The Belles of Saint Mary’s
April 24, 1953
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TO EMILY
Few people recognize the necessity for dependability, efficiency, and hard
work on the part of the editor of the BELLES; therefore, few people are
conscious of Emily TJrquhart’s contributions to Saint Mary’s. For the past
year Emily has fulfilled well her duties as editor. She has devoted her time
and energy to making the BELLES successful; she has upheld the high
standards of the BELLES and has done her part to improve it. The editors
extend their heartiest thanks to Emily for her outstanding work as editor
of the BELLES for the past year.
(April 26-May 14)
1- 2 Xever Wave at a WAG
Rosalind Russell
3- 5 The Clown. Red Skelton
8-14
STATE
Moulin Rouge
Girls in the Night
Joyce Holden
Peter Pan
VILLAGE
26-2 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
3- 9 Salome. Rita Hayworth
COLONY
26-28 The Naked Spur.
James Stewart
29-30 Everything I Have Is Yours
Marge and Gower Champion
VARSITY
2 6-27 Bandits of Corsia
Richard Green
28-29 The Importance of Being
Earnest. Michael Redgrave
30- 1 Meet John Doe
2 Room for One More
3- 8 Anne
Saint Sallies
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In hopes of making a constructive contribution to the BELLES, this
issue is introducing a “Letters to the Editors” section. The policy of the
paper has always been not merely to give an account of current school events
and to present entertaining features, but also to reflect the opinions of Saint
Mary’s students on subjects of interest. The BELLES hopes by this addi
tion to enliven the policy of the paper.
A “Letters to the Editors” section may be valuable to Saint Mary’s
student body only if the section is, not misused. Because many subjects
which would ordinarily be discussed only among small groups of students
will be presented to the entire student body, all of us will benefit. It is now
the privilege of every Saint Mary’s student publicly to express her opinion
on any matter concerning school life, and the BELLES hopes that every
student will realize the potential value of the section and will respond
accordingly.
Please put all letters in the BELLES box in Smedes basement. The
BELLES will not print unsigned letters.
HOW TO STAY IN COLLEGE
Editor’s Note: This came to us in the mail from The Daily Tar Heel,
April 12, 1953. It was originally printed in the National Education Asso
ciation Journal, October, 1948.
1. Bring the professor newspaper clippings dealing with his subject.
Demonstrate fiery interest and give him timely items to mention, to the class.
If you can’t find clippings dealing with his subject, bring in any clippings
at random. He thinks everything deals with his subject.
2. Look alert. Take notes eagerly. If you look at your watch, don’t stare
at it unbelievingly and shake it.
3. Nod frequently and murmur, “How true.” To you, this seems exagger
ated. To him, it’s quite objective.
• 4. Sit in front, near him. (Applies only if you intend to stay awake.)
If you are going to all the trouble of making a good impression, you might
as well let him know who you are, especially in a large class.
5. Laugh at his jokes. You can tell. If he looks up from his notes and
smiles expectantly, he has told a joke, believe it or not.
6. Ask for outside reading. You don’t have to read it. Just ask.
7. If you must sleep, arrange to be called at the end of the hour. It
creates an unfavorable impression if the rest of the class has left and you
sit there alone, dozing.
8. Be sure the book you read during the lecture looks like a book from the
course. If you do Math, in Psychology and Psychology in Math., match
the books for size and color.
9. Ask any questions you think he can answ-er. Conversely, avoid an
nouncing that you have found the answer to a question he couldn’t answer,
and in your younger brother’s second grade reader at that.
10. (3all attention to his writing. Produces an exquisitely pleasant ex
perience connected with you. If you know he’s written a book or an article,
ask in class if he wrote it.
As .to whether or not you want to do some work, in addition to all this,
Avell, it’s controversial and up to the individual.
AT THE THEATERS
This week-end has been the talk
of Saint Mary’s for many weeks.
The reasons are perfectly obvious.
Jeanette Hzzell, Timmy Tim
mons, Eve Hargrave, Trissy Holt,
and Sally Elgin headed for David
son for the annual Spring Follies.
Paula Whitaker, Deedee Daven
port, Nancy Bowles, and Frances
Ca'pehart went to Chapel Hill for
the Kappa Sigma Black and White
Ball. The same week-end Virginia
Harriss, Georgia Moore, Paula
Smith, Nell Eley, Laura Matheson,
Betty Dry, Hazel Gray, Rachel
Brooks, Deborah Conner, Ann Bai
ley, Jeanne DeSaussure, Lynda
Anderson and Betsy Webb left
school with beardfed escorts all
dressed in costumes typical of the
days of the Civil War. The occa
sion was the “Old South Ball”
given by the KA’s from Wake For
est, Duke, Carolina, and State.
Many SMS girls were in the parade
up Fayetteville Street, and all
joined in the celebration held on the
Capitol grounds. That night they
all gathered at Memorial Audi
torium for the dance.
Carolina Spring Germans has
beckoned many of the Saint Mary’s
belles to hear the sweet music of
Tommy Dorsey. The lucky girls
are Becky Gordon, Jean Sum
mers, Peeps Williams, Ann Robin
son, Lane IT..rrvey, Barbara Smith,
B2 Nash, Connie Shaner, Lucy
Heilig, and Martha Hoyt. The long
Spring Fever Never
Helps Report Cards
Now, don’t go and say you have
a test for tomorroAV. Heck! Who
cares whether you hav'e a test or
not. Hon 1 it’s spring 1 and Avho
Avants to poke her head in an old
book. You Avould probably fail any-
Avay; so Avhat’s the use. Let’s go
doAvntown to the movie. There’s a
Avonderful one playing at the Am
bassador; in fact, it’s the only one
I haven’t seen. I’m sure you Avould
just loA'e it! Then after the moAue,
let’s go shopping and out to eat.
Noav if you’re broke. I’ll lend you
some money. What do you say? Or
if you’d rather, Ave can spend the
afternoon on the sun porch, but for
heaven’s sake, let’s not study. It’s
spring
AMBASSADOR
26- 2 CaR ]Me Madame
Ethel Merman
3- 9 By the Light of the Silvery
Moon. Doris Day
Choir Practice Scenes
First person: “My, that’s a pretty
floAver you are Avearing. The leaves
are very realistic!”
Second person: “Thank you, but
these apparent bug holes happen to
be silverfish excavations.”
First person: “Hey, Peggy, look
quick, see? Watch it. It’s getting
faster!”
Second person: “Guess her
Adam’s apple is beating up her
esophagus tube.”
awaited occasion takes place this
Aveek-end.
Libby Huffman and Beth Kemp
er plan to attend the big dance the
SPE’s from Wake Forest are haA’-
ing the same Aveek-end.
Also from Iriday until Sunday
the same Aveek-end Jackie Steed,
Sally McMulian, Mary Aim Smoot,
Allene Wellons, Leslie Hall, Kathie
Whitfield, Kay Baker, Barbara Sea
man, B. C. Athey, Jane Gillett, and
Harriet Cooper arc attending the
Joe College activities at Duke.
Going back., two weeks to the
Aveek-end of April 11, at eight
o’clock Saturday morning about
fiveteen SMS gals headed for More-
head Beach on a houseparty. Lucy
Heilig, B2 Nash, Eve IlargraA-e,
Betty Sickles, Sally Patterson,
Kathie Whitfield, Harriet CoopeD
Blanny Robertson, . Dewy Owens,
Penn Anthony, Nancy Bowles, and
Betsy Webb Avere the much excited
girls who left school bright-eyed
but, who, I must add, came back
dragging their feet behind them be
cause of the lack of sleep. (They
took a short Saturday night.)
Cookie Tucker represented
North Carolina at the National
D.A.R. convention in Washington
during the Aveek of April 19.
Last but not least some of the
seniors are planning a housepai'ty
at Wrightsville Beach this Aveek-
end.
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