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CONGRATULATIONS,
KATY AND THE
COURT
OF SAINT MARY’S
^01. XI.
No. 7
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
January 14, 1949
Katy Evans Will Reign As May Queen
jVtS Will Compete United States Leads All Nations
Production Of Automobiles
jjtany Junior Colleges Share In
'tfrent Affairs Contest
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Of ^ 111 each college a prize book
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b"iteof file Current Affairs
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of Light service on
b) celebrating the first
piphany. This traditional
held each year and
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ivic. ®Miles bv the coming of
I'lf,men. -
1?!’All AVise Men, Ann Dun-
v'-i'd tn iiiiil Nelle Clark,
trl'isf _ eir tajaers from the Eu-
fjb li„.|^’^^lle on the altar. They
lif.Nu lb® taper of the first
tk ^^"^b pew, Avho in turn
tj b® one of the person seat-
\v "mip i'bb As the congrega-
'v"th”^ Right of Lights That
v'Sht fbch participant raised
ijRv, w" taper on the refrain.
"te{( b 1- Harding Hughes of-
t the service.
Economic freedom in the United
States has made it possible for
this country to produce over one
hundred million automobiles by
1948. All other nations of the
world have produced only twenty-
four million. Foreigners view the
wide use of automobiles in the
United States with disbelief, for
in foreign countries only the most
important and richest people own
autos.
The automobile industry like
many other industries had many
failures in the beginning, but it
learned through its mistakes and
rapidly improved. Mass produc
tion was one of the most impor
tant improvements. Through the
years both the working conditions
and the working man’s wages
have improved immeasurably, and
the emplojmes are now able in
many cases to buy the cars they
help to produce.
Automobile factories contrib
uted a great deal to the war ef
fort, ami they have kept up their
good work in the post-war period.
Ruffin Bids Grand
Slam And Makes It
Who can always be heard in Holt
Parlor in the following conversation.
The opponent bids one spade. ^*Ch,
I don’t know . . . two lieartules.'’
It’s the queen of Saint Mary’s bridge
table, the one and only Florence
Rujfin, elected “the expert” in a re
cent BELLES election.
She can really play the game. A
person of many ablities, Florence
undoubtedly excels all other compet
itors in her biddage of the suitlets.
The great Ruff has been known to
finesse almost anything and to keep
the inevitable poker face concerning
all of “slight discrepancies.”
She is her partner’s delight and
her opponent’s despair. However,
she has been known to get a bit reck
less in her ideas about bridge. For
example, if there have been sevei al
heart attacks around school lately
it’s not because of overwork, but be
cause “our queen” bid game on a
three card suit, and made it.
Florence is from Richmond, Vir
ginia, where she learned many point
ers from “the lamb” on the art of
the “game of experts.” (We under
stand that he has taught her other
things too!)
Congratulations, Ruffie! and the
Saints will be listening for your
familiar and beckoning call “Fourth
for bridgule — now where’s the
third ?”
Watch the BELLES for the next
election!
This production of new cars helps
to make it possible for many fam
ilies to obtain good used cars at
a reasonable price.
Onr nation has benefited
through the automobile industry
in many ways. Making, selling,
and servicing automobiles em
ploys an immense number of peo
ple in the U. S. The antomobile
industry has created many other
enterprises such as gasoline sta
tions, repair garages, trncking
companies, and taxi firms. Tourist
camps, parking lots, auto insur
ance, and finance companies and
countless other businesses are pos
sible because of the wide use of
automobiles.
In the 55 years in which over
one hnndred million automobiles
have been produced, tbe standard
of living in the U. S. has more
than doubled. It will take much
less than 55 years to produce the
next luindred million autos and
our standard of living can double
again.
Local Movie Will
Feature Henry V
The movie version of Henry F,
AVilliam Shakesj)eare’s great trag
ic drama, will be available to Ra
leigh audiences at the Varsity
Theater January 16-23. After
noon performances begin at 3 :00
and end at 5 ;30.
Under the superb direction of
Laurence Olivier, Henry U is
brought to the public rvith every
which the stage play has. Mr.
bit of the deep dramatic quality
Olivier truly shows his greatness
as an actor by his portrayal ol
Henry V. Although many of
Shakespeare’s plays have been
made into movies, this is the fii’st
Henry V to reach the screen with
sound. American audiences have
been awed by Mr. Olivier’s presen
tation, and the BELLES urges
that Saint Mary’s student body
not fail to see it.
Little Theatre Gives
Mystery Drama, ‘Laura’
The Raleigh Little Theater will
present the mystery drama, Laura,
the week of January 24 at 8:00.
The play, from rvliich the movie was
made, promises to live up to the
usual standards of the Little The
ater. Mrs. William Hodges, former
teacher of physical education at
Saint Mary’s, will portray one of
the minor characters.
Mary Frances Allen Will Serve
As Maid of Honor to Queen
Katy Evans, Murfreesboro, N. C.,
will reign as queen over the annual
May Day Program to take place
May 7. Mary Frances Allen, States
ville, will serve as the queen’s Maid
of Honor. Out of the four classes
the student body chose the following
girls to compose the queen’s court at
the festival: Jean Craft Jenkins,
Hartwell, Ga.; Mary DuBose, Co
lumbia; Catherine Campbell, Lynch
burg; Betsy Carter, Pinehurst;
Betty Winfree, Lynchburg; Betty
Bowles, Statesville; Mary Marshall
Ragland, Raleigh; Betsy ITood,
Edenton; “Teena” McNidty, Colum
bia ; Rachel Cozart, Fuquay Springs.
THEME AND PLOT
. The theme of the day will be a
dance variation of Milton’s L’Alle-
gro from which the plot is also taken.
This one time merry man has lost
his happiness, and is now besieged
by Melancholy. Playful “(Juips and
Cranks and Water Wiles” are able
to rid L’iVllegro from the Goddess
of Gloom. Mirth and Liberty come
to make sure L’Allegro has been lib
erated from their rival and to charm
him with their merry ways. A morn
ing lark, a cock, followed by his jeal
ous dames, and gossiping milkmaids
appear to make the scene gay for
L’Allegro.
That afternoon everyone meets for
the Alaypole dance. ’When dusk
comes the villagers and L’Allegro tell
stories, sing ballads, and gradually
fall asleep. After this restful sleep
and a very beautiful dream, L’Alle
gro wakes feeling Melancholy ])er-
manently banished and crowns Mirth
his queen.
COMMITTEES CHOSEN
Orchesis, under the direction of
Mrs. William Guess, will sponsor the
program. L’Allegro was first pre
sented at Saint Mary’s ten years ago
as the first May Day presented by
Mrs. Guess. At that time Margaret
Guest T a y 1 0 r , now Mrs. Tom
Wright, was the Alay Queen, and
Martha Anne Speight, now Airs.
G. B. Watson, was the Maid of
Honor. The entire presentation was
worked out by the school with the
Literary Societies choosing the plot,
and the Art Department designing
the costumes. The original partici
pants of the first L’Allegro are being
invited back to witness its revival.
Orchesis has chosen the commit
tees as follows for working out the
plans for the celebration :
Reunion: Betty Winfree, chair
man ; Dora Winters, alumnae secre
tary.
Pageant: Alartha Upchurch,
chairman; Jo Bailey, Phyllis Cost-
(See P. 4, Col. 1)