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The Full Moon
Vol. 17, No. 3
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C.
December, 1951
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ONE DAY LEWIS KLUTTZ and
Betty Brunson were discussing the
faults of men when Lewis came
up with this remark: “Well, the
kind of man I can’t stand is one
who’ll buy you a Coca-Cola and
then take you out and try to
squeeze it out of you.”
GINGER HELMS: “Sylvia,
don’t you think I need to shave
my legs?”
Sylvia Morrow: “No, I think
they need mowing.”
AFTER CALLING THE roll the
other day Mrs. Fry asked if any
one had seen Leslie Swanner.
Bruce Lowder replied: “He
might still be down in the gym
because nobody would take him
home yesterday.”
MARGARET GRIFFIN: “Coach,
is copying from one’s fellow stu
dent wrong?”
Coach Webb: “Not if the other
person’s answer is right.”
BRUCE LOWDER: “Did you
have your television set on last
night?”
Sylvia: “Yes.”
Bruce: “How did it fit?”
ONE DAY IN Mixed Chorus af
ter announcements had been
made, Johnny Youngblood asked:
“Mr. Fry, are you short?”
“No,” answered Mr. Fry.
“Why?”
“Well, the announcement was
that there would be a short
teachers’ meeting,” was John
ny’s bright reply.
COACH WEBB EXPLAINING to
a class that the government can
not enforce all the laws said,
“There is probably a law that
says one can’t expectorate on the
street.” Seeing the puzzled looks
he said, “Aw, spit on the street.”
MR. LENTZ: “What are you go
ing, Jimmy?”
Jimmy Hunsucker: “I can’t
sharpen this pencil trimmer!”
NANCY MORROW: “What hap-)
pened to your tooth, Don?”
Don Perry: “I was playing tid-
dlewinks with a manhole cover.”
REWARDED FOR SERVICE TO HIGH SCHOOL—Tom R. Wolfe, right is shown as he presented
ties and gift certificates from local stores to members of the Albemarle high school coaching
staff and the band director recently on behalf of the football fans of Albemarle. Those receiv
ing recognition were, left to right: Ernie (Bear) Knotts, Bill Jeffords, Paul Lentz, Sam Cov-
ington, and Band Director Spencer B. Hatley. Monograms were given the players and man
agers at the assembly prograpi also. —Cut Courtesy News and Press.
MR. LENTZ: “People living a
hundred years ago had very old
ideas about courtship.”
Joe Clayton: “Well, Ann Reed
er’s mo|;her must have lived in
the Stone Age.”
WHEN HAVING HER picture
made, Miss Schell said: “You sure
have got my head tilted at an
angle.”
Mr. White: “Oh, no, it’s straight
up and down. You just carry
it around tilted at an angle.”
Chorus Members
Guests Of Church
The Mixed Chorus journeyed to
Charlotte to present a program
of Christmas music at the Coven
ant Presbyterian church on Sun
day, December 2.
Members of the chorus left Al
bemarle at 4:15 on two chartered
buses. After they arrived in
Charlotte, they practiced for an
hour and then were served re
freshments by the members of
the church.
Beginning at 7:30 there was a
service in which the chorus sang
thirteen songs. Marilyn Greene
sang a solo,. “Sweet Little Jesus
Boy,” and J. C. Boone sang “O
Holy Night” as the offertory.
The songs the members of the
chorus sang were “Fanfare for
Christmas”,“0 Come,All Ye Faith
ful,” “Luther’s Cradle Hymn”,
“God Rest You Merry, Gentle
men,” “Joy to the World,” “It
Came Upon the Midnight Clear,”
“Angels We Have Heard on High,”
“Who the Infant King?” “Joy
ous Carol,” “Birthday of A King”,
“Carol of the Bells,” “Go Tell It
On the Mountain,” and “Silent
Night.”
'Bolts and Nuts'
Given By Juniors
“Bolts and Nuts”, a comedy in
three acts was presented by the
junior class under the direction
of Mrs. Dwight B. Morris Friday
evening, December 7, in the high
school auditorium. A large audi
ence was present for the comical
play.
The plot of the play centered
around a group of people who
came to a sanitorium started by
Miss Rebecca Bolt, whose hobby
is psychoanalysis.
Lutie Spinks, the man-hating
maid, has a nervous habit of
winking that gets her into trouble
with flirtatious men patients.
Gertie Glossop has a contagion-
phobia and all but asphyxiates
everybody else with her various
spraying machines. Caldwalleder
Clippy has a cat-phobia and is
frightened by the pet cat of little
Wilbur, a problem child. Prunella
Figg suffers from claustrophobia,
Martha Grubb, the cook, fairly
wallows in melancholy, and
Plunkett, the family lawyer, de
velops a persecution complex,
while Henry, the darky porter,
harbors a natural fear of lunatics
and all their works.
Twink Starr, Benita Bolt’s
young marl, whose suit is ta
booed by her aunt Rebecca, joins
the group of nuts in disguise hop
ing to win the heart of Miss Re
becca Bolt.
The arrival of Dr. Hippocrates
News Brieis
The seniors in the diversified
occupations class have recently
received their pins.
* H:
Bud Griffith is the Student Lion
for this month and William
Litaker is Student Rotarian.
* ♦ ♦
Christmas holidays begin De
cember 14 and end December 31.
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The A.H.S. Mixed Chorus sang
at the First Presbyterian church
in Albemarle Sunday, Decem
ber 2.
Joy adds to the hilarious situa
tion. He is a make-believe psy
chiatrist, who tries to cure the
patients.
As Miss Rebecca . Bolt begins
to look for her deceased mother’s
money, the complications multi
ply. Twink Starr finally becomes
the center-of attraction after the
money has been discovered.
Members of the cast of “Bolts
and Nuts” were the following stu
dents: Benita Bolt, Sally Aus-
band; Lutie Spinks, Carolyn
Miller; Martha Grubb, Marie
Clayton; Twink Starr, J. C. Boone;
Dr. H. Joy, Robert Shaver; Henry
Goober, Larry Holt; Phineas
Plunkett, Bill Huckabee; Prunella
Figg, Martha Harris; Cald
walleder Clippy, Buddy Boone;
Mrs. Glossop, Ann Walter; Wil
bur Glossop, Don Perry; Jack Gor
don, Charles McManus.
Bird's Christmas
Carol Presented
A one-act Christmas play,
“The Bird’s Christmas Carol”,
based on the classic written by
Kate Douglas Wiggins, was pre
sented Tuesday night in the high
school auditorium. It was spon
sored, by the Civitan club and di
rected by Miss Catherine Harrison
and Miss Inez Bankett.
Parts were cast as follows: Mrs.
Ruggles, Betty Russell; Kitty,
Susie Culp; Cornelius, James
Speight; Sarah Maud, Sue
Rogers; Clement, Joe Kluttz;
Peter, Neil Morton; Peoria, Susie
Swaringen; Larry, Johnny Rich
ardson; Mrs. Bird, Ellen Cook;
and Carol Bird, Barbara Holt.
Christmas carols were sung by
the ninth grade chorus.
Mascots Chosen
By Senior Class
The senior class chose their
mascots at a meeting held in' the
auditorium’ last month.
Out of a group of approximate
ly twenty children the class se
lected Harriet Jane Almond,
brought by Leslie Swanner, and
Freddie Harper, brought by Patsy
Williford.
Harriet Jane is the niece of
Leslie, and Freddie is the nephew
of Patsy.
Students Smile, But Not For Fun:
Picture Taking Termed Big Success
“Oh no! Just look at my
straight hair!” “Oh goodness!
I just plumb forgot to wear a
dark sweater and pearls!”
These were just a few of the
lamentations heard when the
day finally arrived for taking
annual pictures.
Annual pictures were made
November 26 by the Delmar
studios of Charlotte. Mr. White,
a man of wit and humor, took
approximately 600 pictures dur
ing the day. As of yet it is
not known when these pict-
tures will be made available
to students, although they may
buy as many pictures as they
wish at a later date.
It seems that the main ob
jections to the picture takings
were concerned with the make
up which was applied before
the pictures were taken. As
the pictures were not to be re
touched, Miss Kyzer, Nancy
Morrow, and Nancy Jo Haynes
stood ready to wield a wicked
finger to all those who knew
not to beware.
According to Mr. Lentz, he
didn’t need any of that “stuff”
on him as he was handsome
enough. Don Perry undoubted
ly put a lot of faith in the
make-up as he said, “Oh boy!
They a-gonna take my freckles
off.” ■
Mr. White had just seated
Charlie Walter under the glar
ing lights when Charlie let out
a pitiful sob and said, “I didn’t
do it. I swear I didn’t.” What’s
wrong, Charlie? Have you a
guilt complex about breaking
cameras?
Someone once said that girls
primp more than boys, but it
seems that the A.H.S. boys
spent an equal amount of time
at the mirror before having
their pictures taken. This little
remark was overheard while
the boy mentioned was stand
ing before the morror. Sylvia
Morrow to Bruce Lowder, “Oh,
you beautiful creature!”
William Litaker said the
make-up was O. K. but he sure
hoped they didn’t get it on his
chewing gum. Joe Clayton was
a bit skeptical of the make-up
and said they would need three
bottles in order to prepare him.
Many comments were heard
after the pictures were taken.
Mrs. Westerlund said, “It was
absolutely painless, but hu
miliating!”
Mrs. Jeffords seemed to think
they were going to use his
picture to scare someone, and
Mr. Hatley wanted the lights
turned off so he would make a
better picture.
All in all, the picture taking
was a big success and will not
be forgotten soon.
Chorus Presents
Annual Concert
To Large Crowd
The Albemarle high school
choir presented the annual pub
lic concert of Christmas music
in the school auditorium last
night.
This fifty-six voice choir, un
der the direction of Paul B. Fry,
presented in a colorful setting
with appropriate costuming a
varied program of the best loved
and most widely known songs of
Christmas, including carols from
many lands.
The program was divided into
two parts with a short intermis
sion after the first half.
The songs sung by the choir
Were “Fanfare for Christmas
Day”, Shaw; “Who the Infant
King”, Ream-; “Joyous Carol”,
Wells.
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”, arr.
Shaw; “Luther’s Cradle Hymn”,
arr. Ringwald and Shaw; “God
Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”,
arr. Ringwald and«Shaw.
J. C. Boone sang a tenor solo,
“O Holy Night”, Adam.
“Joy to the World”, arr. Ring
wald and Shaw; “It Came Upon
the Midnight Clear”, arr. Ring
wald and Shaw; “Angels We
Have Heard On High”, arr. Ring
wald.
A soprano solo, “Sweet Little
Jesus Boy”, McGimsey, was sung
by Marilyn Greene.
“Birthday of A King”, Neid-
linger; “Carol of the Bells”,
Ukranian Carol; “Go Tell It On
the Mountain”, arr. Work; “Silent
Night”, Cruber-Wetsel.
“The Holy Child”, Anderson;
“Christmas Hymn”, Jungst; “Gesu
Bambino”, Yon.
“We Three Kings”, arr. Shaw;
“Holy Night! Peaceful Night!”,
Hawley; “Rise Up Shepherd An’
Foller”, spiritual.
“Deck the Hall”, arr. Erickson;
“We Wish You A Merry Christ
mas”, arr. Krones; and “White
Christmas,” Berlin.
To the concert were invited
friends and patrons of the school,
parents, relatives, and the public
in general. In years past, the
annual concert has been present
ed to a lar|:e and appreciative
audience.
There was a small admission
charge. Proceeds will be used to
help pay for expenses of the
program.
By Their Words
“I have a rich uncle, but he’s
already dead.”—Patsy Pettit.
“I can’t ‘sleep anytime during
the day except at night.”—Gin
ger Helms.
“That boys’ dressing room is
really Niagara Falls.” — Gene
Snuggs. ‘
“I want a good heavy bottom.”
(meaning the basses)—Mr. Fry.
“If that thing leaks, the rea
son will be because it has holes
in it.”—Mr. Hatley.
“Are you kin to a Mexican
jumping bean?”—^Mr. Lentz.
“Some of the Egyptians wor
shipped little old cows.”—Miss
Harrison.
“Sit so that you can reach for
ward and touch the seat behind
you.”—Mr. Fry.
“I’m sure that Mr. Ed Holbert
does not deserve—I mean need an
introduction.”—Harold Smith.
“I never saw anyone look so
dead to be alive.”—Miss Harrison.
“Don’t go by my ferns, John
ny!”—Mrs. Fry.
“What’s this thirteen cylinder
word?”—Johnny Youngblood.
“Marriage is a fine institu
tion, if you want to live in an
institution.”—Dr. Hall.
“That’s the first time I have
ever heard a preacher give a book
report.”—Charles McManus.
“What cha doing? Taking the
freckles off!”—Nancy Austin.
“I wouldn’t mind these fresh
men being so young if they were
just older.”—Mr. White.