Make Field Day A Real Success The Full Moon Come Out and Back Your Class ALBEMARLE, N. C., APRIL 15, 1940 ■QUOTATION FROM THE ~'ULL MOON of March 15, 1940: “Mr. Gehring; Leap year means ',^ry much to men like Mr. Gibson, "fir. Canipe, Mr. Fry, and myself. ~ affords the only opportunity we ill ever have to get a vi^ife. Mr. jfatley was quite fortunate in get- ng his a little early, but we still ■live hopes of getting one before ""le year comes to a close.” An announcement of intei-est ill be found on page 4 of this ' We wonder THE SOUND CLUB SPENT last meeting studying ;.ot machine. -.iThey found that for every nickel at a slot machine pays out, J;.ust have been put in. THE FULL MOON seems live a good deal of competition is year, for several small news npers have started in the school. :Many have already heard of ^lyce Ellis’ Empty Moon and all ■ ive read the two issues of the ~^otin’ Tooter put out by the ind. How many, though, have ad the Sxviftset Scoops'! The Mitor, printer, and reporter, com- Ihed, of this paper is Brady J|nith. Swiftest Scoops gives the latest I ws of happenings in the capitol, I irope and around the school 1 use. He prints free any ad that ,yone would like to put in. Sev- IJpl lost-ads have already been in- rted. nLast, but definitely not least, are 'j funnies. Yes, he actually has , le whole page of funnies. All —jse features can be gotten for UACCORDING TO THE BRIL- tANT'JUNIORS in Mr. Gehr- ' ;’s history classes, the following itements are true. Wilkes Booth Lincoln killed Abe acoln or Aaron Burr did. rjjAndrew Jackson was the father Stonewall Jackson. 1 Some battles of the Civil Wai re Lexington, Concord, York- yvn, and Saratoga. iSINCE "THE" ENGAGE- “^NT has been announced, it has -rn the topic of a great many dis- >iisions, one of which was with |k bride-to-be herself, jpldmund Efird: “Why is it that ^ best man doesn’t ever get the A. B. Gibson Resisns From A. H. S. To Accept Superintendency At Laurinburg Graduation Plans Made by Seniors At a recent meeting of the grad uating class of 1940 to decide upon mascots, class colors, flower, etc., it was announced that this is the largest graduating class Albemarle High School has ever had. There are approximately 125 students slated to receive diplomas, which are being presented to them by the school on the night of June " 1940. At this time, Mr. John Temple Graves, nationally known figure of Birmingham, Alabama, will be the principal speaker. The baccalau reate service is to be held June 2, 1940, but the speaker has not yet been obtained. The seniors have decided to use the royal blue robes for one class and white for the other, as in the exercises last year. The proces sional will be sung by the whole class upon entry into the adui- * THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEN- >'*'4iss Laws: “What does ‘Je ne 5 pas’ mean?” Student: “I don’t know.” liss Laws: “That’s exactly S'^ltudent: “What’s right?” N AN AIRPLANE CONTEST 'H> Friday on the Badin road the rembers of the Model Air- ne club, Bill Benson won for the power, and Bill Kennedy for rubber power. tISS MILLING, DUE TO THE SENCE of Mr. Hatley, was ■ ■ :hing the 11:05 Physics class. ’ liss Milling: “What is a B. T. Bobby?” ^nocker” Morrow: “Baptist ■^ning Union.” IRS. TROXLER’S LESSONS ■ ■ itiquette have not been in vain. ’ 'e you noticed Richard Scarboro Ray Lefier in the study hall, )ing the girls with their chairs? »■' doesn’t limit his attentions to girls, however; he also helps ^ the boys. Juniors Edit Full Moon ^Did you know that thi. issue out by several members id of of the Junior staff? Knowing that next year the present staff will be badly de pleted by this year’s graduation. Miss Ellerbe decided to give sev eral of the Juniors who are in terested in the journalistic field a tryout in writing for and mak ing up this issue. Among those who contributed were Doris Franks, Margaret Nisbet, Jane Turner, Pocahontas Meigs, Cornelia Yeager, Vir ginia Niven, Ellen Hearne, Ra- melle Burleson, J. B. Lambert, Nell Efird Denning, Ramelle Morris, Frank Lambert, David Crump, Pansy Morton, Carolyn Stone, Eunice Smith, Betsy Ivey, Norman Trexler, Rembert Rog ers, Hazel Starnes, and Jimmy Smith. torium. The red i class flower; ose was chosen for blue and \vhite, school ) be used as class col- , and the motto is “We know what we are, but we know not what we will be.” The invitations, which have been ordered, are engraved with an etching of the school building at the top, just as they were last year. No plans have been completed for the senior banquet except that will be held in late April. Band and Chorus GotoGreensboro Albemarle High School will be well represented by its band and choral groups at the state music contest in Greensboro to be held April 16-19. The two groups combined make a total of 100 students Who so: time during this week will go Greensboro to participate in one more of the events. Band Events Tuesday. Tuesday’s program includes band solos, trios, and quartets. Solo entrances from Albemarle are: Tenor saxophone — “Beautiful Colorado” by Joseph De Luce, Wade Underwood; Trombone— “My Song of Songs” by Clay Smith, Charles Beatty; Trumpet— “Jupiter” by Goldmon, Wade Den ning; and Clarinet—“Concertino’' by Weber, Bob Lipe. The saxo phone quartet, composed of Ned Betts, Wade Underwood, Oron Rogers and Wade Denning, will play “Lustspiel,” by Kala Bela. The entire band, composed of about thirty high school students and ten grammar school students, will go to Greensboro by bus on Wednesday morning. The pro grams that day will consist of three numbers, “March On” by Ed Chenette; “Judy’s Dream” by For rest Buchtel; and “Seeds of Cad- us” by Johnson. The band is entitled to enter this contest after winning a I rating the district contest in Salisbury ! March 30. Chorus Groups Thursday. The sixty members of the boys’ and girls’ chorus group will go to Greensboro on Thursday. The pro gram for this day will include some solos, mixed chorus numbers, boys’ chorus, girls’ chorus, quar- Choral solos are: “Rolling Down to Rio”—German, baritone solo. Jack Lowder; “A Legend” — Tschaikowsky, tenor solo by Lee Copple; “The Two Grenadiers”—Schumann, bass solo, by Bill Helms. The girls’ trio, composed of An- e Ruth Smith, Catherine White- ley, and Billie Ray Dry, will sing “Birthday” by Horton. “Rhapsody” by Smith will be the number sung by boys’ quartet, Claude Shankle, Bill Helms, Hurl Almond and Kenneth Miller. The mixed chorus will sing “Re joice and Sing” from the “Christ- Oratorio” by J. S. Bach; and (Continued on page four.) LEAVES ALBEMARLE Spring Carnival Proves Success The annual carnival of A. H. S., sponsored by the Student Coun cil Thursday afternoon and night, was a bigger success than ever be- Every homeroom and several of the clubs sponsored various types of booths and entertainments. Each of the rooms was responsible for planning and preparing its own at traction. Booths which proved especially interesting were the fortune tell ers, Lover’s Lane, the World’s Greatest Operation, the Pitch-Pen- ’es, and Bingo. The carnival was first opened Thursday afternoon for the bene fit of the grammar school stu dents and other outsiders who wished to attend. The night was for the high school only. Following the regular carnival, boxing matches were held. The matches, refered by Bob Morrow, were: 'Ted Wallace and Max Mor ton, draw; John Kennedy over Kenneth Thompson; J. B. Long over Lloyd Skidmore; and Bob Furr over David Crump. Afterwards those interested danced to music furnished by ra dio and turntable. The money collected will be di vided among several of the school organizations. A. H. S. Band Will Go To Greensboro This Week Completes Four Year Term Here A. B. Gibson, for the past four years principal of Albemarle High School, has accepted a position as superintendent of the Laurinburg city schools, according to an an nouncement made last week. Since his coming four years ago, A. H. S. has progressed rapidly along many and varied lines. Dur ing this time the high school has been placed on the accredited list of the Southern Association of schools and colleges. Along the physical line, the most important things which have been accomplished are the completion of the new wing of the building, the installation of the public address system and moving picture ma chine, and the development of the athletic field and cafeteria. The institution of fully develop ed physical education and commer cial departments, the addition of a qualified twelfth grade, and the expansion of the diversified occupa tions and home economics pro grams have made vast changes in the school curriculum. Other additions in this field were the placing of the chorus, journa lism, dramatics and band classes 1 a regular class credit basis. Along social lines there has been the institution of an annual Field Day and a Carnival sponsored by the student council, and monthly as well as weekly open houses for students, held in the school cafe- The Full Moon has become a printed instead of a mimeographed paper, and the Creative Writing class and club have sponsored the school magazine, Al-Hi-Script. Mr. Gibson goes to Laurinburg ith the high recommendation of having been elected without mak ing application for the position, be cause of the high esteem in which he is held by people throughout the Mama’s Baby Boy Cast Is Anncunced “Mama’s Baby Boy,” a farce in three acts, was chosen last week by Miss Rachel Nye, head of the Dramatics department, as the Senior class play, to be pi-esented April 26. The leading roles were won by Virginia Stone, David Crump, Kenneth Miller and Lydia Bowers. Other parts will be played by Claude Shankle, Maria Eringher, Elizabeth Jenkins, Laura Van Hathcock, Keith Almond, Lois Mel ton and Mary Hill. These contest ants were selected from a large group who tried out. All these students are member of the grad uating class. The proceeds from the produc tion will go to the senior class for the seniors’ gift to the school. Martin and Copple Elected Delegates Polly Martin and Lee Copple will represent A. IL S. at the district Honor Society meeting in Ashe ville, N. C., on April 26 and 27. There will be panel discussions on Character, Leadership, Scholar ship and Service, the cardinal points of the Honor Society. Also there will be a banquet and speak- Lee Copple will take part in the panel discussion on character. Many schools will be represent ed at this meeting.

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