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Belles OF SAINT MARY’S EALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA March 12, 1943 ^06 Books Collected Victory Drive Saint Mary’s Gives Text-books, Novels, and Detective Stories to Soldiers; Quality Good Saint Mary’s girls and teachers ^ontributed 206 good, readable books the Victory Book Campaign for ®ttr armed forces from February 8 'brough February 27. Since the books collected are Jaainly current fiction and books on be War, they will have a strong appeal for our fighting men. The extbooks—an algebra book, a busi- shorthand, and a Spanish book ^are also desirable. Although most the books are, on an average, two I’ears old, a few timely older novels in the collection. Over half of be books are pocket-size editions, many of them are detective ^ eries of good quality. Vrs. Brown said that although th, number of books turned in was ather disappointing, “the quality j exceptionally good.” The Ea- ®'gh Victory Book Campaign com- ^ ittee said that the Saint Mary’s alleetion was a “simply grand con- '^ibution.” ^Then the campaign was held at "®bool last year, 84 of the 349 books p^en at school had to be sold for paper. This year all of the rjpeks were in excellent condition. girls played a larger part in ii/i campaign than they did last year’s. In 1942, the library (See P. 3) Mary’s Aids Rolling Bandages J?rs. Wm. Grimes Gives Instruc- In Raleigh Workroom; ^irls Enthusiastic group of Saint Mary’s Red Production work volunteers jj tor the first time Tuesday after- lgi°?’ March 2, at 4:15 in the Ea- tou 1 Cross workroom on the 1 ®°or of the old Mansion Park ■^otel. gjj,|^^odiately after arriving the Freshmen, Sophomores Dance In Parlor Laurie Lucas Leads Figure; White Predominates; Recorded Music Instead of Orchestra One white dress after another rippled and swirled by the portrait of Dr. Aldert Smedes in the parlor last Saturday evening. The Fresh man-Sophomore dance traded an or chestra for recorded music this year, and corsages were patriotically re fused. Still, all other traditional formalities held; punch was served in the study hall during intermis sion, formal dress was observed, and the presidents of the classes led the figure. Despite the war there ivere about 125 boys to the 37 girls pres ent, including Naval Pre-Flight Cadets. Mrs. Ernest Cruikshank, Miss Florence Davis, The Eey. Mr. and Mrs. Harding Hughes, Misses Betty Hochenedel, Adelaide Winslow, and Ann Christian chaperoned the affair. Laurie Lucas, president of the sophomore class, in white net and satin, led the figure with John Hal- let from Carolina; the figure began at the north fireplace. Euth Sher rill, also in white, followed with Francis Parker from Carolina. Oth ers in the figure were Cora Lucas in blue satin and long, white ^oves with date Billy Murchison, Caro lina; Eleanor Thomas, in brown net, with date Emerson Thompson; Jin ny Woodard, in black net, with date Hyman Battle from Princeton; and Jane Sloan, in blue gray net with sequins and date Bob Williams from Carolina. Pat Pagen m yellow net announced the figure to a back ground of music. White predominated. Mary ^M-den Tucker wore white jersey and ne Si gdd braM, Jean McCro^ryj^as in white satin _ and ne , Waller wore white net wth a blu band around the waist ^ede Ga t wore white satin and net, and Chris tine Kriisen was in white lace. (See P. 4) 5 Petitions Sent to President for Approval Dramatic Club to Compete At Carolina “Until Chariot Comes Home’’ Presented Here First; Staged March 25 At Chapel Hill Miss Florence Davis announces that Saint Mary’s Dramatic Club has accepted the invitation to com pete in the Annual Dramatic Festi val at Chapel Hill on March 25, 1943. This year the Dramatic Club will present, in competition, a one- act play, “Until Chariot Comes Home,” which will be staged at school the day before its perform ance in Chapel Hill. “Until Chariot Comes Home” is a modern war play by Rachel Reyn olds. It takes place in France and illustrates the life of typical middle class French women and their exist ence under German domination. Entering their home is a German officer who forcefully expresses the social order of the Nazi party. The climax of the play comes in a radio broadcast that brings hope to the oppressed people. The east is as follows: Grand mother, Broohsie Pophins; Mother, Sallie McKinley; Neighbor, Patricia Weaver; German Officer, Margaret Shackelford; and Francine, Mary Louise Thomson. Collections for the Red Cross Drive held at Saint Mary’s on Thursday, March 4, have at present exceeded the quota of $562.50 by 35% making a total of $760.50. The 225 resident students gave an average of $2.36 each, 50 day students, an average of $ .94 each; and 40 faculty mem bers, an average of $4.54 each. From the 315 people reached by the workers at Saint Mary’s, an average siun of $2.41 was obtained. PENDER LOOKS AT THE NEWS their hands, tied cloths the their heads, and went into gay ^'"°^^^room. Mrs. Wm. Grimes ^ak instructions as to how to ^ bandage correctly. \vitn- “^Rfiagos have to bo folded ^ sixteenth of an inch of the ^ j ®ct measurement. After rolling ^'’ith the aid of rulers and scissors, the girls soon got jN ®Rg of the technique. \VQj,n the hour and a half they they were showed how the to Were packed in paper bags ®ent to headquarters. the girls who volunteered XboY and underclassmen, ejitby the work and showed ect carrying out the proj- ’ iich is sponsored by the Circle. Adolph Hitler’s “Fortress Eu rope’’ is being blasted m the greaU est air assault m lustoiy. E began in Tanuary with heavy raids. B 1, Serfs csfimaled than 10,000 tons m ’'height of Enmbs fell ill the same area last Slate. Behind inn fury are the signs of the long aiired If action-the prospect of invasion Oi i^urope iu ?M3 The prevailine .■hi®«ry -tn l as been that air blows opinion . a® victory. But “%!i‘e7ea,rdltpt“rorut lion and soften defenses against the day of invasion. Captain Harold Balfour, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for War in Brit ain, called the bombings “the opening bars which will rise to the crescendo of the march on Europe.” These opening bars are being played across a vast key board. Each night British bombers have roared across the arc whose radius extends 600 miles from London, enclosing the greater part of Germany’s Avar indu,stries and those of the lands the Nazis have conquered.. By day American Ply ing Portresses and Liberators havT smashed at targets nearer home. Wilhelmshaven, the mari- (See P. 3) Three Approved,, One Rejected, One Held For Faculty Discus sion; Betty Clark, Student Chairman of Legislative Body. Bills submitted to and originating in the Legislative Body have been voted on and sent, as of last Aveek, to the president of the school for her approval or rejection. Three have been approved, one rejected, and one has been held over for submission to the faculty. Of the petitions handed in by stu dents only fiy-e Avere passed by the Legislatwe Body. The first petition asks that two juniors be allowed to have dates Saturday afternoon from one to six o’clock, provided that they get special permission, state Avhere and hoAv they are going, and that the boys come for and escort them back to school. This Avas approved by the Body and Mrs. Cruikshank. “L.LTE LIGHTS” REIJEOTED The second petition had to do Avith second year business students living in Holt being alloAved to sign out in Holt, and this Avas approved. The third bill approved by Mrs. Cruikshank is that the day students have a dance marshal. The fourth Avas that students be alloAved to keep their lights on until tAvelve Saturday night because they had until eight o’clock to sleep the next morning. This Avas rejected by Mrs. Cruikshank on the grounds that since girls kept their lights on late anyway, it Avould be even later be fore they got to sleep. “SJIOKING” GOES TO FACULTY The fifth petition, AAdiich Avas held over to be discussed by the faculty, is that girls be alloAved to smoke, provided- they have a special form filled out by their parents giving permission and that the smoking be done jn a specified place at a speci fied time. After these petitions have been decided upon, the Legislative Body Avill have a meeting to hear the final outcome. Then a special meeting of the student body Avill be called and each petition Avith its provisions will be read. The Petition Committee is com posed of Euth Hayes, chairman, Neva Whitaker, Caroline Long, and Miss Rebecca Harvey. The Legis lative Body is made up of Misses Florence Davis, Martha Dabney Jones, Elizabeth Tucker, Rebecca Harvey, Peggy Hopkins, faculty Mrs. William Guess, Anne Dickson, Mary Ann Dixon, fearah DaAvson, Marjorie Soar, Neva VVhitaker, Dede Gant, Euth Hayes, Caroliim Long, Agatha Chipley, Betty Barnes, Ruth Sherrill, Sallie McKinley, Betty Suiter, Laurie Lucas, and Betty Clark, student chairman.
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