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Vol. 34 —No. 6
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
February 29, 1968
Gamewell's
Guinea Pigs
Educate Moore
Advanced English IV students,
with the assistance of Mrs. Game-
well, have recently tried to prove
that they know more about them
selves than anyone else does.
In an attempt to help the Gov
ernor’s Study Commission on the
Public School System of North
Carolina, the students have con
ducted forum discussions on “prob
lem” questions concerning values
in school.
_ Questions which were pondered
include the following: (1) In what
specific ways can the schools help
the student to achieve and main
tain a worthy purpose in life?
(2) In what specific ways can
the schools help the student im
prove his self-concept, to believe
'n his worth as an individual?
(3) In what specific ways can the
schools become more effective in
teaching those values which are
important for living in a demo
cratic society?
After consulting ministers, phil
osophers, teachers, principals, and
eyen mothers, the N. C. Commis
sion concluded that possibly the
greatest source of information was
the students themselves.
Certain “sample” classes from
the N. C. high schools were se
lected to discuss the questions and
to help the Commission find con
crete answers to their questions.
As stated by A. C. Dawson, “So
much is happening in public educa
tion at the present time that it is
hard for us to keep up with all
that is going on.
“I cannot impress upon you too
strongly the importance of the
Work of the Commission. Its dis
cussions and recommendations will
be extremely important to the pro
fession in the years ahead.”
— Marlene Whitley
Rejane Speaks
To Student Body
On Honneland
Rejane Abrcu presented the stu
dent body with an assembly on
her native country, Brazil, during
fifth period, February 28.
She reported that Brazil is the
largest country in .South America,
and it is divicJed into twenty-two
states and four territories. Coffee,
sugar, and corn were cited as the
main products of Brazil.
Slides were shown to the stu
dents in order that they might get
a more realistic picture of the
country.
Rejane gave a description of
the two largest cities in Brazil. Rio
de Janeiro, a tremendous and
“eautiful city; and Sao Paulo,
Well-known as a business city. Rio
"'as at one time capital of her
country, Rejane recollected. Bra
silia became Brazil's capital in
1960 after being built in only five
years.
Rejane noted the similarities in
the governments of Brazil and the
'"'•S. Brazil’s democratic govern-
"icnt is headed by a president
)vho is elected for a four-year
term by the people. She said
t^nat there are also two parties in
I'er government; the Arena and
the M.D.B.
Her hometown of Fortaleza, a
seacoast town in northwestern
“razil, was depicted by Rejane
3s having fair 85-degree weather
year-round.
Rejane explained that there are
three classes of people in Brazil:
“le poor, the middle, and the up-
She said that most of the
P^ple are Catholics.
One Senior, Four Juniors
To Visit British Isles
Billy Freeman, Mary Kay Hannell, Mary Lou Weydell, and Mary
Kay Austin chat about their summer exile to the British Isles.
Sophomores Dish Out Slop
Talented sophomores plunged into the annual talent show with
"Sophomore Slop,” Thursday, February 15. during fifth period.
Action began in the “Don Carson Show” with the Masters of
Ceremonies. Don Kimmer and Donny Davis.
Three local bands performed in the talent show. The Caravelles,
consisting of Sherrill Calloway. Reggie Hudson. Mike Nash, Billy
Purser, and Tommy Whitley, appeared first.
As the show moved on. The Changing Times, formed by Reggie
Poplin, Johnny Snuggs, Mike Ken-
drick, Winky Eddins, Tony Martin,
and Jimmy Bell, sang two songs
from their repertoire.
Susan Squires, the only soloist to
perform, sang two folk ballads, ac
companying herself on the guitar.
“Rain, the Park, and Other
Things.” a current record, was in-
Mary Kay Austin, a junior, will
go abroad this summer under the
Experiment in International Liv
ing. She will leave for Europe
June 22 and return to the United
States August 16.
Upon her arrival in Ireland, she
will begin with a group of ten or
twelve Experimenters, and the
group will divide to go live with
their Irish families for four weeks.
After the four weeks, the Ex
perimenters will rejoin, each
bringing with him a member from
his family. The entire group then
will tour Ireland for two weeks
to such places as the Blackwater
River, the Aran Islands, and pre-
Christian forts.
After applying for the Experi
ment. Mary Kay was selected on
the basis of her academic and
activities records.
Four To Tour Scotland
One senior and three juniors
will tour Scotland this summer as
a result of their acceptance under
the American Institute for Foreign
Study Program.
Melanie Morehead, a senior,
Mary Kay Hannell, Mary Lou
Weydell, and Billy Freman jun
iors, will leave the United States
on July 4 and will return here
August 14.
The tour will include a stay at
IXindee, Scotland, where they will
study such courses as “Modern
Britain” and archaeology at the
University of Dundee.
After the study at Dundee is
completed, the students will tour
England and then complete their
tour by visiting France.
Pick A Program
Students seeking the answer
to the question of their future
careers should take advantage
of the many summertime oppor
tunities offered to help them
find this answer.
This summer eighteen de
partments of twelve colleges
and universities will conduct
one-or-two-week orientation in
stitutes in major career areas.
These programs are sponsored
by the Oregon-based Scientists
of Tomorrow, a non-profit cor
poration.
The two major programs are
JESSI for those interested in
the sciences and engineering
and CASSI for those interested
in the liberal arts. In addition
to these, other fields such as
Business Management. Denist-
ry. Law. and Professional For
estry may be expored in
specialized institutes.
These programs open to
sophomores, juniors, and sen
iors, may help in making a
career choice.
For additional information
and applications, see our Guid
ance Counselor, Mrs. Fry.
acted by Billy Purser and Karen
Almond, with the following flower
girls: Debbie Barbee, Shelia Rit
chie, Karen Almond, Connie Holt,
Sharon Stowe and Ann Burleson.
The “Don Carson Show” was
sponsored by well-known tooth
paste, bacon, and cigarette com
panies.
Taking part in the commercials
were Joe Cotton, Cathy Barger,
Shelia Ritchie, Connie Holt, Ann
Denning, Nancy Funderburk,
Sharon Stowe, Wanda Parker, Ann
Burleson, Debbie Barbee, Jane
Garrison, and Karen Almond.
The show was concluded by an
other well-known band. The Twi
lights, consisting of Don Kimmer,
Alan Justus. Philip Drye. Steve
Bennett, Dennis Rickman. Dick
Ross. Terry Burleson, and Mike
Peeler.
NHS Sponsors
Honor Roll Tea
Members of the National Honor
Society entertained students who
made semester honor roll at the
annual Honor Roll Tea. Thurs
day. February 22.
Invitations in the shape of the
National Honor Society insignia
were presented to one hundred
and fifteen students who main
tained a B average for the fall
semester.
Teachers were also invited to
attend the tea which extendi
from 2:06-3:05 in the student
lounge.
Refreshments consisting of
cokes, cookies, and peanuts were
served.
Decorations pertained to Wash
ington’s Birthday, and large paper
hatchets bearing the names of the
students present covered the win
dows.
Mrs. Nell Westerlund is sponsor
of the local chapter.
North To Host
Banquet For
Publications
Stanly and Rowan County
schools will participate in the sec
ond annual Publications Banquet
this spring at North Stanly High
School.
Competition is open to high
school annuals and newspapers.
Cash certificates will be awarded
to first place winners, and run-
ners-up will receive honorable
mentions.
Annuals will be judged by rep
resentatives from the various pub
lishing companies. Three profes
sors from the School of Journal
ism of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill will ana
lyze newspaper entries.
Categories Are Expanded
Newspaper categories will be
enlarged to include the following
fields: news, news-feature, fea
ture, sports, sports-feature, editor
ials, photography, art, lay-out, ad
vertisements, and over all worth.
Annuals will receive recognition
in the areas of cover originality
class layout, introduction, theme!
title page, division pages, sports,
and activities. Moreover, each
staff should select its most valu
able member, and he will receive
a cash certificate.
Tickets for the banquet are now
on sale for $1.75,
Cesar Comes To Senior High
Pieiiier Grads
Begin Practice
Four Pfeiffer College seniors
will shortly begin practice teach
ing in the classrooms of Mr.
Frazier, Miss Caughman, Mrs.
Smith, and Mrs. Gamewell.
The two English majors are
Steve Phillippi and Mrs. Diane
Hudson. The math and biology
majors are Mary Kobulnicky and
Sharron Holt, respectively.
These student teachers have
been observing classes every
Thursday since February 1. They
are scheduled to begin teaching
March 13.
The newest faces seen in the
hall recently are those of Cesar
Delgado, an exchange student
from Peru, and his American
brother, Ricky Taylor.
Ricky, whose father is the new
minister at Grace Baptist Church,
comes to us from Prospect Hill, a
community just outside of Bur
lington.
Cesar, who lives in the city of
Lima, comes from a family of
four: his mother and father, and
12-year-old brother Hugo. Cesar’s
father is a bookkeeper in a hos
pital. and in his words “My moth
er does nothing.” meaning she is
a housewife.
Sponsored by the International
Fellowship, Inc., Cesar arrived
in the United States, December 28,
along with 89 other Peruvian stu
dents, 35 of whom are from his
school.
Asked how he was selected to
participate in this program, Cesar
stated that the top English stu
dents in his school were offered
the opportunity to apply. The In
ternational Fellowship, Inc. is a
non-profit organization whose pur
pose is to foster better relations
between our nation and other na
trons of the world. This program
is an outgrowth of the Great
Books Club of Buffalo, New York,
whose aim was to learn more
about the other people of the
world. In order to qualify for
selection by Fellowship, a student
must fulfill strict requirements
and must write a 200-word theme
on specific questions listed on the
application.
Upon his return to Peru in the
middle of March. Cesar will begin
his fourth year of high school
which is comparable to our
eleventh grade. Unlike American
schools, the Peruvian schools of
that country operate from April
to December since the South
American seasons are just op
posite of ours. It is Cesar’s hope
that he will return to the United
States after graduation to continue
his education in the field of Physi
cal Education, possibly in a Cali
fornia college.
Myra, Alice, Terry and Rita inform Cesar
language?
.about the English