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BELLES OF ST. MARY'S
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February 10
An Uncovered Mystery —
The SMC Constitution
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By Susanne Owens
One of the most well-kept
secrets at St. Mary’s is the con
tents of the Student Govern
ment Association Constitution.
However, as with most secrets,
the divulgence of the contents
of the Constitution proved to
be quite a disappointment to
me when I was finally able
to locate one. A copy of the
Constitution has not been given
to each student, faculty mem
ber, or other concerned individ
uals in the past. Present rumor
has it that there is one faculty
copy which is kept under lock
and key and practically re
quires a warrant for its appear
ance! The Dean of Students
and the President of the Col
lege have a copy, and I, as
Chairman of the Constitution
Committee, have been favored
with a copy of this sacred
document. _ .
Things are now beginning to
take a step toward a brighter
future for our Constitution.
Through diligent work by the
Constitution Committee, t e
Constitution which was last re
vised in 1969, has been revised
this year. Near the beginning
of first semester, the student
body voted to allow the Consti
tution Committee to bring the
Constitution up to date with
present policy now in effect.
The Constitution Committee
has been meeting every Thurs
day (to do this job) at 4:00,
except when dire emergency
prevented. In the old Constitu
tion Social Board did not exist.
Therefore, a whole new article
had to be laid out containing
exactly how the Social Board
operates. This is l^st one ex
ample of how out-dated the 69
Constitution is. Before Chnst-
mas vacation, the committee
completed the up-dating of our
Constitution. We also plan to
publish the new Constitution in
the handbook next year in or-
By Kathryn Scott
WANTED: Warm bodies to oc
cupy Mr. Nixon’s economics
class. Call: Sally Lewis, 834-
6103. , ,
FOR SALE: 26 hotlines located
in Smedes parlor. Included
with this deal come 7,000
friendly alumnae. Sold to the
smoothest talker.
WANTED: A French chef who
specializes in chocolate chip
cookies. . Apply: Grogan’s
Gourmet.
FOR SALE: Lessons in count
ing to “Fore.” Contact: Dr.
Pisani.
WANTED: Blue pills for the
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The committee that is doing
this work is composed of the
Vice President of SGA (chair
man), President of SGA, Chair
man of Social Board, Dean of
Students, and one faculty rep
resentative from Legislative
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Backpacker Magazine Offered To Hikers
T>^ or Tunnies
Backpacker Magazine is a
quarterly that has been pub
lished for the past two years.
A regular feature of BackPack-
er is its equipment buying
guide section in each issue.
Equipment covered in the first
two years has included sleeping
bags (goose down, duck down,
polyester), packs (aluminum
and nylon, week-end), tents (3-
season), boots, freeze - dried
dinners.
While we do not maintain a
“comp” list, we would be
pleased to send sample issues
of Backpacker to a reviewer if
you will send us a letter from
an authorized editor listed on
your paper’s masthead (attach
a copy of the masthead to your
letter.)
(Editor’s Note: Please see
me for authorization if inter
ested) .
Backpacking Books
Catalog Free
A 36-page catalog of hard-
to-find books and trail guides
of interest to backpackers,
hikers, walkers, cross-country
skiers and mountaineers can be
obtained by sending a 10-cent
stamp to Backpacker Books,
RFD No. 1, Bellows Falls, Ver
mont 06101.
By Marcia Nahikian
What is a college newspaper ?
Better yet, what should a col
lege newspaper be?
The size of the school has a
lot to do with its publications.
Naturally, a large university
would need a more varied news
paper than a smaller college
such as St. Mary’s. However, I
feel that the paper, no matter
what the size of the school,
should not only carry the events
that have happened in a period
of time on campus, but also
have news of the community,
and even on the national level.
We are a community ourselves,
but we are also a part of the
“outside world.” Sometimes it
seems that we lose contact with
what is going on around us; yet
one of the main functions of the
newspaper should be to help
bring us back into our society.
I am not suggesting that we
have another “News and Ob
server,” but such events that
would relate to and interest
the students should be contain- |
ed in the school publication. !
However, a newspaper can
not be anything without the j
reporters and the staff itself. ■
If people would take an inter- j
est in the problem of too few
reporters we could have a
very successful paper. For ex- j
ample, if you know of some- |
thing going on in Raleigh that |
you think would interest others ii
you could write a simple article |
to be put in the paper. And if |
you feel you could not write |
it well, all you would have to f
do would be to give the idea j
and facts to the editor and she |
would assign it to one of the!
staff writers. !
The Belles is a good paper
and somewhat suits our needs
at St. Mary’s, but could it do
more? I think so, and with a
little interest and help we could
expand it to a newspaper that
would not only interest we, the
students, but the community
around us as well.
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Day Student Scoop
Dr. Pisiani Has An Idea . . .
By Gaye Isenhour
Dr, Pisani had an idea; so
he took it before the Board of
Trustees this month who, in
turn, formed an educational
committee to review the pros
and cons. The idea? — the ad
dition of a 10th grade to St.
Mary’s! But only as day stu
dents, first. This sounds great,
doesn’t it? More students would
bring more money to the school.
And by including a 10th grade
we would then have all the
high school grades here at St.
Mary’s. Then, the girls that are
interested in St. Mary’s won’t
have to attend a public school
or another private school before
they came here for the 11th
grade. Also, these 10th graders
could enjoy the same advant
ages as the other high school
students here by having college
professors for their teachers.
But, with all this, there are
some definite drawbacks. Foi
one thing, the Day Student
House can’t accommodate 15-25
more students; it’s just not
large enough. And, if we
eventually decide to board them,
where will we put them? We’re
living in somewhat crowded
conditions as it is. Could we
afford to invest in a new dorm
as the original renovation plans
included ?
Also, there is a five-year age
difference between a 10th grad
er and a sophomore in college.
Would the 10th graders come
to feel “small” compared to
the college students ? Or, pos
sibly, the college students
would come to feel resentful
toward the high school part of
St. Mary’s. What would St.
Mary’s College be then — a
high school with a junior col
lege tacked on? The collegiates
may begin to feel outnumbered
and insignificant in light of an
expanded high school class.
Another thing to consider in
this matter is the faculty. Aft
er all, we can’t offer the 10th
grade until we offer 10th grade
course requirements such as
Biology, Algebra I and Geom
etry. Who in the faculty now
will teach these courses? Be
cause we can’t afford to hire
new teachers, we will have to
make do with what we have.
Yet, to the teachers who are
asked to do this, there will be
extra time involved in prepar
ing 10th grade courses. But,
there are quite a few
members who are excited about
a 10th grade addition to bt.
Mary’s. They are hopeful that
they can rid these girls of their
bad academic habits before a
public high school confuses
them. And, by affording these
students three years of academ
ic training here at St. Marys,
they’ll be better prepared for
college.
Perhaps the most essential
element to consider when de
ciding on this matter is wheth
er or not St. Mary’s can offer
the high school students more
extracurricular advantages to
look forward to. In other
words, can St. Mary s_ expect
that there will be any five-year
girls looking forward to their
“senior” year when they can
hold SGA positions and try out
for Cold Cuts or be Marshals.
Or will the girls simply get
impatient and leave St. Marys
for another college? It seems
that if we add a 10th grade,
whether or not they are day
students or eventually boarders.
we must strengthen the high
school section of St. Mary s.
Maybe if we could divide the
SGA positions up and let a 12th
grader (who is, after all, a
senior in high school) serve as
Ledge Body Chairman, or
Elections Committee chairman,
instead of giving so many re
sponsibilities to the senior SGA
officers who have enough to do
already.
But, most important of all
will St. Mary’s lose its unique
ness with this step? After all,
we’re about the only institution
that calls itself h college and
has the last two years of high
school included with all students
under the same faculty. Are we
outmoded in this respect?
Should we endeavor to change
our whole make-up and become
St. Mary’s Junior College and
St. Mary’s Academy like
Salem? Right now, if we did
that we’d have to board only
college students with all high
school girls as day students be
cause we can’t afford to build
more dorms.
These questions and many
others are being considered by
the Educational Committee
up of a group of competent and
concerned persons. This group
includes Dr. Pisani, Dr. Rollie
Tillman (chairman of the Board
of Trustees) and Margaret Mc
Alister along with Mrs. Sher
wood H. Smith, Jr. (chairman
of the Committee), Thad Eure,
Jr., Dr. Robert Miller, Dr. El-
giva Watson, and Dr. Dolores
Lado. Please give your support
to these people and if you have
any thoughts on Dr. Pisani’s
idea, feel free to talk with
them; their job is to represent
you and to do what is best for
St. Mary’s College.
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(An Average Day in the Day Student House)
By Corneille Little
students aren’t too ting around with wi e, as
ished eyes glued to “Captai®
others ar«
Most
lively in the morning because
we are still drinking our early
morning beverages (ranging
from coffee to cokes). This is
about the quietest time of day
in our happy little house, ex
cept during examinations,
which are too far off to dis
cuss now. Some girls are sit-
Kangaroo,” while
still recuperating from the
night before, and trying t®
catch up on some last minute
homework.
The house is rather hecti
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The Belles of St. Mary’s
Gaye Isenhour ..
Dot Fitchett
LouAnn Coleman
Jackie Ricks
Cathy Martin
Verna Gates
Jill Ciccone
Allison Harris
Editor-in-Chief
News Editor
Features Editor
Lay-out Editor
Sports Editor
Day Student Editor
Art Editor
Activities Editor
Sally McAlister
Anne ’Tumage
Joanna Drake
Anna Savage
Margaret Smith
Rebecca Dalton
Mazie Swindell
Patricia Ann Kerlin
Kathryn Scott
Judy Twilla
Staff
Kathy Kinsey
Ruth Ann Fowler
Kathy Tyndall
Marcia Nahikian
Kay Castleberry
Katie Cole
Minda Fleishman
Caroline Long
Anna Davis
Janet Smalley
Lisa Albert
Anne Gregory
Celeste Neaves
Mary Dombalis
Deborah Walter
Thalia Cooper
Debbie Gupton
Beth Davis
Francis Schultz
Ann Boyle
Chris Tooker .
Jean Truelove
Photographers
Betsy Henry
Head Photographef
Emily Bass