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NEW YEAR
Vol. 25—No. 4
Bill Burbage Is
Taught Lessons
Over Telephone
Finding courses offered on
television j insufficient to help
him continue his studies from
his hospital room, Bill Burbage
has discovered a new way to go
to school—by Exeutone.
Although the Exeutone idea is
not hew, this is the first time
the equipment has been used in
this area. Bill’s mother, Mrs. W.
H. Burbage, became interested in
the Exeutone, and after talking
it over with Bill,, Mr. Cashwell,
ftnd the telephone company, de
cided to have it installed.
The Exeutone consists of a
transmitter-receiver unit in Bill’s
room and d similar unit in/ the
classroom. The units are con
nected by a direct line through
the telephone exchange. To talk,
Kill presses a bar on the unit in
his room. Volume control is pos
sible on both ends of the line.
Bill is taking two classes by
Exeutone. He takes Algebra II
from Miss Caughman during
third period and French from
Mrs. Deese during fifth period.
Although Bill wasn’t very inter
ested when hie first heard about
I the Exeutone, he says that now
i he is enjoying it very much. He
is not too far behind in his work,
hut he has a lot of tests, to make
up.
. Bill’s leg, which was broken
-n football practice, has been in
traction for almost tv/o months.
will be out of traction soon,
^^nd he hopes very much that he
can get used to Vv^alking on
Crutches in time to go home for
Christmas.
“I don’t believe Santa Claus
Could find me in the hospital,”
says Bill. “I don’t see any
chimneys.
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
1
HOSPITALIZED STUDENT 'RECITES' IN CLASSROOM WORK
Rill Burbage ASHS junior who is hospitalized in the Stanly County Hospital with a broken
locT shown here actively participating in discussions in his high school classroom through
iiqp of th6 Executone two-way telephone communications hook-up installed by the local tele-
^nnp company He takes two classes, French and Algebra, “over the phone” each school day.
enables him to ask and answer questions as if he were actually in the classroom.
—Cut Courtesy Stanly News and Press.
December 18, 1959
Choral Groups
Tonight Present
Yuletide Concert
Joyous Christmas Carols will
herald the coming of Santa
Claus at 8:00 tonight as the Sen
ior and Junior Mixed Choruses,
under the direction of Mr. Paul
B. Fry, present their annual
Yuletide Concert in the auditor
ium.
A varied program of the best
loved and most widely known
songs of Christmas, including
carols from many lands, will be
presented at this time.
Among the popular, light-vein
ed songs will be such numbers
as “White Christmas,” “Silver
Bells,” “Sleigh Ride,” “Deck the
Hall,” and^ the' old favorite,
“’Twas the Night Before Christ
mas.”
Included in the sacred portions
of the program will be such se
lections as “Holy Night! Peace
ful Night!” “Birthday* of a King,”
“Silent Night,” and “Gloria in
Excelsis.”
The concert will also contain
selected numbers by the colorful
Boys’ Double Quartet, Girls’ En
semble, and special soloists.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to parents, patrons of the
school, the general public, and
especially to the alumni of the
Mixed Choruses.
News Briefs
Christmas holidays will begin
on December 18 and end on
January 4.
* * *
Mid-term exams are scheduled
for January ,25-29.
Fitty-Seven ASHS Students
Receive Marks Of Honor
‘^pvpnteen seniors and 21 jun
iors and sophomores worked
hard to achieve the honor roll.
Seniors
Bobbie Mullis, Margaret Har
ris, Ray Terry, Roger Laney, Lar-
High School Students To Tap
Christmas Income Sources
prising ASHS students who will Still ^ Mary Hill
ire to many enter-
prising ASHS students who will Still uii
spend their holidays engaged m Don’t forg-^ Brown, ai)d uon
business at Albemarle concerns. Hatley,
.A number of lucky opportu- Burgess a begin to tell
Jiists have gained employment at This list d ^ school stu-
the down-town stores to help the many ^ make that
^ith the last minute holiday dents have found
Shopping, while other students extra holiday mon^^^
jyho have been working part- belong to t better hurry
time will be increasing their in- employed, y
to find that job.
^no nave been worKing
time will be increasing their in
Comes with more hours.
Gerald Holt and Phoebe Tuck
er vv^ill be found at Purcells,
^'^hile Gene Starnes and Elaine
^orris will be on hand in
Starnes to help you select that
special gift.
John Burchette is Penney’s stu
dent salesrhan competing with
Jonn hJurcliette is Fenney » from a couniy .
^ent salesrhan competing with to represent ^
^teve Hill who will be in Belk s district Morehead S
'basement. Dianne Butler is al- - -uir>n
^ I 11 _} ~ / i 1C
in rnt? ^
ship competition.
'vorkinlTt'rhe “jeweby anlj-cos. The announcemen^^
metlcs '"counter. , being setect^d
■ iintv representatives, vying for
e Aimona, lea co y^j^^ Motley Morehead
Laney, and Calvin Lowder 1 , j„j.ghip, had been inte
'' ''^’^inn-Dixie grocery de- S local committee,
and be sure to check ed by tne ^ _
Caudle and Jerry Hat-
-y in the meat department for for^ an interview
lat turkey. days of 1^60
The A & P is the holiday home with the disti
Ronnie Arey and Kenneth ^ Morehead Schol
while Ronnie Herrin and ^ niost y North
bley at Atkin’s will be °Jj,olarships offered Jo ^N^ortn
Lu help you find that Carolina boys. I
gay food. Jimmy Holt of Holt 300 per ^he Uni-
?ros. and Benny Troutman ot way thro^^^^^
?^olt and Troutman will be mak- ^g^sity of North Caroli .
deliveries for orders. Charles should win
Get your shoes from Mike Ross scholarship, he would be
Nancy Langley at Merit s j^e the sixth Morehead Scho^^^
^.^id your gasoline from Tim^ Bur Albemarle High Scho .
fis and Ronnie Kerner at the
Brown Is Named
County Finalist
Pharles Brown, along with a
HnS from a county school, was
boy irom the county
ry Shelton, Mike Ross, Landis
Miller, Jimmy Stonestreet, Harry
Whitley, Pat Clemmer, Jerry Lou
Holbert, Elaine Morris, Charles
Brown, Pam Truette, Linda Al
mond and John Burchette.
Juniors
Susan Ausband, Craven Mor
ton, Johnny Shelton, Nancy Fin-
an, Margaret Ann Furr, Diane
Griffin, Judy Harris, Mary Hill
Hatley, Betsy Holbrook, Trina
Holt, Jo Lynn Pickier, Mary
Sikes, Pam Treece, Judy Morton,
Dan Walter, JimmJ^ Aldridge,
James Lisk, Jim Howell, Jann
Barrier, Nancy Smith, Sharon
Cranford.
Sophomores
Margaret Allred, Frances Sides,
Barbara Doby, Sylvia Fesperman,
Loretta Holt, Jane Morton, Gay
Snuggs, June Whitley, Mary El
len Bowers, Sherry Pegram, Judy
Wilson, Pauline Furr, Brenda
Smith, Wayne Mauney, Harriet
Reeyes, Vivian Smith, Lana
Turner, Gary Barrier, Becky
Basinger, Rowena Kluttz, and
Nancy Russell.
Shorthand Honors
Given Students
Shorthand Penmanship awards
were given to the members of
the shorthand clas.'i by Gregg
Publishing Company during the
month of November.
After all papers were in and
graded, the members with the
best papers received a certifi
cate showing that they belong to
the Junior Membership Club of
the Order of Gregg Artists. Mar
lene Burleson won a pen for hav
ing the best paper in the group.
' Filing awards in Office Prac
tice went to Myra Whitley for
Alphabetic Indexing and Gayle
Clark and Myra Whitley for
Geographic Filing.
Twenty-three of the 27 short
hand students received awards:
Marlene Burleson, Rebecca Haire,
Linda Almond, Gale Lowder, Ma
rie Smith, Becky Leonard, Judy
Burleson, Brenda Huneycutt, Ju
dy Mabry, Carolyn Troublefield,
Jane Arey, Ann Whitley, Sandra
Walser, Priscilla McSwain, Bar-
Italian Yule Is Different
From American Christmas
Christmas, the most joyous
season of the year, is rapidly ap/
proaching. People all over the
United States are attending
church services, sending Christ
mas Cards, decorating trees, and
running from here to there get
ting presents for their friends
and families.
Although the many activities
which help to complete Christ
mas are well known to everyone,
there is little knowledge of the
meaning and activities of Christ
mas in other lands. The students
of ASHS are fortunate in having
Chiara Zoft'oli, the exchange stu
dent from Italy, to explain how
Italians spend their Christmas.
Much emphasis is placed on
religion during this season.
Many of the Italians attend Mass
on Christmas Day and receive
Communion. The decorations in
the windows of shops and homos
consist mainly of statues of the
baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
The holiday vacation for the
Italian students is much the
same as for the American stu
dents. They are allowed two
weeks for Christmas. The only
difference is that their holidays
begin December 23 and end on
January 7. Also the students are
given a great deal of homework.
In just about every country
there is,-of course, a Santa Claus,
and Italy is no different. They
do, however, refer to Santa Claus
as Father Christmas. Most of
the boys and girls eagerly await
Christmas Day to open the pres
ents that Santa Claus left for
them. There are some children
v/ho believe that the Baby Jesus
brings them their presents. The
giving and receiving of presents
among friends and families is
done in the same fashion that it
is in America.
A Christmas parade is one
thing that they do not have in
Italy. Chiara had never seen a
parade before and found it very
exciting to ride in Albemarle’s
Christmas Parade.
bara Everhart, Betty Hudson,
Katherine Montgomery, Eleanor
Hudson, Linda Russell, Linda
Little, Joyce Huneycutt, and
Joyce Drye.
In the town in which Chiara
lives there are no Christmas
lights; however, in the middle of
the square there will bo a very
large Christmas tree decorated
with different colored lights. The
shops and stores decorate win
dows in hopes of winning first
prize for the best decorated win
dow.
The most common thing in
Italy during Christmas time is
snow. Most of the Italian people
go to the near-by mountain, to go
skiing for outdoor recreation.
There is very little difference
in the way the Americans and
Italians spend their Christmas.
One reason for this is that the
real meaning of Christmas is
universal.
By Their Words
“Slie’s so skinny that she has
to stand up twice to make a
shadow.”—Paul Welch.
“I dreamed I was rescued by
Wolley Segap.” — Eunice Ilayns-
worth.
“Landis, you have dandruff In
your eyebrovvs.”— Jimmy Stone-
stveet.
“My middle initial is Marie.”—
Susan Cashwell.
“I thought ‘Running Bear’ was
a song from ‘The Messiah’.” —
David Scarboro.
“My mind is made up. Don’t
confuse me with the facts.”—Mrs.
Deese. .
“I’m not saying people ai*e
dumb; I’m just saying they are
ignorant.”—Mr. Hatley.
“Look out, the trafllc islands are
sinking.”—Ann Taylor.
“How do you diagram a hope
less case?”—-Neil Eflrd.
“She was his father.” — Larry
Shelton.
“Alcatraz is the only pen with
a life-time guarantee.” ~ Eddie
Lefler.
“Stanly, your slioes are so big
that we’re going to fill the gym
with water and paddle in on your
shoes before the next game.” —-
Mike Ross.
“I lied to keep from making
liars out of everybody else.”
Craig Caudle.