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OF ST. MARY’S
VOTE!
Vol. XVI, No. 10
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA
March 12, 1954
Timmons Announces Schedule
Of Coming Student Elections
Ann Freeman Tops Concert Features
Nominating Group
Timmy Timmons, president of
Student Government, lias announced
tlie schedule for forthcoming elec
tions of student government officers,
file following elections will take
place before spring vacation: vice-
l>i'esident of Student Governnient on
-Starch 17; president of the day
students, March 17; editors of the
‘'Stagecoach, Bulletin, and BELLES,
Starch 22; jiresident of the Senior
Idlass, March 22; senior Honor
Council representative, March 215;
Secretary of Student Government,
^lareli 23; and chief mar.shal and
'Marshals, March 24. Elections will
eontinue after spring vacation. A
further schedule will he announced
‘'^fter that time.
Timmy has also appointed Anne
I'l'eeman chairman of the new nomi-
^Uiting committee to serve until the
‘‘Ud of the year. Other new mem-
Wrs of the committee are Blanche
llaker, Jane Bradford, Aubrey
Campbell, Faith Craven, Betsy
Mary Jordan, I3etty Martin,
•^nne Norman, Alice Pittman,
f'ihby Reese, Carolyn Seyffert, and
fhll Walker. Timmy her.sell will
Serve on the committee as usual, ex
^'fficio.
elf
Canterbury Hears
The Rev* Mr. Walke
The Reverend Mr. Stephen Walke
-poke to a group of St. Mary’s,
^hite, and Meredith students at a
Canterbury Club meeting on Marcli
C I’lie topic of liis talk was ( hris-
^’aii marriage. The program began
''dh a discussion of ehapactcristics
•i‘at make a Christian marriage and
|''liich of these characteristics are
.f'ft out of non-Christian marriages.
Ihe grou]) agreed that Christ is left
^’'^1 of secular marriages. Mr. Walke
1‘ointed out that Christians enter
*heir wedded life with a knowledge
"f fallibility; they cannot forget
^‘Uit they are sinners. Humility
''^ukes them more understanding and
'Uoi'e forgiving. Understanding and
‘orgiving are necessary before two
I’^^ople can become completely united
Wiysically aiid spiritually.
Next Sunday Mr. Russell Brough-
will be the sjmaker. Canterbury
;lub will meet at Christ Church at
o’clock. Supper will be served
luembers of the club. Those who
jl|un to attend -will find a list in
covered way. Mela Royall,
Nsident of the Canterbury Club,
S announced that they should sign
list by noon Saturday. Trans
mutation will be provided. Girls
like to sing are especially in-
'led to attend this meeting, reports
■'fela.
National Symphony
The National Symphony Orches
tra presented a concert sponsored
by the Civic Music Association
Tuesday night, March 9, at the
Memorial Auditorium. The or
chestra, now ill its twenty-third
year, is conducted by Dr. Howard
Mitchell. Dr. Hans Kindler first
organized the orchestra in 1931.
The orchestra was soon recognized
as an indispensable jiart of the cul
tural life of Washington, D. C. The
orchestra has taken tours as far
north as Canada and as far south
as Florida. The National Sym
phony Orchestra was responsible for
establishing the famous “Syin-
jihouies under the Stars” series at
the Watergate, near Lincoln Memo
rial.
For the past four years Dr.
Mitchell has conducted the orches
tra, and the activities of the or
chestra have expanded. Dr. Mit
chell was born in Iowa and was
trained in American schools. He
attended Peabody Conservatory and
the Curtis Institute and has ivon
national and iiiternatioiial fame as
a conductor. He received his
honorary Doctor of Music degree
from the ^Vmerican University in
Washington.
The program consisted of Carni
val Orerlure, Dims 92 by Anton
Dvorak; 'J'Jie Swan of Tiwnela by
Jean Sibelius; Tone Poem, Don
Juan, Opus 20 by Richard Strauss;
and Scheherazade, Opus So by
Nicholas Rimsky-Kolsakov. After
much apiilause the orchestra played
three encores. .1 Swedish Polha,
“The Celebration Feast” from Billy
ihe Kid, and the famous and well-
liked Slurs and Stripes Forever
ended a most enjoyable program.
Student Body CKooses Mardre
To Preside For Coming Year
RedTeamCaptures R^esident Assumes
Basketball Title Duties During May
The Sigma basketball team de
feated the Mu team in a tournament
held during the first week in March.
The score for the first game was
71-66, and for the second, 67-53,
the Sigmas leading both games.
High scorers in the first game
were Annabelle Cole with 36 points
and Jane Best with 24 points for
the Sigmas, and Nancy Russell with
34 points for the M'us. In the sec
ond game Jane Best and*jVnnabelle
Cole again aided the Sigmas with
30 and 29 points respectively, while
Nancy Russell was high for the
Mns again with 22 points.
Playing an outstanding game at
ig^uard on both days were Anne
Marie Molloy and “B” Garden for
the Mus, aiid Marianna Miller for
the Sigmas.
St. Mary s Glee Club
Joins Choir Festival
St. Mary’s Glee Club was one of
nineteen choral grou])s joining in
the annual Choir Festival held at
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium on
Sunday afternoon, Alarch 7. Miss
Geraldine Cate was general chair
man of the ])rogram.
Arnold llotfmann, avIio is state
supervisor of music, directed the
festival. The choii's sang ITc
Praise Thee, by Tenyakoff, Behold
Aow Praise ihe Lord by Hack, /
See Ills Blood Upon- Ihe Bose by
Roberton, For .ill the Saints by
Vaughan Williams, To Thee ll'c
Sing by I kach, Today There Is
Binging by Christiansen, and Souls
of Ihe Piighteous by Noble. Cod
of Our Fathers, wliich was the fi
nale, was accom])anied by the State
College orchestra.
Rev. Mr. Hughes Stresses
Meaning and Purpose of Lent
The Reverend Air. I. Harding
'Hughes officiated at the Holy Com
munion Service held in the Chapel
Ash ATednesday, Alarch 3, at 7:00
a.m. This Holy Communion Serv
ice began the forty-day Lenten
season.
At the 11:00 o’clock service,
Reverend Hughes, in keeping with
the Lenten season, spoke on the
meaning and pui'i^ose of Lent. He
explained that the word Lent means
springtime or the lengthening of
day. He stated that Ash Wednes
day originated in the Catholic faith.
Palms were once burned and the
ashes kept. These ashes were put
on the foreheads of the clergy and
members of the Catholic faith.
Reverend Hughes stressed that we
must think about the spiritual side
ol life during the Lenten season.
Lent is the time to cleanse hearts
and_ minds by self-denial. Certain
habits test our will power, but giv-
ing uj) these habits is not enough.
He stated that we must do con
structive things along with our self-
denials.
The Lo'uten offering this year is
to he sent to Haiti for use in the
mission there. Reverend Hughes
explained that this money will be
used to prepare the natives of the
island for the ministry.
Reverend Hughes concluded his
talk by urging the students to take
more time to pray.
The student body elected Harriett
Alardre president of Student Gov
ernment Association, Alarch 10.
Running with Harriett for the office
were Jane Best, Anne Wallace, and
Lane Welsh. Harriett will take
over her extensive duties as presi
dent sometime in Alay.
This conscientious junior came to
St. Alary’s from the Windsor high
school where she Avas an eager par-
ticijAant in student activities. Here
at St. Alary’s .she is a member of
the Granddaughters Club and is her
class rejAresentative to the Legisla
tive Body. Harriett is quite acti^'e
in sports and served as captain of
the Mu basketball team during the
past tournament.
AABieu asked how she felt about her
new office,_ Harriett modestly re-
])lied, 1 just can’t believe it I
only hope that I can fulfill the job
which has been entrusted to me.’’
Dr. Powell Opens
Lenten Services
On Ash AVednesday afternoon,
Alaich 3, a special Liuiteu service
Avas held in the Chapel. The visiting
S])eaker Avas Dr. IIoAvard PoAvelf,
jmstor of the Edentou Street Aleth-
odist Church in Raleigh. Dr. PoAvell
has begun the special Lenten sen'-
ices in the Chapel for scA’cral years.
FolloAving a shortened form of
Evening Prayer, Dr. Ihiwell de
livered a sermon on Christian
character. During the sermon, he
reacl several cxerpts aiid poems jier-
taining to his subject. One Avas
entitled “AVi.sdoin 'in Prayer” by
Reiiihold A uebulk and consisted of
a ]irayer a.sking God to grant the
serenity to accept the things that
cannot be changed, the courage to
change Avhat can he changed, and
the kiiOAvledge to knoAV one from
the other.
Dr. PoAvell stressed the iioint that
Avhen AA-e are depressed and un
happy, it is ])rohably because Ave
have lingered too long in one place.
I he solution to this iiroblem, he
stated, is to move to a higher level
in life; it is then that AA'e possess a
brighter outlook.
Dr. PoAvell, in conclusion, stated
that brotherly love is a AAmnderful
thing. He said that the basic rea
son we dislike some people is be
cause Ave do not actually knoAV them.
He explained that one can never
change a person by hating him; only
through loA'e can he help an indi
vidual.