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BELLES OF ST. MARY’S
December 16, 1960
For our Four-eyed Friends...
Have Ye Iver Dated Fravin?
“Those who are among tlie for
tunate and liave 20-20 vision can
hardly imagine the trials and trib
ulations of othei’s who have dim
med eyesight. They cannot experi
ence the feelings of attending a col
lege dance and not being able to
see an old-time acciuaintance fran
tically waving from across the
room. . .
Or having been warned by es
cort of approaching a curb and
glibly saying, “Um-hum” and then
])roceed.ing to go kerplunk. . .Or of
pressing one’s nose against the mir
ror to be close enough to pluck
stray eyebrows. . .Or observing an
exciting football game only to see
on the field a mass of colors with
definitely no football visible. These
are the hazy pictures observed by
those who, for the sake of beauty
and ai)iiearance, leave glasses un
worn.
But for ones refusing to wear
glasses, there is an alternative, and
an increasingly popular one—con
tact lenses. However, these, too,
have their drawbacks. For example,
if you hear someone shouting
through the dorm, “Come quickly!
I’ve lost my eye,” or at a dance
suddenly the bopsters cease to bop
and begin groping on the floor, you
can be sure that there is a missing
contact in the midst.
Over a year ago it was reported
that a Georgia Tech football play
er, who had an injured eye and
wore only one contact lens, had
the misfortune of putting his lens
in a glass of water which his un
knowing roommate later drank—
lens and all! Wearers of the lenses
have also been known to panic over
losing a lens only to find it through
thorough searching in their eye!
Contact lenses come in assorted
colors and have started the fad of
changing the color of the eyes.
They have also proved more bene
ficial than glasses as a method of
correction of sight because they
are in direct contact with the eyes.
Insurance companies claim the
wearers of contact lenses to be a
great risk because of the great
ju’obability of losing these minute
sight-savers, but lenses can be in
sured. However, a careless wearer
often has to change insurance i)oli-
cies.
The familiar saying, “Lads never
make passes at lassies who wear
glasses,” is frequently quoted to
day. In connection with this, the
motto of the wearer of the contact
lenses should })erhaps be— “Love
me, love my four eyes!”
Another feature from the Daily
Tarheel.
Lecturer Speaks on Russia
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, Mr. Con
stantine Boldyreff gave an inform
ative lecture on Russia. The speak
er, a native of Russia, was one in
the series of lectures planned for
the student body by the Lectures
and Concerts Committee. His
speech, entitled “Voices in Revolt,”
dealt with the problem of under
ground success with Amuth in Rus
sia today. Speaking from first-hand
knowledge, he gave St. Mary’s an
insight into the tense situation in
Russia today. Ho spoke of youth
activities and the need to be in
touch with the youth of Russia.
By means of various newspaper
and ])eriodical illustrations he il
lustrated the manner in which
truth is spread to the people. His
vivid d,escri{)tions and colorful per
sonality gave a very human lift
to the seriousness of his text.
Mr. Boldyreff was entertained
at a reception following the lecture.
A))proxiinatcly thirty students and
faculty members were present to
gather more information from him
and take part in informal discus
sion. During this period of the eve
ning he stressed the vital impor
tance of true knowledge about free
dom reaching the people behind the
Iron Curtain. He stressed the im
portance of books and the influence
of the government in propaganda.
He also recommended several books
for student reading which would,
shed new light on the problems of
the Russian masses and the various
methods for alleviation of these
])roblems. At the informal recep
tion he showed several tricks, no
longer in use, that had been used
for the printing of pro-U.S. litera
ture. A small rubber stamp-like
printing device was used.
This lecture series has met with
great interest in the student body
and faculty. The need for current
information is being well-filled by
Dr. Morrison and the committee.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Question: If you could have anything
you wanted for Christmas, what
would you want and why?
June Boddie; A new book on palm
istry because people are asking too
many specific questions.
Roses Watson: A black Jaguar
sportscar with red leather interior
and a pine-paneled dashboard?
Cecile Thebaut: A bottle of Vodka.
(!i Canada: A new red feather for my
hat; the old one is getting thin!
Brandy McKinley: Some of what
Rochow’s got—and you guess why!
Susan Goode: To break the Olympic
swimming record!
Mary Christopher: An escort for the
Deb Ball. It’s a necessity!
Kim Marsden; A shower, because my
“friends” keep throwing me in the
bathtub.
I’atsy Frank: A frozen
Ann Farmer: A date at the SAE
House. (Guess who!)
Ann Hundley and Francis Leonard:
Dating hours, Monday through Fri
day, from 8:,'50 A.M. until 12:00
P.M. (Good luck Girls!)
Val Hudson: A diploma from St.
Mary’s and acceptance at Caro
lina.
Jean Lippels: An engagement ring
from Mike—for the usual reasons.
Alice Dupre: Breakfast served in bed
because . . .!
Hannah Wright: A robot to clean
up the room.
The Belles Staff: A very Merry
Christmas to everyone!
Have ye iver dated Fravin?
Well iffen ye hattimt ye d.awt knaw
wot yer missin. Heez jis about the
wun sharpis human bean thet ther
iver wuz. Thars awnly wun thang
. . . ye niver kin tail whar ye kin
fine him. Sometime he hang around
the Kappry Alphry Hawmstead
whar he draink a little moonshine
with the fellers wot have Flip-top
Fords and thems wot break dates
to attend Air Force jiarties. Some
time he ])lay a pokry game with
the most grossest wun uv awl name
T-AIan and the next most grossest
wun wot call hesailf Floopy. Uv
coarse thars the wun wot brangs
them thar submarine sammiches
choc full uv unyuns over to the
Angel Farm and make some time
with the Alary Lou Angel iver
time he come. Thin after Fravin
has mooched iverthang he kin
frum this hyar bunch uv greasers,
he wander on past the Farmhouse
to the Ordry uv Pie Kajipry Alph
ry. Thar he run right smack dab
into that brethen name Wendy-
birt wot alius dress so fine whin
he kum a-callin at Alothry Alary's.
Thin he go to jiick a bawn with
thet big feller name P. A. wot try
to organize triangles on third
Smedes an wot try to make time
with Fravin’s very best ladifren.
L"v coarse he caint verry well hailp
kummin across thet wun name
.lerry wot d.ate a cliff runt angel iver
weekend. .Jis about this time he
gets run off for over drankin his
beer c|uoter an he dash as fast as
he kin to jine hiz uther weenie
frenz at the Ordry of Kappry
Smigmy wher the topmost weenie
uv awl name Glayin give his sev-
erl speshul Kappry Smigmy burg
ers with cheaz. He go an set aside
uv the mawnky cage wharin Dud-
ly is tryin to figger out the coolis
way iver to shaift hiz ladifrenz.
Dooraint’n’ Rave kum a’runnin up
with a bran new jool pin wot he
bin trying to put on the dawg in
the front yard awl day long. Fra
vin, havin finished his Smigmy
burgers run down in the basement
whar he find a dove tryin extry
hard to teach Rawnie to fly. He try
to larn also, but it aint half so
cezy as it look. Tharfo he go back
upstarz an outside. He pull thet
thar time jnece frum his levis an
suddenly diskuvry that it is
time fer him to jiick up hiz
ladi fren at the Beauty School an
off he go. This iis about kiver the
wandrins uv Fravin, but iffen you
is reely inerestid in gittin akwaint-
id with him you kin sine up in the
kovrid way.
Several Saints See New York
Aluff Nabers, Lila Wolff, Susan
Keel, Hadley Alorgan, Chasie
Allen, Sophia Pike, Carlton Sav
age, .Julia Worth, Virginia AIc-
Kimmon, Charlotte Thorne, and
Alartha Pat Bell decided to spend
their turkey-eating time in New
York at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Having looked forward to the
sight of many red-blooded Ameri
can males, the St. AIan’’s Seniors
were appalled when they found
out there were 1,500 other females
registered at the Roosevelt. This
news was a discovery was dampen
ing their sjiirits .... deplorable
as a matter of fact! This note of
interest, however, did not cramp
the N. C.’s contingents’ style. They
did and saw many interesting
things. Night-clubbing was the
main news item, and the swizzle
sticks saw plenty of arm action.
Some of the more “mentionable’
jilaces visited were Trader Vic’s,
Club 82, the African Room, the
Blue Angel, St. Regis, Sardi’s, the
stores, the United Nations, and
Alother Hubbard’s.
Sunday brought a return of the
N.C. natives to the more scholastic
side of life. Alother Alary’s .Junior
Convent. New A'ork, however, will
not be forgotten for a long time
by those who can remember the
week-end.
Faculty CelelArates Cliristmas
The faculty and staff are spend
ing their vacations in various ways.
Alany are planning to spend
Christmas at home while others
arc visiting friends or relatives.
Some of the faculty are Florida
bound. Air. Connelly will be visit
ing friends in Tallahassee, while
Dr. and Airs. Browne jilan to visit
their daughter in .Jacksonville.
Airs. Stoops and her family are
also going to Florida. On the way
down they hoi)e to visit several
outstanding tourist attractions on
Florida’s last coast. They are also
l)lanning to cam]) out for a week
on one of the Florida Kevs.
Several other teachers are plan
ning tri])s. Dr. Alorrison is going
to visit friends in the western sec
tion of North Carolina, in Pcnland
and Fletcher. Airs. Brown is look
ing forward, to sj)cnding the holi
days in Baltimore, Alaryland, with
her niece and family. Aliss .Jones
will be s])cnding her vacation lU
Lexington, Kentucky. She is also
])lanning to go to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Other members of the faculty arc
j)lanning to sjiend Christmas at
home. Airs. Fish is s])ending ij
(]uiet Xmas at home, sewing and
resting. Her two daughters, Sara
and Lydia, will be home from col
lege. Airs. Stanley expects to s])cnd
her time entertaining and being
with her son who will be honic
from Yale. Airs. J^oole has a buy'
vacation planned. Her two sons in
college will be home for the holi
days and she will also have a guo'^
from Now A'ork.
We wish the faculty a haplA
vacation and liojic they all ha'^
a nice Christmas.