^pril 25, 1941
The Belles of Saint Mary’s
ROUND ’N’ ABOUT
We could hardly do anything even
Oiildly sensational last week without
being put into a short story. The
•■eason? Mr. Moore’s Junior Eng
lish students have been frantically
racing around ferreting out plots for
Ibe short stories which they must
soon submit to Grendel. So many
chose war ideas for their plots that
^Ir. Moore screamed and fainted and
Vowed that absolutely no one could
"’rite about war. After that, the
disgruntled Juniors turned to ghost
stories and there Mr. Moore waxed
eloquent and gave out some good
ideas.
With the coming of warm weather,
Ihe art students have moved their
easels out on the campus. This week
etie of the favorite subjects for their
efforts is the wisteria which blooms
®o beautifully on the old dead tree
the east campus. Every year it
one of the loveliest parts of
^ring’s coming on the campus,
vhere are tw^o distinct advantages in
viewing the wisteria from afar. The
dvst is that one can get a far better
effect of the picture as a whole, and
Ibe second is that one can avoid the
dozens of bees which buzz around
the flower clusters. Needless to say,
the second of these reasons carries
tar more weight than the first.
It’s got ’em again—that yearning
or the annual sun tan; so off trek
he Saint Mary’s girls to the roof
ot Smedes to renew their acquaint-
ance with ole Sol. At first they
einerge flushed and pink with no
of the desired tan, but as they
aithfully brave the suffering of
dose scorching rays, they gradually
ake on a faint browming. The riv-
d*vy between the sun bathers to see
Jho will keep the lead is one incen-
■^.0^ which keeps them on the go.
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CAMPUS NOTES
ifh anxiety each day they survey
e sky for any trace of clouds which
p'^ht obscure their bright helpmate,
^lore loTi0' wo’ll T4vnV»flhlv sftfi what
re long we’ll probably see what
vble Ai ■
campus.
^^*o^ble Arabs wandering around
They worked and worked with the
j.cault that the gym looked its love-
rpCaf for the Junior-Senior dance,
g ® ^’vdustrious Juniors put no small
fn work on the gym to trans-
*’rn it into a Paris cafe. All week
pinned crepe paper, they uaint-
dr ^^dildings and scenery, and_they
ed
the Can-Can girls. Where
dart game usually is, the gay
hung. The best idea of all
pick outdoor area enclosed by a
So lonce where everyone could
^pst and get punch. What a
in that the dance was so short
comparison to the time it took for
planning and arrangement.
?1,000 goal reached for
BRITISH WAR RELIEF
ole r^^°dtinued from page 1)
rs *T ^'^ceived several letters from
thanking and congrat-
did Mary’s for the splen-
'vho done. The people
So jv, ^^ot paid are urged to do
be sent^*^^ final check may
diffjp h It is becoming increasingly
anfl get supplies to England,
Ilies my come when sup-
reach that destitute and
'""ageous nation.
The gym seems to be doing dou
ble duty these days. If you have
been near there, you have prob
ably heard Miss Harvey’s splash-
ings mingled with Nautch dance
rhythm; for the last of the month
draws near, and May Day follows
soon after.
The advanced swimmers have
been working with the Percussion
Club to obtain rhythm while they
glide through the water. This
new method of acquiring graceful
strokes promises excitement, even
for spectators. So if you have an
hour to get some pointers to im
prove your strokes, the pool is the
place while the advanced class is
in session.
* * *
In spite of Junior class activity
ill the gym all last week, the dance
groups have been steadily making
the May Day plans materialize.
Even in the midst of crepe P^-PCJi
Biinnv Stribling, paste, and 1m-
ders,*they have kept on working
out their dances so that most ot
them are now very pretty and
graceful. * # *
Playday ended with mouthfuls
of popsicles and especially proud
grins from the Sigmas—the win-
nahs' Everyone had grand tun,
and all the Mu’s want is another
chance with the Sigma s since
Playday scores are now tied.
# * *
Minkie Clarke’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Clarke, her aunt,
her brother, and her sister drove
down from Kentucky to see her
last Saturday.
* # *
The best essays written by the
Sigma Lambda and the E. a. r.
Literary Societies are now bem„
selected by the judges. The 'vv^m
ning papers will be Pointed ^
last issue of the Saint Mary s Bul-
letin. ^ ^ ,
The French Club is planning to
crive a puppet show soon, ine
members are making the puppets
now. # # *
There is now only one more
library lesson to be handed in e-
fore the final test is given, stu
dents will be required to keep tak
ing the exam until they make at
least a grade of 80 on it.
* * *
Clean-Up Week seems to be hav
ing ds effect on the Belles of
Saint Mary’s. They are dusting
their rooms once a day now.
* * *
The Reverend and Mrs. Felix
TCIoman Jr., were here last week
with their family. Our campus was
made quite gay with the slmuts
and cries of the three^K—
‘‘Sis/’'wh^is eighteen months
old The Reverend Mr. Ktcniai
was guest minister in our church
SMdIy, and he also g-e^a very
delightful talk to the l. P- y-
fbout his stay in Liberia as a mis
sionary. * , *
Wnr all the racket enthusiasts,
the tenSs U badminton tour^-
ments are offering a fP J'
portiinity for a display of skill.
But if some of you feel the weather
is too taxing then certainly the
second choice is to become a spec
tator. The first tennis games were
played last Monday and will con
tinue through this week. The win
ners of these will compose the
Sigma and Mu teams for the last
big games. The badminton tourna
ment is going to be played all at
one time in the gym.
# # *
Nancy McKinley will give her
Certificate Recital in piano in the
auditorium Monday night at eight
o’clock.
# # #
Betty Hilker will give her Or
gan Recital on Friday, May 2.
° # # #
The swimming meet will be on
the twenty-ninth of April this
year. With the aid of the Percus
sion Club a new exhibition in
rhythmic swimming will be the
main part of the meet. Tradi
tionally all the girls in school
have always attended the meet,
and now there is a chance to see
some new and different swimming.
# # *
Helen Kendrick, of the class of
’40, is now a member of the junior
class at William Smith College.
During her first year at William
Smith, “Hak” has been very ac
tive in extra-curricular activities.
She entered the Choral Club and
later was selected to membership
in the Schola Cantorum of Hobart
and William Smith colleges. This
is a selected group of fifty mixed
voices, chosen from the Choral
Club and the Glee Club. She also
was elected to membership in the
Rifle Club, a newly formed group
on the campus. During Lent she
had been one of the student lead
ers for short devotional services
held each week in the dormitories.
# * #
The members of the Deutscher
Verein and their sponsor. Miss
Dodd, made their annual trip last
Sunday. This year the club went
to Duke University to visit the
Chapel, the library, the gardens,
and other places of interest on the
campus. The girls ate supper at
the Washington-Duke Hotel and
returned to school at eight o’clock
Sunday evening.
# # #
The Raleigh Piano Ensemble
will give its annual concert in the
Memorial Auditorium on April 29.
The student body has been invited
to attend. The admission is free.
* * #
In the TIME Current Events
Test given recently at Saint
Mary’s, Ida Quintard led both the
school and the Junior Class with
a score of 75. Betty Battle made
second place with a score of 73 on
the test.
Ann Seeley stood highest in the
Senior Class with a score of 64.
Sue Harwood was second with a
mark of 56. In the Business Class
Marion Burns and Kelsey Crocker
tied for first place with a score of
37. Catherine Gibbon led the
Sophomore Class with her score
of 58. Among the Freshmen and
Preps Elise Marshall was the win
ner with a mark of 42.
To the critic of this critic: In
case there are any statements herein
which do not meet with the full ap
proval of a certain lass who says I
spell Sinatra wrong, the apologies
are herewith submitted—but respect
fully!
Tommy Dorsey
“Do I Worry?”
“Little Man with a Candy Cigar”
“Do 1 worry—’cause you’re step
ping out”—should you hear these
strains floating hither and yon,'
betcha it’ll be this recording. “Little
Man,” vocalized by Jo Stafford, who
does admirably, is a sweet little num
ber. Those who have seen Dorsey’s
present band say that Frank Sina
tra’s small and looks so young. Any
way, that boy can certainly give a
sang the inimitable polish and foiesse.
Conclusion: We like him!
Glenn Miller
“Song of the Volga Boatmen”
“Chapel in the Valley”
Like “Gone With the Wind” sev
eral years ago, people are talking
about Miller’s rendition of the Volga
Boatmen. The rhythm fairly rises
like so much steam from the record.
If Bach could hear the fugue, he’d
probably clap his hands and say
“Bravo.” No foolin’, it’s that good!
The reverse is one of those inevitable
just plain ole fill-ins.
It has been said that Miller has
become staid in his style. The
“Volga Boatmen” rather refutes all
such observances, and the fact that
this disc sells like the proverbial hot-
cakes is substantial evidence in any
language.
Larry Clinton
“Because of You”
“Sahara’’
Maybe I’m just prejudiced, but I
think the sax solo in the beginning
of “Because of You” sounds rather
corny. After that the record re
deems itself with some timely vocals
by Peggy Mann.
Larry wrote the reverse side,
“Sahara,” and it’s a swell song.
Clinton’s the one who did all those
face-liftings on such classics as “Rev
erie” by Debussy.
Eddy Duchin
“Number Ten Lullaby Lane”
“I Close My Eyes”
The “Lullaby Lane” number is
rather reminiscent of that old Fred
x\staire-Ginger Rogers number of a
few years ago; “Isn’t It a Lovely
Day?” The words to this number
are very clever. Of course, Duchin
is right in there with that snappy
piano work.
Tony Pastor has a nice arrange
ment of this favorite also.
Jack Leonard
“I Never Mention Your Name”
“Berkeley Square”
This isn’t a new one but the “I
Never Mention Your Name” is heav
enly. Jack Leonard fairly outdoes
himself here; sad and sweet—that’s
it—!
“Berkeley Square,” still a nice
song, receives a la Leonard treat
ment. Need more he said?
Bye now—wasn’t the Junior-Sen
ior swell?