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VoL. I, No. 10
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
March 11, 1938
GYM DEMONSTRATION IS SUCCESS
Oil Monday night, March 7, at 8 o’clock the students
^ Saint Mary’s under the direction of Miss Rebecca
Harvey and Miss Amelia Vincella presented a large,
successful gym demonstration. The exhibition was a
uisplay of group work, and every girl in school took
some part.
^ The program opened with a (irand March under Miss
flarvey’s direction after which the same group dis-
pluyed fundamental marching tactics demonstrating
^uythm in fundamental bodily skills.
A smaller group directed by Miss Harvey gave a
uemonstration of Mimetics, exercises representing ditfei’-
®ut activities and sports. To the accompaniment of
suitable music, the girls “acted out” diving, swimming,
useball, paddling, fencing, and see-saw.
Miss Vincella directed the Modern Dancing, which
showed the fundamental movements in the rhythm of
he modern dance and poise and grace on the part of
'he students.
.The Danish Exercises and Folk Dancing, by a group
et Miss Vincella’s students, involved the use of the
'urge muscles of the body. These free moving exercises,
producing flexibility of the body, through their interest
ing combinations and rhythmical quality are a joy to
person doing them. They require, however, con
centration and coordination.
The six couples illustrating Ball Room Dancing were
luteresting group. These girls, under the super-
yision of Miss Vincella, exhibited the progressive steps
u rnodern social dancing from the walk to more com-
Pueated movements.
j) Hirls particularly skilled in Zel-ball, Ping-Pong,
uule Ball, and Badminton demonstrated these games
tj^^'can easily be played by young and old, after which
“IT defeated the Sigmas in an hilarious game of
rtunian Croquet.”
bv^Ar^ **Top Hatters,” a tap dancing group instructed
y Miss Vincella, showed ease and skill in an attractive
jjUtiUe; and Laura Dingle, Merrie Haynes, Betty
IV^Hlen Montgomery, and Virginia Trotter after-
'demonstrated an even more difficult one. Betty
ut displayed unusual talent in a solo tap.
jjj.. Stunts, Tumbling, and Pyramid Building showed
Di ^'^I'dual skill as well as successful group work. Laura
sta*^^ • Virginia Trotter were particularly out-
fji '**ding, performing many difficult and spectacular
head ^^^^'dstands, and balancing feats. The group did
jji stands in succession, the rocking chair, and skin-
PVr^ snake, enjoyable but strenuous exercises. The
pi ^|“S were perhaps the most spectacular group dis-
y of balance and coordination.
The entire demonstration was a great success and a
magnificent tribute to the work of Miss Harvey, Mias
Vincella, and the student body. The gym was pre
pared for the exhibition with spotlights and seats for
the many visitors. The success of this enterprise
through the cooperation of the students and faculty
should be a challenge to them in their further associa
tions and an inducement to more such activities in
which the whole school takes part.
MISS DAVIS ENTERS PIjAYS IN FESTIVAL
On March 23-26, the annual Drama Festival con
ducted by the Carolina Playmakers Association will be
held in Chapel Hill. Miss Davis will enter two plays
in the contest: One, a Spanish one-act play, “Poor
John”; the other, an original one-act tragedy, “Second
Cousins,” written by Phoebe Bashore. Phoebe sub
mitted a one-act play in the Festival last year, won the
right to produce it in the contest, and took first place
for the production of her play. This year Phoebe sub
mitted another play and has again won the privilege
of presenting it. It is a tragedy portraying the life in
a Pennsylvania Dutch settlement.
POSTURE WEEK ENDED
The Gym Department has awarded the following
prizes for the posture week contest held February 15-18 :
First place for best posture, won by Frances Cox,
was a beautiful engraved gold bracelet.
A valuable book of modern artists was awarded to
Merrie Haynes for ber first prize winning poster, “Do
You Look Like Tbis?”
Otber awards for posture went to Helen Kbndrick
and Louise Jordan, who received second and third
places respectively. Jean Hunt for her “Angel or
Angle” poster, and Mary Few for her “Have Times
Changed So Much ?” poster, tied for second place in the
poster contest, and Hallie Townes won third place for
her poster “Must You Waddle So, My Dear?”
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