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THOSE EXAMS!
Belles
OF SAINT MARY’S
GIVE TO THE
MARCH OF DIMES
^ol. XI,
No. 8
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
January 28, 1949
^oice Students Give First Studio
Performance Of Year January 24
Students Present Program of
Several Great Musical Artists
I he first voice recital of tlie year
au Monday, January 24,
o’clock in the voice studio. The
Seat of Miss Geraldine Cate pre-
the following program:
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Betty Ann Williamson
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Susannah Dell
Fbntenailles
Isabel Douglas ,
Ever Bright
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Harriet Harris
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Softly Blooming Spohn
Mary Ann Westbrook
A. Scarlatti
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Cai’ol Mahon
Schumann
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I Martha Upchurch
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Creech
Barbara Marley
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^’^t March of Dimes Drive
S'ior' ‘'^tockard of the Raleigh
^tiamber of Commerce
Nlf to the student body in be-
the March of Dimes on
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hV(i He explained how the
**!' be carried out and
A dft the money will be used.
C'J oil Infantile Paralysis
;h'’ V tiow the people of Hick-
H Carolina
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Underclassmen Announce Plans For
Annual Freshman-^Sophomore Dance
Dramatists Present
Two Famous Plays
The Margaret Webster
speare Company gave two
^'Bida Alvarez
June Bullard
Rachmaninoff
Kitty Faiicette
3Finton was the aeconi-
fS A
GV>'|^sembly Features
*^ogram On Polio
St
Speaks On Behalf of
J. C. (Smooth) Jenkins
A Peach Wins Title
Of ^Smoothest GirF
“She’s an old smoothie” in
more nmys than one ! This descrip
tion, of course, tits no other Belle
quite as well as it does Jean Craft
Jenkins, that lovable lass who tvas
elected the “Smoothest Girl” at
Sqint Mary’s in the recent contest
sponsored bj" the BELLES and
votecl on by the student body.
Jean Craft, a typical peach
from Hartwell, Georgia, doesn’t
lose an ounce of her charm when
it comes to K A’s and Phi Gam s.
She is known for having put all
the men in a spin with a smooth
line and her many other attractive
features. AVhen the situation be
comes tense at times, we all wish
that we could step into Jean
Craft’s shoes and handle things
as smoothly as she does.
“Skeelie” AWlkiiis and Mary
Brvan Cummings also seem to be
doing their part in keeping their
world running smoothly. Both
being Xorth Carolina Tar Heels,
they prove that Georgia Peaches
areii’t the only ones who are able
to bowl ’em over.
Shake-
Shake-
spearian plays in Memorial Hall in
Chapel Hill on January 17. Mac
beth was dramatized in the afternoon
performance and Hamlet in the
night performance.
The Carolina Playmakers of the
University of North Carolina pre
sented this dramatic group in an
effort to give the public an oppor
tunity to see two of Shakespeare’s
immortal tragedies. Both plays were
excellent renditions on the part of
Miss Webster’s group as reported by
many of the faculty members of
Saint Mary’s who attended these per
formances. Especially good were the
performances of the male characters.
The dramatic department of Saint
Mary’s wishes to express its regret at
not being able to allow Saint Mary’s
students to attend the§e plays; how
ever, the nearness of exams decided
the administration’s decision.
SMS Delegates Will
Go To Athletic Meet
The Athletic Council elected
Betsy Shepard and Dot Teague
as official delegates, and Sarah
Ann Proctor as an unofficial
delegate, to a meeting of the
N. C. Athletic Federation of
College Women to be held at
U.N.C. in Chapel Hill Satur
day, February 12. The purpose
is to discuss problems in ath
letics for college women.
Ill charge of program ar
rangements for the meeting at
Chapel Hill is Barbara Ann
Pope, active in Saint Mary’s
athletics two years ago and for
mer vice-president of the Ain’s.
Ten Million People View Truman's
Presidential Inauguration, Parade
tackled the
g this disease with
.supplies during the epi-
i.s Melen Roberson,
\ -'u ^ oharge of the drive at
Jcto,, ,^.?i’y’s, on behalf of the
rViit A*^'^>gliters’ Club, told the
^ ■ ^**By how the drive would
j 'I'hk Saint Mary’s.
the drive is being
^dip 1 ' Kobert AIcGee,
during his fight
c Vai ^J^^^'itile paralysis and a
knows the serious-
dread disease and
% give again to this
Worthy cause.
The great event of the week in
the lives of the American .people
was the inauguration on January
20 of Harry S. Truman as 82iid
President of the United ■ States.
Ten million people, both on-the-
scene and television spectatois,
watched the inauguration and the
long parade that followed.
President Truman in his inaug
ural address emphasized a four-
point program in which he urged
incr eased support of ^ the United
Nations, formation of a security
pact, as a renewal of the North
Atlantic Pact, with non-Com-
munist nations, a foreign economic
development program, and a cru
sade for world betterment
through capital investment and
Class Picks Mardi Gras Theme;
Figure Will Remain a Secret
Rachel Cozart and C.vnthia Per
kins, presidents of the freshman
and sophomore classes respective
ly, have announced plans for the
a 1111 u a 1 Freshman-Sophomore
dance which will be held Satur
day night, February 19, in the
gym.
THUME WU.L BE MAKDl OKAS
The theme of the dance will be
Mardi Gras, and the dift’erent dec
orations will be multi-colored in
accordance with the theme. Bal
loons will be attached to the
wheel which will hang from the
ceiling, and a color scheme of
bright crepe paper will form
streamers to cover the walls. The
bandstand and refreshment table
will be decorated to represent
large floats.
The figure will remain undis
closed as a surprise until the
dance, but it will also follow the
Mai’di Gras theme.
('OMJIITTEES ANXOUNOEl)
The chairman of the decorating
committee is Evelyn Oettinger.
Others on this committee are
Susie Dell, Betty Ann AVilliam-
son, Elizabeth Dorris, and Alice
Hicks. Lyn Jennings and Nedra
Gilmore are in charge of invita
tions and bids. The figure com
mittee is composed of Lyn Jen
nings, chairman, Tina McNulty,
Barbara Fulton, and Stella Cobbs.
Pat George and Eleanor Swink
have charge of refreshments, and
Carol Mahon and Frankie Allen
com])ose the publieity com
mittee.
The orchestra has not been an
nounced.
industrial skills. He stressed the
need for aid to overcome misery,
hunger, and fear in war-torn
countries, especially Europe. In
an open attack he denounced
Communism as a “false philoso
phy,” with the text “War is in
evitable.” Although he did not
mention Russia openly. President
Truman hinted strongly at her
Communist policy. He called for
a global crusade “for a ,)ust and
lasting peace and freedom.”
The seven-mile parade which
followed the inauguration was
composed of West Point cadets.
Navy midshipmen. Army units,
tanks, guns, and floats from the
forty-eight states. Seven hundred
planes circled overhead in tribute
to the President.
Little Theater Presents
Mystery Drama Taura^
Vera Caspary and George Sklar’s
thriller, Laura, opened at the Ra
leigh Little Theatre Monday, Janu
ary 24. Nancy A^aughii, who i)layed
the lead, made a favorable first im
pression on most of the Saint Mary’s
attenders.
The play, which was the third of
this season, was well done except for
a few bits of overacting. Most of
the characters were well chosen and
acted their roles well. Turning in
an especially convincing ])erform-
ance was Elmer Oettinger as Waldo
Lydecker. Charles Lambert, who
was last seen in The Lady Has Ideas,
was a true detective from his Dick
Tracy chin to his handy pistol.
Laura is shorter than many for
mer Little Theatre plays. Its brev
ity gave it a fast moving aspect
which held the interest of the audi
ence. Ainslie Pryor’s usual good di
recting was evident throughout, and
the lighting and staging were excel
lent.
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