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final issue GOOD-BYE, SCHOOL, WE’RE through Belles GOOD LUCK, SENIORS OF SAINT MARY’S Vol. VII, No. 16 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA May 26, 1944 Peggy Thorpe Gives Inspiring Recital E.A.P.-S.L. Banquet Satirizes Campus Life Marcia McMillin, Soloist, As sists in Program The Music Department presented Peggy Thorpe in a certificate le- cital in piano May 15, in the _ iza Pittman Memorial Auditorium. Peggy studies under Miss Mary Ruth Haig. Marcia McMilbn, loice student of Miss Geraldine Cate, as sisted in the program, accompanied at the piano hy Elizabeth Pedeii. Peggy’s first selection was tlie “Presto” from Beethoven’s Sonata, Opus 10, Number 3, which she play ed with gay, masterful ease. Next was Mendelssohn’s 1 rehide in E Minor, followed by two con trasting Chopin pieces, yocturne in P Sharj} Major with its harp-line. runs and the’vigorous Etude m A Minor. r • vr At the intermission Marcia Mc- ilillin sang Dove Song, from - o Mart’s Marriage of Figaro, and i ^anete hy Deli’Accpio. Both of these she sang with agile clarity of tone. After this Peggy returned to the _ 1 ... 1 ,rvnmi. COni- Piano to play her final group, com posed of Marche from The Lore of Three Oranges, Prelude in C Major V Prokofieff, Etude in C Sharp Minor hy Scriabin, and Malaguena I'y Lecuona. Brokofieff’s use of un usual harmonies chartcrized botli the I’liytlmiic Marche and tlie clunies of the Prelude. Malaguena, playe^ 'll a vigorous and spirited mannei, rliinaxed Peggy’s appealing pro- Srani. The Sigma Lambda and E. A. P. Literary Societies had their annual ioint banquet at the S and W Care- teria on tVednesday night, May 17. Sibyl Goerch was the lively mistress of ceremonies. Thanks for a most successful banquet go to Rebecca Drane and her program committee. The customary clever toasts were made from time to time during the program. Annette Fulton gave a least to Miss Duckett; Pinkie Butler to Mr. IMoore; Jean Brooks to Agatha Chipley, president of the y p ’g j Ereiicliie McCann to Miche’lle Telfair, president of the Sigma Lambda’s; Pmkie Butlei to Alfss Adelaide MTnslow Sigma Lambda alumna; and Margaret MTiislow to Mr. Russell Broughton, guests o fthe societies for the ban quet Announcenient was made of Bie newly elected presidents of Bie societies." They are Ann ^ Ment of the E., A. Goerch, president of the Sigm Lambda’s.^ The retiring pysident , '"uie mail. works 111 ;■„, Wonder- LKiaml «,l“f f I*;" AI to \lice s tea paitj , isenj .Maiys to a pi^esterfield’s letter Tits . shiu M..ysi Ala vaSt.icier told 3iaiv * “TTuder the Spread- ‘IrS-eod he'e” ...d Valgare. (See P. 4) Carruthers And McDermott Will Speak At 102nd Commencement Midsummer Nighfs Dream^^ Tonight Miss Florence Davis Directs Cast of Players Ann Edmunds Is Elected QQj^fitticncement Speakers President Of Circle Mary Arden Tucker is Chosen Secretary for Coming Year , Ann Edmunds, of Greensboro, hab 1 . . . . r tllO l*'‘yu elected to be president of the '"ircle for the coming year to siic- Betty Clark. Last year she ll''adnated from the Sophomore class ■T Saint Mary’s and has been an **utstanding piiiior this year, being ^ken into t'lie Circle in Jaiiuarj. Jiin was also recently elected by the ** *vtin Clint; V.«' _ j‘"dcnt body to he secretary of tlie Coumiil for next year. pMary Arden ’Pucker, newly elec - ehairman of the Hall Council, been elected secretary of the • 'I'.ele to suceed Virginia Hart, who ’‘'•idontally held the same positions hist year. ^ ^fiith the Resident ami Day Stu- are asked to be tiromiit l„^®^iding the Commencement Fro- ;®ssion Practice in the Audi- hi ay 27 th at 8:30. Bishop Penick Will Present Diplomas in Chapel Monday A Midsummer Might’s Dream, Shakespeare’s dramatic fantasy, will he presented by Saint Mary’s Dra matic Club tonight. May 26, on the east side of the Auditorium. 'The woodland setting, costumes, and mu sic, particularly, will be emphasized. 'The background music, to he jilayed over the school’s new amplifier, will be appropriate records of Felix Mendelssohn’s overture for A 31 id- summer Night’s Dream. Also Men delssohn’s Lullahij will be sung by the vocal ensemble. The cast, directed by hliss Flor ence Davis, is composed of the fol lowing : Athenian court people— Marietta Duke, Lucy , Woodruff, Isabel Robinson, Caroline 'Talia ferro, J’hyllis Cowdery, Mary Fishel, Betty Gaither, Virginia Har rington, Lorraine Ilillyer, Sidney Jones, Betsy Long, Martha Ann Maguire, Miriam Arwood, and Jane Sloan; lovers—Elizabeth 'Thomas, Annette Fulton, Jeannette Parker, and Sue Parham; and rustics— Marian Gaither, Jeanne Eagles, Mary Peirson, Susan Caldwell, Jane (See P. 3) — >tAI.COL>I McDKRMOTT, UT KKV. T. X. rte- ITofe.ssor of Raw, Duke University, of South Carolina, "U ,ieliver Coininenceinent Address. Saint Mary’s will hold its one hundred and second commencement exercises this week-end with the graduation of junior college stu dents, and high school students. 'The exercises will begin tonight with the jiresentation of A 31 id- summer Night’s Dream by the Dra matic Club under the direction of Miss Florence Davis. The play will be given outdoors at 8 :15 on the east side of the auditorium. Saturday morning at 8:30 the students will rehearse under the di rection of Mr. William C. Guess for the Commencement Procession in which the entire student body will jiarticipate on Monday. 'The big event for the sophomores is their class day exercise to be held at 11:00 Saturday morning on West Campus. The program will be opened by singing the class song, after which Betty Nicoll, class sec retary, will call the roll. Delight Nnchols, class “soothsayer,” will read the class projihecy, and then the sophomore Superlatives collec tively representing the Ideal Saint Mary’s Girl will be introduced hy Lydia Maynard. juts. (WIKSHANK WILD I>RK- SKNT VALEDICiTORIAN After the reading of the Last Will and 'Testament by Carolyn Gaither, Mrs. Ernest Cruikshank will pre sent the Valedictorian of the class. Jane Sloan, President of the Class, will present the Sophomore Class gift to the school, and after the stu dent body sings the Alma Mater, the Rev. Mr. I. Harding Hughes will end the program with a benediction. The returning alumnae will meet in the Hut at 2 :30 Saturday after noon, with rejiresentatives from the senior class attending. The Senior Class Day exercises will be held in the Auditorium at 4:00 at which time Betty Barnes, class president, will welcome the stu dents and guests. Following the student body’s singing of Belles of Saint 3Iary’s, Chiiikie Martin, class secretary, will call the roll. Frenchie McCann and Patty Weaver will give the senior class history, and Betsy Burke and Vidette Bass will give the class prophecy. The class poem by Cacie Taliaferro and Rebecca Drane will follow, and after Agatha Chipley and Sally Ramsey disclose the Last Will and 'Testament, Mar garet Winslow will announce the senior superlatives. Betty Edwards will inaugurate next year’s student body president (See P. 3) ..k
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