Saint Mary’s School Library
Forget amber
GIVE BOYS
FOREVER!
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BREAK SAT.!
OF SAINT MARY’S
Vol,
X?-No. 4
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
November 7, 1947,
H
tu honoring all new members of
the day
stu-
^^culty, Staff Has
l^iteral Reception;
otior New Members
Students’ Parents, Friends
„ School Attend; Students
Serve
Chary’s faculty and staff
cepf- held a general school re-
}^^odnesday evening at eight
hi the Saint Mary’s school
theT’
^9cuh friends of the staff,
^henc/’ school were asked to
Sw'^^hlent Richard G. and i^Irs.
ifl; ^^ev. and Mrs. I. Harding
II’ «ev. and Mrs. I. Harding
dean ^^^*hlia Dabney Jones,
letaj.’. Jane Dell, alumnae sec-
Ij^fj the following new mem-
ceivi ° ^he faculty stood in the re-
"itli \r Ih- I'auszek
toft , . ^ Panszek; Mrs. L. S. Win-
Atkir* ^ J>r. Athnton; Mrs. II. E.
^’^thinson; Mrs.
Iter ^lolleman; Dr. E. E. Par-
'\lcT„ .-^Irs. Parker; Misses Nancy
‘%ra ^hary Oliver Ellington,
9H(] Consnelo van Orsdell,
Kalph Osthoff.
at the front door were
hitiebp ^rence Davis, Miss Ruth
,/^r’ iliss Bessie Brown, and
. art^;.? Jordan. Mrs. Theodore
School Pledges $650;
Exceeds Goal By $61
With Anne AVillingham and
Betty Lokey acting as captains
for the resident and day students,
respectively, the students, fac
ulty, and staff members of Saint
Mary’s pledged .1i7Il.2o, surpass
ing the goal of $650, in the annual
Community Chest drive.
Others who assisted in the drive
among the resident students were
Gene Hines, Sarah Walston, Bar
bara Goode, Bet.sy Evans, Luck
Flanders, Kathryn Havenaer,
Josephine Hoyt, Convere Jones,
Anne Amonette, Musette Brown,
Nancy Hannah, Rose Potter,
Nancy Holland, Corneille Ryland-
er and Nancy AVilliamson.
Armecia Eure, Edith Winslow,
Barbara Alarley and Betty Deb-
nam acted as solicitors for the day
students.
ll'hojy Miss Mabel ^Morrison
W. guests to the receiving
At *®®iding at the j)unch bowl
Cruikshank, Miss
, * J'hompson, Mrs. Samnel
-oiitiuued on page 4)
j ^osfs, Scarecrows and General
^'^iality Invade Saint Mary’s
Ca,t^ ®^ucks. Leaves, Black book characters, and just plain
I*art;vfor Hallowesn crazily dressed gals shuffled
as
V tlir
■'ot
^lallowe
■en night and
ooms
all
^ '"«Kh the rt
.^''Pature was stirring ’cept
brooms,
1 Ib.li horrors of
And (I«"’eeu did brave
f> the gav partv the
..Oj^-ffla'ssga^e.
Abl!^. ^'‘tlandish costumes.
outlandish
a cordial
^ welcomed at the
^lea
,*l
of mysterious clanks.
‘uea ti cu
'ah ^ trembling
host, who
g guests down a
[*'’en ’. eyeballs, geuerouslv
Iiii.'t ‘'^'•rither gliost on the
'^liten/ However, after this
.And '*S journey, the guests
jAek ^|h«nselves in th
*^'^hi(of.‘l‘’'"ited gym
''arti'otm]
•' "-as
b
]\v ■ Junior
.^ttep'^i^ progressint
the corn-
where the
Halloween
gaily.
greeted by'a per-
acarecrow who oc-
''Jle of honor in the
the floor, ghosts, story-
gals
through the autumn leaves which
covered the door, winked back at
the black, be-whiskered cats on
the walls, and began the rounds
of the booths.
First encountered was the “Pho
tography” booth, where flattering
and true-to-life pictures were
taken. There followed a most edu
cational trip around the world,
the astroiiomicaU ?) wonders of
the Alilky AVay, and the terrify
ing spectacle of a genuine alliga
tor. Joining the long line waiting
to fish for a prize, we began mak
ing ghastly faces at a jovial red
devil seated in the corner, who
nodded back and brandished^ a
three-pronged fork. And d ye
know, we hear it was Miss Davis!
“The past, the present, and the
future” was revealed by two wise
gypsies, and, after guessing
(wrong too) the number of beaus
in “the jar,” we made our way to
(Continued on page 4)
Freshmen Class Comes Out First
In Quizzes Taken Opening Week
Circle Taps Five New
Members Into Society
In the traditional moonlight cere
mony, October 30, five ncAV members
were tapped by the Circle, Saint
Mary’s honorary organization. They
are Nancy Hannah, Alary Lou Pratt,
Sarah AValston, Logan Vaught, and
Jane Gower.
Circle girls, chosen from the col
lege dejiartment, receive one of the
highest honors that can be bestowed
upon a Saint Alary’s girl.
Anne Willingham is president,
Helen Eppes secretary, and Nancy
Hannah, treasurer.
Sophomores Take Second Place,
Seniors Third, Juniors Fourth
Results from the Iowa Tests of
Educational Development, given
during orientation week at Saint
Alary’s, show that the freshman class
rates above others at Saint Alary’s
on composite scores on tests 1-8 in-
clusii'e, making a score of 95 per
^Stars of Tomorrow*
Featured In Assembly
Selections Given by Hannah,
Sylvester, Wisenant, Cooper
The Assembly program Thurs
day, October 30, featured four of
Saint Alary’s “Stars of Tomor
row.” Rose Potter, Assembly
chairman, acted as master of cere
monies.
First on the program Avas
Nancy Hannah singing “Lover,”
by Rogers and Hart. She Avas ac
companied by Barbara Pope.
Second Avas Alice Sylvester Avith
a piano solo, “Waltz in E Aliiior,”
bA’ Chopin. Alary Jo AVhisenant
folloAved, singing “Indian Love
Call” bA' Ilarbach and Hammer-
stein, accompanied by Barbara
Pope. In conclusion, Josephine
Cooper played “Waltz in G Ala-
jor” by Chopin.
Jo Cooper is a student of Pro
fessor Ralph Osthoff, and Alice
Sylvester is a student of Professor
Donald Peery. Nancy Hannah and
Alary Jo AVliisenant are students
of Aliss Geraldine Cate.
YWCA Gives Party For
Orphanage Children
For its first project of the year
the A'WCA entertained the Aleth-
odist Orphanage children from
the ages of 2-6 at a IlalloAveeu
party October 31. The party Avas
given in the basement recreation
room of the children’s home from
3:30-5:00 o’clock.
After playing games, the chil
dren Avere given balloons and
Avhistles along Avith ice cream and
cookies. To toji everything off,
the Rev. Air. Hughes told Javo
IlalloAveen stories.
Alembers of the Y avIio enter
tained Avere Evelyn Nelson, Helen
Brundage, Alolly AVilliams, Jane
GoAver, Logan Ahaught, Alary Sur
ratt, and C’onvere Jones.
Girls Give Boys Break
The second Saint Alai-y’s girl-
break of the year Avill be held in
the gymnasium November 8 at
8:00 o’clock, Gene Hines, chief
dance marshal, announced re
cently.
cent. This score is based on com
parison Avith other students taking
the test. That means that the fresh-
men on the Avhole are as good as, or'
better than 95 per cent of the other,
students taking the quizzes. Only 5
jier cent are better.
Placing second at Saint Mary’s
were the sophomores Avith 87 per
cent. Seniors ranked third with 83
per cent and juniors last with 72
per cent. '
St’ORKS GOOD ON THE WHOLE
On the whole the scores were ex
tremely good, except in social studies
background, quantitive thinking, and
natural science background. Iligh
])oints on the score AA'ere in correct
ness in Avriting, general vocabulary,
and use of sources of information.
The seniors ranked very poOrly On
social studies background Avhich
shoAvs tliey must not be taking the
interest in social problems and con
cepts that they_ should. This testl
Avas designed “on the basis of a dir
rect consideration of the question:
AVhat does the generally educated
person need to know and to undery
stand about social institutions and
practices in order to do any compe
tent thinking about contemporary
social jiroblems?” Whatever it is,
the seniors don’t have it, knoAving
only as much as 21 per cent of the
students tested. 79 per cent know
more than they do. '■ .
The norms in the profiles are those
for the beginning of the first semes
ter in grade 13. That gives, there
fore, the seniors a slight advantage
and ])uts the underclassmen at a dis
advantage.
PURPOSE OP TESTS
The major purpose of the tests js
to help the teacher ^^become more
quickly and more dependably ac
quainted Avith the educational’ needs
of individual pupils, in order that
she might better succeed in present
efforts to proA'ide for these needs in
her teaching. She needs to knoAV,
(Continued on page 4)
SMS Auxiliary Chooses
Project for the Year
Charles Templeton, business
manager of Saint Agnes Hospital
for Nop-oes in Raleigh, .spoke to
the Saint Alary’s chapter of thq
AVoman’s Auxiliary on Sunday
night, October 26.
Air. Templeton spoke of the
Avays in Avhich the Saint Alary’a
chapter could help the hospital
since the Auxiliary has chosen to
aid Saint Agues Hospital as its
project for the year. '
Helen Eppes, president of the
chapter, introduced the speakeb
and presided oA'er the meeling. f I