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The Full Moon
ALBEMARLE, N. C., MARCH 21, 1941
“BUT, MISS HOOKER, I c
write a newspaper,” so said the
uniors in Miss Hooker’s morning
listory classes when they heard the
issignment, but the results proved
'ar otherwise.
They were asked to write news-
japers on the Civil War period,
;ontaining the latest news of some
>articular day in that period. Each
)upil chose the exact date to pv"
In the line of news stories, there
vere write-ups of several battles
ind other important happenings.
The society news contained i
innouncement of the postponement
if Miss Nancy Perkins’ wedding
tecause the bridegroom-to-be had
^ne to war, and the appendiciis
iperation was the latest fad of the
lay among the younger set.
Advertisements and want ad
vere usually humorous, such as th
'ollowing; “Don’t pound holes i!
'our floors trying to rock your baby
n a straight chair. Buy on
jur Racing Rockers.”
i There were some grand cartoons
bd editorials, too.
I HAVE YOU EVER SMELLED
lydrogen sulfide at close range? If
'ou haven’t, you shouldn’t.
Miss Milling: passed around
vatch glass with hydrogen sulfide
n it during chemistry the other
:ay and Reed Gaskin’s inquisitive
lose practically submerged itself in
t—coming up so much the worse
After a few minutes of agonized
quirming Reed politely marched
p to the desk and cooled his prac-
ically charred nose in most re-
reshing water.
WHEN MR. FRY was giving out
ickets for the concert to members
if his chorus classes to sell, he was
Iso keeping account of how many
ach pupil got and whether they
'ere adults’ or children’s tickets.
Making a final check before dis-
lissing his class, he absent-mind-
dly started, “Bud Auten has three
hildren”.
j And the class roared!
There was a girl named Helen,
H Who was always tattle-telling.
If She was only twenty-three.
When she told me,
' And I sent her up a tree a-yelling.
WHERE DO YOU GO for help?
eports show that you probably go
“ the Home Ec. department.
• The following things were bor-
iwed from this department last
onth: needle, thread, kleenez, as-
,rin, ungentine, tape-measure,
issors, yard stick, cup, plate, ker-
■ene, dust cloths, absorbent cotton,
enthiolate, adhesive, pins, chalk,
' ayons, use of machine for sewing,
•)wer pot, foot stool, book ends,
'rn, bed, chair, rugs, and paper
"miss HEGE, DISCUSSING
>noch Arden” with her class, told
Item of the second marriage of
niinie Lee. Annie’s first husband,
jDoch, had been gone seven years,
j id she married again without a
''Ned Reap, who was thinking
' ry seriously on the matter, said,
* what you call bigometry,
after MISS POLSTON asked
r the name of an important man
history the other day the pupils
wanted a hint as to who it might
•^ome bright young pupil sent ir
IP name of John Whatsomacallit.
IlMiss Caughman (in geometry):
iw should these lines be drawn,
h*Sam: With the yardstick.
^ (Continueg on Page Four)
H. S. BAND APPEARED IN CONCERT TUESDAY NIGHT
‘Crossroads’ Work
Progresses Nicely
Teachers, seniors, and outstand
ing students have been put in their
places, stuck down, and sent off. In
case you don’t know, this means
that teachers and students dolled
., vent down to Ross’s Studio and
looked at the little birdie while the
pretty lady snapped their pictures.
About 160 of them.
These pictures plus a large num
ber of snapshots will go to make up
the picture collection which will go
“Crossroads”, the new annual.
Full time work has been put out
by the art committee, which con
sists of Sammy Boone, Florence
Splude, Ann Reap, and Frances
Mann. Not to be left out of the
honor is Ned Reap, who has been
taking snapshots from every angle.
All of the pictures have been
pasted down by the art committee
d sent off. The literary matter
being sent to the Stanly News
and Press for publication.
Whe all of this work is finished,
there will emerge the one, the only,
'Crossroads”. This being the first
time an annual has been published,
ne knows exactly how the stu
dents will react to it. If you want
: startling information, just
look at this: Over two hundred
students had paid the subscription
rate of $1.00 to get the annual,
while only two hundred and seventy
students paid $0.25 for seven issues
of the Full Moon.
Juniors Edit
“The Full Moon”
This issue of “The Full
Moon” was edited by the mem
bers of Mrs. Fry’s junior Eng
lish class.
The class was divided into five
groups, four groups for the four
pages of the paper and one
group for business.
Working on the first page
were Frank Lambert, Glenn Al
mond, Ann Sides, Idell Mauldin,
Gerald Long, Eulalia Tucker,
and Eunice Smith; ediorial page
— Elizabeth Wallace, Jean
Lentz, Carolyn Stone, Novaleen
Bullock, and Ann Lee Parker;
sports page — “Bear” Knotts,
Tommy Rabe, Gerald Mann,
Jimmy Smith, and Jacob Al
mond; fourth page — Marcelle
Whitley, Cornelia Doby, Eunice
Austin and Juanita Lawrence.
John Morrow, Bill Hartsell,
Bill Harwood, and Wade Harris
served as the business commit-
Training School Is
Held In A. H. S.
Albemarle was one of the six dis
tricts chosen as centers for a pro
gram last week given by the Teach
ers Training Institute in Traffic
Safety and Driver Education, with
the co-operation of the State De
partment of Public Instruction and
the Highway Safety Division.
Chorus And Band
Present Program
The combined groups of the A.
H. S. music department—the A. H.
S. Band, Mixed Chorus, Girls Cho
rus, and Boys Chorus—gave its
first public concert of the year last
Tuesday before an enthusiastic au-
The choral part of the program,
directed by Mr. Fry, consisted of
Girls Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Boys
Chorus, Double Mixed quartet.
Boys quartet, Double Girls trio,
Bass solo by Newell Almond, Alto
solo by Billie Ray Drye, Soprano
solo by Willie Frances Efird, and
Tenor solo by Charles Whiteley.
Under the direction of Mr. Isley,
the band played seven selections,
including marches and overtures.
Another outstanding feature was
an overture by the saxophone quar-
Particularly effective was the
last number, a special arrangement
of “The Star Spangled Banner”.
The curtains at the rear of the
stage were parted to reveal an il
luminated flag, the only light in the
darkened auditorium. The audience
stood at attention while the an
them was played.
A small admission was charged
to defray the expenses of the music
organization in attending the music
festivals to be held in Salisbury
in Greensboro later in the
spring.
Come One, Come All And Join The Fun!
Eat, Drink And Be Merry With Pennies
Popcorn . . . Peanuts . . . It’s
carnival time again!
This year the carnival is going
be planned difl’erently from be
fore. The plans for the booths are
being drawn off in chalk before
construction begins, in order to di
vide the building up equally.
Each room is in charge of a
booth, and some of the things that
can do are—pitch pennies in
dishes and milk bottles . . . drink
R. C. (the biggest drink there
at several of the drink stands
. of course, you can always eat
popcorn and peanuts ... be sure
you hold those hot dogs tight, boys
. . . you can see a good movie, and
if you don’t like that, you can en
ter the beauty contest . . . bingo is
all the go if you are lucky . . .
there is target shooting and the
duck pond — please don’t start
shooting the ducks with the darts
. . . bowl in the alley if you want a
muscle, girls ... do something new
—the rat roulette and the roulette
wheel. Then time out for a Coca-
Cola.
On Thursday, April 3, the booths
are to be made by Mr. Morris and
some of his chosen pupils from the
mechanical drawing class.
On Friday morning, April 4, the
booths are to be decorated. And
that’s the day of days! Everybody
save your pennies for April 4.
Grammar grade children are go
ing to the carnival Friday after
noon and we, the over-grown pu
pils of A1 Hi, are going Friday
night, at 7 o’clock, in the Armory.
In asking who likes what about
our carnival, Nell Mason’s reply
was, “Personally, I think the car
nival is dead straight.” On asking
Rosa Parker what she liked about
the carnival, she looked at me in
surprise and answered, “Carnival!
Hot dog!” Evidently, the girl likes
hot dogs. Nice lane that lover’s
lane — Custis Watson ought to
know. Bob Furr was a little more
serious, “I reckon I like the boxing
show the best,” replied Bob. Henry
Safrit likes “pop corn”.
Jane Perry is interested in the
future. She immediately replied,
“I like to see the ghost house and
then get my fortune told.”
“Cat” Easley likes kisses and
suckers, I mean “kisses and suck
ers.” Jewell Poplin sure is struck
on R. C.s. “I like R. C. Cola’s
(she goes with R. C. Furr) and
R. C. Hatley’s fun house.
Now is your chance to have a
good time cheap. Admission is
only 5c and no game will cost over
three cents.
Popcorn! . . . Peanuts! . . .
‘Choir Rehearsal’
Cast Leaves To
Enter Contest
Miss Fitzgerald and six students
left today for Flora MacDonald
College, where they will present
“The Choir Rehearsal” in contest
with three other schools tonight.
With them, the cast took their
own stage set, which the dramatic
class made, and their own furni
ture, which the class collected.
Competing with Albemarle this
year will be Southern Pines, Laur-
inburg, and Fayetteville. The win
ner will be eligible to compete in
the state contest to be held in
Chapel Hill in the spring.
The play depicts life in New
England years ago, when every
one’s actions were strictly based on
the Puritan belief.
The story centers around Esmer
alda, played by Jane Austin Tur
ner, who once in church sang a
song that was not in the hymn
book. Then, too, she was a flirt,
and flirts were definitely out-of-
place during that period.
The cast of characters includes:
Esmeralda, Jane Austin Turner;
William, Sam Andrew; Alan Wy
lie, Fred Sharkey; Abigail, Polly
Martin; Amos, Hartsell Woosley;
and Enoch, Alfred Morton.
Music Contests
To Be Held Soon
Plans for spring music contests
and activities are getting under
way, according to Mr. Fry, director
of the A. H. S. choral groups.
The boys’ quartet, having won a
rating of one, will not have to com
pete in the district contest this
year, but will be eligible to compete
in the national contest, which will
be held in Richmond.
The district contest will be held
in Salisbury, with choral groups
from 13 adjoining counties partici
pating. Ratings will be given there.
A large number of boys from A.
H. S. choral groups will probably
take part in the State Festival
which will be held later in the
spring at Greensboro. The program
for the Festival consists of two
choruses, each composed of 500
voices.
Members of these choruses will
spend several days in Greensboro,
where they will be trained under
a nationally-known choral director.
News Briefs
Mr. Hatley’s science classes took
le day off to learn about the parts
' a car. The school bus furnished
the information.
A picture on how wires are
made, how insulation is put on
them, and the different kinds of in
sulation will be shown very soon to
the science classes.
Diplomas and 2,700 invitations
have been ordered for the senior
class this year.
One hundred thirty-four rings
and five pins (not many want to
get stuck) have already arrived.
The mixed chorus has been meas
ured for robes and expects to get
them soon. These robes are the
gift of the P.-T.A.
Mrs. Troxler’s home ec classes
•e making the stoles to be worn
with the robes.
‘The Plainsman”, starring Gary
Cooper and Jean Arthur, was
shown to the student body Tuesday
afternoon. On Wednesday morn-
„ t was shown to the students of
Wiscassett Grammar School.
Miss McKenzie will make the
third teacher that A. H. S. has lost
' is year: one to join the air force,
e to get married, and one to go
school.