The Full Moon
ALBEMARLE, N. C., OCTOBER 24, 1940
No. 2
1
had been a day
I’m having all
t tomorrow!”
supposed to
“ THERE’S SOMETHING
ABOUT A SOLDIER that is fine,
'fine, fine!” At least that’s what
: Miss Hege and Miss Freeman
• thought when they helped enroll
^the future soldiers of America; but
a few funny incidents occurred.
Fur’ instance:
. Miss Hege put down black for
ithe color of a man’s hair. The man
ilooked a little puzzled and said,
r“Oh, no! I’m not black, lady! I’m
really pretty white when I’m wash-
, She asked another if he had any
(noticeable physical defects. He
,answered, “Well, I haven’"
right now, but if
'later I’d have on
'my teeth pulled (
The teachers \
write down the color of the
plexion. One of the men was ask-
#‘No, lady," I’"m just blushing!”
Some of the men even brought
their wives to prove they were
^married!
: MISS HOLT, AFTER EX
PLAINING that kyphosis means
iround shoulders asked, “How does
jone get kyphosis?”
i Answer; “It breaks out on you
■ like the measles.”
MISS POLSTON WAS TALK-
ilING about the report cards: “Be
lieve me, there’s no mercy to be
Ishown.”
. Bud F.: “Yeah—at home.”
TALK ABOUT PRESENTS for
uthe girls, well, the members of the
Junior Legion baseball team
brought their girls such odd gifts
from Cincinnati that they are not
indescribable. You might classify
them as you like.
Speaking of a good time, the
boys really had one. Some of them
■ had never ridden on a train and
possibly none of them had slept on
such a speedy vehicle. Being quite
a rowdy b unch of boys and, of
course, very curious, they proceed-
"ed to push every button available
-to see “what would happen”.
' The porter on the train was hu
miliated beyond words because of
the audacious name given to him
by the boys. Yes, they called him
the “butler”. Quite a “serviceable”
The baseballers wanted to make
^e\v friends so they went immedi
ately to the zoo. There they had
’um. One of the boys said that
they were the friendliest bunch of
people he’d seen.
“A team like that one” and “the
trip” they had go hand-in-hand—
30 what? The whole idea is the
=jfact that a better time could not
k4iave been witnessed by a better
I-bunch of boys.
N . * * »
(A FOOTBALL HERO DISCUSS-
^ES STYLES. Clothes on the cam
pus this year are as bright as a
flower garden in May. Red, yellow,
"■jreen, blue and tan seemed to be
the stable colors.
John Kennedy’s brown and
^yrange pants with a red sweater
Wind brown saddle top shoes for
,. iccessories take the cake for the
j[iottest outfit on the campus.
Tweeds and plaids are the styles,
^hile Lucille’s and Ninky’s rever-
i (lible coats are dead straight. Lu-
-^ille’s bright red and blue coat
akes the prize for the loudest fe-
ninine outfit.
The Junior Legion players, who
vere given new fall outfits, go in
:or the drape model; three button,
iplit tailtweed. The styles in
•^ihoes have not changed, inasmuch
-'IS cold weather has not set in.
irown and white saddle tops are
itill being worn by both ladies and
cents.
^ The gals sure add color to the
•ootball game with their red jack-
its. Too look into the stands from
,t> distance is like gazing into a field
if poppies.
Student Council
Makes 1940 Plans
Plans for the future were dis
cussed and a partial list of activi
ties for the year were announced
at a regular meeting of the student
council held on Monday.
A room inspection committee,
whose duty it will be to inspect all
home rooms periodically for neat
ness, originality of bulletin boards,
etc., was appointed. Serving on
this committee are Yvonne Fore
man, chairman; Ruby Hatley, and
Margaret Nisbet.
It was suggested that a student
host or hostess be appointed to
serve in the lobby, and that all
members should volunteer their
services for odd jobs.
Other suggestions were that the
president be permitted to make
announcements over the sound sys
tem, that a system be worked out
for getting lost and found articles
back to the students, and that an
eifort be made to find the songs
which are most popular with the
student body to be used in chapel.
Meeting are to be held regularly
every other Monday afternoon at
2:10.
Clubs For 1940
Are Organized
Club organization began two
weeks ago with newly formed Boys’
Home Ec. club, the Stamp club and
the eighth and ninth Girls’ Chorus
clubs leading the list. Miss Free
man is sponsoring the Home Ec.
^lubs, which meet on Wednesday
and Thursday, and Margaret Nis-
Det and Willie Frances Efird are
sponsoring the Girls’ Glee club.
On Thursday the Boosters club
meets with Miss Laws and the
Sound club meets with Mr. Hatley.
In the dramatics section, the
eleventh and twelfth grade club
meets with Miss Fitzgerald on
Wednesday and the tenth grade
club with Miss Hooker.
The Mixed Chorus club is meet
ing with Mr. Fry again this year
on both Wednesday and Thursday.
Attend Convention
Jean Palmer, Margaret Nesbit,
and Reed Gaskin will represent
A. H. S. at the annual convention
of the high school student councils
in Greenville on November first
and second.
Since the tobacco market will be
closed on Saturday following the
noon adjournment of the conven
tion, delegates, who are interested
in visiting the warehouses, are in
vited to come to the high school
on Friday morning to meet the
guides, who will be available to
take them to tobacco sales. On
Friday evening there will be a
banquet followed by a dance.
SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS
Wallace, Blackwell,
Palmer and Martin
Are Senior Officers
Ted Wallace was elected presi
dent; Lafayette Blackwell, vice
president; Lucille Palmer, secre
tary; and Polly Martin, treasurer
of the senior class in a meeting
held last Thursday in the audi
torium.
;d is also president of the Stu
dent Council and a letter man on
the varsity, as is Lafayette Black-
well. Lucille and Polly are both
rnembers of the National Honor so-
After the meeting the president
appointed two committees: one to
select the class motto, colors, and
flowers; and one to work out some
plans for raising money for the
senior banquet.
It was also announced that or
ders for class rings would be taken
in the near future.
Questions For Month
1. What classroom in this
building has curtains at the
windows?
2. What two rooms in this
building don’t have fire
alarms?
3. Most high school auditori
ums have their seats ar
ranged by numbers. Are
our seats numbered?
4. Where is the Full Moon of
fice?
5. Whom and when is the
football squad playing for
Tillotson Resigns
As A.H.S. Teacher
Jack Tillotson, who has taught
mathematics and band in Albe
marle high school for a little over
a year, last week resigned his du
ties to enlist as flying cadet in the
Army Air corps at Fort Worth,
“I am enlisting as flying cadet
in the Army Air corps at Fort
Worth, Texas,” he explained, when
questioned. “I will first be sent
to civilian flying school for three
months’ training under Army su
pervision in Fort Worth.
“About 40% are eliminated dur
ing this period as unfit for military
flying. Successful cadets go to
Randolph Field, San Antonia, Tex.,
for the second three months. Then
they go from there to Kelly Field,
San Antonia, for the final three
months. Graduates are commis
sioned second lieutenants in the air
corps and will be on active duty.
"Maybe They Really Don't Have Such An
Easy Time Of It After All", Say Parents
Well—if the parents can’t stand
it for five minutes, how in the
world can they expect the students
to stand it for a whole day?
At any rate, parents of the Albe
marle high students thoroughly
enjoyed themselves Thursday, Oc
tober 10, at the P. T. A. meeting,
consisting of a school day’s sched
ule and a Major Bowes Amateur
program, held afterwards in the
auditorium.
Upon arrival, the parents were
escorted to their home rooms by
the principal, superintendent,
council members, and others of the
school.
Some of the guardians came 30
minutes early in order to find their
classes, while others came 30 min
utes late in order to get out of
class work. (P. S. Many of them
were caught skipping class pe-
Amusing incidents were not lack
ing—one being quite outstanding.
A “bunch” of women proceeded to
give Ted Wallace a hand clasp
which he will never forget, think
ing he was Coach De Lotto. They,
of course, complimented Ted, the
so-called coach, on his splendid
work with the boys this year, and
when they finally trailed OS’ down
the hall, poor Ted was left wide-
eyed, speechless, motionless, but yet
there was sheer joy in his heart.
(Of course he didn’t tell the coach
of his flattery.)
Following are some of the over
heard remarks: One lady, “Yes, I
have my schedule, do you?” An
other mother, “If this is room 86,
goodness only knows where 85 is.”
An adult came rushing out of a
room yelling, “They won’t let me
stay in there.” Through an en-
tance came a whisper (yell), “Are
you lost?” (Echo) “No, but I wish
I was.”
One mother, not being able to
find a certain room, decided to skip
that period. Many of the parents
went to their first three classes
without going to home rooms. By
the way! Laura Frances Peck
had to remind Miss Hege (a teach
er) to go to her fourth period
class. Some of them thought that
A. H. S. was such a splendid
school, while someone else (with
real brains) made the remark that
they were glad the students were
n’t as dumb as the parents.
Mrs. W. L. Mann was “so-in-
love” with the Home Ec. lab that
she almost had to be “drug” out,
while Mrs. Nesbit ran out of the
chorus room shouting “Goody!
Time’s up!” The reason for her
commotion w^as the fact that she
had been called upon to make a
speech. Just before that particu
lar incident, a song sung by Mr.
Nesbit (in Korean) was enjoyed
by Mr. Fry and his adult chorus
class—and such was life all the
way through school.
By the end of the fifth period,
the “Ch'lluns” were exhausted
from cli; bing the steps. (Now—
is there a motion made concerning
the inrtallation of elevators?
Boosters’ Club Have
Projects For Fall
The Boosters club has three main
projects this fall: publicity for the
homecoming game, and for the
square dance and cakewalk, and a
contest for subscriptions for the
“Full Moon”.
Every Thursday at activity pe
riod the Boosters club has been
making handbills advertising the
homecoming game, which is with
Concord, and the square dance to
be held in November. To climax the
publicity for the game, a bonfire
is to be held the night before at
seven o’clock. After the bonfire,
near the tennis courts, the students
are to parade down town and gath
er at the square for some yells.
For three consecutive days be
fore the square dance, handbills
are to be put in automobiles on
Main street advertising the dance
and cakewalk.
A contest for subscriptions for
the “Full Moon” is to be held soon
by this club. Announcements con
cerning this contest will be made
News Briefs
A. H. S. Students
A. H. S. know that we have a
homecoming game with Concord
this week-end and that we would
like for them to return and see
their old teachers and enjoy the
Two tennis trophies which were
awarded the winners of the 1940
Southern Piedmont conference con
testants arrived here Monday and
have been placed on exhibition in
the library. Josephine Beaver was
the winner of the girls’ singles
trophy and Grace Cranford and
Idell Mauldin winners of the girls’
doubles award. Miss Holt coached
the girls’ tennis teams.
Preparations are being made by
members of the Albemarle Hi-Y
club to attend the annual Older
Boys’ conference to be held in
Charlotte, December 1, 2, 3. The
meeting, which are sponsored by
the Y. M. C. A., attract hundreds
of boys from North and South Car
oline every year. Several promi
nent speakers have been secured
for the programs.
Miss Annyce Worsham, Mis:;
Helen Cunningham, and Paul Fry
attended the twelfth annual con
ference of music teachers, held at
W.C.U.N.C. in Greensboro, N. C.,
Monday.
The tenth grade dramatic club,
under the direction of Miss Hooker
will present a play entitled, “Jun
ior’s Mustache” on next Monday.
The annual State Teacher::’
meeting will be held in Charlotte
on October 25 and all A. H. S.
teachers will attend. School will
be closed for the day.