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The Full Moon
Fool Moon
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Vol. 20 —No. 6
Albemarle High School, Albtoarle, N. C.
April, 1955
Here and There
“FM GOING TO peroxide my
hair this spring,” declared Joan
Renger.
“Don’t do that,” advised Shir
ley Low^der. “Just use a w^rench
on it.”
* * *
“HOW MANY IN this class have
played spin the bottle?” asked
Coach Webb.
“Come on. Moose, and raise
your hand,” Donnie cried out.
“Oh, John David plays without
the bottle,” quipped Coach.
* * *
AT A RECENT basketball game
Frances Litaker was commenting
on the height of the other team.
“Why, I bet every one of those
boys is at least six feet tall.”
“Oh, they aren’t so tall,” pro
tested Judy Scaggs. “Some of
them can’t be over five feet
twelve.”
* * *
“I WOULD HATE to live in Ha
waii,” John McLaughlin told
Larry Chance the other day.
“Why?” Larry wanted to know.
“Well, just because Aloha
means so many different things
I couldn’t tell whether a person
v^^as coming or going.”
* * *
IN PHYSICS CLASS Ross Ma
son was talking about Hal
loween. “I’ve got a Halloween
mask,” he remarked.
“Why don’t you take it off?”
asked Charlie James.
:|c *
“THOSE NEW CHEVROLETS
don’t use but four quarts of
oil,” stated Ned Lowder, brag
ging on his new car.
“They sure use them in a hur
ry, though,” replied T-Model
Swafingen.
ill i/t
WHILE WALKING ACROSS the
dark high school campus sev
eral weeks ago after a Tri-Hi-Y
meeting, Carolyn Helms remark
ed to Susie Culp and Barbara
Holt:
“There are only three of us
and I see four shadows following
us.”
♦ # ♦
AMORELLE TUCKER WAS try
ing to figure out an ad to put
in the Fool Moon for F. & M. Cof
fee Co. when she asked, “What
do they do over there?”
Opal Eudy thought a minute
before she asked, “Do they make
coffee?”
* * *
“LEON, DO YOU worry?” Coach
Webb asked in sociology class.
“Yes,” was Leon Snuggs’ re
ply.
“What do you worry about?”
The carefree Leon smiled sad
ly as he replied, “My studies”.
4: 4: 4:
ABOVE THE CHATTER: in the
hall not long ago this was over
heard:
“Louise, I know somebody who
thinks you’re beautiful,” said
Frances Ross.
“Good,” Louise Cooper refused
to bite. “That makes two of us.”
* * *
MR. PENDERGRAFT TOLD his
fourth period French class,
“French children drink a lot of
wine, and for a good purpose
too.”
“To get drunk,” T. I. guessed.
* ♦ *
THE JUNIORS IN ENGLISH
class were having a “Who Am
I?” contest using famous Ne
groes. It came Gary Piffer’s
time. '
He stood up and gave his first
clue: “My first clue to this per
son is that he has dark skin.”
* * *
A GROUP OF SENIOR girls
Were discussing what was show
ing at the drive-in the following
Week-end.
“Let’s ask Judy,” suggested
Elaine Mills.' “She went with
Wormey last Saturday night.
“I don’t know what’s on,” con
fessed Judy Scaggs.
An amazed Elaine asked,
“Didn’t you even see the previews,
Scaggs?”
“What previews?” Judy want
ed to know.
NEW HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS
Left to right: Barbara Holt, Zalotta Harris, Edshay Brunson, Joan Melton,
Bill Fisher, Johnsie Russell, and Susie Culp.
Seven Students
Tapped Into NHS
Seven members of the juhior
class were tapped into the Na
tional Honor Society on Febru
ary 26.
The seven tapped, all superior
in scholarship, leadership, char
acter, and service, were Barbara
Holt, Zalotta Harris, Joan Mel
ton, Bill Fisher, Johnsie Russell,
Susie Culp, and Edshay Brunson.
principal J. L. Cashwell, Su
perintendent Claud Grigg, and
Rev. Boyce Brooks led the pro
cessional of the 16 senior mem
bers of the Honor Society. Dickie
Cashwell, president, presided dur
ing service and introduced Rev.
Boyce Brooks, who spoke on the
four standards of the National
Honor Society. “Holy, Holy,
Holy” was sung by the entire
student body, followed by a
Scripture reading by Elaine Mills.
Roger Saunders furnished the
special music, by singing “With
out a Song”.
The tapping ceremony began
with each member being tapped,
lighting a candle, and receiving
a corsage and a copy of the soci
ety’s creed. Mr. Grigg then ad
ministered the oath to the new
members.
2nd Place Won
Bill Beeker
By
Bill Beeker won an “unofficial”
second place in the regional
finals of the American Legion
National Oratorical Contest held
in Kannapolis.
Bill’s talk was on “The Consti
tution, Worth Having—Worth De
fending”.
Harris, Holt Chosen Editors
Of Next Year's Publications
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Debating Teams
Defeat Lexington
Both the affirmative and nega
tive teams are eligible to debate
in Salisbury at the district con
test as a result of winning over
Lexington High School, March
18.
The AHS affirmative team com
posed of Pat Allan and Gene Bur»
ris and coached by Miss Jean
Abrahamsen, won over the neg
ative team from Lexington in the
debates held in the AHS audi
torium last Friday.
Judges for this debate were
Mr. Budd Smith, president of
Winget Junior College; Mr. Hoi-
shouser, dean of Pfeiffer College;
and Mrs. A. D. McNeill, of Nor
wood High School. Phyllis Greer
presided as chairman.
The AHS negative team made
up of Dickie Cashwell and Vivian
Smith and coached by Mrs. Hi
ram Saunders defeated Lexing
ton’s affirmative team in the de
bates held in Lexington.
The teams debated the query.
Resolved: That the Federal Gov
ernment should initiate a policy
of Free Trade among nations
friendly to the United States.
Prior to the regional contest,
Bill defeated Bobby Barbee from
Oakboro to win the county finals,
and Mrs. Faye Lanier from Bis-
coe to win the district contest
and the twenty dollar first place
prize.
Council Elections To Be
Held April 7; Issue Petitions
The election for the officers of
the Student Council for the next
school year will take place
April 7.
The candidates elected at the
two conventions were president,
Wade Smith and Edshay Brun
son* vice - president, Jo Ellen
Brooks and Sue Page; secretary,
Pat Starnes and Stanly Lawhon;
and treasurer, Bill Fisher and Lib
by Hatley. ^
preparation for the election
started with candidate week,
during which time each class
met to decide on possible candi
dates for office. The president
will come from the rising sen-
the rising junior class, and the
/
ior class, the vice president from
secretary from the rising sopho
more class. The treasurer may
come from either class.
Petitions requiring 50 signa
tures were issued for each for
each potential candidate. After
four days of petitioning the stu
dent body was divided into two
conventions, which were held
March 29 and 30, to select a can
didate for each office.
Due to the recent amendment
to the constitution, each conven
tion was assured of having two
candidates for each office. The
registration of the student body
followed the conventions, con
tinuing for the next three days.
Burris, J. Almond
Selected Business
Managers For '56
Barbara Holt and Zalotta Har
ris have been selected as editors
of next year’s annual and Full
Moon, respectively, while Jim
my Almond and Eugene Burris
will serve as business managers
of the same publications.
Barbara Holt was selected as
editor of the annual not only on
the basis of her good scholastic
record but also on her extra-cur-
ricular activities and her untir
ing effort to work at any job
that is set before her. She has
served many offices and posi
tions during her high school ca
reer. Being the first person tap
ped into the National Honor So
ciety recently has been about the
biggest honor bestowed on her.
Zalotta Harris, who will edit
the Full Moon for the coming
year, has been one of the most
active persons in her class for
several years. She was recently
tapped into the honor society and
presently is a member of the
Junior-Senior prom committee.
Besides being a cheerleader and
very active in Tri-Hi-Y she also
holds a very high scholastic av
erage.
The business managers are
two hard working boys whose
unending efforts to do a good
job seem to please everyone.
Both these boys are active in
just about everything that takes
places around A. H. S. Eugene
Burris, next year’s Full Moon
business manager, has been one
of the main members of the Bi
ble Club for some time. He also
holds a place in the Mixed Cho
rus. Jimmy Almond has been an
active member of the Student
Council, being chairman of sev
eral committees and running for
the office of vice-president of the
N. C. S. C. C. at Shelby.
These selections were made by
the present editors and business
managers along with the advis
ors of these publications from
applications filed by those inter
ested in the positions.
The candidates from each con
vention will be presented to the
student body at assembly on
April 6. The following day will
be devoted to the voting for of
ficers.
Piano, Voice,
Band Students
Were Awarded
Superior Ratings
Students of the Albemarle High
School Music Department made
high ratings at the different dis
trict contests at Davidson and
Salisbury recently.
On February 26 different chor
al groups and soloists went to the
District Ensemble and Soloist
Contest at Davidson College.
They made the following ratings:
boys’ double quartet, supecior
plus; girls’ ensemble, superior;
Arce Rose Rich, superior plus;
Elaine Lowder, superior; Ed
ward Hatley, excellent; Sandra
Lentz, excellent; and Roger
Saunders excellent.
The different choruses, direct
ed by Mr. Paul Fry, went to the
District Contest at Catawba Col
lege on March 18. Their ratings
were: Mixed Chorus, superior;
Ninth Grade Chorus, superior;
Boys’ Chorus, superior; and Girls’
Chorus, excellent plus.
The AHS band received one of
the few superior ratings given
at the District Contest at Boyden
High School on March 19. Mr.
Spencer Hatley handed a lot of
the praise to Mr. Allan Bone, di
rector of the Duke University
Band, who directed the band dur
ing the clinic 'held here last
Thursday.
Good ratings were also made
by several of Miss Worsham’s
piano students. Amorelle Tuc
ker, Libby Hatley, and Nancy
Caldwell received superior ra
tings; and Peggy Smith received
an excellent plus at the contest
in Salisbury on March 19.
Cashwell Named
Morehead Winner
Dickie Cashwell, an outstand
ing member of the senior class,
has recently been awarded one of
the coveted John Motley More-
head scholarships given by the
University of North Carolina.
Dickie was interviewed by the
local Morehead board and the
district board. He then went to
Chapel Hill, where for three days
he was interviewed by members
of the central scholarship com
mittee and the trustees’ commit
tee of the Morehead Foundation.
At the end of his stay in Chapel
Hill, it was announced that he,
along with several others, would
be awarded the scholarship which
is valued at $1,250 each year.
Cashwell is the first Albemarle
boy ever to win the Morehead
scholarship. He is also the first
one from Stanly County to reach
the state level in competition.
The scholarships are awarded
annually on the basis of all-
around desirability and merit.
By Their Words
“Dating is no longer done at
home by the fire, but in the car
by the heater.”—Coach Webb.
“You can’t blame a fellow for
trying to get an education.”—
Ross Mason.
“I got more brains in rny head
th^n you’ll ever see.” —Clyde
Hill.
“Anyone who had rather date
a girl than go fishing is crazy.”—
Coach Webb.
“Now nobody loves a practical
joke better than I, but please,
where are my erasers?”—Mr.
Pendergraft.
“You’re making a mole out of
a mountain hill.”—Shirley Low
der.
“My mother and father were
twins, but I didn’t look alike.”—
Charles James;
“He hasn’t got enough sense
to get into an insane asylum.”—
R. C. Hatley.
“You can’t stop a car on a
dime.”—W. M. Morris.
“I left the car in the keys.”—
Judy Scaggs.
“I don’t know any place they
offer French credit for playing
golf.”—^Mr. Cashwell.