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OF SAINT MARY’S
IX, No. 10
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
March 8, 1946
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Norfleet and Myatt Will
Hold Student Body Offices
Norfleet Is Hall Council Presi
dent; Myatt is Vice-President of
Student Body
f 1 ^^^I’garet Norfleet of flackson was
■ chairman of the hall council
B j next year on [Monday, March 4,
LETTER CLUB SPONSORS
POSTURE WEEK,
PROPAGANDA
j succeed Poncie Dawson. The
nominees for this office were
i Al ^I'-’niinees lor ruis onice were
■ ii Conger, Helen Boyle, Eliza-
■■ and Joan Strickland,
j , I^hzabetli Myatt of Goldsboro was
b ^?*^*^*^ ’'dee-president of the student
:-,°*'y for next year on ATednesday,
j ^lat'ch G, to sTicceed Carolyn Des-
{ ,, }^®Ps. The other nominees for
[ office were Helen Boyle, [Martha
^°»ger, and Jane Bowler.
AIAHGARET NORFLEET
^Nefore coming to Saint Mary’s
year, Margaret attended the
last
^’§1' school in Jackson and was a
active student as a marshal, a
®iiiher of the basketball team and
club, and in her sophomore year
secretary and treasurer of her
tor** ^Jad representative in the Vic-
j^/y Corps. [Margaret received her
AP , school diploma from Saint
i last year. She was a mem-
(]/ Canterbury Club, Grand-
j yS.liters’ Club, and was on the
jjjill ^®tions staff. This year she is
a member of these organiza-
tbe** in addition is secretary of
junior class, hall council repre-
was on first string hockey
und is a member of the Politi
tbr • ^®*'ue Club.
her '^^^uviewer ivliat she thought of
ize • [NTargaret said, “I real-
p a hard jilace to fill because
POSTURE CONTEST
(lojand the other seniors have
I’llt a good job. I just hope
ue able to do it.”
Elizabeth myatt
craning to Saint Mary’s
Sgjj^^yuar, Elizabeth attended high
an
in Goldsboro. She was
'n v^'^l'^l'^uding student, taking part
ivg„ ^^y pf the school activities. She
(la ■ P'^esident of the student body
clgjjJ^S her seiiioi’ year, vice-presi-
^ssi national honor society,
Pi’esifi
chief marshal, homeroom
Oijjoj ^lae first semester her soph-
vigg*"® junior years, homeroom
bcj. ?^®sident the second semester of
i ta^ •I'^uior year, homer
room secre-
ter
- ^ treasurer the second semes-
In a ])Osture contest held Alarch 7
during assembly Lavan Baltzell was
chosen 1946 Posture Queen of Saint
Mary’s. She took first place for the
AIu’s. Nancy Hannah won second
place and Betsy Evans third. Nancy
is a Sigma and Betsy a AIu. Dr.
Bessie Lane, one of the few women
physicians of [Raleigh, Aliss [Doris
Petterson, physical education direc
tor at Meredith College, and Mrs.
, A. AV. Boyette, formerly a dancing
teacher in Chicago, were the judges.
Mary Ellen AA’^ellons introduced the
judges and Sue Everett and Kath
erine Eoyall, presidents of the two
athletic societies, held placards iden
tifying the contestants. Alary Anne
Strauss supplied background music
at the piano.
^'ur sophomore year, and eo
CONTESTANTS
editor of the school annual.
Gi
Wn ^P'^H Club, basketball team.
isco,
She was a member of the
^®^^y dramatic club, dramatic
OqP ^tudent Association Athletic
Blj-^^Gee, and Student Council,
foljg^ . played the lead in the
0/ plays; Lost Horizon, Out
darkness, Byrd’s Christmas
*^01. aiwl T-L. oi
The Neighbors. She also
7*} Gi Mrs.
(See P. 2, Col. 3)
The Sigma contestants were Pon
cie Dawson, senior; Jean Strickland,
junior; Nancy Hannah, sophomore;
and Barbara Current, freshman.
The Mu contestants were Betty Sue
Tayloe, senior; Lavan Baltzell, jun
ior ; Betsy Evans, sophomore; Alar-
tha Upchurch, freshman. Alartha
Griffin was the Sigma contestant
from the Business Class and Alabel
ATcDonald was the Mu.
The winners for each class were
as follows: Alartha Upchurch, fresh-
Swindell Is Elected Student
Body President For ’46-’47
Peggy Trotter Gives
Fine Voice Recital
First Election for Coming Year
Is Held on March 1
Lavan Baltzell, Mu, Is Chosen
Posture Queen
Miss Janice Fitzgerald Accom
panies at the Piano
The Letter Club began their an
nual Posture AVeek Alarcli 5-7 Avith
a skit in the auditorium. Joan
Hassler as an eminent professor gave
a very learned discussion on the de
fects of posture, though she ran_ up
against a great deal of competition.
Throughout her discussion there
Avere such disturbances as an inspec
tion of the seats in the auditorium
by Liddy Bet Myatt under the guid
ance of Jean Strickland, a brief dis
cussion betAA’een Bo AA’^elsh and Amie
AA’’atkins concerning Air. Mo5re and
Mr. Broughton in orchesis suits, and
the entrance of Jane Dickey as a
very alluring young lady, Avho com
pletely SAvept the professor off his
feet. A movie was shoAvn, in a
more serious A’^ein, and altogether the
program Avas a very effective one.
During the Aveek creatures clothed
entirely in black Avere seen Avalking
around school Avith signs on their
backs saying such things as “SAving
and SAvay the Good Posture AVay,”
“Hold in Your Tummy, Don’t Be a
Mummy,” and “Ton’ll NeA^er Be
Mine Avith a ICink in Your Spine.”
Aliss Peggy Trotter, soprano, pre
sented her music recital in the Saint
Alary’s auditorium on Tuesday,
Alarch 5. Aliss Trotter is a sj)ecial
music student here under the direc
tion of Aliss Geraldine Cate. She
Avas accomj)anied by Aliss Janice
Fitzgerald at the piano.
PROGRAM
For her opening numbei; Aliss
Trotter sang a classical number.
Care Selve by Handel. The second
selection in this group Avas Hear Ye
Israel by Alendelssohn. For her
second group she selected the Ger
man lieders Du hist die Ruh by
Schubert, Der Gartner by Hugo
AA^olf, Die Nacht by Strauss, and
Zueignung by Strauss.
Aliss Trotter chose for her third
section the area Si mi chiamano
Mimi from the opera La Boheme by
Puccini. This year Arturo Tosca
nini is conducting the fiftieth anni-
A^ersary j>erformance of this opera.
Aliss Trotter sang in her fourth
part three French numbers, Le ColL
hri by Chaussen, Mandoline by De
bussy, and Chere Nuit by Bachlot.
Peggy SAvindell, of AATishiugton,
Avas elected president of the student
body for 1946-47 in elections held
on Friday, Alarch 1. The other
candidates Avere Alartha Conger,
Margaret Norfleet, Jean Strickland,
and Elizabeth Alyatt.
In high school Peggy Avas secre
tary of the student council, editor-
in-chief ot the Pacromah, high
school annual, editor-in-chief of the
Pamlicoun, high school paper, DAB
Good Citizenshi]) Pilgrim, a mem
ber of the Beta Club, national schol
astic society, a member of the Ili-Y
Club, and on the basketball team.
This year Peggy has been one of
tile outstanding members of tbe stu-
dent body at Saint Alary’s. She is
chairman of the Legislative Body,
editor of the Handhooh, a member
of the Honor Council, Sigma Lamb-
^ Literary Society, Circle, Doctors’
Daughters’ Club, Dramatic Club
T. Y . C. A., and of the Publica
tions staff.
AVhen asked Avhat she thought
about her election, Peggy replied
Avith her Avinning smile, “I really
can’t express the Avay I feel I’m
mighty thrilled, but I’m awfully
scared. I only hope that I’ll be able
to carry on the fine Avork that’s been
done by Kathryn this year.”
ENGLISH NUMBERS
For her last selections She sang
five charming English numbers.
The first of this group Avere The
Nightingale and The Rose by Rim-
sky-Korsokov and 0 Mistress Mine
by Quilter. For the third she se
lected The First Born by Johan
Franco. This composer is of par
ticular interest to us here at Saint
Alary’s. He is a Dutch composer
noAv living in NeAv York. Several
years ago he Avas stationed at Fort
Bragg, and after coming in contact
Avith the Saint Mary’s Glee Club, he
composed a piece of music especially
for this organization. In conclusion
Aliss Trotter sang The Shadow by
Samuels and The Bird in the Wil
derness bv Horsman.
PENICKS ENTERTAIN
SENIOR CLASS AT
BUFFET SUPPER
Aliss Trotter sang all of her selec
tions beautifully. She puts unusual
feeling and expression into her al
ready lovely voice. The audience,
composed of students, faculty, and a
large number of outside guests, re
ceived the program Avith sincere
enthusiasm.
BUY BONDS!
man; Nancy Hannah, sophomore;
Lavan Baltzell, junior; Poncie DaAv-
son, senior; and Alartha Griffin,
business student.
The Rt. Rcax and Airs. Edwin A.
I eniek entertained the members of
the senior class at a buffet supper
held at their home, Ravenscroft, on
W ednesday cA-ening, February 27.
Upon entering the guests Avere cor
dially received in the hall by Bishop
and Mrs. Penick, Airs. Ernest Cruik-
shank and Alildred Chappell, class
Iiresident.
_ I he tAvo living rooms Avhere the
girls gathered and the dining room
Avere beautifully decorated Avith
siiring floAvers and the centerpiece
on the buffet supper table Avas a
love y arrangomeiit of floAvers sent
by the class.
Tea was served in the dining room
by Aliss Katherine Alorris and at
tractive trays of chicken salad, to
mato sandAviehes, cheese straAvs,
spice cakes, and lemon tarts AA^ere
placed on the table. AVhile the girls
sujiped 111 groups about the three
rooms, trays were passed and re
passed by Airs. Eliott Stoughton,
Mrs Israel Harding Hughes, Lavan
Baltzell, Cama Clarkson, Paulette
Pifer, Charlotte Buchanan, and
Harriott BarnAvell Avho assisted in
the serving.