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The Belles of Saint Mary’s April 9, 1 Mrs. Brown, Librarian She Says Go South and Have Fun Mrs. Harlan C. Brown took her library degree from the University of Michigan after receiving her A.B. and M.A. in Spanish from Middle- bury College, Vermont. In her sen- ioi' year, when a new faculty mem ber failed to arrive from Spain, Mrs. Brown was asked to teach two Spanish classes, including some of her own classmates. “I was scared to death the first day,” she said, “but after that, I enjoyed it immensely.” After teaching in Hew York for a couple of years, she decided to put her Spanish to practical use, so she went to Puebla, Mexico, a very old. Moorish-looking city southeast of Mexico City. As she had expected to teach only English to normal school students, Mrs. Brown was just a little breathless to discover that, in addition, she was to teach the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades, inclnding such “extras” as art, music and handicraft. In her spare time she was to inaugurate a physical education program for the normal school girls, and one evening a week she taught English to a class of teachers, lawyers, and doctors. The most unusual vacation she ever spent w^as an Easier week-end in the home of a Mexican friend who lived in an Aztec town of 10,000 people. In an old Ford the girl’s brother-in-law met the four guests at the train and carried them over many rough miles through desert country. “Imagine our surprise,” said Mrs. Brown, “to find the town built entirely of grass houses with thatched roofs—all except the house in which we stayed. This house, being that of the mayor, was built of more durable adobe, consisting of one very large room in which the family ate, slept and lived.” Be cause the people of the town spoke only Aztec, and not Spanish, which is the official language of Mexico, the conversation was somewhat lim ited. The women were shy and re tiring, but the men asked all kinds of questions about the cities which they had never visited. After two years of teaching and traveling in Mexico, Mrs. Brown finished work on her Master’s degree at the University of Mexico in Mex ico City before returning to the States. When asked how she came to be a librarian, she said, “Oh, that was purely an accident.” She was asked to help in the work of reorganizing the library in her home town, Hau- gatuck, Connecticut. At the end of a year, she took a library course, found that she liked the work, and so went on to the University of Michigan School of Library Science. Here she met Mr. Brown. “We have two post-war aims,” she says: “to build a home in Ila- leigh, and a cabin on our twenty- acre woodland plot outside the city; and second, to take a trip down the new Pan-American highway.” Hatfield, N.G. Baritone, Likes South Best Cat Simon Is Main Friend A tuxedo and an excuse to get out of classes started Lansing Hatfield on his musical career. In his last year at college Hatfield joined the Glee Club in order to show off his tux and skip a couple of dull classes. He had always liked music and got a kick out of singing with his “good, ole friends,” but he sold Haines underwear “for men” long before he entered Peabody Institute with serious musical intentions. Hatfield’s one main friend and admirer is his cat, Simon. Simon is a big fellow who watches Hatfield when he sings, throwing his head back and following the facial ex pressions of his master. The two often pose together for pictures. When Hatfield is on a concert tour, he leaves Simon at the home of his pianist, Collins Smith, in Ohio. This past summer Hatfield gave up concert tours to sing at Army camps and Haval bases. In Toronto he gave three concerts in one day for the Canadian Air Force, the Canadian Army, and the Canadian Canteen Army, and “was a little tired that night.” The Army Cap tain gave him the maple leaf in signia of the Canadian Army and then commanded him to sing a few extra selections. “I had to; I was under army command.” Hatfield is the “runt” of his fam ily, standing only six feet one and a half inches. Whenever in Horth Carolina he always brings his mother and father from Hickory to hear his concert. Last Monday was the first time he had ever performed in Raleigh and, also, the first time he had given a joint concert with Dnsolina Giannini. Hatfield said that he was “mighty glad to be back home again” and that “the South suited him best of all.” The Belles regrets that an inter view with Mme. Giannini conld not be obtained. Chapel Windows Symbols of Lives First-year expression students will present three workshop plays Monday night at 8:00 in the audi torium: “Antic Spring,” “Trial by Moonlight,” and “The Woman in the Freight Car.” Six times a week we Saint Mary’s girls file into chapel for service. We are struck by the simple beauty of the chapel, but as time goes on, we take it for granted. We have all admired the colorful windows, yet few, if any, have bothered to come in for a few minutes to examine the windows more closely. These win dows aren’t just panes of glass. They symbolize the lives of people—real people who were once at Saint Mary’s. The ivindow directly above the altar is more familiar to all of us than any of the others. It is dedi cated to Sarah Lyell Smedes, wife of Aldert Smedes, founder of Saint Mary’s School. In the west tran sept there are three long windows of. which only the middle one is dedicated. The lower half of the ])ane was brought to the Saint Mary’s Chapel last year from the Chapel of Columbia Institute at the request of the class of 1920 (Saint Mary’s) and was here rededi cated to the memory of Ernest Cruikshank. The small window in the east transept is in memory of Thomas Atkinson Lay, son of The Rev. and Mrs. George William Lay. The Rev. G. W. Lay was the fifth rector of Saint Mary’s School. The first windows on the left and right side of the nave are in memory of Stella Virginia Shaw and Mar tha Austin Dowd, respectively, both of whom were once members of the faculty at Saint Mary’s. The sec ond and third windows on the right are dedicated to the memory of Jean Graham Ellis Rossell and Mary Johnson Iredell, former fac ulty members. The last window on the right is dedicated to Anne Saunders, Head of Saint Mary’s Infirmary from 1893 to 1906. The second and third windows on the left side are in memory of twm Saint Mary’s students. Gertrnde Sullivan, most popular member of the sorori ties then at Saint Mary’s, and Han- nie Belvin, valedictorian of the class of 1900 and later a member of the faculty. The last window on the left is dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Dancy Battle, former stu dent teacher, and Lady Principal of Saint Mary’s. Hext time we have a moment to spare, let’s go into the chapel and look at these windows. They are a part of Saint Mary’s and hold inter est for us. Like Poetry? MINIViER CHEEVY Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn. Grew lean while he assailed the seasons; lie wept that he was ever hom, And he had reasons. Miniver loved the days of old When swords were bright and steeds were prancing; The vision of a warrior bold Would set him dancing. Miniver sighed for what was not, And dreamed, and rested from his labors; He dreamed of Thebes and Camelot, And Priam’s neighbors. Miniver mourned the ripe renown That made so many a name so fragrant; lie mourned Romance, now on the town. And Art, a vagrant. Miniver loved the Medici, Albeit he had never seen one; lie would have sinned incessantly Could he have been one. Miniver cursed the commonplace And eyed a khaki suit with loath- .ing; He missed the medieval grace Of iron clothing. Miniver scorned the gold he sought. But sore annoyed was he without Miniver thought, and thought, and thought. And thought about it. Miniver Cheevy, horn too late. Scratched his head and kept on thinking; Miniver coughed, and called it fate, And kept on drinking. —Edwin Arlington Robinson. At The Theaters ★ AMBASSADOR APR. 9-13—Random Harvest. G. Garson, R. Coleman. 14-17—Andy Hardy’s Double Bile' M. Rooney. 18-20—liucky Jordan. A. Ladd. 21-23—Commando Strikes at Dawn. P. Muni. STATE 9-10—Journey Into Fear. O. Wells Production. 11-12—Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour. J. Lydon. 13-14—Junior Army. F. Bartholomew. 15—Stage Show: Broadway Scandals. Feature: Dixie Doogan. 16-17—Mommy’s Tune. L. Chaney■ 18-20—Tile AV’ar Against Mrs. Hadley. E. Arnold. 21-24—Three Hearts for Julia. M. Douglas, A. Southern. WAKE 9—The Jlajor and the Minot' G. Rogers, R. Miland. 10—Wings for the Eagle. D. Morgan, A. Sheridan. 11-13—Girl Trouble. J. Bennett, D. Ameche. 14—The Big Shot. H. Bogart- 15-16—The Gay Sisters. B. Stanwyck. 17—Comes Up Love. G. Jean- 18-20—The Black Swan. T. Power- 22-23—Seven Miles Alcatraz. C.APITOL 9-10—Riding Down the Canyon- 11-13—Desi>erate .Journey. E. Flynn, R. Regan. 14-15-—The Mysterious Doctor. E. Parker, J. Loder. 16-17—Ijost Canyon. W. Boyd. 18—Pardon My Gun. Abbott and Costello. 19-20—Yank at Eton. 21-22—Gorilla Man. 23—Down the Grejit Divide. VARSITY 9- 10- 11-12- 13- 14- 15-16- 17- 18-19- 20- 21- 22-23— -Tom, Dick, and Harry. G. Rogers, G. Murphy. -Shanghai Gesture. G. Tierney, V. Mature. -Pardon My Sarong. Abbott and Costello. -Syncopation. All Ameri' can All Star Bands. -This Time for Keeps. R. Sterling, A. Rutherford' -Philadelphia Story. K. Hepburn. ■Her Cardboard Lover. N. Shearer, R. Taylor. -'Tlilrd Finger Left Hand- M. Douglas, M. Loy. My Favorite Sp.v. K. KyS®'" ■Malzle Gets Her Man. A. Southern, R. Skelton- Blossoms in the Dust. G. Garson, W. Pidgeon. PAI.ACE 9-10- 11-13- 14-15- 16-17- 18-20- 21-22- -Police Bullets. .All Over Town. -Tahaiti Honey. S. Simon, D. O’Keefe. -Random Harvest. R. Coleman, G. Garson- -Stolen Paradise. Gay A’agabonds. -.Andy Hardy’s Double L* M. Rooney. -Lucky .Iordan. A. Ladd, H. Walker. Xew Letter Club members Miss Martha Dabney spoke in assembly Thursda.y the subject of post-war peace ai’^ Anne Hirst, Anne Dickson, « McCrory, F. L. Brook, and La Lucas.
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