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4" Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1 4 RALEIGH, N. C. September 20, 1974 Orientation Cites A New Year by Anne Turnage Orientation! A fun-filled two weeks of getting to know your roommate, teachers, and 600 other girls; of getting soaking wet at the Sigma-Mu pep-rally; of trying out for half the clubs at SMC; of taking, and hope fully passing, the handbook test! Our first contact with SMC came in the mail, with the de livery of a nine page booklet and a letter that began with the rather disturbing sentence “The first day is set aside as Orien tation Week.” Later you were beseiged with letters telling you everything from your room mate’s address to advice from the SGA. Finally the big day arrived. Moving in is always an exciting experience, with old girls greet ing each other and new girls meeting each other. All kinds of questions are cleared up as you actually see the campus and find out that, yes, the rooms in Smedes really are that bad. When classes started, things were really wild. Freshmen were in a daze for a few days, but soon got used to the work. After all, what’s so bad about studying for four hours a day, right girls? Most of us have managed to live through it, although we may never be the same. Still, it’s a lot of fun, and just think, we’ve got a whole year to rest up for the next Orientation Week! “ANTICIPATION” . . . This new girl gleams with excitement as she looks forward to her life at St. Mary’s. SMC Adopts Two Scholastic Clubs Honor Achievements th It must be good! ... This SMC girl seems to be enjoying her hotdbg at the Little Sister-Big Sister Picnic. Old and New Get Acquainted by Mazie Swindell During Orientation Week, on Thursday, August 22, the “old girls” and “new girls” dined outside on the St. Mary’s grounds at the traditional “Lit tle Sister-Big Sister” picnic held Beam To Be Missed Mrs. Beam Plans To Have Some Fun!! by Anna Davis After 12 years of hard work as SMC’s bookstore keeper and btailman, Mrs. Kennon Taylor Beam is finally going to “have Some fun!!” Yes, our devoted little worker is planning to leave SMC as of Sept. 30. When asked •f she would miss her job, she Replied with a big smile and Said “Yes; but I’ve worked hard tor 12 years now, and I’m fi- Sally going to have some fun!” Have you got your receipt?” ■ • . Mrs. Beam shows concern the girls at St. Mary’s in bookstoroL each year. This came as a re laxing break from the excite ment and confusion of getting settled in, and getting schedules straight, etc. The picnic menu consisted of hotdogs, hambur gers, beans, slaw, pink lemon ade, and ice cream for dessert. To me, as a new girl, it meant a lot to know that I’ve got a friend whose “been there,” and who’ll understand when I’m lost or heartbroken or just need someone to talk to. The picnic served its purpose as it not only “united two sisters,” but brought all the “St. Mary’s girls,” old and new, together. Her future plans are to work on her stamp and coin collection and to spend more time with her elderly mother who presently lives in Oxford. Mrs. Beam is a native of N. C. and was raised in Cabar rus County. She has one mar ried daughter who lives in Greenville and has a family of her own. Mrs. Beam proudly proceeded to say that she planned to spend more time with her three grandchildren. When asked what she con sidered the highlight of her 12 years here, she had no trouble recalling the most memorable times. “I guess they would have to be when we had the post office in the basement of lower Smedes. The first year that the bookstore was opened only text- (Continued On Page Six) by Janet Smalley St. Mary’s is very honored this year to have several foreign students in attendance. One of these students is Amphone Norasingh who is from Vien tiane, Laos. (Vientiane is the capital of Laos.) Amphone has been in the United States for two years now, except for summer vaca tion this past summer. She at tended Broughton High School last year and Carnage the year before. Surprisingly she speaks Laos, Chinese, English, Viet namese and Thai; and is in her third year of French this year! Her many interests include mu sic, dance, and handicrafts. While in Laos, Amphone studied the classical dances of her coun try, and she is taking modern dance this year for the first time. She is also taking piano and voice for the first time. Meanwhile Amphone will por tray a Royal Siamese Dancer in the “King and I”. Our other addition to the St. Mary’s community is Mojdeh Bahar from Iran. Mojdeh is 17 years old and is a freshman at SMC. She is very friendly and personable and she gets along well with the girls. Mojdeh came to the United States three months ago pri marily to study art. Although she is not taking art this year, Mojdeh hopes to take an art his tory course next year. Mojdeh (Continued On Page Six) Phi Theta Kappa by Kay Castleberry Phi Theta Kappa Inductions were held Tuesday, September 3 in the Board Room of the Library. New members are Leigh Ann Raynor, Sallie Shap ing, Vicki Clarke, Peg Corbitt, Dot Fitchett, Jessica Fleming, Gaither Kelly, and Nancy Kerr. Phi Theta Kappa is the col lege honorary society. To be eli gible for membership in Phi Theta Kappa, “a student shall be of good moral character, shall possess recognized qualities of ctitizenship, and shall have es tablished academic excellence as judged by the faculty.” To quali fy, a gdrl must have an average of 3.5 or higher after first semester her junior year, or a 3.25 or higher at the end of her junior year, or after first semes ter her senior year. Members of Phi Theta Kappa inducted last year are Harriet Swaim, president, Lou Ann Cole man, Sallie Lewis, Pat Holt, Beverly Wheeler, Lynn Harand, and Susanne Owens. High School Honor Society The Honor Society inducted sixteen new members Monday, September 9. A former member, Leslie Stokes, introduced the program stating from the con stitution that the purpose is “to recognize and encourage schol arship and to promote those qualities of character reflective of the best in St. Mary’s his- (Continued On Page Six) P IT- Two new faces at St. Mary’s . . . ward to an exciting year. Amphone and Mojdeh look for- Talent Show Proves A Smash by Anne Turnage SMS’s annual talent show, held on the 29th of August, can only be described as a smash. Several old girls, including the SGA officers, came from Chapel Hill to see the talent show. SMC had an adept MC in Beth Johnson, a day student. The Acts ranged from a piano solo by Julie Kim Rivers to a humor ous skit by the counselors on what they’d be if they weren’t a St. Mary’s girl. And there were visits from those two famous musical groups, Sha Na Na and Diana Ross and the Supremes. Also Allison Kerr, Julie Walker and Sally Lewis sang and played a song written a few years ago by Ellen Hinson for her counsel ors. Later, Second Holt gave us some new words to “Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz?” During the program the Sophomores gave some facts of life at SMC to the new girls, and the Cruikshank girls “com bo” stood divided. One decided “It’s Crying Time Again!” while another confused group asked the immortal question, “Is It Time’ Yet?” “KISSY, KISSY!” SMC Talent Show. Two “fairies” show their talents at the
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