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Vol. XXXVII, No. 10
RALEIGH, N. C.
May 1, 1974
The Rt. Rev. George Moyer Alexander
Dr. Lisa Sergio
Circle Walks 4: ’74-’75 Pres. Chosen
by Maggy Sargent
The traditional midnight
torch shone brightly on March
26 as The Circle made its
next-to-last walk of the year.
As the evening drew on, the
excitement increased as the
, Juniors and Seniors flocked
‘ from dorm to dorm trying to
figure out which “vanishing”
girls were in reality the new
Circle members. After much
‘‘nosey-ing around” (and a few
good glimpses at the faces un
der those hoods) the new mem-
t>ers were disclosed to be Julie
: Parker, Gail Shackleford, Pat
Holt, and Deborah Walter.
With the induction of the first
two Juniors, Pat and Deborah,
^ this past walk signified the
i eompletion of this year as it be-
! gan the year for the ’74-’75
; Circle. Deborah, who will be
The Circle’s president next
year, is still recovering from
her surprise at having been
chosen. When asked what her
parents’ reaction was, Deborah
quoted her mother as saying,
“I’m so proud of you! . . . Now
tell me, what’s ‘The Circle’?”
Susan Byers, the Circle’s
president this year, is also
proud of the two new Junior
members. In response to my
question concerning her feel
ings towards them and The Cir
cle Susan replied, “They are
girls of great concern, respect
and love for the school and
show this in many of the qual
ities that they strive for in
their own life, as every Circle
member does. With these two
girls leading the way for The
Circle next year as it strives
to fulfill its objectives, all the
Mothers, Daughters Enjoy Spring
j St. Mary’s secpnd annual
Hother-Daughter Day was an
Enjoyable success. Some of the
diothers began arriving the
’'•ght before; but most arrived
^tween nine and eleven Friday
’horning during registration and
”hffee hour in Smedes Parlor.
Surprisingly, even a few fa
thers showed up for the spring
Celebration.
The day was well-planned by
■li". Nixon and the committee,
^others were able to attend ab-
I “deviated classes with their
^rls until 1:05. Afterwards the
cafeteria beckoned, and mothers
Chjoyed a sociable lunch with
^Heir daughters and their
laughter’s friends’ mothers.
^Her lunch, the mothers had a
chance to question Dr. P on
*chool policy, etc. in Pittman
^Uditorium. A highlight of the
obvious with the crowded
'Hendance, was the Sea Saints
toduction with its theme “Yes-
^rday, Today and Tomorrow.”
Uring Free Time from 3:30-
•OO, the mothers and their
laughters enjoyed the art ba-
^Ur in front of Smedes with
.Urks of art on sale by St.
Art Club. Also, in this
I 'utted free time, mothers took
their daughters shopping and
visiting with friends and rela
tives.
Later, at dinner, the mothers
enjoyed listening to the Cold
Cuts.
Evening prayer in the Chapel
at 6:30, the service was de
voted to the dedication of the
Paschal Candlesticks and Ad
vent Wreath given in honor of
Mrs. Richardson. Mr. Davis
spoke on the accomplishments
of our former dean of students
and how well-liked she was by
the girls. Afterwards, Mrs. R.
Herself got up and gave her
appreciation to the girls, their
parents, and her friends for the
honor they had given her.
Perhaps the most exciting
event of Mother-Daughter Day
was the presentation of the
May Court and the Spring
Festival held on Front Campus
that evening. The weather was
kind and provided warmth and
a clear sky. The 13 May Court
girls, wearing blue and white
swiss-dotted gowns were: Lor-
na Walthal, Valeria Tulai, Mar
tha Kelly, Bonnie Ford, Susan
Byers, Candyce Bunn, Allison
Kerr, Yorke Wooten, Lynn Sny
der, Betsy Newman, Laura
Lewis, Julie Parker, and Stacy
Curran. They were followed by
the Maid of Honor, Lane Tur
ner, in a yellow and white
swiss-dotted gown with yellow
roses. And, to the astonishment
of all who know Anna DuBose,
the Spring Queen appeared in
a white, full skirted gown with
a full length train. Then Dr.
Pisani presented her red roses
and seated her too. After the
May Court did the May Pole
dance, they were seated by their
pages around the dance area to
enjoy the performance ahead.
And what a performance! All
of St. Mary’s talent shone forth
as the Caperettes, the Orchesis,
and the Gillie Collum Dancers
danced the audience “Around
the World.” They showed the
audience dances from Jamaica,
Holland, Scotland, France, Af
rica, Greece, Rome, Russia,
China, and the Old West in the
U.S.A. Getting back together,
the dance groups happily sang
and danced to “It’s a Small
World After All.” 'Thanks were
given to Mrs. Skinner for her
direction and she in turn, gave
the student directors, Beverly
Wheeler, Sukoski Williamson
and Diane Terrell, credit.
’74 Graduates to Hear
Alexander and Sergio
confidence and optimism
for a rewarding year is held
by The Circle now.”
When asked her own feelings
about The Circle and what it
has meant to her this past year,
Susan remarked, “I feel that I
have been a part of and in
volved in a feeling. This feeling
goes so deeply that it’s hard
to know where it began. I only
know that it is one that will
always be with me and will con
tinue to deepen and strengthen
with every recollection and
memory of my life at St. Mary’s
and with The Circle.” She con
tinued, speaking on behalf of
the entire Circle by saying,
“The Circle has been grateful
for many things this year and
satisfied with what we have
(See CIRCLE WALKS page 3)
In less than two weeks, St.
Mary’s 106 sophomores and 142
seniors will be marching up
Smedes pavement and over to
the front of Pittman Auditor
ium to receive their diplomas.
Mr. Nixon, a trusting organizer,
has been working on the Bac
calaureate and Commencement
Exercises for some time now.
For the Baccalaureate speaker,
Mr. Nixon has asked The Rt.
Rev. George Moyer Alexander,
the Fifth Bishop of the Episco
pal Diocese of Upper South
Carolina. Bishop Alexander is
from Jacksonville, Florida. At
the time of his election he had
been the Dean of the St. Luke’s
School of Theology at the Uni
versity of the South in Sewanee,
Tenn., for 17 years. Also, he is
a frequent speaker in the Epis
copal Church’s Fourth Province,
and is the official representative
of the seminary at important
regional and national church
and alumni functions. With his
experience as lecturer at St.
Augustine’s College in Canter
bury, England, and the author
of many books including The
Handbook of Biblical Personali
ties, the Bishop promises to be
a worthwhile and inspiring
speaker.
At the commencement. Dr.
Lisa Sergio will speak, as
promised by Dr. Pisani after
last October’s assembly. Dr.
Sergio was the first woman
commentator in Europe in the
30’s, and she is regarded as
one of the best informed and
most effective analysts of inter
national affairs. As the English
interpreter for Mussolini she
soon became aware of his dan
gerous facist movements and
opposed him strongly. In 1937,
she fled to the United States
and became an American citizen.
Since then. Dr. Sergio has be
come recognized as a leading
news commentator with NBC
and ABC networks, and has re
ceived many awards for her
efforts. The graduating girls
will enjoy listening to Dr. Ser
gio’s encouraging words.
At 8:00 Friday evening a
reception will be held at the
President’s home to honor the
graduating students and their
parents. Sophomores and sen
iors received their rehearsal and
formal schedules from Mr. Nix
on at last Monday’s assembly.
Sea Saints
Review Past
by Laura Mitchell
General consensus acclaimed
this year’s Sea Saint spectacu
lar as an unsurpassed success.
It contained all the elements of
a delightful performance:
beauty, grace, drama, humor,
and touching sentiment. How
ever, its most appealing asset
was its theme, “Yesterday, To
day, and Tomorrow,” which cen
tered on life at St. Mary’s.
The program opened with a
representation of the first day
of school and from there,
touched on many of the familiar
facets of school life. One of the
lighter moments, in the show,
was an amusing characteriza
tion of the Pinkertons, featur
ing a spotlight solo by Lt.
Poole. A touching moment, for
both performers and spectators,
■was the portrayal of Com
mencement, by the grraduating
Sea Saints, in the number “To
morrow is Yours.” And finally,
a touch of drama was added
by both Eugenia Owsley’s
strikingly graceful swan dive, in
the President’s Solo, and the
stunning candlelight finale
choreographed by Sarah Vann.
All performances were en
hanced by the witty narrator,
Mr. Roberts, and by Mr. Davis’
slides. Indeed, this was a Sea
Saint spectacular to be remem
bered.