m at j. w Belles Saint Mary’s School Library atlie'' iikii'*' .491'' OF SAINT MARY’S ^ol. 35^No. 12 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA May 7, 1948 Sai«‘ . iiiaf' Sai#' Sylvia Newson Wins 'Posture Queen’ fietsy Carter, Catherine Thomas Take Second and Third Place le i®* Vlpl'*' ool > ^ylvia Newson, a Sigma from '*8i'lotte, copped top honors in the ’’^'^ent posture contest at SMS and crowned Posture Queen in as- ^•-inbly April 29. Coming close he- 't Sylvia to win second place was Si |8ma Betsy Carter; and another Catherine Thomas, placed Ibird .tor i sta*' aidf Slic >■ Cl#' , Cl#''’ ^#aded individually on walking, liji] upstairs, standing, and sit- S) other entries in the contest were Nancy Hannah and Jean ail Pidce. Mu’s were Betsy ^as, Mary Catherine English, id/;; d» air' W Sig’^ ■ s#f, of" of ^#*tlia Upchurch Martha Mc- huirlj ■ - - ) and Barbara Parrish. Poftsored by the Letter Club, of til ^^^S'^aia Smith is president. eli: ])5j l'*’®aoded by a good posture cam- ^■'an ' T’osters, an assembly pro- ^''ded '^I’ve been slumping” tags rrractic crowning of the queen effectiveness of the cam- “gn. h, Jp Misenheimer was crowned since she wore a tag *’#>ral n ^ greatest number of addi- cheeks for slumping. ad#' pe#’;; ret®' in the contest were Miss ''“e cun It stfu' Bason, home ‘‘act —economies 111- l>all ’ T^tck Dickey, State basket- k'ct and Ainslie Pryor, di the Raleigh Little Theater. \ ■f ^ the posture pcisLure campaign, Miss ^#UtQ Labney J ones, dean of stu- •#at, -st ,|V s#’ clio'jf fill# ii/ isso#" ,^''tiounces that “A decided .'*®tneiit has been noticed. Let’s fts Letter Club Directed B % 7 Presents Comic Prof. E. Barbee I'aigjj ;^troduce the posture cam- the student body. Saint ia Q ^®tter Club, of which Vir Peggy Misenheimer and Edith Allison illustrated the “deb slouch,” Cov„-''^^tli is president, presented . .. aio.ftl .1 ‘i m 1 (See page 4, col. 1) vUi} posture skit Tuesday, es 'tie"' hinder direction of Sarah t ^ a/ ^ program was given in '#>'iod^ ^toriuin during assembly ‘r ^ tb guest professor lecturer ^®^hee, decked in a long robe, lletti Si Pi'ogram. While she was VOn T%ACfm'£i +1T7A r»*AC_ C#'" it'> posture, two lady gos- 1,'ks ^ /®ette Brown and Gene 'rlupped down the aisle and % #li8cussed their friends’ bad iip*' in black, Jo Darden, r^haiit’J^’’#tug down the aisle. Her died of T.B. because It 7 Decause H She wailed throughout ill and down the aisle De balcony. Meredith Plant, Macon, Georgia, will succeed Gene Hines, Greenwood, as chief dance marshal next year. Chosen in an election April 27, Meredith defeated Virginia Cobb, Ann Burnette, and Frances Clark. During her first year at Saint Mary’s Meredith has been a dance marshal, a member of the BELLES headline staff, the Woman’s Aux iliary, the Dramatic Club, the Swim ming Club, and she is a Sigma. Last year at Miller High School in Macon she was a cheerleader. Judges Choose Bob Spilman 'King’ of SMS in Contest Bob Brunson, Preston Andrews, Don Evans, Tom Gower Also Take Places of Honor For a whole week scads of good- lookin’ men have been literally hang ing from the walls of Saint Mary’s study hall. This group of luscious looking homo sapiens composed the gallery for the Beau of the BELLES contest. Bob Spilman, a KA at State from Statesville, is the newly electetl “Beau of the Belles.” See why? At last! The judges have made their final decision and all eyes turn to that handsome “hunk 0’ man” who holds the key to the hearts of all Saint Mary’s girls. He is none other than Bob Spilman of Statesville. This 22 year old Adonis goes to N. C. State where he is majoring in Kappa Alpha and niinoring in tex tiles. Edwards M. Gwathmey Will Speak at SMS For Finals, June 7 Bob also attended Augusta Alili- tary Academy and Davidson College. Dr. Edward M. Gwathmey, Presi dent of Converse College, Spartan burg, S. C., will deliver the com mencement address at 10 ;30, June 7, in Saint Mary’s auditorium. Dr. Gwathmey has been president of Converse since 1933. Prior to that he was a member of the faculty of William and Mary and director of the Norfolk division of 'William and Mary. He is a graduate of the University of Richmond and receiv ed his Ph.D. at the University of Yii’ginia and his LL.D. at the Uni versity of South Carolina. He is married and has three chil dren, two of whom are students at Converse. Lelia DuPre Wins As New Secretary Of Hall Council Ijclia DuPre, Rome, Georgia, will succeed Sarah Barbee as sec retary of the Hall Council next year. Chosen iii ruii-off elections Monday and Tuesday, she defeat ed Phyllis Costner, Iletsy Shep herd, Rosa Little, and Robbie Rob ertson. During Delia’s first year at SMS she has received Hall Council training as a hall representative. Recently she was tapped by the Order of the Circle, Saint Mary’s Honor society, and she has been an active member of the YWCA. Last year at Rome High School Lelia was a member of the staff of her school paper, a member of the band, and wms in the senior class play. Circle Taps Five New Members Into Society Plant Succeeds Hines As Chief DanceMarshal Drane, Brown, DuPre, Hamel, Moore Receive Highest Honor Given at Saint Mary’s The Circle, Saint Mary’s honor society, tapped Frances Drane, Jeanne Brown, Lelia DuPre, Nancy Hamel, and z\nn Moore in the third ceremony of the year Tuesday night, April 27. To be chosen a member of the Circle is one of the highest honors that a Saint Mary’s girl can receive. They are chosen from the sopho more, junior, senior and business classes on the basis of dependability, stability, driving force, school spirit, and individuality. During the war he served in the Army Air Corps. Bob admits, with out hesitation, that he prefers blondes to all other types of females. When sports are mentioned his heart turns to golf, and he’s just a “hog about” clothes. Congratulations, you lucky individual. We all 1-o-v-e you! Bob Brunson of Wilson walked off with second place. He attended Wake Forest and the University of Pennsylvania. For some strange reason Bob is wild about Cuba. His gorgeous picture was entered by Nellie Truslow. Preston Andrews, third place win ner, also goes to N. C. State, Avhero he is a PIKA. This goodlookiiig 22 year old is the brother of Blanche Andrews and hails from Charlotte. Dan Evans, Betsy Evans’ brother, copped fourtli place. During the Avar this attractive 23 year old serv ed in the NaA'y. Ho is taking a post graduate course at Carolina Avhere he is a Kapj>a Alpha. Cudly Tommy GoAver, nephcAv of Jane, craAvled aAvay Avith fifth place. He is ])ushing 18 months, has a great Avit about him, and thoroughly enjoys admiring his beauty in the mirror. Judges for the contest Avere Jane Lassiter, editor of the Twig at Mere dith; Johnnie Stevens, editor of the annual at Peace; and Mrs. Doris Neeley, Saint Alary’s librarian. Yowell Names Temporary Editors for Next Year Betty Ann YoAvell, editor of the Belles, has aiinonuced temporary editors for the paper next year. These editors, Avho Avere approved by C. A. P. Aloore, faculty advisor, are serving in their ucav capacities the last three issues this year. The ncAvly chosen editors are Catherine Campbell, Assistant Editor; Lucille Best, NeAvs Editor; Alice Lide, Feature Editor; Bar bara Wooten, Headline Editor; Connie NeAvton, Editorial Editor; and Barbara Aliller, head copy- reader. Letter Club Entertains With Picnic at ‘^The Hut” With hot dogs, marshmalloAvs, and many good eats the Letter Club entertained at a picnic snp- ])er at the hut Tuesday, April 27. NeAv members of the Club Avho attended Avere Mary Blair BoAvers, Ann Aloore, Eleanor Hope NoAvelk Charlotte Wallin, Syl via NeAvsom, Rose Potter, Sara Ann Proctor, Robbie Roberson and Dot Teague!

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