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May 5, 1964
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The Full Moon
Published Monthly By Mrs. Gamewell’s Journalism Class
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor Betty Herlocker
News Editor Anita Taylor
Art Editor Suzanne Webster
Photography Editor Sharkey
Feature Editors Judy Hesley, Edith Johnson
Sports Editor Eugene Coley
Assistant Sports Editor Jimmy Lowder
Business Manager Kay Cornelius
Assistant Business Manager Gary Nicholds
Typing Editor Karen Hatley
Circulation Manager Brown Bivens
Pace Editors Letitia Stockton, Nancy Butler,
^age willene Rice
Faculty Advisor N^ncy Gamewell
Staff Members: Andy Cook, Paul Ellis, Nancy Fatkin, Betty Morton,
Kathy Gamewell, Charles Morton, Diane Morton,
Cindy Stone, Carlotta Taylor, Frances Vanhoy, Ma
rie Williams, Ginny Rogers, Allison Harris, Dane
Perry, Teresa Yow, Sandy Kelley, Mark Cook, Buck
Snuggs, Charles Lefler, Sam Truette, Carolyn Eury,
Marian Cranford, Marie Bassow.
May Day
I hate May Day, you know why?
I don’t know, but I hate to lie.
It seems to be another day.
One that cl'j"‘; -3 up the
Calendar with a red array.
It ain’t big over here in the
Good old U. S.
But in the U.S.S.R., it’s used in
excess.
It’s stupid and dumb with
Those ridiculous flowers.
Loved only by medieval friars.
Yes, I hate May Day
I despise it, I loath it,
I hope you feel the same:
That the stupid ol’
Thing will go down the
Bloody drain.
Sam Truette
princiPAL deserves credit
The 1964 Junior-Senior Prcm was a resounding success! ^is
success can be attributed to the enthusiastic response brought about
by the decision to open the event to invite outsiders. As a result
of this overwhelming acceptance of the experiment, the Prom will
be retained as an annual event in the school year at ASHS. Many
students, who otherwise mi^ht have been denied the opportunity,
were able to attend. Many students invited students frcm Oiher
schools and graduates as their guests. These p^le are sure to
have gone away with a favorable impression of our schocl, our
student body, and most of all, our Junior-Senior. We have proved
by this effort that, contrary to the long-disputed opinion, we can
attend a social event of this kind and behave in a manner behtting
Mr^ Webb deserves much credit for the success of this affair.; His
foresight along with his confidence in us is deeply appreciated.
To initiate such a controversial policy certainly proved a step for
ward in the right direction. In addition to this, his interest and
patience were invaluable assets in the planning and carrying out
of the preparations for the Prom.
9 9 9 9
■ ■ ■ ■
The inadvertance of certain personages indiginous to our partic
ular purlieu breeds acerbity not only in our adversaries, but also
in our advocates. This consuetude of invective deportment in our
contemporaries is indeed censurable. It would seem that these very
people would wish to consumate their own perdition through their
inauspicious behavior. , , ,. ,
If we are to procure an efficient decoction for this predicament,
it is imperative that we become proficient at deciphering the em9-
tional motivations that induce these people to function in their
curiOTS $wa^pl^, devious and diverse manners, are reas
onable approximations of ourselves. How can I make such an
insouciant accusation? It is simply because, even if the premise
does have extrinsciality or possibly extraneousness, it is an unmiti-
eated, unadulterated, undisguised, unrefuted verisimilitude that hu
man nature we must all cognizant of this fact is essentially
similar
Therefore, so that we may become more indulgent of these per
sonages, we must recognize their similarity to ourselves and humor
them accordingly.
Should The Election Campaigns
Be Void Of Frivolity?
Inquisitive Inquisitor
"What's the meanest trick youve ever
played on anybody?”
Word (??),Word
What's The Word
What caused raised eyebrows at
the assembly, Tuesday, April 7?
Why, mention of the word
“shuh,” of course! Since the word
has become part of our every
day vocabulary, we must not be
ignorant of its meaning; there
fore, this article is dedicated to
you.
Let’s examine the responses of
students and faculty alike con
cerning the meaning of this mys
tery word.
Teacher: I don’t know what that
word means, but the next time I
hear it, you’re going to the of
fice!
Students: I don’t understand it,
but I hate to ask and appear
dumb! ... you know, like my
father would “shuh” me . . _•
have you ever seen a boy who s
been “shuhed” by his father? ...
no, like a merry “shuh” to you
all! ... I thought it was “shud
. No, it’s “shunk” . . . The
word is not “shunk,” it’s “shun”
. .. Somebody go get Richard! ...
I’ve been trying to conduct meet
ings, and I’ve been griping about
it; I ought to know—it’s “shun,
“shun,” “shun!” ... I don’t
care what it is . . . atten-shun,
now, let’s go get some ra-shuns
. It’s “shunk” ... I don’t care
.No, it’s “shud” . . . Hey,
listen, don’t get down to the
technicalities; it’s when you ...
Sorry, we haven’t the proper
authorities backing us, so we
can’t disclose the real meaning.
If you’re interested, just ask the
“shuh-king!” . . . Hm-m-m, won
der if he knows?
Pro
Have our S. 0. elections be
come a mockery because of the
silliness of campaign speeches?
After hearing the speeches made
this year by certain candidates,
many students may say “yes.”
The majority of the speeches con
tained an excessive amount of hu
mor and inadequate amount of in
formation concerning the candi
date’s qualifications and propos
als. What are our speeches com
ing to when we must resort to
angels, toilet paper, demonstra
tions, and southern belles to get
votes? We are forgetting the true
purpose of campaign speeches: to
acquaint the audience with the
candictete and his qualifications.
Our duty as a conscientious stu
dent boay is not to elect the wit
tiest candidate, but to elect the
candidate who can do the best job
in the office he is seeking, and
one who will represent his school
in a manner fit for other students
to follow. For students who don’t
know the candidates, campaign
speeches serve as a way of ac
quainting these students with the
candi^tes and their qualifications.
Humorous speeches don’t give the
true picture of the candidate run-
iring lor office.
Some humor in campaign
speedies makes the speeches in
teresting and adds zest to them,
but if we continue to have ex-
ce^vely humorous speeches, any
comedian can be elected to an of
fice in the school instead of a
capable person with desire and
determination.
Con
I believe that the Student Coun
cil elections should be conduct^
in a humorous mnnner. This year’s
convention was both informative
and entertaining.
Following the recent S. O.
election campaign, much dis
cussion was aired concerning
the frivolity and the amount of
it shown in the campaigns.
Both students and teachers
were heard mildly debating the
subject.
Full Moon takes the oppor
tunity to bring you both view
points of the situation.
Boys
Unscrevwng the top of the salt
shaker at the lunch table.—^Wayne
Harkey.
Putting a pop bead in the clam
which a student was disecting at
Duke.—Mr. Tyson.
I got mad at my aunt one time,
ran over her with my bicycle
and broke her arm.—James Kee-
ver.
Stealing Coley’s track shoes at
the track meet.—J. W. Lisk.
Yanking the screen off Holland’s
house to cook hamburgers on.—
Lee Youngblood.
Dropping a watermelon off the
top of the bypass. — Herman
Mauldin.
Threw a boy off the pier at the
beach —fully dressed. — Jimmy
Fla th cock
Nominating Kelly for student
body president.—Johnny Burleson.
Just one?—Coach Frazier.
Greased the steps to the “old
folk’s home.”—Richard Frick.
We fed a girl tobasco for ket
chup.—Butch Lowder and Chuckie
Morehead.
Stepping on somebody’s hand.—
Sam Truette.
I stole my sister’s shoes.—Mark
Cook.
Telling a girl her arm was
broken and watching her faint.—
Dan Blalock.
You’re not going to write down
anything about me!—Richard Lit-
tie.
Asking a girl for her telephone
number and then not calling her.
—Bobby Lowder.
Dating two sisters on one night.
—Gary Long.
You’d be surprised! — Terry
Lorch.
Taking the spark plug wire out
of Ed Snuggs’ car.—David Bowen:
Telling my little brother there
wasn’t a Santa Claus. — Tommy
Smith. , - ■ ,
Swiping my Sunday School
teacher’s belt — while he had it
on.—Steve Smith.
The necessary serious aspects
of the convention were made
much more tasteful by being serv
ed with humor. The usual bor
ing, endless drone of praises and
tributes to the candidates sound
like a record being played over
and over. This year the observer
was so caught up in the fast-mov
ing pace of the skits and speech
es that he listened to the serious
comments and hardly realized
that he was learning and forming
an opinion.
Students in the audience found
themselves impressed by both the
showmanship of the_ candidates,
and the spirit of his campaign
manager and helpers. The con
tagion of this spirit made the stu
dent an int^ral part of the con
vention. This informal talent lit
erally "saved the day” for the
convention.
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Juniors:
To your class on behalf of
my classmates, thank you for
a significant and memorable
evening In this most Import
ant of our years In school.
You will realize next year that
you can see all the rewards of
the labors of your preparation
for this prom only when you
have one given in your honor.
It is our honest ho^ that this
time next year you will feel
as richly rewarded as we.
Once again, thanks.
ANDY COOK, Senior
Class President
Girls
Reading one of my test’s di
aries at my sixth grade pajama
party.—Diane Saunders.
Convincing Cindy she was ex
pelled from school in the ninth
grade.—Joanne Lisk.
Convincing Butch I was bom in
Texas.—Sheila Shankle.
I’ve never pulled any tricks on
anyone but I think of some mean
ones pulled on me.—Miss Misen-
heimer.
I guess that “pop” test I gave
to ttie U. S. History Class.-Mrs.
Westerlund.
Putting a porcupine in Nancy
Morton’s mailbox.—Cindy Stone.
Being t>om.—Brookie Smith.
Charging my daddy’s Father’s
Day present.—Janie Ragsdale.
Pulling a faint in front of this
boy I didn’t want to date. — Fran
Miller.
When my sister was little, I told
her she was adopted. — Melissa
Beam.
Playing an April Fool’s trick
on my elementary school princi
pal. It backfired.-Mrs. Young.
Squashing Kay’s hand do\ro in
her ice cream.—Mary Alice Lam
beth.
Made cookies out of hot stui
to feed the seventh graders.—
Martha Garrison.
Snatching Kathy’s pickles. —
Mrs. Gamewell.
Put my brother’s rnadras shirt
in the washing machine with the
other clothes.—Sarah Efird.
I ride with “people” while
Jack’s away at school.—Elaine
Efird.
I pretended I was engaged.—
Nancy Parker. , ,
Putting toothpaste in somebody s
ears while she was asleep on the
bus.—Tanya Lefler. „
Singing “If I Had a Hammer
by moonlight.—Carol Jean Lefler.
Armistice Called
The war’s over and a victor has emerged. As the fniits of vic-
torv are still being bestowed upon the triumphant generals, a silence
dominates the atmosphere of Senior High like that which imme
diately follows a hurricane.
However, the noise of battle still rings in students’ ears. R^
mains of previous battles and engagements can still be seen arwna
the poster-ladden walls. The immortal words of one famws com
mander pronounced with dignity amidst the wilds of confUct, can
easily be spotted at the scene of an eariy battle:
“You can be a violet, too!”
This is only one of many remaining scars which depict the
sincerity and great effort with which the war was fought.
By far the most outstanding batUe of this great struggle and
undoubtedly the one which will be most remembered was the uiitiai
encounter which took place in the auditorium several weeks ago.
u Sn calmly with only a few vertel blasts. But tte argumen^
erew hotter and more striking. Finally, after a penod of intense
Lbate and flaring tempers, the “shot heard 'round the school was
fired The "War cf ’64” had begun. One general made an imme
diate attack with a goddess from above, cutting a deep gap in the
opposition lines. But suddenly an entire military regiment count^^^^
auacked from the rear, advancing with the pounding of drums ano
the crashing of cymbols. Confusion was at the utmost, aid^ W
an earlier “blitzkrieg” of propaganda thrown from the stage by
cp'imistL commandfr. Then from the left came the flashing arms
cf a troop cf Arab tent-pole makers!
To brine the battle to a climax, in sailed that gigantic Georgia
battleshrp the X. z. z. Hesley. With "all-ahead full,” she nearly
torpedoed the entire battle area into mob pandemonium!
This was only the beginning. For an entire week the conflicj
waxed on. But this war was different from any other. Instead o
gun, propaganda was the main weapon. And 1 mean propagan
It was displayed on doors, windows, walls, and ... .
What a week! What a war! However, great as it was. wi‘h
April 14 came the armistice. As everytme waited a»«>cH«>y-.
stirring CPIs'"de was brought to ?. dramatic ending as .
announced the newly elected officers of the Student Organizat
Two Wrongs, No Right!
JcJo's House w-s dirty and ugly probably bemuse JoJo
likewise. TomTom despised JoJo’s ugly house and so he burner
it down, leaving JoJo sad.
“Dumb old TomTom,” croaked JoJo, I hate you.”
“Ah, shut-up,” returned TomTom politely and kicked the
JoJo plainly on the head. "Now, you won’t laugh at me when
read my books.”
“Ho Ho. Ho,” whimpered JoJo reluctantly, and he immediacy
t>egan burning down TomTom's house. “You, dumb old TomT
win suffer too, also.”
Moral: What you don’t do or likewise to yourself depends upo'*
the ugly actions of others.