The Full Moon
Vol. 23 —No. 1
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C.
October 4, 1957
TV Courses Are
Held For Juniors,
Freshmen At AHS
Education by television is a
new experiment being conducted
in the band hall of Albemarle
High School for freshmen who
take general science and for jun
iors who take United States his
tory.
For the first time in North
Carolina, classes are being con
ducted by television from Chapel
Hill to any high school interested
in having the TV classes. Al
bemarle High School is one of
the 14 schools participating in
the experiment.
Each day one hundred and
twenty-seven juniors sit in the
band hall watching and listen
ing to a history lesson being
taught by television. The his
tory teachers whose classes are
participating in the project are
Mr. Don Knotts, Mr. Bob Gantt,
and Mrs. Josephine Allen.
One hundred and forty-five stu
dents are enrolled in the general
science television courses. The
teachers conducting the science
classes are Mr. R. C. Hatley, Mr.
Bill Lippard, and Mr. Kenneth
Frazier.
Student Council
Issues Handbooks
Information concerning school
clubs and activities is a featiue
of the handbooks presented by
the Student Council to each mem
ber of the A.H.S. student body
this fall.
The pale green handbooks pre
pared during the summer con
tain opening remarks by Mr. J.
Cashwell, principal, and Mr.
Claud Grigg, superintendent oi
city schools. School regulations,
the high school courses of study,
and the grading system are also
included. ,
“How to Study”, a new fea
ture, contains study suggestions
and lists a possible study sched
ule. Football cheers and the
Alma Mater compose the clos
ing section of the handbooks.
One thousand handbooks were
ordered so that the freshman
class of 1958 can receive them
also. Cost of the handbooks
totaled $198.
HERE AND THERE
WHILE DISCUSSING LAW en
forcement in sociology class,
Coach Webb asked, “Wade, why
3oes your employer have to pay
you?”
“Sometimes I wonder myself,
Wade quickly admitted.
WAYNE DAVIS: “YOU told me
yesterday your uncle was a south
ern planter. Does he have a cot
ton plantation?”
Bill Swann: “No, he’s a South
ern ^Planter. He’s an undertaker
^n New Orleans.”
, “OH, WHAT BEAUTIFUL ma
terial!” remarked Barbara Hoey
she admiringly touched the
sleeve of Gail Buck’s blouse.
, “Get your tender, teenage
hooks off the textile. You re
twisting the tweed!” Gail pro
tested.
Molly holbrook: “I'M so
^^earsighted that I nearly worK
Myself to death.”
Pat: “How’s that?”
Molly: “Well, I can’t tell
"whether the teacher is looking
me or not so I have to keep
“Usy all the time.”
^ Wade McSWAIN woke up in
French class just in time to hea
^ statement that didnt make
sense to him.
“One who sells
sugar, etc., in France is called a
bartender’?” he protested, now
they get that?”
1.
NEWS BRIEFS
A total of 670 students is en
rolled at AHS this year—335 boys
and 335 girls, the freshman cla^
having the largest number, with
205 students.
A change has been made in
the day’s schedule. The morning
bell rings at 8:19 and students
a!e dismissed at 3:01. -The change
was made so that the televis-
Sn students could change classes
with the other students.
Students- have a choice of fo^
in the cafeteria this year. The
menu is announced every, morn-
Sg over the public address sys
tem.
A new tape recorder, presented
by the class of ’57, is in use now.
10 Students Will'
Attend Institute
Ten students, accompanied b^y
P B. Fry, Full Moon ad-
JJsCT will attend the Sixteenth
N c. Scholastic Press
l"e at Chapel Hill on Oc-
tober 12. ' i
These representatives of the
Full Moon , and Crossroads stags
will Darticipate in separate aib
concerned with the im
provement of school publications.
Qtiidents planning to go are:
Pat Stfrnes,\itty Almond, Cary
McSwain Libbie Hatley, Larry
Mullis Eddie Burleson, P®SSy
Smith, Sammy Holshouser, Becky
Coble, and Lynda Jordan.
Honor Society Taps Seniors
At Impressive Ceremony
Twelve senior students, were
tapped into the National Honor
Society*at the annual fall tapping
last Friday.
Students tapped are Martha
Huckabee, Joyce Burris, Wade
McSwain, Tommy Murrell, Gay
Crowell, Gail Buck, Rita Morris,
Yvonne Chandler, Evelyn Under
wood, Diane Watkins, Barbara
Hoey, and Carolyn Nicholds.
Preceedoing the tapping Peggie
Sue Lisk presented a short de
votional and Eddie Burleson sang
“I Believe”. The song was fol
lowed by a short talk given by
Reverend Leroy Calder, pastor of
North Albemarle Baptist Church.
He spoke on the four standards
of the Honor Society. After the
tapping Mr. Claud Grigg admin
istered the oath to the new mem
bers.
Martha Huckabee was vice-
president of the junior class and is
now president of the F. T. A. and
Boosters Clubs. She has played
varsity basketball for three years
and is a letter girl.
Joyce Burris, Managing Editor
of the Full Momi is treasurer of
the F. T. A. and has played vars
ity basketball one year.
Wade McSwain has played two
years on the varsity football team.
He is now president of the senior
class and business manager of the
Full Moon.
Tommy Murrell has played
three years on the varsity football
team, and served as junior class
president. He had a lead role in
the junior class play last year.
Gay Crowell is also an active
member of various clubs through
out the high school. She was
treasurer of the freshman class
and junior Tri-Hi-Y. She is a
member of the art staff of the
annual.
Gail Buck transferred to A. H.
S. at the beginning of her junior
year. Since then she has been ac
tive in many clubs, especially the
Bible Club.
Rita Morris is secretary of the
senior Tri-Hi-Y. She was com
mencement marshal and is on the
Literary staff of the annual. She
is an active member of the' Bible
and F. T. A. clubs.
Yvonne Chandler has been sec
retary of the Junior Red Cross,
and secretary 0;f the Library Club.
She is a member of the Black
Masque. She is organist at the
church she attends.
Evelyn Underwood was treasur
er of the Bible Club. She won
second prize in the World Peace
essay contest. She is on the Liter-\
ary staff of the annual.
Diane Watkins, a cheerleader
during her four years at A. H. S.,
(Continued on Page 6 Col. 5)
Students Return Talking Oi Vacations
Vacation time is over and the
mSts of A.H.S. have returned
to school with peroxided hair,
*sun tans, and memories of a
delightful summer.
North Carolina’s varied, vaca-
tion-land interested many stu-
Efr+G Saundra Burleson, Gail
dents, qr^j-ipy Parker, Charles
ane Brown chose the moun-
Pam Truette, Landis Mill-
iVid Brenda Gantt spent a
of raX Ton-A-Wandah
rar HendeSilTr Neil Efird
Snrt wide McSwain kept Caro-
Si rocking,
Morehead City.
The iunior girls seemed to have
Ireat time It their house party
Snuggs, Sue Long, Sue Stone,
Mickey Doby, Ann Taylor, Reg
gie Crowell and Billy Swan.
Some decided to cross the Ma-
son-Dixon line. Becky Coble,
Martha and Virginia Huckabee,
and -Miss Bankett visited the
glamorous streets of New York,
while Gail Buck was a counsel
lor at a Girl Scout camp in New
Jersey. Larry Palmer enjoyed
the sights of Detroit.
Mrs. Betsy Kluttz, Miss Stan
ly County, had a glorious trip to
Florida and Havana, Cuba. Also,
traveling to Florida were Caro
lyn Nicholds, Mrs. Westerlund,
and Peggy Sue Lisk. Eunice
Haynsworth found Georgia quite
interesting.
The students that went with
Mr. Fry to the choral workshop
had a taste of college life while
they acquired more knowledge of
music. The Rainbow Girls be
came acquainted with the cam
pus of W. C. during their annual
Grand Assembly.
Those teenagers who spent the
summer months at home enjoyed
swimming at Rock Creek Park,
where Chip Cain, Roger Whitley,
Ronnie Millican, Drip Kimery,
and Wayne Spivey were life
guards, or at Morrow Mountain
where Betty Holt and Pat Smith
were working.
River Haven was the favorite
for many students. Boat riding
and skiing were special sports of
Jeff Hartsell, Paula Feldman,
Johnny Stonestreet, and Ronnie
Johnson. Cary McSwain worked
at Hamp’s Slab, where dancing
Was enjoyed nightly.
, In spite of all the good times
we had this summer, we are now
back in school and ready to
study.
Student Council
Representatives,
Assume Offices
Albemarle High School student
body officers and Student Coun
cil representatives took the oath
of office in an impressive serv
ice September 20.
A handsome Student Council
emblem was prominently dis
played on the speaker’s stand,
while on the back stage curtain
in large letters were the words
Co-operation and Citizenship, de
noting two of the objectives of
the organization.
Cary McSwain presided as mas
ter of ceremonies over the instal
lation service, which opened with
the devotional led by Libbie Hat
ley, Bible Club president. This
was followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag and the
singing of the national anthem.
The service reached its climax
as Mr. J. L. Cashwell, principal,
administered the oath of office
to the student body officers —
Peggy Smith, president; Don
Montgomery, vice president; Neil
Efird, secretary; and Ronnie Mil
lican, treasurer. These officers
were then presented with pins
symbolizing their respective of
fices, after which the newly in
stalled president administered
the oath of office to the Council
representatives.
Wade McSwain, senior class
president, then led the student
body in the pledge of loyalty to
the Student Council. The sing
ing of the Alma Mater which fol
lowed ended the program.
Mrs. Jim McLain and Mr. Don
Knotts are co-sponsors for this
organization.
Homeroom Student Council
representatives are as follows:
Martha Huckabee, Charles Delk,
James Johnson, Judy Efird, Gra
ham Harwood, Roger Smith, Jo
Parks, Johnny Almond, O. J.
Sikes, Mary Jo Winn, Wayland
McKenzie, Bonnie Lowder, Sylvia
Hill, Richard Kimrey, Sharon
Smith, Peggy Jordan, Martha
Burleson, Pam Treece, Edith
Smith, Diane Butler, Ann Bell,
and Steve Surratt.
New Senior High
Should Be Reality
By Next Autumn
Work is progressing steadily on
the Albemarle Senior High School
building, which should be com
pleted sometime next fall, ac
cording to Mr. Claud Grigg,
superintendent of Albemarle City
Schools.
The building, being construct
ed on the Palestine Road, will
have 21 rooms for instructional
purposes, including science labs,
home economics rooms, business
education rooms, and others.
There will be an auditorium
with an approximate seating ca
pacity of 775, a 700-seat gym
nasium, and a 206-seat cafeteria.
Included also will be a student
lounge, audio-visual and health
rooms, a library, book and stor-:
age rooms, and administrative
offices.
Without adding the cost of
equipment or land the building
will cost $826,433.
BY THEIR WORDS
“There goes Harwood running
on the ball!” ■— Mr. Hatley, an
nouncing at the football game.
“Are you in the locker with
him?”—Mr. Fry.
“I bought a cotton apple!” —
Diane Watkins.
“And now let’s give my par
ents a weddy harcum!” — Janice
Harris at Rainbow Girls’ instal
lation service.
“I caught my door in the fing
er.”—Martha Ann Setzler.
“I’m in >the middle of a ba
nana pudding and just discovered
ed that I don’t have any ba
nanas.”—Kay Swindell.