The Belles of Saint Mary’s
I count all my sufferings as naught compared to the
great moment of my life when I went proudly with
Mrs. Haylor to the Haywood’s reception.
Since then I haven’t done much work. Sometimes I
help out on Friday nights, but very seldom. After all,
1 have to remember my station. Noblesse oblige.
AKT Ilsr AMEEICA
America, relatively so new that it is just breaking
from its eggshell, spent its youth in colonizing itself.
Only lately has it taken time for art; yet already,
though almost unnoticeably, its artists are making a
name for it and for themselves.
Apropos of this gradual recognition of American
talent, an exhibition of nineteenth century and con
temporary paintings has been sponsored by the Horth
Carolina State Art Society in cooperation with Hew
York art galleries. Works of the nation’s finest artists
are now displayed in Ealeigh’s Supreme Court building.
Among the well-known names of Whistler and Sar
gent are the less familiar ones of Jan Corbino and Gari
Melchers. The Sargent painting, a gentle work espe
cially notable for its treatment of white satin dress
and pearly background, is of a contemporary Mrs. Wil-
liam Shakespeare. Equally graceful is the portrait of
Alice Rich by Thayer. About her lingers the Old
World atmosphere characteristic of the painter: Soft
shades, simple composition, and the mingled aristocracy
and shyness of the young girl lend charm.
In contrast to its dreaminess is Henri’s Gypsy Mother
and Child. The gypsy’s creamy shawl relieves ripe-red
and startling color. Cherry-cheeked herself, the mother
clasps a chubby, black-haired baby. Eobert Henri’s
vigorous brushwork and direct characterization can be
easily distinguished here.
The other “Mother and Child” subject, that of Gari
Melcher’s, employs an entirely different method of
presentation. It also uses a different medium, that of
pastel. It is full of sentiment, but without being senti
mental. It reveals the sympathy with subject and the
balance between impressionism and realism so typical
of Melcher’s.
The scenes are as varied as the portraits. At first
glance Bull at Topsfield Fair by Jan Corbino seems but
splashes of quick, vivid color, yet on closer inspection
is found to tell a definite story. A gloriously titian
bull breaks into the fair’s congested crowd and causes
chaos. The painting possesses vitality and rhythmic
movement; loosely done, it pictures excitement in a
convincing manner and suggests the joy of fair day
with its gay tents, flying flags, and distant ferris wheel.
In sharp contrast is Connecticut Landscape. Where
the other is warm in color, this is cold. Where the
other is clamorous, this is calm. Where the other
tingles with life, this is lonely. It is slate' water and
slate wind and slate sky. A few houses huddle bleakly
down into the whiteness. Above them threaten heavens
of destiny, power, and still more snow.
Almost as lonely is the officer of Winslow Homer’s
Taking an Observation. A solitary figure in that
opaque night, he scans sullen, endless waters. Here is
another example of Homer’s sons of the sea and their
devotion to duty.
Much more weird is the night of Macbeth and the
Witches. Moonlight wliispers through uneasy darkness.
From the shadows black shapes take form: a Iioitc, and
over in the corner a glow muffled by broadening figures.
The subject and the murky night give drama and
signify Albert Eyder to be both mystic and a poet.
These are only briefly sketched examples of a fasci
nating exhibit. Ho one could view these paintings of
foremost artists without being convinced that America
is taking long and promising strides in the road of art.
CAMPUS NOTES
From a group of 115 girls, sent by nine Horth Caro
lina Colleges, who modeled clothes made of materials
designed and woven by students in the Textile School,
Kay Castles was awarded the grand prize in the Style
Show at H. C. State College.
First, second, and third prizes for Saint Mary’s as a
college group were as follows: Augusta Jones, Phyllis
Holloway, and Becky Lockwood.
On Friday morning the girls who participated in the
Style Show modeled their dresses in assembly under
the direction of Miss Bason.
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At the Y. P. S. L. election Sunday night, April 16,
the following girls were elected to serve as Y. P. S. L.
officers for next year: Laura Gordon, president; Mary
Guy Boyd, vice president; and Agnes Hayes, secretary-
treasurer.
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On Sunday, May 30, Bishop Edwin A. Penick, D.D.,
will preach and administer the apostolic rite of con
firmation at the 11 o’clock church service in Saint
Mary’s Chapel.
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Mr. Kloman has reported that the sum of the money
received in the Lenten Mite Boxes was $216. He also
stated that we had $48.20 to turn in to Bishop Tucker.
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There will be corporate communion for the Altar
Guild members Sunday, April 29, at 7 :50 a.m. Bishop
Penick will have the service.
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The Order of the Circle is planning to entertain the
faculty and officers of all school organizations on May 7.
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The Collegiate Press Conference will meet in Greens
boro, Horth Carolina, on May 4 and 5. Those attend
ing from Saint Mary’s will be Erwin Gant, Mary Willis
Douthat, Martha Lewis, and Joyce Powell.
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Miss Horn sang a number of beautiful selections on
April 22 over Station WEAL. Her accompanist at the
piano was Miss Scott.
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The great musician, Ignace Paderewski, will appear
in concert in Ealeigh at the Memorial Auditorium on
Friday night, April 28. This is the only city between
Atlanta and Philadelphia in which the master is sched
uled to play.
GONG VI
Miss Laloe
[This is the sixth in a series of sketches intended to
familiarize the student body with members of the
faculty.]
Miss Lalor hails from Baltimore, Maryland, but she
claims some title to the State of Horth Carolina (by
adojition), and more particularly to Ealeigh. As a
little girl she very early exhibited a quality for scien-