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'ATRICE IHUNSEL GIVES
fOCAl CONCERT HERE
Concert Program
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II raining at the age of twelve nnder
** ^liarlotte Grainis Lange and Airs
• Vew York nnder AViiliam Herman
ind Renato Lellini. Giacomi Spa-
loni, who gave Aliss Mnnsel
joii'ioaeliing in operatic roles, called
ler attention to the Aletropolitan
Auditions of the Air. At the age
of eighteen Aliss Mnnsel competed
and won the audition. She ob
tained as a resnlt a contract with
Metropolitan. She is the youngest
■itar that has ever been signed by
this company.
TOURS
ns.
ib«''
madly. My favorites are Hf I Loved
You,’ ‘The More I See You,’ and
Frankie’s
Alone.’
‘You’ll
Never Walk
ujV-vione.' I’m crazy about singing
and hope to continue it. No, I have
no brothers or sisters. Yes, Mother
goes with me on all the tours. I
bave an awful cold. Please hand
nie another Kleenex!” are just a few
pf the things she told Saint Mary’s
interviewer.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
October 12, 1945
Youngest Metropolitan Opera
Star Is First on Civic Music
SIGMAS AND MUS GIVE
ATHLETIC PARTY IN
GYMNASIUM
Conger, Eppes, Mardre Are
Elected Class Presidents
Patrice AInnsel, Aletropolitan’s
mungest star, presented a bril-
tte iant concert at the Raleigh Alemo-
•ial Auditorium on Thursday eve-
•■®iing, October 11, 1!)45, at eight
.irpi'-
“Midnight and Eclipse” Make
Debut With Song and Dance
Aliss AInnsel began her voice
Paul Kennedj". At the age of six-
:een she began studying voice in
Since that time Miss Alunsel has
niade several very successful con
cert tours which she “enjoys and
finds very exciting.”
Aliss Alunsel has replaced
Gladys Swarthout on the “Family
Hour” as the featured artist. She
has signed a contract with RCA
Yietor to make a group of record-
ou"*ings, and she has signed a con-
(tract witli Warner Brothers
which, it is reported, will give her
a lead in the new production,
f“Sweet Adeline.”
Patrice Alunsel sang for the pack
ed auditorium the following selec
tions: AUeujah from “Exuliate,”
Aria from “The Magic Flute,” the
1 M’ren, Le printernps, Petite Poupee,
(’hanson de Marie Antoinette, Car-
naval, Aria from “Lucia di Lam-
\mermoor,” the Gypsy and the Bird,
y. jdrm from “La Traviata.”
! Backstage the 20-year-old soprano
proved to be charming as well as
" 'beautiful. She stop])ed school in the
tenth grade to study music, and is
iiow being tutored in French, Ital
ian, and English Literature.
“Heavens, no, I don’t diet. I eat
everything on earth. I also live on
iir vitamins. I love horses and swim
ming, and my hobby is sculpturing.
Yes, I’m thankful my hair curls
naturally. No, I don’t like to sing
-^in German. I love popidar music
The Sigma and the Mu teams
together gave an athletic party on
Friday night, October 5, in the gym
nasium. This was the first time
that the two teams had assembled
for such an occasion.
Before going to the gymnasinm
the Sigma’s went to the study hall
and the AIu’s gathei'ed in the audito
rium for a short but rousing j)ep
meeting, led by the team cheerlead
ers to create the right atmosphere
for the party.
The contests ])lanned for the eve
ning by Nina Alae DeBerry, repre
senting the Sigma’s and Sue Ever
ett of the AIu’s were a dumbbell
relay, a rainy day relay, and a chair
folding relay, won by the AIu team;
a match-box relay and a basketball
throwing relay won by the Sigma
team. When the ])oints were added
for each relay, the Mu’s had defeat
ed the Sigma’s by a score of 35-30.
The final decision in all the re
lays as to the rvinner was made by
Air. Hughes, who was chosen by
both teams to be the official judge.
After the contests, Elizabeth
Alyatt and Jean Strickland enter
tained the group as “Alidnight and
Eclipse” with a comical minstrel
song and dance, accompanied by
Airs. Guess at the piano.
The party ended after refresh
ments Avere served.
ANNUAL RECEPTION IS
GIVEN IN SMEDES PARLOR
Aliss Alunsel, who thinks every
place is beautiful and who is tanned
by California’s sun, wears a diamond
from her fiance—a lieutenant in the
Air Corps Avho has blond hair and
blue eyes. They’ll marry when he
finishes college.
Teaching, Radio Announcing,
and Chess Interest Dr, Brand
“Spanish 31-.32, German 21-22,
History 7-8,” that’s Avhat’s Avrit-
teii on the door of 010 West AVing.
And AA’ho teaches this Auiriety of
subjects? Dr. Robert F. Brand,
one of Saint Alary’s iieAvest faculty
members.
Dr. Brand Avas born in Alanila,
in the Philippines in 1904, but, as
he added, he has no direct memory
of Alanila, because he Avas only
tAvo and a half Avhen his family
came back to the “States.” Since
then he has lived in many different
places—AVestern Canada, Alinne-
sota, Illinois, and Xcav York state,
Avhere he has spent most of his
life.
He graduated from Cornell Uni
versity in 1926, Avhere he majored
in modern foreign languages. He
reeeiA'ed his A.B., ALA., and Ph.D.
degrees from Cornell, and, under
the AATeil Language FelloAvship
from Cornell, he studied at the
Universitj’ of Strasbourg in
Prance.
Dr. Brand taught languages at
the Citadel in Cliarleston, S. C
from 1942-1944, and then came to
Raleigh, Avhere he taught at Alere-
dith College and uoav at Saint
Alarvs.
In addition to his classes here
at school. Dr. Brand is a full-time
radio announcer on AVPTP here
in Raleigh, having also done radio
Avork in Charleston for five months
in 1944.
Student Body Elects Boyce and
Clinard Marshals
Three Hundred Alumnae and
Friends of the School Attend
The annual reception for Alumna?
and friends of Saint Alary’s Avas
gwen AVednesday afternoon from
four-thirty o’clock until six o’clock
in Smedes parlor.
Aliss Florence C. Davis, Aliss
Alabel Alorrison, and Aliss Peggy
Hopkins greeted the guests at the
front door.
Tho«e in the receiving line Avere
Airs. Ernest Cruikshank, Rev. and
Airs. I. Harding Hughes, Air. and
Airs. E. F. Stoughton, and the fol-
loAving neAv members of the faculty:
Airs. James Iv. Acely, Aliss Fannie
R. Harmon, Aliss Katlierine Alorris,
Aliss Anna Graham, Aliss Janice
Fitzgerald, J. AY. Alorgan, and Dr.
Robert F. Brand.
The table from AA-hich punch Avas
served Avas covered Avith a Avhite
cloth and Avas centered AA'itli an ar-
rangernent of mixed floAvers flanked
by Avhite tapers.
Pouring punch Avere Airs. James
T. Cordon, president of the Alumnos
Association; Airs. GroA^er L. Dillon,
president of the Raleigh alumna?
chapter; Airs. Ashby L. Baker, mem
ber • of the AlumnsB Council; and
Airs. Louis V, Sutton, member of
the Alumna? Council.
Alembers of the Granddaughters’
Club served j)unch, assorted cookies,
mints, and nuts.
Good-byes Averc said by Airs.
Hugh AIcLcod, Airs. Nannie II.
Marriott, and Alisses Elizabeth
Tucker, Alary LcAvis Sasser, and
Frances Vann.
Alartha Leah Conger of Eden-
tou. North Carolina, Avas elected
president of the Junior Class in
elections held on October 3.
Before coming to Saint Alary’s
last year, Alartha attended Eden-
ton High School Avhere she Avas a
member of the Beta Club, man
ager of the basketball team, a
band majorette, assistant editor
of the school paper, and a member
of the Alonogram Club, Alartha
graduated from the high school
department of Saint Alary’s last
June Avhere she Avas a member of
the Granddaughters’ Club, the
Publications Staff, the Canterbury
Club, and Avas Sophomore Class
Testator. This year, in addition
to being president of her class,
Alartha is on the CanterbAiry Club
Council, a member of the Grand
daughters’ Club, and on the Pub
lications Staff.
HKIjKX eppks
Helen Peoples Eppes of Hender
son Avas elected president of the
Sophomore Class on October 8.
Before coming to Saint Alary’s
this year, Helen attended the fol
lowing high schools: Henderson
High School, Kingstree High
School, Kingstree, South Carolina
Hampton High School, Hampton’
Virginia, and Alorrison High
School, NcAvport Ncavs, AGrginia.
Last year at Henderson High
School, Helen aauus vice-president
of her home room and a member
of the Dramatic Club.
JUNIOR rUASS
Other Junior class officers
chosen in elections completed on
October 8 Avere: Jean Strickland,
Wilson, vice-president; Alargaret
Norfleet, Jackson, secretary; Eliz
abeth Alyatt, Goldsboro, treas
urer; Peggy SAAdndell, Washinr-
ton, and Alartha Hinkle, AVinston-
oalem, Honor Conncil liopresonta-
tives; Alartha Best A'orke,' Con-
cord’^ Legislative Bod.y ; Betty
Ann Cooper, Greensboro, Dorothy
(See P. 2, Col. 2)
Despite Avhat any Saint Alary’s
girl Avould consider a “pretty
heavy schedule,” Dr. Brand has a
hobb,y chess—in Avhicli he is very
interested. He Avas president of
the Ncav A’^ork Chess Association
and noAv belongs to the Raleigh
Chess Club.
He lives at 124 N. AVilmington
Street, Avith his wife and two
daughters, Constance, Avho is ten
years old, and Allegra Louise, Avho
IS four.
AVhen asked how he likes teach
ing all girls. Dr. Brand said, “I
think it very nice and a lot of fun
to teach girls.”