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Vi lii 'i:S kii • RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA October 30, jf Oct THE BELLES OF ST. MARY’S Published in thirteen issues during the school year, September to May. Monthly for August, December, January, March, and May; Semi-monthly for October, No vember, February, and April, by the stu dent body of St. Mary’s Junior College. Second Class Postage paid at Raleigh, N. C. 27611. Subscription rate $1.00 per year. BELLES STAFF Editor-in-Chief Jane Lang Darden Assistant Editor Rebecca Stallings News Editor Patty Irving Feature Editor Rebecca Stallings Head Typist Lillian James Circulation Head Becky Crittenden Exchange Editor Linda Longing Subscription Editor Ann Tyndall NEWS STAFF Anne Buddenhagen, Sara Ashby, Anne Justice, Anne Little, Flea Magee, Susan Midgett, Mary Mikel, Debbie Turner, Betsy Valiant, Laura Warwick. FEATURE STAFF Betty Ward, Ann Tyndall, Mary Zay- toun. TYPING STAFF Susan Clay, Jane Eggleston, Carol Har rison, Sarah Hoss, Tempe Ann Lampe, Joan Graham, Ann Justice, Sara Ashby. CIRCULATION STAFF Susan Clay, Cathy Foltz, Mary Harper, Betsy Valiant, Courtney Cochran, Lynn Dawson, Neale Turlington. PHOTOGRAPHER Carroll Curtis. CARTOONIST Kay Turner. PROOFREADER Chip Dodd. ADVISOR Mrs. Catherine Barnhart. PRESIDENTS OPEN LETTER TO THE STUDENT BODY Dear Girls: Recently Charles Habib Malik, Correction Of Church Policy Meeting October 7, the vestry heard complaints and suggestions con cerning the chapel jwlicy and also received several petitions. The ulti mate decision, however, of having one Sunday service was made by the administration. The vestry apologizes to any of the student body who were misled into thinking that the decision would be student vote. former president of the United Na tions General Assembly, delivered an address on “Education in Upheaval.” A kind of subtitle to the address was “The Christian’s Responsibility.” Some of Dr. Malik’s remarks speak to a situation that exists at St. Mary’s. I will quote a few things he said as a point of departure for this very relevant question of compulsory chapel attendance. Malik cites the belief of many edu cators that, “an atmosphere of free dom must reign. The search for truth must be unshackled, and adequate means for the articulation and trans mission of truth must be furnished.” To this Malik replies: “I search in vain in these statements for any ref erence to the fact that character, per sonal integrity, spiritual depth, the highest moral standards, the wonder ful living values of the great tradi tion, have anything to do with the business of the college or university or with the world of learning.” He concludes: “Because of its pluralistic society and the character of its constitution, America as a state cannot remedy this situation. That is why the Christians of America, the custodians of the greatest message of all time, enjoying their fundamental freedoms under a most beneficient constitution, can do much. The task of abolishing the awful divorce be tween reason and faith; mind and spirit; the order of understanding and knowledge and the order of suffer ing and love; the wisdom of man and the wisdom of God, falls squarely upon their shoulders. Christ must come back to higher learning if high er learning, and therewith man and culture, is to be saved.” Lastly Malik prophesies that some where a great school will arise in which the religious and educational can blend. He prophesies the end of the shameful decay of philosophy. He prophesies the restoration of trust in authority. The classics will come to their own. Theology will have an honorable place. Personal discipline. sensitivity to issues, social and world responsibility will all be inculcated on the basis of first principles derived from the revelation of God. Also in such 3 place there will be plenty of fun, fellowship and discussion, all in a spirit of love and respect, all with a view to truth and being and jieace. Does all this sound like a kind of Utopia? I wonder! In part, of course, it sounds this way. Yet, to a degree such a school as Malik dreams will be, already exists. Of course, this philosopher and statesman envisions a great university not a private junior college for young women. But on our level the ingredients are present at St. Mary’s for just such a school. Therefore as St. Mary’s adjusts its social stance, broadens and enriches its curriculum, relaxes excessive re strictions academic, social and spir itual to better prepare its young wo men for further education and life, it does so in the context of the kind of school Malik describes. This is a Christian school. Christ was declared at the center of this en terprise by its founders. There has been no change in this! Worship is a integral part of Christian commun ity living. It is as natural an expres sion of the life of this kind of com munity as eating and breathing. Our worship life has been reduced to a minimum. This has been done to pre serve freshness and not make worship a drab, daily routine. On this foundation St. Mar>’’s will as I am its President. If this sounds authoritative — so be it. dt is an authority of love. Love for God, and love for all of you. Faithfully yours, Frank Pisani St. Mary’s Campus Crol' Helps Girl Scouts St. Mary's girls are constantly ^ ing new outlets for their em and creative ideas. The newest f'. activity is called St. Mary’s Carf Gold, and it enables interested dents to participate in Girl work within the in community- girls involved in this project ate’ unteers, and some of them ® never been associated with the s ing program before. From the o08 thirty students, the number o' thusiastic girls has already forty-eight which constitutes te" , cent of the student body. The 'O teers help out with scouts of aH from brownies to Senior scouts- direcf'";; Under Miss Duncan’s u*- . the St. Mary’s girls fill out a . listing the skills they are in and in which they excel, free time. Then when a Senio' ^ ’ ’ ■ vow". leader requests a student in a particular area, she contacts Duncan who places an interest^' dll AAA*--- , 1 p, dent in that specific area or ]0 the girls are involved in sot"® ; of scout work. Some girls sen assistant troop leaders at ^ eekly«' ings, while others go on weekend camping trips vvi ith scouts or help them for a few with certain badge requh®'”jJ,cl The St. Mary’s girls assist areas as: lifeguarding, ming, games, cooking, Scottisir and arts and crafts, to ^ - 3b ^ M ganif Was of 6 28, t den Won Voile her • Some of the girls who serve ant trwp leaders are Darden, and son, Jane The Raleigh scouts ^ camping sites to choose frot" Camp Alary Atkinson, ham, and Laurel Acres. 1 already been on some camp' jyjjty-' this year. Several of the girls who participated in and the outdoor activities , Hyatt, Sophie Foreman, Lad M ton, and Lee Quinn. L wf volunteers from St. ^Lts f; ing the scouts now, iTf able Love mss at Up The This Campus Gold -raid AAA.^ W'CAAIA lycio — gotten a fine start at St. Maty* i,i EDITORIAL f this time each year everyone finds that the shine has worn off of St. Marys For the new girls, the novelty has worn off and they have more or less found their place in this educational machine. The old Hrls have returned to their places in the cog wheel with a good case of the blahs. St. Marys has begun to run like -in -.u i sional bumping and grinding 5 ,h" gear, “'y “ Assembly Schedule November 3 Beginning of se- ries of films on Historv^ of Drugs- f ""their M*ala„dUga,C;a»ifc..iL' ^enSed“'”"*" .K of Drugs; Social, Physical, and Emotional Factors of Drug Use — Effects Upion Users; and Treatment for Drug Abuse. Novembers {J|jyj The volunteer progi^**" a November 10 Mary’s girls a chance to NTn.roT^k^ n contribution to the vember 12 fijm provides them November 17 scene experience about t e , ^ vJs I , t)e 1 1 Jea t-ee Sii '8m: goiicii a nne start at ,c there is much enthusiasm " ' scouts and the volunteer volunteer program ^ ^ # ’d' 1,1)1')' -es rlre Old'GirbNcwTwL7fa’’a';d™ girls Wc ha«e just become too involved with out own silvesTnd om"™ problems. This is very easy to do and is usually unintentional. We aTso lose our contacts with the outside world. We become so involved with the Middle Ages that we forget about the Middle East. We lack the time and the motivation to understand and become involved in the issues and the problems or today. This unintentional apathy is one of the worst things that could happen to people of our age in our times After graduation we won’t live in ^he Middle Ages or in a Oiemistry Lab. We will live in the “real” world w Vh people and problems. To become so involved with the academic to the ex elusion of the realistic is to forfeit part of your education. However thi7dS not mean to forget all about the facts and figures. It means to include sLe current events and some personal concern as part of your curriculum. You will find that It takes academic as well as the everyday education to under stand sufficiently and to exist efficiently in the “real” world. J L D of younger children. Gir * careers in psychology ge can gain valuable cx^r^j^^g p'j participation in this pt";,, gram. So far, the progr""L to be both successful for both scouts and stu pj^ia^ ; now, a student group j jco ^ help with the disadvan af within the city, and la f'lt Lai "Ua Par Je Qui Lta: Al a Iqu Pt r of student participat*'”’ taka -T-. b ....vt^nt can ,^^ts- Sat up. Thus, the student nmunity t Me, St. active part in comr Please, JVfr. Pinlcerton — I*m lor the Great Pumphi 8 las Por tin ♦» "itc 160
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