The Belles of Saint Mart’s
KEEP THAT SCHOOLGIEL—
Not so long ago, the remark was made that school
girls, and particularly Saint Mary’s schoolgirls, seeme
to be uniformly ignorant of current events. No one
challenged the statement. A few muttered something
about “not enough time”; others said that they FeaA the
funny papers, for relaxation. Not one person offered
a plausible excuse.
In a time that demands, more than ever, an inter
ested, eager, well informed youth, we find attitudes
ranging from a sincere interest in the happenings of
the world to spasmodic concern and utter indiffeience.
Making ourselves interested in the world is their inheri
tance. To read is to learn; to learn, is to be interested;
to be interested is to know. Forming our own opinions
from reliable information is merely ordinary, comrnon
intelligence. There are many schoolgirl attributes that
will be worth our while to keep. Keep that schoolgirl
vivacity, eagerness, and love of life, but hamsh that
schoolgirl ignorance.
SACEIFICE
Up in Massachusetts within a short time, the citizens
of the little town of Endfield will pack their belongings
and leave the homes which their ancestors built, never
lo see them again. In a few months, the land on which
their homes stood will be flooded with pure, blue watei,
ior they are leaving their beloved things that that^ part
of the land may have a reservoir of fresh water. I hey
are giving up the happiness of the present, that pos
terity may have health.
But what has that to do with Saint Mary s. Why
ahould its students be told of people who give up then
iioines? The answer is simple: To show the student
i>ody here how little they are asked to give and urge
them to give what is requested of them. N o one has
asked them, as the citizens of Endfield were asked, to
give up the school or homes for the sake of others. No
one has asked for the material possessions which those
people have lost. No one has asked for the destioying
of joyful memories, for the sake of people they haidly
know. This was what those Massachusetts people sacri
ficed willingly, unafraid. Of the students of Saint
Mary’s only one request is made: That they give up
their selfishness and “inconsideration” for the sake of
those around them. Not to posterity is it given, but to
^ present generation which will indeed help even them
selves. They will lose nothing but their worthless
Vanity; they will be able to see the results of their co-
'^peration in a better student body.
Another question may be asked; What are those
signs of selfishness? They are seen in every activity:
hi assembly, in recitals, in the conditions of the grounds,
hi the messiness of the rooms. They are ever Present,
ever apparent. But they can be done away with it the
student body of Saint Mary’s will follow the example
ef the citizens of Endfield in sacrificing themselves tor
the sake of the larger number.
SING, SISTEES
All students probably enjoyed the step singing two
Sundays ago more than anything they have done to
gether this year. The beautiful, familiar songs, a more
than competent leader, and the warmth of the evening
stimulated the joy and serenity of comradeship. The
peace of an Easter twilight seemed more holy, more
significant than if each person had gone her separate
Way.
Members of the student body owe a great deal to
Erwin Gant for directing their spirits^ as well as their
throats to the proper key, and making them forget
themselves in the fellowship of song. Students and
faculty members who were away just don’t know what
they missed!
Here’s to more frequent get-togethers! Even if you
can’t sing, come out and try 1
EXPRESSION DEPARTMENT PRESENTS PLAYS
On Tuesday night, April 19, in the school auditorium,
the Expression Department presented four one-act
plays, three by the first-year pupils and one by the
second-year, students.
The first play, “The Teeth of the Gift Horse,” was a
comedy whose cast included Beppy Hunter, Billie Mar
shall, Eebecca Davis, Mary d ames Perry, Carolyn Eeed
and Eose Martin. The plot centered about an old maid
aunt who bestowed on her nephew a pair of hand-
painted vases. The complications resulting from their
disappearance at a rummage sale provided an amusing
play for the audience.
“The Florist’s Shop” was the second play; in the
cast were Sue Harwood, Louise Jordan, Betty Cleav-
enger, Elizabeth Holmes, and Mrs. Howard Barrow.
An amusing comedy dealing with the romances planned
in a florist’s shop, it provided many humorous lines.
“Eed Carnations,” the third play, had in its cast
•Nancy Wolfe, xVnn Lombard, and Betty Hunt. Taking
place in a secluded corner in a park, the play was
amusing due to the unusual situation resulting from
acquaintances made at a masquerade ball.
“Overtones,” presented by the second-year students,
presented an interesting situation admirably executed by
Louise Wilson, Mary Anne Koonce, Timpy Woods, and
Helen Valentine.
All four plays were produced exceptionally well by
the girls who had charge of all phases of the produc
tion. The make-up was good, the costumes appropriate
to the mood of the play, the_ settings effective, and the
acting convincing, the combination of which provided
an entertaining evening.
SAINT MARYS’S GIRLS ATTEND PLAYDAY AT
WOMAN’S COLLEGE OP Dl^KE UNIVERSITY
On Saturday, April 22, at twelve o’clock, a large
special bus appeared in the well known drivewa.y of
Saint Mary’s. In less than fifteen minutes, it was
loaded with tennis racquets, golf sticks, bathing caps,
and girls. Just before the bus started moving. Miss
Harvey tossed out the lunches—good ones, too, with
sandwiches, bananas, Hershey bars, cake and the like.
The bus was off with a bang; in a few minutes it
stopped at Meredith, picked up some girls, and was off
in earnest. The trip was not a quiet one, for everybody
was excited, and seared. Finally Durham and Duke
came into sight. Once at the college, however, the
teachers and the driver disagreed concerning the direc
tions. Happily, the “truck load” arrived at the girls’
gymnasium, where its Saint Mary’s passengers regis
tered as follows:
Tennis: Virginia Barker, Frances Ooxe, and Fetie
Seidler.
Golf: Beverly Bridgers and Sylvia Cullum.
Badminton: Nancy Murchison and Mary Gault.
Swimming: Eileen Brent.
Diving: Martha Watts.