CONGRATULATIONS,
May COURT!
Belles
Saint Mary'* School Library
OF SAINT MARY’S
GOOD LUCK
ON EXAMS
XII,
No. 7
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
Si
January 13, 1950
j^gma Pi Alpha Taps
As New Members
g^tional Honorary Fraternity
Secret Initiation Rites
Alplia, national
'"allv ■l^iiiguage fraternit.y, for-
froin' n nine new members
^anit Ma
Friday,
SMS Elects Bowles As May Queen
®'oiiv p Mary’s in a secret cere-
December 6. The
'■^teaa
'neinb
ers are Katlierine Arm-
li;
ain,
,Lucile Dest, Virginia Gil-
Orchesis Announces
Annual May Theme
Orchesis president Viyian Scott
and Mrs. Guess announced on
Wednesday, January 4, plans for
the May Day Pageant for 1950.
A one-ring circus will this year
be the tlieme for the pageant
> Cavni be the theme tor tne pageant
ikie Aizer, Mimi Lynch, which is sponsored annually by
.‘•‘‘■ikie
Strosnider, Alice Wilson,
9tsy ry, .
a>e ‘ (-v, and Elizabeth Eyer-
init' ^®™bers taking part in
., lation were Anne Cahoon,
kre.sific ''
cliapter, Mary
secretary-treasurer,
^^^lelen Drundage.
''•’atn completion of the pro-
v^^'eh and cookies were
the study hall. Dr. E.
the Mrs. Lucy Smith
)'ell as n Mai'v’s faculty, as
Sir, ^®^^^kers of the State Col-
*e*'(le(l t'l Alpha chapter at-
i,, ceremony and partici
ple program.
Tl ,
I'oiial Fi Alpha is a na-
for modern
students; the
require-
^Pie‘ entry are based on scho-
'^'’eraffes.
Orchesis under the direction of
Mrs. Guess. The “big top” per
formance will begin with a merry'-
go-round dance similar to the tra
ditional May Pole dance.
The May Court will be dressed
as tiglit-rope walkers in ballerina
dresses, and carrying pastel para
sols. The May Queen will be billed
as star of the show, the fabulous
tight-rope dancer.
The dances of the show, de
signed as entertainment for the
Queen, will begin with the Parade
of Freaks, including famous
artists as the bearded lady, tlie
sword swallower, aiid the fire
eater.
Tlie clowns will appear next to
entertain the audience with jokes,
(Continued on P. 4, Col. 3)
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Betty Bowle.s
And:
A Receives Picture Of Adopted
^reek War Orphan Andreas Rodis
ter Adopted Through Fos-
Parr- ■ -
cuts Plan
Aiidr
Jail a,l
Ideiu by
^11 Fodis is tlie war
or-
, Saint Maiw’s
f “1 Xoyember
Vm Flan
adoAM’^^^i^ored the driye for
and plans to corre-
w;+i piaiu
^ '^‘Pack!. ' child
itages
and send
;4d ’^^I’cas
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boy
Fodis
IS a ten-year-
Vi'v of ; living in the yil-
“ on n"“‘^^'Fayrita. In this
" IJp
a fi.,,1 led all the males fif-
^ over
farm'll' 1,
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these
,,'vas
ky shooting, burn-
them; Andreas’
among the yictims.
ails oiass executions, the
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our'^"’
Mr. Peery’s Students
Give Assembly Recital
of'*‘ ehii,]‘'^‘*o^^’ mother and her
a n„, 0‘eu liv
'Jail, ^alLUp” ^’Ve in the kitchen
WJ ^Oriip, ‘ *’?-Ved house. Their
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vags are used for
Family ixo
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(-•di-^e Oil],,
jlolig'^ is a'srv,^^??^^F the family re-
' pension of twenty'
ad ^^’0 laother’s
*^od she is unable to
'ork.
eas
**'odieai food, clothing
help offered hy the Foster Par
ents’ Plan. A poorly dressed child,
Andreas has black hair and small
hlack eyes; the agency workers
report that he is cleyer and seii-
ous.
The Plan program will funiish
this child with many necessities,
but it is unable to proyide lux
uries. At this time in Greece lux
uries include certain items of
clothing, bedding, food, soap and
toys which may be sent to the
Plan office to be forwarded to
Greece.
Saint Mary’s student body enjoyed
an assembly program on January 10
given by five of klr. Peery’s pupils.
Betty Shields began the program by
playing Passacoylia by Handel. Fol
lowing this Janet Linker played the
first movement of Beethoven’s Moon
light Sonata.
Mary Frances Gilbert jilayed
Liszt’s Consolation, followed by De
bussy’s La Plus Que Lent and Sec
ond Arabesque played by Phyllis
Kelly.
The ])i-ogram was concluded by
Katherine Armistead playing an
other Debussy favorite. The Eccen
tric General.
Students Choose Fifth-Year
Girl to Reign Over May Fete
The student body of Saint Mary’s
elected Betty Bowles as May Queen
ij)r 1050 in elections held on Wednes
day, January 4. Other candidates
were Edmonia Rowland, Margaret
\yilkins, Suzanne Dawson, and Mary
Marshall Ragland.
Her attendants, selected by stu
dent election on Friday, January 6
are Sandra Sims, Rachel Cozart’
Tina kIcKulty, Monie Rowland’
Mary Ruth Ruble, Suzanne Dawson,
klargaret MGlkins, Mary Marshall
Ragland, Beth Harriss, and Betsy
Wood.
Students Celebrate
Feast Of Lights
Shuford, Kiser,
Wise Men
Wooten Carry Light to Girls
Students of Saint Mary’s cele
brated the first day of the Epiph
any season with the traditional
Feast of Light service on Friday,
January 6, at 5:30 p. m. in the
chapel. This service is held each
year and celebrates the manifes
tation of Christ to the Gentiles by
the coming of the Wise Men.
After the evening prayer, the
three Wise Men, Ann Shuford,
Carolyn Kizer, and Barbara
Wooten, lighted tapers from the
Eucharistic candle on the altar.
The.v then lighted the tapers of
the first person in each pew who,
in turn, lighted the taper of the
person seated next to him. As
the choir and congregation sang
the recessional, “Light of Lights
That Shineth,” each member
raised his lighted taper on the
refrain.
The Rev. Mr. 1. Harding Hughes
officiated at the service.
Betty Bowles is editor of the Bul
letin, a marshal, a member of the
Circle, the Sigma Pi Alpha, and the
i WCA. She is a member of tlie
Letter Club and cajitain of the Mu
basketball team. Betty is a senior
from Statesville and this is her fifth
year at Saint Mary’s.
Betty was in the 1948 and 1949
Saint Mary’s May Day courts.
SIMS, rOZART, AND McNULTY
Sandra Sims, a junior, is from
Lynchburg.
This is Rachel Cozart’s second
year at Saint Mary’s. Rachel, who
is a sophomore, is from Fuquay
Springs. She is Honor Council rep
resentative for the freshman and
sophomore classes. She was a mem
ber of last year’s May Day court and
IS a member of the Beacon, the
BELLES circulation staff, the
YWCA, and the Doctor’s Daughters
Club.
I ilia McNulty is also a sophomore
mid a second year girl. Her homo
is Columbia. Tina is a dance mar-
bhal for the sophomore class.
ROWLAND, RUBLE, AM) DAWSON
This is Edmonia (“Monie”) Row
land’s third year at Saint Mary’s.
Monie who is a senior this year lives
in Sumter, South Carolina.
Mary Ruth Ruble has been at
Saint Mary’s for two years, and she
is the junior dance marshal.
Suzanne Dawson has been at Saint
Maiy s three years. She is a senior
this year and a Mu. She is a mem
ber of the Circle, the Letter Club
Canterbury Club, and chief marshak
ILKINS, R.AGL.AND, AND HARRIS
Margaret Wilkins, a third year
girl, is a senior this year. “Skeelie”
belongs to the YWCA.
Mary Marshall Ragland is one of
the Raleigh day students. Mary
Marshall was caiitain of the Mu
hockey team this year. She is a
senior and this is her fourth year at
oaint Mary’s.
Beth Harriss is another senior
who IS in the May Day court. Beth
IS a native of IViliningtoii. She is
(Continued on P. 4, Col. 3)