i . ^*u77 Moon Volume zb st nr-n/r i, ^ ALBEMARLE, N. C„ JUNE, 1948 tudent Participant Program Planned leverend Ralph Taylor Number 8 ieeman, Rhodes and Seymore To Take Part In Service. ,(erend Ralph Taylor, pastor If Central Methodist Church, ” deliver the Baccalaureate 3on Sunday night, June 6, -«rend U- N. Freeman, pas- ot the First Pilgrim Holi- Church, will give the invo- and Reverend G. H. Ifs, pastor of the Lutheran '111 will pronounce the bene- Reverend J. A. Seymore, ;,r of the Grace Baptist :li, will read the Scripture, jngsto be sung by the senior are “Praise We Sing To by J. Haydn; “Dear Lord Father of Mankind”, by Ma- land the “Sevenfold Amen’’, Lutkin, in response to the :(diction. ’ji\e Divine, All Loves Excel- and “Seal Us, O Holy pt" are to be sung by the snce, W of Our Fathers” will be sed as the processional and iicli Romaine” as the reces- Work In Science Is Demonstrated At Annual Fair Students of the General Sci ence, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics classes held a Science Open House at A. H. S. Tuesday, A.ay „5. The program was un der the supervision of Mr. R. c Hatley and Miss Warren. Upon entering the building, the parents vere asked to sign the register, after which they were conducted downstairs to the Gen eral Science door, which was il- lurninated by a large neon “S”. Inside the darkened room pic tures drawn by the pupils were being flashed upon a screen and explained. nt’ni'.rd on pr.gj ITl For Commencement * * * * * * Will Preach Baccalaureate Sermon NEW COUNCIL OFFiCERS Bowers, Gnihn Have Led Seniois arshals Chosen Jean Bowers and Lou Merle Griffin are valedictorian and j salutatorian respectively for the ! commencement exercises this ( year. They were chosen because they have made the highest av- „ ^ erages in the senior class during fly Jean Poplin, of the elev- their four years in high school. 1 grade, was chosen chief Jean, besides holding her stial for the commencement grades high, is very popular tises by popular vote of the j around school. Her honors in- ! elude being a member of the ler marshals chosen were Honor Society, editor of the Full ollows: eleventh grade, Jerry Moon, president of the French , ier, Mary Anna Peck, and club, in the cast of the senior liGaskin; tenth grade, Jane ■ play, “Who’s Who”, member of the w'elcome committee, and Marshal, and she was chosen' Miss Merry Christmas to repre sent A. H. S. in the Christmas pa rade. Lou Merle, also popular with the student body, was chosen class poet, is associate editor of; the Full Moon, member of the Honor Society, student council member, chairman of the wel come committee, and a member of the Dramatic, Creative writing, and Library clubs. lusicians Are Presented In Concert by Fry, Hatley student Council officers, recently elected to serve for next year, are, left to right, Jerry Lowder, president; Harry Pawlik, \?ice- president; Dwight Cranford, treasurer; and Helen Bowers, secretary. Jerry Lowder To Be President Of Student Body Next Year *k, Jean Bullock, Bobby iiger, and WMlliam Grigg; -igrade, Elbert W'hitley and ’atterson. E year the marshals were tod by popular vote in their live classes. Those eligible students making honor roll first semester. i se marshals will serve at Baccalaureate sermon on iiy night and at the com ment exercises Thursday I COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Processional "Pomp and Circumstance' Invocation Rev. R. E. Watts "America, the Beautiful" Ward Senior Class Addresses Has the School Met Our Needs? Introduction Buddy Lowder Guidance Ann Johnson Preparation for College Alex Moorehead Vocational Prepara tion Jeneece Lowder Social Training Cecil Milton Training for Mar riage Lou Merle Griffin Training for Life in a Democracy Jean Bowers Presentation of Diplomas A. P. Harris "Auld Lang Syne" Scotch Air Senior Class Recessional Alma Mater Six Seniors To Speak; 113 Seniors To He (iiven Diplomas. "Has The School Mel Our Needs?" will be the topic of the commencement e.xerci.ses to lie iield on June 10. Six seniors will give the addresses in a student partici[)ation program. The seniors will marcii into the auditorium to the tune of "I’omp and Circumstance" played l\v Mr. Fry, Betty Jean Poplin, chief rnarshal, will head the proces sion leading the mascots, Judy Wilson and Wayne Huneycutt. Reverend R. p;. Watts, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will deliver the invocation. The entire senior class, with the exception of the six speakers, will sing “America the Beautiful" by Ward. Unlike the traditional program in which .some noted pi-ri^onage speaks, the e.xercises this year will he carried out almost en tirely through student participa tion. The topic, “Has The School Met Our Needs,” will he discussed by six of the mo.st outstanding mem bers of the senior cla.ss. They were chosen by a committe> com posed of Mr. McFadyen and .sev eral seniors and were selected for their writing and siieaking abil ity. The program was written with the idea of informing the [)arents of Albemarle of exactly what training A. H. S. is giving her pupils and in what instruc tion she is lacking. The speakers will be introduc ed by Buddy Lowder, president In the elections of student body of the senior class. Ann John.son Pawlik, Bowers, ( ran- ford To Hold Other Positions. Concert, directed by , March” by Klein. Following se- (”■ fry and Spencer Hatley, i lections w'ere: “Argonaut Over- tesented by the high school | ture” by Frangkiser, “Landsight- wpartment in the audi- i ing” by Greig, “Normal” (March) 1 on May 18. i by Bennett, “Spring Festival Drst part of the program 1 Overture” by Johnson, “Idle 0 music by the Girls’! Fancy” (Serenade) by Bennett, Koys’ Chorus, Girls’ En- ! “The Merry Widow” by Lehar,, Miss Michael are planning to ''Boys' quartet, and Mix-i and “Uncle Sam” (March) by enter summer school this sum- Buchtel mer to renew their teaching cer- Sue Herrin Miss Maxw'ell, Miss Morton, Miss Holbrook, Mr. Peiffer and *1 the Girls’ (Continued on page 11) as accom- i I Chorus sang ■ ,i ^ Fisherman” by iT’, ‘Always’’ by Berlin: ‘w Moon Behind the Cot- z by Cadman. Boys’ Quartet' w bandman” by Prothero i Seniors have a variety of plans ♦Girls’ Ensemble render-j for the future as they .receive “3rd a Forest Praying” bv I their diplomas Thursday night. K y , Charlotte Memorial Hos- Chorus, accompanied pital will be training Maryleen 7 Beaver, sang “A-rovin” I Efird and Joanne Cook while ®obertson, “Friendship’s ' Jeanette Sells and Betty Taylor J lAlma Mater), and the are studying at the Presbyterian of the Captain” by , Hospital School of Nursing. Rob^ bie Thompson, Betty Crisco, and Betty Lou Hatley will be at Row an Memorial in Salisbury, and Anita Ledbetter will be at the Asheville Mission Hospital. Betty Lee McQueen, Jane Red- wine, Betty Vaughn Rogers Carol Rogers, Lillian Gaskin, Whitley, and Ann Johnson will know the life of a freshman W C. U. N. C. —Secretaries and » brief intermission, the i will also be ™,^%t Jo- Kn its portion of the Louise Poplin, Broadus Sc . Playing “The Booster ! an Hinson, Margaret Harwood, tificates. officers held recently, the follow ing officers were elected: Jerry Lowder, president; Harry Pawlik, vice-president: Helen Bowers, sec- letary: and Dwight Cranford, treasurer. Jerry is a member of the Na tional Honor Society and is in the Mixed Chorus and the Boys Chorus. Jerry’s opponent was Marion Sifford. Harry started coming to this school at the first of .second se mester. He won over Doug Archer. Helen was the captain of her homeroom’s basketball and soft ball teams last year. She was also on the basketball team this year. Virginia Brown was Hel en’s opponent. Dwight is president of his homeroom this year. He is also on the tumbling team and a member of the Boosters and Mon ogram clubs. He won over Ralph Kimrey. In this year's election five hun dred and thirty out of seven hun dred students registered and five hundred and twenty voted. di.scu.ss guidance for the (Continued on page 13) fu- Look Out World! Here They Come! Voice to Heaven Sound- 0 v°Jto>ansky, “Bless the “Thp IPPolitov- lami5 City” by Ad- Upll the Stormy Sea” ’ “Morning” by selections ren- Chorus, w'hich ‘^'^Panied by Sally Bea- BAND Madge Harris, and Sara Archer going to business school. Audrey Thompson will major in Theology in God’s Bible Col lege in Cincinnati, Ohio, while Margaret Cole studies music. Jean Bowers, Betty Bowers, Jane Gulledge, Betty Jo Hatley, and Charles Reap w'lll be at tending Duke University. Names that will be added to Uncle Sam’s army are WiHiam Haire A. L. Hudson, Walter Simpson, Edwin Snuggs, Eugene Speight, Clifford Harkey, and Douglas Phillips. An MRS degree is the amh>- tion of Evelyn Hathcock Kath leen Cranford, Idalene Lowder, moeene Lowder, Mavaleen Scar borough, and Mary Elizab^h Lowder. Ramelle Troutman Sim^ mons will continue bemg a housewife. By Their Words “No habit, no pleasure, no amusement is good for you that lessens your respect for your par ents, for the church, for the law, for that which is clean and de cent.”—Nr. Neilson. “Please be at school tomorrow if you are to be in any of the pictures—and come rea.sonably dressed."—Jimmy Miller. “Sonny, don’t climb up and down the curtains.”—Mrs. Peiffer to Sonny Boone at play practice. “Dwight Cranford is a fine fel low to run for treasurer, but there’s no demand for fine fel lows.”—Robert Thorpe making a campaign speech. “Horses? Did someone say horses?—and there they go.”— Jimmy Kelly, “More people get killed by un loaded guns than loaded ones.”— Mr. Hatley. “High school boy and high school girl—neck and neck.”— Rinso Gaskin. "I’ve been stinking (meaning thinking) steadily for the past two weeks.”—Buddy Lowder. “W'hen will we give that Eas ter program?”—Jimmy Napier. “Gosh! Imagine dating a girl with a pool table.” — Sidney Elnora Smith and Robert Beal are going to Wake Forest, while Ann Hopkins and Lou Merle Grif fin are going to Mars Hill. Bob Melton, Alex Moorehead, Howard Page, Carol Poplin, Frank Lnrci. , , , . u, Winecoff, George WUnecofT, Tom “I couldn t sleep all night Hinson, Cecil Milton, J. C. Red- thinking about these roses I was wine and Horace Lowder are going to get—and now I can’t going to State College. make them .stay in the vase. — Money looks good to Louise Miss Matheson. McLeod, Mattie Sue Lucas, Lou- "i have a horror of getting out ise Lambert, Maxine Burris, Bet- of school and having to work ty Jean Hatley, Nancy Glover, Rosa Belle Burris, Mattie Bar ringer, Jean Sides, Avalyne Thomas, June Thompson, Elsie Tucker, Raymond Talbert, Hoyle Talbert, Richard Perry, Joe Al dridge, Ted Austin, Betty Pen nington, Lloyd Barringer, Eugene Burris, Kent Ballard, Gene Har rington, Harold Holt, Halbert (Continued on page 171 every day.”—Maryleen Efird. “People can laugh you into Hell, but they can’t laugh you out of it."—Mr. Neil.son. That’s just as nice as it can be. It sounds like velvet."—Mr. Fry to Mixed Chorus. “He zagged when he ought to have zigged.”—Coach Webb, talk ing about a bicycle accident.

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