FRESHMAN-
SOPHOMORE
dance tomorrow
Belles
OF SAINT MARY’S
Vcl. IV, No. 10
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
ANNA WOOD
OUR
MAY QUEEN
February 21, 1941
Gay '‘Youngsters’
Plan Parlor Frolic
For Tomorrow Night
^lans For the Annual Freshman-
Sophomore Dance Are
Completed
Saturday night, February 22, will
a new slant on life and laughter
^ the Saint Mary’s parlor when the
■freshman and Sophomore classes
combine their enthusiastic efforts to
P^ove that they can give a dance as
®Sciting and as much worth remem-
pering as the Juniors and the Sen
iors.
Jiancy O’Herron and Jane Hurt,
respective presidents of the Sopho-
i®ore and Freshman classes, deserve
^Uch praise for the splendid plans
the dance and their excellent
fo
choice of committees. The orches-
committee, made up of Betty
l^rives, Cora Lucas, Betty Kendrick,
Elizabeth Thorne, and Myrt Har-
'c.y, has decided after much delib-
ci'ation on Woody Hayes, of Raleigh,
his band who, from all reports
Cl those who have heard him, sounds
iiiost promising. Sarah Tucker,
(Continued on page 4)
^osalyn Tureck and
String Quartet In
Splendid Program
I*ia
tiist’s Strength and Power Is
Especially Notable In
Performance
Tl]
'ihilit
he character of Miss Tureck’s
Pla
Was best evidenced in her
aying
^higue and the Liszt Rhap-
strength and
abl hreath taking, but more not-
her. absolute clarity of tone,
l^lgC^^hy in the playing of Bach,
hess^^ hote had its own studied fine-
I ^he final section of the program
II and the Quartet pre-
|! 34 Quintet in F Minor, Op.
' Vek ^ ^I'^hms. This quintet is of a
I Char formal structure.
1 Were hs performance
I of g deep sweeps of melody, blocks
against a delicate melody,
complete solidarity of tone.
War Relief Funds
At Half-Way Mark
Toward $1,000 Goal
Contributions by Activity Groups
And Individual Pledges Send
Mercury Up
g Hosalyn Tureck, pianist, and the
I'adivarius Quartet played one of
^ ® finest programs of the Raleigh
^cason in their concert on February
p ’, oue of a series sponsored by the
aleigh W^oman’s Club. The first
l^artet was Mozart’s Quartet in C
^Jor, known as the “dissonance”
because of the chromaticism
d dissonance of the first move-
^®nt. Iij performance this quartet
gjf® Very melodic, and the perform-
achieved perfect tone balance.
tj£^jC®ho solos were especially beau-
Out of the darkness that has hung
over England for more than a year
came a call for help from its stricken
people. The student body of Saint
Mary’s was among the many who re
sponded to this call. In late October
members of the student body set a
goal of a thousand dollars to be col
lected for the aid of Britain.
The Saint ::\Iary’s war relief fund
was started in November with a do
nation from Miss Bason’s book club.
The proceeds from Governor Hoey’s
address on the twentieth of Novem
ber and the Dramatic Club circus on
the twenty-fifth made the mercury
in the thermometer chart of the war
relief fund shoot up considerably.
Deutscher Verein, the German club,
added toward the goal, and then all
the students in the school were given
the opportunity of making individ
ual pledges. These pledges amounted
to approximately nine hundred dol
lars. Finally came the raffle ^ m
which chances were sold on a piece
of Jugtown pottery.
Thus the fund has been growing
until it now amounts to $516.1o. O
this amount two hundred dollars has
already been sent to Mrs. a es
Latham, president of the Bundles for
Britain Project, and we have re
ceived a letter from the Duchess of
Leinster, Executive Secretary of the
Project, thanking S^nt Mary s oi
its interest and aid. The money that
we sent will be used for the purchas
ing of children’s cots for the air raid
shelters. Two boxes of
sweaters, shoes, socks, dies,
also been sent.
Since the close of the Christinas
holidays, the Circle
been collecting „^.ery-
money that was pledged. Aot e^ery
one has paid this first
and the Circle members would like
to urge the students to pav this
money as soon as possible and cer
tainly by February 21 when the
ond installment will be due.
The Circle would also like to an
nounce that another order
ish emblem jewelry wdl ^ °
soon If you would like to buy anj
of tiie tricky little British emblem
pin! or bracelets such as so many
Mary’s girls have been wear
,.p (or .1.™ •»
11,0 w«r roliet bulletin board.
ANNA WOOD REIGNS AS QUEEN OF MAY DAY;
ARABIAN NIGHTS TO BE THEME OF PAGEANT
Stories of Ali Baba, Sinbad, and
Aladdin To Be Dramatized In
Production
Anne Davis Is Maid of Honor;
Ten Members of Court Also
Attendants
On May 10 Saint Mary’s will pre
sent another elaborate May Day
pageant. This year the theme will
be the Arabian Nights, with stories
of “Aladdin,” “Ali Baba,” and “Sin-
bad” being dramatized. The pageant
opens when King Shahriar (Sue
Harwood) has become disgusted with
the fickleness of women and requires
a new wife each night. It is the job
of the Grand Vizier (Margaret
Kitchin) to supply these wives. The
sultan amid many waving fans and
couchant women takes his seat upon
the throne. When the Grand Vizier
enters with the wife of the evening,
he brings his daughter (the queen),
who is followed by her younger sis
ter (the maid of honor). Schehere-
zade decides to please the king by
her witty way of telling stories, and
thns end the brutal slaying of her
people. With this. May Day offi
cially begins with the dramatization
of “Aladdin and His Wonderful
Lamp.” Aladdin (Mary White) and
his mother (Bettie Willcox) are very
poor so decide to shine a lamp they
have found in hopes of selling it for
a few cents. When they do so, a
Genie (Betty "Wales) brings them
food and money and enables Aladdin
to woo a Chinese princess (Mamie
Burnett) and carry her away in
spite of protest from her father
(Mary Martha Cobb).
The second story, “Ali Baba and
the Forty Thieves,” begins when Ali
Baba (Edla Walker) is gathering
wood in the forest. He hears thieves
ajiproaching and hides while they
bury their gold. By saying “Open
Sesame” he enters their cave and
carries the gold home where he
shows it to his wife (Mary Strange
Collins) and his son (Suzanne Hur
ley). Mogorianna (Dorothea Herty)
recognizes their chief when he comes
to recover the gold, stabs him, and
saves the life of Ali Baba.
The third story is of “Sinbad the
Sailor.” Sinbad (Mary Emily Clai
borne), a rich merchant, sets out
with a cargo of tapestries, which a
storm destroys. He awakes by the
river of pearls and tries in vain to
cross the river and get some jewels.
He meets the Old Man of the Sea
(Elvira Cheatham), who tricks Sin
bad into letting him get upon his
back. Sinbad finally shakes him off
by getting him intoxicated.
These stories have so pleased the
king that he crowns Scheherezade
queen. The couchant women have
Anna Wood was elected Queen of
May Day, and Anne Davis was
chosen to be her Maid of Honor by
the student body in an election in
assembly on "Wednesday. As Queen
and Alaid of Honor, Anna and Anne
will play the leading roles in the
May Day production, Arabian
Nights.
Queen Anna, a native of Edenton,
North Carolina, has been especially
prominent in school affairs this year.
She has won much respect for her •
office as chief marshal by her queen
ly dignity, poise, and charm. As
Queen of May Day, Anna will inter-
j)ret the part of Queen Scheherezade
in the pageant.
Maid of Honor Anne Davis, of
Durham, North Carolina, is also an
outstanding member of Saint Mary’s
student body. Anne is president of
the Sigma Athletic Association as
well as a marshal. She will take the
role of Dinarzade, the Queen’s sister,
in the production.
In assembly last week, each mem
ber of the student body nominated
four girls for May Day; one girl for
Queen, one for Maid of Honor, and
two for the May Court. The two
girls receiving the highest number
of votes for the offices of Queen and
Maid of Honor were voted upon in a
final election on ITednesday. The
winner, Anna Wood, became May
Queen, and her runner-up, Anne
Davis, became Maid of Honor.
A committee headed by Miss Goss
has chosen the May Court from the
choices turned in by the students.
Members of the Court are: Kath
arine Fleming, Jean Meredith,
Margaret Blount, Anna Jean Rogers,
Elizabeth Toepleman, Mary Peters,
Buddy Alexander, Jean Shelton,
Nancy O’llerron, and Eleanor
Thomas.
taken on new life and take their
places as the court.
The principals of the pageant arc
members of the Dance Club. Other
group dances, assembled by the gym
classes under the direction of Miss
Goss, help tell the stories, and add
color and life to the pageant.