Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XXV, No. 12
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
April 6, 1962
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 8-14, 1962
READ and Watch Your World Grow
Student Government Leaders
1962-63
Mary Stella Leak
Three more Student Government Stella has_worked this ye^a^r^ for
officers of St Alary’s for 1962-63
have been elected by the student
Jody. Verna Gillain, from Windsor,
"ill be Vice-President of the As
sociation. A former high school All-
American basketball player, Verna
^as been active in the Letter Club
^od the Young Democrats Club at
St. Alary’s.
Mary Stella Leak, from Char-
otte, has been elected Chairman
year. Alary
{ ';^te, has been elected
i 01 Hall Council for next
the Afoung Democrats, the BELLES
and the STAGECOACH
Cydne Wright, who hails from
Greensboro, will carry the duties of
Secretary of Student Government.
An old girl, Cydne has served as
freshman dance marshal and secre
tary of the Junior Class.
St. Alary’s should have a very
profitable year of student govern
ment under the leadership of these
outstanding girls.
Verna Gillain
LENTEN WORSHIP
Students at St. Alary’s are privi-
ffiged in having a short twilight
Service every Tuesday at 6:45 dur-
’Og Lent. This service was insti-
oted by our chaplain, Dr. Guerry,
.0 take the place of a 5:15 preach-
fog service. The twelve to fifteen
foinute service consists of organ
and brief prayer. Also,
Y entirely voluntary on the stu-
*lent’s part. The quietness of the
Chapel at this time gives one the
opportunity to collect his thoughts
and provides a worthwhile break in
the drudgery of studying.
On eveiy other night the candles
are lit from 9:30 til 10:00 for those
who wish to go to the Chapel. Also,
every Sunday morning Hoty Com
munion is celebrated at 6:45 and on
Thursday mornings during Lent at
6:55.
DOES THE
U. N. HELP OR
HINDER?
Questions concerning the nation’s
sovereignty and its role in relation
to the U. N. are becoming increas
ingly more frequent. Is U. S. foreign
policy restricted too much because
of her affiliation with the U. N.?
Does the U. S. shirk her responsi
bilities in favor of U. N. programs?
Does the U. S. actually have two
Secretaries of State — the actual
Secretary of State and the Ambas
sador to the U. N.?
President Kennedy has said fre
quently since his inauguration that
the U. S. plans to rely more and
more strongly on the U. N. in re
gard to America’s foreign relations.
However, lately members of Ken
nedy’s liberal Democratic Party
have begun to challenge this poli
cy. Sen. .1. William Fulbright chair
man of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, pointed out that the U. N.
was formed upon the basic assump
tion that all the major powers de
sired peace. Action in Communist
countries during recent years has
proved this assumption to be false.
Furthermore, Sen. Henry Jackson
said in a recent speech that U. S. in
volvement with the U. N. often
hinders the decisions which the
Lb S. makes. For example, because
of U. N. involvement, the U. S. has
been forced into unrealistic dis
armament goals. Furthermore, the
decision by the General Assembly
to ban all testing of nuclear weap
ons has placed the U. S. in bad
light for resuming nuclear tests.
Finally, some critics feel that
Stevenson’s role as Ambassador to
the U. N. is becoming too powerful
and that he should be replaced by
Dean Rusk. They feel someone
closer to the president should be
made Ambassador to the U. N.
Mexican Tour
Planned
Professor Jack L. Fitzgerald, in
structor in Spanish at Wake Forest,
will sponsor a trip to Alexico this
summer for interested students. The
j)urpose of the trip is to become di
rectly acquainted with the people
of Alexico and to study at the na
tional university for the summer.
The trip will be open to any stu
dents who do not mind a challenge,
according to Fitzgerald. The ability
to speak Spanish is helpful for the
visit to Alexico, but it is not es
sential.
... Fitzgerald has spent two years
in Alexico, and he feels that one
who is unfamiliar with the country
will be at a great advantage to
travel with a group. Aloney can be
saved by traveling with a group,
he stated, for the tendency is to
spend much more than necessary
when traveling alone.
The total cost of the trip will
range from $419 to $539, depending
on the choice of living accomada-
tions and the number of field trips
taken.
Broken down, the costs are as
follows: registration, $50; round
trip bus fare from YTnston-Salem
to Alexico City, including insur
ance, $130; tuition at the Universi
ty of Alexico, $100; room and
board, $100-$200; books, $10; and
field trips $49.
The amount of spending money
required will be left up to the in
dividual. “Alexico is a paradise for
shopping,” said Fitzgerald, “and
those who cannot resist a bargain
should be prepared.”
The group will study at the Uni
versity of Alexico, but there are no
dormitories on the campus. All ac-
comadations will be in private
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Seminar On Communism
Being Conducted
To aid in their understanding of
world problems, the students in
Airs. Stoops’ high school American
history class have been doing a
weekly study of current happen
ings. Supplementing their studies
have been taking current events
tests issued by Time magazine.
Recently Carol Combs and Helyn
Watson were awarded Certificates
of Alerit by Time for having the
highest scores in the class on the
Time Current Affairs Annual Test.
Carol, whose score was the highest.
received a book, THE COAIING
FURA^ by Bruce Caton.
At the request of several stu
dents Airs. Stoops and Airs. Poole
have begun conducting a Tuesday
night seminar on the study of Com
munism. An attempt is made to
learn more about the fundamental
principles of Communism, in order
that the relation between Russia
and the United States might be
better understood. At these semi
nars each student takes an active
part in leading the discussion.