Page Two
The Belles
October 1989
Social HappeningsBy
Katherine Jordan
WATS . . .
Do you remember when you
heard a lot of noise near the be
ginning of September in your
dorm? Well that was WATS. They
went through the dorms chanting,
clapping and searching for their
new members. Virginia Gary, Vir
ginia McGratty, All Tew and Kim
Czornij were recruited by Presi
dent Shelly Nuttall, Vice Presi
dent Garnett Vranian, Secretary
Wick Dunlap, Sarah McElveen,
Jennifer Jones and Katherine
Allen on September 6. WATS
promotes school spirit through
various activities from supporting
all walks to cheering at athletic
games and matches.
COLD CUTS . . .
On October 2nd the seven
original Cold Cuts "showed their
colors." On October 9th they will
play for the Fall Fest behind
Smedes. The Cold Cuts, with
their colorful instruments, sing
traditional songs that have been
handed down for the past forty
years. The members who provoke
spirit here at SMC are President
Lauren Sessoms, Secre
tary/Treasurer Beth Watson,
Flossie Dossenbach, Garnett
Vranian, Ali Dilworth, Margaret
Hane and Clair Cockrell.
ATLAS . . .
This is a group of International
students. The club’s purpose is to
make the girls feel more at home
in case there is a cultural shock
and to get them involved with
school activities. Some of their
goals are to unify the Foreign stu
dents and the American students
into one and educate us
(Americans) about other cultures.
They want to go on a trip together
over Thanksgiving' or Spring
Break, but these plans are tenta
tive.
SCOOP ...
On September 26th at 9:30
p.m. SCOOP members walked.
SCOOP is the only club at SMC
that consists of both high school
and college girls. The club's pur
pose is secret, but they are con
cerned with upcoming walks, new
members and activities in the
community. The members are
From The Chaplain
God our Father, you see your
children growing up in an un
steady and confusing world:
Show them that your ways give
more life than the ways of the
world, and that following you is
better than chasing after selfish
goals. Help them to take failure,
not as a measure of their worth,
but as a chance for a new start.
Give them strength to hold their
faith in you, and to keep alive their
joy in your creation; through
Jesus Christ our Lord,
This favorite and frequently
used prayer says a lot, and it has
been a comfort to many. I'll never
forget finding out, a few years
ago, about a student who was
dealing with a major failure in her
life, who heard this prayer in
Chapel one Tuesday night and
found hope. She later embroi
dered just one significant line
from the prayer on a pillow she
made: Help them to take failure,
not as a measure of their worth,
but as a chance for a new start.
The assumptions of this prayer
are the assumptions the Vestry
and I share in planning the
Chapel program. We believe God
does see the world in which we
live, and our struggles to cope
with the craziness of that world.
God is not removed from what's
happening in the world, but
aware of it. and present in even
the most unsteadying and
confusing events.
Secondly, we assume that God
wants us to discover and share
with others His presence in the
world. We believe that the search
for God’s presence, in worship, in
service to others, in friendship or
solitude, even in crisis is always
lively. Even the most crushing
sene of defeat is lifted and a
sense of hope appears when we
ask for God's help.
Lastly, we believe, as the
prayer states, that young people
do have faith in Gxl, but it is often
tested, and needs a great deal of
nurture and support. We hope the
Chapel program is one source of
strength, through prayer, fellow
ship, insights about Scripture, or
simply a quiet moment in the
beauty of the Chapel.
$11,000 Poetry Contest
(Continued from page 4)
Each poem is also considered
for publication in the American
Poetry Anthology, a leading
collection of contemporary verse.
President Catherine Sellars, Vice
President Katherine .Allen, Anna
Underwood, Audra Wetherill,
Heather Moore, Ann Maury
Smith, Holli Donnell, Bridget
Butler, Beth Scott, Molly Hull and
Robin Bullard.
MAPS...
They are walking on October
11 at 9:00 in front of Cruikshank.
This is a really secret club that
nobody knows about, so be pre
pared. President Sarah
McElveen, Vice President Virginia
Gary, Secretary Clari Cockrell just
might be looking for you!
Star-Spangled Christmas
(Continued from page 1)
bundle and to spread each mem
ber’s greetings as widely as pos
sible. While the number of units
receiving mail increased once
again last Christmas, highlights
were the addition of an entire re
mote Army base and the inclusion
of 19 ships of the Navy's fleet.
Several large overseas units will
be added as more mail becomes
available.
For information about taking
part in this unique program,
please send your name and ad
dress along with a first-class
postage stamp (no envelope; just
a stamp is required, please) to:
MAIL CALL! BOX 988, ST.
ROBERT, MO 65583, and men
tion that you read about Mail Call
in The Belles.
President Clauston Jenkins
has been elected to serve as
treasurer of the N.C. Association
of Independent Colleges and
Universities and the N.C. Center
for Independent Higher Education
for 1989-91.
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SAINT MARY'S
COLLEGE
900 St. Mary's Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1689
Editor Kelsea Parker
Assistant Editor Suzanne Quebedeaux
Staff Valerie Cook
Laura Blair
Katherine Jordan
Michelle Glammarco
Sandy Fincher
Colby Butler
Jennifer Legen
Jenny Schmidt
Jennifer Culberson
Eden Kane
Ellen Zimmerman
Elizabeth Stephenson
Alexa Taylor
Machiko Yamaguchi
Marietta Steck
Susan Inablnet
Advisor Beth Proctor
A Tribute To Nancy Stamey
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BY CLAUSTON JENKINS
With the death of Nancy
Stamey on July 10, Saint Mary's
and Raleigh lost more than a
professor emeritus, we lost
someone who made a difference
in students’ lives far beyond the
confines of the classroom or
stage. Those Saint Mary's girls
who were fortunate (a deliberate
choice of word) enough to be in
structed by her remember to this
day some of the things she taught
them. One alumna remarked to
me that "I say 'just' instead of 'jist'
and 'get' instead of 'gif just be
cause of her." She taught pres
ence and poise and had the abil
ity to bring a joy to her work that
transfused the production and
enlivened the students.
Before she came to Saint
Mary's, she taught drama to chil
dren in Raleigh, and little did she
know that, in the summer of 1949,
the young boy she directed in a
play would, in the summer of
1989, be the president of Saint
Mary's.
Nancy Stamey stood for qual
ity, distinction and joy. She
helped make Saint Mary’s what it
was and even today represents
those things we seek to inculcate
in our students. She will be
missed, but she shall not be
forgotten.