ALERT
YOUR
PARENTS!
The Full Moon
MAKE
THEM
VOTE!
Vol. 30 —No. 5
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
February 7, 1964
Seniors Choose
Class K/lascofs
Lynn Shuping, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Shuping of 642
North Sixth Street, and Dale Rob
erson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Roberson of 335 Snotherly Street,
were chosen mascots for 1964 dur
ing a meeting of the Senior Class
January 10.
Lynn, who is four years old,
charm^ the class with her love
ly blond hair and very polite man
ners. She was sponsored by Su
san Leonard.
Dale, who is also four, won the
hearts of students with his beam
ing smile. He was sponsored by
his father, who is a member of
the class.
Other candidates for mascots in
cluded Laura Jane Richardson,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. B.
Richardson; Diane Dobbs, daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Dobbs;
Kimberly McKinney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John W. McKinney;
Kyle Keith Carpenter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Carjjenter;
Todd Furr, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Furr; John Taylor, son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Taylor; Chris
Hesley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Hesley; and David Morgan, son
of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Morgan.
The mascots will attend several
functions with the Senior Class,
including the Senior Banquet, the
baccalaureate sermon, and the
graduation exercises.
MMM Initiates
28 Perfornners
Twenty-eight students were
initiated into the Albemarle Chap
ter of the Modern Music Masters
during an assembly program,
January 9.
The students who were initiated
Were required to present some
talent to the student body. Lynn
Burleson, Freida Plyler, Bobby
Lowder, Gwen Boyd, Missy Bur
nette, Bill Burney, Buddy Holt,
and Tim Clark formed an instru-
niental combo playing a medley of
popular tunes. Dane Perry, Steve
Kendrick, Mike Waller, Mark
Cook, and Gerald Safrit perform
ed a vocal-instrumental selection,
“Come Along.” Bob Hall, Danny
Lisk, David Smith, Reed Furr, and
Sam Truette presented “Jordan
River”. Diane Morton, Molly Cro-
'vell, Inez Furr and Matilda Boone
sang “I Enjoy Being a Girl.”
Ibba Wilson accompanied the
group on the piano. Nancy Walk
er, Marian Cranford, Allison Har
ris, Charlotte Gantt, Robbie Vick,
Ellen Wilson, Joyce Story, Sandy
Kelley, and Theresa Yow formed
an ensemble to sing “Green Ca
thedral.” Bobby Overcash, Tom
Webb, and Terry Morgan also pre
sented a vocal-comedy rendition
of “When the Saints Go March-
>ng In.”
Anita Taylor, president of the
MMM, directed the different phas
es of the initiation. Linda Mor
ton, vice-president; Jan Claywell,
historian; Pam Lowder, secretary;
Charles Morton, treasurer; and
Lynn Calder, chaplain, also par-
ucipated in the ritualistic program
''^hich explains the meaning of
®ach “M” of the society. Molly
Crowell, Diane Morton, and Dane
Perry represented the twenty-
®*eht apprentices through the
®.teps of the induction. The en-
tire group then repeated the s(V
f*®ty s pledge which was admm-
■stered by Mr. Paul Fry.
Modem Music Masters is an
honor society in which all mem-
h?rs participate in the school mu-
program. The membership is
upon scholarship, charac-
c(H)peration, leadership, and
Service. The academic r^uire-
fP®nts for membership are an
in music courses and at least
? “B” in other academic sub
jects.
Mr. Fry and Mr. G. T. Hauss
^ co-faculty advisors of the Ai-
^^arle organization which is an
°“icial chapter of the national or-
Sanization of which Mr. Fry is na-
secretary.
School Bond Issue Faces Voters
SENIOR HIGH IMPROVEMENTS
Additional Facilities Are Needed
By H. T. Webb, Jr.
When the present Senior High School build
ing was constructed, it was planned so as to
house 575 students. The original plans called
for the present building plus a band and music
wing. Due to a rise in costs, the band and music
wing was not included in the original construc
tion. At the present time with an enrollment
of 570 students, the housing capacity of the
building has been reached. During several periods
of the school day, every available space in the
building, including the auditorium, is in use.
An increase in enrollment is predicted over
the next several years. Next year an enrollment
of 600 is anticipated and by 1971 an enrollment
of 675 is expected. This makes it imperative
that plans be formulated now to provide the ad
ditional space that this increased enrollment will
require. , , • . u u
The Board of Education is proposing to build,
out of anticipated bond money, four classrooms,
a band room, a combination television and choral
music room, and a large multi-purpose dressing
room to be used by physical education classy
and the football and wrestling teams. In ad
dition, the Board is proposing to air condition
the auditorium. . . * j
The four classrooms are needed to provide
fcr the increased enrollment and to allow more
flexibility in scheduling the school progjam. As
it now stands, with the building filled to ca-
nacitv we are severely limited in our course
offering; and if we are to expand our program
Ind keep pace with the changing educational
times, there must be classroom space in which
During the past five years, band classes and
rehearsals have been held on the stage in the
auditorium. This arrangement has proven to be
most unsatisfactory. A room designed specific
ally for bund will do much to enhance the band
program.
At the present time the two television classes
offered in the school program are being held
in the auditorium, and the choral music program
is being held in a regular size classroom. Neither
of these facilities is conducive to good teaching
and learning. As more and more emphasis is
placed upon the use of television in teaching,
it behooves us to provide the type of facility to
best ultilize this type of teaching. The choral
music program has been greatly limited by the
lack of proper facilities in which to meet and
practice. To add to this problem, the music
emanating from the choral music room is most
disturbing and distracting to the surrounding
classrooms.
The proposed multi-purpose dressing room will
provide much needed dressing space for the
physical education program and the football team
and will provide a facility for the wrestling team
to use for practice. At the present time the
wrestling team is forced to practice in the stu
dent lounge, a place which is neither large enough
nor satisfactory from a safety standpoint.
The Senior High School auditorium is the cen
tral meeting place for most school activities and
the many civic, cultural, and entertainment ac
tivities which take place in the community. Since
many of these activities, both school and com
munity. come at a time when the weather is
hot. there is a definite need for an air conditioned
meeting place in the community.
Each of the proposed additions is sorely need
ed and if built will provide for the present as
well as the future needs of the high school age
f)opulation of the community.
Students are urged to encourage their par
ents and friends to support the proposed bond
election.
Scholars Skid Home
Susan
Carol
Linda
Third Base
Juniors ranked first with a tfr
tal of twenty-seven students mak
ing honor roll for the third six
weeks’ period. Sophomores came
in second with twenty-three, and
the seniors lagged behind numeri
cally with twenty-one.
Highest honor roll was made
in the Senior Class by Betty Her-
locker and Sharron Holt. Gwen
Boyd and Chariotte Gantt made
top honors for the sophomores.
Seniors making honor roll^were
Paulette Braswell, Judy
Cranford, Barbara Furr,
Jean Lefler, Pat Mulhs
Stonestreet, Andy C^k. Bill Har
wood, Frances Ann Trivette, Tony
Almond. Monty Montgomery
foooer Wanda Holt, Tish Stock-
foTMi.. W.U,
Beverly Shue, Kay Cornelius, Ai
Sr Edwrds, Doris Morton, and
Anita Taylor.
Honor RolUn lhe«»
SS ’Matilda Boone, and Hen
ry Fox.
resa Yow. _ Lowe
bW Tucker. Vickie
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Home Base
Those having straight “A’s,"
highest honor roll, for the first
semester are Sharron Holt, sen
ior; Sally Efird, junior, and Gwen
Boyd, sophomore.
Obtaining semester honor roll
for the seniors are Paulette Bras
well, Betty Herlocker, Pat Mullis,
Andy Cook. Frances Ann Trivette,
Monty Montgomery. Tish Stockton,
Anita Wall. Mary Napier, Beverly
Shue. Doris Morton, and Anita
Taylor.
Juniors receiving honors are
Mark Stambaugh, Jimmy Lowder,
Charies Morton. Sue Plyler, Ter
ry Lorch, Joanne Lisk, Jack
Deese, Jane Austin, Peggy EHck,
Kathy Gamewell. Henry Fox.
Brookie Smith. Gwen Sasser. Rod
dy Drye. Tom Taylor. Edith
Johnson. Jane Hartley, Terry
Morris, Eddie Mauldin, and Bren
da Peeler. .
The sophomore honor roll in
cludes Steve Hinson, Billy Tucker,
Vickie Alexander, Freida Plyler,
Teresa Yow, Bobby Overcash,
Robbie Vick, Lowell Cook, Robert
Hall Dane Perry, Patricia Snipes,
Joyce Story, Tom Webb, Virginia
Rogers, David Smith, Cathy
Clemmer, Charlotte Gantt. Sara
Mabry, Jimmy Stockton, Allison
Harris, and Alberta Doby.
Band Sends
Three To Clinic
Three students from Albemarle
Senior High will attend the South
eastern District Band Clinic at St.
Andrews Presbyterian College,
Laurinburg, N. C., today and to
morrow. , . r T
Selected on the basis of Jan
uary 18 auditions were Steve
Treece. French horn; Ronald Bla-
lodc, bass; and Charles Morton,
^^Participants will be divided into
two groups, a symphonic band
and a concert band. Charlw will
play in the symphonic band and
and Steve will be in the
Waller. Virginia
Mark AllisM | Roilald ^ .^‘eve
1 concert band.
Choir Members
Attend Clinic
Eight members of the Senior
Choir are attending the State
Choral Clinic at Mars Mill Col
lege today, Saturday, and Sunday.
During their stay at Mars Hill
they will participate in a series
of rehearsals leading up to a con
cert on Saturday night in which
they will join approximately five
hundred other high school students
from Western North Carolina and
Virginia to sing both religious
and secular selections. The mass
choir will be held in rehearsal
and concert by Mr. Dallas Draper,
noted conductor from Louisiana
State University in Baton Rouge.
Those attending from Albemarle
are Cindy Stone, Tish Stockton,
Frances Ann Miller, Anita Taylor,
Benny Atkins, Benny Davis, Rich
ard Frick, and Robert Scarboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fry will ac
company the group to the clinic.
Professors Robert and Rich
from the Mars Hill Music Depart
ment judged Albemarle Senior
High School, Myers Park High
School, and North Mecklenburg
High School in preliminary try
outs at the Myers Park Music
Department, January 18.
History Prof.
Plans TV Ed.
Mrs. Nell Westerlund is attend
ing a meeting of the Advisory
Committee of Educational Tele
vision in Raleigh today.
The committee will discuss rec
ommendations for the overall tele
vision education program that
should be included in the budget
re^uests for the 1965-67 biennium
which will be prepared this
spring. The use of television in
the Comprehensive School Im-
provenent Program for primary
grades will also be discussed.
Mrs. Westerlund is the only
classro^.i'i teacher on the board
and hat served in this position
since th, board was established
approxim lely three years ago.
3 City Schools
To Be Effected
As proposed by the Albemarle
City School Board, improvements
in school facilities at Central Ele
mentary, Senior High, and King-
ville schools will be the subject of
a bond issue in the amount of
$475,000 which will be decided by
an election in late February or
early March.
The largest single item in the
improvement program would be a
modern building to replace the
older of the Central buildings, in
cluding an auditorium and class
rooms. The use of the auditorium
and classrooms in this building
has been restricted for the past
five years.
The Senior High School pro
posal would provide facilities in
cluded in the original plans for
the Senior Hi^ School and deleted
because of lack of funds. The
addition of four standard class
rooms and two special rooms
would ease the present crowded
situation and provide for an in
creased enrollment.
At the present time, students
at the Kingville School attend
classes held in the auditorium,
lunchroom, and scout hut. An ad
ditional classroom wing is a des
perate need of this school.
Specifically, the improvements
at Central Elementary School
would include eight classrooms, an
auditorium for seating approxi
mately 450, a principal’s office,
and a teachers’ lounge. Equip
ment would include standard
classroom furniture, auditorium
chairs, stage curtains, drapes,
blinds, etc. TTie estimated cost is
$228,500.
$180,650 is the estimated cost
of improvements at Albemarle
Senior High School. These im
provements include four class
rooms; two special rooms, one
seating approximately 125 pupils
to be used for television classes,
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Pros To Present
Play Excerpts
Theatre-in-Education, Inc. will
visit the Albemarle Senior High
School February 20 at 1:30 p. m.
to present a one-hour program of
excerpts from three of Shakes
peare’s plays. This group is a
professional New York company
specializing in furthering interest
in educational drama.
The three excerpts to be pre
sented are taken from three of
Shakespeare’s most famous dra
mas.
The first will be from Henry V,
Act V, Scene 2. This scene is
near the end of the play and
deals with a comedy situation
when Henry V woos the defeated
princess Katherine of France.
Secondly, an excerpt from his
famous farce, The Taming of the
Shrew, will be presented. This
play deals with the ageless battle
of the sexes and the doctrine of
male superiority.
Finally, Act III, Scene 1 from
Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark
will be presented. This scene
opens with perhaps the most fa
mous soliloquy in literature: “To
be or not to be: that is the ques
tion.” This entire scene is one
dealing with the deep emoitions
of young Hamlet as he contem
plates and discusses suicide.
The Black Masque Drama Club
will assist in production by help
ing with the props to be used.
These excerpts are presented
with the hope that they will cre
ate and stimulate an interest in
the writings of one of the most
famous playwrights of all times.