March 9, Junior Play
March 14,15, District
Music Contests
iike 9ull Mc0h
March 23-26,
Easter Holidays
April 6,
D. O. Banquet
Vol. 16— No. 3
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C.
Friday, March 9, 1951
Heie
REGGIE RUSSELL STOPPING
Buddy Donaldson just before 2nd
period: “Let me see your eraser.”
Buddy: “I haven’t got a racer.
Mine’s a Chevrolet.”
It: * *
FRANK CRISCO JUST return
ing from the river: “Max, if you
can’t swim, how did you get out
of that 20 feet of water that you
fell in?”
Max Pennington: “Oh, it was
6asy. I just sank to the bottom
and walked out.”
* * *
DURING BIBLE CLASS this
conversation was heard.
“Did the people enjoy John’s
preaching?” asked Miss Har
rison.
“I suppose so; they always
came back for more,” replied
Larry Chandler.
* * *
COACH WEBB TALKING to
the baseball team: “I thought
so much of the new baseballs,
I had them locked up in the high
school vault.”
♦ * *
PEG SMITH TO Mr. Price:
“Have you been invited to Miss
Holbrook’s lollypop party yet?”
Mr. Price: “Why no, I haven’t.”
. Peg: “Well I was just wonder
ing. She thought she left one
Sucker out.”
* * *
THIS CONVERSATION WAS
heard the other day.
Henry Carpenter: “I’ve got to
take my dog to the vetinarian in
Concord this afternoon.”
Betty Brunson: “I’ve been
there.”
Henry: Oh, what was wrong
'vith you?”
* » *
OVERHEARD AFTER THE
spencer basketball game.
Leslie Swanner: “You mean
conference officials get paid
$15?”
. Mr. Jeffords: “That’s exactly
J^ight.”
Leslie: “I’m going to go blind
^nd start refereeing.”
* * *
Mrs. fry asked Bill Morris for
grade.
Bill: “54.”
, Mrs. Fry, not understanding:
I’ni sorry?”
Don Wagner: “He’s sorry, too,
°ut it’s the best he could do.”
* * *
^THIS INTERESTING LITTLE
CONVERSATION took place dur
ing dinner time.
. “Haley, have you got change
lor five dollars?” asked Joe Rus
sell.
quit cussing me!” re
plied Haley.
* * *
‘‘DOES ANYONE HAVE A
J'TRaight edge that I may
Use?” asked FYankie Williams.
“I have a ruler; will that do?”
'^Martha Knight.
* ♦ *
^Martha knight at Tri-Hi-
J.nieeting: “Tonight the picture
be on either drinking or
bating.”
, Lib Elder: “Well, that won’t
Dother me as I don’t indulge in
Either one.”
4: «
Ed COULDN’T HAVE GIVEN
answer.
p Did you understand the Sans
^^ttiille transalation for today,
asked Myra Davis.
Naw, it’s all French to me,”
^replied Ed.
* :)t 4c
and SPEAKING OF FRENCH,
other day Sally Neal Kluttz
^sked Mrs. Morris the following
^Hfstion.
1 Don’t you ever get tired of
^^aring those French stories read
and over?”
No,” replied Mrs. Morris, “I
'^iWays get a different version.”
* * *
LITTLE INCIDENT TOOK
t^iace during shop the other day.
gi(j^rry L^ton: “Mr. Morris, I’m
Morris: “Well, wh.ere
®uld you like to go?”
a/'^rry: “To the student lounge
rest a while.”
—prn"” f
1
RECREATION ROOM—The old gym at Albemarle high school has been converted into a recrea
tion room (pictured above) where students may enjoy dancing and games during .free hours.
Equipment includes a record player, ping pong tables# checkers and other games. There is also
a concession stand (shown extreme right) where candy and soft drinks may be purchased. The
recreation room is managed by the Student Council, and is under supervision of teachers at all
times when used. Normally the recreation room is open 8-8:30 (before classes) in the morn
ings, and at noon. However the facilities are available for group entertainments afternoons and
nights. —News and Press Staff Photo.
Council Converts Old Gym To Lounge
Moore To Give Baccalaureate Sermon
Games Provided;
Candy, Drinks Sold.
A student lounge was opened
in the old gym February 26 pro
viding entertainment for stu
dents from 8-8:30 in the morning
and 12:30-1 at lunch.
While preparing for the
lounge, students painted the
walls light green; the veterans’
night class built the concession;
the Lions club gave a record
player, some records, a ping
pong table, and some other
games; and the First Lutheran
Church loaned the school two
ping pong tables for use until
three tables which are now un
der construction, can be com
pleted.
Equipment in the lounge con
sists of two card tables, eight
chairs, three ping pong tables, a
table with a record player and
records, a concession at which
candy can be bought for regular
market price, several benches,
and a coke machine.
Ping pong, Chinese checkers,
dominoes and bingo are the
(Continued on Page Two)
News Bzieis
Easter holidays will begin
Good Friday, March 23, and con
tinue through Monday, March
26.
* * *
Donald Wooly won second
place in the American Legion
County Oratorical contest held
in the A. H. S. auditorium Feb
ruary 22. The prize was $10.
* * *
Arthur Burris was selected Jr.
Rotarian for the month of March,
and Bill Barnes is to be student
Lion.
« 4:
Mr. Arnold E. Hoffman, State
supervisor of Music, was in the
city schools Monday, and put on
a demonstration for the city and
county music teachers in the
North Albemarle school.
* * *
Mrs. Lyke, Mr. Wilson, Mr.
Cashwell, and Mr. Grigg will
attend the state teacher’s meet
ing to be held in Asheville on
April 12-14. Mrs. Lyke is the
official delegate from the high
school.
Graduation Plans
Now Being Made.
Rev. Ben F. Moore, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church,
has accepted the invitation to
deliver the baccalaureate sermon
to the senior class on May 27.
Mr. Moore was asked to deliver
the sermon some time ago, but
because of illness he was un
able to accept until recently.
Other activities preparatory to
commencement are being carried
on. All members of the class
have been measured for caps
and gowns and Mrs. Morris has
order blanks filled out and ready
to send.
Seniors received their^ calling
cards several weeks ago and
were kept busy a few days ex
changing cards and getting
autographs.
Other senior activities include
picking the senior play. “Date
Bait” was selected by a vote at
a recent class meeting. A play
committee with Jane Rogers as
chairman suggested three pos
sible plays. “Date Bait” will
have a cast of eight boys and
five girls.
Cafeteria Proves To Be Big Business
Since people are continually
thinking about food and asking,
“What are we having to eat in
the cafeteria today?”, let’s take
a look into this department of
the high school for a report on
what goes on to feed its hungry
students and teachers.
On ordinary days when weath
er conditions are favorable, an
estimated 225 students along
with the faculty members are
served lunch during the hour
lunch period; however, on rainy
days an extra amount is pre
pared so that approximately 250
people may be served.
Naturally the amount of food
varies with the number of per
sons fed, but on the average
seventy-five pounds of potatoes,
thirty pounds of meat, two bush
els of apples, seven gallons of
peas and twenty gallons of
orange juice are consumed by
hungry students, while the cost
of one such day’s meal is $45.
Even before many students
have finished breakfast, lunch
in the cafeteria is already being
prepared for them by the three
ladies, Mrs. D. B. Russell, Mrs.
W. B. Poplin, and Mrs. Claud
Pickier, who have the full time
job of planning and preparing
lunches during the five school
days, while Mrs. D. A. Jones is
in charge of preparing meals for
the Teachers’ club. Preparation
of the day’s menu begins about
7:30 every morning, and the
food is ready to be served at
11:30. Eight students work
thirty minutes during the lunch
hour helping serve plates, and
cleaning plates and traj^, and
in this way they earn their
lunches. Cleaning the plates,
silver, cooking equipment, and
the rest of the cafeteria requires
about 2V2 hours.
The cafeteria, according to caf
eteria workers, is in need of bet
ter facilities for preparing and
serving the food in such a way
that it might be served in a
more up-to-date way. New chairs
and more chairs are badly need
ed to replace the ones now used.
Extra storage space for various
equipment and canned 'foods
would definitely give more room
in the cafeteria for additional
eating space.
In the opinion of many of the
teachers and students the food
prepared in the cafeteria could
n’t be better for the small
amount that is charged for a
well balanced plate lunch.
Students can help in the lunch
rush by moving as rapidly as
possible in the ticket line, by
eating quickly so that others
may have ample time to eat, too,
and then by waiting till later
to primp and learn the latest
gossip.
Guidance Program
For AHS Students
Offered In April
Guidance Emphasis Week will
be held at A. H. S. during the
week of April 16-20, and plans
are now being formulated under
the direction of Miss Catherine
Harrison.
During the Emphasis Week
each high school grade will be
formed into a group. Fifth
period will be used every day
that week, and each grade will
go to the designated place dur
ing that hour.
The topic for the ninth grade
will be “High School Life”,
which will be taught by Mr.
Everette Beam, a worker in the
Guidance department of the
State Board of Eduction in Ral
eigh. The‘purpose of this course
for the freshmen is to help the
students see the importance of
high school and also the im
portance of not dropping out.
“Understanding Myself and
Getting Along with Other peo
ple” will be the topic for the
tenth grade. The tenth grade
course will be under the direct
ion of Mr. Frank N. Patterson,
local lawyer.
A topic called “Planning My
Future” will be used for eleventh
graders and will be taught by
Mr. Ed. Holbert, general secre
tary of the Y. M. C. A.
The twelfth grade topic will
be “Adult Living”, which will
put emphasis on marriage and
family life, and will also concern
developing an adequate philos
ophy of life. This course will be
taught by Rev. J. Boyce Brooks,
who is minister of the First Bap
tist church.
Juniors Present
Comedy Tonight
“Everybody’s Getting M a r-
ried”, a three-act comedy, will
be presented by the Junior class
tonight in the high school audi
torium.
This comedy concerns a mil
lion dollars which Reginald
D’Arcy will inherit on one con
dition, that he secure husbands
for six women before a month is
up. Unless husbands are secured
the million dollars will be given
to the “Home For Crippled Cats.”
D’Arcy’s friend. Dean Garrot,
tries to help him find these hus
bands and the play is a humor
ous account of Dean’s attempts
to find the men.
Characters in the play are
Dean Garret, a business genius,
Jimmy Brown; Reginald D’Arcy,
a quiet young man, Lindsay
Jones; Viola Compton, his fian
cee, Lewis Kluttz; James his
valet, David Morrow; Mr. Gor
don, a Philadelphia lawyer, Bill
Lisk; Mrs. Lancaster, a rich
widow, Nancy Morrow; Mrs.
Hardin, another widow, not so
rich, Catherine Atkins; Marie
Blake, a business girl, Ginger
Helms; Miss Effie Cramer, a
spinster, Tommie Poplin; Dulcey
Lane, an actress, Paula Howard;
Mrs. O’Leary, an Irish wash wo
man, Kathryn Kimery; and
“Floppy” Smith, Donald Almond;
“Tip” McCarty, Kenneth -Hall;
“Spike” Jones, Jimmy Austin—
three gentlemen of fortune.
Mr. Wood Added
To AHS Faculty
Mr. Henry Shepherd Wood,
Jr., replacing Mrs. N. A. Hayes
has recently been added to the
faculty of Albemarle high school
to teach tenth and twelfth
grade English.
Although his original home is
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mr.
Wood has been living in North
Carolina several years attending
East Carolina Teachers Collece
Mr. Wood, his wife, and their
four-year-old daughter plan to
make their home in Albemarle.