bethea, Charles Watkins, Tonie Martin, Ann Mor ris, Polly Smith, Ruth Williams, Lillian Clark, Patty Hobbs, Elaine Webster, Betty Weatherspoon, Jean Haney, Sonny Martin, Bobby Parker, Billy Hamel, Roger Ver- hoeff. COMMUNITY CENTER The Recreation Committee and other interested persons of the Farm Life School community will meet at the Farm Life School at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, to further discuss plans for a community center. CHARLES W. PICQUET, originator of the an nual Moore County High School Glee Club Con test, and a member of sponsoring Kiwanis Club, leads singing by participating glee clubs and the audience in Weaver Auditorium last Friday night. Mr. Picquet, a leader in Sandhills enter tainment and musical activities for many years, is shown on the stage of the auditorium. Direct- Ninth Annual Contest ly in front of him are members of the second- placing Carthage High School Glee Club with their director, Mrs. Colin Spencer, Jr., second from left. Mr. Picquet and Thomas R. Hower ton, master df ceremonies who-introduced him, le& singing by the audience while the judges in the contest were making their decisions. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey) Aberdeen Club Wins Picquet Cup Southern Pines In 3rd Place As Glee Clubs Perform Here The Aberdeen High School glee club was the winner of the C. W. Picquet Cup in the ninth annual Moore County High School Glee Club contest, in which seven cho ral groups participated Friday evening at Weaver Auditorium. In second place was the Carthage club, the 1953 winner,. while Southern Pines was third. E. H. Poole, Jr., Aberdeen di rector, received the cup from N. L. Hodgkins of Southern Pines, pifesident of the sponsoring Sand hills Kiwanis club. The 700-seat auditorium was almost complete ly filled for the concert, which series that began in 1946. To win its top rating the Aber deen mixed chorus sang “The Sur rey with the Fringe On Top,” from “Oklahoma”; “This Is My Country” and “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor.” The Carthage club directed by Mrs. Colin Spencer, sang “The Lord’s Prayer,” “Psalm 150” and “Rock-a-md-Soul,” a spiritual. Songs by the Southern Rines group, directed by Miss Nancy Mackie, were ‘‘The King of Love My Shepherd Is,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from “Carrousel,” and “My Lord, What a Morning.” Soloists for Southern Pines in their first number were Jackie Davenport, Joe* Marley, Tommy Ruggles, David Page, Grace Du- observers rated the best of the Pree .and Gail Bradford. IDfAL EASTFR GIFT Azaleas in full bloom for planting balled and burlapped All Sizes and Colors 95c and up 9 Visit our Sales Yard for Other Choice Plant Material Peat Moss CURENDON GARDENS & NURSERY Linden Road Phone 3145 PINEHURST, N. C. Other schools taking part and their directors, were: Robbins, whose club was making its first appearance, directed by Mrs. W. H. Swain; Westmoore, Mrs. H. Lee Thomas; Pinehurst, Mrs. Norris Hodgkins, Jr.; and Cameron, Miss Glyndora Benner. Judge Comments Judges were three college musi cal directors, James Cobb of Flora Macdonald, Carl Hjortsvang of Peace College and Daniel Smith of Campbell College. Professor Smith, making the an nouncement of winners for the judges complimented all the groups for paying close attention to the director, poise and' appear ance. He said, “We would like to encourage you to undertake more a cappella singing, also more ‘soft singing,’ to learn to listen to each other, and to employ Ahe various musical dynamics for greater ex pressiveness.” Thomas R. Howerton of the Ki wanis Club was master of cere monies, introduced each glee club and presented C. W. Picquet of Southern Pines, who originated the contest as a Kiwanis luncheon program, and has seen it grow to become one of the most important musical events of the year in Mcore county.,Mr. Picquet led the singing of “My Wild Irish Rose” and “America,” in which the audi ence joined. Mr. Howerton also led the singing of old favorites,. After prize winners were an nounced and the trophy awarded, the Aberdeen glee club, lined up cn the stage to have their picture made, burst forth with their school song. Other groups then broke into theirs, adding a few cheers. The suspense of waiting for an nouncement of winners was in creased when names of the win ning glee clubs were announced in reverse order, with name of the first place winner held until the last. THE FINEST IN FERTILIZERS ARE ROBERTSONS PROVEN FERTILIZERS Smith-Dou^Iassfe WE HAVE THESE LEADING BRANDS OF FERTILIZER, AND ARE TAKING ORDERS FOR FUTURE OR IMMEDI ATE DELIVERY ON PLANT BED OR FIELD CROP GOODS. Aberdeen Supply Co. Feeds - Seeds - Fertilizers PHONE - 8661 ABERDEEN. N. C. Asheboro Horse Show Set Monday Entries fro'm several states have been reported by officials of the 14th Annual Kiwanis Horse Show to be held Easter Monday at Ashe boro. Shows at 10 a. m., 1:30 p. m. and 9 p. m., have been scheduled for the high school athletic field. I Proceeds of the event wiU help ! build concrete stands and a field ^ house at the field. ^ 1 The show features cash prizes of $2,500, ribbons and trophies in I a number of classes. It is a mem- I ber of the American Horse Shows Association, Inc. Easier Program Marks Melhodisl Youlh Meet The Vass Methodist Youth Fel lowship was host to the Moore County Subdistrict MYF at the church Monday night. There were 79 in attendance. With an electric cross furnish ing the only illumination for the sanctuary the West End group prseented an impressive program on the Crucifixion. A brief busi ness session and a recreation period during which the host group served refreshments follow ed. . Mrs. Foster Is Co-Author of New Guide For Fathers Mrs. Constance J. Foster of Pinebluff, nationally known writ er of books and articles about children and family problems, is co-author of the newly issued “A ^uide to Successful Fatherhood,” one of the “Better Living Book lets” published by Science Re search Associates of Chicago. The new booklet is written in collaboration with O. Spurgeon English, M.D., professor of psy chiatry at Temple University School of Medicine and Hospital, Philadelphia. Dr. English and Mrs. Foster collaborated on “Fath ers Are Parents, Too,” a volume that has attracted wide attention since its publication in 1952 and has recently come out in an En glish edition. Mrs. Foster is the author of a series of three articles on person ality development in ‘Why,” a journal of popular psychology, with the second article appearing in the current issue. Another se ries by her, on the problems of di vorce, recently was published by this magazine. , Of special local interest, because it relates a personal experience, is a story by Mrs. Foster in the May issue of “Parents” magazine telling how a kindly old family doctor explained death to a child. The new “Guide to Successful Fatherhood” stresses the impor tance of a father’s role in all fam ily relationships and points out that most material written for pa rents is directed to mothers. Live ly illustrations and an interesting “Quiz for Parents” add to the in terest of the booklet. 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