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i rr,Jhe BELLES ' ' ' OF SAINT MARY'S PobUshea every two week, by the M«deM body ot S.lnt Mary’s School Editor-in-Ghief ■ Business Manager Exchange Editor Faculty Advisor LoTJisE Jordan Miss Kate Spruill Timpy Woods Mr. C. a. P. Moore STAFF Mary Jane Yeatman Alexa McCoel BtroiE Watters Helen Noeix Virginia Allison Mary Kistler Beppie Hunter Erwin Gant Sylvia Cullum Jean Miller Dorothy Diggs Timpy Woods Lily TVilson Theresa Anderson Sue Clapp Martha Watts EEFLECTIONS: I. THE HONOE SYSTEM Dolnw k a summary of remarks gleaned from inter- , “ stXts aJd from disc»s»»s among them, regarding the success of the honor system. The student body has yet to ^allejly of the honor systein, except “Well,^m to the question of its success is a ^ditaUve,^^ W ^h'^heart to sTy’the'gowr'nment she has struggled hard the heart to say the go_ audacity to preserve ^ital to the old girls, but r.h»Tthrfan'st it h.. ontirel, Mfflled enpeot.. tions. enee, they would not have been driiwn up. Therefore^ students are on their honor to abide by rules and to keep others from breaking them. This presents a rather gloomy aspect, but regardless of the honor system’s imperfections, every old girl here, and most of the new girls, will fight to keep it rather than return to the proctor system. “JUDGE NOT, LEST YE BE JUDGED” (Virginia Intermont Cauldron) >ns. . 1- • * *„ They agree that, if anything can, it wi ® • ^ a ooc One new sirl remarked that a tiiena major offenses. One ne g ™ S” to gX wriLlmob. .nytuns enee. ^— Nearly everyone agrees that the ultimate success of tbe boner a?«em will eome with the control o£ petty .L Students argue that some members of the ffcX donWc^urage^complete self-government pn the hslh Therfeel thft hall teachers db not positively ItLtodtLt report themselvesi and » con^ remind them about hall regulations, ibis is a a agreeable duty that hall presidents should perform. Then some students are dubious about the success of the^ honor system because they do not think the student {Tody has captured the spirit behind it, ^.e., studento may be consLntious in reporting themselves but they faif to understand the basic principles underlying g lations The cardinal point here is the observance of regulations. Eeporting violations is merely a poor substitute for observing regulations dUfer! without a reason. If breaking them made no differ Virginia Intermont is such a grand place that it seems a shame to undermine some of its finest ideals by indulging so freely in a dormitory sport as useless and harmful as “catting.” We raise insurmountable har riers by our intolerance; by our refusal to overlook others’ mistakes. We apparently don’t realize that when we “cat,” “bull,” and gossip we are just sticking our necks out,” for we, too, are apt to make mistakes, and what is to prevent our being the subject of a bul * ?? 9 S0SS1O11 i Each one of us would yell herself hoarse at our hockey game's, but are we big enough to refuse to add a iuicy bit the next time a bull session gets under way. We don’t have to be nasty about it—there are more ways than one of being nice. What else on earth can be as destructive of catty femmes ? Sure—“everybody does it, Imt ^ho is “everybody” ? You and I are everybody, and it we don’t cat, why, then, no one will! T T P P w h d fi h 11 f( IS bi L C d. IV c a: I d I IV si I A b, 11 IN DEFENSE OF FAILURE Monthly test week has come and gone with its inevi table outcome. A few students have made high grades, the majority have passed with a fair mark, and some have failed. , , i Those students who have failed in spite of hard work are apt to be ready to stop trying and le^'e themselves classed with the persistent “fiunkers.” They have no cause for such discouragement. There are reasons o their failure, i.e., incorrect study habits and physical exhaustion or nervous strain. Correct study habits are exceedingly important. A student can sit for an hour pouring over one Paragraph ^ and not be able to remember a word J hour later. She can say to herself, however. Well, I JuM don’t understand why I don’t know it; I studied hard. tl Study requires concentration. If a student is diMurbe by noise, she should find a quiet place for study. 1. her mind continues to wander, she should foice herse h to pay attention to her work. ^ Physical exhaustion from insufficient sleep, or ner\^ ous strain, is dangerous at test time. If possible, work should be prepared early to eliminate the ^^essity of staying up late or rising early to study. It is of e prefer!ble to get a good night’s rest and JeM f with a clear head to use the facts one does know than to sit up half the night cramming, and wake up with J lot of muddled ideas in a tired brain. n A student has not completely failed until she stoj w trying to succeed! If she has failed once she knows p that her work has to be improved, but she need not sc despair. She will succeed with soberness and deternii nation.
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