Happy 151st
Birthday,
Honest Abe!
The Full Moon
From Editors
And Staff Of
Full Moon
Vol. 25 — No. 5
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
February 12, 1960
KING AND QUEEN
Kenneth Thompson and Elaine Morris named ^nd
Queen of the Teen-Age Dance for the March of Ausband
/night. They are shown above being crowned ^ j
and Charles Brown, co-chairmen of p
1960 NEW March of Dimes campaign m Albemarie.
Students Help Raise Funds
For March of Dimes Use
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Teen-age activities for the
I960 NEW March of Dimes were
highly successful, with students
contributing around $150.
Much of the credit for the suc
cess of the student campaign
goes to Susan Ausband and
Charles Brown, co-chairmen of
the Teen-age activities. Their ef
ficient leadership helped all
Phases of the campaign to run
smoothly.
To open the campaign at
school, posters bearing the pic
ture of an irresistibile little crip
pled girl were placed on bulletin
hoards throughout the building
^nd in each homeroom. Cans to
Collect money in were also
placed in each homeroom. This
project, yielding only $11.08, was
the least successful.
A contest to select a King and
Queen of the March of Dimes,
produced about $40. Each home
room nominated a boy and a
girl as candidates. Finalists in
fach class were as follows:-sen
iors, Elaine Morns and Kenneth
Thompson; juniors, Anne Bell
and Jerry Garris; sophomores,
Kaye Laton and Tommy Maul-
^^The contest was climaxed with
a dance in the Armory on Janu-
arv 30, when Elaine Morris and
Kenneth Thompson were crown
ed King and Queen. Adniission
to the dance was 50c stag or
drag; and in spite of the bad
weather, the dance raised almost
^^Other teen-age activities in
cluded one campaign uptown on
Saturday, and collection of mon
ey by the cheerleaders at the Al-
beniarle - Statesville basketball
game.
Crime Does Not Pay, But
Studying Evidently Does
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47
the
Hard work paid off for the
^nibitious students who made
fall term Honor Roll list.
Seniors
^ John Burchette, Roger Laney,
^ike Ross, Larry Shelton, Harry
Whitley, Jerry Lou Holbert, Lan-
Miller, Elaine Morris, Mary Jo
wirrn, Chiara Zoffoli, Linda Al-
'Crossroads' Sent
To Press On Time
After last-minute frenzy the an-
^}Ual staff rnet their deadline, or
January 15, and sent'Crossroads
to press.
^ Elaine Morris, Mary Jo Winn,
Linda Heckard, John Burchette,
and Harry Whitley worked until
9*'00 two nights in order to com
plete the annual.
Around 6:00 both nights the de-
hghtful odor of popcorn could oe
smelled while it was popping ana
the staff took a welcome break tor
? supper of popcorn, Pepsis, cook-
and nuts, supplied by Mrs.
Carter.
.Finally, after burning the mia-
^ight oil in order to proofread tn
mond, Myra Whitley, Trena
tomes, Margaret Harris, Jimmy
Stonestreet.
Juniors
Nancy Smith, Jim Howell Mar
garet Ann Casper, Nancy Finan,
Margaret Ann Furr Mary Hi 1
Hatley Trena Holt, Johnny Shel
ton Mary Sikes, Pam Treece, Judy
Harris? Diane Griffin, Jo Lynn
Pickier."
Sophomores
Nancy Russell, Rowena KIuttz.
Becky Basinger, Sylvia Wall, Syl-
5a Fesperman, Jane Morton, Gay
Snuggs June Whitley, Judy Al
mond Brenda Smith, Judy Wilson,
Mary Ellen Bower Sherry Pe-
gram, Wayne Drye, Margaret All-
red Barbara Doby, Frances Sikes,
Harriet Reeves, Lana Turner.
District Contests
To Be Held Again
At Albemarle Hi
If you begin to see red, white,
and blue at school in several
weeks, don’t fce alarmed! It’s just
that the District Choral Contest
will again be held at Albemarle
Senior High School on March 4.
Arrayed in every color of the
rainbow, groups containing both
Senior and Junior High School
students from seven surrounding
counties will participate in the
contest. Added to the list of at
tending schools this year will be
Rockingham, East Mecklenburg,
and Ellerbe. Approximately two
thousand choristers will take part
in this annual event.
Each choral group will be heard
by a panel of three judges, and
rated on a set standard of excel
lence. The Albemarle Senior
Mixed Chorus received a rating of
“Superior” in last year’s contest,
while the Ninth Grade and Junior
Mixed Choruses received ratings of
“Excellent.”
A corps of twenty to thirty stu
dents will assist Mr. Paul Fry,
contest chairman, in handling the
details of the contest. Guides,
marshals, parking attendants, and
judges’ assistants will be avail
able.
Although refreshments will be
available throughout the day for
the visitors, they will not eat
lunch in the school cafeteria.
Senior Mixed Chorus To Sing
At State Rotary Convention
book the staff had the annual
ready to go to press.
A big surprise is waiting. This
year something new will be fea
tured in the annual.
It is not round,
It’s not square,
Stars and stripes fly.
What a comparison!
Brown Advances
In Morehead Race
Charles Brown, local Morehead
finalist, has advanced to the rank
of district finalist in the state
Morehead Scholarship race.
Charles was among the six
young men selected as district fin
alists by the Morehead District
Committee in Charlotte last week.
he will now enter the last lap
of the race along with district
finalists from the seven districts in
North Carolina.
NEIL EFIRD
Nell Efird Wins
W.P. Appointment
Neil Efird, a popular senior, has
been nominated as a candidate for
appointment to the United States
Military Academy at West Point
by Congressman Hugh Q. Alex
ander.
Noil will take a physical exam
at Fort Bragg on March 9-12. If
his scores on this exam are good,
he will enter West Point on July 1.
After four years at West Point,
Neil will receive a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Engineering and
also the commission of Second
Lieutenant in the United States
Army.
Neil has been a very active stu
dent at ASHS. During his sopho
more year he was president of his
class and secretary of the student
body. During his junior year he
was president of his class and
vice-president of the study body.
This year Neil served as co-cap
tain of the football team and is a
member of the National Honor
Society.
Choristers of the Senior Mixed
Chorus have been invited by the
state Rotarians to perform at the
Governor’s Dinner, a feature of
the mid-winter Rotary Convention,
tomorrow night at Pinehurst.
To entertain for this group, the
Mixed Chorus will provide a thir
ty-minute program of patriotic
and light-veined selections. In ad
dition, the Boys’ Double Quartet,
the Girls’ Ensemble, and selected
soloists will add a tint of color to
the performance.
Leaving at 5:30 Saturday after
noon. the singers will travel to
Pinehurst by chartered bus. Im
mediately following the prograrrt,
the group will return to Albe
marle. Attire for the evening will
be cocktail dresses and suits.
The Senior Mixed Chorus is
singing at the invitation of Gov
ernor R. K. Edwards, head of the
district Rotary organization, of
which Albemarle is a part. More
than one hundred Rotary Clubs
will be represented at the conven
tion.
'Can You Pick The Winners?'
Asks McLanefird Info., Inc.
Woul'd you have guessed two
years ago that Charles Brown
would have become President of
ASHS? The present Senior class
didn’t think so then. As in higher
politics candidates are subject to
change in public opinion.
Mrs. Hayes’ English class two
years ago made predictions as to
who would occupy the major
school and Senior class offices in
1960. When election time rolled
around the trend of student opin
ion had shifted somewhat.
For instance, two years ago Neil
Efird was the unanimous choice
for president of the Student Coun
cil, but when the elections were
held, Charles Brown had edged in
front by several votes. This was
«iot the only upset in school poli
tics. Charles Brown was predicted
as president of the Senior class.
Joe Stoker, a political newcomer,
was chosen by the Seniors last
spring.
Eddie Lefler unexpectedly won
out over two popular girl candi
dates, Mary Jo Winn and Bonnie
Lowder, for vice-president of the
class. The office of secretary of
the Senior class was filled by an
other newcomer, Ann Taylor.
In sports and superlatives many
of the predictions were very ac
curate. Neil Efird and Jimmy
Stonestreet were unanimously cho
sen as co-captains of the football
team, both two years ago and
when the football season began
this past season.
In forecasting the superlatives
the sophomores of 1958 seemed to
have the same opinion as they held
this year as to who would be .the
outstanding members of their
class. Neil Efird and Elaine Mor
ris were elected “Most Likely to
Succeed” and Eddie Lefler and Su
san Cashwell were elected “Wit
tiest,” as was previously forecast.
The “Most Intellectual” student,
Roger Laney and Jerry Lou Hol
bert, and the “Most Influential”
members of the class, Neil Efird
and Mary Jo Winn, were also pre-
designated for honors.
David Scarboro unexpectedly
upset Paul Welch, in the “Best
Looking” category, but who could
change their minds about Sharon
Smith?
Charles Brown and Bonnie Low
der won the title of “Most Popu
lar,” with Pam Truette and Pep
Mabry being named “Cutest.” This
too, followed the student poll pre
dictions.
Other honors foi;ecast were
“Most Dependable” going to Har
ry Whitley and Elaine Morris;
“Most School Spirited” going to
Bonnie Lowder and Gary Whitley,
“Most Talented” copped by Peggy
Jordan and Ronnie Arey, and
“Best Personality” received by
Ann Taylor and Charles Brown.
The upsets among the superla
tives were Brenda Laton Honey
cutt and Pep Mabry as “Most Ath
letic,” Ann Taylor and Nelson
Smith as “Friendliest,” and Lind-
say Harwood as “Best Dressed.”
Jane Murrell took the honors in
feminine style, as predicted.
Public opinion, just like people,
changes frequently. The McLane
Efird organization offers this ad
vice to aspiring student politi
cians: make your record today;
eat, drink, and be merry, for to
morrow public opinion may change
. . . didn’t it?
Faculty Members
Are Appointed
To Committees
Mr. Cashwell and Mr. Hatley
were recently appointed to posi
tions of leadership in the school
system by being selected to servo
on committees studying school
equipment and curriculum.
Mr. Cashwell was appointed to
the Committee of Accreditation in
the Soutliern Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools. The
work of this committee includes
testing colleges for qualification
for admittance to the Association.
Pfeiffer recently passed the test
given by this committee. Other
duties include retesting college and
studying the curriculum of high
schools.
Mr. Hatley was given the job of
meeting with several others from
around the state to decide what
equipment and courses should be
made standard in all high schools
of the state.
Both these positions call for
leading men in their field, and
both Mr. Cashwell and Mr. Hatley
are well qualified.
BY THEIR WORDS
“What’s in that horn case?”—
Judy Hudson.
“You’re just like I am, only a
later model.”—Mr. Hatley.
“Will you be reasonably quiet
while I go downstairs and see the
Marines.”—Mrs. Deese.
"Why in the world don’t they
make theSo steps shorter?”—Billy
Burbage.
“Widows whose husbands have
died.’ —Mrs. Westerlund.
“I’d like to keep him (Wilfred
Hetzel) just to teach me to play
basketball.”—Gayle Clarke.
“Photography is turning off the
lights and seeing what develops.”
-Gene Starnes.
“Oh, he’s that short, blond head,
ed, curly boy.”—]Frankie Fenters.
“That was a tied ball.”—Brenda
Morris.
‘;l can’t keep the head on my
hair right.”—Susan Cashwell.
I ^or detention
hall?”—“Pep” Mabry.
“I have only had blue eyes since
Christmas.’ —Mary Jo Winn.
“You write pretty pictures.”—
Suzanne Finch.
“Let’s assume that the earth is
a perfect square.”—Miss Caugh-
man.
“Last week when it didn’t stop
laining, I thought we were going
to have to build another ark ”
Neil Efird.
“B'very once in a while Frank
takes me out to Badin Lake so I
can see how many of my students
are there!”—Mrs. Westerlund