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CONGRATULATIONS,
OFFICERS!
OF SAINT MARY’S
Vol. XII, No. 3
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
October 14, 1949
CLASS ELECTIONS FILL WEEK’S SCHEDULE
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Commercial Class,
Day Students Vote
The business class elected Mary
^une Gray to serve as president of
tt'e class for this year in elections
^ald on Monday, October 10. Other
students nominated for the office
tvere Margaret Hutchens and Eliza-
Moraii. The class in subsequent
"lections picked Margaret Hutchens
Honor Council representative,
filler nominations for the post of
''"Presentative ■were Helen Humph-
and Isabelle Spencer.
Mary Anne, who is from Orlando,
Ici'ida, is a member of the Doc-
Ofs’ Daughters Club and the Canter-
"'‘■y Club. This is her second year
^1 Saint Mary’s, and she is a Mu.
'largaret is also in her second year
?1 Saint Mary’s, and she is a mem-
of the Y.W.C.A.; she is a
Mue to a conflict with the selection
another class, the faculty advisor
.''ll be re-elected, and announced in
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" near future.
j^. Iday students elected Nancy Bob-
j'l) to serve as their dance marshal
y'" the year on Friday, October 7.
i "iicy is a junior from Ealeigh, and
j.® attending Saint Mary’s for the
"arth year. She is a Sigma and
(^"lenrber of the Doctor’s Daughters
p"li- Nancy has been on the Stage
advertising staff since 1947,
j"d Was on the decorating committee
D the Freshman-Sophomore dance
1948 and 1949. Last year she
f,?'' a member of the Swimning
'-lub.
Returning Students
j,,^aint Mary’s girls just can’t
atvay from Saint Mary’s, and
. girls have returned to the
^jn*hpiLs during the first five weeks
y ''t^hool. Prom the University of
Orth Carolina was the largest
y St'ation including Toodie Sikes,
bike Tdttle, Marion Turner,
,j Kornegay, Nelle Clark,
Oftie Murray, Prances Draiie,
*1 Sally Thomas.
^, Ann Pinner, who ■will he
Ojj^'fled in Saint Mary’s chapel
"ot ■''kober 15, has been back to
the Rev. Mr. Hughes con-
i.'jl'^g her wedding plans,
y, l"t‘y Louise Roberts and Mary
ijjj? Robinson, students at Duke
w^orsity, were also among the
t'liiug alumnae.
Johnson, Mary Jo Wagner,
to In Sarah Kirkpatrick returned
"h n Mary’s for a short visit
lUo, tober 2; they assured their
Hdends that they Avill be
^Si lo come back many times,
are students at Richmond
"ssional Institute.
Altar Guild Picks
Elder as Chairman
Ray, Lynch, Fulton, Brundage
Serve as Committee Chairman
Prances Elder, a senior from
Hyde, Md., will head the Altar
Guild for the year 1949-50. The
Altar Guild is an organization
composed of juniors and seniors
which has charge of the prepara
tion of the chapel for services.
Frances is a second-year girl at
Saint Marv’s; she is in the Canter
bury Club, the choir, and she is a
Sigma.
There are four divisions of the ,
Altar Guild; the linen coinmittee
of which Betty Ray is chairman,
the flower committee of which
Olivia Lynch is chairman, the
brass committee ivith Aurelia
Pulton cliairiiian, and the silver
committee of which Helen Brun
dage is chairman.
The new members of the Altar
Guild are as follows: Alice May,
Edith Rogers, Jean Poland, Char-
latte McClauglion, Eunice Saun
ders, Mimi Lynch, Anne Dunn,
Ann’ Nicoll, ' Carolyn Boykin,
Caroline Cobey, Margaret Dunn,
Liz Randolph, Mary Sue Strupe,
Pat Stonham, Anne Waddell,
Suzannah Dell, Virginia Hall,
Becky Wall, Margaret Stuart,
Rosemary Scovil, Isabel Spencei,
Elise Feimster, Martha McGuirk,
Stella Cobbs, Joan McCutclien,
and Millie Cobb.
Jones,Winters Speak to
Alumnae Convention
Miss Martha Dabney Jones and
Miss Dora Winters, Aluninae Sec
retary, attended a meeting of the
Ricliinond Alumnae Chapter, Sat
urday, October 8. Miss Jones left
for Riehmond Friday, October J;
Mi.ss AVinters followed her Satur-
Miss Jones was the principal
speaker at the alumnae luncheon
held at the William Byrd Hotel.
As her topic she used ‘ Saint
Mary’s Today and Tomorrow.”
Miss Jones brought the chapter
up to date on the recent activities
at Saint Mary’s, and explained
the present needs. . , , .
Miss Jones emphasized the in
terest the school still holds for
departed students, and extended
to them a welcome to return to
Saint Mary’s at any time. Miss
AA^inters included in her report a
description of the redecoration of
the dining hall and described the
new decorating scheme.
Mrs. William D. Careton, Jb,
conducted the meeting. Among
those present was Miss isannie
Marriot, the former dietitian, who
attended the meeting from her
home in Burkville, Va.
Choir Elects New
Officers For Year
Ray, Strosnider, Neal Will
Lead in Choir Activities
Members of the Saint Mary’s
choir elected officers to serve for
the coming year at their weekly
meeting Thursday, October 6.
Elected were the following: Betty
Ray, president; Frankie Stros
nider, vice-president; and Pepper
Neal, secretary.
Other members of the organi
zation include Mary Smith, Mar
jorie Pentoii, Ann Shuford, Jean
Wranek, Olivia Lynch, Betty Ann
AVilliamson and Caroline Cobey,
who are first sopranos; Nancy
Anne Halton, Susan Friday, Vir
ginia Mowery, Beverly Grace Rut
ter, and Caroljm AVestbrook are
the new members of that section.
The old members of the second
soprano group include Susannah
Dell and Anne Cahoon, while the
new members are LaNelle Ed
wards, Louise Bonin, and Edith
Rogers.
The alto section is composed of
Nancy Harp, Catherine Eichel-
berger, Dorothy Parshley, and
Mary Davenport, who will work
with veteran members Elizabeth
Kent, Barbara AVooten, Heilig
Harney, and Prances Elder.
The choir is under the direction
of Mr. Russell Broughton.
Sigma Pi Alpha Holds
Picnic Meeting At Hut
Members of Sigma Pi Alpha,
honorary language fraternity,
held a picnic in the hut on Mon
day, October 3, at 6:30 p. m. The
fraternity members roasted weiu-
ers and marshmallows.
After the meal there was a
short business meeting with Anne
Cahoon, president of the Saint
Mary’s chapter, presiding, and
Madame Smith, advisor, acting as
consultant.
Members present were Anne
Cahoon, Barbara Wooten, Aurelia
Fulton, Helen Brundage, Mary
Anne Rose, Betty Bowles, Betty
Brown Lewis, Mary Scarboro,
Berta Allen Russ, Kathryn
Holmes, Ellen AA’^eaver, and Betty
Ray.
Dalton, Risley, and
Cobbs Lead Classes
The junior class has elected its
officers for the year, who are: Stella
Cobbs, president; Martha McGuirk
and Betty Ann Williamson, Honor
Council representative. Miss Nancy
McLaurin of the English Dejiart-
meiit won the approval of the tlass
as faculty advisor.
Stella, who is this year manager
of the circulation staff of the
BELLES, is also a member of the
Canterbury Club, the Dramatic
Club, and the Granddaughters’ Club.
A member of the Altar Guild, Stella
is a Mu.
Alartha, who is a Mu and from
Morganton, is a member of the
Altar Guild, the Granddaughter’s
Club, and the Y.W.C.A. She is on
the circulation staff of the BELLES.
Betty Ann, from Oerro Gordo, is
president of the Glee Club, and vice-
jiresident of the Y.W.C.A.
Sigma.
soi’HOMOKKS risuey
The sophomores held only one
class election this week which was
to select King Risley of Savannah as
president. This is King’s second year
at Saint Mary’s.
iriLESHMEX 1»ICK DAETON
The freshman class has elected
Sally Dalton to serve as president
for this year. Sally is from Char
lotte; she is a member of the Stage
Coach stafl, the Y.AY.C.A., and she
is a Sigma.
Rachel Cozart is the member of
the Honor Council who was selected
to represent both the freshman and
sophomore classes. Rachel, who is
from Fuquay Springs, was presi
dent of the freshman class last year
at Saint Alary’s. She is a member
of the Beacon, the BELLES circula
tion staff, the Y.AP.C.A., and the
Doctor’s Daughters Club.
He who is sure of himself is will
ing to let others be themselves. He
who is unstable in his own character
must reassure himself by trying to
compress others into his mold.
Joshua Loth Liebman
Peace of Mind
Sigma’s, Mu’s Select
Cheer Leaders For *50
Sigma and AIii teams selected
their cheer leaders Tuesday, Oc
tober 4. The teams each selected
five girls out of the large group
who tried out. The new Sigma
cheer leaders are Lila Rousseau,
a senior from Winston-Salem;
Peggy Hooker, a junior from
Alartinsville, Virginia; Harriet
Tew, a junior from Savannah,
Georgia; Lucie Ann Boddie, a
junior from Rocky Alount; and
Mary Louise Byram, a senior from
AVashington. The AIu leaders are
Juliette Pulghum, a junior from
Raleigh; AHrgiiiia Mowery, a ju
nior from Raleigh; Lucile Best,
a senior from Clinton; Helen
Humphrey, a business student
from Jacksonville; and Patsy
Ray, a business student from
Charlotte.