Merry
Christmas
The Full Moon
Happy
New Year
Vol. 23 — No. 4
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C.
December, 1957
HERE m THERE
. THE PHYSICS CLASS remained
listless in spite of Mr. Hatley’s
best efforts to interest them. Fin
ally he said in .disgust, “Ffn get
ting paid for this. What are you
getting?”
“Hungry,” Tim Drye seriously
replied.
* * *
MAX MORGAN ASKED Charles
Delk, “Do you believe in the
building and loan?”
“Sure, I do,” answered Charles.
“Then w^hy don't you get out
of the building and let me
alone?” Max wanted to know.
4: *
AFTER TRYING IN vain to per
suade Mrs, Deese to postpone a
big French test, Wade McSwain
sighed, “I guess Fll have to start
taking my French book to Sun
day School with me.”
* * *
ONE DAY IN economics Bar
bara Smith knocked her pocket-
book ofif her desk and scattered
her belongings all over the floor.
After everyone had stopped
laughing, Coach Webb made a
suggestion:: “Someone go get a
shovel.”
« :fc «
“WHY DID YOU have your hair
cut shorter?” Carolyn Butler-ask
ed Kay Swindell.
“There was no other way to cut
it except shorter,” replied Kay.
♦ * *
SUE WAS TELLING Coach
Webb about the Carrousel activi
ties when he inquired, “Were
there any dances after the Car
rousel Parade?”
“No,” replied Sue, “but we had
a ball Wednesday night.”
“IT’S A CANDY kiss,” Barbara
explained, as she gave Brenda a
piece of candy^
“I prefer real ones but this’ll
do for now,” Brenda quickly re
plied.
CEEB Test Given
For AHS Seniors
Students from A.H.S. and the
^eighboxing communities took
the Scholastic Aptitude Test of
the College Entrance Examina
tion Board December 7 in the
school library.
Over 22 high school seniors
Participated in the program,
''^hich is designed to measure
"^ith a great degree of accuracy
the probable success of students
''^ith college work. Colleges use
the scores to screen applicants
^nd to decide on admissions.
Many colleges have establish
ed the Scholastic Aptitude Test as
^ prerequisite for entrance; oth
ers require the test for scholar
ship candidates. The University
North Carolina has replaced
Its special examinations with
this section to the College Board.
This is the first year that Al
bemarle has been a center for the
tests. The Achievement Tests oi
the College Board will be given
here March 15. _ .
The Scholastic Aptitude Test
bas six half-hour sections, haii
of which deal with verbal ques-
^ons and half with mathematics.
Reasoning powers and c^ar
thinking are needed more than
abstract facts in both sections oi
the test.
Murrell And Hoey
Reach Semi-Finals
Two outstanding seniors of Al
bemarle High School are semi-
^jnalists in scholarship compe
tition.
Tommy Murrell has been cho
sen as a semi-finalist for the
forehead Scholarships to the
University of North Carolina. ^
. He will be interviewed again
before taking the final test in
Charlotte. . .
A Morehead Scholarship is
''^orth $1,250 per year-for four
years to applicants maintaining
satisfactory records.
Barbara Hoey is among tne
setni-finalists chosen by the Na
tional Merit Scholarship Corpora-
tion. -
She will take a three-hour col-
i
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ALBEMARLE COACHES DISPLAY TROPHIES
Three handsome trophies and two game balls are shown here with the Albemarle coaching
staff Don Knotts (left), assistant coach; Toby Webb, head coach; Bear Knotts and Bob “Goo Goo”
Gantt backfield coach, smile as they display the trophies won by the 1957 football team. The
troDhv at left is the award for winning the South Piedmont Conference championship, the mid
dle trophy for the Western North Carolina High School Activities Association championship, and
the one at the right for the North and South Piedmont championship. The ball on the left is the
T Pvineton-Albemarle game ball, and the one on the right is the Albemarle-Marion game ball.
The Albemarle Bulldogs trounced Marion 54-6 at Salisbury for the WNCHSAA crown.
Talented Student
Wins Scholarship
Marney Lowder, an AHS sen
ior, has won a three-year art
scholarship to Art Institute Inc.,
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^
Marney was one of two chosen
from 75 applicants in this dis
trict.
Having made a score of 95 on
his preliminary examination,
Marney was also presented a c^-
tificate of National Merit in the
National Amateur contest spon
sored by the Institute.
He will begin a correspondence
course the first of . February
which will take from six months
to a year to complete. Aft^er at
tending one of the branches of
the Art Institute, he will be pl^ac-
ed in a job. If he attends the Min-
n^polis branch, he will be given
a choice of jobs: free-lance work,
cartoonist, or work with a cor-
por£ition such as Disney’s Studios.
^ This scholarship is equivalent
to $1500 for each of the three
years.
lege board examination January
11 and her grades, extracurricu
lar actii^ities, leadership, and
character will be evaluated.
Math Quiz
The first math quiz sponsor-
by Mr. Braswell's algebra class
es was solved by two Sopho
more boys shortly after the pa
per was distributed. Harry
Whitley and Eddie Lefler were
the first to get the correct an
swer, which was sixty-three
(63). The second math quiz is
as follows:
"In early Egypt, before our
present system of mathematics
was fully established, many
problems arose from the indi
vidual ways of counting. One
such problem came about when
a merchant left a will stating
that his seventeen camels
should be divided among his
three sons in the following
manner: the first son should
receive one-half of the seven
teen camels, the second one-
third of the seventeen, and the
third son, one-ninth. Specific
directions were left that none
of the camels be sold or harm
ed in any way. How could the
camels be divided?" All of
Egypt was searched for some
one who could settle the prob
lem. How would you settle
it?. Look for the solution on
page 6.
Magician's Tricks
Astound Students
A passing train roared through
the auditorium two weeks ago as
a “magician” from General Elec
tric presented the G.E. science
show. House of Magic.
In order to demonstrate the
three keys with which this house
can be unlocked, the show was
divided into three acts.
The first one, Materials, made
use of chemical light and fluo
rescent light.
Techniques, the next act, de
picted what is done with mate
rials and how to use them. The
destruction test determining the
durability of a paper disk revolv
ing on a shaft 13,000 times per
minute increased excitement and
tension among the students. An
electric eye which could detect
light and interpret it by sounds
showed control. Using this ap
paratus, the magician also play
ed music on a beam of light. He
later explained the techniques of
high fldelity.
The final act, Brain Power, ap
pealed to students of science.
Only with the development of
scientific brain power can
achievements be made with tech
niques and materials, the speak
er pointed out.
Students Spend Christmas In Many Ways
Gaily colored floats and beauty
nueens rush the Christmas sea
son into Albemarle with a pa
rade Christmas lights are turn
ed on and people get the shop
ping fever.
The highlight of the Yule sea-
wei" Piggy Smith, Paula Feld-
man Ann Stokes, and Joe Cop-
w will spend part of their va-
caao^ heTping'^ Santa at some
of the local stores.
Sophomore, junior, and
girls will be working hard to
Siake the holiday dances the
S’esf Many students a^e
nlannin'g private parties dim
?oS^ plln to go caroling.
T inda Haynes, Sandra Hartsell,
Paula Hathcock, and Jimmy. Mill-
er tw3? aat the most, signifl-
thing in preparing, for
CMstmas fs hanging the mistle-
toe and decorating the Christmas
tree, while Gay Crowell and
Henry Efiird .enjoy sending and
receiving artistic greeting cards.
Christmas Eve is spent in
many different ways. Among
those who like to spend their
evening .dating are Emma Lynn
Morton, Hunter Hearne, Roger
Smith, and Charles Brown.
A few who enjoy staying at
home and having fellowship with
their families are Mr. Cashwell,
Jane Murrell, Sandra Stone, and
Bryan Fox.
Playing Santa Claus for the
younger children in the family
makes Christmas complete for
Mr. Braswell, Diane Watkins,
Carolyn Nicholds, and Mrs. Deese.
The true meaning of Christmas
is brought out in various church
services. Faithful Lutherans Jim
my Renger, Rita Morris and Larry
Palmer are always impressed by
their beautiful Christmas Eve
service. Roy Wilhot, James John
son, and Jo Parks attend Christ
mas pageants at their respective
churches.
Almost everybody gets up
early on Christmas morning to
open their gifts and to see the
expressions on the little chil
dren’s faces when they find what
Santa has left for them.
After a hearty breakfast Mar
tha Setzler, Landis Miller, and
Jane Cotten enjoy visiting their
friends for awhile and admiring
their gifts.
Gail Morris, Kathryn Morton,
and Johnny Almond always look
forward to a big turkey dinner
at grandmother’s house while
others are stuffing themselves at
home.
All students agree that Christ
mas is the best time of the year
no matter how you spend it.
Chozus Heralds
Coming Of Santa
Joyous Christmas songs herald
ed the coming of Santa Claus last
night as Senior Mixed Chorus
members presented their annual
Yuletide concert.
Included in the program direct
ed by Mr. P. B. Fry were popular,
light-veined songs, such as
“Sleigh Ride” and “White Christ
mas,” as well as sacred music—
“The Coventry Carol,” “Holy
Night, “Peaceful Night,” and
others.
The Junior Mixed Chorus and
the Ninth Grade Chorus also par
ticipated in the program, each
singing several selections. The
Boys’ Double Quartet and various
soloists also took part.
The finale of the performance
was the music of a one hundred
and seventy-voice choir compos
ed of the three choruses. These
combined groups sang “O Holy
Night,” “Birthday of a King,” and
“Silent Night”
This concert climaxed a busy
month of December for AHS sing
ers. The Senior Chorus gave a
program for East Mecklenburg
High School students several
weeks ago and followed this
event v^dth performances at the
Lions’ Club and the First Pres
byterian Church last week. The
Junior Chorus sang special music
for members of Main Street Meth-.
odist Church.
During a Ninth Grade Chorus
program for the Lions Club, Pam
Treece sang “Prayer of the Nor
wegian Child” and the Ninth
Grade Girls’ Ensemble added to
the program the songs, “Around
the World” and “Gold Mine In
the Sky.”
Among other special programs
was one arranged by the Boys’
Double Quartet for the Civitan
Club. At this meeting Eddie Bur
leson and Sammy Holshouser
sang “Sweet Little Jesus Boy”
and “Birthday of a King,” re
spectively.
After-Christmas plans include
sending a delegation of singers
to the Mars Hill Choral Clinic.
News Briefs
The Christmas holidays will
begin for students and teachers
on Thursday, December 19, every
one returning to resume classes
on Thursday, January 2.
The Modern Music Masters
have begun playing music over
the P.A. system every morning
from 8:00 until 8:30 for the en
joyment of those students who
come to school early.
The dates of the holiday dances
are as follows;
Dec. 20—Christmas Dance.
Dec. 23—Card Dance.
Dec. 31—New Year’s Eve
Dance.
BY THEIR WORDS
“I make a nomination the mo
tions be closed.” — Molly Hol
brook.
“I take two One-A-Day Vita
mins a day.”—Pat Smith.
“I used to be a fifty pound
weakling; now I’m a 250-pound
tub.”—Wayne Spivey.
“Next week I won’t be going
to school tomorrow.” — Betsy
Holbrook.
“Jeff, I’ve told you again and
again that I’ll marry you, but
I’ll never date you.” — Martha
Setzler.
“Every time I close my finger,
I mash the door.”—Carolyn Nich
olds.
“The necklace is just like the
pin except it’s different.” — Cary
McSwain.
“Martha Ann, you’re making
me glad there’s only one of you.”
—Mrs. Deese.
“Mixed emotion: A fellow
watching his mother-in-law drive
off a cliff in his new Cadillac.”
—Coach Jim Tatum.
“Well, I see we didn’t lose any
one over Thanksgiving.” — Mr.
Braswell.
“They made the loud speaker
over the announcement.” — Su
zanne Swindell.