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OF SAINT MARY’S
at a j Vol. XI, No. 4
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
November 19, 1948
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speaks In Assembly
Richard Walser, Carolina Writ-
Talks on Charles McNeill
being National Book Week,
® assembly program Tuesday, No-
^taber 10, featured Mr. Richard
^*®®r of Lexington, North Caro-
Q , ’ an English professor at State
ho editor of two recent
^orth Carolina Poetry and
a Carolina in the Short Story.
^^hser spoke on a great
Carolina poet, John Charles
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Seniors Announce Preparations For
Dance Scheduled In Early December
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who is noted for his poems
on the North Carolina
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and for his simplicity in
511(1 ^'aout the ordinary people
^^tbings of this state.
iiiQ*’ McNeill was born and reared
lii„l®°tland County. After finishing
Q^ttliool he attended Wake For-
sty where he Avas an honor
English. From there, he
fiercer University in Geor-
he, , taught for a year after which
l)fa^.'^^aied to North Carolina and
law in Lumbertoii and
Tar eventually gaining a
' North Carolina Legisla-
tan„' then accepted a job as free
hf, . ^®Porter for the Charlotte Oh-
still i’ “IS early thirties, Avliile
ill o„ 1 “jng this position, he became
died.
stj.|g\' Walser illustrated McNeill’s
'low heading five selections, “Sun-
itga’, W'hen I Go Home,” “Wish-
iony Niggej. Demus,” and “ ’Lig-
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Society Chooses
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Guion Avas elected
of The Order of the
honorary society of
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on ATA’ember 7. The
is Lelia I^uPre. and
lY*6sident is Ann Moore.
N b ^ ^ senior at Saint Mary’s
b ^ ®’’ home is in N"eAv Bern. She
\^*?®'^^her of the Hall Council,
i-lw ’'®sident of the Senior
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tentber of the Dramatic
^hai’. ?®e>l.yte, a. member of the
^ttild and a Sigma.
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*^®i«bers of The Circle
Utlierr'^®®® Drane, Jeanne BroAvn,
V "’ell tlampbell, BettA^ Anne
%j b Mary Giles Stewart,
'^hins, and Ruth Sikes.
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kabeth Has Son
llV 80^** Elizabeth gave birth to a
'jfSunday, NoAmmber 14.-
hrj). ® hrst male heir to the throne
lYle two generations. The
"lid is excited over and
1^1 f the neAvest addition to the
Count Mountbatten,
hjug T Elizabeth, is reported as
"ith flying colors.
Ruth Sikes, president of the Sen
ior Class, has made plans and ap
pointed committees' for the annual
senior dance to be giAmn December 11
in the Saint Mary’s gymnasium. In
addition to the seniors there Avill be
twenty-five pages and servers. Fif
teen of these are the conditional sen
iors and the members of the business
class who Avere Juniors last year.
The remaining ten Avere picked from
the freshman, sophomore, and junior
classes.
The decorating committee chair
man is Robbie Roberson and those on
her committee are Betsy Shephard,
Anne McMullan, Margie Story,
“Sister” Cobb, Frances Minter, Pat
Ambrose, and Jackie Murray.
The invitation committee is made
up of Isabel Carter, chairman, J0
Day Students Elect
Heartt as President
Group Elects Fox Dance Mar
shal, Russ to Honor Council
Ann DcAvey Heartt is the neAvly
elected president of the day students.
She is a Sigma, on the advertising
'staff of the Stage Coach, and a mem
ber of the volleyball team. This is
her fourth year at Saint Mary’s.
The day students have also chosen
Berta Allen Russ as their Honor
Council representatiA'e and Shirley
Ann Fox as dance marshal. Berta
Allen, a junior at Saint Mary’s, has
been on the adA’ertising staff of the
Stage Coach for tAAm years. She Avas
chairman of the decorations commit
tee for the Freshman-Sophomore
last year. She is noAV Business Man
ager of the Stage Coach and a Mu. _
Shirley, Avho is a Sigma, partici
pated in May Day last year and is
a member of the Doctors’ Daughters’
Club. “
Methodist Church Will
Have Hymn Festival
“One AYorld on Christ” Avill be
the theme carried out at a hymn
festival to be given on Sunday,
November 31, at the Edenton
Street Methodist Church. Hymns
of many nations Avill be featured.
Miss Geraldine Cate, chairman
of the festival, reports that the
response to the iiiA^itation has
been very good and that many
choirs are expected to participate
in the seiwice.
The Reverend Ray Holder, Rec
tor of Christ Church, and Dr.
IIoAvard P. PoAvell, pptor of the
host church, aauII assist AAuth the
service.
Ann Pinner, Nancy Spoolman, and
Mary Giles SteAvart.' Mary DuBose,
chairman, Anne ToAvnsend, Betsy
Carter, Anne DeAvey Heartt, and
Betty Anne Yowell are in charge of
contracting the orchestra.
The refreshment committee chair
man is Rosa Little and her commit
tee is made up of Betty Debnam,
Florence Ruffin and Ruth Saunders.
No definite plans for a figure liaA^e
been agreed upon, but the committee
made up of Catherine Campbell,
chairman, Helen Wills, and Nelle
Clark.
The Senior Class officers are:
President, Ruth Sikes; vice-presi
dent, Liz Guion; secretary, Ellen
Rixey; and treasurer, Mary Mc-
N aughton.
Saint Mary’s will dismiss for
the Thanksgiving Holidays on
Friday, November 26. The
original time scheduled for the
holidays was from Wednesday,
November 24, until Sunday, the
28th, but due to the delay in
the opening of school because
of the poliomyelitis epidemic,
Wednesday and Thursday ■will
be sacrificed to make up the re
quired number of school days.
The holidays begin at 12:30 the
26th and end at 10:00 p. m. on
Sunday, November 28.
Happy holidays, everybody!
The Russians have maintained
their blockade in Berlin against the
Allies for three months. Marshall
has said that the nations of the world
can never reach a peaceful agree
ment until the Berlin hlochade has
been lifted.
BrundageWill Edit
Student Handbook
New Editor Defeats Huske and
Wooten In Casting of Ballots
Helen Brundage, Tryon, Avas
chosen editor of the Student Iland-
hooh in run-off elections held Mon
day and Tuesday. She defeated Bar
bara ITooten and Rosalie Huske.
This is Helen’s third year at Saint
Mary’s. This year she is vice-presi
dent of the Y. W. C. A. for the sec
ond consecutive year, is a member of
the Honor Council, the Altar Guild,
the Glee Club, Bulletin staff, and is
a Sigma. Last year she Avas also
on the editorial and advertising
staffs of the Stage Coach.
The duties of the Stude^it ITand-
hook editor are to note uoav changes
in the school regulations and to com
pile these, along Avith other school
information, into the Student Hand-
hook. The editor automatically be
comes a member of the Legislative
Body.
Music Association Will
Open Season With Opera
Raleigh Civic Music Association
Avill hold its first performance Fri
day night, November 19. The pre
sentation Avill be Gounod’s Romeo
and Juliet, an opera that has pre
viously Avon Avide acclaim. Under
the Charles L. Wagner touring asso
ciation, Avhich Avill present this
opera, it has continued this reputa
tion.
Laura Castellano Avill portray
Juliet and Jon Crain Avill portray
Romeo. The supporting roles Avill
be William Wilderman as Friar
Lawrence, William Shriner as Mer-
cutio, Lizabeth Pritchett as Ger
trude, Livingston Smith as Cai)ulet,
Jean Rifino as Stephano, and Denis
Harbour as Gregorio.
The orchestra Avill be under the
direction of Walter Ducloux Avho is
an outstanding and young conductor.
The opera folloAvs the Shake
spearean play very Avell, but the mu
sic Avill naturally be the high light of
the opera. Another feature Avill be
a dance by the Martinet-Beaudet
dance duo Avhich Avill be presented
in the opening act. These dancers
also appeared in “Brigadoon,” a
BroadAvay stage hit.
Grandaughters
Select Officers
DuBose, Gaither, McMullan,
Carter Head Organization.
Mary DuBose, Jo Gaither, Anne
McMullan, and Betsy Carter AA’ere
elected officers of the Granddaugh
ters’ Club at a meeting held NoA^em-
ber 9.
The president is ilary DuBose,
Columbia, S. C. This’ is Mary’s
second year here, and she is a mem
ber of the Legislative Body, secre
tary of the Canterbury Club, on the
BELLES and Stage Coach staffs,
and is a Mu.
Jo Gaither, Charlotte, Avas chosen
vice-president. She is on the Honor
Council and is vice-president of the
Altar Guild. She is in the Glee
Club, Canterbury Club, on the
Stage Coach staff, and is a Sigma.
The secretary is Anne McMullan,
Edenton. This is her third year
here, and she is on tlie Hall Council,
the Canterbury Club Council, and is
a Sigma.
Betsy Carter, Pinehurst, Avas
chosen treasurer. This is her fifth
•year here, and she is a marshal, on
the staffs of the Bulletin and Stage
Coach, and is in the Canterbury
Club. She is also in the Sigma Pi
Alpha and is a Sigma.
Townsend Gives Course
Mr. William ToAviisend is gH-
iiig a course in social dancing in
the Saint Mary’s gymiiasiniu
everj^ Tuesday afternoon at five
o’clock. He is offering a variety
of dance steps including the
tango, rluimba, samba, Avaltz, and
other modern dance steps.
Mr. ToAvnseiid is an Arthur
Murray dance instructor, and his
course Avas very popular last year
at Saint Mary’s.