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158 ?r. se ^v. it- The Belles OF ST. MARY’S Vol. XX, No. 9 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Beacon Taps Four Girls February 21, 1958 The Beacon walked on Wednes day, February 12, and tapped four new members: Florence Nash, Car ol Spaulding, Edith Alston, and Julia Ann Hunt. Florence hails from Tarboro and is a new sophomore. She is a mem ber of the Granddaughter’s Club, Canterbury Club and basketball team. Florence is a Mu. Carol, also a sophomore, is from Chase City, Virginia. She is a mem ber of the glee club, the vocal en semble, and treasurer of her class. Carol is a Sigma. Edith Alston, from Anniston, Al- -yama, is a Freshman. She is a member of Orchesis and is a Mu. Julia Ann Hunt hails from Char lotte and is Vice-President of the Freshman Ciass. She is a Sigma and is a member of the Y.D.C. Library Features Education Display Several books are on display in the iibrary which deal with educa tion and the modern educational cri sis. Education in a Divided World, by James Bryant Conant, describes the function of the public schools in our society. The author stresses the fact that the strength of the nation is dependent upon the suc cess or failure of the public school system. He discusses the problems nf equality of opportunity and the Solutions of these problems. Mr. Conant forecasts education in the next few decades and discusses education as a social process. He thinks that a strong, free education al system is one of the answers to problem of our divided world, hhe book is clearly and simply writ ten and is very enlightening on the subject of our educational crisis. General Education in a Free So- elety is the report of the Harvard nmmittee. The Committee inquir- u into the general education pro- lems in schools and colleges, and ^ s report gives the reader an over- Shown above is Jane Bellamy St. Mary’s May Queen for the year 1958. Jane Bellamy And 13 Other Beauties To Reign May Day ^ 1 view of American education. The ommittee spent three years on the eport, and their conclusions are '^eli Worth reading. ^ym Offers New Program l^iss Lloyd and Mrs. Bailey have Uhned an entirely new gym pro- rum for student enjoyment in ysical education. The classes are to be based on a semester ber than a quarter system. In- *'Uction will be given in stunts and hpibling, folk dancing, swimming *^cluding instructor’s), volley ball, tennis. Thirteen Saint Mary’s beauties were elected on February 13 to reign with Jane Beliamy over the May Day Festivities to be heid the first weekend in May. Ease Pennington has been chosen to be Jane’s Maid of Honor. Ease, who hails from Brodnax, Virginia, is a marshall, a Sigma, and a mem ber of the Belles staff. Dickie Robinson from Littleton is Vice President of the Student Gov ernment Association. She is Presi dent of the Circle: a hall counselor; member of the Honor Council, leg islative body, and Belles and Stage coach staffs; and a Sigma. The Greensboro beauty is Ann Rountree, President of the Senior Class. Ann is a hall counselor, mem ber of the Stagecoach staff. Circle, and she is a Sigma. Sadie Carol Etheridge from Whit akers is representing the commer cial class. Sadie Carol is a member of the Y. D. C. and an ali star Sigma basketball player. Bev DuBose, who hails from Co lumbia, South Carolina, is Secretary of the Junior Class. She is a member of the Granddaughter’s Club and Stagecoach staff. From Henderson comes Catherine Church, who was runner up in the Miss North Carolina Contest last year. Catherine, a Sigma, is a mem ber of the choir and the Belles staff. Octavia Phillips from Rocking ham is another beauty of the Junior class. She is a Sigma, a dance mar- shali, and a member of the Grand daughter’s Club. Another Columbia beauty is Saliy Blackman. Sally is a member of the Honor Councii, Stagecoach staff, choir, and glee club. She is a Mu. Ann Jefferson hails from Cairo, Georgia, and is a member of the choir, glee club, and the Y.R.C. Four Belles hail from Charlotte: Gretchen Marsh, Carol Ehringhaus, Marjorie Coddington, and Virginia Anderson. Gretchen is a Sigma cheerleader, a dance marshall, a member of the Belles and Stagecoach staffs and the Y.D.C. Carol is a Mu cheerleader, a mem ber of the Belles staff, the Grand daughter’s Club, and the Y.R.C. Marjorie is a Sigma cheerleader and a member of the Belles staff and the Y.R.C. Virginia is a member of the Belles staff and is a Mu. Follies Of '58 Are Delightful The Senior Class of 1958 present ed the “Follies of ’58” Thursday night, February 13, in the auditor ium. Delighting their audience of underclassmen, the “cutest seniors ever” comically portrayed various faculty members, fellow classmen, and student organizations. After an introduction by Sally Barnes, the Follies opened with the portrayal of Dr. Stone and Miss Richardson by Shirley Smith and Sally Green respectively. Ann Har din, substituting for Millie Fary, played the part of Miss Jewel, while a chorus of ten imitated the pitiful patients. So on the show went, pre senting the characterizations of such faculty members as the Broughtens, the Brownes, Miss Bas on, Miss Boineau, Mr. Tate, and others. Such songs as “There’s Nothing like a Frosh”, “Sopho more’s Hideaway”, “We’re Just the Girl’s Who Don’t Say No”, “Honey Bun”, and “Doing What Comes Naturally” were sung as the differ ent classes were portrayed. Not to be forgotten were Hall Council, “Leg” Body, publications, the dining room, and the post of fice, the switchboard, and, of course, our gay campus social life. Surely the underclassmen would agree that the cutest Seniors ever” produced the best Follies yet!” Third Lecture By Dr. Wendt The third lecture in the series on “Our Modern Age” was given by Dr. Gerald Wendt on Tuesday, Febru ary 18. Dr. Wendt was born in .Daven port, Iowa. He attended Harvard College where he received his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. He also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris under Ma dam Curie. Dr. Wendt is an outstanding chemist, editor and author. He has been a chemist in the U. S. Bureau of Mines, professor at the Univer sity of Chicago, dean at Penn State, research director of both General Printing Ink Corporation and Stan dard Oil of Indiana, and Director of Science and Education for the New York World’s Pair. Along with his many activities he is a member of the American Chemical Society, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. Dr Wendt has written many pamphlets and books on science and at the present, besides speaking to the pub lic on education and science, he is technical advisor to Time, Inc. In his lecture. Dr. Wekdt spoke lightly on many lines of science. He talked about the wonderful knowl edge of medicine and the cures that are being discovered for many dis- 03S0S4
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