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The Belles of Saint Mary’s
November 30, IS^ov
The Belles
OF SAINT MARY’S
Published every two weeks during
school year by the student body of
Saint Mary’s School.
Entered as Second Class JIatter De
cember 7, 1944, at Post Office, Raleigh,
N. C., under Act of ilarch 3, 1879.
Subscription $1.00 a year
Address aii subscriptions to Alumna?
Office.
Editor Sally Aivn Elliott
Managhip Editor Mary Gleji Slater
JinsivesH Manager..M'siyix Katie Gxjion
Facultg Adviser C. A. P. Moore
TEMPORARY" STAFF
Helen P.arnes, Holly Beck, Charlotte
Blanton, .Janie Bowler, Estelle Boyce,
.lane Campbell, Martha Conger, Poncie
Dawson, Helen Eppes, Duck Flanders,
Harriet Gurley, Edith Hamilton, Lib
Price Hines, Ann .Tones, Sallie Lee,
Dabney Little. Margaret Martin, Mar
garet Norfleet, Nancy Norton. Mary
Pinckney, Anne Prothro, Loula Rogers,
Elizabeth Silver. Virginia Smith,
Peggy Swindell, .Jean Strickland, Sue
Thomas, .Toyce Tomlin, Logan Vaught,
Fabian 'Wadsworth, Amie AVatkins,
Ann AA'icker, Ruby Leigh AA"illiams,
Martha Best Yorke.
Member
Plssocioted GollG6iate Press
The BELLES staff Avishes to
express its sympathy to Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. P. Moore in their
bereavement.
DO YOU SMOKE?
Do you smoke? Many girls at
Saint Mary’s do, and in this day
and time it seems not to be con
sidered a disgraceful or unlady
like habit, provided it is done at
the rigid time and place. There
is a right time and place for every
thing, and Saint Mary’s is not the
correct place to smoko. Reasons
for this have been given over and
over again. The school believes
that smoking is detrimental to
adolescent girls, and smoking in
the buildings of Saint Mary’s,
which are not fireproof, not only
endangers the life of the smoker,
but also the lives of the other girls
in the dormitory. There is always
the imssihilitv" that a fire may be
started by the carelessness of a
student. It is .just prohibited at
Saint ilary’s. Students are not de
prived of this habit at all times,
for they are allowed to smoke off
campus in the proper place and
in tlie proper company.
Before students enter Saint
Mary’s, they are didy warned that
there is to be no smoking on cam
pus, and since the beginning of
school that fact has been greatly
emphasized, .vet there are still
some students who have been
smoking. Tt seems that they,
being warmul against it ahead of
time, would have made up their
minds before they reached here
that thev" would discard their
habit while at school, except for
the few times when they are al-
Imved to smoke.
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BELLES
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OAROEYN DES CHAMPS
Home—Spartanburg, S. C.
Age^lS.
jVmbition—the usual.
Hair ’n’ eyes—fine and mean.
Pet hate—too much sarcasm.
Spends spare time — “B e a t i n ’
around.”
Is wild about—South Carolina.
Hobby—Imitating that certain one’s
southern drawl.
Always seen—talking.
Favorite expression—“I’m serious.”
Always heard—talking about her
The smoking ride should appeal
to the high sense of honor in the
Saint ilarv^’s girls .iust because
thev" are asked not to, and besides,
who wants to spend six weeks on
campus 1
nephew.
Favorite article of clothing—size
“40” sport coat.
Favorite perfume—Skylark.
Favorite food—les pommes deterre.
Favorite song—Deep Purple.
Odd likes—“Gladys,” my hall “chul-
liins.”
Clubs, Offices, etc.—Vice-President
Student Body, Hall Council, Leg
islative Body, Altar Guild, Y.W.
C.A., Art Club, French Club, Po
litical Science Club, Letter Club,
Mu, Publications Staff.
Remarks: DesChamps, as she is
affectionately known, took over her
new post this fall with a determined
gleam in her dark eyes. Her list of
clubs and offices show you that she is
active in many and varied organiza
tions. DesChamps is one southern
belle who does her work, and well.
DABNEY LITTLE
Home—Wadesboro, N. C.
Age—18.
Ambition—to decide what my ambi
tion is.
Hair ’n’ eyes—moonsheen ’n’ limpid
blue.
Pet hate—water that doesn’t stay on.
Spends spare time—“have none.”
Is wild about—T. Dorsey recordings.
Hobby—drawing.
-Vlways seen—agoing to a meeting.
Favorite expression—urr-r-r-r-rrrr!
Favorite article of clothing—my
gray sweater.
Worst fault—slowness.
Favorite food—cherry pie a la mode.
Favorite song—Racin’ With the
Moon.
Odd likes—rainy nights.
Pet passion—^getting mail.
A NORMAL LIFE
Vv’hen the war was over in Europe
and in Jajian, there was hope that
the world would have immediate
peace. Since the fateful day of
Pearl Harbor, Americans have look
ed forward to the day of victory.
That day came last August. But
now the world is in almost as much
chaos as before. There is civil war
in China, strikes in the United
States, and a general disorder every
where. It seems that the problems
of these j)eople should bo straight
ened out so that no more destruction
can be done or lives lost.
The officials of our country are
trying their best to negotiate with
thoSo of other countries in order to
bring about better understanding.
Until the people of the world are
satisfied with the territory they have
already, there will be trouble. After
four years of continuous war Ameri
cans want their boys back home and
want to settle down to normal life.
Offices, clubs, etc.—Honor Council,
Treasurer of Dramatic Club, Hall
Council, Stage Coach Staff and
Belles Staff, Secretary of Wom
an’s Auxiliary Council, Sigma
Lambda Literary Society, Orche-
sis.
Remarks: The halls are clustered
with people dashing to and from
classes or meetings. Everyone is in
a hurry except one. You see her
walking nonchalantly along as if
nothing is going on. Dabney never
gets flustered. She spends her spare
time rooting out someone to go to
practice organ. She’s just sure that
some ghost will get her if she goes
alone. Dabney has many outstand
ing qualities but her thoroughness,
dependability, calmness, and good
personality make her a leader in the
Senior class.
LIB PRICE HINES
Home—Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Age—18.
Ambition—“I wanna’ get Married!”
Hair ’n’ eyes—brown ’n’ brown.
Pet hate—fattening foods.
Spends spare time—“Never heard of
it” . . .
Is wild about—he’s on his way
home!
Hobby—no time.
Always seen—with Lib.
Favorite expression—can’t decide.
Always heard—“I’ve got to iirac-
tice!”
Favorite article of clothing—alliga
tor shoes.
Favorite perfume—Bond Street.
Favorite food—filet mignon.
Favorite song—At Last.
Odd likes—tall men (is that odd?).
Clubs, offices, etc.—Honor Council,
Belles Staff, President of Orche-
sis. Circle, Granddaughters’ Club.
Lib Price is the little “musician”
who is always seen just going to or
just returning from the Music Build
ing. She is full of fun and is al
ways ready to do whatever she can
for everybody. The adjectives de
pendable, capable, energetic, friend
ly, and popular all add up to mean
“Lib Price”!
P.S.—Note the new “chicken
ring” she is wearing. . . .
Let us hope that what is occurring
now ivill be stopped before the
United States is involved in it.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
November 25, 1945
Dear Editor:
Now that it is so hard to get suffi
cient help to keep the buildings and
the grounds clean, each one of us at
Saint Mary’s should take it upon
herself to do her best to keep the
])aj)er and trash off of the floors and
yard. If everyone would do a little
bit toward keeping the grounds
clean, then it would not be a big job
for any one person.
At “little recess” it is just as easy
to throw candy and cake wrappers
in the trash can as it is to throw
them on the floor for someone to
pick uj). However, if some careless
person has dropi)ed trash on the floor
or the yard, do your Girl Scout deed
and pick it up; I’m sure someone
Saints^ Sallies Sj
Me hope that everybody had a ? A
Thanksgiving with a big turkey
iier, that “One and Only” at honme
also, and maybe a dance or
Anyway it looks as if there wasr^b
lot of celebrating, with all the
low-eyed belles who were trying pis
keep awake through classes Mondriiti
Congratulations to Mary
She returned from Chapel IHll
a beautiful Phi Gam pin. We
it all took place Friday night—
she hasn’t stopped smiling yet I
“Wee” dated an R.O.T.C. for tpnt
dances at both Duke and dial; 0
Hill. . . . Martha- visited in Ri(®f 1
niond, and we hear three diffei'f?®ii
boys kept her dated up. . . . Letl}®g
and !Millie were in Richmond 1
and they say the town was rea>®ipn
buzzing last week-end. . . . Mafibis
and “Price” had a big time at
dance in Roanoke Rapids Thanpad
giving night. Friday, Margo ive' Ii
up to Y.M.I. for the Ring Figu'pfte
iNIargaret Lee Payne was at V.l^Ws i
for the dance too. . . . Lenora
all the way home to Alabama for^hie
week-end. She said it was so gO'Plet
to see a certain soldier. . . ! Poiiflflei
went to the game and dance witiThi
Duke R.O.T.C. . . . Cong^Rui
O’Keeffe, and Burney Johnson ■ff^^nii
to the Duke-Carolina game, and the
the dance at Chapel Hill. Also here
the game and dance were Jean
erts, Betsy Ann Evans, Nancy II*
nah, and Maggie Hudson. IloiiUlIa
was there too and she said, “'TlSm'
dance was divine!” She saw qu' he ;
a few people she hadn’t seen
some time. . . . We hear Dool'Jsch,
Baultzell has a new flame in Wil*' Be
—an’ Henrietta Thorp had a hti^
time going to the Midnight slCvisi
last Wednesday night. . . . “Cooftfie
got a long distance call from soBpul
boily special. . . . What’s this ^.;Trc
hear about Ida Constable? Bhi
xAv-tAi C4UVUL VvUii&ifiUlB S
something about a lieutenant
cream colored convertible -ivlth ffler
cream colored convertible with ..
leather seats. . . . ilell Smith was *!
Greensboro for the week-end—lafi
we saw her at the Duke-Carolf’
game and the dance at Chapel B’-
. Betty Goodwyn was datinf -
civilian at Chapel Hill—the "‘s
we’ve heard so much about. . . - ^'1
Thomas visited Teeny, and Jb'i
[
Campbell visited Sallie in Gol“|
boro. Harriet’s man from Duke ^4
in Goldsboro too. . . . Chark*'i
Hoffman went home to Atlanta B
Thanksgiving and the week-end.
hear a Georgia Tech man kept 1’,';
dated up. . . . “Tina,” Lula
and Lib Clinard flew to The T"j
(See P. 3, Col. 1) j
would do as much for you!
keep our campus clean! i
Hopingly,
Betty BeaslE'*' I
November 23, 19l®'
Dear Editor: ,
Y ouldn’t it be grand if we c®’*,
go cither to the hut or to the
on Saturday nights with our df
/I , » . . -iir
(when we have one) to dance or
listen to records? Since somct>"'‘-
tlie underclassmen are not abk.J;
get an older girl to double-date
Cit
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them, I think a place should be i
vided to which we can go and 1“* J
a good time, but still be on the :
pus. Can’t you help us?
Qiiestioningly,
HoxtAS WI^TAK^'’*'
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