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HAVE YOU BEEN SWIMMING? READ THE EDITORIALS Belles OF SAINT MARY’S Vol. VII, No. 4 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA November 5, 1943 MacDonald Sings To A Full House Jeanette MacDonald sang to a full house Tuesday night at the Me- •Uorial Auditorium, which was packed with several thousand citi zens of Raleigh, service men and "’Omen, as well as a few oain Clary’s girls. Miss MacDonald and her accom panist were framed by a white s le bounding board, decorated with oiii potted palms. She was dressec in ® slim, draped, pale chartreuse ciepe 'linuer dress with a V-neck, long I fitted sleeves, and sequin epaulettes. ' f^be wore several orchids m hei zfiort red-blonde hair, and vvas pre 'eiited with a bouquet of n’liite, lav ender, and deep pink mixed flowers zt the intermission. EN(X)BKS AltE FAMIEIAR In addition to the scheduled pro- tlnani, which was amply explai lec ■tn assembly by Russell Broughton, iliss MacDonald rendered numerous encores during the program, i lese Were; '^Coming Through the -ty®? >Sniiling Through,” “Waltz” from ‘Romeo and Juliet” in French, e Sais Ce Qu’on Reuse” (Rm ^ot ^^bat You Think I Am), which was ^boiit a movie actress, and (viaiini After coinplctiug the pio- St'arn, she was brought back by m ®>stent applause for the ever popular ‘Indian Love Call,” “Maytime, Ilonkey Serenade,” and Ita lan Street Song.” Jeannette Parker Is Editor Of Handbook For 1943-44 Session OUllg. , Rerhaps the most outstmiding^sq^^ Circle Initiates Four Members Jeannette Harriet Rarker of Jacksonville, Florida, was elected editor of the Handbook for the year 1943-44 at a student body election on October 29. , , i -n i * f Jeannette attended the Robert F. Lee High School in Jacksonville be fore coming here last year as a busi ness student and receiving her certifi cate. This year as a junior at Saint Mary’s she is an active member ot the Dramatic Club and the 1 uUica- tions Staff. Jeannette, besides being a callable student, has come to be knovvn by all at Saint Mary s as a fine nrl. Her ability for leadership and "responsibility will undoubtedly make her a competent editor. Miss Lucy G. White To Lecture To Students On Urgent Need For Nurses » ■*- Clliu.pS Tilt3 IlivIoL C7 -jj lection was the “Donkey Serenade for which Miss MacDonald asked “bd got an accompaniment ot the "’bistled theme by the service men 'Ho were present. ,, .Collins Smith, Iiliss MacDonalds jHnist, also presented two enures, {be first was the melodious Lune,” and the second was elli pse Dance” from the “Nutcracker ^bite.” Rveii after Miss MacDonald s last '‘hcore most of the audience reniain- H seated and applauded until it was H.ce.ssary to lower the asbestos cur b'd to end the concert. Annual Spook Party Outstanding Success ik loks, goblins and ghosts ma e appearance at the annual x a 11 party given by the for the entire student body las day night. _ 3 gym was dimly lighted an itcd in Hallowe’en colors. Au- leaves were scattered over le 3 entertainment got undei way the “show-off,” which gave the s, who were faculty members, nco to decide which of the w® > were best. The Raper Dollies St floor Holt won the prize toi ‘St grouj) costumes. They wore leaning bags for dresses v\i i Airs Cruikshank received a letter last week from Miss Eleanor Lee the Director of the College Field program of the National Nursing Council for War Service Incorpo rated, stating that Miss ^ don AVhite, the Councils college Lresentative, will lecture to the students of Saint Mary’s m assem bly on Friday, R ovembei 19, _ at c .QA „ jji Girls interested in taking IZ/conies ,1..»11 infor.™- tLse girls in small informal groups, or thrLgh definite appointments. Miss White’s visit will be of mte S ,»rUce »IJ «• huge p«pcr tads!‘"llari» • A na Garmeii Aliranda. bne ual prize as Caime ^ was complete tur- Se Mil took ” f„"tS ,fm‘pp«p«t «>«?» Potato, burlap, ai 1 ^'Tnt^S- some, while others nearly rSned “bobbing” lor ap^le. Madame Lazonga^in^Rf^\.e .flairs, prophesied th^^^^^ ^‘jh chills playing tag along their with chills P ^ . spines. Ml- fe g^uig pix- on ^nT EHse Ferguson sang popu- ale, peanuts and candy ■ coSftTd an e^iing of fun and frolic. General Convention Of Episcopal Church Held 54th Session General Convention of the Epis copal Church has just had its fifty- fourth session, this year at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleve land, Ohio. The triennial meeting of the Church’s highest legislative body lasted from October second through the eleventh. The hundred ’ bishops present constituted the House of Bishops, corresponding to the United States Senate, while the 1,500 clergy, laymen, and AVOman’s Auxiliary delegates composed the House of Deputies, corresiioiidiiig to the Hou^e of Representatives. The Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker, Rresidiiig Bishop of the Episcopal Church, presided over the Conven tion. Among the delegates from the Diocese of this State were_ Bishop Edwin A. Renick, Rev'. Dav-id Yates of Durham, Rev. James Burke, Betsy Burke’s father; and Airs. AV. A. Graham, Betty Graham’s mother. Bishop Tucker’s keynote for the Convention vvas “Through world evangelism to vv’orld fellowship. The Church’s 1944-1946 program was presented and adopted by the Convention. Delegates made impor tant plans for missionary work at Rome and abroad, especially among the Chinese and Negroes. Leaders at the Couveiitioii stressed the neces sity for Christian youth work in the present and future. It vvas an nounced that the 1944 budget is over $2,000,000. The United Thank Of fering for the past three years vvas the largest in history, over $1,000,- 000. Coiwention delegates decided to iiold the 1946 meeting in San Francisco. Before the Convention ended, various delegates made M. Legg, Whitaker, Drane, and Tucket Chosen From Student Body The Circle initiated four new members in an irnpressHe ceremony Aloiiday night, November 1. The girls who received this honor are Afaria Legg, Harriet AVhitaker, Rebecca Drane, and Alary Arden Tucker. Afaria Legg of Henderson is chief marshal and is an active member of various organizations in school. Harriet AVhitaker from Kinston is also a marshal and a member of the Letter Club. Rebecca Drane from Alonroe is president of the Canterbury Club. Alary iVrden Tucker is a junior from AAi^arrenton. She has been a member of the Honor Council for the past three years. Brailowsky Plays In Raleigh October 26 Student Body of Saint Mary’s Attend First Concert of Year speeches, and Bishop Renick read the Rastoral Letter of the House of Bishops. CHANGES mSCUSSEl) Since the Episcopal and Rresby- terian Churches have definitely de cided to “achieve unity,” this mat ter was brought up at the Conven tion. Because of its importance, it was again referred to_ a committee for further consideration. Conven tion delegates discussed thoroughly the canon on marriage that permits no divorced person to be remarried by the Church. However, they reached no decision. Another thing considered vvas the bishop’s retire ment age. As it vvas set at seventy- two special amendment vvas made so that our sixty-nine-year-old Rre- siding Bishop may remain in office three more years. Bishop Penick said one of the tilings he was especially impressed with at the Convention vvas the pre- (See P. 4) Alexander Brailowsky played be fore several thousand people in the Auditorium on October 26, charm ing his audience with his exceptional mastery of musical technique and expression. The first part of his program in cluded Bach’s Toccdta and Fugue, Scarlatti’s Sonata in A Major, Beethov^eii’s Sonata in E Flat Major, and four selections from Chopin’s works. During the intermission he gave one encore. After the intermission Air. Brail- ovvsky j)layed selections from Villa- Lobos, Rachmaninoff, and Albeiiiz, concluding his ])rograrn with Schu bert’s Marche Alilitaire. His audi ence enthusiastically apjJandod; so he returned for four brief encores, • including the “Flight of the Bunihle- hee” and “Wings of Song.” BORN IN IvIEV Air. Brailowsky vvas horn in Kievq Russia, ill 1896. Ills father sent him to Kiev Conservatory, and later to Leschetizky, Paderewski’s teacher. He moved to Switzerland and France, and studied under Busoni. He became a vfirtuoso, and gave his first concert in Paris at the age of 15; he has played before royalty in England, Belgium, and other Euro pean countries. In 1922 he toured. South America, and two years later made his American debut in New York’s Carnegie Hall, playing some of Chopin’s works. This he consid ers one of the high spots of his ca reer. In 1938 he gave a series of (See P. 3)
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