•ol. XIV. —No. 5
The Full Moon
!l,|ISS CAUGHMAN: “What is
lietry?”
• Tiarles Almond: “Isn’t it a
'ice they keep dead people?”
}URING A DISCUSSION of
-ijiriage in sociology, Jimmy
l:.pier commented; “But every-
11 can’t marry a Christian be-
;,se there aren’t enough to go
iJTRIKE. struck, and stuck
be the three tenses of strike,
f-e other day when the mixed
;,nis was singing “strike” in
Eisic of Life”, Frances Gaddy
down on a tack,
jmmy Miller remarked: “Not
ike, struck.”
jlr. Fry: “Just leave the “r”
:of struck and it would be still
jer—stuck.”
11.4RTHA MOORE: “Mr. Hat-
what is wrong with a radio
won’t pick up the Charlotte
itions and will pick up Cali-
jia stations?”
jr. Hatley: “I reckon it’s got
iveling on its mind.”
lEGG HERRIN suddenly be
je quiet after a noisy session
jli the orchestra. It was as-
led that he was keeping his
(set) shut.
New
★ ★
Rev.
Albemarle High School. Albemarle, N. C.
March, 1949
Tax Levy, Bond Issue Sought For Schools
Neilson, Dr. Cunningham Named Speakers
■IF YOU PEOPLE DON’T stop
iting on them,” warned Miss
iia, “I’m going to make you
8li my boards instead of my
lenth graders.”
Why?” asked David Gaddy,
lio usually "washes your
renth graders?”
I LOOKS AS IF Charlie Ross
•etting on up in years,
lie other day in bookkeeping
Edwards asked Charlie what
I is engraved on his ring
Charlie answered seriously,
p.”
IISS LENTZ RETURNED a set
French test papers said that
grades were so low she had
grade on the curve.
■enry Forrest spoke up, “You
i Miss Reese had better not
in an argument about grad-
on the curve.”
We won’t,” Miss Lentz assur-
him; “My curves are differ-
;from Miss Reese’s.”
News Briefs
Ixed chorus and AHS band
1 present a joint concert this
mg under the direction of
Fry and Mr. Spencer Hatley.
» « *
ilbemarle city schools have
«ht a new yellow truck.
* * *
sveral AHS students are writ-
essays to enter in the contest
Jsored by the Medical Society
fte State of North Carolina,
essay must not be over 300
on either of the topics, “I
■ In Favor of Socialized
4cine Because,” or “I Am
In Favor of Socialized
■icine Because”. A prize of
M scholarship will be given
ilie best essay.
» * *
^ter holidays will last from
' 15 to April 18.
■1 adult sewing class was held
*3l nights this week in the
® economics department. In
Meetings cotton and silk
*s, curtains and aprons were
*• Approximately twelve wo-
1 Were enrolled.
McFadyen, Mr. J. W. Swar-
Miss Sue Ramseur, Miss
pe Taylor, and several Albe-
* citizens attended a public
before the appropriations
®ittee of the General As-
•ly at the Raleigh Memorial
■iMium on Thursday, March
■’found 4500 people attend-
® meeting.
"J>iors received
>iiary 21.
their rings
Seniors Choose
Speaker Program
For Graduation.
Plans for the graduation ex
ercises to be held on June 13
^Deen announced by Mr
McFadyen.
The baccalaureate sermon on
bunda^, June 12, will be deliver
ed bj Reverend J. A. Neilson,
pastor of Immanuel Baptist
church, Greenville, N. C. Rev
erend Neilson conducted a series
services for Youth Emphasis
Week here last year.
Dr. J. R. Cunningham, presi
dent of Davidson college, will be
the speaker at the graduation ex
ercises June 13. Mr. McFadyen
states that the seniors are very
fortunate in securing Dr. Cun
ningham as their speaker.
A vote was taken among the
seniors to see what type of pro
gram was preferred. The speak
er won a majority over the
student participation program,
which was introduced last year.
Dick Heddin, president of the
senior class, will preside and sev
eral songs will be sung by the
seniors. Other plans are as yet
incomplete.
DR. J. R. CUNNINGHAM —
President of Davidson College,
will be the speaker for the
graduation exercises June 13.
Choruses Enter
District Contest
On March 25 Mr. Fry will take
several groups from his choral
classes to Charlotte to enter the
annual district contest.
Members of the mixed chorus,
boys’ double quartet, and girls’
trio will ride to Charlotte in
chartered buses.
Last year the choral groups
from AHS sang very successfully.
They received a rating of 2, which
is next to the highest rating
given.
Mr. Fry has not yet announc
ed the songs which the choral
students wil sing. However, each
group will sing several songs.
Early Friday morning the stu
dents will leave on the buses to
go to Charlotte to Central high
school, where the contests have
been held for the past several
years.
The students will probably
spend almost the entire day
there. Choruses, bands, solos,
and small groups representing
most of the schools in this dis
trict will enter the contest.
"We cannot maintain the kind
of schools Albemarle people de
mand without more money for
building and for current ex
penses.”—Mr. Grigg.
Beaver's Record
Proves Highest;
Boysworth's Next
Having made a four-year
record of no grade below an
A, Sally Beaver and Jeannine
Boysworth were named this
morning as valedictorian and
sqlutatorian respectively of the
class of 1949.
Mr. McFadyen, in making the
announcement, explained that
the difference in their grades
was a matter of two or three
pluses or minuses attached to
the A's.
While several seniors have
made only one B during their
four years, these girls have
never fallen below an A.
Sally, as valedictorian, will
have a part on the commence
ment program.
Both girls have been out
standing throughout high
school, being members of the
Honor Society, of the "Full
Moon" staff, and of the annual
staff, in addition to being out
standing in many other fields.
Events For Rest Of Year
Have Now Been Scheduled
Full Moon Seeks
Copies For Files
Plans are being made to
have past issues of "The Full
Moon" bound into book form
in order to preserve them.
On file are copies of issues
dating back to May, 1937, but
the following papers are miss
ing:
November, 1941
September, 1942
October, 1942
November, 1942
September, 1943
September, 1944
Mrs. Fry is asking that stu
dents look at home for these
papers and bring them to her.
LICENSES ISSUED
Fifteen students were issued
their driving licenses by Mr. Mc
Queen recently.
The students who completed
the course in driving were Mil
dred Kelly, Carolyn Morgan, Wil
lie Crisco, Perlene Hartsell, Bet
ty Thompson, Joanne Mabry, Jo
Fox, George Lee, Louise Burgess,
Aileen Dennis, Barbara Mauld
in, Bill Kluttz, Ruby Barbee, Re
becca Drye, and Jake Sides.
Another group has started the
course, which lasts about three or
four weeks.
At the teachers meeting held
recently, the schedule of the
main events for the rest of the
year was made as follows:
April 1—D. O. Banquet
March 31 and April 1—“King
Ko-Ko”, operetta by ninth grade
chorus.
April 24—Tumbling exhibition.
April 22—Junior-Senior prom.
April 29—Field Day
May 6—Mixed chorus goes to
Harding high school, Charlotte,
for day of practice and joint
concert.
May 13—Senior play
May 20—Spring concert by
band, chorus and smaller music
al groups.
May 27—Senior Banquet.
Also pending is a Religious
Emphasis week, similar to that
held last year, to be conducted
this spring at a date not yet dis
closed.
Home Ec Classes
Sell Stationery
Four hundred and sixty-five
dollars worth of Williams sta
tionery was sold by the home
economics classes recently.
Prizes were given to the ones
who sold the most stationery:
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Bus Drivers Don't Object To Hard Job;
Bus Students Enjoy Early A.M. Chats
Four drivers of Albemarle
high school buses bring ap
proximately 295 students to
elementary and high schools
of Albemarle in their daily run
of more than 135 miles of city
and county roads. . „
Drives Jack Smith, A. B. Har
ris, and Bill Russell all agree
that they like to
Fincher’s objection to driving
is that it places too much re
sponsibility on the drwer
None of the drivers object to
getting up early in the morn-
fngs (aroSnd 7:00) and check
in! the tires, oil, and water,
of their buses and getting thern
frcondition for their niormnf
mutes Most of the drivers
would'like to have modern bus
es with heaters and new seats.
Another interesting fact that
was found upon interviewing
the drivers was that at the
first of the month each driver’
has to give in a report on how
many students he carries on
each of his two trips, the num
ber of students that get out
at each stop, and any bus
trouble he may have had.
As for the students who ride
the buses—most of them agree
that it is fun. Rachel Russell,
a senior, along with Sue Smith
and Bill Burris, freshmen, agree
that it is fun because they have
a good time with their friends.
One objection found was that
the students have to leave so
early and get home so late.
Both Sue Smith and Leon Un
derwood have to leave home at
7:15, get back at 4:30, and
must ride 14 miles to school.
This is only two of the nine who
were interviewed.
A few students who were
interviewed object to the noise
made by so many passengers
of such varied ages, but most
of them seem to enjoy it.
The bus driver is responsible
for order on the bus and is
supposed to put off the bus any
unruly passengers who cannot
be persuaded to behave. Only
one driver has ever had to re
sort to such tactics, however,
and in only one case.
Most of the students agree
with the drivers in that they
would like to have modern bus
es with heaters and better
seats.
Essential To Keep
School Systems
At Present Level.
Two resolutions, which ask for
an increase of 15 cents in the
school tax rates in the Albe-
marle city administrative school
district, and for approximately
$500,000, to be obtained by a bond
issue, to be used in enlarging
and improving the present school
buildings in the city system,
have been approved by the coun
ty commissioners.
Back in 1935 in a school dis
trict election, Albemarle citizens
gave approval to a maximum
levy of 15 cents to be used to sup
plement the salaries of teachers,
to employ additional teachers,
and to provide a higher standard
than that provided by state sup
port. Today this levy on $11,-
500,000 valuation in the school
district produces $16,500.00 an
nually.
Part of this money is used to
supplement the salaries of teach
ers and other school personnel.
Originally teachers were paid a
suppleinent of 10 per cent. This
supplement now amounts to ap
proximately 6 per cent. Local
funds have not been sufficient to
allow the supplement of 10 per
cent on the increases of salaries
since 1944-45.
The present tax levy also has
made it possible to employ extra
teachers, librarians, and special
teachers for vocational subjects,
health and physical education,
and music. The state does not
allot a sufficient number of
teachers to provide these salaries.
With the increase in teachers’
salaries, however, supplemental
funds are not sufficient to pay
the salaries for special teachers
and the additional teachers re
quired if a reasonable teacher-
pupil ratio is to be maintained.
"When it is realized that we
are receiving practically the same
amount of money for salary sup
plements and extra teachers that
we did at the beginning of the
war, it is easy to understand why
we need additional money if we
are to maintain our present stand
ard,” said Claud Grigg, in outlin
ing the needs of the school sys
tem. “If we are to obtain and
keep superior teachers and prin
cipals, we must compete with
other communities which have
larger special tax levies than we
do.”
The following is a list of towns
and cities in the state which are
levying more special taxes for
schools than Albemarle: Lenoir,
42c; Wadesboro, 25c; Lexington,
30c; Thomasville, 30c; Moores-
ville, 40c; Charlotte, Me; Pine-
hurst, 30c; Rockingham, 25c;
Salisbury, 30c; and Roanoke
Rapids, 50c.
The resolution which asks for
a bond issue of approximately
$500,000.00 is regarded as of equal
importance with the resolution
calling for the increased tax levy.
Mr. Grigg pointed out that
even after the North Albemarle
school is completed with its 16
class rooms, the city system will
still be short from 10 to 15 class
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By Their Words
“I don’t use profile language.”
—Johnny Helms.
“Did you know that some peo
ple think a mushroom is a place
to smooch?”—Peggy Earp.
“The next number is ‘Castle
Ruins’.” (then softly to the band)
"O. K., let's don't ruin it.”—Mr.
Spencer Hatley.
“O, thou great exhausted ma
jesty;”—Joe Clayton, addressing
King Ko-Ko, in a practice for the
operetta.