The Full Moon
Vol. 18 — No. 8
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C.
May 27, 1953
A NEW DEFINITION for love,
as told by Larry Holt after go
ing to Kannapolis. “Love is the
funny feeling that you have
when you feel that you have a
feeling that you never felt be
fore.”
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Marilyn greene was
studying in French II the other
day and was deeply absorbed
in her work. All of a sudden
' Bill Huckabee shouted, “Mari-
iyn, you’ve got garments all
over you!”
Marilyn, not realizing what
he’d said, screamed, “Oh! Get
them off. Quick!”
* * *
JULIE USSERY WAS talking
about things that had been writ
ten in her annual that she did-
nt like. Suddenly this was
heard: “My mouth isn’t any
higger than anyone else’s
much.”
* * *
^everyone knows how
Shirley Boone drives around
School; and the other day she
^an smack into another car.
Shirley jumped out of her car
and said to the poor soul m
the other car: “Why don’t you
look where you’re going? You re
the fifth person I’ve hit this
niorning.”
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,.A GROUP OF senior girls were
uiscussing their dreams when
Mona Crotts asked, “Bettie, what
you dream about last
night?’^ ,
Bettie’s quick reply was, l
don’t remember; I was asleep.
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IP YOU’RE WONDERING how
they decided to build the North
Albemarle school building ''^here
.is, here’s the reason.
^rigg explained in this sentence:
It was the only place, the best
place, and it was donated to
Us.”
- Marilyn greene (trans-
LATING a French story) --
There she stood with the same
row of teeth.”
, Miss Vendrick, “I can see that
you haven’t studied, Marilyn.
The sentence says ‘She was
standing there in a dress or
'ace’.”
Martha rae harris, who
^as an entrant in the'
^ueen contest, was being mtex-
viewed by Lee Kinard. She was
wearing her celebrated red
nightgown. Lee was exam-
the nightgown ,
and after looking at the back h
^xclaimed, “No, this one does-
n t have a trap door.”
THIS LITTLE CONVERSATION
Sli P’^ove how boys
girl When she changes her hai
mS®:. Sometimes they fven ask
^JJ^stions—such as in the cas
^hen Jerry Traywick
it just shrank when I
gashed it. it’s not sanforized,
Judy.
ALL KNOW that
JOh time for the Seniors is 3ust
^bout here. Day before yester-
,Sjy we heard “Jungle’ JiJJJ
a^Se nriake this statement witn
^xxr^P^ried look on his face,
i’ ^ ought to finish sch
Jbout I960 if Coach is still
around.”
Martha RAE: “Robert, when
go to Duke you’ll have to
ft the ‘Hoof and Horn club.
Robert, “I can’t hoof.”
^j^Martha, “You can ho
horn,
^bert, “How can
vJJ^^rtha, “Oh, I dont know
hSjJj.Just look like you could
io^glS WAS HEARD at the Sen-
er A^fquet. Patsy Page,
dLl°^d me to hold up my shoui
mv Daddy said to hold
‘y dress ”
Frank Burrell, interested ^
tirm made this sugS
sav’- Patsy’ Jupn”
^y IS you better get busy then.
96 To Receive Diplomas At Graduation Exercises
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State Student Council Congress To Be Held Here
PEGGY JO LOWDER
Valedictorian
Council Delegates
Gather Oct. 25
For Convention
TVip State Student Council
Co^^^less of North Carolina will
br held here October 25-27^
“Lsponsible Freedom, is to be
^^Tw^hundred delegates from
all jJesf" l&tfon
l°Jil|egin/n Sunday^aft—
goTngtfonow^ed^%^“gr'lHS
sfuS &uncil will be host at
fhese preliminary f^tivities.
On Monday morning, the ^st
on j roneress will be-
session of th g^p^ist church,
^ an meetings will be held.
S5ri”‘.£;s.s.e
Monday night. on
The Sfon ot
Tuesday WJH be „j g ^nd the
next year’s state omcer
resolutions ot speeches and
SSons'oT'tspSble Free-
clubs will play -J”,
Tentative plans
the Congress. ^re.
as stated by Mr . charge
Booster’s du^ ^ Honor Society
of transport^ation, won
will |„ndav night sup-,
gates. The j.ed by the
per will be P P Department.
?rrfSal Drawing
from P^^^^cers for this year are:
State officer ^jQ^ne, Rox-
president. Bill xvie
goro; vice-president
Goldsboro, secre y^^^
Bowmap, K^^^fordon, Albemarle,
urer, Hi^^ard Jordo^^^y
The executive gg -g jyjjss ^ i i
Kate^'arks Kitchin from Rocky Summer School
Mount— — Begin June 8
Marshals Chosen
For '53 Exercises
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ROBERT SHAVER
Salutatorian
dr. WARNER HALL
Commencement Speaker
REV. J. BOYCE BROOKS
Baccalaureate Sermon
Summer school will open on
Monday morning, June 8, at
■or 8:30, at the high school. All
marshals pupils planning to enroll are
The Commencement mars
u T5 been chosen for this yeai
have be ^ i orp Rich- Courses will be offered in all
^"Thrlunior marshals are R uj^ed subjects for which
i Tnrdan, chief, Ralph , ^ demand. Pupils who
ard Jord Bobbie Eudy, failed a required subject
Lydia ^ Yn- are urged to avail themselves of
^^J^nhomore niarshals are Y opportunity to make up
ae? Whitley, Bobby the work and keep their records
len®s^ay^'Brunson, j®“he * Oif Monday individual sched-
? Ti^mv Almond are arranged and books
f o«hmen marshals. ,j, j. distributed. Beginning Tuesday,
freshmen ^^^d Glenn i school will be in session from
Linda from the schoo^^ ^^.-oo.
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Officers Chosen
For Class Of '54
The rising senior class elected
their officers for next year at a
recent meeting. Myron Snother-
ly was chosen president of the
class of ’54, and Claud Grigg
was elected vice-president. Serv
ing as secretary will be Patty
Almond. Preston Burr will act
as treasurer.
Due to the rush at the begin
ning of each school year, these
officers were elected this year
to eliminate the many class
meetings held in the fall.
Mrs. Bob Deese, who will con
tinue her job as French teacher
next year, was chosen as the
class sponsor.
Spread Far and Wide
RniHwin will all be earning Ausband, Mona Crotts, Sandra
cpniors Baldwin will all be earning
If the plans that AHSJfJally ,heir bread and butter after
}L for the go graduation.
have for the ^ certainly go
work out, ers of the earth
!!as'’fa?«^ ?A^fnr'as“ to
®““th a?New Wk, ‘“rtheTfS
north as i arm-
fSSe who^plan to jom the arm
«im?that work eW ^
Stin- Douglas Sas®e ’
Wade Hearne,
wl7key» pat Haire, • jjnimy
^mif Ray Curlee and
graduation. -n i •
The armed services will claim
the next biggest group with
Gene Snuggs, Bob Palmer, and
Gary Lunsford in the army, and
Robert Thompson, Clayton Maul
din Ted Mabry and Doug Davis
in the air force. Larry Stallings,
James Gibson, James Dennis,
Gene Deese, Larry Crisco, and
Bob Corriher will wear the navy
blue. Buddy Boone is not sure
yet whether it will be the army
or navy.
Nine of our girls will go to
WCUNC. Jeanette Dennis and
Ruth Ann Copley will go as
commercial students, but Sally
Ausband, Mona Crotts, Sandra
Davis, Bettie Gantt, Barbara
Lowder, Anne Whitlock and
Judy Whitley will take the reg
ular college course. i
Nursing schools will get Mar
ion Davis, Jewell Kiser, Mary
Louise Helms, Janet Smith, Julie
Ussery, Betty Vanhoy and Jean
ette McLendon, while Betty Rus
sell will take practical nursing
here in Albemarle.
Business school is the choice
of seven of the seniors. Ellen
Gaskin, Louise Hinson, Peggy
Lowder and Carol Thompson
will go to Kings. Mary Morton,
Pete Almond, and Patsy Page
will stay in Albemarle and go
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Dr. Warner Hall
Is Guest Speaker
At Commencement
Diplomas will be given to 96
seniors at commencement exer
cises on Monday, June 1, at 8
p.m.
The commencement address
will be delivered by Dr. Warner
Hall, pastor of the Covenant
Presbyterian Church of Char
lotte. Dr. Hall is one of the
outstanding ministers and
speakers of North Carolina.
On Sunday, May 3, at 8 p.m.,
Rev. J. Boyce Brooks, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, will
deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon in the high school audito
rium.
This year, as in past years,
the seniors will furnish their
own graduation music. At the
baccalaureate sermon they will
sing “Day Is Dying in the West,”
“Thanks Be to God,” and the
“Sevenfold Amen.” Their com
mencement music will be “Born
to Be Free” and the traditional
“Auld Lang Syne.”
Mr. Richard L. Brown, Jr.,
chairman of the Abemarle school
board, will present the diplomas
to the graduating seniors.
Others taking part in the com
mencement and baccalaureate
programs are Rev. Hall Partrick,
Rector, Christ Episcopal church;
Rev. Howard Jordan, pastor,
Main Street Methodist church;
Rev. Ben F. Moore, pastor, First
Presbyterian church; Rev. J.
White Iddings, pastor, First Lu
theran church; Mr. Claud Grigg,
superintendent, Albemarle city
schools; and James Gibson, sen
ior class president.
Awards Presented
For Scholarship,
Citizenship, Sports
Awards day held last Friday
was the occasion for recognition
of students outstanding in citi
zenship, in studies, and in
sports.
One of the most coveted
awards, the Civitan Citizenship
award, went to Bernice Roscoe,
selected by the faculty and her
classmates as the best citizen.
This is a medal and a $100 bond.
The Babe Ruth Sportsmanship
award was given to James Gib
son and Barbara Lowder, both
outstanding examples of good
sportsmanship in the classroom
as well as on the playground.
Arthur Lynn received the
W.O.W. medal as the outstand
ing U. S. history student; Caro
lyn Williams and Carolyn Mill
er were given duplicate awards
for excellence in dramatics; and
Marilyn Greene and Robert Sha
ver were cited for outstanding
musicianship.
Dwayne Lowder, as two-time
winner in state competition, re
ceived the science award; and
Jeannette Dennis was the choice
for the majorette award.
Cash prizes were presented to
Barbara Holt and Sandra Poplin,
T.B. essay contest winners; to
Celia Griffin, Nellie Pickier and
Jeanette Andrews, winners of
the World Peace study; and to
Charles McManus, Arthur Lynn
and Ann Whitlock, winners in
the American Legion oratorical
contest.
D.A.R. Good Citizen for next
year is Ann Ivey, who was pre
sented the Good Citizen pin.
Mr. Fry announced recipients
of the scholarships to the N. C.
Choral Workshop in June; the
Woman’s club scholarship to
Arce Rose Rich; two from the
Lions club to Elaine Lowder and
Amorelle Tucker; and part-
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