»:z. The Full Moon
Happy
New Year
ALBEMARLE, N. C., DECEMBER 19, 1941
HERE & THERE
MRS. TROXLER, TRYING TO
impress her boys home ec.
class with the importance of a
' proper diet, recounted the story
of a doctor’s investigation of the
' diet of a little darkey who was
falling behind in his school work:
"Jerry,” asked the doctor, “what
, did you have for lunch?”
“’Lasses and taters,” was the
“Well, what did you have for
‘ breakfast this morning?” he asked.
“’Lasses and taters,” came
^^“What did you have last night
for supper?” the doctor persisted.
- “’Lasses and taters.”
“Now what can you expect of
a child brought up on a diet like
I that?” Mrs. Troxler pressed the
point home.
“’Lasses and taters,” came a
voice from the rear.
’ MRS. FRY’S NINTH grade En
glish class had been put to work
writing a descriptive theme.
Jimmy Dry: “Can you tell fibs
i about it?”
I* Mrs. Fry: “No.”
Jimmy: “You got to tell the
truth?”
Dick Mann: “That’ll be an ex-
jperience for you, won’t, it?”
' JOHN L. WAS HOLDING mi.s-
Itletoe over his head. Everyone
\ was looking around.
' John, disgustedly: “This offer
. isn’t going to last forever, folks.”
MISS LAWS (LISTENING to
, the radio while Congre.ss voted on
iwar): “The Senate has already
1 voted. This is the House of Rep-
jresentatives voting.”
r Nicky S: “When does Con-
'gress vote?”
f(In case you’re dumb, too, the
Senate and House of Representa-
■ tives make up Congress).
MISS WATSON: “Fill in the
i blank with the correct word: “If
I were (her, she) .
I’ete Lamb, not catching on at
’ all, wrote—“If I were her sheep’
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST
ABOUT CHRISTMAS
1. Ticka S.—Santa Claus.
2. Novaleen B. & Helen L.—Nuts,
candy, cakes and all the trim-
3. Mr. Hatley—Opening Christ
mas greetings.
4. Wallace S. & “Fat” M.- No
1* school.
5. Catheryn E.—No light.^ in the
livmg room but the Chri.stmas
^ tree lights.
^6, Miss Hege—That tired feeling
that comes from Christmas
Ilf shopping.
jS CHRISTMAS GIFTS
V What are you going to get her?
Wallace S.—Baby doll, I sup-
Iq' —I’^i'^sproof lipstick.
p. Wheatie & Sherrill—A box of
^ Tube Rose.
‘Goon” L.—Nothing less than
a 41 V-8.
Jk to get him?
est ide haven’t the slight-
^2- Novalean B.- -Small gift with a
big spirit.
:,:3. Helen L.—A pair of red su-
spenders, I suppose.
1. Catheryn E.- -He’ll get me, I
rii". '’“Pe-
Miss Hege—A limousine.
A. H. S. BAND IN NEW UNIFORMS
Left .o rirht: Reba Chance, Helen Lowder, llczel Ray, Cath
Ritchie, Wesley Cole, Frank Patterson, Jerry Miller, Jimmy Dry. h
Ned Reap, Keith Russell, Martha Ivey, Bobby Redwine, Franit Little,
e, Gordon Allen, Frank Si Jes, F. M. William
Dolan Poplin, Kenneth Ritchie,
le Easley. Ikey Stone, Max
ard Smith, Arline McCullough,
I Peck. Caylor Heddin, Helen
oe Huneycutt. Edmond Efird,
rady Smi
e Peck, Wal
r McCall, Richard Wright, Jar
s Morr
News Briefs
School will be closed from De
cember 19 to January 5 for the
Christmas holidays.
The Paramount picture “Annap
olis Farewell,” was shown to the
students last Tuesday.
A. H. S. band has received its
contest music and is beginning
practice for the spring contests.
Midterm examinations will be
held on January 19, 20 and 21.
According to Mr. Morris, voca
tional director, all A. H. S. stu
dents wanting to work during the
holidays have been given jobs in
the stores for the Christmas sea-
Two hundred thirty-nine library
books have been sent to Ruzicka
liook-binding Company in Greens
boro for repairs.
Miss Hooker’s Junior Dramatic
club is planning to present early in
January the one-act play, “A Wed
ding.”
The cast of characters is as fol
lows: bridegroom, Kelly Jordon;
best man, Charlie Poplin; bride,
Jo Morton; bridegroom’s mother,
Marie Hurlocker; bride’s father,
Everett Ford; bride’s aunt, Jean
Griffith.
WANTED!
mediately.
'ishing to rent thei
j with Mr. Barber
Athletic Association
Takes New Members
About twenty new members
joined the Girls’ Athletic Associa
tion at the meeting which was held
last Thursday.
Evelyn Merritt, honorary mem
ber, administered the pledge. Miss
Holt, adviser of the association,
talked to the girls about the stan
dards of the organization.
During the meeting the follow
ing were elected as class managers:
eighth grade—Ramona Holt; ninth
grade—Ann Sargent; tenth grade
— Hazel MacDowell; eleventh
grade—Nell Mason.
The initiation for the new mem
bers was held on Friday. The
girls were required to wear sum
mer hats or sunbonnets, vegetable
corsages, which must consist of at
least three different vegetables, a
sign reading, “Highly Explosive,”
and one tennis shoe and one dress
slipper.
French Movie to
Be Featured Here
Albemarle has secured for the
benefit and entertainment of it
French classes a popular French
movie, which is to be shown during
January at • the A. H. S. audi
torium.
The price of admission will be
ten cents, and although the n:
is designed solely as a different
type of training for the French
pupils, students other than French
are invited to attend at the £
price of admission.
“Mayerling”, the name of the
picture, is a popular French
movie, starring two French and
American actors, Charles Boyer
and Danielle Derrieux. It is pure
ly a French movie, but before the
picture begins, Miss Laws, head
of the French departmpnt, will
give a brief synopsis of it and
during the showing there will be
English explanations of the differ-
scenes so as to give the audi-
? a clear understanding of the
plot and dialogue of the story.
, as an added attraction, a
number of scenes and pictures of
Paris and its life and business will
be shown.
This is the first time a French
movie has been shown at Albe
marle high and the price of ad
mission is only to cover the cost
of rental of the film.
Boys Keep House While Girls Learn How
To Bring Home Bacon By Driving Nails
Tenth Grade Sets
Example With 32
Honor Students
Leading with a score of five on
highest honor and 27 on the honor
roll, the tenth grade sets an ex
ample for the other grades this
The persons receiving highest
honor made A on every subject,
while the ones on the honor roll
made nothing less than B on all
subjects.
Eighth Grade.
Honor: Helen Smart, Madge
Kennedy, Fritz Luther, Georgie
Dennis, Jim Lamar, Jean Lisenby,
Ann Lowder, Dorothy Swaringen,
Jane Morton, Helen Brown, Kath
leen Donahue, Beveline Stogner,
Betsy Bremmer.
Ninth Grade.
Highest honor: Betty Hatley.
Honor: Jeanne Palmer, Ruth
Kendall, Ruby Hatley, Jimmy
Boyce, Bill Morton, Hazel Rags-
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School Buys Song
Books For Chapel
Bound in their brilliant red and
white backs, new song books caus
ed quite a commotion as they were
distributed for the first • time
among the student body at chapel
last week.
These books, entitled “Songs We
Sing”, contain songs to satisfy
everyone such as: folk melodies,
humorous songs, hymns, mountain
airs, patriotic tunes, Negro spirit
uals, and songs of sentiment. Some-
of these songs are arranged in uni
son, others in tw'o-part and lour-
part harmony. The student bodv
will try to learn these musical ar
rangements by singing them in
chapel.
Being the first books of this type
the high school has had in over two
years, they are welcomed by the
students. They will be issued to
each homeroom representative
The school purchased three hun
dred for sixty dollars from the
Hall & McCreary Company of Chi
cago, 111. The student council will
have charge of paying for this
newly acquired musical literature.
Mr. McFadyen stresses to the
students the necessity of caring
for these books in order to pro
long their use for future students
of A. H. S.
Queer things are going on
around school these days; for in
stance, up in the home ec. lab.
John Little was found with sleeves
pushed up rolling a ball of dough
in his hands, and down in the
manual training room Mr. Wilson
was heard saying, “Bring aprons
or smocks and something to tie
your hair up in, if you don’t want
to get it full of sawdust.”
Strange as it may seem, the first
period class of manual training is
taking a six-weeks’ home econom
ics course and the girls’ first period
class of home ec. is taking a six-
weeks’ manual training course.
The boys have been studying
food, how to plan meals, and what
which w'as served with marshmal
lows, biscuits served with butter
and jelly, and different salads
served with crackers.
By the way, it is rumored that
one group used Old Dutch Cleanser
rather than baking powder in their
The boys seem to be enjoying
the course. Gene Spinks says that
the only thing wrong with it is
In the kitchen I the test every other day.
hot chocolate. The girls seem to be enjoying
manual training just as much.
There’s Helen Lowder strutting
about in her “over-halls” and you
should just see “Susy” Little with
her “carpenter’s garb” on while
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By Their Words
“I even boiled water until it
was tender.”—Charlie Lambert
“The home is the base camp
ffr all family maneuvers.”
John Wilboit’s definition of
Home.
“You can’t even smoke with
in smelling distance of the
school.”—Hoyle Boger.
“The ones who sing in the
boys’ chorus won’t sing in the
girls’ chorus.”—Mr. Fry.
“O. K., boys, everyone has a
chance for this team and let’s
get out there and scrap.”—
Coach De Lotto.
build successfully and ultimate
ly without God — eventually
there will be destruction ”—
Rev. G. N. Dulin.
“Those were odd-looking
‘critters’.”—Mrs. Huneycutt.
“Everybody should be glad
when Friday comes, because to
morrow’s Saturday.” —Dwight
Waller.
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iHprrtj Christmas