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Congratulations,
Graduates!
Vol. 15
ALBEMARLE, N. C., MAY, 1938
raduates Will Receive
Senior Class Wins [Students Choose
Field Day Trophy Bill Mann For
Diplomas Tuesday Night
Ouke University
Dean Will Speak
To Senior Class
lobert Moose to Present Sen
ior Class Gift to School;
r Frances Henning to Give
Valedictory.
Diplomas will be presented Tues-
lay evening, May 31, in the high
■^•chool auditorium to one of the
"tirgest senior classes in the history
if the school.
' The exercises will open with the
Seniors singing the processional,
1‘Follow the Gleam”, followed by
he invocation by Dr. G. H.
Ihodes. The main speaker for the
‘vening will be Dr. Malcolm Mc-
(Oermott, of the Law School of
Duke University, who will deliver
,he commencement address.
Awarding of Diplomas,
i F. N. Patterson, chairman of
he school board, will present the
liplomas. Robert Moose, pre.si-
lent of the senior class, will pre-
lent the class gift, and A. B. Gib-
Mon, principal, will make the speech
-)f acceptance. Frances Henning
"Vill give the valedictory.
On Sunday evening. May 29,
lev. C. E. Rozelle, pastor of First
,,lIethodist Church of Gastonia,
>reached the annual baccalau-
•eate sermon to the graduates. He
vas introduced by Rev. George B.
^lemmer. The invocation was
y^ven bv Rev. J. S. Gibbs; the
•cripture’ by Rev. W. J. Bradley,
tnd the benediction by Rev. C. D.
Vhiteley.
Commencement music, under
he direction of Paul Fry and Miss
i.nnyce Worsham, was furnished
>y the Boys’ and Girls’ Glee clubs.
" Frances' Horton is salutatorian
the senior class. Virginia Helms,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Diielms, and James Julledge, son of
. Hr. and Mrs. S. L. Gulledge, are
' ;las^ mascots.
FIELD DAY KING AND QUEEN
Intramural Tournament.
Climaxing successful Field Day
activities Thursday evening, May
12, Frances Hatley was crowned
queen. Jack Castevens, king; Bob
Moose, president of the senior
class, received the silver cup for
the class, having won the highest
number of points, and Lucy Mae
Miller and Paul Williams were pre
sented tennis balls as the highest
individual scorers for the day.
At 1 o’clock, starting at the
high school. Patrolmen Coe and
Cain had led a colorful parade of
bicycle riders, the high school band
and floats through the streets of
Albemarle.
At the new athletic field, where
bleachers had been erected, about
700 spectators were present to
watch the contests announced by
Mr. Gibson over a public address
Volley Ball Tournament.
Concluding the festivities, the
crowd gathered in the new gym
during the evening to watch a
tumbling exhibition by the physi
cal education class under the di
rection of Miss Holt and an aero
batic performance by “Buck’
Mabry. In the final volley ball
games the senior boys defeated the
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JACK CASTEVENS and FRANCES HATLEY
Seniors Present
‘Tons of Money’
Proceeds from Three-Act
Farce to Be Used for Buy
ing Class Gift.
The senior class presented a
three-act farce, “Tons of Money”,
Friday evening. May 13, in the
high school auditorium. The play,
under the direction of Miss Scar-
borough, was given to make money
r . 1 XT J the senior gift to the school.
Jvocational Mead Douglas Cranford, Jeanne Hurt,
T?orkr»vtc Prncrrp«« Mary Katherine East, Martha Mor-
iteporis rrogreisss divers,
James Tucker, Katherine Smith, S.
E. Sprinkle, and Claude Shankle
imposed the cast.
A special set for the play was
constructed and painted by the fol
lowing members of the senior
class: Maurice Hutchins, James
Efird, Sydney Smith, Frances Hen
ning, Ann Parker, and Frances
Horton.
James Fry as Aubrey Allington,
„ careless, intelligent Englishman,
and Martha Morrow as Aubrey’s
wife took the leading roles in the
play. Sprules, the English butler,
1 brogue so thick you could
with a knife, was ably play
ed by Douglas Cranford. Jeanne
Hurt was cast as Simpson, a smart
parlour maid. Miss Benita Mullet,
I prim, fussy and rather deaf
ilderly lady, was played by Mary
Mr. Kelley, who is in charge of
^e vocational department, seemed
—-ileased with the work done this
-"ear. He reported that the stu-
lents made good progress, that 98
ler cent seemed very much inter-
sted in their work, and that 93
D'er cent are planning to continue
n their fields. There are eight
tudent nurses that will enter
raining school next year. A large
lumber of the students will get
egular jobs at their present posi-
when school
Much Int
t Show.
iussell Presents
Gifts To Students
By a popular vote of the elev-
nth and twelfth grade students,
■W'rances Hatley and Robert Moose
w»rere selected as the best-all-round
irl and boy in the senior clas
eceive the watches awarded —
ually by W. C. Russell and the
lears Jewelry company. Two
ames were drawn from a box
, I ontaining the names of all under-
lassmen, and Bob Furr and Eileen
lOwder were the lucky winners of
mtches.
A surprise gift was a diamond
ing presented to FVances Hen-
ing, valedictorian of the senior
~>'^ss.
Commencement
Program
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
May 29, 1938
Processional
Hymn—“Oh Worship the King”
Invocation—Rev. J. S. Gibbs
Anthem—“The Heavens
id”—Beethoven
Scriptui
Reading—
Introduction of Speaker—
Rev. George B. Clemme
Sermon—Dr. C. E. Rozzelle
Anthem—“The Pilgrims’ Cho
rus”—Wagner
Benediction—
Rev. C. D. Whitele
“Follow the Glea
Chorus “Dark Eyes”
Address—
Dr. Malcolm McDermot
Chorus “Out of the Dusk”
Presentation of Diplomas—
Mr. F. N. Pattersor
Presentation of Class Gift—
Robert Moos.
Acceptance—Mr. A. B. Gibsoi
Valedictory—Frances Henning
Chorus—“Duna”
>al
‘Quiet Please’ Is
Festival Winner
s. E. Sprinkle Receives Five-
Dollar Award for Best
Performance.
“Quiet Please” was selected by
a secret ballot of the student body
and faculty as the best one-act
comedy entered in the Dramatic
Festival held April 22-29. The ac
tor’s award of five dollars for the
best performance during the Festi
val went to S. E. Sprinkle for his
role in “Quiet Please.”
Jack Rivers and Vernon Under
wood won second and third places
for acting. The following mem
bers of the cast of the prize-win
ning play received a week’s pass to
the Stanly theatre: Lillie Florence
Efird, James Efird, Rachel Burris,
S. E. Sprinkle, Jack Rivers,
Yvonne Moose and Catherine Dry.
The Festival was held to give
each person in the Dramatic club
an opportunity to have experience
in acting. Plays entered in the
Festival included “Quiet Please,”
“Yes Means No”, “Someone for
Bunny”, “Knight Life”, “Thanks
Awfully”, and “Mrs. Harper’s
Much credit for the success of
the Festival goes to Miss Elizabeth
Scarborough, whose untiring effort
in arranging and directing the
plays made the Festival possible.
Beaver, Lafayette
Blackwell, and Virginia
Gilliam Are Other Stu
dent Body Officers.
In the election held May 20, the
student body, voting by secret bal
lot, elected Bill Mann as president
of the student organization. A
choose the other major
offices was held Monday, May 23.
Pauline Beaver won over Lee Cop-
ple for vice-president; Lafayette
Blackwell over Sydney Gulledge
for secretary; and Virginia Gil
liam over Clara Mae Lorch for
treasurer.
Thomas Hatley, Billy Benson,
and Jack Castevens were nominat
ed for president but withdrew their
nominations in favor of Mary Lee
Cantrell. Nominees for the other
major officers included vice-presi
dent, Lucile Palmer, Lee Copple,
J. P. Mauldin; secretary, Kath
leen Russell, Ted Wallace, Sydney
Gulledge, and Hoyle Whitley;
treasurer, Jane Austin Turner and
Clara Mae Lorch.
A friendship committee com
posed of this year’s council mem
bers has been appointed to wel
come the freshmen when they en
ter high school next fall. This was
the final project sponsored by the
old council, and it is hoped that it
will prove a great success.
Music Students
Capture Honors
Albemarle entrants captured five
honors in the state-wide high
school music contest held in
Greensboro during the week of
April 19-22.
Those winning second place
ere Eulalah Lowder, entrant in
the piano solos and a pupil of Miss
Worsham’s; Wade Denning, en
trant in the cornet solos; a boys’
quartet composed of Carl Helms,
C. B. Efird, James Morgan, and
Bill Mann.
The band, under the direction of
Pat Leonard, won third place. En
tered in the violin solos, C. B. Efird
tied for third place.
Paul Fry, the quartet instructor,
stated that he plans to send more
vocal groups to participate next
year. Three of the quartet mem
bers will return to school next fall,
and there is a possibility that the
fourth may take advantage of the
twelfth grade.
Vacation Plans
elderly laay, was piayea uy i ht l
Katherine East. Giles, a gardener TeaCherS MaKe
with a one-track mind, was played
by Jack Rivers. James Tucker
cast as James Chester-
, an English lawyer. Jean
Everard, a distinctly pretty woman
of about twenty-eight, was played
by Katherine Smith. S. E.
Sprinkle as Henry, the butler’s
brother, and Claud Shankle as
George Maitland, the cousin believ
ed to be dead, completed a care
fully chosen cast, each of whom
was complimented on his perform-
Under the capable direction of
Miss Elizabeth Scarborough, this
production goes down in school his
tory as another successful and
tertaining senior play.
Music was furnished betwi
acts by a community orchestra
der the direction of Carl Efird.
Would you like to know the
teachers’ plans for the summer,
where and how they expect to
spend their vacation? In recent
interviews with the faculty n
bers, your reporter learned that
three of the teachers will remain
in Albemarle. Mrs. Wells Rogers
will teach vocational home eco
nomics, Mr. Grigg will continue
working on his school plans for
next year, and Mr. Canipe will
coach Legion baseball.
There are a few who expect
spend the summer working. Miss
Watson will be librarian at Oxford
Orphanage for two and half
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Debaters Compete
In State Contest
When the triangular debaters
went to Chapel Hill April 21, the
negative side competed in the semi
finals, but were defeated by the
Union Grove team, state winne:
The affirmative were eliminated
the preliminary contests by a close
decision.
Mary Lee Cantrell and Lee Cop
ple, taking the negative side of the
question, were chosen as winners
in the preliminary debates held
Thursday night, so were entitled
to compete in the semi-finals, from
which the debaters for the finals
were chosen. Mary Katherine East
and Estelle Jordan composed the
affirmative team, which were
feated by Granite Falls.
A. B. Gibson and Ann Parker,
alternate, accompanied the group.
After the final debates Friday
night the debaters were given a re
ception by the University Club and
the Graham Memorial Student
Union.
MARSHALS SELECTED
Marshals for the senior exercises
be held on Sunday evening. May
29, and Tuesday evening. May 31,
have been selected as follows;
eighth grade, George Efird, Lucille
Palmer; ninth grade. Deward Lef-
ler, Willie Frances Efird, Lena
Chandler; tenth grade, Thomas
Hatley, chief, and Kenneth Brooks,
Pauline Beaver, Billy Benson, and
Virginia Crowell.
Virginia Stone to
Edit Full Moon
According to a recent an
nouncement by Miss Watson and
Miss Ellerbe, advisors for “The
Full Moon,” Virginia Stone will
be editor next year. For two
member of the Journalistic club
and has served on the staff of
The Full Moon
md lit
She
colur
high school
or the Stanly News and Press.
Kenneth Brooks has been
nade business manager for next
r of the Jour-
.alisl
club, he
5rved s
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