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Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XXIII, No. 2
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
October 16, 1959
Dramatics Cluh
Plans Play
Mrs. Nancy Stamey, head of
the dramatics department, has
Briiiounced that the St. Mary’.s
^ramatics Club has chosen as its
tirst play of the season Thorton
Wilder’s fantastic comedy The
Skin Of Our Teeth. Assisting
Biembers of the dramatics club
will be some State College stu
dents, several of whom have taken
PBi’t in former productions here,
the production date is set near
the end of November.
. This Pulitzer Prize play of 1942
the story of George Antrobus,
his wife, two children, and their
general utility maid, Lily Sabina.
Wll are from Excelsior, New Jer-
•^ey. George Antrobus is John Doe,
George Ipelvin, or the average
American at grips with a destiny,
Sometimes sour, sometimes sweet.
Members of this family are true
offsprings of Adam and Eve, vic-
tnns of all the ills that flesh is
heir to, and they had survived a
thousand catamites by “the skin
oh their teeth.” This play is a
I'lbute to their indestructibility.
Glee Club Elects
Officers
_ The Glee Club met on October
o and elected the following offi
cers : Elizabeth White, president:
Molly s„p Creech, vice-president;
Linda Lattiom and Elizabeth
r^plett, librarians.
Elizabeth White, a senior, from
. reenville, N. C., has been active
oV Granddaughters’ Club,
hoir, and Glee Club, and is now
'■'em-president of the YWCA.
^ue Creech is a new .iunior from
; elina, N. C. She is a member of
Choir, Glee Club, and Dra-
^'Mtics Club.
. ^i'ula, a day student from Eal-
?iSh, is a member of the Dramat-
Club, Glee Club, and Glee Club
Ensemble.
Sophomore Elizabeth Triplett
Genoir, N. C., participates in
n® *ictivities of the Glee Club,
ininatics Club, and Choir. Eliz-
is also on the U.D.L.
Ashford Named
President Of
Granddaughter’s Club
Caroline Ashford, a senior, has
been recentlv elected president of
the Granddaughters’ Club. This is
her fourth year at St. Mary s, and
she represents the fifth genera
tion of her family to attend.
Caroline has been a member of
the Granddaughters’ Club and the
Doctors’ Daughters’ Club for four
years; on the staff of the Stage
Coach for two years; and Avas sec
retary of the YDC last year. Be
sides being president of the
Granddaughters’ Club this y^^r,
she is business manager of the
Belles an Altar Guild member,
and a hall counselor. Caroline is
a Mu.
Canterbury Club
Begins New Year
The Canterbury Club, headed
bv Em Nelson, is off to a good
start this year. Uniting with the
Raleigh Canterbui-y, they have
alreadv planned many ^^”wpie
programs for this semester. With
a definite theme in mind, they are
planning to concentrate on, among
other things, religion in the dit-
ferent phases of life, religion in
politics, and religion in music and
The Canterbury Club, along
with the YWCA, will soon sell
St. IMary’s blazers.
Cold Cuts
Organized
The Cold Cuts met on Tuesday,
oJobY 6, .. elect the .llo>vm,
officers: Lvnn Roberson, pres
dear Margaret Turner, vice-presi-
Jlar.v Seal i
p-jil Allen treasurer; -Nan uanie
Anderson, chaiiman
stitiitioii Coiiiiiiittee. lEe^® om
,.ers will be 111 charge of A\iitin„
^ constitution so that the sharp
group will be recognized as an
“organized organization .
Sigma’s and Mu’s Hold Pep Rally
•"^eitiiig niglit for all St.
Se'^\^ ^ ItU'is, old and now, ivas
tl, -lO. AVith wild screams
ail 1 and Mu cheerleaders,
some of the old girls,
Il*(" - ’ .-I
an fi-om yelling the
'vb^r*^ all the new givli
soiu they were on. When
botl^ fbe confusion died down,
* keanis gathered in the g.vni
Elected to head tlie classes this year are, left to right, Marty I*ieree, of the
coiiiiiiereial class; Lila AVolff, junior; Webber Bell, senior; Erances Hol
ton, soiihoinore; Tolar Yates, freshman; and Phlney Huntt, of the day stu
dents.
Classes Choose Officers For
1959 - ’60 Session
‘ttpp
511.explanation of what was
nig. The officers of botli
Were introduced. The re
freshments were served while the
Cold Cuts entertained. All m au,
the ex-eningjvi^^
5_Beginning of the bridge
tournament.
12—New girls try-out foi
the soceer team.
26—First Soccer game.
28—Second Soccer game.
2—Fourth Soccer game.
Xov. 4—Fifth Soccer game.
Class elections have been under
way for several weeks at St.
Mary’s. The seniors have elected
Margaret Ruffin as secretary and
Jane Tarltoii as treasurer of the
class. They will assist AYebber Bell
and Susan Murphy this year.
Margaret is from Greenville. In
this her second year at St. Mary’s,
she is, among other things, a
member of Hall Council. Jane
Tarlton of Fayetteville, is also a
hall counselor, in addition to be
ing in charge of the dedication
committee of the Stagecoach and
head copyreader for the Belles.
The .junior class has elected
Lila Wolff, from Greensboro, as
president of the class. Lila was a
member of Student Council her
senior year in Greensboro, chair
man of School Spirit, president of
the Red Cross Association, an of
ficer in her homeroom for two
years, a member of the Choir and
Glee Club, a member of the Na
tional Honor Society, and a sen
ior superlative.
Helping Lila this year will be
Hannah Wright, vice-president.
Hannah is from AVilmington and
attended Rosemary Hall in Green
wich, Connecticutt, her last three
years of high school. There she
was vice-president of her sopho
more class, president of her jun
ior class, secretary of her senior
class, and head of the Student
Government Association.
The junior Honor Council mem
bers are Jean Lippels, from Win
ston-Salem, and Amelia Yancey,
from Marion. Jean attended R.
J. Reynolds High School in Win
ston-Salem, where she was art
editor of the annual, a member of
the library staff and of various
service clubs. Amelia attended
St. Mary’s high school depart
ment. She is a member of the
Sigma-Mu team, the YDC, and
Letter Club.
The sophomore class has elect
ed Frances Holton, from Edenton,
as president. AVinston Connor,
Charlotte, is vice president. Dab-
ne.v Johnston, from Raleigh, is
their new secretary, and , Carol
Brogden, from AVinter Haven,
Florida, is treasurer. Martha Rose,
from Stony Creek, A'^irginia, is
the Honor Council representative
from the high school department.
The Legislative Body representa
tive is Tricia Armstrong, from
Chapel Hill.
Frances Holton is in the choir,
Dramatics Club, YWCA, and on
the Mu Soccer team. AA’^inston is
also a member of the choir, in
addition to being in the Letter
Club, Swimming Club, the Grand
daughters’ Club, and the Mu soc
cer team. This year we find Dab
ney Johnston a member of the
Letter Club and the Mu Soccer
team. Carol is a library assistant
and is also a Mu.
Honor Council representative
Martha Rose is a member of the
Choir, AAVCA, and is a Mu. The
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