Newspapers / Saint Mary’s School Student … / Feb. 10, 1939, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of Saint Mary’s School Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
The Belles of Saint Maky’s ASSEMBLY PROGRAM Sigma Lambda’s Stage an “Information, Please” On Friday morning the Sigma Lambda Literary So ciety had charge of the assembly program. The pro gram was an imitation of the popular radio program, “Information, Please.” Peggy Hopkins acted as mis tress of ceremonies, Martha Lewis and Mary Shepherd Quintard were the judges, and Teeny Montgomery was seorekeeper. The five contestants, picked from the audience, were Sally Wright, Miss Tucker, Mary Connally Coxe, Marianna Hancock, and Gorinne Williams. Each con testant received a prize, and Mary Connally, the win ner, received a box of candy. _ Among the high points of the affair were ^lly Wright’s long deliberation as to who played in the Kose Bowl, the burst of applause that greeted Marianna s long-awaited answer as to what was counted by calories, and Marianna’s statement that Horth Carolina was the last state admitted into the Union. _ Hext week the Doctors’ Daughters’ Club will be in charge of the program. overemphasized. He traced briefly the history and ac complishments of former conferences, and showed that a vital and direct result of the Lima Conference was the establishment of the most friendly relations ever known to exist between the Pan-American countries and the United States. CAMPUS NOTES At the suggestion of Mrs. Cruikshank, new regula tions have been put into operation regarding order in the art building and in the library. Complete silence is to be maintained in the halls of the art building at all times, and it was suggested that students plan their Work so that they may enter and leave the library at the time the bell rings. Mrs. Cruikshank said, tcm, that plans were being made to have more room in the library. The end of exams was a time for relaxation and celebration. On Saturday night, January 28, a nickel- odian and amplifying system were installed in the gym and the resident students took their dates down to dance. Those girls not having dates were allowed to “break.” Hot only the girls and their dates, but also Various members of the faculty agree that the Circle made a success of this elaboration on the date night. * * Lossie Taylor was elected president and Elizabeth Tucker was elected secretary-treasurer of the Clrand- daughter’s Club on February 4, at a meeting called by Miss Kate Spruill. Mary Kistler of Morganton, H. C has been chosen editor of the Student Handbook for this year. Mary is a member of the Sophomore Class and is her class representative on the Honor Council. * * * Mr. Mark Orr, a graduate student in foreign_ rela tion at the University of North Carolina and Assistant Secretary of the Southern Council of International Ke- lations, visited Saint Mary’s on Sunday heb- ruary 5. After supper he discussed the Conference recently attended in Lima, Peru, by twenty-one Amer ican Eepublics. Mr. Orr, having studied comparatively first-hand information, believed that German, Italian, and Japanese influences in South America have been In the newly redecorated Playmaker’s Theatre about twenty-five Saint Mary’s students, chaperoned by Miss Goss, watched a varied program of the dance last Tues day night. The performers were Miriam Winslow and Foster Fitz-Simons, two of the most promising of young modern dancers. After the program’s conclusion, the girls went backstage to meet Miss Winslow to whom Miss Goss had a letter of introduction. Also among the high spots of the evening was Dot See’s conversa tion with Mr. Fitz-Simons. It seems that Dot lives two doors from the Fitz-Simons in Atlanta and learned to swim with “Foster.” * * * The advanced classes in Home Economics entertained at tea for the faculty and officers of Saint Mary’s on Wednesday afternoon, February 8. * * * Miss Lalor spent last week-end as a guest of the Busbee’s in Steeds, N. C. * Miss Digges spent last week-end %vith Miss Lassiter in Oxford, N. C. :fc 4: He Marianna Hancock and Becky Lockwood served at a reception at the home of Mrs. Crawford Biggs on Tues day, February 7. * IS * Several people from Saint Mary’s attended the tea given on Friday afternoon, February 3, in honor of the fortieth anniversary of Meredith College. * * * On Friday, January 27, the Saint Mary’s librarians were joint hostesses with the librarians of Meredith College, Hugh Morson High School, and Needham Broughton High School at the annual dinner given for the librarians of Raleigh (and several guests from the University of North Carolina). Miss Horn, accom panied by Miss Scott, sang several selections at the dinner. GYM NOTES Monday night, March 6, is the date set for the gym demonstration. Plans for this demonstration are being discussed and arranged in the various gym classes. Basketball practice is well under way now and some of the girls even go to the gym on Saturday and Sun day nights for extra games. The tumbling class, much to everyone’s delight, is becoming larger with each meeting of the class. Because the voting results were so close, a new elec tion had to be held for the May Queen. The student body was asked to vote between Margaret Taylor, Martha Anne Speight, and Merrie Haynes, who _ re ceived the greatest number of votes in the previous election.
Saint Mary’s School Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 10, 1939, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75