Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XXV, No. 11
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
March 23, 1962
Circle Braves Snow
To Tap New Members
On March 5, 1962 just like the
Pony Express — through rain, hail,
sleot, and snow — the Circle walk
ed and tapped three new members.
The new Circle members are Mary
Larsen and Nanne Chalgren, sen
iors, and Elsie Otto, a Commercial
student.
Elsie, a Sigma, is from Savannah,
Oeorgia. She is the representative
L'oin the Commercial Class to
Honor Council and to the Legis
lative Body. Elsie is also an aco
lyte, a member of the choir, the
Jielles staff, and the Dramatics
Club.
Nanne is from Fort Levenworth,
Kansas, and is a Sigma. This year
®l>e has done an outstanding job
chairman of assembly programs.
Nanne is also president of the Glee
Club, president of the Dramatics
Club, and a hall counselor. She par-
Lcipates in the Young Republican’s
Y^lj, the Glee Club Ensemble, the
'“lioir, and the “Cold Cuts.” She had
leading role in “Amahl and the
■^ight Visitors” and narrated the
"■ater ballet.
Mary Larsen is a Mu from Lees-
>urg, Florida. She is Fire Captain,
a hall counselor in West Rock, a
^'Ucifer, president of the Young
Lfipublicans Club, and chairman of
.he Dining Room Committee. Mary
J® also a member of the Glee Club,
;he Ensemble, the “Cold Cuts,” and
h'e Beifes staff.
Congratulations to Elsie, Nanne,
'‘ad “Larsen”.
Wellesley Scholar
^lartha Martin, a 1959 graduate
a St. Mary’s high school depart-
h^at, ha,s been selected a Junior
j^hrant Scholar at Wellesley Col-
^Se. Martha was mentioned as of
onors standing this month at the
ellesley College Honors Day
'convocation.
g he students known as Durant
m are those with the highest
■ an average of B or better
normal
program.
REMEMBER!
breakfast
BEGINS
AT
7:30
G ROOM COMMITTEE
Changes Made
In St. Mary s
Constitution
On Monday, March 5, the Legis
lative Body held its monthly meet
ing. The purpose of the meeting was
to discuss and vote on changes m
the Constitution as suggested by
the Constitution Committee. Betsy
Nichols explained the revisions
made in the election system and m
the legislative body.
The major change in the elections
svstem is that the Secretary of the
Student Government Association
will be elected by the entire student
body Previously, the Honor Coun
cil has selected one of the two senior
Honor Council members for the
next year as secretary of the Hemor
Council and the Association. The
period of elections has been short
ened from five weeks to four weeks.
The Constitution Committee, in
order to strengthen the Legislative
Body, has revised the organization
o^f this body. There will be three
functioning branches under the
body: the Constitution Committee,
the Policy Committee, and the Pe
tiole Committee. The Po icy
Committee will handle any matter
which concerns the Legislative
Bodv but which is not specifically
desiSated as a matter for one of
the other two committees. The
V ce-President of the Association
w 11 serve as Chairman of the Leg-
s itive Body and the Constitution
Committee. The Chairman of Hal
Council will serve as Chairman of
the Policy Committee, and the
Secretary of the Legislative Body,
whidi will be elected from the rising
senior class in the spring before
U,e year in «'l.icl. ahe f"''
ivill act as Chairman of the Pe-
titions Committee.
The Legislative Body voted on
ynfis«ed these recommendations
frouAhe Constitution Conimittee,
InTor. Stone has approved them.
The next meeting of Hie Leg.
BodjAvillbeon Monday, April 2.
ST. MARY’S PLA Y
MEREDITH
The St. Mary’s Sigma-Mu’s com
batted the Meredith C°Hege Bas
eball team on Wednesday, March
kvicirhyasomcofCSpomtsto
yieredith’s 56 points.
Verna GiUam, our All-American
P rH wa« again high scorer by
forward, | 62
making 32 °t
points.
Haynes Walker New Student
Government President
The newly elected Student Gov
ernment President for the year
1962-1963 is H'aynes Walker. The
voting took place on March 14, and
the results were announced at din
ner on that same day.
The other nominee was Verna
Gillam. There were no nominations
from the floor.
Haynes hails from Albemarle.
She entered St. Mary’s as a fresh
man and during her freshman and
sophomore years she participated
in various activities. Haynes was
jiresident of the Beacon, vice-presi
dent of her freshman class and in
the May Court for two years. She
is a Mu. This year she is treasurer
of the Junior Class and once again
in the May Court. Haynes has also
been a member of the Y.D.C. for
two years.
Assembly Programs Continue
To Be Interesting
On Tuesday, March 13, Mr. Rob
ert Connelly, a member of the
faculty at St. Mary”s, spoke to the
students in assembly on the im
portant uses of foreign languages in
our everyday lives. Following his
speech some members of his French
class presented a play in French
called “Murder in the Beauty
Shop.” Appearing in the production
were Jess McFarland, Darnel
Knight, Anita Strickland, Karen
Von Lehm, Mary Henry, Lea Lea
Hall, and Susan Ballenger.
On Thursday, March 15, Mr. Jim
Reid, one of Raleigh’s city council-
men, spoke to the students and
faculty on the importance of a city
government. Mr. Reid emphasized
the close relationship which the
people maintain with the city gov
ernment.
Mr. Reid explained how the city
government in Raleigh operates. All
the powers of the city government
come from the state through the
city charter issued in 1947. Ral
eigh’s city council consists of seven
members elected at large. The
meetings of the council are open to
the public. The public may speak
up and give their opinions on issues
discussed by the council.
The Raleigh city government will
become more important in the next
twenty years with an expected
population increase to 200,000. New
streets and new schools will have
to be built. The citizens of Raleigh
will be directly concerned with such
issues as these.