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Volume 21
Chorus Attend
Salisbury Clinic
Boys’ Group Sings Three
Special Songs For
Concert.
Boyden High School of Salisbury
was host to the First District Cho
ral Clinic of the year last Friday
■Bfternoon and evening, at which
there were approximately 400 stu
dents and directors from four
counties, sixteen schools participat
ing.
Registration and clinic practice
were the outstanding events of the
llWternoon.
' A banquet was served that eve
ning at Catawba College, at which
iJlDean H. Hugh Altvater, of Wo
man’s College, head of the State
Music Festival, spoke, and the Ca
tawba Girls’ Chorus, Harold Dick-
■ ensheets conducting, sang.
Following the banquet, a concert
was presented to a good crowd of
patrons and friends at the Boyden
High School auditorium.
Included in the concert of Christ
mas music were “Now Let Every
Tongue Adore Thee,” “Westmin
ster Carol,” and “O Holy Night,’
with Martha Harkness, J. W. Can
non Hig;h School, Kannapolis, so
prano, singing the solo part in “O
Holy Night,” and Mrs. Margaret
Muse directing the Christmas r""i-
bers.
Next the Kannapolis Girls’ Cho
rus, under the direction of Miss
Alexander, sang: “Anniversary
Waltz,” “Tea For Two,” “Sympa
thy,” and “A Heart That’s Free.”
Charles Whiteley, Albemarle
tenor, sang “Where’er You Are,"
_and “I Love Life” as an encor
4 Mr. Fry accompanied him at the
*'piano.
'■ The Albemarle Boys’ Chorus,
ft (Mr. Fry -conducting, sang “Ave
flMaria,” “Tradi Nuki,” and “Ken-
iWucky Babe.” As an encore they
i»ng the speedy “Tradi Nuki’"
W Mr. George Tracy, director of
fcnusic of the Salisbury schools, di-
■rected “America” and “To Thee,
T|0 Country”; and then Dean Alt-
vater conducted the group of well
over 300 voices in “God Ever Glo
rious,” The Russian National An-
ithem, and asked the audience to
—^in in singing “The Star Spangled
.-Banner,” approximately 1,000
es taking part.
Dean Altvater commented,
don’t know whether we can sing
_4oud enough to be heard in Tokyo
llior not, but let’s try for Berlin!”
' There was a social “hour o_
two” held in the gymftasiura after
“^he concert, during which dancing,
—ping-pong and bingo were partici-
ALBEMARLE, N. C., DECEMBER 11, 1942
News Briefs
Mid-term exams will be given
January 19, 20, 21, according to
an announcement made today by
Mr. McFadyen.
The picture, “Synthetic Rubber,"
was shown to the science classes
Friday, and the picture, “Forty
Billion Enemies,” was shown to the
home economics classes.
A.H.S. boys’ chorus has been
r,; pven much publicity in the Salis
bury, Greensboro, and Albemarle
papers for their work in the con
cert of the Salisbury District Cho-
'>•»' association last Friday.
BOYS’ CHORUS SANG IN SALISBURY CLINIC
Semicircle—left to right, back row: Leroy
Lewi_ Lowder, Jimmy Bogle, Carl Rus.ell, Ge
J. D. Wat«on, Claud Farr and Bob Burle.on.
hoil, Rayvohn Herrin, Jimmy Drye, Bill Talbert,
Ford, and Ted Furr. Third row: Gfcorge Wa
larie Hurlocker, piani.t.
Boone, Verne Moose, Bill Hatley, Junior Lowder,
aid Long, Edward Archer, Craig Eury, Bill Simmons,
i!C3nd row: Ned Reap, Lonnie Akridge, John Wil-
Bob Redwine, E. H. Morton, Charles Poplin, Everett
.on; Paul B. Fry, director; and Max Cranford. Cen-
School Buys New
Film Projector
For the use of all classes in
school, a film strip projector has
been purchased by Mr. McFadyen,
who hopes to make a library of
the strips.
This projector uses the regular
m.m. film and its purpose is to
take the place of the motion pic
ture machine. All classes will be
able to use it.
This projector is much cheaper
operate than the other one, be
cause the film for the other rented
from one to two dollars for one
week, while the strips are cheaper
to buy and keep.
This projector is very simple to
operate and is small enough to
carry from room to room.
The film can be stopped and
studied as desired. There are 30
pictures to the strip.
Mr. McFadyen hopes to build a
library of these strips, and to have
films on all subjects.
Although there is no talking in
these pictures, the explanation will
be written on the film.
This projector is to be used ex
tensively throughout the school.
Holidays Are Here
Christmas holidays for the
city schools begin Decembesr 11,
s'^ray work'^in
S the Christmas
12th Grade Leads
In Honor Pupils
Seventy-nine students made the
honor roll for the second six-weeks’
period of school. Miss Laws’
twelfth grade homeroom leading
with 14 honor students out of the
29 i]
her Ti
Tht honor roll includes:
Eighth grade: highest honor:
Faye Carlton; honor: Jack Harris,
Ellen Bigler, Helen Lisk, Steve
Boyette, Carolyn Holt, Max Bogle,
Daphene Poplin, Billy Bremer, and
Anne Powell.
Ninth grade: honor: Reece Cran-
(Continued on page three.)
Silk-Nylon Salvage
Follows Holidays
Immediately following the
Christmas holidays, a silk and ny
lon salvage, sponsored by Mrs.
Troxler’s home economics classes,
will be started in A. H. S.
Silk and nylon are desperately
needed by the U. S. government for
use in making war materials. The
silk is to be made over into powder
bags. In order to burn quickly, a
powder bag must be made of high
ly inflammable material, and silk
is just such a material. Nylon is
to be used for parachutes, which
require a material strong and of
light weight.
This drive is to be called the
Stocking Salvage Drive. In order
to make this project more interest
ing, all the homerooms will com
pete with each other. Although no
prize will be offered, the leading
homeroom will be given recogni-
When collected, these stockings
should be washed and dried thor
oughly. Students are urged to ask
their neighbors for discarded hos
iery and other silk and nylon
goods.
No one is to be paid for these
hose, neither donor nor retailer
collecting on the deal.
New Type Clubs
Teach War Work
New Victory clubs have been
started recently, replacing the oth
er clubs, all of which have been
abandoned except the Mixed Chor-
The students will attend one of
the clubs for seven weeks and
then change to another, thus learn
ing something of each kind.
At the end of a two months pe
riod, each club will have a chance
to show the others what they have
done at a demonstration program
which is to be held.
Eighth grade students are tak
ing drill, the ninth grade and part
of the tenth grade are taking the
first aid, the eleventh, twelfth and
part of the tenth grade students
have a choice of the following
clubs: knitting, radio, code, mete
orology, a work club, aircraft iden
tification, and a model airplane
First Aid Being Taught.
First aid is being taught by
Miss Click, Miss Laws, Miss Fitz
gerald, Miss De Berry, Miss
Caughman, Miss Moore and Miss
McBride. There are a total of two
hundred and twenty-six students
in all the first aid classes combined.
Dififerent things are being studied
in each class, including bandages,
resuscitation, different types of
unconsciousness, body wounds, and
the definition of first aid.
Girls Are Knitting.
Miss Barefoot, Miss Rouse and
Mrs. Robertson are teaching knit
ting. Sixty-five students are tak
ing knitting. The students who al
ready know how to knit are under
the direction of Mrs. Robertson
and are now knitting refugee
scarfs, helmets, and sweaters for
the Red Cross. Miss Barefoot and
Miss Rouse are teaching the others
to knit. They are knitting some
thing for themselves first.
Drill for Freshmen.
Drill is being taught by Miss
Holt, Mrs. Fry, Mr. Wilson and
Coach De Lotto. There are one
hundred fifty students taking drill.
They are now taking the regular
military drill.
Hatley Has Radio Club.
The students in the radio club
(Continued on page six.)
O^ral a
^ Of the 29 students of Miss Law’s
I fcomeroom, 14 made the honor roll;
of the 33 students in Miss Caugh-
man’s homeroom, 10 made the hon
or roll.
Twenty-three members of the
Girls’ Athletic association together
Mve hiked a total of 211 miles dur-
ing the first four months of school.
jewing machines, and Dolletta
Herrin, Edith Burris, and Marga-
^ ret Tucker at jig saws appear in
Sbo'?® November issue of Scholastic
^Mto, which is enclosed in the Full
■"■^oon today.
U. s. Will Get Amazing Results
When It Calls A. H. S. Students
When and if Uncle Sam calls on
certain students and teachers
about A. H. S. to sacrifice their
“positions” here, and if they are
given their choice, here are some
of the phases of the service they
will enter: .
Jack Harris will head straight
for the navy—he likes water. Bet
ty Wolfe’s gonna take the WAACS
because when the men go overseas,
she wants to be right with them.
Miss Polston favors the WAVES,
since their uniforms are prettier,
and Frances Mann puts her O. K.
on the WAVES, too.
“Well, there’s something about
a uniWm,” says Jean Griffin.
She’ll be heading for Des Moines.
Carolyn Stone would be a sailor-
ette—she wants to help the navy.
C. B. Cranford hopes to fly a
navy bomber, since he has a grudge
against Tokyo.
“I’ll be a nurse,” says Cherry
Still. “They get to hold the sol
dier’s hands.”
Max Cranford likes the looks of
the marine air corps. Hazel Me-,
Dowell thinks that a defense plant
wouldn’t be bad at all.
Miss Laws would like the per
sonnel department of the WAVES,
and Mr. Hatley says it would be
the technical engineering corps for
■Ticka S. would choose the
WAACS because it “sounds better”
than the WAVES. Martha Sue
Almond wants the WAVES—Ted’s
in the navy.
Rhoda, the Riverter. That’s ex
actly what the Russel gal would be.
Mrs. Robertson would like to do
some definite work in either the
WAACS or the WAVES.
Hailey, the janitor, says he’d
march in the infantry. He knows
how to handle a gun.
“The Leathernecks, of course,”
answered Charles Poplin, and E.
H. Morton chimed in, “Sure, ma
rines are the first to go.”
Peggy Mann and Ruby Mae Hat
ley would take care of the stage
door canteens (no reason m
sary).
“Poorhouse” and Don Harwood
_ - going to wait ’til the army calls
them, as they don’t “approve” of
the navy.
“The army air corps,” says “Ed-
or” Ford, “that’s where the ac
tion comes in.”
r. McFadyen likes ships and
would like a commission in the
“I’d like the marines, because
they make a man out of you,” de
clared Ted Furr.
Eunice S. would be a foreign
correspondent and would like to go
where the most action is taking
Bob Redwine so amazed the
porter with his reply that no
else was asked.
“Well, people are cut out for dif
ferent things,” he expostulated.
“Girls are supposed to be house
wives, and boys were cut out to
make a living for housewives. Some
boys were made with flying in their
blood. I was made with flying
my blood, and since there is power
in the blood, I would sign up with
the army air corps!”
Students Invest
$3,224.75 In Bonds
During the month of November
students of Albemarle High School
bought $1,882 worth of war bonds
and stamps.
Mr. Fry’s room led the school
with $562.65.
The first day bonds and stamps
..ere sold in December students
bought $1,221.25 worth of bonds
and $120.50 in stamps, making a
total of $1,342.75. Miss McBride’s
’•oom led with $750 in bonds and
$3.60 in stamps. Mrs. Williams’s
homeroom led in the purchase of
stamps with $17.95.
Since the beginning of the sale
itudents have purchased a total of
$3,224.75 in bonds and stamps com-
By Their Words
Charles Palbert and Bil Tonlin
re wanted in the office by Miss
Laws.—Mr. Pry.
I’d like to be a nrincipal if I had
a chair I'ke you have.—Joyce Ellis
to Mr. McFadyen.
You can’t study and work at the
same ti^ie.—Miss Rouse.
Knitting is my favorite subject.
—Miss Barefoot.
Ah! I’ll bet you two coca-cola
tops!—Sherrill Cranford.
If all my freckles would get to-
get^her. I’d have a nice coat of tan.
—Verline Redwine.
I have the most trouble with my
girls.—John Wilhoit.
If you can’t be good for some
thing, at least be good, Donald.—
Mrs. Fry.
It was so cold this morning that
I didn’t know whether I was com
ing or going.—Bill Rogers.
Mrs. Fry, would it have been all
right if I had tvned my theme, if
I had it?—Ned Reap.