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THE FULL MOON
Tuesday, May 27, 1952
A.H. S. Exchanges Choral
Programs With Tech High
Albemarle high school choir
and the Tech high school choir
have recently exchanged assem
bly programs.
On May 13 the choir from Tech
high in Charlotte visited AHS
and furnished music for the as
sembly program. The AHS choir
returned the visit on May 15.
Under the direction of Charles
White, the group included the
following numbers in the pro
gram: “Lamb of God”, “Open
Our Eyes”, “The Lord’s Prayer”,
a serenade from “Student
Prince”, “Make Believe”, and
“The Lord Bless You and Keep
You”. The boys’ quartet sang
“High O’er the Mountains”. There
was also a baritone solo, “01’
Man River.”
Included in the program the
AHS mixed chorus gave, were
“Thanks Be To God”/ “Lord,
Thou Art Mighty”, “Climbin’ Up
the Mountain”, “Sleep, Baby,
Sleep”, “One Kiss”, “The Blue
Room”, “Syncopated Clock”, and
“Oklahoma”. The girls trio and
boys’ quartet sang one number
each.
Treasure Island
Is Banque'l' Theme
The annual senior banquet was
held on Friday, May 16, in the
high school cafeteria. Harold
Smith, president of the senior
class, acted as master of cere
monies.
The theme for the 1952 gradu
ating class was “Treasure Is
land.” At one end of the room
was a mural of a pirate ship
sailing toward the island, and
in the center of the floor was an
island with a treasure chest
overflowing with jewels and mon
ey. The island was decorated
with a sword, which was placed
beside the chest, palm trees, sea
shells, and a pirate flag. Over
the speaker’s table hung an an
chor from which streamers of
crepe paper were extended over
the tables to the sides of the
room. The class colors, blue and
white, were centered between the
bright colors.
The tables were decorated
with candles in beer bottles,
which served as lights during the
banquet. Each senior found his
place marked with a colorful
place card which also included
the menu and the program. As
favors, each senior was given a
Ruth Morris Is
National Winner
Ruth Morris, an eighth grader
in Mrs. Saunders’ room, was a
third prize winner in the “Amer
ica Is Great” contest.
The competition was keen,
since every citizen in America
was eligible to enter. Ruth first
noticed an advertisement of the
contest in the “Junior Scholas
tic Magazine”. Sponsored by
General Mills, Inc., the contest
ants were to finish this sentence
in 50 words or less: “Amferica is
great because . . .”
Ruth Morris gives credit to
Mrs. Saunders, who has kept re
minding them all this year that
America is a great nation. In
her entry Ruth pointed out the
fact that America has freedom
beyond compare as far as most
other countries are concerned.
Ruth’s prize will be a View-
Master Stereoscope complete with
42 full-color Koda-chrome pic
tures. She will receive it soon.
miniature skeleton and a treas
ure chest filled with colorful
candy.
The program opened with the
singing of the school song, after
which Mr. Richard L. Brown,
chairman of the school board,
gave the invocation. Then a de
licious three-course meal was
served by the junior waitresses,
dressed as gay pirates. The meal
consisted of orange juice, toma
to salad, turkey, dressing, cran
berry sauce, butter beans, mash
ed potatoes, hot rolls and but
ter, iced tea, and cherry pie top
ped with ice cream for dessert.
After eating, the master of
ceremonies welcomed the school
board and faculty and Miss Chi-
cora Caughman, class sponsor,
was recognized. Then Alton Tal
bert, class poet, read the class
poem, and Doris Rogers read the
class history. Several junior
boys, dressed as deadly pirates,
provided the entertainment. They
sang “Fifteen Men on a Dead
Man’s Chest.” The giftorian,
Catherine Atkins, presented gifts
to various class members; Joe
Gaskin read the Last Will and
Testament; Flynt Josey, Jr., pre
sented the prophecy; and Jimmy
Skidmore recognized the superla
tives in an appropriate short
story. At the conclusion of the
program, the waitresses sang a
farewell song to the class of ’52.
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Dwayne Lowder
Wins First Place
For Clay Models
Dwayne Lowder, a tenth grad
er in AHS, recently won first
prize for an exhibit of clay
models of the digestive system of
animals entered in the exhibit
sponsored by the North Carolina
Academy of Science held at
Woman’s college, in Greensboro.
The academy sponsors the ex
hibit of high school science from
all over the state annually to
stimulate interest in science and
to search for scientific talent.
Dwayne was competing against
eleven other people in the model
ing class. The title of his ex
hibit was “Animal Methods Solv
ing the Food Problem”. His ex
hibit contained twelve models of
clay illustrating the digestive
systems of simple and com
plex animals.
Dwayne won $20 in cash for his
prize. The other classes exhibit
ed were preserved animals and
plants, chemistry and physics
experiments, plastic work, and
live animals.
Dwayne is a student in Mrs.
Lyke’s biology class.
Summer School
To Begin June 9th
Summer school will open on
Monday morning, June 9, at
8:30, at the high school. All
pupils planning to enroll are
asked to meet Mrs. Fry in room
74 at that time.
Courses will be offered in all
required subjects for which there
is a demand. Pupils who have
failed a required subject are
urged to avail themselves of this
opportunity to make up the work
and keep their records straight.
On Monday individual sched
ules will be arranged and books
distributed. Beginning Tuesday,
school will be in session from
7:00 a.m. until 12:00.
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ALBEMARLE, N. C.
8th Grade Chorus Presents
Concerts In Grammar Schools
Joan Melton Wins
Paderewski Medal
Joan Melton, eighth grade stu
dent of Albemarle high school
was recently awarded the Pade
rewski Memorial Gold Medal by
the United States Piano Guild.
Joan, who has received nation
al honors for ten consecutive
years and obtained not less than
Superior from ten different judges
in the National Piano Playing
auditions, is the first North Caro
lina pianist to win this honor.
Joan gave her third piano
concert alone on May 20.
Merchants Give
Gifts To Seniors
Several merchants have ex
tended invitations to members
of the senior class, inviting them
to visit their stores and receive
free gifts.
Starnes and Loftin’s Jewelry
stores gave each girl a piece of
silver in her chosen pattern. Min
iature Lane cedar chests were
given to the girls by Maxwell
Brothers. The Jewel Box gave a
single strand of pearls to the girls
and a fountain pen to the boys.
Eagle’s Jewelry store gave a
21 - jewel-Bulova wrist watch to
the senior whose name was
drawn in assembly. Rossie Bar
field was the winner.
Programs have recently been
given at Central elementary.
West Albemarle, and North Al
bemarle schools by Mr. .Fry’s
eighth grade chorus.
The chorus sang two hymns,
“Fairest Lord Jesus” and “Sun
of My Soul”; two spirituals,
“Steal Away” (Hubert Rogers,
soloist) and “Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot” (Wade Smith, soloist);
two patriotic numbers, “America”
and “America the Beautiful”
(with descant); and in the light
er vein, “Tell Me Why”, “Now is
the Hour”, and an encore num
ber, “Ten Little Indians”.
Joan Melton, piano soloist,
participated in these programs,
and the eighth grade boys quar-
let sang “Bye Low, My Baby”.
Also in these programs Ted
Burleson sang “Irish Lullaby”,
and Vicky Eagle sang “Turn
Back the Sands of Time”.
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