The Full Moon
ALBEMARLE, N. C., OCTOBER 31, 1945
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.II WAS QUIET in Miss
r iman’s Algebra class a couple
J'C Thomasville
**Iss Caughman, who was read-
a letter from Jimmy Knotts,
Into read this part aloud, I
Sc team is really carrying
(He hadn’t heard
the Thomasville game.)
Silence greeted the remark until
tJJenly a voice was heard m the
jgrofthe room:
‘Yesh,’’ said Johnny Andrew,
tie team is carrying on, but they
ttnied nie off.”
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ffi McF.ADYEN HAD BEEN
with his history class
ilere sugar is found. Noticing
lit Ruby Talbert was not paying
«attention, he asked, “Where
It we get our sugar. Ruby?”
tetner’s,” answered Ruby
,».ptly. ^ ^ ^
THE GAME BETWEEN the B
tan and Gastonia was progress-
ii{ rapidly when after one of the
jliyi “Hargrove” Patterson was
fad lying stretched on the
pud.
Coach Fesperman dashed on the
ifil to see what was wrong.
Breathless, he leaned over Pat-
litson to ask what was wrong.
‘Oh," groaned Patterson, “I got
iiasty taste in my mouth!”
. » « «
fflSS HOLBROOK: “Labe,
•iere were you bom?”
Labe; “In a bed."
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K SECOND PERIOD study
U James ■ Haire and Joe Ed-
were discussing picture neg-
idvis.
Imes said, “If you turn the
»?ative over, he will be looking
»fc opposite direction.”
'.4*, no,” Joe replied, “you’ll see
“tMck of his head.”
* « «
IT SEEMS THAT Gerald
tato does not quite under-
N Mrs. Harris’s method of
pWmg.
•tter she had handed back some
well spelling test papers, which
pretty bad, she asked, “Have
about these
It far «v
j’., counted off for
didn’t you?”
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caughman INFORM-
second year algebra class
KletteVfrlj®'*'*''"'^ interest-
femost S ®*-"'ath student
, of them know.
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Tlttr.7 ’ said,
asked the class-
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CLASS a
parts £ discussing
'^les’’ Bnripf 'banted to sing,
^‘econd preferred to
first alto^ Margaret
'"as go-
«Oazin/i, ®a‘d, “Mr. Fry,
^ how low Bones can
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No. 2
Delegates Sent
To Annual State
Student Council
A. H. S. Sets $9,000 As Goal Drive
C. B. Smith and Buddy Lowder
represented the Student Council at
the nineteenth annual session of
the North Carolina State Student
Council Congress at New Hanover
high school in Wilmington, Oc
tober 11 and 12.
The general topic for discussion
was “Student Councils as a Me
dium for Promoting Citizenship.”
The 150 delegates were divided
into three groups to discuss differ
ent phases of this topic: “Develop
ing Responsibility in School Lead
ers,” “Developing Responsibility in
School Leaders,” “Developing
School Spirit and School Pride
through Preservation of School
Property.”
C. B. was leader of the second
group and presented their report
to the general assembly.
Buddy attended the group dis
cussing the last topic.
C. B. and Buddy made a report
to the Student Council Thursday.
The council will go further into
the discussion at the next meeting
hoping to find points that will bet
ter this school.
The delegates were entertained
at a wiener roast at Wrightsville
beach Thursday afternoon. Thurs
day night they were entertained by
a dance at the Wilmington Coun
try Club. Music for the dance
was supplied by the high school or
chestra.
The Albemarle delegates were
entertained in the home of Mr. T.
T. Hamilton, principal of the high
school.
The Congress was called to or
der at 2:00 Thursday afternoon by
Buck Pruden, president, of Ra
leigh. The congress was adjourn
ed at 12:30, Friday.
Stamp and Bond Committee
P.-T.A.WillHave
Haloween Party
The P.-T.A. of Central school
will hold its annual Halloween cel
ebration today from 4:00 o’clock
on, beginning with a contest and
ending in a football game.
Plans have been made for the
children to meet in their respect
ive rooms at grammar school at 4
o’clock, at which time prizes will
be awarded to the best dressed
(that is, for the occasion) boy and
girl in each room. There will also
be a grand prize awarded to the
one who will be chosen from all
the students. Most of the judging
will be done by the grade mothers.
After the judging of costumes,
there will be a parade through the
main part of town and then to the
back of the Armory, where hot
dogs, hamburgers, cakes, etc., will
be served from the kitchen. 'There
will be no booths of entertainment
in the Armory as in the past few
years.
A football game between Albe
marle and Mt. Gilead B teams will
be played on the local gridiron
after the other events.
This is the committee, appointed by Student Council, to have charge
of the stamp and bond sale for the high school. Left to right, Sally
Senter, Faye Carlton, Don Knotts, C. B. Smith, Jack Harris, Sue
Culp, Jane Redwine, and Miss Berrier, adviser.
to Meet
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News Briefs
Motion pictures pertaining to
science, shop, and history have
been scheduled for this year, an
nounces Mr. Hatley.
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Home room period has been
changed from Thursday at activity
period to Monday This leaves
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day for clubs, thus giving the
Mixed Chorus the benefit of Mon
day’s practice before their club
meets
♦ * *
“Too Busy to be Safe” was the
skit presented by Mrs. Harris’s
second period civics class October
12 pertaining to fire prevention.
The skit was announced by Doris
Jean Thomas and the following
persons had parts as characters:
Elmon Russell, Alvin Holt, Betty
Poplin, and Bobby Patterson.
Federal Aid Was
Topic of Address
By H. A Dawson
“The only way to equalize na
tional educational opportunities
for all the nation’s children is by
federal aid to education.”
This statement was made by
Dr. Howard A. Dawson in an ad
dress made to teachers of Stanly,
Cabarrus, Rowan, Montgomery,
Union, and Richmond counties at
Albemarle high school October 18.
The subject of this address was
“Federal Aid.”
Dr. Dawson brought out that
North Carolina is seventh from
the bottom in the amount spent
per pupil for education. Whereas
Nevada spends $102 per pupil each
year and New York $84, North
Carolina spends only $47.
Yet a higher percentage of the
state’s taxes go into education in
North Carolina than in many
states that rank higher. It is just
that N. C. does not have the re
sources to tax that many others
have.
The South with 8% of the na
tional income has 32% of the na
tion’s children to educate. “Where
the kids is, the money ain’t.”
Dr. Dawson received his degree
of doctor of philosophy at George
Peabody College for Teachers in
1926. Since that time he has be
come nationally known for his
work in research, rural education,
college and university teaching,
and lecturing.
In 1935 Dr. Dawson became di
rector of the Division of Rural
Service in the National Education
Association.
Many people have objected to
the acceptance of federal aid be
cause they believe with that step
Congress will take control of
schools and children of all races
will be forced to attend the same
schools and ride the same buses.
For some time Dr. Dawson’s
own children have attended school
in the District of Columbia, the
only part of the United States
controlled by Congress. In this
District separate schools and buses
are provided for the white and
black races. Why then, should
Congress impose unwanted condi
tions in states given federal aid
when it doesn’t take the liberty of
doing so in the region it controls.
People must soon realize that
federal aid is the only answer to
equal educational advantages for
all children. .
Dr. Dawson was accompanied to
Albemarle by Miss Sarah ^ust.
Field Secretary of the North Caro-
97 % Attendance
Will Win Holiday
For Home Room
Since school attendance is not
very good, a contest has been start
ed soon in an attempt to have stu
dents attend more regularly.
A half-holiday will be given to
each room with an average of 97
per cent attendance during the
month.
Each room will be allowed eith
er four half day absences or five
tardies. If a room has more than
this, it is automatically out of the
contest.
The holiday will be given on the
Friday afternoon following the end
of the month. Those rooms with
an average of ninety-seven per
cent will not have to come to school
on that afternoon.
The contest started yesterday,
the first day of the third school
month. Since Thanksgiving holi
days intervene, the first half-holi-
day will not be awarded until No
vember 30.
Mr. Hatley is chairman of the
committee arranging this. Serving
with him are: Miss Berrier, Miss
Caughman, and Miss Warren.
Money Raised To
Be Used To Help
Wounded Vets
Don Knotts Is Chairman Of
Bond Drive Which Be
gan October 29.
A goal of $9,000 has been set
for the students of A. H. S. in the
coming bond drive to aid Veteran’s
hospitals, which is to be held from
October 29 to December.
The Stamp and Bond committee
with Don Knotts, treasurer of the
student body, as chairman, will
have charge of the stamp and bond
selling program.
Assisting him will be Jack Har
ris, Faye Carlton, Sue Culp, C. B.
Smith, Sally Senter, and Jane Red
wine, who were appointed at a
recent Student Council meeting.
Miss Berrier will serve as advisor
again this year.
Money from this bond drive will
be used to help finance Veteran’s
hospitals all over the country. Al
bemarle high school plans to buy
three hospital units which cost
$3,000 each. For each unit bought
the school will have a plaque with
the name of the school inscribed
on it placed on a hospital bed. This
will serve as an incentive to work
harder.
The slogan chosen for the com
ing drive is “Be a Buddy By
a Bed.” Since the fellows for
whom this is being done were will
ing to make even the supreme sac
rifice for those back home a great
response to this appeal is ex
pected.
“Even though the war is over,”
Miss Berrier says, “the boys who
won it still have to be cared for.
Our bond and stamp purchases
have always compared favorably
with those of other schools and
the Stamp and Bond Committee
feels confident that the students’
response to this appeal will be
even greater than ever before.
McFadyen’s Story
Is In Magazine
Now In Library
The November issue of Open
Road for Boys is now in the li
brary on the magazine shelf.
This is the issue in which Mr.
McFadyen’s story, “Tailback from
Okinawa”, is printed. It is the
story of a returned veteran who
goes back to State and tries to
take his place again on the var
sity. His attempts to overcome an
old weakness as a player and his
eventual success make a fascinat
ing story.
This is the first of three stories
which Mr. McFadyen wrote during
the summer and sold to this mag
azine. The others are also sports
stories.
lina Education Association, Ra
leigh, North Carolina.
His appearance here was spon
sored by the Federal Aid Commit
tee of the local unit of N. C. E. A.
FIRE DRILL
The first fire drill of the year
was held Friday, October 19. Many
more will follow, announces Mr.
McFadyen.
By Their Words
“I guess if I took study hall,
I’d fail that too.”—Labe Little.
“Say that again. I think you
made me mad.”—Hawkshaw Mor
gan.
(During loud hammerng in next
room) “I can’t study for those ter
mites.”—George Ray Turner.
“Life is like a mountain rail
road, full of twists and turns.”—
Paul Lowder.
“Sam Houston was born when
he was fifteen years old.”—W. C.
Rummage.
“I resemble that remark.”—•
Bobby Donaldson.
“The only reason teachers keep
pupils in is to have company.”—
Sonny Boone.
“You people use too much South
ern drawl in your French.”—Mrs.
Harris.
“The Bulldogs may be carrying
on, but they carried me off, Thurs
day.”—Johnny Andrew.
“One of Columbus’s ships was
the Mayflower.”—Gene Brooks.
“Mrs. Fry, if Barium beats us
tonight, could we use the headline,
‘Orphans Bite Bulldogs’?” — Jack
Harris.
(When asked what a cell does
in the resting stage) “Oh, it just
rests like it usually rests.”—Bob
Gantt.
(As he pulled a coin from his
pocket and began his true-false
test) “This is going to require
some thinking.”—Johnny Andrew.