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ALFRED LUNT
LYNN PONTANNE
OCTOBER 27
Belles
OF SAINT MARY’S
GIRL-BREAK
TONIGHT
Vol. V, No. 3
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
Exams Will Be Held Circle Initiates Girls
Before Christmas In Mystic Ceremony
October 17, 1941
Exam Week Moved Up To Week
of December 12. Merry
Christmas
Torchlight Procession Marks First
Circle Initiation of the
Year
Quiet,
this ‘
tdo
I
Since school opened much earlier
than usual this year, there has been
jniicli speculation among the student
body as to when examinations would
take place. The question, “Will
®xanis be before or after Christmas
holidays ?” has finally been answered.
Mrs. Cruikshank has announced that
examinations, formerly scheduled to
aegin the twelfth of January, will
atart the twelfth of December. This
®>eans, then, that by the time Christ-
•tias holidays begin, we shall have
a’H’ examinations and one whole
Semester of school behind us, and a
carefree vacation before us.
^ he student body is enthusiastic
Over the prospect of no exams the
'veek after their return. A similar
Pi having examinations before
^'hristmas was tried last year in sev-
oi’al schools and proved to be a great
^iiecess.
fhis change of dates will have its
offect on the many pre-Christmas
Activities which take place annually
Ai Saint Mary’s. -Vll plans, of
oourse, will have to be pushed for-
'ard several weeks. This may mean
Christmas pageant. The pageant,
8'Ven by the Seniors, means days of
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About eleven o’clock last Sunday
night girls glancing from their win
dows down into the quadrangle were
startled to see a circle of black-clad
figures holding lighted torches. Awe
inspiring chills ran up and down
their spines, for this was the Circle!
Curiosity to know who the new
members were consumed them. The
next morning they glanced eagerly
at the hands of all girls to see who
wore the blue circles on their fingers.
Five girls, all seniors, proudly dis
played those coveted rings. They
were Elizabeth Adkins, Allie Bell,
Carolyn Cauble, Kay Eoper, and
Louise Taylor.
The purpose and objective of the
Circle is mainly to promote a spirit
of unity among the students and be
tween the faculty and the students.
Each year it has some project. Last
year the Circle raised over one thou
sand dollars for the British War
Relief. This year its work may not
be so conspicuous, but the Circle
hopes to equal its past record. Old
members are Ann Castleman, sec
retary; Carol Cobb, Louise Jordan,
Mary-Gene Kelly, president; Char
lotte Mahan, Kathryn Norman, and
Bunny Stribling.
Please !
Marian Anderson
Delights Audience
Science Building
Campaign Marches On
Campaign For New Labs to Start
In February
Inquiring Reporter on the Subject of “Snakes^^
each of you probably knows,
j.|,Are comes a.time in every woman’s
® when she feels completely help-
her
Y? Against the most vile of al
g A contemporaries — Silly Sally
lake. The gruesome part of the
j^.A.is, however, that in the eyes of
I^Aiiny Date she is anything
ey A^hy. To him her lamp blacked
represent all that’s alluring in
sijf head lights . . . her gore
mouth (if such a chasm
d be so titled) embodies all that
•j, 0 be de.sired and sought after.
®^'^shing blow is dealt, though,
her mauling tactics (which
that Danny’s discern-
Con would view with scorn) are
leg f.’^Aied with lightning rapidity,
little Dan drooling for more.
J ^ point the trampled heroine
retires to the nearest sucker
on the rebound and “All
come to him who waits” ax-
kgi® lo pull her through. Little does
% comprehend the fatal-
Jjgj. her last move. Her whole
^Acl '^?AlUy would have been saved
AA() k ihist snatched off her pearls
'h^^^Anged Sally by the neck until
pcitie h^®l®Ad Fay’s outlook will be
er „ ^'Arped and twisted, leaving
Aght but a shell of cynicism.
I
Auist now intersperse this tirade
against Tantalizers with the opin
ions and bits of aid from my many
stool pigeons, else how could I get
by with this hearsay. Soooo . . .
Barnard: “Snakes, yet? They’re
havdng no scrrruples.” Thuston : “If
they were only extinct.” ... Bethune:
“Nobody likes ’em, except the people
who are—and they won’t admit it.”
West: “censored . . . censored . . .
they’re turrible.” . . . Bernhardt:
“Be Christian like and ignore them.”
. . . Ca.uble: “I can’t call them bad,
’cause ah sho’ would practice ye olde
arte if ah had the assets.” With
these fair gems from the mouths of
your cohorts, I—after sticking my
neck out much too far but meaning
every word of it—take my leave with
these few words of advice to those
of you who represent the Familiae
Eeptiliae . . .
Sing, goddess, the wrath of the
Inquiring Reporter, the ruinous
wrath that brought on the Eeptiliae
woes innumerable, and hurled down
into Hades many Silly Sally Snakes,
and gave their bodies to be a prey
to their fellow females; and so the
counsel of Yours Truly wrought out
its accomplishment from the night
when strife first parted Fainting
Fay the apex of Christian woman
hood and ignoble Silly Sally Snake.
-\t first “laboratory, two hours”
meant nothing to us. But after a
few weeks we found ourselves look
ing forward to our “lab” periods. It
was in lab we performed expeii-
ments and had real fun proving the
ories of chemistry. There, we learn
ed new terms and new ideas that
amazed and confused us. In Biology
lab, we found ourselves in close con
tact with amoebae and earthworms.
Oh, yes, and we struggled for a
“good field of light” to please Miss
La lor.
We also found out that the equip
ment and laboratories were not as
good as they could be. The rooms
were crowded; the light was bad.
Because we know of these conditions,
we are glad to hear that the main
object of the Centennial Campaign
b(‘ginning in February is to raise
funds for a new science building.
On the first floor will be the Home
Economies laboratories and perha])s
other classrooms. On the second
floor will be the science laboratories,
large, well-lighted and well-equip
ped. The cost of this new building
is estimated to be $85,000 and the
new equipment about $6,000.
DRIVE ALSO LX)U OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS
Another object in this drive is
complete renovation of all buildings
and new furniture all over school.
Besides this, the Rocks will be turn
ed into Administration and Alumnse
Buildings. A new dormitory like
Holt Hall will be built on the east
side of the quadrangle to take care
of the girls from the Rocks. Among
the minor necessities being consid
ered, the one that will bring' most
delight to the girls is a telephone
switchboard. Also, there will be a
modern stage and other equipment in
the auditorium for Miss Davis and
the “actresses-to-be” among the
belles.
However, all plans are still indefi
nite. A campaign will be held from
February until May to raise funds
and the results of this campaign
depend largely on the co-operation
and interest of the students.
Miss Anderson Sings German,
French, Latin, and English
Groups, and Familiar Encores
Theie is little that one can say in
describing a Marian Anderson con
cert that M'ould not seem to be an
anti-climax to the event itself.- It
suffices to say that it was a moun
tain-top experience. From the mo
ment that the tall, composed girl
walked out on the stage, closed her
eyes and began to sing, one almost
telt It necessary to stand on tiptoes
to realize the full height and delight
or her singing.
Her first two groups of songs in
Italian, Latin, Gorman, and French
set off the superb quality and tech
nique ot her voice. Her fourth and
last groups were in English. It was
m the last group of Negro folk songs
that one was fully impressed with
tile lorce of Miss Anderson’s per-
sonality, character, and depth of re
ligion. These more than any of her
other songs displayed her amazing
range. ®
As encores Miss Anderson chose
sucli^ vvell-beloved songs as “Ave
Maria,” “Cornin’ Tbmuo-li tli„ »
ria," Comm’ Through the Rye,’
and several Negro spirituals. She
shared her last encore with the andi-
enco m asking it to sing with her
My Country, ’Tis of Thee.”
Perhaps one of the reasons Marian
Anderson is so successful lies in her
ability to caiiture her aiidienci' and
make it responsive to her moods,
tier singing opens up a little piece
of immortality tliat is difficult to
understand and still more difficult to
express. One must just feel it.
Belles '‘Dress Right”
For National Defense
Saint Mary’s Girls Trip the Light
Fantastic With the
Army
Tramp, tramp, tramp the hoys arc
marc. king.
“Oh, do you think my red dress
will be all right?”
“What if I can’t follow them?”
“I know one boy there.”
And now, if you haven’t guessed
what It s all about, remarks such as
these were resounding in the halls
of Saint Mary’s last Saturday night
for a group of the Belles wei'e going
to the Memorial Auditorium to at
tend a dance given for the soldiers
engaged 111 the War Manoeuvres in
North Carolina.
A city bus with three chaperons
an-ived at Sniedes at seven-thirty
and was soon fiffed with girls laiigli-
ng and chattering about the events
which vyere to follow. Arriving at
tlie auditorium they found, to their
surprise, that the room was filled
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