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THE FULL MOON
April 24, 1973
Student Council . . .
Love It Or Leave It!
By Mary Emmons
In our recent elections, a startling fact came to light. No
longer is there any interest in obtaining a Student Council office.
Four boys ran for the office of president, and two girls for the
office of treasurer. In each of the remaining two offices, the
candidates received the office by forfeit.
What has happened to the interest and enthusiasm previously
shown for leadership and responsibility in the school?
It seems that these important offices have come to be
regarded as burdens rather than the honors that they are. For
several years, active participation in Student Council has
declined, leaving more and more work to the officers and a few
members. Admittedly, this year’s Council has done a good job in
comparison with councils in years past, but the majority of the
work was done by a few members who were willing to give of
their time and talents.
Now we find that, in the elections for Council representatives;
only a few students signed up for eligibility in the district
elections!
...This plainly shows that there is little interest in the Student
Council, so perhaps it should be abolished.
Think for a minute, of the way things would be without the
Council. With the abolition of the Boosters Club already in
effect, there is no longer a homecoming celebration, and with
abolition of the Student Council we lose many other traditions
such as the Chocolate sale, Sadie Hawkins week or the Fifties
Festival, assemblies, and student representation in
administrative decisions. There would be no Human Relations
Council. The closely related class councils would probably fall
also, and with them would go the Sophomore Hop, the Senior
Talent Show, Senior Week, and maybe even the Junior-Senior
Prom.
Overall, life at Senior High wouldn’t be too pleasant without
the Student Council. But, if some interest isn’t shown in the
proceedings before too long, in a few years there won’t be a
council. If you aren’t willing to help out, don’t complain when it
happens. You can help to save the Student Council, and with it,
you can save your rights as a student. Think about it, but don’t
think too long. Act before it’s too late.
Renaissance Of Art Oasses
‘Pagetting (?)
Serving as a pagette in the
North Carolina legislature is a
very nerve-wracking experi
ence, according to Irelou
Easley.
When Irelou arrived at the
YWCA, she got the key for her
room, went up and unlocked the
door, not knowing her room
mate was there. They were both
petrified at the sight of each
other. Irelou’s week really got
off to a great start!
While she was trying to find
the pages’ room in the
legislative building, Irelou
ended up two doors down from
the governor’s office in the
administrative building. Some
one became suspicious and
asked her what she was doing
there, finally directing her to
the legislative building.
After Irelou made it to her
destination, the pages and
pagettes met and were instruc
ted on conduct for the week.
Much to everyone’s dismay, no
drinking, smoking, cursing, or
wearing sloppy clothes would be
permitted during the entire
week. The honorable name of
Caution: The Surgeon General
Has Determined Bicycling Is ...
Some people say ecology is
for the birds. They’re right. But
it’s also for the fish and the
wildlife and the people and the
land and the sea and the air and
the flowers...well, for every-
all the time and ground you
gained.
Second, don’t run through
stop signs and red lights. This
has terrible effects on the
aluminum frames, and bike
Thanks to Mrs. Swanner’s two
talented art classes, the east
wing of the school has been
brightened. Instead of the usual
book and literary displays, a
welcome addition of sculptures,
macramed belts, soap carvings
and other assorted crafts
embellish the library window,
not to mention the rest of the
exhibits: pastels and linoleum
prints which are arranged on
the bookshelves in the library
annex.
Culture and creativity have
definitely reached Senior High
and we owe our utmost praise
and thanks to those who
contributed.
Studies Unlimited
Ask any student in this school
what Independent Study is and
nine times out of ten you won’t
get any kind of an answer. If
you do get any answers, they
will be inconsistent, and
Independent Study will seem
like the biggest mess you ever
heard of. Everyone seems to be
going in different directions.
One of the most interesting of
the directions taken by various
students is the work of Mike
Lowder. Mike has set up an
Independent Study on Law
Enforcement and with the
excellent cooperation of the
Albemarle Police Department,
Mike has been able to progress
quickly.
At the first of the nine weeks,
Mike talked to Chief Tarleton
and explained what his Inde
pendent Study was all about.
Chief Tarleton then put the
entire police department at
Mike’s disposal. Mike explained
in his overview, “A police
officer is one of the most looked
down upon individuals in
society today. A police officer
is, to some, an object of hatred.
Most people fail to realize that a
police officer is human.”
Perhaps the most interesting
thing about Mike’s study is his
field work. Mike rides in patrol
cars on Wednesday and Friday
nights to help him understand
the officer on patrol. Mike has
noted a lot of unique experi
ences while doing this including
the fact that, “women never see
the Radar Car, while a man will
see it and slow down. We even
tried blinking our lights and
waving our hands, but the
women haven’t seen us yet!”
Mike also studies scores of
manuals, tapes and films on
topics ranging from arresting
procedures to the nature of
indecent exposure and obscen
ity offenses. He says that the
success in an independent study
depends on the interest. “If I
hadn’t been interested in this
sort of thing, I would have never
thing. The truth is, ecology is
something that is going.’round:
look at the two most popular
words - recycle and bicycle.
Bicycles used to be the step
between tricycles and driver’s
education, but recently they
have become one of the most
popular forms of fun and
exercise in the U. S. and
Albemarle. However, one can
not just run loose with a
bicycle; he must learn to pedal
defensively. While common
sense should explain the rules of
bicycling, I cannot rely on
people having much common
sense.
First of all, don’t pass cars on
the highway. You’re likely to
have an asthma attack and lose
gotten very far at all”.
So if you are thinking about
Independant Study, take Mike’s
advice, find something you are
interested in.
repairs ain’t cheap, ya know.
Third; don’t pick up hitch
hikers.
Fourth; contrary to some
advisers, don’t keep your eye on
the road: Keep them in your
head so you can see where
you’re going.
Fifth; when riding at night,
always use a headlight. The
boogieman won’t attack ya if
the light’s on.
Always remember to fasten
your seat belt and pedal clips.
the North Carolina pages and
pagettes was to be strictly
upheld.
Many other interesting hap
penings were recorded during
Irelou’s week-long stay in
Raleigh. One day during lunch,
she was so busy that the
assistant page supervisor forgot
to send her to lunch. Because of
the loud noises made by her
stomach, the supervisor realiz
ed what he had done and
brought her some “twinkies” to
eat.
While Irelou was answering
the phone in a senator’s office
during his secretary’s lunch
hour, another page walked in
and asked if the senator’s
“things” were ready. The page
didn’t realize Irelou wasn’t the
secretary, and they both got a
good laugh. A few minutes later
someone else came in and told
Irelou the senator was ready for
his “things.” She never could
figure out what the “things”
were.
Another time, Irelou thought
she saw the Governor in an
office. She quickly straightened
herself up, hoping to look nice
and make a good impression.
The man then turned around,
and much to Irelou’s dismay, it
wasn’t the Governor, only
someone waiting to ask the
secretary in that office for a
date.
As Irelou’s week in the Senate
came to a close, there were
many tearful goodbyes that had
to be said. One was to the
Governor, who she never got to
see. The hardest, however, was
to the assistant page supervisor
who forgot to send her to lunch.
During their last few “glorious”
moments together he commen
ted to Irelou, “Cheer up! You’re
only the second person I ever
forgot to send to lunch!”
Obviously, momentoes is a word which has been mispelled.
Momentoes within all logical norms, could only be what are
found on the feet of a Momen. The Momen is a rare lizard which
can only be found on the island of Nauru in the Pacific. In
French, it is called a Frantique. So, the terrible mistake has
become worse. The correct spelling of the work is mementos,
which are reminders of times past. So instead of talking about
antiques, the writer was talking about the toes of a Frantique.
One Giant Leap For Us . • .
A-Hoo-Rah-Ray And A Tiger For ‘Cheaper By The Dozen’
BY ROY ROGERS
Opening night is hard on any
cast and crew; after months of
work, this is the moment of
truth, when the entire troupe
puts it all on the line to the “real
critics”: an audience that can
make or break the play. With
this in mind, together with the
fact that the majority of actors
had never previously perform
ed, it would appear that the
people planning “Cheaper by
the Dozen” were asking for
trouble when they set the date of
performance for Friday the
thirteenth.
As it happened, things
couldn’t have turned out better
for the play. There was the last
minute hustle-bustle with last
minute details, but every
member of the cast was fired up
and ready to go when curtain
time arrived. All in all, the play
went off quite smoothly; even
the things that didn’t go right
during practice fell right into
place in the performance (the
telephone ringing was synchro
nized so that it stopped when
Bain picked it up.) Surely if any
of the cast wasn’t sure about the
overwhelming success of the
play, the response from the
audience should have reassured
them. The crowd couldn’t have
been more pleased.
Crowd! Such a sizeable body
of people for an evening event at
school hasn’t been witnesed in
years; “Spectaloscope” doesn’t
count, because that involved
students for all over the county.
Usually about a third to a half of
the seats are vacant, but this
time there was virtually a full
house. That means the play was
not only good for the people who
participated in it, but that it was
something to entertain and
interest the public. School-com-
munity interaction.
Which brings us to the
importance of the play in
another sense. This success
story is an example of what a
group of really interested
students can do, for this was not
the seed of some club, but the
desire to put on a production by
a number of students. After
convincing Mr. Hawkins of the
idea, they had Mr. Hawkins find
a director. Presto! Mrs. Jane
Hartsell. Here was a director
who was not a faculty member,
so her energies did not have to
be divided into so many
directions. Then some details
about the play were worked out
and auditions were held.
So here was a group of people
bonded together by a desire to
reach a goal: to present a play.
They were dedicated enough to
give up their time, and plenty of
it, to work hard to attain their
goal. There was no room for fair
weather people in this group.
Now there are funds for another
play next year, under the same
conditions. If there was any way
to fashion our clubs and student
government in this manner, we
could really accomplish things
and have something to be proud
of.
Let’s hear a hoo-rah-ray and a
tiger for “Cheaper by the
Dozen” and the cast and crew
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