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“Y’ALL COME” TO
THE JUNIOR-
SENIOR
Belles
ORCHESIS
FEATURED IN
MAY DAY
OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XVI, No. 13
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA
April 30, 1954
Away We Dance Comes To St, Mary’s
Colorful Costumes
Enhance May Day
Knott; Miller, Reese
Join Marshal Ranks
Jo Anne Knott, Anne Alarie Mil
der, and Libby Reese have been elect
ed to serve as representative dance
"larslials from the rising Senior
h'lass. Tile marshals for the 1954-55
Session will assist the chief dance
"•arshal, Kathy Whitfield, in seeing
diat all plans of the Executive Com
mittee of Dance Alarshals are car-
’'■ed out. They are required to at-
i"iid all school dances with the ex-
'^Gption of one. One of their numer-
"Hs duties is to page for all dances,
feting as general hostesses for the
‘■"hool.
A candid shot of the new dance
’"arshals reveals that two of them
**'e natives of North Carolina; Jo
hftne Knott from Oxford and Libby
th" , |feese from High Point. Anne Alarie
: filler came to St. Mary’s from
I Florence, South Carolina,
j These three juniors are all sup-
h"i'ters of the Sigmas. Jo Anne is
pSo a member of the Dramatics
dub, the Glee Club, and The Stage-
Anne Marie and Libby are
m®inbers of the YWCA and the
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Language Chapters
|. St. Mary’s was hostess to the Na-
jUial Congress of the Sigma Pi
gvha Fraternity on Saturday,
"Pril 24. Eight other colleges were
.^presented; namely, Mitchell, Ca-
q'l’ha, Meredith, Peace, North
pi’olina State, Atlantic Christian,
■Duisburg, and Wake Forest. Also
resent was the Alpha Alpha Alum-
’qof Raleigh.
jj The Sigma Pi Alpha is a na-
|"tial honorary fraternity which
l^d its beginning in North Caro-
*1a.
Eversman Receives
Standing Ovation
Nancy Eversman received a stand
ing ovation at the conclusion of her
piano recital in St. Mary’s Audi
torium on April 19, 1954. Her per
formance was one of a series of re
citals sponsored by the music de
partment. Nancy, a student of Miss
Mary Ruth Haig, played selections
by Each, Beethoven, Cho2nn,
Brahms, and Grieg.
Nancy’s control of the keyboard
and her expressive touch more firm
ly established her reputation at St.
IMary’s as a very talented jiianist.
Her last selection was Grieg’s Con
certo in vl 2Iuior, a favorite among
St. Mary’s girls. Miss Haig took
her place at a twin piano and ac
companied Nancy in the Concerto.
Their joint performance was met
with several moments of thunderous
apifiaiise, typifying the audience’s
reception of the entire concert.
After the recital Nancy was heard
to exclaim about the flowers that
decorated the stage, “Flowers! I
didn’t even see them. Oh, they’re
lovely.”
Stage Conventions
The schedule of events included
registration Saturday afternoon at
1:30 p.m. after which a business
meeting was held in the auditorium.
Dr. Eugene Parker, advisor of the
St. Mary’s division of the Sigma Pi
Alpha, presided. He is also the Ex-
Grand Vice-President of the na
tional organization. At 4:00 p. m.
an initiation, which admitted
twenty-five national members to the
organization, including Dr. Camilla
Hoy from St. Mary’s, was held in
the study hall. A tea honored the
May Day is in the air at St.
Mary’s! After days of searching for
articles to complete their costumes,
the dancers have exhausted all avail
able supplies of black pedal pushers,
high white socks and red shoes. The
last panicky cry concerning the
whereabouts of a “rolled-up sleeve
blouse” has faded, and the long-
awaited Saturday is just around the
corner.
Some outstanding costumes at
tracted the attention of spectators
at the dress rehearsal on Tuesday,
April 27. Among them were the
red dresses and castanets of the
Spanish girls, and the red hair
bows and baskets of the picnick
ers. Very exotic were the yellow
and aqua jackets, fans, and coolie
hats of the Oriental dancers. The
Scottish boys were eye-catching in
their plaid kilts although one of
them was heard to exclaim that
she “felt like a Canadian
Mountie.” All eyes were admiring
the lovely queen and her court in
their rainbow-colored dresses of
chiffon.
Male visitors have invaded the
camjms to watch the rehearsals, add
ing a tremor of self-conscious excite
ment to the proceedings. The pres
ence of one dancer’s “dream bait”
caused her great consternation when
she realized that, in her haste to be
on time to jiractice, she was wearing
a shocking color combination of pur
ple and red.
The May Court’s procession, cli
maxing with the entrance of the Alay
Queen, begins at 4:00 Saturday aft
ernoon, Alay 1. The queen’s attend
ants will honor her by winding a
Alay Pole, after which her maid of
honor places a dazzling crown on her
highness’s head. The crowning gives
the court performers their cue. An
hour of rhythm, frolic, and dance
will follow while the queen proudly
watches.
Entitled Awci.y^ We Dance, Alay
Day features original interpretations
of dances from other countries.
France, Sweden, Scotland, and
Spain, as well as the United States,
will be represented. The purpose of
the show is to summarize the idea
that dance is universal.
guests in the parlor later in the
afternoon. At a banquet, given at
the Women’s Club at 6:30 p.m.. Dr.
L. E. Hinkle from N. C. State
College made the national awards
for outstanding ability in foreign
languages.
The out-going officers of St.
Mary’s chapter are Charlotte Lilly,
president, Mary Grady Burnette,
vice-president, and Frances Stubin-
ger, secretary-treasurer. New offi-.
cers will be elected next week.
South Pacific:
Junior Class Stages
Springtime Dance
On the night of May 1, the Junior
and Senior classes of St. Mary’s will
transform the gym into a land full
of tropical magic—a world of South
Pacific.
Under the guidance of Kathy
Whitfield, Betty Dry, Kitty Campen,
and Shirley Dees, various commits
tees have planned and organized dec
orations and refi’eshments, a figure
for the presentation of the two sets
of class officers, and invitations.
They have made arrangements for
music.
The theme of South Pacific will
be carried out not only in the decora
tion of the gym, but even into the
“bullpen.” Everything will be trans
formed for the night!
Refreshments will be of a tropical
nature—pineapjde punch, for in
stance.
The Enchantment of the gym re
veals a volcanic mountain, outlined
sharply against the .sky. Nearer at
hand, a typical native home adds a
touch of simplicity and warmth to
the scene.
The figure will consist of the class
officers and their dates and will lie
presented at intermission. The girls
will carry bouquets of imported or
chids. Mood-setting music will be
furnished by the Wake Forest South
erners.
Scenery, mood, music, and air—
all will be full of South Pacific.
Everything is set. This should truly
be “Some Enchanted Evening.”
Hardin Welcomes Nevr
Letter Club Members;
Seven Receive Awards
As president of the Letter Club,
Allan Hardin w'elcomed new mem
bers in assembly on April 15, 1954.
To become a Letter Club member,
girls must earn 100 points and an
All^ Star, or two All Stars in sjiorts.
I oints are awarded for being on
teams, being managers of teams,
being officials during tournaments,
and participating in individual
sports.
The outstanding lady athlete.?,
recognized were Anna Belle Cole
Harriett Mardre, Ann Bynum, “B’’
Gaiden, Sara Cobb, Nancy Smith,
and Beth Kemper. Qf these, seven
new members four are- Sigmas imf
thiee aie Alus. Ann Bynum, pj'esi-
dent^ of the ‘S'tyma.sv heads the .list
of Sigmas with Anna. BelleCole,
Sara Cobb, and Nancy Smith' sup
porting her. Harriett Mardre, “B”
Garden, and Beth Kemper keep .the
Mus in the competition., .C . '
The Letter Club is jirqud of .its
new members and extends 'to' each
a warnp welcome and, .hearty con
gratulations.
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