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and Miss Feider.
13—^Marian Ander
son.
13—“Blossom. Time.”
Oct. 15—Iliad Test.
18—Girl-Break
Dance.
31—Current Events
in assembly.
OF SAINT MARY’S
:15 I Vol. V, No. 2
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
October 3, 1941
Negro Contralto Sigmas Defeat Mus Mary Peters Marries Students Choose
To Present Concert At Annual Party C. C. Cunningham, Jr. Class Presidents
Marian Anderson To Open Ra- Sigma’s RoU Up 34 Points, The Six Saint Mary’s Girls Attend L. Lucas, Thorne Council Eo-o-1p«
leigh Music Season Mu’s 22, and the Faculty 8 In Wedding in Radford, ton, and Harris A?e Stef to
October 13 Competitive Relays Virginia Lead Classes
Above the difficulties and heart
aches of an artistic career, and above
the almost insurmountable barriers
of racial discrimination, Marian
Anderson, the great Negro contralto,
has risen triumphantly. Born of a
humble Philadelphia family, Marian
oegan singing in the church choir of
the Union Baptist Church at the age
of six. From that time on she sang
almost everything.
The financing of her career be
came a community project. Friends
aud church members helped while
acr mother struggled to support
Narian and her two sisters. At the
age of 17 Marian herself took over
fhe support of her family, all the
'vhile continuing her musical educa-
tion.
studied with guiseppi
BOGHETTI
fhntil she was sixteen Marian had
ao singing lessons. Later she met
?ad studied with Guiseppi Boghetti.
a 1925 he entered her in a singing
contest. She won the contest and
pUg as soloist with the New York
uilliarmonic Orchestra at Lewishon
stadium.
Yeh Mu’s! Yeh Sigma’s! The
walls of the gym rang with shouts
Saturday night as the competition
between the teams got under way
with the annual Sigma-Mu party.
The members of the Athletic Council
had put their heads together and
planned a really knock down, drag
out party.
The enthusiastic cheers of the stu
dents were led by Libba Thorne,
Becky Ward, Ann Garnett, Rue
Guthrie, and Louise Eggleston for
the Sigma’s; Mary Ann Cooper,
Polly Lindsay, Cora Lucas, Lib
Hackney, and Shirley Lytle for the
Mu’s.
This is the one time in the year
when all the dignity of both faculty
and students really goes down the
drain.
The fun started with six relays
participated in by Mu’s, Sigma’s,
and faculty, and concluded with a
game of human croquet between
onrl IV.Tn^C! S^^O’TYI^i^G tnolr
On September 26 six Saint Mary’s
girls went to Radford, Virginia, to
attend the wedding of Miss Mary
Peters, a former student of Saint
Mary’s. Mary became the bride of
Mr. Charles Clark Cunningham, Jr.,
also of Radford.
The wedding was held at home
before an improvised, altar decorated
with palms and gladiolus. Before
the ceremony, an appropriate pro
gram of organ music was played.
Mary looked lovely in a white
satin gown fashioned with the new
torso hip line and a long train. Her
illusion veil fell from a Mary Stuart
cap of rose point lace caught on
either side with orange blossoms.
The sweetheart neckline was trim
med with rose point lace and the
wrist-length sleeves Avere j)ointed.
The bride attended Saint Mary’s
last year and was Aurelia Ruther-
foord’s roommate while here.
The election of Saint Mary’s class
presidents took place last week.
Laurie Lucas, from Greensboro,
N. C., has been selected by the
Freshmen to preside over them dur
ing the 1941-42 session. It is cer
tain that Laurie will represent her
Freshmen well because of her pre
vious experience as President of the
Junior High School in Greensboro
last year.
Elizabeth Thorne, from Columbia,
S. C., was elected president of the
Sophomore Class. “Libba” has been
a popular student at Saint Mary’s
School for two years and is in a po
sition to know the duties of her
office.
Sigma’s and Mu’s. Sigma’s took
high honors for the evening with the
Mu’s close on their heels and faculty
following.
, l^ut this triumph did not secure
career. Five years followed in
'hicli disappointments were plenti-
“h Marian decided to go to Europe
BABir SNOOKS VISITS PARTY
to
rp Study and give a feAV concerts.
“Ose few concerts doubled, tripled
ftud expanded into many concerts as
sh.
^’^ceived in Europe an OAmtion
j hieh America had never given her.
OAveA'er, on her return from Eu-
she was enthusiastically ac-
by her native land.
i«e climax of Marian Anderson’s
^I’eer was in 1939 when on Easter
yOriiipg she stood on the steps of
Lincoln Memorial in Washing-
and sang “My Country, ’Tis of
fj,,®®” to an audience of 75,000.
• at concert had been a national
and only an artist such as
gn^^^an Anderson could haA'e met the
aation as splendidly as she did.
^ Ihe strength and beauty of her
ia explainable, partially, from
am rooted in a pleas-
arn- ?^aracter. She is disciplined,
The outstanding event of the eve
ning was a series of impersonations.
Baby Snooks came to life in the
form of Miss Davis, who evidently
didn’t get her wish from “Daddy”
because she ended Avith the usual
“WHY.” Miss Harris prissed in as
Charlie Chaplin and nearly raised
the roof. AfterAvards Rue Guthrie
as Kay Kyser carried on for dear
old Lucky Strike. Sophia RedAVOod
gaA'e an impersonation of Zazu Pitts,
Saint Mary’s girls Avho attended
the Avedding Avere Sophia RedAvood,
Avho caught the bride’s bouquet,
Peggy Speight (1940-41), Ruth
Bond, Aurelia Rutherfoord, Jean
Fulton, and Betty Willcox.
The bride and groom left for Nbav
York Avhere they Avill spend their
honeymoon.
and Elise Marshall of Shirley Tem
ple. Bunny Stribling imitated a
number of people, including Jerry
Colona, Mr. Moore, Miss Lalor, and
Miss Davis.
“Please let’s liaA'e more parties
like this one,” begged the Belles as
they left the gym.
Inquiring Reporter Intemews Dateless Dames
JANE COUNCIL, HEADS JUNIORS
The Juniors have shoA\m their re
spect for Jane Council by electing
her to represent them as president
this year. J ane, AAdiose home is in
Wananish, N. C., Avas an outstand
ing leader during her high school
career. She Avas a member of the
Student Council her Freshman year,
Auee-president of tlie Sophomore
class, editor of her school paper, and
salutatorian of the Senior class. The
student body expects great things
from the Junior class this year.
Louise Eggleston Avas elected presi
dent of the Business class. Louise
is from Norfolk, Avhere she attended
the William and Mary extension
last year.
The Day Students chose Ida Duim
Harris as their jiresideiit for the
1941-42 session. Ida Dunn served
on the Hall Council last year. In
the Needham * Broughton High
School, she Avas a member of the
student council and chief marshal
for tAvo years.
and self-possessed. Concert
lances remark on her calmness
lilt ^°kiposure as she sings. She
^eitl herself and has
fav secretary. Her
^’^creation is seAving, and
making most of her
Religion at base of art
hard work, and tech-
iHg iiot entirely account for the
Voj^^^ficence of Marian Anderson’s
At the base of her art is her
^ deep, thoughtful, conse-
religion. That is what moves
(Continued on page 2)
Water runs, a radio blares forth
the heartaches of this or that song
writer, tAVO empty coke bottles gaze
blankly at the spasmodic floAV of
Avanderers that patrols Second Floor
Holt on Sunday afternoon. Ah, yes,
charity begins in the home—or
Avords to that effect. _ A scene, hoAV-
ever, that would grip the heart of
any calloused being Avith the chill
of apprehension can be found any
Sunday afternoon in Holt—better
known to Seniors as the Dateless
Dames’ Dorm. Yet Charity, in male
form rarely invades those cloistered
sanctums. Could it be that Senioi
grips have slipped collectively ? Oh,
tush girls, dry those tear-streaked
face! The good old Laiv of AA'er-
ages will fix .you up soon. To return,
though,, to the gruesome subject at
hand—or rather the not-so-gruesome
subject that’s not at hand—men.
Why is it that, Avith a few revolting
exceptions, so many of us supposedly
Avomen-of-the-Avorld old girls spend
our dateable afternoon Avith only
Achilles as a companion? And even
this dream man of all dream men
has his definite limitations—specifi
cally, a blue bound volume of
Homer’s Iliad. We, as Avell as the
afore-mentioned revolting exceptions,
have our obvious assets, but then
boarding school Avill add some Aveight
to anybody. An intelligent expres
sion surely can’t be the male crea
ture’s only criterion.
But to get on to the invaluable
opinions of my partners in soli
tude . . .
A la Cauble—“I never have the
nasty things (dates) myself . . .
besides Sunday afternoons alone are
so character developing.”
Bebe Rutherfoord is a strong ad-
A'oeate of the “knock ’em doAvn and
(Continued on page 3)
German Club Elects
Phlegar President
The Deutscher Verein Plans Two
Trips and a Study of German
Culture This Year
Ellen Bhlegar Avas elected presi
dent of the Deutscher Yerein at a
class meeting Monday, September
29. The other officers are Mary
Brooks Harper, vice-president;
Louise Taylor and Mary Coons,
treasurers; and Virginia Hart and
Mane Hodges, secretaries.
Betty Bronson heads the social
committee with Mary-Gene Kelly
Bunny Stribling, Nancy Poe, Helen
Bobbitt, Marian Schafer, Betsey
John West, and Doris Lloyd as as
sistants.
The Deutscher Verein plans two
tups to Chapel Hill or Duke this
Avinter. On Sunday evenings the
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