Page 6 THE FULL MOON April I. 1966 A Critical Corner A Combined Effort For the first time in the many years the school has been in operation, the baccalaureate sermon will be combined with the graduation exercises.' The combination of these two services may have caused concern among some students and parents; however, it need not. Although this is changing a tradition of sorts, it is in keeping with more modern standards. As a matter of fact, most schools have already cancelled the baccalaureate sermon from their order of graduation. Certainly the combination of the two services is an excellent move for several practical reasons. In the first place, attendance for the baccaluareate sermon has steadily declined in the past years. The decline is noted both in student and parent attendance. Another valid reason for the combination is that stu dents are more interested in their graduation service and tend to place more importance on it. By combining the two, seniors spend less time and trouble rehearsing for two separate occasions. We feel that the vote by the seniors to combine the baccalaureate sermon and graduation exercise was an intelligent and time-saving decision. Get Out And Vote — Right! Voting for president of the student body should be preceded by much deliberation. We should base our choice on certain criteria —ability to work well with others, past experience, ability to speak before a group, a sense of humor, respect and concern for others, poise, dignity, vision, initiative, intelligence, and unselfish dedica tion. Let’s make this election a contest based on merit rather than a popularity contest. Hail To The Varsity Shouldn’t we think it an honor to have a champion basketball team and an honor to represent our school at the basketball games? If so, how can we persist in doing something which brings dishonor to our teams and our school? This is in reference to a school cheer—“Rip ’em up, tear ’em up, give ’em h Blue!” Of course, we may say, “It’s just a cheer. We’re not dishonoring our school.” But yet, when we receive a personal letter from a specta tor at one of the games, expressing surprise and personal offense at the use of such a cheer, isn’t it time to give this cheer more thought? If the executives of the school reprimand this cheer, shouldn’t we feel it a dishonor to our school if we fail to refrain from its use? The answer is yes. Let us hope none of our stu dents will make future use of this cheer. Beatles, Hair And Vision Have you been seeing less and enjoying it less? Perhaps this phenomena is a result of too much hair blocking your line of vision. Some students sport “eye-covering’’ hair-do’s. Long hair-do’s are fine for singing groups, if they want to put their lives in danger. But for students, the line has to be drawn somewhere! Bangs are nice, but if you find yourself bump ing into things and people, your “cilia” is probably too long! Besides the danger in this type of hair style, there is also the matter of personal appearance. A hairdo should be neat and clean. Let’s keep our barbers happy! STANDARD OFFICE GABLE'S EQUIPMENT CO. • “Complete Line Of Fine Fashions For School Supplies’’ Ladies and Men Phone 982-7111 • 175 N. Second St. S. SECOND ST. Albemarle, N. C. ALBEMARLE. N. C. Every Student Needs A Book Like This! Why Not Ge+ Yours Today? DE Students Place Well In State Contest Lorraine Davis placed second in DE Student of the Year Contest and Myra Rothwell was second runner-up for Associate President at the Distributive Education State Leadership Conference in Raleigh, March 10-12. Albemarle DECA club received a three-star plaque and $35.00. The theme of the con ference was “Developing Future Leaders for Marketing and Dis tribution.” Other Albemarle students at tending the conference were Ce celia Corne, Barbara Caudle, and Cathy Ceils. Lorraine entered three state con tests; DE Student of the Year, Sales Demonstration, and DE Sweetheart. She competed with twelve other district winners. Myra campaigned at the con ference for Associate President of the State Distributive Education Club. Cathy, Barbara, and Cecelia served as Albemarle’s voting dele gates to the convention. The highlight of the convention ners were announced at this ban- Xi”" pnysicai education quet. IWr. Chuck Morehead gives first aid pointers to Gwen Boyd and Jean Ray, members of Mrs. Gamewell’s fifth period physical edu cation class. PE Students Learn First Aid Mr. Chuck Morehead, captain of the Albemarle Rescue Squad, presented a first aid program to the members of Mrs. Gamewell’s Saturday, election and installa tion of officers was held. FOR “ANNIE GET YOUR GUN” (Continued from Page 1) Webb, Carol Renger, and Jane Nicholds portrayed the brother and sisters of Annie. “Annie Get Your Gun” is the story of Annie Oakley in the 1890’s and opens as the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show comes to Annie’s hometown. Frank Butler is the sharpshooter of this group and is challenged by the expert marksman, Annie Oakley. Annie wins the contest and is invited to travel with the show throughout Europe. As times elapses Frank leaves Buffalo Bill’s show and joins with Pawnee Bill. Neither show has much money so the two shows decide to combine into one. At the conclusion of the play Annie decides that her love for Frank is more important than competing with him in shooting matches. Members of the Student Council have promoted ticket sales, and the Library Club has made posters for publicity downtown. Local civic clubs have also aided great ly in promoting interest. Other people and committees who greatly boosted the success of the performance include Mrs. Tommy Hearne and all the dan cers; Miss Elizabeth Brooks and the costume committee; Mrs. Bill Cain, organist; Mr. Sammy An drew, pianist; the Journalism class for assembling the program; Deb bie Weemhoff and the scenery committe; Grey Gamewell and the make-up commitee; the pro perty committee; Randy Burton and his work as stage manager; Ruth Howell and Reed McSwain as prompters; the audio-visual boys and their backstage work; and Buddy Patterson, lighting Chic Shop, Inc. 136 W. Main St. Specializing In Teenage Fashions Clothing For Young Miss And The Best Dressed Girls. K. & L DRUG STORE — Prescription Druggists — Complete Fountain Service YU 2^1S ; YU ^7314 During a two-week period, Mr. Morehead discussed the major as pects of first aid from animal bite to external cardiac massage. One of the most interesting areas of this program was the study of mouth to mouth resuscitation in which the girls worked in teams and went through the actual process. The girls also had the opportunity to work with such equipment as splints, bandages, braces, and a dummy which Mr. Morehead brought. Mrs. Game- well concluded, “Mr. Morehead did a marvelous job; our girls were most receptive and I think it’s a shame that every student in school can’t have the oppor tunity to attend such a session.” North Stanly DE Are Guests Of Local Group DE students from North Stan ly were guests at the monthly DECA meeting March 14. Members from both North Stanly and Albemarle who at tended the State Distributive Ed ucation Leadership Conference in Raleigh presented the program. Charleen Huneycutt, Twinkle Treece and Wanda Shaver serv ed refreshments. Debaters Host Round - Robin Tournament The Albemarle debaters were hosts to the Round-Robin Debate Tournament for this district, March 9. The issue debated this year was whether the federal gov ernment should adopt a program of compulsory arbitration in labor- management disputes in basic in dustries. The Parkwood teams, both affirmative and negative, won the tournament and will go on to the state championship tourna ment. Schools participating were Albemarle, Monroe, Piedmont, and Parkwood. Albemarle’s debaters were Sara Mabry and Frank Rus sell on the affirmative team and Steve Brown and Keith Wolf on the negative team. technician from Pfeiffer College, who further enriched the play through his work. Hi-Y. Tri-Hi-Y Elect District Council Officers Representatives of various Hi- Y and Tri-Hi-Y clubs attended the District Four Council meet ing March 12 in Burlington, N. C. Beth Eddins was elected presi dent of the district and will therefore attend the Council of the Carolinas May 7 and 8. Anne Taylor and Ralph Burle son were also named alternate delegates to this convention. Sophs Study Greek Drama Mrs. Gamewell’s sophomore Advanced English class is now studying Greek drama. Having completed Oedipus Rex, they are now reading other plays by early Greek authors. Simultaneously they are continuing their vocabu lary study. Hatley Attends Ed. Meeting Mr. Hatley, president of North Carolina Science Teachers, at tended the N. C. educational an nual meeting conducted March 25 at Harrelson Hall on the cam pus of N. C. State University. Mr. Hatley was in charge of the program. FAGAN'S BOOK SHOP 130 S. Second St. ALBEMARLE, N. C. A Wide Choice Of Paperback Books COLLINS & AIKMAN Automotive Division . Albemarle, N. C. Carolina Solite Corp. MANUFACTURING SOLITE. LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE Plant: Aquadale — Sales Office: Charlotte P. O. Box 987, Albemarle, N. C.