MARCH 7!!
Belles
OF SAINT MARY’S
THE REV.
WOODHOUSE WILL
PREACH SUNDAY
Vol. V, No. 11
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
February 27, 1942
Chinese Missionary
C^iscusses Living God
Mrs. John S. Magee Speaks in
Church and Y. P. S. L. Sunday,
February 22
Mrs. John S. Magee, formerly a
missionary in China for the Church
England, spoke in Church
"i^y morning and at Y. P. fe- E-
meeting Sunday night.
“In these days,” klrs. Magee he-
Saii Sunday morning, “when .we
'^ount tanks and guns and inen, we
®lten discount the unseen forces of
Ihe living God. _ „
“The age of miracles is not past,
continued. “This is not jiist a
'^'prld of war, hlood, and hate. Crod
"ill bring even this to a wonderful
'Conclusion.”
After relating some of the horrors
i'c'e Church in China has_ come
dirough, Mrs. Magee closed with the
"’ords, “The Church of the Living
is alive and shall live.”
Sunday evening in Y. P. S. L.
meeting, she read several letters
Loni friends in China and told of
Tp Western trek which the univer-
®}ties are making in order to con-
linue their studies undisturbed by
War.
Mrs. Magee answered questions on
pUstonis in China and how the war
m effecting the Chinese people. “The
Adiiese have learned not to hate the
’ ^paiiese people hut to hate the
^PAit of evil behind them,” Mrs.
^8gee concluded.
Ifigr/i Flight, a poem written by
Ifs. Magee’s son, John S. Magee,
'■ is published elsewhere in this
issue.
Political Science Club JUNIOR CORNELIA TONGUE
Discusses Education SCORES HIGHEST IN TIME TEST
Dunn, Clarke, Stribling, and Mc
Kinley Speak on the Book, “The
Education of Free Men in Amer
ican Democracy’’
Thursday morning in Assembly
the Political Science Club presented
a n-roup of talks on the book, 1 he
Education of Free Men in American
Democracy. The speakers were Anne
Dunn, Minkie Clarke, Bunny Strib
ling, and Sally McKinley.
A summary of the talks follows.
The tides of freedom and despotism,
the inanner in which they are sweep
ing our country, and the totalitarian
strategy and dynamic democracy
started the discussion. The value ot
our democratic education and the
iiowerfiil influence of the educational
system was stressed. Education is a
powerful weapon in any country and
should be used in the correct way by
the government. A discussion ot de
mocracy as a great social faith and
the quality of democratic education
in America followed. Our democ-
raev is threatened seriously and
eveW attempt should be made to
lialt'this advance through education.
The lovalties, the knowledge, and the
discipline of free men make up the
(See P. 4)
Circle Initiates
Five New Members
Barnard, Dunn, Willcox, Dick
son, and McKinley Tapped by
the Order of the Circle
Five new members were initiated
into the Order of the Circle a week
ago 'Wednesday night. The new
senior members arc Ellis Barnard,
Anno Dunn, and Betty Willcox. The
juniors are Anne Dickson and Sally
McKinley.
The Order of the Circle is an or
ganization of leaders chosen on a
basis of scholarship, citizenship, fel
lowship, and loyalty to Saint Mary s.
Instead of the mysterious black-
gowned figures which flitted about
on initiation nights formerly, white-
robed figures took their places. New
robes, new members, but the Circle
keeps its traditional purpose of quiet
service to the school.
The old members of the Circle are
Mary-Gene Kelly, president; Bebe
Gastlemaii, secretary; Lib Adkins,
treasurer; and Allie Bell, Charlotte
Mahan, Carol Cobb, Kay Eoper,
Louise Taylor, Bunny Stribling,
Jonny Norman, and Carglyn Cauble.
INQUIRING REPORTER
behind miss BASON’S
GREEN SHADE
.Feeping behind the green shade
.at covers the glass door to Miss
sewing lab any Wednesday,
. e Would probably see many of the
pi ®Mty chatting over their Red
j""oss sewing. They have been turn-
out skirts wholesale. The last
■'Vo eighty-one they have been
I'king on will soon be completed.
®kirts are of blue tweed, good
as W'ell as serviceable.
■?';®i'les the .skirts the teachers are
forty-five baby dresses and
Iq '^^08’ and sweaters, hospital _pil-
and robes for wounded soldiers.
® group has not confined its
entirely to sewing. In addi-
littl’ • ^ have finished a formidable
tJip ® fiile of sweaters to add to those
Lg ®*^'Jent body has knitted. Miss
olcp°^^ ®ays that fifteen twelve-year-
WfiA ®y®aters, six toddler’s packs
, ^^elude a sweater, a beanie,
Wojj ,Pair of mittens each; four
dig ® eardigan.s; three men’s car-
for twelve service sweaters
oonir!i and sailors have been
Uteg Even Mr. Guess contrib-
toa 1 services by jiulling the eot-
stregg apart for the seam-
■\Vhile delving into Saint Marys
archives, I came across a tired look-
inr volume entitled Adventures in
Lives of Some Bells at -Samj
Mary’s. Further perusal disclosed
that the book’s worn expression came
1 much use .ud u.t ,■»
for its contents proved anything but
a/ed The first of the Tales which
Lgi.1 n,, eye ,v.s celled “No^ "f
Durham end ter-
Because of its obi lous y g ,
arv value, I will pass this Tale along
toyou in its complete form.
“Once upon a time a .
ago there lived a heautiful-m-a-
’g?lo...e-ki„d-of-;y.y
named Princess Goshamifat. ibis
ittk princess was the very
rfle'll.u in everything .he. s e drd
hut she had a father who was so
cruel that he thought that she was
very wicked. Thinking to punish
his daughter the princess fathei
King Whatapigiam, began to lo
r,“' iuS Silh i» .'tt'
fntly throw his poor little girl. Em
ally his warped and twisted mind
wal satisfied by the
. glejy> 'L„,e hu,
;,S‘®eU'bSeAco„ldhmdup
tT^he“.SrriM"^
j'lo; ’hi; .i“
self Gosh. She was very glad that
she had done this when her ball-and-
chain mate turned out to be the
naughty daughter of the village re
tread man. But because she w^as
the very model of perfection in
everything that she did, little Gosh
made the very best of her new life—
even turned her chains into charm
bracelets. Little Gosh really liked
her new home, hut because everyone
else complained for fifteen minutes
every day. Little Gosh began to com
plain too. She would even complain
when she and her naughty compan
ion sneaked off to a roadhouse near
by called the Litlstor. One day while
they were comxJaining down at the
Litlstor, the naughty girl’s brother
came in and started complaining
with them. He liked the way that
little Gosh complained so much that
he said he was coming to get her
that very night. Sure enough, that
night at midnight little Gosh shin
nied down the rain spout to meet
the naughty girl’s brother, Gripea-
plenty. Little Gosh was very sad,
though, to find that her dream man
didn’t like to eat; he just sat there
and complained. He wouldn’t sleep
either; he just sat there and com
plained. In fact, all he ever did
was just sit there and complain.
Finally little Princess Goshamifat
could "stand it no longer; she flew
into a towering rage and killed
(See P. 4)
Quintard, Johnson, Hart, Mary
Anne Pettigrew, and Anne Mac-
Rae Are Winners in Their Re
spective Classes
The correcting of the Times Cur
rent Events Tests brings forth start
ling and, in some cases, rather dis
appointing results. Cornelia Tongue
upheld the honor of the Junior Class
with the school’s highest score of 72
ont of a possible 105. Ida Quintard,
who won last year’s contest with a
75, placed first in the Senior Class
and second in the whole school with
a score of 69. A mark of 60 placed
Betty Johnson at the top of the
Preps, and Virginia Hart’s 55 rating
led the Freshmen. Mary Anne Pet
tigrew ranked the Sophomores with
a score of 48, and Anne MacRae’s
44 placed her at the head of the
Business Class.
The average of the Senior Class
was 42; of the Juniors, 34; the
Sophomores, 30; the Freshmen, 31;
the Preps, 33; and the Business Stu
dents, 29. The average of the entire
school was 33.31. These results com
pare rather favorably with last
year’s high scores. The winner of
last year’s Seniors scored 64; the
Sophomores 58, the Freshmen and
Preps 42, and the Business Class 37.
iVs a whole, this year’s results are
better than last year’s, but Saint
Mary’s average of only 33% correct
answers leaves room for improve
ment.
The high score winners are re
quested to see Mr. Moore immedi
ately in order to make their choice
of prizes. They may have any book
which costs no more than five dollars.
Highsmith Discusses
America’s Danger
Head of North Carolina Division
of Instructional Service Speaks
on America’s Four Freedoms.
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, head of
the N. C. Division of Instructional
Service, spoke Tuesday, February
17, in Assembly on the necessity of
xVmericans thinking of present con
ditions of the world and their great
consequences for us.
Quoting from one of President
Roosevelt’s recent speeches, Mr.
Highsrnith named the four freedoms
that this country is trying to main
tain: freedom of speech, freedom of
worship, freedom from want, and
freedom from fear.
Dr. Highsmith pointed out that the
Federal Government does not have
enough money to carry on the war
itself without the aid of the citizens,
who must do their part by paying
taxes and by buying bonds.