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The Belles of Saint Mary’s The Belles OF SAINT MARY’S I’tiblished every two weeks by the stu dent body of Saint Mary’s School. Editor . . . . Exchange Editor Facultg Adviser . Nancy McKinley . . Gale Lamb . ('. A. P. Moore STAFF Sue Harwood Aim Seeley Mary Taylor Christine Hatfleld Margaret Swiudeli Martha Newell Martha Kight 1939 Member 1940 Pssorioled Golle6iate Press N. C. Collegiate Press Association “Something old, something new, Something borrowed, and something blue.” We old girls wish to welcome each new girl and lend her our Saint Mary’s spirit until she naturally gets her own. New surroundings and new faces are not always comfort ing, but soon neither the faces nor the surroundings will be new, nor, for long, will the girls. We hope that this period of uncertainty will pass quickly into one of happiness in the fun and routine, which is life at Saint Mary’s. “Here may we find life at its best. Here may ire find comfort and rest.” Ideas come, memories of the past, thoughts of the present, and dreamy conceptions of the future. Still, one idea remains to act as a magnetic force drawing our minds from the insignificant to the vital. Basic principles are too often not only intangible but also inadequate. IVe believe the basic principle of Saint Mary’s to be the spirit of living together, a spirit Avhich reaches its highest point in the fel lowship of our chapel services. The Belles hopes the realization of this fellowship will bring into all our lives comfort and rest, peace and quiet, and a still closer relationship with the true Founder of Saint Mary’s. “ALL WOEK AND NO PLAY” “All work and no play,” says the old proA^erb, and perhaps'you agree. Just noAv you are confused. As signments are impossible; teachers strict; classes are endless; school is harder than you et'cn imagined. You don’t knoAv Avhere to begin. -But you came to school to do more than study and tear your hair at the ridiculous task of doing twelve hours Avork in two hours. School—and particularly Saint Mary’s—is a place to be happy, to find friends and fun and to discover a new life from the one you left at senior high. So before you even begin that four hundred word theme, sit down and take a look about you. Take time to notice that the “atmosphere” your grandmother told you about really exists at Saint Mary’s. Calm down long enough to realize that the girls here are different and, somehoAV, as a group, nicer than any you haA’e ever knoAvn. In a Aveek or so lessons should be less maddening and more routine tasks that finally do get straightened out. Look for the beauty of Saint Mary’s. Talk to the old girls. And you Avill know the loyalty that they feel, your “heritage pure.” nique of slinging Avater-colors is gone. In fact, every spot in school has been painted. We sigh for the new girls AA'ho will neA'er knoAv Avhat is is to stand in line for little eternities at East Eock’s post office, who aauII never see the half-crazed expressions of girls trying to hear over telephones in competition with the Little Store, the water cooler, the bells, classes dismissing, and people rushing doAvn- stairs. But we love this efficient, glistening Saint Mary’s. NEW DRESS There we Avere again, ready for the yearly rush for seats in Study Hall. First we’d haA-e to untangle the chairs; then make a sudden, des perate dash to sit down without be ing crushed between two sharp Avooden arms. First day assembly was always an ordeal. So Ave gath ered our wits for the fray, clasped our chapel caps grimly to our curls, and dashed blindly into the Study Hall. Midway doAvn the room we realized that something was amiss. This was not Saint Mary’s—this Avas the new country cluh. Tables laughed glossily up at sleek iieAV indirect lights. The smooth curves of chairs caught the reflection of newly painted walls. And everyone sat down; and Ave were almost ready to ask for menus, but Anna said, “Go to Chapel,” so we Avent. Tavo old girls were shrieking at each other from opposite ends of Smedes. One had lost the post office. The other was hungry and couldn’t find the Little Store. They met in the middle, the one to flatten her nose against her post office box, with a mental note to the effect that now she would only have to run from the dining-room straight to Smedes instead of all the way to East Eock; the other to peer into last year’s photo-developing room at her be loved Little Store and telephones. While sharpening a pencil Ave heard someone say, “Well, I’m lucky. You ought to see Miss John son’s.” We continued the sharpen ing, though the pencil Avas obviously already too pointed to use. It seems that the sprinkling system in one classroom is less conspicuous than in others. The point is to avoid letting anything around get 160° hot—or else! Noav the teachers can sit comfortably in their rooms and take shoAA'er baths Avhile we have fire drills. We lost the belts to our gym suits, but Miss Brown Avas not in her office. “Wonder Avhere Miss Brown is,” we muttered. “In the Book Store,” said a cute neAV junior. “Book Store ?” said Ave Avith an amused smile. “Book Store,” she stated Avith finality, and left us gasp ing. Miss Brown Avas in the Book Store, the very new, efficient, glassed- in Book Store. We were impressed. We bought Eleven British Writers and staggered home. That pretty surrealist effect achieved last year on the wall and ceiling the day we painted end-sheets for Cuddie and tried ErAvin’s tech Elvira Young Cheatham Home toAvn—Henderson, North Car olina. Weight—“I just don’t knoAv.” Hair—short (typical of Elvira). Eyes—big and broAvn. Ambition—to be five feet tall. Favorite song—“I Concentrate on You.” (She said it as if she meant it.) Hobby—collecting records for Anna. (Can’t you help them out?) Spends spare time—thinking up something to do. Pet hate—colors that clash. First impression of the new girls— “Heavens I There are so many of them.” Best thing about Saint Mary’s— being a Senior. Elvira is that vivacious little girl who flits around Saint Mary’s in the guise of the President of the Senior Class. She has a talent for draAving and is a member of the Art staff of the Stage Coach. Elvira also sings in the Choir and Glee Club. She has planned a busy year, and AA'e wish her the best of success. OUR BELLES Adelaide Eodman Curtis Home toAvn—Norfolk, Virginia. Weight—“Let’s not say anything about that.” Hair and eyes—blond and blue. Ambition—to be a glamour girl. Hobby—collecting writing paper, and she “just loves to sail.” Favorite song—“I’ll Never Smile Again.” Favorite food—most anything. Spends spare time—trying to win Monte Carlo solitaire. (Inciden tally she’s $311 ahead.) Odd like—Math. First impression of the neAV girls— “They are the prettiest I’ve eA'er seen.” Worst fault—can’t carry a tune. Adelaide, the President of the Student Body, has started off the new year with more than her share of enthusiasm. She might he de scribed as a “natural born” leader, for during her three years at Saint Mary’s she has been president of both her Sophomore and Junior classes, positions of considerable re sponsibility. She is a member of the Dramatic Club and the Y. P. S. L. Council, and has found time to Avin letters in kickball, SAvimniing, and life-saving. Her kindness and understanding hat^e Avon her many friends. We are young, intelligent, and h> a certain degree, conscious of AvorW events including blitzkreigs, subvef' sive actiA'ities and propaganda. Ib the past year in reference to AvorW crises Ave haA’e heard our elders SAvitch from the credulous chant, “I* can’t happen here,” to the fearful, “It’s going to happen here.” As part of our youthful skepticism Ave ask, “Why?” The sudden fall of France cainr, as a surprise to most Americans' Had we not heard that the Maginot Line Avas invulnerable, that the French troops AA'ere the crack troops of the Avorld, and that French youth were possessed with an almost fanat ical loA’e of country? IIoav then could this catastrophe occur ? What Ave had heard concerning the poAvers and strength of Franc® Avere just as much propaganda a® that circulated among the GermaB peoples by Goebbels, though of ® less insidious type. France Avas torn from witbi® by internal strife. The peopl® were not united behind one leader. That country underwent so many radical changes of personnel and government in so short a space of time that it could not be but weak ened. The position of the British, Iioav- ever, is so firmly united behind Win ston Churchill and their king tha* they are able to meet repeated at tacks Avith a stamina and fortitude Avhich is amazing both to Germany and America. Being of one mind and heart, and of unquenchable spirib they may Avithstand the German on slaught for many AA'eeks to come. In contrasting the positions of France and Britain and in consider ation of the results, it seems highly probable that a country can be sav'ed or beaten merely by its internal at' titude. There is no reason why America should permit itself to re main in the position AA'hich Ambas sador Bullitt recently described n® the same as that of France a yen' ago. America should indeed tak® Avarning and profit by the bitter eN perience of France. The Fascist party, labor organ*' zations. Communist party and Amer ican Bund are the more openly used tools of foreign propagandists avI'® can, and Avill, if given the oppo'" tunity, Avreck America from Avith'" and expose her to the approachi"^ confiict with Germany unprepared' It is the contention of some tfin* many German refugees noAV entei'i"^ America are in the employ of tl‘® German GoA'ernment Avhich hn® placed them here to engage in fiftl' column activities. It is common knowledge in Ame'"' ica that AA’here there is democracjb there shall be no restrictions on r®' ligion, speech and press. And J', tAvo of these three typically Ani®''*j can privileges may be the actti" Aveapons Avhich may cause the doAV'j' fall or disintegration of the Anie'h can Government. As the youth ® America Avhich Avill in time inhe'''. the gOA-ernment and principles ", our country, it is our duty to guar" our heritage jealously.
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