Remember The
The expenses of the school are:
For board and English tuition
per term of five months
. . . $100.00.
Tuition in French . . . $12.50.
Tuition in music on piano or
guitar . . . $25.00.
Tuition on the harp ($10.00
extra for use of instrument)
. . . $30.00.
Tuition in drawing and paint
ing .. . $15.00.
Pens and ink ... $ .75.
Board, etc., during vacation
. . . $10.00.
N. B. Extravagance in dress is
opposed to the princijiles and
practices of the school, and parents
who entrust the care of their
children’s wardrobe entirely to the
discretion of the Rector and his
assistants will never have occasion
to comjilain on the subject.
Pujiils are allowed to accept
invitations in the city for the day
only once a month and never for
the evening. They have opportuni
ties of seeing their friends at soirees
which are held during the session.
The pocket money of jiupils must
be jilaced in the hands of the
Rectoi. In making purchases for
their children jiarents will have
respect for the following regu
lations: the ordinary dross of pupils
in winter will consist of such
articles as merino, mouscline de
laine, calico or gingham in dark
colors, which are to be made with
out trimming; the dress for the
soirees must be plain wiiito cambric
with no other ornament but a pink
or blue riband; bonnets may bo of
straw with a dark blue riband in
winter and in summer with a riband
of lighter color; the ordinary dress
for summer must be calico or
gingham; and the dress for Sunday
of j)lain wiiite cambric. Lace in any
form, artificial flowers or jewelry
of any description, is entirely for
bidden.
BELLES OF ST. MARY’S
January 11, 1957
Good Ole Days
Feast Of Lights
Held Sunday Night
IThe following article was published in
The State magazine for December 1. It
was originally published on April 26, 1845,
in the ^'National Daily Intelligencer*”^
The next session of this school
will convene on the tenth day of
June and continue ten months.
The session will consist of two
terms of five months each, and
payments will be required for each
term in advance. The summer term
will end on the tenth day of
November; the winter term will
commence November 11 and end
April 15.
The experience of three years
has satisfied the rector of the in
expediency of having two vacations
in the year. He has chosen a time
for the vacation wiien a release
from the duties of the school is re
quired by both teachers and ])upils,
when the travelling in any direction
is safe and agreeable, and when the
health of the country is everywhere
good. Pui)ils must enter at the com
mencement of a term and may be
removed only at the end of it. It is
important that all should be present
at the opening of a term when the
classes are formed.
Girls Learn Of
Greece^s Beauty
By Theckla Stephanou
I should like very much to write
a great deal about my country and
her i)coi)le, but my limited vocabu
lary does not permit me. Anyway,
I wull give you now a small view
of her beauty, and at some other
time I will wu’ite about her customs.
My country, with her three and
more thousand years’ history, is a
small, {)icturesque, and romantic
country. Her countless natural
beauties, many of them the sites
of ruins of her old civilization,
make you stand ecstatic before
them. Sometimes you feel the
desire to kneel and j)ray before the
temples which excavations from
time to time have brought into
view.
In the middle of Athens is the
Acroi)olis. This admirable creation
of Periklc which was built about
thirty centuries ago is exactly the
same now. It shines like a meteor
in the sky and reminds us not to
forget the ancients’ example in
creating beautiful things.
In the three high seas wdiich wet
her coasts, there arc her small
islands of wdiich she is so proud.
Their natural beauty is so simple
and so great that this makes very
difficult the iiossibility of their
description by some one with a
pencil and a sheet of paper.
This is a little picture of Greece,
small in size but big in content.
Can You Match Dr. Smedes Cites
In an impressive service in the
Chapel on Sunday, January 6, St.
Mary’s students held the traditional
Feast of Lights service. Guests
wmre cordially invited.
The Three Wisemen again paid
their visit to the Christ child which
is symbolic of the manifestation of
Christ to people throughout the
w'orld. To symbolize the spread of
Christ’s message of love, the Wise-
men, jiortrayed by IMary Tillery,
Eva (iakley, and Marilyn Zschau,
lit their tapers from a large candle
on the altar. As they passed from
Iiew to pew' they lit the tapers of
students wdio in turn lit the tapers
of their neighbors until the Chapel
was filled with the glow of candle
light.
This beautiful and inspiring
service made one realize how
Christ’s love can further be carried
throughout the earth until it grows
from the simple and rustic
beginning in a stable into a world
of peace and goodwill among men.
The lighting of the candles and the
spreading of their light also
impressed upon those present the
importance of each doing her part
to spread the flame of Christianity,
service, and brotherhood to those
around her. Only through a united
effort of all people can one ever
hope to achieve our goal of world
peace and goodwill. Then one can
truly appreciate the great gift which
God gave to be the “Light of the
World.”
Characters? Improvements
Can you match the following
characters from novels with their
real life counterparts?
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robinson Crusoe
Camille
Sherlock Holmes
Uncle Tom
Nana
Jean Valjean
jMadam Bovary
The Fabulous Originals by Irving
Wallace discusses the real people
from whom these and many more
literary heroes and heroines were
copied. After reading The Fabulous
Originals you will know the
amazing lives of the originals, how
the novelist discovered them, and
how he made use of them in his
story. For instance, Stevenson took
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from
William Brodie, who w'as a prosper
ous businessman by day and a
gambler , cheater of women, and
leader of a notorious gang by night.
Alexander Selkirk, the English
sailor who spent four years alone
on an island off the coast of Chile,
was the model for one of the most
famous of all literary heroes, Robin
son Crusoe. Delphine Delamore, the
young dissatisfied and faithless
wife of a French country doctor,
became Flaubert’s Madam Bovary.
The Fabulous Originals is a fasci
nating collection of extraordinary
people and how they became
famous in literature.
My Lord, What a Morning is
Marian Anderson’s own story of
her life and music. Marian Ander
son has risen a long way from her
first job which was scrubbing
stei)s. She is now recognized as a
fine American and outstanding
singer. The warmth of My Lord,
What a Morning should make it a
popular book.
Three Saints and a Sinner by
Louise Hall Tharr is another best
seller. Julia Ward Howe, who
wrote the “Battle Hymn of the
Republic,” is the first of the
“saints” and her sister is the
second. The third “saint” is their
quiet sister Anne, who surprised
everyone by marrying a great
nephew of Napolean. The “sinner”
of the story is their troublesome
brother, Samuel Ward, who spent
his life making and losing fortunes.
No Time For
Studying
MONDAY: Today was a perfect
day for studying; however, my
lumpy sack was irresistable. Oh
well, I’ve got two more weeks.
TUESIJAY: The one thing I really
like about Raleigh is that the
flicks are great. I could sure go
for Rock. No sweat this studying
deal.
WEDNESDAY: IMy bridge is not
too good lately. Guess I’ll have
to play more. I should start
studying, but there are so many
educational diversions.
3rd Smedes
St. Mary’s Jr. College
Raleigh, N. C.
“Dear Belles,
“I promised that I would write
you another letter, but I didn’t
know at that time I would be taking
a much needed vacation. It was the
first vacation I’ve had in 50 years;
therefore you must pardon me for
not sending you a card from Miami.
The night spots took up most of
my time, ‘don’t you see?’
“I was glad to learn upon my
return that, ‘Polly Prude’ had
kept you girls in line, but I hardly
recognized the campus with all the
j)rogress made during 1956. The
old warehouse on back campus has
vanished as I often do. I’m going
to miss my informal chats with Mr.
Hatley, but I’ve learned never to
interfere with progress.
‘‘DaDa and I are old friends so
naturally I was eager to look in on
her play practice. Those new' seats
made im’ tired old body feel young
again. Of course, I’m no oil tycoon,
but I had to wear sunglasses to
protect my eyes from the brilliant
footlights. I even found improve
ment in the gym. The newly
painted lines on the court got me
confused, but even I understand
the necessity of patching the floor.
I found that the gym suits haven’t
changed much since my time
although their contents have
certainly blossomed forth.
“I could describe my amazement
upon seeing other improvements
such as the Day Students’ rooni;
the new dorm, and Holt parlor, but
you Belles must realize what
wonderful places they are now. 1
must be getting old because 1
certainly can’t keep up wdth the
times. By 1960 Saint Alary’s will
probably be a true country club
rather than an education institution-
“Good to have seen you!
Dr. Albert Smedes”
THURSDAY': Stayed up until 2:00
playing bridge so I just had to
sack today. There’s plenty ef
time left for me to use in i>repar'
ing for exams.
FRID.W: Oh boy, the weekend 1®
here! I certainly feel good afto|
all that sleep I got yesterday- ;
had a darling date tonight, nn'
I !
I’m dating him again tomorrow
SATURDAY: I didn’t have any
classes todav so I sacked unti
about 12:00' Then, I had to
my hair fixed and get ready
mv date. I had such fun th
at I
forgot about the coming exam®-
I AIUST START STUDYING! •
SUNDAY: A new Rock Hudso»
flick played today. The i)ictuf®
was so good I sat through^
twice. Guess what I didn’t do-
Oh well, I never cared nnio i
about this jdace anyhow.
One man to another at a DcniO
cratic camiiaign fund dinnO"'
‘‘What do you expect for a $109'*'
plate? A $4.50 filet mignon?"