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OF SAINT MARY’S
XIII, No. 2
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
October 6, 1950
Senior Class Chases Sasser, Hall, Chief Dance Marshal Invites All
Saunders As Leaders For 1950-’51 Girls To First Girl-Break Dance
Class Also Elects C.A.P. Moore
^acuity Advisor for This Year
Saint Mary’s senior class have
their officers for the coming
'•^hool year. These officers are Mar-
l^i'et Anne Sasser, vice-president;
>}ice Saunders, secretary; Vir-
pua Hall^
treasurer; Margaret Gas-
legislative body representative;
>1(1 “Mickie” Shannon, dance mar-
slial.
Margaret Anne Sasser, of Con-
is a member of the Stage Coach
M BELLES staffs, YWCA and is
‘Msrmu.
■p .
. ^^Uiuce Saunders, of Lumberton,
I ® member of the Canterbury Club,
. Guild, a Server and news edi-
\of the BELLES. She is a Sigma.
' irginia Hall, of Elizabeth City,
A member of the Canterbury Club,
7'ar Guild, Granddaughters’ Club,
'‘J is a Mu.
''largaret Gaston, of Belmont, is
c,.'’>ember of the YWCA and is a
'■'smc.
j, Mickie” Shannon, of Greenville,
y^ili Carolina, is a member of the
1;CA, BELLES, and is a Mu.
lit-
>e class also elected as their fac-
‘'>ih’iser Mr. C. A. P. Moore,
senior class president, was
^»tel last spring.
Yo .
b’wanterbury Picnic
Orientation Week
I f,|^l>e YWCA and the Canterbury
111 Were joint hostesses at a picnic
Sejitember 24 in the gym.
meeting of the student body
|(,.„»ded the orientation week of
picnic-style supper consisting of
®sel)urgers, potato chipsj candy
mid milk was served from a
Sigma-Mu Program
Welcomes New Girls
Old Girls Introduce New Girls
To SMS Athletic Association
Sigma-Mu athletic associations
had their annual initiation program,
Friday, September 29. The Sigma’s
and Mil’s initiated approximately 57
new girls each.
xVll the old girls first went to the
auditorium. Sigma’s were requested
to wear red and the Mu’s, their tradi
tional blue. After the old girls were
assembled, the Sigma’s removed to
the gym where they practiced yells.
The Mu’s remained in the audito
rium and also practiced yells.
Evelyn Oettinger, Sigma presi
dent, and Louise Millikeii, Mu presi
dent, assembled the new girls. They
went to the room of each new girl,
informed her by which team she had
been chosen, and instructed her to
form a line behind the captain of the
team to which she now belonged.
When all the new girls had been
picked up, Evelyn took the Sigma’s
to the gym, while Louise took her
Mu’s to the auditorium. There the
new girls were welcomed by songs
and cheers.
After acquainting the new girls
with their team yells, the Sigma’s
went to the balcony of the andito-
rinm. There the two teams yelled in
coni])etition. The initiation ended
with both teams singing in unison
Hail, Saint Mary’s.
The first competitive athletic func
tion will be the Sigma-Mu Play Day
which will take place sometime in the
nerir future.
Old Girls Honor New
With Gala Reception
Old-New Party Presents Staff
And Faculty to New Students
Saint Mary’s annual Old Girl-
New Girl Party was held in the
parlor Saturday, September 2.3. The
purpose of this occasion is to give
the new girls an opportunity to meet
the faculty and staff members.
The receiving line was composed
of A1 White, j)resident of the senior
class, President Bichard G. Stone
and Mrs. Stone, Betty Ann William
son, president of the student body,
the Rev. 1. Harding Hughes, chap
lain, and Mrs. Hughes, Dean Martha
Dabney .lones, ami the other faculty
members and staff. The new stu
dents were introdneed and escorted
by their big sisters.
Miirshals served lime ]>unch, cook
ies, and candy in the study hall. The
j)uiich table held a bouquet of mixed
fall flowers.
School talent provided the enter
tainment. “Deedee” Davemport
])layed Emhraceahlo You and her
original versions of Cry, Baby, Cry
and Happy Co Lucl-y. King Risley
gave a monologue entitled “She
Phones Her Husband.” Hetty Ann
Williamson, soprano, and .June Bul
lard, alto, sang two duets, “At Part
ing” and “Tuscan Lullaby.” After
wards all the students joined in
grouj) singing, led by Betty Ann
Williamson.
Wine cosmos decorated the hall,
and white chrysanthemums ami
mixed fall flowers were effectively
used in the parlor.
l|,i_ ® 8t the east end of the gym. At
L ®^fier end of the gym was a table
,’'»g mustard and pickles.
supper Edith Rogers, presi-
l,.jj '^f the Canterbury Club, read a
W'*' Mrs. Whisuant of the
tl)^''?hson Orphanage thanking all
Hb Mary’s girls for the clothes
p Miey contributed last spring,
ffh Rogers then announced the
ii, of the hall songs. The judges
contest were Mrs. Stone, Mrs.
hvi’ Browne, who
frjj, ’*Icd the prize to first West Wing
, Oe most original song.
L *'Ci' the hall songs were sung.
Woodruff, president of the
tl)p A, introduced the speaker of
lilij,?'’cuing, the Honorable .T. C. B.
|8liaus, a trustee of Saint
Mr. Ehringhaus spoke
5 (jH. Mic value of an interest in
'*8tian education. He empha-
^ ti- point that in order to lead
Sst ^ Christian life, one
^lif- ^M’e of oneself to others. Mr.
il^'^ghaus gave several examples
•pj I’ating this fact.
*0 evening concluded with the
YWCA Holds First 1950-^51 Meeting
Members Vote To Send Money To Boy
Adopted Greek Child Writes
Members Thank You Letter
Saint Mary’s YWCA held its
first meeting of the 1950-51 session
in the Holt Rec room Thursday,
September 28. It was decided that
this year a 10 dollar Christmas gift
be. sent to the “Y’s” adopted child in
Greece. This money is used by the
Foster Parents’ Plan, of which the
Saint Mary’s “Y” is a member, to
buy suitable gifts. To belong to
this plan costs either $15 a month
or $180 a year.
The little boy whom the “Y” has
adopted- is Am'lreas Rodis. Eleven
years ago he was born in a small
A'illage in Greece, one of the many
in which the Germans committed
mass executions of all men over fif
teen years old. Andreas’ father was
one of their victims. His home was
burned also.
Andreas’ mother has four children
and the task to provide for them has
singing of Hail, Saint Mary’s and
the Alma Mater.
b('en considerably lightened by the
aid to Andreas. Food, clothing, and
medicine are the main items which
are sent with the money. Occasion
ally money is also sent.
To show his ap])reciation and ear
nestness, Andreas wrote the follow
ing letter to the Saint Mary’s “Y”.
“Juno 1950 .
“Dear Foster Parents,
“We are keej)ing well and hope the
same goes with you. We receivcid
your wonderful gifts and our joy is
indescribable. The parcel contained
2 blouses, 1 slack and some material.
We also got the money and we don’t
know how to thank you. It is very
touching that you think so often of
us.
“You ask me if I like to study.
I like very much to study and I want
to become an educated man. But
when I tell it to my mother she tells
me that she has not the means and
I am very sad.
With much love,
Andreas Rodis.”
Proceeds Go To Dance Marshal
Fund for Better Dance Music
Saint Mary’s first girl-break of
the school year takes ])lace in the
gym frftm 8 :00 until 11 :()() Satur
day, October 7. Virginia Mowery,
chief dance marshal, invites all
girls with or without dates to at
tend.
The girl-break dances are tra
ditional monthly social functions
at Saint Mary’s. They were first
originated for the purpose of cam
pus entertainment and for helping
new girls to get acijuainted. At
these dances girls reserve the
uui(iue judvilege of being able to
dance with whomever they may
wish. Girls also resume the mas
culine res])onsibility of financing
the evening. Admission for a girl
and hei‘ date or a stag girl is
twenty-five cents.
The money collecded at the
dances goes into a dance marshal
fund. One function of this fund
is to provide music for the daiuu's;
therefore a certain ))er(!eutage of
the money gO('s to buy more and
better records to ]>lay at these
dances.
Virginia hlowery hopes to add
some variation to the damie pro
gram this year. She is making
tentative ])lans for a dance with
a Thanksgiving theme, a Sadie
Hawkins’ Day or a s(piare dance,
01- perhaps a shi])wreck i)arty.
Later on in the year she hoiies to
have orchestral music for some of
the dances.
Senior dance marshals and re
turning marshals from last year
will serve at this dance. The
senior dance marshals are Mazie
Stidcklaud, Gonnie Barns, Mi((kie
Shannon, and Hetty Gheek. Re
turning marshals from last year
are Becky Wall, business, and" Su
zanne Robinson, so|)homore.
Ainslie Prior Speaks
To SMS Student Body
Ainslie Prior, who is the direc
tor of the Raleigh Little Theatre
groui) this y(>ar, spoke to the stu
dents at Saint Mary’s in assembly
Tiu'sday, October J. He explained
the work of this organization and
urged the students to buy season
tickets for the coming yeai'.
Five ])lays chosen from the fol
lowing list will be given during
the coming scuison: “Streetcar
Named Desire,” “Gome Hack Lit
tle Sheba,” “The Ha])py Time,”
“Good-bye My Fancy,” “Tobacco
Road,” “Death of a Salesman,”
“The Innocence,” “Mr. Roberts,”
“Mad Woman of Shio,” “Glntter
Bug,” “Detective Storv,” and
“Light Up the Sky.”