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May Court
AND
Marshals
Chosen
Honor Society
AND
Legislative Body
Introduced
-^BELLES./-
OF SAINT MARY’S
VoL. I, No. 11
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLIHA
April 1, 1938
newly organized honor society introduced
Wednesday morning, March 23,
Kate Spruill announced the f gSce
Hary’s Lnor Society, the Order of *e C rcle bmce
Christmas several students, with Mrs. _ru
Miss Spruill, have planned this ’■eXO^^^tionary stepjo^
ward the improvement of school ^
ment of high ideals in scholarship and citizensh p,
present the organization with this P^^P®®®'
circle symbolizes unity, so the purpose o I- „^„moii£
tion shall be to promote a spirit of .^Xnt!
the students and between the faculty an oprvice
hy the cultivation of high ideals of ^®®7ents
Gtizenship, and scholarship, and to assist ^ „
in finding their place in school life and ac ivi ,
Members for the honorary organization o
shall be chosen from the Senior, Junior^
snail be chosen from the benior, dumui, - ‘
and Business students who average a t 1
better, and uphold the high ideals of the s
s stuaenis wuo avciogv. •
Setter, and uphold the high ideals of the society. A
ao time shall the number of members exceed twenty,
one-third of which, mostly Seniors, shall be chosen i
the fall, and the remaining two-thirds, mostly Juniors,
in the spring,
in. the sprine*. -.r* o iii
At the beginning of each school year, as j. iss PJ^
did last WeLesday, because the order is not eomplete y
organized, the president of the Circle shall explain to
the student body the purposes and objectues
organization, the honor of being a member and tne
method of tapping new members. Old members s a
tap the new members on a specified day by p acing
a circle of some material in their hands so that on y
those persons know they have been tapped. The names
of new r» iTntil after initia
persons know they have Deen xdpptju. ^
of new members shall remain a secret until after initm'
^?n, which shall be held on a night designated by tlie
Circle. Aftov +1.Q ppremonv. the old members
wnich shall be held on a nignt aesigu^ncvi
Circle. After the private ceremony, the old members
wall form a circle on the back campus in front o
Molt. One by one the new members shall be brougnt
into the circle and when the service is ended, the mem-
oers shall walk single file around the campus by Mrs.
Cruikshank’s house and in front of Smedes until t ey
have made a circle, completing the symbolical meaning
01 their name.
ineir name. ,
•fis the chosen leaders of the Saint Mary s stu en
IT 4-1,. 4 .. i,„,.„ 4->iannpd their
me cnosen leaders oi tne oami j 4.1, •
^®oy, the members of the Circle have planned their
organization to use their influence for the best interest
fhe school; to encourage scholastic excellence among
ihe students; to promote a spirit of cooperation between
Me faculty and students; to instill in the student body
Membership in this organization is the highest honor
that can comd to a Saint Mary’s student. The charter
members have established these high ideals and intend
“ follow them through. The Circle is not a social
order; a girl wins her membership on her own individ
'“LTdenis are invited to watch this inUiation, but are
asked not to come out in the yard while it is in progres .
STUDENT-PACULTY LEGISLATIVE ASSE5IBLY
On Tuesday morning, March 29, Mary Louise Rid
dick announced the definite plans
of a legislative assembly, to be called the Student
Faculty Legislative Body. As the name imp les, 1
aim is “to promote understanding and cooperation be
tween teachers and students and to establish for us and
our successors the common feeling that the govermng
of this school is the duty and responsiUhty of every
student.” Accordingly, the body shall consist of seven
faculty members and fifteen studeiA members ihe
faculty members shall include the Dean of Students,
the Assistant to the Dean, the Honor Council Adviser
and fonr faculty members appointed by the President
of the school. The student members shall include the
President of the Student.Body, the Vice P^®®^^®^*
the day students, six class representatives elected by t
respective classes, the editor of the handbook, and the
claL presidents, who are to serve as ^cto members.
Thfs is to be a legislative body, a body designed o
consider and pass upon proposals tendered by the stu
dents to their class representatives, ^ la not another
Honor Counoil.. !.»
in the
us; to promote a spirit 01 ..
iacuity and students; to instill in the student boay
feeling of responsibility for the welfare of the sclioo
and a spirit of service and leadership; to consider and
discuss problems of the school and to follow an estab-
ished plan toward cultivating fellowship among
students.
Honor Uouncii. it is nuu a .l. 0.4.0.40^
students’ voice in the 8°'’®"’?"^®''*° ten for W ii
The legislative body is a logical step te^J^ard _ ^
uerfection of a government “of, by, and for the stu-
Lnts.” It was not so many years ago that we were
1 /xifilxr hv jm executive department, the Presi-
governed so ey y judicial department, the
Pnimcil was I;on added; but the two depart-
Sn" ».re s.Al «p.~ted b, an intangible barner.
They 7““Ij„tion of the Wo w.e needed in
IrpSseTs lo make the law. by wh^ we are governed,
balancing and
ehSing each other, and working “Bother toward a
STanTn™J^.‘nd7repa«bk%«r™^^^ life of
every student.