The Full Moon
Vol. 22 —No. 4
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C.
April 1, 1957
Smith To Serve A. H. S. Student Body As First Girl President
HERE AND THERE
DURING MRS. WESTERLUND’S
economics class, she was talking
about her husband’s liking real
strong coffee.
“Why don’t you just give him
the coffee beans and let him chew
them up?” Jimmy Cochran ask
ed.
AT THE VALENTINE Dance,
James Norton was running out
of the “Y” when Stanley Law-
horn asked, “Where are you go
ing, James?”
“Over to Jo’s”, replied James.
“What’s the matter; did you
forget her?” asked Stanley.
IN THE FIRST election conven
tion everyone was surprised to
see Rat not voting for Martha.
One of the boys around asked,
“Rat, why aren’t you voting for
Martha?”
Rat replied, “Didn’t you know?
We broke up politically.”
“MOOSE,” ASKED JENNY,
“where were you born?”
“Why in the hospital of
course,” answered Linda.
“What was the matter with
you?” quipped Jenny.
“GRAHAM, DO YOU know
What would happen if you drank
a quart of milk every day for
1.200 months?” asked Wayne
Eudy.
Graham answered, “No, what.
“You’d be one hundred years
old,” Wayne replied. ;
ONE NIGHT AT the movies,
Burnie and Charlie were heard
in a conversation.
“Charlie, can you see all
right?” Burnie asked.
“Yes,” replied Charlie.
“Are you in a draft and does
the man behind you have his
feet on your chair?”
“No,” replied Charlie.
“Mind trading places?” Burnie
ssked.
NEW STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS AT ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL
ONE NIGHT OUT at Harman-
co's, Linda and Wayne were talk
ing. Finally Linda said, “Wayne,
let’s go for a ride, and I’ll drive.
“O. K., but first, show me the
gears,” Wayne replied.
Shifting the gears, Linda said,
“This is low, this is second, and
this is high and here is natural.
“YOU’RE ON A one - way
street,” Roderick frantically in
formed Rex. „
“I ain’t going but one way,
Hex calmly replied.
NOTICING THAT MR. Hatley
Was growing a moustache, Robert
L. commented about it.
“Aw, I just forgot to wash my
^pper lip this morning,” Mr. Hat-
iey replied.
Debating Teams
Win First Round
Both Albemarle debating teams
Won out in the Triangular De
bates held March 15. Lane Brown
Q^nd Barbara Hathcock, defend
ing the affirmative, won against
Mary Varner and Terrell West
9f Lexington who were defend-
i^ig the negative. Defending the
Negative from Albemarle were Jo
Parks and Pat Starnes, who de
feated Kannapolis at Kannapolis.
The topic being debated was
“Resolved: That the Federal
C^overnment Should Sustain the
I^rice of Major Agriculture I^o-
flucts At Not More Than 90 Per
Cent Parity.”
Judges for the debates at
bemarle were Mrs. Bud Smith
from Wingate, Dr. Cameron West
from Pfeiffer, and Mr. Ed Holbert
from Albemarle.
Miss Hassell coached local con
testants. V , :■
Top Ratings Given
To AHS Musicians
Seven soloists, the Girls’ En
semble, the Boys’ Double Quar
tet and the Senior Mixed Chorus
performed at music contests re
cently.
An excellent plus rating was
received by the Senior Mixed
Chorus in the District Contest
March 1 at Catawba College. The
group, handicapped by the flu
epidemic, sang “Tenebrae Factae
Sunt” by Palestrina and “Halle
lujah” from Judas Maccabaeus
by Handel.
Eddie Burleson, Linda Duke,
Pam Treece, and the Girls’ En
semble received superior ratings
in the Solo and Ensemble Contest
held at Duke University on Feb
ruary 23. Eddie sang “Sylvia”;
Linda, “Ave Maria ; Pam, Pray
er of a Norwegian Child ; and
the Girls’ Ensemble, “Come
Again, Sweet Love and Lift
™fndfTordan and the Boys’
Double Quartet received excel-
Almond, Starnes To Head
Next Year's Publications
Summer School
Has New Policy
A new policy has been adopted
for summer school sessions begin
ning with the summer of 1957.
Mr. Cash well has recently an
nounced the following policy:
(1) No students other than Al
bemarle High School students
will be admitted.
(2) Only students who have
a written recommendation from
the teacher of the subject which
they wish to take will be admit
ted.
(3) No new courses will be
taught.
lent ratings. Linda sang “Alle-
luja,” and the Boys’ Double Quar
tet sang “Praise We Sing to
Thee” and “Friendship’s Flower.”
Kitty Almond has been chosen
editor of the FULL MOON and
Wade McSwain business manager
for next year.
Pat Starnes will edit the
CROSSROADS and Kay Swindell
will serve as business manager.
These selections were announc
ed last week by the sponsors of
the publications, Mrs. Fry and
Mrs. Carter.
At a recent meeting of the jun
ior class, this year’s editors and
business managers explained the
duties involved in each office
and asked for applications from
those interested. From these ap
plications a committee composed
of the Junior class officers, Miss
Misenheimer, and the heads of
the publications and their spon
sors made the selections.
Other soloists who participated
were Billie Jo Barrier, Patsy
Blake, and Peggy Sue Lisk.
Winning Teams Nothing New To AHS
AHS is justly proud of the rec
ords that its students are mak
ing this year—but this is nothing
new, as can be seen by the num
erous trophies and plaques that
are displayed in the lobby and
in the library.
Some of the earliest recorded
trophies were presented for out
standing work in tennis, a sport
which has since been discontinu
ed at AHS. Top conference h.onors
were won in the girls’ singles, m
the boys’ division, snd in girls
doubles.
Trophies for county relay and
field day competition have been
awarded to the classes of ’38 and
’53.
The AHS baseball team won
the SPC crown in ’51.
Football has proved to be Al
bemarle’s most outstanding sport.
The Bulldog’s trophies date back
to 1946, when they were champ
ions of the South Piedmont Con
ference. In ’54 they were district
phampions. By defeating Bel
mont in ’53 they gained the title
of champions of the South Pied
mont and Western Conferences.
In 1954 the Bulldogs defeated
Asheboro to become champions
of the North and South Piedmont
Conferences. This year the Bull
dogs tied with Kannapolis and
were co-champions of the SPC.
In basketball the girls have
had better success than the boys.
The girls received trophies dat
ing back to ’47, when they were
champions of the South Piedmont
Conference. In the same year
they were winners of the Jaycee
Conference, sponsored by the
Salisbury Jaycees. The next
year they were runners-up of
this conference and of the South
Piedmont Tournament.
In 1948 the \ boys’ basketball
team was champions of the Jay-
ce? South Piedmont Conference.
The plaques in the library sym
bolize the outstanding achieve
ments of AHS students in citizen
ship and sportsmanship, as well
as a plaque listing all gifts pre
sented to the school by the gradu
ating classes since 1950.
The Civitan Club honors seniors
who have been chosen by their
classmates th^ most outstanding
in citizenship. Recipients of this
award have been Betty Sue Sta
ten, Bob Barringer, Charles B.
Whitley, David Plowman, Ber
nice Roscoe, Larry Hartsell, El
liott Gaddy, and Gene Burris.
Winners of the Babe Ruth
Foundation Sportsmanship
Award have been Anne Milton
and Harry Pawlick, Anne Taylor
and Ed Patterson,-v Jean Barrin
ger and Doug Knotts, Barbara
Lowder and James Gibson, Doris
Hinson and Richard Jordan,
Louise Cooper and Bobby Peck,
and Dotty Walker and Wade
Smith.
Gifts presented to the school
have been cash toward the pur
chase of a new sound system,
cash toward the purchase of stage
scenery and equipment, cash to
help defray the cost of paving
tennis courts, a United States and
a North Carolina Flag, a camera,
and a speaker’s rostrum.
History Is Made
As Male Chain Is
Broken By Peggy
History was made at AHS on
March 15 when Peggy Smith was
elected president of the student
body. Peggy, who defeated Gra
ham Harwood for the high office,
is the first girl president the
Council has had in its nineteen
years of existence.
Don Montgomery, Neil Efird,
and Ronnie Millican are the oth
er new student body officers. Don
defeated Johnny Almond for vice-
president; Neil defeated Charles
Brown for secretary; and Ronnie
defeated Jo Parks for treasurer.
The first Convention, held in
the AHS auditorium, chose Gra
ham Harwood to run for presi
dent, Don Montgomery for vice-
president, Neil Efird for secre
tary, and Jo Parks for treasurer.
At the second convention, held
in the Central School auditorium,
Peggy Smith was chosen to run
for president, Johnny Almond for
vice-president, Charles Brown
for secretary, and Ronnie Milli
can for treasurer.
Candidates and their campaign
managers presented their cam
paign speeches in an assembly
held on March 13. Campaign
managers were G. C. Wilhoit for
Peggy Smith, and Garrieth Pen-
dergraft for Graham^ Harwood;
Chip Cain for Johnny Almond,
and Woody Durham for Don
Montgomery; Libby Hatley for
Neil Efird, and Robert L. Smith
for Charles Brown; Pat Starnes
for Ronnie Millican, and Jo Ellen
Brooks for Jo Parks.
Grigg, Smith Win
Morehead Awards
David Grigg and Robert L.
Smith have been awarded More-
head Scholarships at the Univer
sity of North Carolina.
The two Albemarle High School
seniors received these $5,000
John Motley Morehead Scholar
ships on Wednesday, March 6.
They were announced as winners
along with thirty others in a
special program broadcast over
WUNC-TV, Chapel Hill.
Both students were selected
late in November by the county
committee, to compete in the dis
trict competition. The district
interviewers in Charlotte chose
the boys after Christmas to go to
the finals in Chapel Hill. There
they competed against candi
dates from fifty-four districts.
BY IHEIR WORDS
“How can you get in the middle
of three?”—John Motley More-
head.
“Gary Currier is a victim of
circumstances. He went North
for Southern bread and got lost.”
—Jimmy Cochran.
“In other words if your hus
band is not insured, his death is
a total loss.”—Jenny Henderson.
“Did you students pass the
test or did you pass your papers
around?”—Mr. Hatley.
“Your hair looks good today.
What’s wrong with it?”—Jackie
Richardson.
“I’ve been shot out of the sad
dle so many times that I look
like screen wire.”—Mickey Cagle.
“Put a hot dog in liquid air
and you will have the coldest
hot dog in the world.”—Mr.
Sloan.
“I understand how we’ve been
doing it, but what I want to know
is, what are we doing?”—Polio
Pendergraft.
“If spear-fishing becomes too
popular they will have to have
underwater game wardens.”—
Rat Lisk.