Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XXIII, No. 11
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
April 8, 1960
Bowles Heads Leg.
Body For ^61
Suzanne Bowles, a junior from
Richmond, w'as elected to head the
Legislative Body on March 30.
Suzanne, who came to St. INIary’s
diis year, is well suited for the job
she will undertake next year, as
sLe has served as chairman of the
Petitions Committee of the Legis
lative Body this year. In addition
fo this demanding job, Suzanne has
Leen a member of the Glee Club,
die Belles staff, the YWCA, and
die Swimming Club this year. She
a Sigma.
Lippels Elected
Assembly Chairman
•lean Lippels has recently been
elected Assembly Chairman for
l960-(ii Among Jean’s activities
^1 IL J. Reynolds High School in
" inston-Salem, was being Chair-
lUan of the Junior-Senior Dance
Committee, Library Artist, and a
'iiember of the A^-Teens and Re-
^'gis. a senior girls’ club. Here at
yd Mary’s, Jean, who is a Sigma,
a junior Honor Council repre
sentative and a member of the
■ ^(igecoach staff and the A’.W.C.A.
Stutts Chosen As
New Fire Captain
Fulfilling her “life’s ambition”
drankie Stutts has been elected
dii'e Captain by the rising senior
elass. Fi’ankie, from High Shoals,
eanie to St. Mary’s as a freshman
diree years ago. Since she has been
'ere she has been in the Dramatics
Club and a member of the Belles
S^aff. Of her forthcoming j)osition,
D'ankie says, “Just give me mj’ lit-
de i-ed haL and I’ll roll along!”
Legislative Body
Meets
. 1 he Legislative Body met to con-
^J'.lei' petitions for the last time
year on March 28. The fol-
O'ving petition was a])])roved by
I'e Legislative Body but rejected
’'yd'-, stone:
I d reshmen and Soi)homores be al-
y-ed to combine two of their short
‘ ^turday nights in order to make
‘O e.xtended Saturdiay night, if they
''di. second semester. In this case
|'?1.'- will they be allowed to com-
"le Weekend jicrmission.
I dt was felt this jictition would
*'"'g back the confusing and un-
y'ahly system of combining and
'D(li"g week end j)crmissions
"Ijich Was abolished last year.
d he Legislative Body will meet
)|'Te more before Graduation to
j*^"sider the Constitution Commit-
'‘0 s recommendations.
Publications* Heads
Voted On By Student
Body
From among the nomniees of the
recent elections of literary officers,
the following girls were elected by
the student body: Mary Ann Carter,
editor of the Muse; Gay Davis, of
the Stagecoach; Carter McAlister, of
the Uelles; and Margaret Midgett,
editor of the Handbook.
The new editor of the Mu.se, Mary
Ann Carter, from Pinehurst, attend
ed National Cathedral School for
Girls for four years. There she wrote
for the literary magazine and the
newspaper. Debating and service in
the Altar Guild were only a few of
her activities. This year, Mary Ann
has been elected secretary of the
Granddaughter’s Club, and her other
activities include YWCA member
ship, and writing for the Belle.s and
the Muse.
Gay Davis, editor of the Stage-
eoaeh, is a member of the Stageeosreh
staff this year, the YWCA and the
Granddaughters Club. These include
only a few of her activities. In Mor-
ganton. Gay was an enthusiastic par
ticipant of the FHA, Tri-Hi-Y, An
chor Club, and was a cheerleader.
She served on the annual staft all
four of her high school years.
Carter McAlister, frorn Illinois,
will take over the responsibilities of
the editorship of the Belles with the
next issue. Here at St. Mary s Carter
has been a choir and Glee Club mem
ber, as well as being a member of
the Belles staff. Dramatics Club and
the Letter Club. She has served her
class this year as chairman of the
Projects Committee.
Margaret Midgett who is from
Jackson, attended Ashley Hall foi
three years where she participated
in the Latin, French, and science
clubs. “Midge” was a member of the
steering committee for the hoise
show and was elected secretary of
the Riding Club. During her senio^
year, “Midge” was chosen to be an
Honor Marshal and one of the
SDHts of Ashley Hall. Tms year
“Midge” is a member of
ming Club, Orchesis, Muse staff, Dra
inatics Club, and Dinning Room
Committee.
Upton To Head
Day Students
^•illv L’pton who is in her third
vem- at St. Marv’s has been elected
president of the Day Students for
her coming senior year. SdI> v as
a member of the Muse staff her
freshman year and is
the Stagecoach business staff. .-I'c
is a Sigma.
mock election to
be held after EASTER
The A oung Democrats Club and
the A'oung Republicans Club are
iilanning a joint meeting and picnic
in the hut on April 11. The meet
ing is being called to discuss plans
for the mock primary to be held
on April 13. The mock election will
be held after Easter.
More de Heiiriqiiez eoiiies to St. Mary’.s.
World Renowned Sculptress
To Visit St. Mary’s
A world renowned sculptress
comes to St. Alary’s on Alonday,
April 11, to demonstrate her pro
digious talents before the student
body at 8:30 P.M.
Fiore de Henriquez is her name
and she practices her art on a grand
scale indeed! A woman of astound
ing artistic energy, she has modeled
more than 3000 people, many of
them of international imjtortance,
in the past 8 years!
The names of those who have
sat for the indefatigable Aliss de
Henriquez read a Who’s Who of
celebrities — Sir Laurence Olivier,
Dame Sybil Thorndyke, Igor Strav
insky, Augustus John, Noel Cow
ard, Peter Ustinov, the Duke of
Bedford, AAvien Leigh, Alargot
Fonteyn and manv’ others of simi
lar fame.
Fiore, who virtually commutes
each year between America and
the Continent, was born in Trieste
of a Spanish father and a mother
born in Central Europe. Her father
was the last of a great Spanish
family that traced its descent from
the first king of Portugal and num
bered among its ancestors the sec
ond wife of Christopher Columbus.
Fiore first came to America about
five years ago under the patronage
of Huntington Hartford, who com
missioned her to design a museum
for him to be built on his jiroperty
in Hollywood. Air. Hartford tofd
her that it was his ambition to
have this building created by a
sculpture, just as in the old times
Alichelangelo was asked to build
the cupola of St. Peter’s in Rome.
A’oung Fiore worked for Air.
Hartford for two years to realize
a model which she hoj)es one day
to see built. In the meantime, ex
hibitions of her work have been
held in many of the art centers of
the world, including Rome, Naples,
Alilan, Venice, London, New A’ork
and other American cities.
Athletic Awards Are Made
By Letter Club
Nancy Siegling, a senior, was
taken into the Letter Club after
she received her all-star in volley
ball recently. Some of Nancy’s
other activities include membership
in the Swimming Club, of which
she is vice president. Nancy has
been in the Swimming Club for
two years, and she has been very
active in jdanning and putting on
its annual programs. Nancy is al
so president of the Dramatics Club
and has appeared in most of its
l)lays. She is a member of the Doc
tors’ Daughters Club and the J/use
staff. Congratulations are in order
for the active part Nancy has tak
en in her outside activities.
There were six girls who received
all-stars in volley ball. They are
Lucy Alihvard, Nancy Siegling,
Sophia Pike, Gigi Canada, Kathv
O’Lenic, and Hannah Bell. Con
gratulations are also in order for
Lucy Alihvard who ])robably holds
the all-time high record for the
number of all-stars received by any
one person. During her four vears
at bt. Alary’s Lucy has received an
all-star in practically every sport
she has taken juirt in. Lpey was
president of the Letter Club for two
years and this year is ]iresidont of
the Mus. Congratulations, Lucy,
oil the outstanding job vou have
done.