Congratulations,
Seniors!
She 9ull Mecn
Happy
Vacation!
Vol. XV.
ALBEMARLE, N. C. — MAY 31, 1950
No. 8
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CARROLL DAVIS TO Dwight
Cranford: “Dwight, does your girl
play bridge?”
Dwight: “I don’t know, but I
canasta.”
GEORGE CAUSBY WAS talking
to Donald Wooly: “Hey, Don, I
see you’re back from Florida.”
Donald: “Aw, go on, you know
you can’t see my back from
Florida.”
* * *
A NINTH GRADER asked Miss
Holbrook this question: “I want
a book of Mussolini.”
Miss Holbrook: “I don’t have
a biography of Mussolini.”
Ninth grader: “You have it on
the reading list.”
Miss Holbrook, consulting the
list: “Oh! You mean miscel
laneous.”
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IN MIXED CHORUS ONE day,
Barbara Smith came to the door
and asked to see Bob Gulledge
and Henry Efird.
Mr. Fry: “Why, Barbara?”
Barbara Smith: “I want to
measure them for collars to wear
in the Senior play.”
Mr. Fry: “O. K. boys, go get
your throats cut.”
* * *
MR. PEIFFER: “Sydney, did
you have trouble with your home
work, too?”
Sydney Helms: “No, sir.”
Mr. Pfeiffer: “The rest of the
class did, why don’t you?”
Sydney: “Well, I didn’t bother
it, and it didn’t bother me.”
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ROY HOLT: “There sure were
a lot of cars lying around Har
grove’s.”
Barbara S.: “Do they sell gas
in cars?”
Roy Holt: “I don’t know.”
Barbara: “Well, they were
all tanked up.”
* * *
BOB YOUNGBLOOD, In chapel
just before the coffin was closed,
made this statement: “I must
go now. I have to make a short
trip in a long car.”
* * *
IN SOCIOLOGY CLASS Mr. Mac
told his class that all young
lovers just’couldn’t live without
each other. Then he made this
comment: “I never heard of one
dying, though, because of sepa
ration.”
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The HOME ECONOMICS CLASS
Was discussing their Kindergar
ten a few days ago.
Ann Swaringen: “They was
so cute.”
One girl immediately said;
“Ann, say it right!”
A third girl called: “Ain’t
you ever had no English?”
* * *
HOYLE GILBERT WAS moan
ing over his limited supply of
money and made this statement:
“I’ve only got $7.00.”
Bob Y.: “Well, what’s so bad
about that?”
Hoyle: “Cause, dadgum it, I
owe $9.00 to Rachel.”
* * *
MISS LENTZ SLIPPED up the
other day when she read “L’Abbee
Constantin,” a story with two
lovers conversing. Miss Lentz
misread the sentence. She said,
“I have never smelled anything
that resembed love.”
*
HATTIE TUCKER KNOWS what
she wants. She and Jean Bailey
''^ere discussing money.
Jean: “Money is the root of
9^11 evil.”
Hattie: “Well, I’d sure like to
have a little root.”
* * *
IN SECOND PERIOD French
class someone said the family
nad a carriage for their children
and bags.
Henry Forrest: “Oh, did the
^others-in*law go, too?”
Jl: * *
.Mr. McFADYEN ASKED his so
ciology class this question: “How
^any of you have an interest in
an art—such as sculpturing?”
Marlene Page asked: “Does
that include tombstones?”
126 Seniors Will Receive High School Diplomas
Rev. Iddings To Speak To Seniors Sunday Night
Visitors To Hear
Music By Seniors
At Baccalaureate
One hundred and twenty-six
seniors will march to the proces
sional “Pilgrims Chorus” Sunday
night, June 4, at their baccalau
reate service.
The service will be opened , by
the congregation singing “Faith
of Our Fathers” by Hemy arr. by
Walton.
Following this. Rev. Ralph Tay
lor will give the invocation. Rev.
C. D. Whiteley will read the
Scripture, and the senior class
will sing “Hear Thou My Prayer”
by Hamblin O’Hare.
Rev. J. White Iddings will de
liver the baccalaureate sermon,
his subject being “Seeking First
Things First”. Special music,
“Sun of My Soul” will be pre
sented by the senior class.
The congregation will join the
senior class in singing the hymn,
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds” by
Mason, after which the benedic
tion will be given by Mr. B. F.
Darnell. The Senior Class will
give the response, the “Sevenfold
Amen”, by Lutkin.
The recessional “Prayer” by
Humperdinck will be played as
the seniors march out.
Miss Betty Boone will serve as
accompanist.
Marshals Elected
For Graduation
Charles Litaker was elected by
the senior class to head the group
of 9th, 10th, and 11th grade mar
shals who will serve at the com
mencement exercises June 4
and 5.
.The marshals were elected by
their grades from the students
making the first semester honor
roll. Three studnts were chosen
from the ninth grade, four from
the tenth, and five from the elev
enth grade.
The list of marshals is; 11th
grade, Charles Litaker, Martha
Griffith, Ed Patterson, John Har
wood, Malcolm Lowder; 10th
grade, Barbara Crowell, William
Litaker, Patsy Williford, Jimmy
Skidmore; 9th grade, Frank Bur
rell, James Gibson, and Jeanette
Dennis.
NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL OFFICERS—Charles Litaker, Wil
liam Litaker, Carolyn Williams, and Joe Hudson.
Charles Litaker Is Elected
To Head Students Next Year
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Charles Litaker, William Lita
ker, Carolyn Williams, and Joe
Hudson were elected president,
vice-president, secretary, and
treasurer, respectively, by the
student body to serve as school
officers in 1950-51.
The ballot count revealed that
a total of 529 voters went to the
polls to express their choices to
fill these high Student Council
positions.
Charles Litaker, the students’
choice for president, was very
active this year. He served on
the intramural committee and
was inducted into the National
Honor Society this spring.
Charles’s campaign manager
was Don Wooley. Ed Patterson,
the losing candidate, received
253 votes, while Litaker was get
ting 273.
William Litaker was victorious
over Keith Byrd for the vice-
presidential position. He receiv
ed 328 votes over Keith’s 200.
Junior Josey was campaign
manager for the future vice-
president.
The position of secretary wa^
won by Carolyn Williams, who
had 281 votes, over Jeanette
Mabe, whose vote was 248. Bob
Science, Biology Classes
Hold Annual Science Fair
“This is the Physics Queen of
Electronics,” someone was ex
plaining as a vast number of
people and students attended the
annual Science Fair at A. H. S.
on May 26.
This year again the science
classes under the direction of
Mr. R. C. Hatley and the biology
classes instructed by Mrs. Lyke
displayed their various experi
ments and held the audience in
breathless tension.
Parents and students eagerly
watched as the Physics class fea
tured its knowledge in the Magic
Fountain, which draws water
from the air; the lightning rod,
which sends several thousand
volts through a house; the reflect
ing stream of water, which chang
es colors; the mystery pool of
diving ducks and ships; the sta
tic balloon; the singing wire; and
the table of mystery light bulbs,
which glow without any current.
In the chemistry department
the audience witnessed the devil’s
wine pitcher which pours most
any kind of drink; the mystery
bubbles which explode when ig
nited; the bouncing marbles,
which will put marble champions
to flight; the mystery pencil,
which writes at will; the beat
ing heart, produced by ioniza
tion of mercury and sulphuric
acid; magic rings; experiments on
electrolysis; the red itmus foun
tain; and the mystery liquid
which produces spontaneous com
bustion.
In the science display the peo
ple were very much interested in
the charmed ball which works at
the command of the performer.
Other attractions were the mys
tery siphon which never stops;
electric mitors and crystal ra
dios; experiments on magnets,
air-pressure, gasoline engines,
pulleys, siphons, construction and
radiation of heat. For the con
venience of the parents, the lab
books of science students were
also shown.
The biology features were ar
ranged around a bird bath in a
garden. Much enthusiasm was
shown by the audience over the
various displays.
These displays included the
Barringer was Carolyn’s cam
paign manager.
Next year’s treasurer will be
Joe Hudson, who received 383
votes. His opponent, Roger Mor
ris, had only 138 votes. The win
ning candidate’s campaign man
ager was Dwight Cranford.
The four new officers will join
with home room representatives
elected next fall in making up
the Student Council.
Seven Teachers
Resign From AHS
Seven members of this year’s
high school faculty have resign
ed and will not be back when
school )pens in September.
They are Mrs. Almond, Miss
Stanton, Mrs. Stovall, Miss Mat-
theson, Miss Morrow, Miss Wise,
and Mr. McFadyen.
Mrs. Almond is retiring from
teaching and intends to occupy
herself with her husband and
her home.
Miss Stanton wants to go far
ther south and plans to teach
in Florida next year.
Mrs. Stovall and Miss Mathe-
son will be working in the new
Y.M.C.A., Mrs. Stovall as director
of physical education for women
and Miss Matheson as director of
club work.
Miss Morrow and Miss Wise
are uncertain just what they will
be doing next year.
Mr. McFadyen will be in Ra
leigh as director of public rela
tions for the N.C.E.A.
Hatiey Will Hold
Summer Classes
Spencer B. Hatley, director of
the Albemarle high school band,
will not end his work at the end
of this academic year.
Work with beginners and
special problems that students
have will last through most of
the summer. Also private les
sons and band classes will be
held in the high school building.
survey of plant and animal king
doms, several types of terraria,
laboratory work, a show of live
animals, and a joke table. A
very interesting experiment was
performed by cutting some fresh
ly killed calf lungs which were
then inflated to show the mechan
ics of breathing.
Parents and students were very
much astonished, but pleased
with the unbelievable experi
ments of the science classes.
Student Speakers
To Be Featured In
Final Exercise
The senior class of A.H.S. will
present their own graduation ex
ercises this year on June 5.
The students speaking,
Dwight Cranford, Martha Moore,
Bob Barringer, William Grigg,
Tom Lilly, Roy Holt, and Lib
Starr, will talk on the subject,
“How Does High School Develop
Leadership.”
The 126 seniors will enter the
auditorium to the processional
“Intermezzo” by Mascagni. Rev.
J. Boyce Brooks will then deliver
the invocation.
“Battle Hymn of Republic,” by
Ringwald, will be sung by the
members of the graduating class
after which students chosen by
members of the senior class, will
present talks on the following
subjects: Dwight Cranford, presi
dential talk; Martha Moore, in
troduction; Bob Barringer, social
clubs; William Grigg, athletics;
Tom Lilly, organized activities;
Roy Holt, publications; and Lib
Starr, vocational training.
Following the presentation of
diplomas by Mr. A. P. Harris, the
then graduated students of
A.H.S. will sing the Scotch air,
“Auld Lang Syne” and march
from the auditorium to the reces
sional played by Mr. Paul B. FYy.
Summer School
To Begin June 12
Summer school will begin
June 12 for those students who
have failed subjects this year.
Mr. McFadyen requests that
all boys and girls wishing to
make use of this session contact
him at the high school Tuesday,
June 6. This may be done by
either a visit or a telephone call.
The usual fee of eight dollars
per subject will be charged for
the five week term.
Mrs. Hayes, instructor, sug
gests that those students who
have failed required subjects at
tend school this summer in or
der to be able to take regular
work next year.
By Their Words
“He must have been drunk the
night before.” — Mr. McFadyen^
(talking about a modern paint
er).
“This car ain’t got but one
gear and that’s neutral!”—Jim
my M. Brown.
“Hey, turn on the lights; I
can't see how to read!” — Tom
Lilly.
“Your foot should appear at
the bottom of the page.”—Miss
Matheson (referring to foot
notes).
“Peggy’s here; where’s Caro
lyn?”—Mr. McFadyen.
“We gotta get going.”—Jack
Lee.
“When I mispell a word, I just
put quotes around it and she’ll
think I’m quoting someone else!”
—Sara Skidmore.
“Who’s outtalking me?”—Mrs.
Fry.
“I might as well sharpen my
pencil but I don’t think I’m going
to need it.”—Carroll Davis (be
fore a French test).
“I got some new pants at Al
len’s!”—Hoyle Gilbert.
“It’s a nice gift, and it didn’t
come from Rose’s either.”—Mr.
Mac.
“Hoyle, you have the cutest
Adam’s apple.”—Carroll Davis.